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8A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com NFL DRAFT Seattle trades its way out of 1st round By TIM BOOTH Associated Press RENTON, Wash. — At this rate, it will be a surprise when the Seattle Seahawks make a first- round pick in the NFL draft. In what’s become more than just a trend, the Seahawks traded their way out of the first round on Thursday night, stockpiling picks later in the draft through a pair of deals that leave Seattle with a busy weekend ahead. Seattle will have six selec- tions during the second and third rounds Friday after entering the draft with just seven total picks over the seven rounds and a load of options available to bolster a roster with some specific needs. “That’s what was great. We didn’t feel like we lost a player to make the moves,” coach Pete Carroll said. Seattle was set to pick at No. 26 but moved back five spots in a deal with Atlanta while pick- ing up extra picks in the third and seventh rounds. General manager John Schneider then pulled off another deal allowing San Fran- cisco to jump back into the first round. The Seahawks got a sec- ond-round pick (No. 34 overall) and a fourth-round pick (No. 111 overall) from the 49ers. “Going into it we thought there would be a number of teams,” Schneider said of having trade partners. “We didn’t know where the quarterbacks were going to go. We thought there would be a number of quarterbacks in the bottom. We kind of projected that going in but we didn’t know the people, who they would be mov- ing for. We had several numbers left and it just made sense for where we were.” It was the sixth straight year the Seahawks have not used their scheduled first-round pick. Seat- tle drafted offensive lineman Ger- main Ifedi in the first round last year, but that is the only time since 2012 the Seahawks made a selection on the first day. The moves landed Seat- tle additional picks in the sec- ond and third rounds, while also getting one of the early picks of the fourth round. The Seahawks entered the draft without a pick in the fourth or fifth rounds and their seven overall picks would have been the fewest of Schnei- der’s tenure. SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE FRIDAY Baseball — Astoria vs. Banks (Hills- boro Hops Stadium), 4 p.m.; Scappoose at Seaside, 5 p.m.; Clatskanie at War- renton, 5 p.m.; Gaston at Knappa (2), 3 p.m. Softball — Astoria at Tillamook (2), 4 p.m.; Seaside at Banks (2), 4 p.m.; Clatskanie at Warrenton, 5 p.m.; Knap- pa vs. Gaston (2), 3 p.m., at Pacific U. SATURDAY Baseball — Willamina at Warrenton (2), Noon Softball — Astoria at Banks, Noon Track — Meet of Champions, 11 a.m. GIRLS GOLF Astoria Invitational at Astoria Golf & CC Team: Scappoose 118, Astoria 113; Il- waco, Seaside, inc. Scappoose (118) Morgan Hall, 55 (44-46—90) Kaitlyn Bakkensen, 40 (56-49—105) Callie Enos, 12 (76-65—141) Aiden Vlastelicia, 11 (70-64—134) Isabella Nelson, 9 (67-69—136) Astoria (113) Jenna Travers, 34 (54-57—111) Samantha Hemsley, 33 (60-53—113) Kristen Travers, 24 (62-59—121) Sadie Wooldridge, 22 (62-64—126) Sarah Lertora, 18 (62-65—127) Ilwaco (inc.) Aslyn Fisher, 51 (49-45—94) Madeline Jacobson, 25 (60-60—120) Maddy Chabot, 17 (64-65—129) Seaside (inc.) Caroline Kotson, 30 (57-59—116) Maddy Brown, 22 (63-60—123) Caitlin Hillman, 15 (67-64—131) Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian Astoria’s Samantha Hemsley follows her tee shot on the third hole during Thursday’s round. Scappoose wins Astoria Invite The Daily Astorian WARRENTON — Golfers from four schools met at the Astoria Golf and Coun- try Club Thursday afternoon, where the Lady Fishermen hosted the annual Astoria Invita- tional girls golf tournament. The sun came out for one of the few tour- naments this season, and the day was a lit- tle brighter for Scappoose, which left with the first-place trophy. The tournament had a modified Stableford scoring system, with the high points winning. And Scappoose racked up 118 points to place ahead of Astoria (113), as the only two complete teams taking part. Individually, Scappoose golfer Morgan Hall scored another medalist honor, as she birdied two holes and parred three others, on her way to 55 points. She carded a 90, with a 44 on the front nine, 46 on the back. Ilwaco’s Aslyn Fisher had the second-best score (51), followed by Kaitlyn Bakkensen of Scappoose (40), and Astoria teammates Jenna Travers (34) and Samantha Hemsley (33). Travers shots a 111, and Hemsley carded a 113. Caroline Kotson had the top Stableford score for Seaside with a 30. Astoria had a total of eight players compet- ing. Varsity scores for the Fishermen included Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian Caroline Kotson had the best score for the Seaside golf team in Thursday’s Astoria Invitational. More photos available online at DailyAstorian.com/sports Kristen Travers (24), Sadie Wooldridge (22) and Sarah Lertora (18). Jasmin Mabry (16), Anna Gimre (12) and Sariah Dieffenbach (8) also took part in the tournament. Mariners beat Tigers 2-1 with RBI single in ninth By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT — Kyle Seager and Ben Gamel lifted Seattle past Detroit — at closer Francisco Rodriguez’s expense. Seager doubled off Rodriguez with one out in the ninth, and Gamel followed with an RBI single to right-center field in the Mariners’ 2-1 victory Thursday. “Kyle had a great at-bat, and I got a good look at what K-Rod was throwing.” Gamel said. “I knew he was going to throw me a change-up on 2-2, and that’s what I got.” Rodriguez (1-2) has a 6.23 ERA in nine games this season. “You saw exactly what happened,” he said. “I couldn’t get anybody out and it cost us the game.” Tony Zych (1-0) was the winner, and Edwin Diaz pitched the ninth for his third save. The Mariners closed the series with two one-run victories after fall- ing 19-9 in the opener. Detroit starter Justin Verlander allowed one unearned run on five hits and two walks in seven innings. He UP NEXT: BEAVERS • Seattle Mariners (10-13) at Cleveland Indians (12-9) • Tonight, 7:10 p.m. TV: ROOTNW Rounding out the Seaside scores were Maddy Brown (22) and Caitlin Hillman (15). For complete standings and converted scores, see Scoreboard. NBA PLAYOFFS Spurs, Raptors move on to the semifinals Associated Press SPURS 103, GRIZZLIES 96 struck out eight after allowing 13 runs in his past two games. “I knew right out of the gate that my arm felt cleaner than it has in the last couple starts,” Verlander said. “Everything was coming out better. I made an adjustment a couple starts back and it clicked today.” Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma gave up an unearned run in 5 2/3 innings. He allowed three hits and a walk and struck out three. “There were obviously two great pitching performances going out there,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “Verlander was outstanding, but Hisashi matched him.” Seattle broke a scoreless tie in the sixth. Nelson Cruz reached when cen- ter fielder Tyler Collins was given a two-base error for running into Jim Adduci as the right fielder was about to catch a routine fly ball. Seager fol- lowed with an RBI single for the first run. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points, and the San Antonio Spurs advanced to the West- ern Conference semifinals by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 103-96 Thurs- day night to take the series 4-2. The Spurs now have beaten Mem- phis four of the five playoff series between these teams, and this was San Antonio’s second straight win over the Grizzlies in the first round. Tony Parker added 27 points on 11-of-14 shooting, while LaMar- cus Aldridge had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Patty Mills had 10 points off the bench for the Spurs. San Antonio outrebounded Memphis 46-28, with 16 of those offensive boards. That led to 17 second-chance points. Their semifinal with Houston will start Monday night in San Antonio. Mike Conley scored 26 points, leading the five Memphis starters in double digits. Marc Gasol added 18. RAPTORS 92, BUCKS 89 MILWAUKEE — DeMar DeRozan scored 32 points and Toronto squandered a 25-point lead late in the third quarter before hold- ing on to beat Milwaukee and win the first-round playoff series in six games. Cory Joseph had five points in a 9-0 run in the final 2 minutes, includ- ing a 3-pointer with 1:27 left, to help stave off the pesky Bucks. The Raptors move on to face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals in a series that starts Monday. They’ll need to work on finishing off opponents in the second half. Jason Terry’s 3 with 3:06 left gave the Bucks an 80-78 lead, complet- ing an unlikely comeback from the 25-point deficit with 5:16 left in the third quarter. The Raptors looked as if they were on cruise control after DeMarre Carroll’s 3 gave them the 71-46 advantage. Giannis Antetokounmpo spear- headed the second-half rally for Mil- waukee. He had 34 points. Thompson shoots 69 in first round since rules violation Lexi Thomp- son watch- es her tee shot on the 10th hole during the LPGA Texas Shootout golf tournament in Irving, Texas Thursday. AP Photo LM Otero Associated Press IRVING, Texas — Lexi Thomp- son was pleased with her first LPGA Tour round since a rules violation cost a likely victory in the first major tour- nament of the year. And her Thursday round even included a consultation with a rules official. Thompson shot a 2-under 69, leaving her four strokes behind leader M.J. Hur in the North Texas LPGA Shootout. “I’m glad to be back in compe- tition,” Thompson said. “All I’m focused on is the tournament that I’m at right now out here in Texas. I’m going to Japan next week. I’m forget- ting about it all. It’s time to move on.” Hur had a bogey-free 65 on a blustery, sunny day at Las Colinas Country Club. Ariya Jutanugarn and Michelle Wie were a stroke back along with Katherine Kirk, Jennifer Song, Sung Hyun Park, Sandra Chan- gkija and Marina Alex.