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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2017
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Athletes of the Week
(FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 1-6)
SAMANTHA
HEMSLEY
Astoria
PHOENIX
JOHNSON
Seaside
ne day after the sophomore earned all-league honors in the Cowapa
O
League girls golf tournament, Hemsley won the 800 meters in Asto-
ria’s track meet dual with Scappoose. In golf, “Sammy” took eighth overall in
he senior jumper with the Seaside track team had a big day May 6, at
T
Gladstone’s Dick Baker Invitational. He had a personal best high jump
of 6-feet to win the high jump, and took second in the long jump and triple
the league championships May 2 (she earned all-Region honors this week, in
the District 1 Regionals). In the May 3 track meet against the Indians, Hems-
ley won the 800 in 2 minutes, 39.7 seconds (her PR is 2:32.42, at the Meet of
Champions). In her fi rst year of high school track, she has run the 400, 800 and
1,500, and has competed in the javelin and long jump. Hemsley currently has
the Cowapa’s seventh-fastest time in the 400 and the 800. She placed fourth
in the 400 at Gladstone’s Baker Invitational May 6 (a PR of 1:04.60).
jump to help the Seaside boys fi nish third in the team standings. Three days
earlier, Johnson won the high jump and triple jump in a four-way league meet
at Valley Catholic, where he soared a personal best 40-11½ in the triple jump.
Johnson is the No. 1-ranked athlete in the Cowapa in both the high jump and
triple jump, and third in the long jump. He transferred to Seaside from Clats-
kanie. As a junior with the Tigers last year, Johnson placed third in the high
jump in the Lewis & Clark League championships.
SPORTS
IN BRIEF
SCOREBOARD
PREP SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
Track — Cowapa League Champion-
ships, at St. Helens, TBA
Softball — Banks at Astoria (2), 4 p.m.;
Scappoose at Seaside (2), 4 p.m.
Associated Press
Ruiz, Cano lead
Mariners to 11-6
win over Phillies
BASEBALL
Astoria 5, Seaside 0
Seaside
000 000 0—0 2 2
Astoria
101 201 x—5 5 0
Walsh, Plampin (4) and Hoekstre; En-
glund, Fremstad (7), Lyngstad (7) and
Gohl. W: Englund. L: Walsh. S: Lyngstad.
RBI: Ast, Tuimato, Strange, Fremstad,
Lucore. HBP: Sea, Blanchard, Hoekstre.
LOB: Seaside 4, Astoria 7. DP: Astoria.
Eagles 8, Warriors 2
Warrenton 200 000 0—2 6 2
Catlin Gabel 230 021 x—8 8 2
Little, Breitmeyer (6) and Morrow; Hoke
and Bluffstone. W: Hoke. L: Little. 2B: War,
Ham; CG, Adler, Bluffstone, Gordon. HR:
CG, Gordon.
Knappa 9, Vernonia 2
Knappa
000 400 5—9 8 2
Vernonia
020 000 0—2 4 4
D.Takalo, Hoover (5) and Goozee;
Cieloha, Morrison (4) and Everett. W: D.
Takalo. L: Morrison. S: Hoover. 2B: Kna,
Cruz, E.Takalo. HR: Kna, Cruz.
BOYS GOLF
District 1 Regionals
Team: Scappoose 636, Valley Catholic
653, Crook County 699, Seaside 716,
Molalla 733, Tillamook 737, Banks 743,
Astoria 798, Corbett 824, Gladstone 934.
Medalist: Mayson Tibbs, Crook County
(141)
Individual (Top 10)
Mayson Tibbs, CC, 141
Carter Lee, Til, 151
Nathan Mapes, Scp, 152
Jake Gray, Scp, 152
Cole Schmidlin, VC, 159
Cole Heinsen, VC, 160
Peter Boileau, VC, 163
Chase Elliot, Scp, 165
Jackson Kunde, Sea, 166
A.J. Miltich, Scp, 167
Seaside (716)
Jackson Kunde, 84-82—166
Samson Sibony, 89-86—175
Mason Shamion, 92-95—187
Connor Merrell, 91-97—188
John Whittle, 105-102—207
Astoria (798)
Kirk Fausett, 93-91—184
Brian Wilder, 95-95—190
Taylor Palmberg, 100-101—201
Dylan Altheide-Nielson, 112-111—223
Trevor Altheide-Nielson, 117-118—235
GIRLS GOLF
District 1 Regionals
Team: Oregon Episcopal 805, Valley
Catholic 822, Crook County 874, Asto-
ria 919, Molalla 1007, Gladstone 1030,
Catlin Gabel 1322. Incomplete—Horizon
Christian, Riverdale, Scappoose, Sea-
side, Tillamook.
Medalist: Anna Li, OES (171)
Individual (Top 10)
Anna Li, OES, 86-85—171
Morgan Hall, Scp, 85-89—174
Macy Goehring, CC, 89-92—181
Lanie Sticka, Gla, 90-93—183
Caroline Hobson, VC, 96-88—184
Abby Papke, CC, 91-102—193
Matti Thurman, VC, 105-99—204
Emma Nelzen, Mol, 93-111—204
Sam Hemsley, Ast, 96-114—210
Lucy Hu, OES, 105-105—210
Astoria (919)
Samantha Hemsley, 96-114—210
Jenna Travers, 107-109—216
Sadie Wooldridge, 123-122—245
Kristen Travers, 120-128—248
Sarah Lertora, 133-132—265
Seaside
Caroline Kotson, 111-109—220
Madeline Brown, 141-122—263
Caitlin Hillman, 155-143—298
Submitted Photos
A group of sprinters is off and running in last year’s 100-meter race, in the TrackTown Youth League meet
at Warrenton Grade School. The event this year starts at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Astoria Middle School.
All-Comers kids track meet Monday
The Daily Astorian
A popular free all-comers track meet for kids
returns to the North Coast Monday. The meet, spon-
sored by TrackTown Youth League, features races of
100, 400 and 1,500 meters, and long jump and the tur-
bojav throw for kids ages 7-14.
The meet starts at 5:30 p.m. at Astoria Middle
School, 1100 Klaskanine Ave. Participants can register
online in advance at www.tracktownyouthleague.com.
Day of the meet registration and check-ins begin
at 4:30 p.m.
TrackTown Youth League, presented by Provi-
dence Sports Medicine, provides track meets across
Oregon. Kids of all abilities are encouraged to partici-
pate, including those in wheelchairs.
More than 50 young athletes participated in last
year’s meet at Warrenton Grade School, and organiz-
ers hope for more participants this year. Awards are
given at the end of the meet.
The top two fi nishers in each category will advance
to a championship meet at Historic Hayward Field in
Eugene, held in conjunction with the NCAA Outdoor
Track & Field Championships.
A young
athlete
takes part
in the
long jump
event in
last year’s
TrackTown
Youth
League
meet at
Warrenton
Grade
School.
Soccer tryouts Saturday in Warrenton
The Daily Astorian
The Lower Columbia Youth Soc-
cer Association (LCYSA) and North
Coast United Soccer Club are holding
their 2017-18 soccer tryouts 10:30 a.m.
to noon Saturday and 6-7:30 p.m. Tues-
day at the Warrenton Soccer complex.
Playing age is based on birth year.
Tryouts are for soccer players born in
2008 or older.
Players born from 2004 to 2008
will be able to play the fall season (July
through October) and the spring season
(November through May).
Players born between 1999-2003
will play in the winter season from
November through May.
If interested in playing competitive
soccer, players can attend one or both
of these sessions. Players should bring
water and their own soccer ball.
The cost for the LCYSA fall sea-
son is $250, and the cost for the North
Coast United winter/ spring season is
$350 (plus $45 jersey if new to NCU).
There is no fee for the tryouts.
The LCYSA is the area’s 33-year-
old youth soccer association, focused
on recreational and competitive soccer
during the fall months.
North Coast United SC began in
2015 as a collaboration between the
LCYSA and Seaside soccer to offer
competitive youth soccer year-round
for local players.
For more information, check Face-
book pages for Lower Columbia Youth
Soccer Association or North Coast
United SC; or email LCYSA at kevin-
acronin@hotmail.com or ncunitedsc@
gmail.com.
PHILADELPHIA — Just like
the old days, Carlos Ruiz soaked
in the adoring cheers after another
clutch hit.
It didn’t matter he was a visit-
ing player.
Ruiz hit a three-run double
against his old team, Robinson
Cano and Danny Valencia hom-
ered and the Seattle Mariners
beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-6
Wednesday.
Ruiz earned another standing
ovation a day after he returned
and was honored with a video
tribute that highlighted his career
with the Phillies. The former All-
Star catcher was 3 for 30 this sea-
son before clearing the bases with
a liner off the left-fi eld wall in the
seventh inning.
“I kind of feel like my legs
were not on the ground, it was
real special,” Ruiz said. “That was
huge for my team and also to see
the ovation from the fans, their
support, and I said thank you to
them, because they were real good
to me when I was here, and I’m so
happy that they do that.”
Seattle swept the two-game
interleague series after rallying
from a pair of four-run defi cits in a
10-9 win Tuesday.
UP NEXT: MARINERS
• Seattle Mariners (17-17)
at Toronto Blue Jays (13-21)
• Today, 4:07 p.m. TV: RTNW
Seahawks sign
veteran DE Bass
RENTON, Wash. — The Sea-
hawks have signed veteran defen-
sive end David Bass as Seattle
continues to look for options on
the defensive front.
Seattle announced the signing
of Bass on Tuesday, along with the
release of eight players, ahead of
this weekend’s rookie minicamp.
Bass spent the past two seasons
with Tennessee. He started seven
games during the 2015 seasons
with the Titans and had a career-
high 36 tackles, but had more of
a reserve role last season. Bass
spent his fi rst two seasons in the
league with Chicago.
Among those released by Seat-
tle was cornerback Perrish Cox,
running back George Famer and
kicker John Lunsford, leaving the
Seahawks with Blair Walsh as the
only kicker on the roster.