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Jason Gohl makes contact with a pitch for the Fishermen during Friday’s game between Astoria and Banks.
Banks, Astoria share Cowapa title
drawing a leadoff walk and
scoring on a fielder’s choice
grounder by Justin Bral.
The defensive play of the
game belonged to the Braves in
the bottom of the fourth.
Tristin Wallace drew a lead-
off walk, took second on a sac-
rifice bunt by Burke Matthews
and advanced to third on Cade
O’Brien’s ground-out.
Hageman followed with a
drive to deep left-center, where
Bunn tracked it down and made
the catch before colliding with
the fence.
Renne pitched a solid six
innings (114 pitches, four strike-
outs, six walks), and retired the
Fishermen in order in the fifth
and sixth.
Bral took over in the sev-
enth, and gave up another lead-
off walk (Astoria’s fourth). Two
outs later, the Braves committed
their second error on a throw to
first, allowing Matthews to
score, bringing Astoria to within
a run.
But Bral held on, getting
Fritz Fremstad to fly-out to shal-
low right field for the final out.
There were a combined 12
walks in the contest — not bad,
considering that most of the
game was played in a light- to
heavy downpour.
“That’s going to have an
affect on anybody’s control,”
Gasser said. “It’s the worst con-
ditions that I’ve ever seen to
play a game in. But we were
both here, there were no A.D.s
and no other options … Noah
didn’t come by with the ark, so
we just decided to slog it out.”
The Braves had the mob cel-
ebration after the final out, but
the two teams will both get a
trophy.
“We’re still co-champs,”
Gasser said. “We’d love to have
a bye, but we’ll take it. Seven-
teen-and-5 (overall), the kids
still get a trophy — that’s quite
an accomplishment for this
senior group.
“Kyle Strange is playing
with a steel rod in his leg; Fritz
has been wearing an ankle brace
all season; and Linky (Tyler
Lyngstad) had a torn patella. We
have guys that are just grinding
it out.”
Considering that they
were just 8-7 in league play
a year ago, “Cowapa League
co-champions” isn’t such a bad
title for the 2017 Astoria base-
ball program.
Still … the Fishermen let a
golden opportunity slip through
their rain-soaked gloves Fri-
day night at CMH Field, where
Astoria was hosting Banks with
the league title on the line.
The Fishermen entered with
a one-game lead in the league
standings, but when it was over,
the Braves held a one-run lead
on the scoreboard, 5-4.
“I’ll tip my cap to Banks,”
said Astoria coach Dave Gasser.
“They stole some runs from us,
they had some timely hits, made
a few big defensive plays, and
their coach told me that (starting
pitcher Dalton Renne) had the
best command over his pitches
that he’s had all year.”
And as a result of winning
two-out-of-three vs. Astoria,
the Braves will be the No. 1
seed out of the Cowapa and get
a bye in the Regional Play-in
round, while Astoria will host a
game Thursday (opponent to be
determined).
Banks set the tone early in
Friday’s game, as junior Gun-
nar Partain belted a solo home
run to left, with the ball landing
nearly 20 feet beyond the fence.
Two walks and two wild
pitches later, a grounder by Jake
Evans scored Hayden Vande-
hey to make it 2-0.
A ground rule double by
Evans in the third inning plated
Partain for a 3-0 advantage.
The Fishermen came
charging back in the bottom of
the third.
Three of the first four bat-
ters drew walks off Renne, with
a ground-out by Samboy Tuim-
ato scoring Trey Hageman with
Astoria’s first run.
The game was tied moments
later, when Jasyn Gohl’s base
hit scored Ole Englund and
Kyle Strange. Gohl was thrown
out at third on the play.
Banks answered with a run
in the fourth, Dakota Bunn
SCOREBOARD
Knappa preps for league playoffs
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
PRE SCHEDULE
TODAY
Baseball — Warrenton vs.
Clatskanie (at The Dalles), 11 a.m.
BASEBALL
Banks 5, Astoria 4
Banks 201 100 0—5 5 2
Astoria 003 000 1—4 3 2
Renne, Bral (7) and Herb; Arns-
dord, Fremstad (4), Englund (7)
and Gohl. W: Renne. L: Arnsdorf.
S: Bral. RBI: Banks, Evans 2,
Partain, Bral, Bunn; Ast, Gohl 2,
Tuimato. 2B: Banks, Evans; Ast,
Gohl. HR: Banks, Partain. HBP:
Banks, Partain. LOB: Banks 8,
Astoria 4.
Seaside 10, Scappoose 5
Scappoose 002 030 0—5 9 4
Seaside 601 210 x—10 11 1
Plampin and Walsh; Travis,
Anicker (1), Searle (4) and Gill.
W: Plampin. L: Travis. RBI: Scp,
Rieman 2, Holmason, Gross;
Sea, Boyd 2, McFadden, Plamp-
in, Walsh, Blanchard, Hoekstre,
Thompson, Meyer. 2B: Scp,
Rieman; Sea, Thompson. 3B:
Scp, Holmason; Sea, Hoekstre.
HBP: Scp, Gross; Sea, Walsh,
Blanchard, Thompson. LOB:
Scappoose 5, Seaside 8. DP:
Scappoose.
Game 1
Knappa 13, Vernonia 3
Vernonia 000 12—3 1 2
Knappa 100 93—13 13 2
Cieloha, Morrison (4) and Ever-
ett; Goodman, Hoover (5) and K.
Miller. W: Goodman. L: Cieloha.
2B: Kna, Bartlett, Hoover, Cruz,
J.Miller.
Game 2
Knappa 14, Vernonia 3
Vernonia 200 10—3 3 2
Knappa 533 3x—14 7 1
Johnson, Elliott (3), Harral (4)
and Everett; K.Miller, E.Takalo (5)
and Goozee. W: K.Miller. L: John-
son. 2B: Kna, Hoover, D.Takalo.
TRACK
Cowapa League
Championships
Girls Team: Astoria 177,
Scappoose 170, Valley Catho-
lic 98, Tillamook 89, Banks 72,
Seaside 50.
Boys Team: Scappoose 162,
Astoria 129, Seaside 110, Tilla-
mook 96, Banks 87, Valley Cath-
olic 72.
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VERNONIA — Knappa
traveled to Vernonia Friday,
for a Northwest League soft-
ball doubleheader to close out
the regular season.
Having already clinched
first-place, Vernonia scored a
14-8, 19-3 sweep over Knappa.
Knappa finishes the regu-
lar season in third place, but
can still gain the league’s No.
1 or 2 seed to the state play-
offs, in the league playoffs
Wednesday.
Knappa (6-6) opens against
fourth-place Neah-Kah-Nie
(2-10) at 3 p.m., at Pacific Uni-
versity. The winner will play
Gaston for the No. 2 seed, and
the winner of Game 2 will play
league champion Vernonia for
the No. 1 seed.
Knappa pitcher Madelynn
Weaver allowed 14 hits in Fri-
day’s first game, with eight
strikeouts and eight walks.
Paris Vanderburg was
3-for-4 at the plate, with a
double. Kaitlyn Truax had a
double and was intentionally
walked three times.
Vernonia had 15 hits in
Game 2, while Weaver had two
hits for Knappa.
Knappa sweeps ‘Late Night at CMH’
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The No. 2-ranked Knappa
baseball team closed out
another league championship
season with a doubleheader
sweep Friday night, 13-3 and
14-3 over Vernonia.
The twinbill was part of a
tripleheader at CMH Field (fol-
lowing Banks vs. Astoria), and
even though Knappa won both
games in five innings, the last
pitch of Game 2 came at 11:58
p.m.
Despite the scores, Game 1
was tied 1-1 in the top of the
fourth, and Vernonia held an
early 2-0 lead in Game 2.
“It was nice to escape with
both wins,” said Knappa coach
Jeff Miller. “The games were
definitely closer than the scores
indicated.”
Still, Knappa pitching was
stellar, as Vernonia only scored
two earned runs on the night.
Michal Goodman and
Mason Hoover teamed up on
a one-hitter in the opener, with
Goodman pitching four innings.
Knappa snapped the 1-1 tie
with nine runs in the bottom of
the fourth.
Dale Takalo and Eli Takalo
had three hits apiece as part of
Knappa’s 13-hit attack. Logan
Bartlett, Hoover, Reuben Cruz
and Jason Miller all had dou-
bles, with Cruz also drawing
three walks and scoring three
runs.
Goodman and Hoover
struck out eight with five walks.
The only Vernonia hit came in
the fifth.
Knappa had just seven hits
in Game 2, taking advantage
of seven walks and four hit
batters.
Kaleb Miller and Eli Takalo
allowed just three hits, with 10
strikeouts.
Hoover and Dale Takalo
were each 2-for-3 with a dou-
ble, while Jason Miller was
1-for-1, was hit by pitch three
times, with three steals and four
runs scored.
Before opening the state
playoffs May 24, Knappa hosts
Dayton for a nonleague game
Tuesday.
ST. HELENS — The
Astoria girls track team gave
a sneak preview of what fans
will likely see Friday and
Saturday in Eugene — wins,
wins and more wins for the
Lady Fishermen.
The odds-on favorite to
win another 4A state cham-
pionship later this week
at historic Hayward Field,
the Lady Fish cruised to
their third straight Cowapa
League title Friday in St.
Helens, where the Astoria
girls racked up 177 points,
ahead of second-place Scap-
poose (170). The competition
began Thursday and wrapped
up Friday.
In addition to the win for
the Astoria girls, the Asto-
ria boys scored 129 points to
take second behind the Indi-
ans (162), with Seaside (110)
third.
North Coast athletes won
17 of the 34 total events, and
qualified even more athletes
with second-place finishes.
“It was a great meet,”
said Astoria coach Garrett
Parks. “We had some young
kids who were a little shell-
shocked on the big stage, but
they came through and pulled
it off.
“Seven points — Scap-
poose made it close with
some incredible perfor-
mances, and took it right
down to the final events.”
The Lady Fishermen still
held the upper hand, winning
seven of the 17 events.
Coming off a four-win
performance at Gladstone’s
Baker Invitational, Astoria
junior Darian Hageman again
swept the jumps.
She highlighted her meet
with a season-best in the
pole vault, clearing 10-feet,
6-inches to win, and added
victories in the long jump
(16-10) and triple jump (37-
3½). She tied for first in the
high jump with Valley Cath-
olic’s Kate McNaughton at
5-2.
Hageman heads to state as
the defending state champion
in the high jump, long jump
and triple jump.
The Lady Fishermen also
own the top sprinters in the
Cowapa, and they’re both
from the same family.
Natalie Cummings won
the 100-meters in 12.74 sec-
onds, ahead of sister Gra-
cie; and Gracie took the 200
meters in 26.73, ahead of
Natalie (26.83). Both will
contend for titles in their
events at the state meet,
where Natalie is the defend-
ing state champion in the
100.
“It was huge to get (the
Cummings sisters) through,”
Parks said. “I was worried
about Julia Clark of Valley
Catholic knocking out one of
the two in either race, which
would have been huge for
state.”
As it was, Clark finished
third in both races.
What: 2017 OSAA
Track and Field State
Championships
Where: Hayward Field in
Eugene
When : Friday-Saturday
In the relays, Astoria’s
foursome of Andrea Harris,
Nara Van de Grift and the
Cummings’ sisters won the
400-meter relay in 51.08.
Elsewhere, sophomore
Nara Van de Grift was a state
qualifier in the 100-meter
hurdles (second, 16.77).
Other Astoria state quali-
fiers included Shrida Sharma,
second in the pole vault; and
Kes Sandstrom, second in the
discus.
The Seaside girls finished
sixth in the team standings,
with 50 points.
Gretchen Hoekstre pro-
vided the highlights, winning
the shot put with a toss of 38
feet, 4¼ inches, and a per-
sonal best 123-8 to take the
discus.
Several boys to state
Meanwhile, the Astoria
boys will send several ath-
letes to state, including dou-
ble-winner Tim Barnett in the
discus (152-8) and shot put
(49-9 ½); and league cham-
pions Lucas Caruana in the
1,500 meters (4:11.74) and
Michael Kee in the long jump
(19-7, ahead of Seaside’s
Phoenix Johnson).
“We came in with high
hopes for the boys,” Parks
said. “Michael Kee came
out of nowhere to win the
long jump; Lucas was real
proud of his finish. I know
he wanted to go in the 800,
but it was incredibly tough
with (Jacob)Godshalk from
Valley Catholic and Jack-
son (Januik) from Seaside
— those are probably the top
two times in the state, and
Lucas was a little tired com-
ing off the 1,500.”
The Seaside boys did
most of their scoring on the
track.
Januik, the two-time
defending state champion in
the 800 meters, ran a per-
sonal best 1:56.72 to win that
event, where Januik held off
the second-place Godshalk
(1:57.89).
Senior Bradley Rze-
wnicki was a state qualifier in
the 3,000-meters, taking sec-
ond (9:07.13) behind John
Kavulich of Scappoose.
In the hurdles, Will
Garvin suffered a disqual-
ification in the preliminar-
ies of the 110-meters, but as
always, he came back strong
in the 300’s, winning in a per-
sonal best time 41.13.
Senior Juneau Meyer
qualified for state in the
400 meters (second, 51.53),
and the Gulls added crucial
points in the field with wins
for Phoenix Johnson in the
triple jump (40-3¼) and high
jump (6-0), ahead of Asto-
ria’s Karsten Johnson (5-10).
Gulls baseball team ends season with a victory
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SEASIDE — The Sea-
side Gulls saved their best for
last, as they scored a 10-5 win
over Scappoose in a Cowapa
League baseball season finale
Saturday afternoon at Broad-
way Field.
Seaside scored six runs in its
first at-bat and finished with 11
hits, while senior Scott Plampin
pitched a complete game to
conclude his high school career.
He threw 103 pitches,
allowing nine hits with seven
strikeouts and no walks.
Gage McFadden led the
offensive attack, going 3-for-4
with a run scored. Teammates
Payton Westerholm and Otto
Hoekstre had two hits apiece,
with Hoekstre adding a triple
and two runs scored.
Leadoff hitter Duncan
Thompson scored twice, and
No. 9 hitter Ashton Boyd drove
in two runs for the Gulls, who
finish the season 7-15 overall,
4-11 in league.
Seaside loses just four
seniors — Hoekstre, Plampin,
Dylan Wallis and Brent Walsh.
Submitted Photo
For the third year in a row, the Astoria girls track team pos-
es with another Cowapa League championship trophy.