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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2017 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com ABOVE: Warrenton freshman Kaisa Liljenwall won the 300 hurdles in last week’s league championship meet. LEFT: Warrenton senior Tyler Whitak- er scored big points for the Warriors in the league meet, and qualified for state in three different events. The Daily Astorian/File Photos ABOVE: Robert Pina-Morton finished second out of 17 runners in the 3,000 meters, qualifying for the state meet. RIGHT: Knappa’s Devin Vandergriff qualified for this week’s state meet in both the 400 and 800-meter races. Sapp wins triple jump Seven Warriors qualify for the Lady Loggers for state track meet The Daily Astorian PORTLAND — Knappa had one dis- trict champion and two other state qualifiers, after competition last week in the Northwest League track and field champion- ships, held at Portland Christian Friday and Saturday. Senior Chelsea Sapp won the triple jump competition, soar- ing 29 feet, 3 inches to qualify for state, and help the Lady Log- gers to a seventh-place team finish with 34 points. Neah-Kah-Nie won the girls’ team title with 140 points, edging Faith Bible (138). Elsewhere, Knappa senior Devin Van- dergriff took second in the 400 meters with a season-best 1 minute, 3.26 seconds, behind Vernonia’s Lene Jacobsen (1:03.07). Vandergriff also qualified for state in the 800, placing second in 2:44.46. Junior Ressa Inman had a PR toss of 29-9 for fourth in the shot put. On the boys’ side, Logger freshman Rob- ert Pina-Morton placed second out of 17 run- ners in the 3,000 meters, qualifying for state with a personal best time of 9:55.45. He was also fourth in the 1,500 meters, running a personal best 4:36.54. Teammate Cody Hobbs was seventh in the 3,000, eighth in the 1,500. Senior Noah Gothro was fourth in the 100 meters (12.03) and fourth in the 200 meters (24.61); senior Noah Bagnall took fifth in the 800 meters (2:14.10); and freshman Spencer Teague placed fifth in the long jump (17-8) and cleared 5-6 for sixth in the high jump. The Knappa boys also took seventh in the team standings, with Columbia Chris- tian (117) clipping Faith Bible (114) for the championship. OSAA TRACK AND FIELD STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Where: Hayward Field in Eugene • When: Friday-Saturday SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball — Astoria at Rainier, 4:30 p.m. Softball — Warrenton vs. Clats- kanie (2), at Hillsboro Stadium, 1 p.m. WEDNESDAY Softball — NWL Playoffs (at Pa- cific U.): Neah-Kah-Nie vs. Knappa, 3 p.m.; Knappa vs. Gaston, 5 p.m. TRACK Lewis & Clark Championships Girls Team: Portland Christian 116, Catlin Gabel 107, De La Salle 105, Oregon Episcopal 85, Warren- ton 67, Clatskanie 66, Riverdale 57, Rainier 39. Boys Team: Rainier 114, Catlin Gabel 104, Clatskanie 96, Portland Christian 82, Warrenton 79, Ore- gon Episcopal 76, De La Salle 66, Riverdale 38. NWL Championships Girls Team: Neah-Kah-Nie 140, Faith Bible 138, Nestucca 110, Vernonia 97, City Christian 52, Columbia Christian 47, Knappa 34, Delphian 26, Life Christian 2. Boys Team: Columbia Chris- tian 117, Faith Bible 114, Vernonia 100, Delphian 84, Neah-Kah-Nie 82, Nestucca 72, Knappa 49, City Christian 38. BASEBALL Game 1 Clatskanie 8, Warrenton 0 Warrenton 000 000 0—0 2 4 Clatskanie 101 240 x—8 9 2 Morrow, Breitmeyer (3) and Bre- itmeyer, Morrow (3); Luquette, D.Evenson (4) and Cade Warren. W: Luquette. L: Morrow. RBI: Cla, Ca- leb Warren 2, Helmen 2, Luquette 2, F.Evenson, D.Evenson. 2B: Cla, Helmen 2, F.Evenson, D.Evenson, Combs. HBP: Cla, Bochner, Caleb Warren, Osborn. LOB: Warrenton 6, Clatskanie 11. Game 2 Clatskanie 12, Warrenton 2 Warrenton 002 00—2 3 4 Clatskanie 300 72—12 15 2 Jackson, Little (4) and Morrow; Helmen, Caleb Warren (3) and Cade Warren. W: Caleb Warren. L: Jackson. RBI: War, Breitmeyer; Cla, Cade Warren 3, D.Evenson 2, Sterba 2, Caleb Warren, Luquette, F.Even- son, Helmen, Patterson. 2B: Cla, Caleb Warren, Helmen, Cade War- ren. 3B: Cla, Patterson. HBP: Cla, Caleb Warren 2, F.Evenson. LOB: Warrenton 5, Clatskanie 6. DP: War- renton. The Daily Astorian PORTLAND — The Warrenton track team will send seven athletes to Eugene later this week, after qualifying in last week’s Lewis & Clark League champion- ship meet, hosted by Portland Christian Friday and Saturday. The Lady Warriors definitely spe- cialize in the hurdles, as freshman Kaisa Liljenwall won the 300-meter hurdles and senior Taylor Owens placed second in the 100-meter hur- dles, both securing spots in the state meet. Liljenwall has the fourth-fastest time in the state at the 3A level, after running a per- sonal best 48.57 seconds to win the 300’s, and Owens’ 17.56 was a career-best in the 100 hurdles. Sophomore Fernanda Alvarez added a victory in the shot put — with fresh- man Faith Peterson taking third — to help the Warrenton girls place fifth in the team standings. The winning toss by Alvarez in the shot put (33 feet, 3¾ inches) was a PR, as was the 29-9 posted by Peterson. Portland Christian won the girls’ team title with 116 points, followed by Catlin Gabel, De La Salle, Oregon Episcopal and the Warriors. The Warrenton boys also finished fifth, behind Rainier, Catlin Gabel, Clatskanie and Portland Christian. Freshman Mark Warren scored big points for the Warriors by win- ning the javelin with a personal best throw of 140-10. Senior Devin Bowser added a second-place fin- ish in the discus (111-3) and a third- place showing in the shot put (39-10½). Meanwhile, Warrenton’s athlete of the meet was senior Tyler Whitaker, a dou- ble-winner in the jumps. Whitaker soared 20-7½ (PR) to win the long jump; cleared 5-8 to place first the high jump; and went 40-1 to take second and qualify for state in the triple jump. He added points by taking third in the pole vault (10-0). Whitaker is ranked sixth in the state in the long jump. Senior Luke Liljenwall added a sec- ond-place finish in the 800 meters, qualify- ing for state with a 2:06.11. Zych saves Celtics seeking validation against Cavaliers in East finals Mariners in 6-5 win over A’s By KYLE HIGHTOWER Associated Press BOSTON — Ever since the Bos- ton Celtics broke up their Big Three in 2013, they’ve sat idly this time of year while LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kawhi Leonard have battled for NBA championships. With Isaiah Thomas leading the charge, the Celtics have rejoined the fray. Now it’s time to see if they belong. Boston beat the Washington Wiz- ards 115-105 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Monday night. That earned the Celtics their tough- est test yet, maybe the hardest in bas- ketball: a series against James and the well-rested Cleveland Cavaliers. This is Boston’s first trip to the con- ference finals since 2012, the last year of an era fueled by Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. The top-seeded Celtics are seeking an 18th NBA championship, and first since beating the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2008 NBA Finals. The defending champion Cavaliers won three of the four meetings between By JIM HOEHN Associated Press AP Photo/Charles Krupa Fans congratulate Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas after Game 7 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series on Monday in Boston. the teams in the regular season, includ- ing a dominant victory in early April with the Cavs back at full strength after some early season injuries. These Celtics aren’t short on belief, though, and their confidence has been intensified by a postseason filled with adversity. They rallied around Thomas following his sister’s sudden death in the first round, coming back from an 0-2 deficit against the Chicago Bulls. Then Kelly Olynyk and the bench came up huge in Game 7 against the pesky Wizards. Tiger sweep ends Warriors’ season The Daily Astorian THE DALLES — The Clatskanie and Warrenton baseball teams both traveled to get their last league games in Monday. Originally scheduled to be played at Clatskanie, the wet weather forced the Tigers and Warriors all the way to The Dalles, where Clatskanie swept a Lewis & Clark League doubleheader at Quinton Street Ballpark, 8-0 and 12-2. The two losses brought an end to the season for Warrenton, while Clats- kanie finishes third in the league stand- ings behind Rainier and Catlin Gabel. The Tigers will host a league playoff with Portland Christian. Clatskanie pitchers Dustin Luquette and Dawson Evenson teamed up on a two-hitter in Game 1, striking out 15 with two walks. Leadoff hitter Jacob Morrow had the only two hits for the Warriors, while James Helmen was 3-for-4 with two doubles for the Tigers. Luquette scored three runs. Clatskanie scored three runs in the first inning of Game 2. Warrenton answered with two runs in the top of the third, but the Tigers responded with a seven-run fourth inning. Helmen again went 3-for-4 with a double, and teamed on the mound with Caleb Warren to limit Warrenton to three hits. The Warriors finish 1-17 overall. “It’s extremely disappointing on one hand, but we have reason to feel optimistic about this summer and next year,” said Warrenton coach Lennie Wolfe. “It was a difficult year for the War- renton boys, but I’m proud of the guys who stuck it out for the entire season and how hard they competed,” he said. “We had to ask some kids to step up and play at a higher level a lot sooner than they normally would (the War- riors had five freshmen, three soph- omores and a junior in Monday’s lineup).” SEATTLE — After expecting the night off, Tony Zych made the most of a surprise call in the ninth inning. Nelson Cruz and Kyle Sea- ger each hit a two-run homer, and Zych bailed out struggling closer Edwin Diaz with a game-ending strikeout with the bases loaded to preserve Seattle’s 6-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics as the Mari- ners made the most of four hits on Monday. Oakland scored twice in the ninth, when Diaz walked four of the five batters he faced to force in a run. Zych relieved, and the sec- ond run scored on Khris Davis’ groundout. After an intentional walk to Yonder Alonso loaded the bases again, Zych struck out Adam Rosales looking on a 3-2 pitch for his first major league save. “I knew it was close, and got excited when he called it,” said Zych, who had 20 saves in the minors. “I’ve been a closer for- ever. You don’t close here. We’ve got an unbelievable guy, Eddie, and obviously he was a little shaky tonight, but with his stuff, he’ll be fine. It was special for me.” Diaz, who had 18 saves last season as a rookie after mov- ing into the closer’s role on Aug. 1, gave up the game-winning home run Sunday in a 3-2 loss at Toronto, where the Mariners were swept four straight. UP NEXT: MARINERS • Oakland Athletics (16-22) at Seattle Mariners (18-21) • Today, 7:10 p.m. TV: NSCA, RTNW
