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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.
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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
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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