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8A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2017 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com Tough end to a good season for Lady Warriors The Daily Astorian ST. HELENS — The Clatskanie softball team certainly had the right number against the Warrenton War- riors this week. For the third time in three days, the Tigers defeated the Warriors in a crucial Lewis & Clark League showdown. In the latest game, a loser-out league playoff Thursday at St. Helens, Clatskanie had two big innings on its way to a 9-4 win over the Warriors. In a three-way tie-breaker between Clatskanie, Portland Adventist and Warrenton, Clatskanie came out the big winner, advancing to the state playoffs with wins Thursday over the SPORTS IN BRIEF Warriors and Portland Adventist. Against Warrenton, Clatskanie pitcher MacKenzie Mitchell allowed five hits with five strikeouts and two walks, while the Warriors commit- ted seven errors, which led to four unearned runs. The Tigers grabbed an early lead with one run in the first and three in the top of the third, before Warren- ton scored three times in the bot- tom of the third, highlighted by sin- gles from Kenz Ramsey and Landree Miethe, and a run-scoring double by Niqui Blodgett. Melia Kapua singled later in the inning to score Blodgett, and Rachel Dyer scored on an error. Clatskanie answered with a run in the fourth and four in the top of the fifth, as the Tigers scored on a bas- es-loaded walk and consecutive sin- gles by Olivia Warren and Sage Miller with the bases loaded. Warren finished 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs, with a solo home run in the first inning, her third home run of the week against Warrenton. Miethe was 2-for-3 with a triple, while the rest of the Warrior lineup was just 3-for-24. Blodgett was 1-for-4 with a double and drove in a run. “It was one of the most reward- ing and disappointing seasons I have ever had,” said Warrenton coach Staci Miethe, whose team started with an 8-0 record and finished 16-8. “We doubled our wins from last year, which was amazing. I am proud of the softball players the girls have become. “However, we had such high expectations with valid reason, so having it end in such an abrupt and honestly unexpected way is some- thing I will carry with me for a long time,” she said. On the other hand, “With only one senior, next year looks bright and I will once again set our goals high. And with the experience they gath- ered this year, I believe we will reach them.” The lone senior was her daughter, Landree. She graduates as the school record- holder in several categories, includ- ing single season and career hits; sin- SPORTS IN BRIEF HOMETOWN REPORT Bulldogs blank the Lady Fish Mariners blow lead, rally in 9th to beat White Sox The Daily Astorian NORTH BEND — For the sec- ond year in a row, the Astoria soft- ball team came up one win short of the state playoffs. North Bend pitcher Cheyenne Datan tossed a no-hitter, helping the Bulldogs to a 10-0 win over the Lady Fishermen in a Class 4A Regional Play-in game Thursday at North Bend. The No. 9-ranked Bulldogs (18-7 overall) advance to the state playoffs for the first time ever, while Astoria finishes 11-14. Datan allowed only two base runners, both in the first inning. Hailey Ranta was hit by a pitch and Abi Danen drew a walk to put two runners on with one out, before Datan was able to get out of the jam. Datan finished with 10 strike- outs and retired every Astoria bat- ter in order for the remainder of the game. Meanwhile, North Bend pounded out 15 hits and scored three or more runs in four at-bats. Every player in the Bulldog lineup had a hit and six players scored runs for North Bend. No. 9 hitter Hannah Robison was 3-for-3 and teammate Carlie Paquette was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a home run. Maddie Finnigan had a two-run double and Mekenzie Brock added a triple in the first inning, helping the Bulldogs to a quick 3-0 lead. STATE TRACK Whitaker takes fifth in long jump The Daily Astorian EUGENE — The North Coast has its first point-scorer of the 2017 OSAA state track meet, as Warrenton’s Tyler Whitaker fin- ished fifth in the 3A long jump competition Thursday at Hayward Field. Whitaker’s best jump of the day was 19 feet, 11¾ inches. Scott Labhart of La Pine won the event (22-7¼). Knappa’s Robert Pina-Mor- ton finished 11th in the 2A 3,000- meter final, in 10 minutes, .03 seconds. Finals in the 1A, 2A and 3A classes conclude today, with pre- liminary action beginning for 4A, 5A and 6A athletes. SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball — 4A Regional Play-in: Gladstone at Astoria, 5 p.m. Track — 6A-1A OSAA State Meet, Eu- gene, TBA SATURDAY Track — 6A/5A/4A OSAA State Meet, Eugene, TBA SOFTBALL Clatskanie 9, Warrenton 4 Clatskanie 103 140 0—9 10 2 Warrenton 003 010 0—4 5 7 WP: MacKenzie Mitchell (5 K’s, 2 walks). LP: Niqui Blodgett (1 K, 5 walks). RBI: Cla, Miller 2, Warren 2, Mitchell, Hamm; War, Blodgett, Kapua. 2B: Cla, Hamm; War, Blodgett. 3B: War, Miethe. HR: Cla, Warren. LOB: Clatskanie 10, Warrenton 4. gle season and career batting average; and single season and career stolen bases. “Her leadership this year with the freshman will carry over, and I know they will all work together to fill that gap nicely as sophomores,” coach Miethe said. “We have Niqui back for one more year, and because she works hard every summer on her travel team, she will come back for her senior sea- son ready to dominate. “We just need to figure out how to expect to win in the post-season,” she said. “It’s a culture I am working very hard at changing … the culture of ‘we are good enough.’ I’m certain next year you will see a team that will not be satisfied with just ‘good enough.’” Associated Press SEATTLE — Jarrod Dyson needed every bit of his speed to get into scoring position. Guill- ermo Heredia’s clutch hit allowed Dyson a chance to jog home with winning run. Heredia’s pinch-hit, two-out single in the ninth inning scored Dyson from second base to give the Seattle Mariners a 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night. Seattle’s bullpen squandered a 4-0 lead giving up three late home runs to the White Sox. But the Mar- iners were able to piece together a late rally that was highly reliant on Dyson’s speed and Heredia’s hit. “A little bit of everything. That’s kind of what we need right now. Everybody has to chip in one way or another,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. Submitted Photo Seaside High graduate Cameron Sorter had a busy week, setting school records for the York Col- lege track team. The junior broke three records for the Nebraska college this month. School record for Sorter; a (Nick) Strange victory By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian CRETE, Neb. — Seaside High graduate Cam- eron Sorter (Class of 2014) is a new school record- holder for the York College track team. Sorter, a junior at the Nebraska college, broke the school record — three times over the last month — in the 1,500 meters. He also set a new York College record in the 800 meters. Running in the recent Jim Dutcher Memorial Classic track meet April 23, the former Gull finished fourth in 4 minutes, 9 seconds, a new record for the Panthers. He broke his own school record in the next meet, finishing third in 4:05.27 in the KCAC Champion- ships, May 4-5 at McPherson (Kan.) College. And last week, Sorter ran even faster, finish- ing in 4:04.01 to place 12th in the 1,500 final at the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Asso- ciation) Championships in Shawnee, Okla. The same weekend, he ran a 1:56.50 in the 800, failing to qualify for the final, but setting a new school record. In other news involving local athletes, Astoria’s Nick Strange picked up the win on the mound last week for Tacoma Community College in Washing- ton, in a 6-5 victory over Lower Columbia College, as the two NWAC teams split a doubleheader in Longview, Wash. Strange allowed two hits with two strikeouts in two innings. A sophomore with the Titans, Strange is 2-2 this season. He has a 2.94 ERA with 10 strikeouts, four walks and 15 hits allowed in 13 appearances. Local athletes competing at the professional or collegiate levels this spring: ASTORIA Conor Harber, Carolina Mudcats Halie Korff, Fr., Western Oregon track Nick Strange, So., Tacoma CC baseball Kelsey Wullger, Fr., Highline softball SEASIDE Josh Chesnut, So., NW Christian track Sam Hinton, So., Willamette golf Paige Ideue, Fr., Centralia softball Cam Sorter, Jr., York College track Danielle Willyard, Fr., NW Christian track Kelly Willyard, So., NW Christian track KNAPPA Devin Lewis-Allen, So., Eastern Oregon track ILWACO Kenneth Sheldon, So., Willamette golf Clark Wilson, Sr., Willamette golf (Both golfers recently earned second-team All-NWC honors) NASELLE Taylor Eaton, Fr., Lower Columbia softball Athletes from regional schools: Banks Kindel Bailey, So., Oregon State track Lucas Hidalgo, Fr., Eastern Oregon track Amy Hilger, Jr., Oregon State track MaKenna Partain, Fr., U. of Minnesota softball Madison Seed, So., Clark softball Tiffany Snyder, So., Blue Mountain CC softball Eric Sommerfeld, Fr., Chemeketa baseball Hannah Vandomelen, So., Clackamas CC softball Clatskanie Codi Blodgett, So., Western Oregon track Nestucca Max Kirkendall, So., Pacific golf Rainier Jessica Gibson, So., Lower Columbia softball Sarah Probasco, Fr., Colorado Christian softball Scappoose Kendal Bailey, Fr., Chemeketa softball Stephen Gift, So., Pacific track Kenny Klippel, Jr., Western Oregon track Owen Parsons, Fr., Tacoma CC baseball Allison Wedgworth, So., Blue Mountain CC softball Tillamook Colin Atchison, Jr., George Fox track Valley Catholic Hannah Rehm, Fr., Western Oregon track Letters-of-intent (spring sports) Astoria Jackson Arnsdorf, Corban baseball Natalie Cummings, Portland State track Abi Danen, Highline softball Fridtjof Fremstad, Linn-Benton baseball Tyler Lyngstad, Lower Columbia baseball Seaside Juneau Meyer, NW Christian track Brad Rzewnicki, Gonzaga track Warrenton Landree Miethe, Lower Columbia softball Ilwaco Zac Tapio, George Fox baseball Banks Emma McCourt, Yakima Valley softball Katie Ragsdale, Clackamas CC softball Mary Schorn, Clark softball Rainier Kami Gray, Lower Columbia softball Mason Schimmel, Clackamas CC baseball Facebook to stream MLB game Fridays, starting today Associated Press NEW YORK — Baseball fans can like their team’s games with a click starting today. Major League Baseball announced Facebook will carry a live game nationally each Fri- day starting with Colorado at Cin- cinnati this week. The Facebook package of 20 games will use the broadcast feed of one of the involved teams. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announce- ment Thursday. He calls it “really important for us in terms of exper- imenting with a new partner in this area.” The Twitter feed of a game each Friday, which started April 7, will be moved to Tuesdays. Play ball ... faster! MLB, union to meet to speed games Associated Press NEW YORK — Acknowledg- ing that games have gotten even slower this season, Commissioner Rob Manfred says MLB with will meet with players in an attempt to find a solution. The average time of a nine-in- ning game is a record 3 hours, 5 minutes this season, up from 3 hours last year and 2:56 in 2015, Manfred’s first season as commissioner. “We’ve probably gone back- wards a little bit,” Manfred said Thursday after an owners’ meeting. Management proposed mak- ing changes for this year, such as installing pitch clocks and limit- ing trips to the mound by catch- ers, but players’ association head Tony Clark said his side would not agree. Management can imple- ment changes unilaterally with one year advance notice.
