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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2017
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Astoria’s Schacher second Youth soccer kicks off summer fun
in TrackTown track meet
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EUGENE — Astoria’s Sam
Schacher placed second in the Tur-
boJav (a smaller version of the jave-
lin) in the TrackTown Youth League
Championship June 10.
The championship, held at His-
toric Hayward Field in Eugene, is
the culminating event of the Track-
Town Youth League.
In order to stand on the podium
at the championship, athletes had to
first qualify at one of 14 regional all-
comer meets throughout the state.
After placing in the top two at a
regional meet, athletes set foot on
Hayward Field immediately after
the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field
Championships, following the Uni-
versity of Oregon women’s historic
win.
Despite constant rain and chilly
temperatures, over 450 athletes
representing over 70 communities
throughout Oregon took part.
Competing in the boys’ age 7-8
division, Schacher tossed the Tur-
boJav 59 feet, 8 inches for the sec-
ond-best mark of the day.
Submitted Photo
Counselors for Camp Kick-A-Lot show off their uniforms on the camp’s
Mix-Match Day. Camp Kick-A-Lot kicks off July 17.
The Lower Columbia Youth
Soccer Association is gearing up
for summer and fall season activi-
ties, including the LCYSA Jambo-
ree, Camp Kick-A-Lot and the fall
recreational league.
Registrations are now being
accepted for Camp Kick-A-Lot
and the fall recreational season.
A free soccer jamboree is
scheduled for 9:30 a.m. July 15,
at the Warrenton Soccer Com-
plex, and soccer camp kicks off
July 17. Visit the LCYSA web-
site at lcysasoccer.com for more
information.
SPORTS
IN BRIEF
United beats
Timbers, 3-2
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — Abu Dan-
ladi broke a tie in the 64th minute
and expansion Minnesota United
beat the Portland Timbers 3-2 on
Wednesday night to snap two-
game losing and scoreless streaks.
Danladi scored
for the second
time this sea-
son, handling
a ricochet off
goalkeeper
Jake Gleeson
to score from 10
yards.
Minnesota (5-9-2)
improved to 5-3 at home, scoring
for the first time since a 1-0 vic-
tory over Orlando City on May
27. The Timbers (7-7-3) have lost
two straight in MLS play, both on
the road.
Portland’s Amobi Okugo gave
Minnesota a 1-0 lead with an
own goal in the seventh minute,
but Diego Valeri tied it for the
Timbers on a penalty kick in the
37th.
Christian Ramirez restored
Minnesota’s lead in the 47th, and
Francisco Calvo tied it in the 50th
minute.
Cascadia Cup
match pushed
to Sunday night
Associated Press
PORTLAND — The start time
for Sunday’s Major League Soc-
cer match between the Seattle
Sounders and the Portland Tim-
bers has been pushed back to 7:30
p.m. because of high temperatures
in the forecast.
The Cascadia Cup rivalry
game was originally scheduled to
kick off at 1 p.m. local time. But
the National Weather Service is
forecasting temperatures hover-
ing around 100 for the afternoon
hours.
The late start means the field
will not be in direct sunlight at all
during the game.
AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
Seattle Mariners’ Nelson Cruz, right celebrates with Jarrod Dyson (1) after Dyson scored during the sixth inning of a baseball game
against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday in Seattle. The Mariners won 7-5. The teams play again tonight at 7:10.
Dyson sparks Mariners to a 7-5 comeback win
By JIM HOEHN
Associated Press
UP NEXT: MARINERS
EATTLE — After five innings of offen-
sive futility, Jarrod Dyson was just look-
ing to get on base. He did, and turned the
game around.
Dyson’s bunt single broke up Justin Ver-
lander’s bid for a perfect game in the sixth
inning Wednesday night and sparked the Seat-
tle Mariners to a 7-5 comeback win over the
Detroit Tigers.
Nelson Cruz had three RBIs and Mitch
Haniger homered as Seattle overcame a 4-0
deficit with three runs in the sixth and four in
the seventh to hand the Tigers their fifth con-
secutive defeat.
Verlander retired his first 16 batters but
didn’t make it through the sixth. With one out,
the speedy Dyson gave the Mariners their first
base runner, beating out a drag bunt between
the mound and first that Verlander was unable
to reach.
“I was just trying to get something going,”
S
• Detroit Tigers (32-39)
at Seattle Mariners (37-37)
• Today, 7:10 p.m. TV: RTNW, FSDT
said Dyson, whose earlier throwing error
helped Detroit build a 4-0 lead. “The guy
was having a perfect game on us. I’m not just
going to keep going up there hacking at him.
I know how our matchups have been in the
past. He always wins the battle, so I had to
just try to play my game and I was able to get
down a good bunt.”
Mike Zunino walked and Jean Segura, just
activated from the disabled list, followed with
a broken-bat single to load the bases.
Ben Gamel lined a single to make it 4-1.
Robinson Cano struck out looking, but Cruz
followed with a two-run double to left field,
chasing Verlander after 110 pitches. He struck
out 11 and walked one.
Verlander had no problem with Dyson
bunting to break up a no-hit bid.
“It was a perfect bunt,” Verlander said.
“That’s part of his game. I don’t think it was
quite too late, given the situation, to bunt,
especially being as how that’s a major part of
what he does. I really didn’t have any issues
with it. It wasn’t like I got upset about it.”
Haniger tied the score with his sixth
homer, driving an 0-1 pitch from Shane
Greene (1-1) over the wall in left to open the
seventh. Segura and Gamel reached on con-
secutive two-out singles and Cano followed
with a two-run double to right-center to give
the Mariners a 6-4 lead. Cruz’s single to cen-
ter scored Cano.
“Sixth and seventh inning, they just hit
us,” Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. “They
got hits, they scored runs, scored seven runs in
those two innings and that was the ballgame.”
Tony Zych (3-2) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless
innings for the win. Nick Vincent worked the
eighth and Edwin Diaz finished for his 12th
save, despite allowing a two-out homer to Ian
Kinsler, his seventh.
Poche’ sets LSU mark, knocks Florida State out of CWS
Team to face OSU
in Bracket 1 final
UP NEXT: BEAVERS
• Oregon State Beavers (2-0)
vs Louisiana State Tigers (2-1)
• Friday, noon TV: ESPN
By ERIC OLSON
Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. — Jared Poche’
returned to LSU for his senior sea-
son for moments like this. His fresh-
man teammate, Jake Slaughter, just
started making his memories.
Poche’ became LSU’s career wins
leader with a splendid performance
over eight innings, Slaughter hit his
first home run in three months for an
early five-run cushion, and the Tigers
eliminated Florida State from the
College World Series with a 7-4 win
Wednesday night.
LSU (50-18) advanced to the
Bracket 1 final against No. 1 national
seed Oregon State, which beat the
Tigers 13-1 on Monday. The Tigers
would have to beat the Beavers on
Friday and again Saturday to reach
AP Photo/Nati Harnik
LSU pitcher Jared Poche’ works against Florida State during the first in-
ning of an NCAA College World Series baseball game in Omaha, Neb.,
Wednesday. LSU advanced to the Bracket 1 final against Oregon State.
the best-of-three finals week.
Rather than think ahead to the
daunting task awaiting the Tigers,
the moments after the win over the
Seminoles were a time to fete their
reliable left-hander and the kid who
got a start because coach Paul Main-
ieri had a gut feeling it was the right
thing to do.
“Poche’ was just the man
tonight,” Mainieri said. “He put the
team on his shoulders and carried
us to the promised land. We needed
that win to keep our season alive to
win our 50th game, to make the final
four, to have a shot at Oregon State.
There was a lot riding on this ball-
game tonight, and Poché was a cool
customer and just went out there and
pitched as well as I’ve ever seen him
pitch.”
Florida State (46-23) will go
home without a national title for a
22nd time, and 16th under coach
Mike Martin, who completed his
38th year as coach. No program has
as many CWS appearances without
winning the championship.
“It feels like we gave it every-
thing we had, and it wasn’t meant
to be,” Martin said. “We gave it our
best shot. We never felt sorry for our-
selves. We kept battling. There’ll be
seven disappointed coaches to leave
here. Am I disappointed? Well, if I’m
not, I’m not much of a competitor.”
Poche’ (12-3), making his
school-record 69th career start, won
for the 39th time to break the record
Scott Schultz set from 1992-95.
Poche’ left after Quincy Nieporte
and Cal Raleigh homered on consec-
utive pitches in the ninth. Zack Hess,
hitting 98 mph on the radar gun,
struck out the side for his third save.
“If you had told me four years ago
before I started my career at LSU that
in four short years you’re going to be
in Omaha and break the all-time wins
record, there’s no way I would have
believed that,” said Poche’.