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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com OREGON COAST INVITATIONAL On to quarterfinals for OCI Grand Champions The Daily Astorian WARRENTON — The field of 16 was trimmed to eight Wednesday afternoon, in all flights of the Grand Champions Division of the Oregon Coast Invitational. Golfers are now at the halfway point of match play in the 107th annual tournament, which continues today, Friday and Saturday at the Asto- ria Golf & Country Club. Thursday quarterfinals are set for the Grand Champions, while the Junior Seniors are down to the final four in all flights. And the weekend medalist in qual- ifying for the Junior Seniors continued his winning ways, as Astoria Golf’s Dennis Sturgell posted another vic- tory Wednesday. The No. 1 seed in the championship flight will face Kurt Payne in a Friday semifinal. The other semifinal will feature Doug Edwards vs. Matt Elmes. In the Grand Champions divi- sion, Astoria’s Jeff Canessa contin- ues to ride the momentum after a big first-round win, scoring a victory over Avery Keating. Canessa returns to the course today for a quarterfinal against Columbia Ready for some football? SCOREBOARD GOLF Oregon Coast Invitational Wednesday’s Results Grand Champions Championship Flight Jeff Canessa def. Avery Keating; Rex Puterbaugh def. Mike Fritz; Riley Elmes def. Adam Harrington; Daniel Terrell def. Harrison Moir; Anthony Arvidson def. Kevin Kirakossian; John DeLong def. Kenneth Sheldon; Jamie Sumner def. Nicholas Timm; Randy Tucker def. Jay Ross. First Flight Samuel Hinton def. David Berlant; Col- in Alexander def. Eric Larson; Preston Van Hook def. Mark Cooney; Connor Jetton def. Nik Torkelson; Joe Torkelson def. Ted Ferguson; Taylor Swingle def. Peter Jennings; Bill Winter def. Patrick Whealdon; Jimmy Buell def. Stu Ger- rish. Second Flight Nicolas Mulflur def. Brad Carnese; Chris Shepard def. Joel Mayer; A.J. Shepard def. Franklin Gauntz; Fritz Benz def. Jeremy Wood; Cameron Nick- los def. Nicholas Wobbrock; Matthew Tennant def. Patrick Goodman; Damon Grant def. Jeff Jetton; Patrick Wood def. William Bennington. Third Flight Craig Froude def. Jack McNeill; Andy Songer def. Jack Marrs; Tommy Mulflur def. Kevin Kidd, Jr.; Arlyn Maldonado def. Teddy Ferguson; Ian Kelly def. Mike T. Whitty; Richard McGee def. Jesse French; Scott Vinson def. Conor Kelly; Ryan Person def. Jim Wright. Fourth Flight Matt Chappell def. Jacob Wobbrock; Michael Wood def. David Harding; Rob Goodman def. Brad McMahon; Justin Jennings def. Darren Palmberg; Steve Mozinski def. Brian Kim; Mark Ryler def. Todd Melrose; Peter Griggs def. Doug Trainer; Johnny Holt def. Brendan Mc- Neill. Fifth Flight Kyle Whitty def. David Vigliotto; J.P. Nantz def. Chris Galloni; Jim Senescu def. Pat Kelly; Nick Naimo def. Aaron Ehlers; Jack Pegler def. Jared Payne; Ronald Stevens def. Andrew Laing; Brock Rice def. Bill Brooks; Spenser Sutherland def. Daniel Sturgell. Junior Seniors Championship Flight Dennis Sturgell def. Jim Parks; Kurt Payne def. John Holtmann; Doug Ed- wards def. James Folk; Matt Elmes def. Henry Emmerson. First Flight Mike Naimo def. Steve Johnson; Mike Ralston def. Steve Fordney; Allan LaPlante def. Steve Roos; Rob Turk def. Brian Hefele. Second Flight Beau Harlan def. Don Frank; Greg Korkowski def. Kevin Pasion; Mark Mc- Graw def. Scott Reynier; Jim Fromer def. David Ellis. Third Flight Tal Gohl def. Stan Grissinger; Dan Hall def. Cary Potterfield; Brad Nantz def. Scott Hoodenpyle; Bill Hurst def. Robert Johnson. Fourth Flight Greg Hope def. John Mangan; Jim Jackman def. Carl Mark; Doug Palin def. DeWayne Ledbetter; Mark Muphy def. Craig Nichols. Fifth Flight Robert Endres def. B.K. Srinivasan; Brian Pienovi def. James Titus; Storm Floten def. Jeffrey Renner; Len Tum- barello def. Kevin McHone. Sixth Flight Wes LaRiviere def. Tom Talbot; Joe Dandoy def. Tony Magden; Dennis McAuliffe def. John Bunce; Tim Regan def. Dave Sloan. Seventh Flight Mike Obrien def. Terry Graff; John Ten- nant, Jr. def. Wayne Monfries; Michael McNamara def. Bob Moir; Rick Camp- bell def. Sean Smiley. Super Seniors Fourth Flight Fred Hamel def. Tim Doherty; Gordon Harris def. Lou Libby; Kevin Kelly def. John Young; John Turman def. Mike Furrer. Fifth Flight Tony Pasion def. Ron Marenda; Jarrett Jones def. George Vance; John Holt def. Michael Clark; Tom Isenhour def. Jack Nantz. Sixth Flight Michael Millette def. Chuck Carnese; Peter Goforth def. David Gilbert; Wayne Spencer def. Randy Zmrhal; John Holmes def. Thomas McDowell. Seventh Flight Ken Kadera def. Stephen Moore; Miles Sweeney def. Robert Mesher; Jim Hauck def. Bill Knox; Jeff Wohler def. Ron Leland. Eighth Flight Marty Sells def. Larry Grant; Russ Dragon def. Tom Hageman; Gary Clu- nas def. Roger Schultz; Jerry Briggs def. Ron Martell. Ninth Flight Albert Carder, bye; Rick Williams def. Herb Sundby; David Aase def. Chris Robinson; John McLoughlin def. David Lum. Edgewater’s Rex Puterbaugh. Other Wednesday winners included defending champion Riley Elmes, 2013 champion Anthony Arvidson and two-time OCI winner John DeLong. Golfers from the Grand Cham- pions, Women’s, Seniors and Super Seniors will be on the course today. The Daily Astorian AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott speaks at Pac-12 NCAA college football Media Day on Wednesday in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. USC got 28 first-place votes, compared to the Huskies’ 22. USC, Washington picked to win their divisions in Pac-12 By GREG BEACHAM Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Southern California is the preseason pick to win the Pac-12 in a poll of foot- ball media, and defending cham- pion Washington is favored to win the North Division. The conference announced the results Wednesday before its preseason media availabilities in Hollywood. USC got 28 of 52 overall first- place votes, topping the Huskies’ 22. Both schools were clear favor- ites in their respective divisions, getting 49 of the 52 votes for the top spot. The Trojans won their final nine games last season behind return- ing quarterback Sam Darnold, cul- minating in a thrilling Rose Bowl victory over Penn State. Although USC must replace playmakers at several key positions, coach Clay Helton returns for his second full season with the school’s usual ros- ter loaded with NFL-caliber talent. USC has been greeted annually with frenzied preseason expecta- tions, particularly since the dom- inant Pete Carroll era. The Trojans have far more coaching changes than conference titles in the past decade, failing to take the crown after being installed as the presea- son favorites in 2012 and 2015. Another word of warning for the Trojans: The media has cor- rectly picked the conference champion only twice in the last decade. Washington went 12-2 and won the conference title game over Colorado last season. The Hus- kies lost to Alabama in the Col- lege Football Playoff semifinal, but star quarterback Jake Brown- ing returns along with several key components of coach Chris Peters- en’s burgeoning powerhouse. The Buffaloes are picked to finish fourth in the Pac-12 South behind Utah and UCLA despite their breakthrough season under coach Mike MacIntyre. Arizona State ranked fifth in the division, and Arizona was last. Stanford is picked second in the North after going 10-3 last season. The Cardinal are followed by revitalized Washington State and rebuilding Oregon, which replaced coach Mark Helfrich with Willie Taggart after going 4-8 last fall for its worst season in a quarter-century. Oregon State is picked fifth in the North, with California expected to finish last under new coach Justin Wilcox. Oregon and Utah got one vote apiece as Pac-12 title game champions. The 18th annual Astoria Youth Football camp will take place Monday through Aug. 3 at CMH Field. Coaching staff and players from Astoria High School will serve as instructors. The annual four-day camp is for any student entering kindergarten through the eighth grade this fall. Camp times are 5-6:30 each night, with day-of-camp registra- tion beginning at 4:45 p.m. This year’s camp is the senior project for Astoria High stu- dent-athletes Zac Patterson and Kainoa Kaonohi. Cost is $30 per individual or $50 per family. The camp fee includes a T-shirt and free admis- sion to the AHS Football Condi- tioning Camp the following week for Astoria Middle School players. Camp instruction will include techniques for all offensive, defen- sive and special team positions; recommended nutritional training; off-season and in-season training; the importance of goal setting; and the importance of team building. Many current and former AHS football players will serve as guest coaches. Interested campers who may have a financial hardship should contact coach Howard Rub. Campers should wear cloth shorts and T-shirts, and a nonmetal cleated pair of shoes. Regular ath- letic shoes are also allowed on the artificial surface. For questions or more infor- mation, contact coach Rub at 503- 298-9419, or hrub@astoria.k12. or.us. Sale Away: Red Sox ace Ks 11 in 4-0 win over Mariners By TIM BOOTH Associated Press Morris’ 88th-minute goal gives US Gold Cup title By JANIE MCCAULEY Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As the victorious American players bounced so hard the podium shook, medals round their necks, a beaming Bruce Arena in the back raised his arms to the air right along with them as gold confetti began to fall. The U.S. resurgence is off to an impressive start since Arena returned late last year. Another CONCACAF Gold Cup crown, and now on to more important business: qualifying for next year’s World Cup. Former Stanford star Jordan Mor- ris scored a tie-breaking goal in the 88th minute , and the United States beat Jamaica 2-1 on Wednesday night for its sixth Gold Cup title and first since 2013. Jozy Altidore’s goal on a 28-yard free kick in the 45th minute beat backup goalkeeper Dwayne Miller after Jamaica captain Andre Blake left early with a hand injury. Je-Vaughn Watson tied the score when he got away from Morris for a 4-yard volley off Kemar Lawrence’s 50th-minute corner kick. Morris, who left nearby Stanford in his junior year, has won the 2015 NCAA title, the 2016 MLS champi- onship with Seattle and now the 2017 Gold Cup. He got the breakthrough goal with a 14-yard right-footed shot AP Photo/Ben Margot United States players celebrate after beating Jamaica 2-1 in the Gold Cup final soccer match in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday. after Gyasi Zardes crossed. Jermaine Taylor tried to clear with a header and the ball was knocked by Clint Dempsey with a leg back to Morris. “I was nervous. It was my guy that scored on the goal, so I was try- ing to make up for it any way that I could,” Morris said. “Obviously. I take responsibility for that. But luck- ily I could put one in the back of the net.” It was the fifth international goal for the 22-year-old Morris, who tied 16-year-old Canadian Alphonso Davies for the tournament lead with three goals. “That was like a dagger in the heart,” Jamaica coach Theodore Whitmore said. Arena took a moment after the final whistle to congratulate Morris for the pretty shot but also for how he answered from a mistake. The U.S. extended its unbeaten streak to 14 games (9-0-5) under Arena, who became the first coach to win three Gold Cup titles. “Bruce brought in a new energy,” goalkeeper Tim Howard said. “He just gave us a tremendous lift.” SEATTLE — When Chris Sale woke up Wednesday, he was unaware the Red Sox were on a four-game losing streak. “I actually fell asleep before the end of it. I woke up this morning and heard the news,” Sale said of Boston’s 13-inning loss the previ- ous night. Sale was brilliant, pitching seven innings of three-hit ball in a 4-0 win over the Seattle Mari- ners that featured a home run by 20-year-old Rafael Devers , who became the youngest Boston player to hit a home run in more than 50 years. Sale headed back to the team hotel early on Tuesday night to be rested for a day game. He didn’t know about Seattle’s two-run rally in the 13th inning, shortly after midnight. About 12 hours later, the Red Sox got exactly what they needed from their ace to avoid being swept. He struck out 11, the 14th time this season he reached double digits. Sale allowed doubles to Jean Segura and Guillermo Heredia, and a broken-bat single to Ben Gamel, but none of the three to reach base via hit ever advanced. UP NEXT: MARINERS • New York Mets (47-52) at Seattle Mariners (51-52) • Friday, 7:10 p.m. TV: RTNW
