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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2017 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com Locals take part in 4-H shooting program The Daily Astorian June was a busy month for the 4-H Shooting Sports program. Michael Williams traveled to Grand Island, Nebraska, in June to compete in the 4-H National Shoot- ing Sports Championship. Wil- liams was joined by teammates Ryan Kramer of Newberg and Dylan Nel- son of Oregon City. The team com- peted in sporting clays, skeet and trap. Kramer received fifth place in sporting clays. The biggest achievement for the Oregon team was improving from 27th to 17th in the overall rankings. The highest ranking for the Oregon team was 13th in trap, which was a significant improvement over prior year rankings. Also in June, 4-H held the 2017 Oregon 4-H State Shooting Sports Contest in Albany. The contest incor- porates archery, communication skills, hunting skills, muzzleload- ing, pistol, rifle, shotgun and West- ern heritage, and involved 324 youth, ages 9 to 19, from several Oregon counties. Clatsop County was well-repre- sented, with 12 4-H members partic- ipating in the shotgun contest and 10 competing in the rifle contest. Aaron Hollenbeck and Andrew Pedersen, were National league shotgun quali- fiers and have the possibility of trav- eling to the national competition next year. Those who attended the state com- petition were: Tanner Steen (shotgun and rifle), Kristian Rodgers (shot- gun and rifle), Josiah Dersham (shot- gun and rifle), Matthew Cano (shot- gun and rifle), Soren Brown (shotgun and rifle), Aaron Hollenbeck (shot- gun and rifle), Andrew Hollenbeck (shotgun and rifle), Andrew Pedersen (shotgun and rifle), Alyssa Hollen- beck (shotgun and rifle), Kory Con- stantine (shotgun), Baylee McSwain (shotgun), Colton McMaster (shot- gun) and Maddie Ank (rifle). The Clatsop County community has been very supportive of the 4-H Shooting Sports program as well as Cano helps push M’s past Rangers ARLINGTON, Texas — The Seattle Mari- ners’ lengthy road stretch is off to a nice start. Robinson Cano doubled twice and drove in three runs as the Mariners beat the Texas Rang- ers 8-7 on Tuesday night. Seattle is now 2-0 on a nine-game trip that begins a stretch of 21 of 28 on the road. Cano’s two-run double in the sixth was the 499th of his career, moving him into a time with Rusty Staub for 63rd in MLB history. Jarrod Dyson had his 200th career steal in the win and threw out Delino DeShields at third to end the eighth inning in a one-run game. “He made a great throw, and the pick and tag that (Kyle) Seager put on DeShields was just awesome,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “A big point in the game and you have to make a big play. We did tonight.” DeShields tried to advance from first on a single by Nomar Mazara, but was beaten by a precise throw from Dyson. “We can’t get thrown out in that situation,” Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. “Not with our best hitter coming up.” Nelson Cruz homered and Leonys Martin had two hits and two RBIs for Seattle. Joey Gallo had two homers and four RBIs, and Rougned Odor also went deep for the Rang- ers, who lost their fourth straight. Casey Lawrence (1-3) picked up his first MLB win after entering the game in the fourth inning. Edwin Diaz earned his 21st save after working a 1-2-3 ninth. Nick Martinez (3-4) gave up seven runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. He was recalled from Triple-A to fill the void after Yu Darvish was traded to the Dodgers. “I kind of lost my timing a little bit,” Marti- nez said. “It would come back and I would lose it again.” The Daily Astorian Knappa’s youth football camp starts Monday at Knappa High School, and runs through Wednes- day. The camp is open to all stu- dents entering the third through eighth grade. Registration opens at 4 p.m. Monday, with the camp running from 5-6:30 p.m. on the practice field at Knappa High School. Cost of the camp is $30. Transfer QB Luton named OSU starter Associated Press UP NEXT: MARINERS AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez Seattle Mariners’ Robinson Cano follows through on an RBI double to right during the third inning of the team’s baseball game against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas. Seahawks sign safety Chancellor to 3-year extension By TIM BOOTH Associated Press RENTON, Wash. — Kam Chan- cellor wore a wry grin, knowing that a day earlier when he was peppered about his contract status and future with the Seattle Seahawks that all those questions were about to be answered. “I didn’t want to tell you all,” Chancellor said with a chuckle. “But I had an idea it was pretty close. Both sides were positive and it turned around great.” The Seahawks’ starting strong safety signed a three-year extension Tuesday that will keep him with the only club he’s ever played for through the 2020 season and creates the possibility that Chancellor will retire having played only in Seattle. Chancellor’s new deal is worth up to $36 million with $25 million guaranteed, a hefty pay- day for a 29-year-old whose physi- cal style of play has led to big hits but also a variety of injuries during his career. Tuesday’s announcement was a stark change from two years ago when Chancellor was a train- ing camp holdout because he was unhappy with his contract. “I don’t think the relationship ever fell off. I think it was just a pro- cess. The past was the past and I put that behind me two years ago and it worked,” Chancellor said. “We’re here today back to where we started, both sides in a great agreement. Bygones be bygones. I’m ready to play football.” SPORTS IN BRIEF Knappa youth football camp next week By SEAN SHAPIRO Associated Press • Seattle Mariners (55-53) at Texas Rangers (50-56) • Today, 5:05 p.m. TV: RTNW the other 4-H events and projects the youth participate in. “It is a pleasure to live in a com- munity that strongly supports posi- tive youth development and believes in giving time and resources to the next generation of leaders”, said Sandra Carlson, 4-H Coordinator. “We are very proud of these youth for their accomplishments and their remarkable sportsmanship.” For more information about the Clatsop County 4-H program, call 503-325-8573. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, left, greets strong safety Kam Chancellor at the start of training camp Tuesday in Renton, Wash. Without a new deal, Chancellor could have left Seattle in free agency after this season. Chancellor’s first contract extension, signed in 2013, is set to expire after the 2017 season. “I think it’s another illustration of, if you have deep relationships sometimes you don’t see things eye- to-eye and sometimes you get going in a different direction and stuff doesn’t quite make sense. We got there,” coach Pete Carroll said. “But because of the depth of the relation- ship, because of the commitment to one another to really the individual and to us as well, we worked our way through it and it made sense. He’s been better for it. We’ve been better for it even though it was as really hard thing.” Chancellor has been Seattle’s starting strong safety since 2011. He is a two-time second-team All- Pro selection and a four-time Pro Bowler. Known as one of the biggest hitters in the defensive backfield, Chancellor is also a highly respected voice in Seattle’s locker room, even after his holdout two years ago where he missed the first two games of the regular season. Any wounds from that decision were healed when Chancellor was voted a team captain last season. “He came back like we didn’t miss a beat. ... He came back like he never left. We accepted that,” teammate Earl Thomas said. “He’s a leader, we listen to him and he’s very valuable to this defense.” The contract extension was also taken as a signal to some of Seat- tle’s other veterans who could be in the same position a year from now. Thomas, for example, has two years remaining on his current contract. The same goes for Richard Sherman. Seattle also spent four draft picks this past spring on defensive backs. “I was watching very closely,” Thomas said. “You want to see because we’re all right around the same age. They’re bringing a lot of new guys in. If the writing is on the wall I want to be able to see it because I know I’ll be next.” NOTES: Rookie DL Malik McDowell has arrived in the Seattle area after being involved in a vehic- ular accident a few weeks ago, Car- roll said. Carroll had yet to meet with McDowell as of midday Tues- day but said the process of determin- ing McDowell’s status begins now. “We’re really anxious to really let everybody see him and take care of him, look after him and find out first hand,” Carroll said. “Everything has been through communications with the doctors at the other end, which have been in-depth.” ... WR Tyler Lockett is getting closer to coming off the PUP list and could return to practice in the next few days, Carroll said. Lockett broke both bones in his lower right leg late last season. BEND — Oregon State coach Gary Andersen has named com- munity college transfer Jake Luton the Beavers’ starting quarterback. Andersen announced his decision Tues- day following practice in Bend, where the Bea- vers have trav- eled for a week of this year’s fall Jake camp. Luton Luton, who transferred to Oregon State from Ventura Community College, was competing with Marcus McMary- ion and Darell Garretson for the starting nod. Luton threw for 3,551 yards and 40 touchdowns, both sin- gle-season records, last year at Ventura. Luton went 13-for-21 for 118 yards in the Beavers’ spring game. But he was beset by a mysteri- ous illness during the spring that caused him to drop 30 pounds from his 6-foot-7 frame. He said before the start of fall camp that he has fully recovered. Jets’ Adams: ‘die on field’ comments about passion Associated Press FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets rookie Jamal Adams says his comments about the football field being the ‘perfect place to die’ were simply about his passion for the game and he meant no disrespect to players and families dealing with effects of concussions. Adams says Tuesday that his love for football is “indescribable’ and that’s the message he was try- ing to convey Monday during a question-and-answer session that included NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. One of the approximately 150 Jets season-ticket holders asked the panel, which also included running back Matt Forte, about player health and safety. Adams, who never mentioned concussions or chronic traumatic encephalopa- thy, spoke about how much he and others enjoy the game. “Literally, if I had a perfect place to die,” Adams said, “I would die on the field .”