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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2017
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Ridin’ at the State Fair
The Daily Astorian
Submitted Photo
The three graduating seniors (and their horses) of the local equestrian
team, from left to right: Maggie McLean and Eleanor; Kaisa Israel and
Bo; Kaitlyn Landwehr and Jake.
Local 4H equestrian riders are
gearing up for the State Fair this
Friday through Sunday in Salem.
The local competitors, from
Astoria and Knappa high schools,
qualified in a number of differ-
ent events, while the three gradu-
ating seniors recently won Medal-
lion Class, which is the “Best of the
Best.”
The State Fair events begin Fri-
day with competition in Dressage
and English; followed by Saturday’s
Showmanship and Ground Training
action; and competition Sunday in
Trail, Western and Saddle Seat.
Local equestrian riders and their
horses taking part:
Angelina Lindres (Astoria) and
“Stella”
Qualified in Showmanship and
Ground Training; three years in 4H;
Qualified for State Fair: first year.
Olivia Rilatos (Knappa) and
“Trinket”
Qualified in Showmanship, Sad-
dle Seat, Trail and Western; five
years in 4H; Qualified for State
Fair: first year.
Haylee Skipper (Knappa) and
“Jigger”
Qualified in Showmanship,
English, Trail and Western; seven
years in 4H; Qualified for State
Fair: two years.
Graduating Seniors:
Kaisa Israel (Astoria) and “Bo”
Qualified in Showmanship,
English, Saddle Seat and Western;
nine years in 4H; Qualified for State
Fair: five years.
Favorite 4H memory: “All the
water fights and slip ‘n’ slides over
the years.”
Kaitlyn Landwehr (Knappa)
and “Jake
Qualified in Showmanship,
English, Dressage, Trail and West-
ern; nine Years in 4H; Qualified for
State Fair: five years.
Favorite Memory: “Making it
into the Medallion Class at State
Fair in 2013.”
Maggie McClean (Astoria) and
“Eleanor”
Qualified in Showmanship, Trail
and Western; five years in 4H; Qual-
ified for State Fair: two years.
Favorite Memory: “Winning my
medallion after putting in count-
less hours and overcoming all of the
struggles we faced working towards
our goal.”
More
uncertainty
on Seattle
O-line
Seahawks traded
for lineman Tobin
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
It wouldn’t be the preseason
without uncertainty about how the
Seattle Seahawks offensive line
will look come Week 1.
In what has become a regular
occurrence the past few seasons,
the line has been thrown into flux
again with the season-ending knee
injury suffered by expected start-
ing left tackle George Fant in last
Friday’s preseason game against
Minnesota. Fant suffered a torn
ACL and some MCL damage in
his right knee and will undergo
surgery soon.
The loss of Fant completely
alters an offensive line that was
on the verge of being mostly set-
tled for the final two weeks of
the preseason. Fant and Luke
Joeckel were set on the left side
with Justin Britt at center and Ger-
main Ifedi the expected starter at
right tackle. The only competi-
tion appeared to be at right guard
between Oday Aboushi and Mark
Glowinski, with Ethan Pocic and
Rees Odhiambo serving as back-
ups across the line.
“We’re moving. We’ve got to
keep rolling,” coach Pete Carroll
said Monday.
Carroll chose not to go into
specifics, but indicated that Odhi-
ambo will likely be the first
option. The second-year lineman
from Boise State stepped in for
Fant after his injury and played
briefly at left tackle in one game
last season. Carroll said Pocic will
get a look at the position and Seat-
tle added another option after fin-
ishing practice Monday by trading
for Matt Tobin from Philadelphia
in exchange for a fifth-round pick
in 2018. Seattle also received a
seventh-round pick next year from
the Eagles.
Seattle has used Odhiambo at
a variety of guard and tackle spots
but only as a backup to this point.
He played left tackle exclusively
during his college career at Boise
State, but has been inconsistent in
his limited opportunities with the
Seahawks. Offensive line coach
Tom Cable was critical of Odhi-
ambo last week prior to the Fant
injury.
“He has some moments where
it looks great and some moments
where we’re like, ‘OK we have
work to do,’” Cable said.
Odhiambo said Seattle’s prac-
tice of having its offensive line-
men rotate through a variety of
positions makes stepping in at left
tackle feel familiar.
“You have a lot of guys that
could go in there and feel comfort-
able doing the things,” Odhiambo
said. “At the same time, the way
he coaches us is to know every
single spot.”
Carroll repeatedly mentioned
Joeckel’s experience as a left
tackle, but reiterated that the goal
is to keep Joeckel at left guard.
The indication is that moving
Joeckel to left tackle would be a
fall back plan if Seattle can’t find
a more definitive answer.
AP Photo/Todd Kirkland
Seattle Mariners Yonder Alonso (10) avoids the tag of Atlanta Braves catcher Kurt Suzuki (24) at home to score in the fourth inning.
Albers picks up 2nd win,
Mariners hold off Braves
By PAUL NEWBERRY
Associated Press
A
TLANTA — Andrew Albers is
making up for lost time.
After going 1,463 days
between big league victories, he
now has two wins in less than a week.
“I try not to count that high,” Albers
quipped after working into the sixth inning
to lead the Seattle Mariners past the Atlanta
Braves 6-5 on Monday night. “I knew it had
been a while.”
The 31-year-old left-hander sounded more
excited about the first hit and RBI of his career
— in his first big league at-bat, a bouncer off
the pitching hand of Atlanta’s Mike Foltyne-
wicz that wound up being an infield hit.
After admiring the ball in his locker,
Albers (2-0) quickly pointed out he also has
two sacrifice bunts, leaving him with a career
average of 1.000.
“I better sit on that one as long as I can,” he
said. “It’s only gonna go down from there.”
Albers beat his former organization, hav-
ing spent most of the season at the Braves’
Triple-A club. He went 12-3 but never got a
call to the big leagues.
Instead, Albers was dealt to the Mariners
for cash on Aug. 11. He was called up by Seat-
tle to make a start four days later, working six
strong innings in a 3-1 win over Baltimore.
This time, he surrendered six hits and
three earned runs in five-plus innings, help-
ing to bolster Seattle’s injury riddled rotation.
“He’s been huge for us,” catcher Mike
Zunino said. “We’ve used a ton of guys this
year.”
Zunino was part of a disputed play at the
plate that help preserve the win for Seattle,
which came into the night just 1 1/2 games
out of an AL wild-card spot.
With the Braves trailing 6-2 in the sixth,
a catcher’s interference call sparked a three-
run rally. Ozzie Albies hit a two-run triple
AP Photo/Todd Kirkland
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Andrew Albers (63) delivers in the first inning.
over the head of center fielder Leonys Mar-
tin and scored on Dansby Swanson’s sacri-
fice fly. Pinch hitter Lane Adams reached on
an infield single, stole second and raced for
home when an infield dribbler was bobbled
by second baseman Robinson Cano.
Cano retrieved the ball and threw home to
get Adams. The Braves challenged the call,
and it looked as though Adams may have got-
ten a toe on the plate a split-second before he
was tagged. But the replays, from several dif-
ferent angles, weren’t definitive enough to
overturn the call.
“That was a great job by Robby not to
give up on the play,” Zunino said. “That lit-
tle bobble and recovery may have saved us
the game.”
Edwin Diaz pitched the ninth for his 28th
save. He surrendered a leadoff single to Ender
Inciarte, but the Atlanta runner was thrown
out attempting to steal second with slugger
Freddie Freeman at the plate.
Freeman grounded out to end the game.
Foltynewicz (10-9) had another rough out
for the Braves. He gave up nine hits and all
six Seattle runs in 5 2/3 innings, losing for the
fourth time in his last five starts.
“A little bit of tough luck early on in the
game, and after that I sort of fell behind
some people,” he said. “It was a tough whole
month. I need to regroup and focus a little
more and get back out there.”