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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
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Fishermen
rack up 11
goals at
St. Helens
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ST. HELENS — The night
belonged to the visiting Asto-
ria Fishermen Thursday in a non-
league boys soccer game at Class
5A St. Helens.
Astoria led 4-1 at halftime on
its way to an 11-2 win over the
Lions.
“St. Helens put up a good fight
at times, but we played a beautiful
passing game and our guys really
did a nice job,” said Astoria coach
Lee Cain, whose team improves to
2-0 overall.
Cole Beeson and Trevor Byrd
scored three goals apiece for the
Fishermen, with Antonio Bermu-
dez, freshman Josh Condit, Aldo
Cruz, Tyler Gagnon and Chris-
tian Medina-Perez adding a goal
apiece for the No. 5-ranked Fish-
ermen, who play Monday at Cat-
lin Gabel, the first of four straight
road games.
In a nonleague girls soccer
game at CMH Field, St. Helens
defeated Astoria, 6-0.
Games postponed
Forest fires in the Columbia
River Gorge continue to cancel
or postpone high school athletic
events.
The Seaside soccer teams —
which had Tuesday’s games ver-
sus Stayton moved to Sept. 14 —
had two more games postponed
Thursday.
Both the girls’ road game at
Corbett and the boys’ home game
against Corbett were moved to
Oct. 21 (girls at Corbett, boys at
Seaside).
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Morgan Blodgett prepares to spike the ball over the net for the Warrenton Warriors Thursday night during a game against Clatskanie.
Warriors sweep Clatskanie;
prep for Rainier Columbians
Warrenton bounces
back with sweep
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
SPORTS
IN BRIEF
Cougars rally for
win over Astoria
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TURNER — Cascade over-
came a Game 1 loss to defeat
Astoria in nonleague volleyball
action Thursday, 20-25, 25-20,
25-17, 25-20.
Still, “it’s the best I’ve seen us
play,” said Astoria coach Jessie
Todd. “We came out early in each
game in ‘attack mode.’ Cascade
has some intelligent hitters, but I
really thought we were equal.”
Chelsea Christensen had 30
digs for Astoria, while Madi
Landwehr (12 kills) and Darian
Hageman (eight kills) sparked the
Lady Fishermen offense.
Elsewhere, Hailey O’Brien
and Kes Sandstrom each had three
ace serves, and Hageman added
five blocks.
Astoria goes right back to Cas-
cade for a tournament Saturday,
before beginning Cowapa League
play Tuesday.
Dragons
down Loggers
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KNAPPA — Knappa was on
the verge of tying the match at
two games apiece, but Delphian
held on and scored the win Thurs-
day night in a Northwest League
volleyball match at Knappa.
The Dragons took it in four
games, winning 25-18, 25-20,
12-25, 25-21.
After cruising to the Game 3
win, the Loggers led 9-2 in Game
4, before Delphian rallied and
eventually built a 22-21 lead, and
scored the final three points to win
the match.
Paris Vanderburg’s all-around
game led the Loggers, as she fin-
ished with 10 assists, eight digs,
eight kills and three touch blocks.
Kaitlyn Truax had five blocks,
Mack Strain added five kills and
three ace serves, and Jaden Miethe
collected 22 digs.
Sophia Carlson was 15-of-17
serving, with three aces.
SCOREBOARD
WARRENTON — Two volleyball teams
looking for their first win in league play met
on the court Thursday night at Warrenton
High School.
The end result was a victory for the Lady
Warriors, who look ready for next week’s
Lewis & Clark League showdown with
Rainier.
Coming off a loss at Portland Adventist
earlier in the week, Warrenton bounced back
with a three-game sweep over Clatskanie,
25-15, 25-19, 25-19. The Tigers fall to 0-2 in
league, both losses coming by way of three-
game sweeps.
How dominant were the Warriors?
Warrenton’s only deficit of the night was
1-0 at the start of Game 2.
The first game was tied at 3-3 and 7-7,
before the Warriors began to pull away thanks
to the passing exploits of Leah Durham.
The senior setter had perfect assists to
Michelle Arney, Sagi Diego and Elly Blodgett,
all for kills and an eventual 15-9 lead.
Warrenton’s Claire Bussert and Durham
TODAY
Football — Gladstone at Astoria, 7 p.m.;
Seaside at Clatskanie, 7 p.m.; Warrenton at
Vernonia, 7 p.m.; Toledo at Knappa, 7 p.m.; To-
ledo (WA) at Ilwaco, 7 p.m.; Rainier Christian at
Naselle, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Volleyball — Astoria at Cascade Tournament,
TBA; Neah-Kah-Nie Tournament, 9 a.m.
Girls Soccer — Cottage Grove vs. Astoria, at
Mac Hi, 4:15 p.m.
Cross Country — Tualatin Invitational, 8:30
a.m.; Logger Elk Run, Teevin Ranch, 10 a.m.
set up spikes for Morgan Blodgett and a 20-13
advantage.
One of four Blodgetts on the floor in
Thursday’s match, Morgan Blodgett blocked
an attack by Clatskanie’s Shelby Blodgett,
then added a stuff kill and a service ace to help
the Warriors to the Game 1 win.
The Tigers opened with a 1-0 lead in Game
2, which quickly turned into a 7-1 Warrenton
lead behind a big serving run by Arney.
Clatskanie kept it close for a while, but
Arney’s ace and a kill by Elly Blodgett helped
Warrenton hold on for the victory.
Game 3 was just a formality for the War-
Claire Bussert, center, was among the
towering offensive forces at the net on
Thursday for the Warrenton Warriors
during their match against Clatskanie.
riors, who jumped out to a quick 17-10 lead.
The Tigers responded with some sharp
serving from Lita Blodgett to keep the game
close, but Warrenton maintained a three- to
six-point lead the rest of the way, highlighted
by ace serves from Elly Blodgett and Morgan
Blodgett, and a double block from Morgan
Blodgett and Arney.
Warrenton will host Monday’s big first-
place showdown with Rainier.
Junior varsity: Warrenton defeated Clats-
kanie, 25-17, 25-10.
Lacy’s debut for Seahawks comes against former team
Seattle opens
against Green Bay
UP NEXT: SEAHAWKS
• Seattle Seahawks (0-0)
at Green Bay Packers (0-0)
• Sunday, 1:25 p.m. TV: FOX
By CURTIS CRABTREE
Associated Press
RENTON, Wash. — Eddie Lacy
couldn’t help but laugh when he saw
who the Seahawks’ Week 1 opponent
would be.
After spending the first four sea-
sons of his career with the Green Bay
Packers, Lacy signed a one-year deal
with Seattle in March. Now, a return
trip to Lambeau Field serves as the
first regular-season outing for Lacy
with his new team.
“I thought I would be back there, I
was there for four years and I thought
it would continue,” Lacy said Thurs-
day. “Sometimes it doesn’t work out
like that. Sometimes a change of
scenery isn’t bad.”
Lacy was Offensive Rookie of
the Year in 2013 and earned a trip to
the Pro Bowl after rushing for 1,178
yards and 11 touchdowns for the
Packers. His final season in Green
Bay was derailed due to an ankle
injury that ended his season after just
five games.
“We have to recognize Eddie was
an excellent, excellent player for us
for three years there and it is unfortu-
nate that you don’t get to continue on
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
Seattle Seahawks running back Eddie Lacy rushes against the Kan-
sas City Chiefs during the first half of an NFL football preseason game
in August. Lacy faces his former team in Green Bay on Sunday.
with your own guys and that is usu-
ally the way we go forward,” Packers
head coach Mike McCarthy said. “He
made a decision that he felt like he
needed to make, so I just hope he is
doing great off the field and we look
forward to competing against him on
Sunday.”
Seattle went after Lacy in free
agency because the team wanted to
add a bruising running back. While
Lacy probably won’t replicate what
Marshawn Lynch did, Seattle hopes
his ability to break tackles and wear
a defense down will pay dividends.
While the Packers had concerns
about Lacy’s weight, he was ulti-
mately having a very successful start
to the season before the ankle injury.
Lacy rushed for 360 yards in five
games and had a career-best 5.1 yards
per attempt.
The Seahawks added weight
clauses to his contract, which he’s
apparently cleared at every check
point. Lacy gained 51 yards on 14
carries in limited action during the
preseason.
“He’s ready. He’s had a great run
with us getting to this point. He’s
done everything we have asked of
him, for weeks and weeks now,” head
coach Pete Carroll said.
“We’ve seen him for years. We
know what kind of player he is, so
he’s had enough glimpses of the look
in preseason that you can see him get
to rumbling with the football. We’re
fired up about him playing and he’s
ready for a full load.”
Lacy said he’s spent the last few
days contemplating whether he
would attempt a “Lambeau Leap”
if he managed to find the end zone
against his former team.
“Part of me wants to but I don’t
want to get pushed down,” Lacy
said. “I don’t know how the crowd
will react to that. Maybe I can find a
small patch of Seahawks fans and do
it there, but I’ve thought about it.”