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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com Athletes of the Week LEXIS LAW Astoria COLTON CARTER Seaside Photos by Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian t had been four years since the Astoria girls soccer program had won more I Tillamook than two league games in a single season — until last week. Victories over and Banks capped a three-game win streak for the Lady Fishermen. arter is a senior who is well on his way to earning the Cowapa League’s C Player of the Year award for the third straight season. Meanwhile, the Sea- side boys soccer team reached the No. 1 spot in the OSAA rankings last week, Defense wins games, and Astoria has the ultimate defender in goalkeeper Lexis Law. Her 10 saves in a 1-0 win over Banks helped the Fishermen score their fourth shutout win of the season. It was their fi rst victory over Banks since 2012. “The girls have confi dence in her, and I never have to worry about her,” said Astoria coach Tim Fastabend. “She makes all the easy saves, and makes it look routine. It’s never too exciting with her back there.” with wins over Valley Catholic and Tillamook, two of their main challengers in the Cowapa League. In a 2-0 win at defending league champion Tillamook, Carter scored off an assist from Chase Januik just nine seconds into the game, then scored again on a penalty kick in the second minute. In a 2-1 victory over Valley Catholic two days earlier, Carter scored two goals, including a penalty kick. Lynx earn 4th WNBA title in 7 seasons with win vs. Sparks By JON KRAWCZYNSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Sylvia Fowles had 17 points and broke her own WNBA Finals record by grabbing 20 rebounds to lead the Minnesota Lynx to their fourth championship in seven years with an 85-76 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks in Game 5 on Wednesday night. “I think every time you do this, it gets a little more special because it gets a little harder,” Whalen said. “And more mean- ingful because you know it’s not easy. It’s not something we try to take for granted ever.” Moore had 18 points and 10 rebounds and hit a huge runner with 26 seconds to play, Whalen had 17 points and eight assists and Seimone Augustus added 14 points, six assists and six boards to help the Lynx move into a tie with the Houston Comets for most titles in league history. The Lynx staved off elimination twice in this series, winning Games 4 and 5, and avenged a last-second loss to the Sparks in Minnesota last season that prevented them from making history a year sooner. SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Volleyball — Tillamook at Astoria, 7 p.m.; Valley Catholic at Seaside, 7 p.m.; OES at Warrenton, 6 p.m. Girls Soccer — Astoria at Valley Cath- olic, 7:15 p.m. Boys Soccer — Valley Catholic at As- toria, 7:15 p.m. Football — Naselle at Washington School for the Deaf, 3:30 p.m. VOLLEYBALL Standings Cowapa League League Overall Valley Catholic 7-0 15-2 Tillamook 6-1 12-2 Astoria 4-3 9-6 Scappoose 3-4 7-6 Banks 1-6 4-10 Seaside 0-7 8-10 Astoria girls win annual Relay meet The Daily Astorian RAINIER — The Astoria girls cross country team continued its winning ways Wednesday, tak- ing fi rst place out of seven schools in the team standings of the Trojan Relays. The annual meet is a 10-mile relay around the lake at Trojan Recreation Park in Rainier. Each team consists of fi ve members, and teams can be all male, all female, or coed. Astoria senior McKenzie Burnett had the fastest lap time for the Lady Fishermen, covering the approxi- mately 2-mile leg of the 10-mile relay in 12 minutes, 29 seconds. Freshman Sophie Long had the second-fastest lap (12:35), while Emma Roe, Kathy Perez and Abby Gronki also ran on the winning var- sity team. On the boys’ side, Cameron Van Raden had the fastest time for Astoria (11:12), followed by Parker Ivanoff (11:30). Will Berezay, Calvin Kaul and Nikolai Boisvert rounded out the Astoria team, which fi nished second overall behind St. Helens. “The Trojan Relays was a good way to switch up the distance and pace, and really just get out and have a fun time racing in a little different for- mat,” said Astoria coach Andrew Fick. “It’s nice to run in a smaller meet mid- week to shake things up, and keep it light before heading into the George Fox Invitational next weekend, and Sale vs. Verlander; Judge, Yanks’ power vs. Bauer then Districts another couple weeks after that.” He added, “cross country is such a unique sport, because you can be rac- ing against hundreds of other runners from around the country one weekend, bounding through mud pits the next, and then running with local teams through a park the week after that. “The camaraderie of distance run- ners is pretty special, and it’s even more fun when you come home knowing that you ran well together as a team.” Odhiambo back practicing for Seahawks after scary incident By TIM BOOTH Associated Press Associated Press A look at what’s happening around the majors today: MARQUEE MATCHUP: Red Sox lefty Chris Sale makes his fi rst postseason appearance when he starts against Astros righty Justin Verlander in Game 1 of the AL Divi- sion Series at Minute Maid Park. Sale led the majors with 308 strike- outs while going 17-8 with a 2.90 ERA for Boston. Verlander excelled after being traded from Detroit to Houston, winning all fi ve starts for his new team with a 1.06 ERA. The aces spent several years together in the AL Central — Sale with the White Sox, Verlander with the Tigers — and started against each other fi ve times. In those matchups dating to 2012, Verlander was 2-0 with a 1.46 ERA; Sale was 0-2 with a 2.78 ERA. Detroit won all fi ve of those games. POWER VS. BAUER: The Yan- kees led the majors in home runs this season, and Aaron Judge, Didi Gregorius and Brett Gardner con- nected to lead New York over Min- nesota in the AL wild-card game and into a matchup with the Indians in the ALDS. Manager Terry Francona has opted to start Trevor Bauer in Game 1 at Cleveland, rather than domi- nant Corey Kluber. Francona said AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks will start Game 1 of the NL Divi- sion Series against Washington on Friday. part of his decision is so he can use his best pitcher — Kluber — in a potential Game 5. Bauer shook off a slow start and went 17-9 with a 4.19 ERA in 31 starts this year. Since he began throwing a slider, he’s 10-1 with 2.60 ERA in 14 games. Sonny Gray will start the opener for New York. WASHINGTON WAITS: The Nationals still aren’t saying who will start Game 1 of the NLDS vs. the visiting Cubs on Friday. Max Scherzer is recovering from a ham- string he hurt last weekend, and general manager Mike Rizzo said the team hasn’t determined when the two-time Cy Young Award win- ner will face Chicago. Stephen Strasburg (15-4, 2.52 ERA) remains a top candidate to start the playoff opener for the Nats. Kyle Hendricks will pitch Game 1 for the Cubs. The righty led the majors in ERA last year, missed time this season because of pain in the middle fi nger of his pitch- ing hand, and had a 2.19 ERA in his fi nal 13 starts after the All-Star break. Lewis & Clark League Portland Chr 8-1 13-4 Rainier 7-0 10-1 Catlin Gabel 6-3 6-6 Warrenton 5-3 8-7 OR Episcopal 4-3 10-8 Portland Adv 4-4 5-4 Riverdale 2-6 5-10 Clatskanie 0-7 2-12 De La Salle 0-9 0-15 In danger of missing World Cup, US needs win over Panama Northwest League Gaston 9-0 13-1 Vernonia 8-0 10-5 Nestucca 5-3 8-5 Delphian 4-3 8-10 Columbia Chr 4-3 5-6 Knappa 2-5 3-8 City Christian 1-6 4-8 Faith Bible 1-6 4-10 Neah-Kah-Nie 0-8 2-12 ORLANDO, Fla. — Months and months of stumbles have put the United States in a precarious posi- tion. The Americans could miss the World Cup for the fi rst time since 1986. Preparing for Friday’s crucial qualifi er against Panama, the U.S. held a closed-doors scrimmage By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Wednesday against Orlando City’s B team. A victory Friday would put the U.S. on track to reach its eighth straight World Cup with a win or possibly a tie at Trinidad and Tobago next week. Less than a victory against the Panamanians could lead to either a playoff next month or elimination. “There’s been a real sense of urgency,” captain Michael Bradley said. “Obviously you get to the end and our margin for error is virtually gone.” Mexico has 18 points and has clinched one of the three berths from North and Central America and the Caribbean. Costa Rica has 15 points heading into its game against visit- ing Honduras and is on the verge of clinching. Panama is third with 10 points, and the U.S. has nine and leads Honduras on goal difference. Trinidad has three points and is all-but-eliminated. RENTON, Wash. — Rees Odhiambo left CenturyLink Field last Sunday in an ambu- lance, headed for a hospital to be examined for breathing problems caused by a bruised sternum. By this Sunday, he could be back in the Seattle Seahawks lineup at left tackle. “I’m going to try and go out there and play,” Odhiambo said Wednesday. Odhiambo was back on the practice fi eld just three days after an alarming postgame scene fol- lowing the Seahawks’ 46-18 win over the Indianapolis Colts. Odhiambo had been injured in the third quarter when he was hit in the chest during an intercep- tion return. He was having trou- ble breathing the rest of the game, but never missed a snap through a combination of adrenaline and determination. It was in the minutes after the game when the adrenaline wore off that Odhiambo’s breathing issues became more serious and required medical attention. “It felt scary in the locker room when I couldn’t really breathe at the time,” Odhiambo said. “Over- all, once I got to the hospital it got a lot better. I was pretty much good from there.” Odhiambo received atten- tion from numerous team person- nel and eventually medics were brought into the locker room to assess his condition. His fellow offensive linemen, coach Pete Carroll and offensive line coach Tom Cable huddled around as medics eventually determined Odhiambo needed to be trans- ported to the hospital. For his part, Odhiambo doesn’t remember much until he was already in the ambulance. He was eventually diagnosed with a bruised sternum and was dis- charged Monday afternoon.
