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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017
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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.