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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2017 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com Athletes of the Week ALEX TEUBNER Seaside KES SANDSTROM Astoria The Daily Astorian/File Photo he Gulls’ junior running back has Seaside in the running for its fi rst state T championship since 1994. In their latest win (19-14 over Banks last Fri- day), Teubner rushed for 279 yards on 29 carries, scored two touchdowns, and he junior outside hitter helped the Lady Fishermen score an easy three- T game victory over North Valley last Saturday, 25-11, 25-13, 25-7. A 5-foot- 10 transfer from Scappoose last year, Sandstrom had 11 kills and a block in led the Seaside defense with nine tackles and a fumble recovery. helping Astoria secure a spot in the Sweet 16 for the fi rst time since 2014. The Fishermen travel to Baker Saturday. Will he or won’t he? Stanford’s Love is up in the air for tonight By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi reacts during the sixth inning of their baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, in Toronto in August. Girardi pushed out by Yankees after 10 seasons as manager Associated Press The Daily Astorian/File Photo Joe Girardi’s tenure as New York Yankees manager ended today after a decade that produced just one World Series title for a team that expects to win every year. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made the announcement fi ve days after the Yankees lost to Houston in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series. “Everything this organization does is done with careful and thor- ough consideration, and we’ve decided to pursue alternatives for the managerial position,” Cashman said in a statement. New York does not have an obvious candidate to replace him. The Yankees are the third of the 10 postseason teams to remove managers, joining Boston and Washington. A former All-Star catcher for the Yankees, Girardi was at the end of his contract and said last week- end he had to speak with his family before deciding whether he wanted to return. New York made the deci- sion for him. “He has a tireless work ethic, and put his heart into every game he managed over the last decade,” Cashman said. “He should take great pride in our accomplishments during his tenure.” A three-time World Series champion as a player with the Yan- kees, Girardi succeeded Joe Torre as manager after the 2007 season and led New York to its 27th World Series title in 2009 but has fallen short each year since. Warrenton coach Lennie Wolfe talks with his players during a 2011 “Turn back the clock” game at Warrenton. Hall of Fame comes calling for Warrenton’s Wolfe By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian After 30 years (and counting) as a high school baseball coach, with eight state trophies, 14 league titles and 501 career victories — Warrenton base- ball coach Lennie Wolfe is being inducted into the Oregon High School Baseball Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame. Wolfe will be honored at an OHS- BCA banquet Nov. 4 in Wilsonville, where the association’s Class of 2017 inductees will be formally recognized. In addition to Wolfe, this year’s Hall of Fame class includes the late Eugene Dockter (coached at Ione and Adrian high schools), and former McKay coach Dan Gordon. The coaches association is also honoring Warrenton High School employee Doug Calvert for his contri- butions to Oregon baseball. A metic- ulous keeper of Oregon high school sports records, Calvert will receive a Merit Award for his work. Wolfe is currently 11th on the list of all-time career coaching victories among Oregon high school baseball coaches, with a record of 501 wins, 264 losses. “One of the most gratifying things will be, being able to thank so many people in such a public way,” Wolfe said of the upcoming banquet. “Thanking people in a face-to-face setting is one thing, but it’s diffi cult to put into words how thankful I am to be able to express it in a grander set- ting. And the honor means a lot to me, if anything, being able to follow some of the coaches who are there, and guys I looked up to and learned from,” such as former Warrenton coach Dwayne Huddleston and former Seaside coach Jim Auld. Wolfe spent four years (1988-91) at Glide before coming to Warrenton in 1992. He has coached the Warriors ever since, compiling a record of 470- 207. His teams have made the state playoff 18 times, with 14 league titles, eight state trophies, three state fi nalists and one state title, in 1994. Wolfe’s Oregon Junior Baseball summer teams at Warrenton have made 14 trips to the Junior Baseball state tournament, with championships in 1999 and 2003. In his career as a player, Wolfe played four years at Pacifi c University in Forest Grove. He began a teaching career in 1984 at Colton High School, where he coached football, wrestling and base- ball; he took over as head coach at Glide in 1988. Wolfe was hired at Warrenton High School in 1991, where he helped coach wrestling through 2007 and football through 2011. He will begin his 27th year as the Warriors’ baseball coach next spring. The Nov. 4 banquet “also gives me a venue to thank all the Warren- ton players and their families for the huge part they have played in my life,” Wolfe said. “Our successes are shared, and refl ect much more than just tro- phies. I’m so proud of what my former players have become. “Every year at our Alumni Game I’m overwhelmed by how much the guys and their families care for each other. What we have created here in Warrenton is special.” Retired from full-time teaching in 2015, Wolfe has been married to wife Michelle since 1983. His son Dan (also a former player at Pacifi c) is an assis- tant coach at Monroe High School. Established in 1997 by Pete Ness and Ross Peterson, the coaches associ- ation’s Hall of Fame held its inaugural induction in 1997-98. CORVALLIS — In the midst of his Heisman campaign Bryce Love may — or may not — sit this one out. Stanford’s running back tweaked an ankle against Ore- gon on Oct. 14 and is a game-time decision for the No. 20 Cardinal tonight at Oregon State. Love is the nation’s top run- ning back, averaging 198.1 yards per game. He has 1,387 total yards this season and is averaging 10.27 yards per carry — both also national bests. The junior human biology major has nine carries of at least 50 yards, more than anyone for an entire season since Melvin Gor- don had 10 for Wisconsin in 2014. Love was picked as a midseason AP All-American. Love ran for 147 yards and two touchdowns in Stanford’s 49-7 victory at home over the Ducks. A few days later, Stanford formally launched his Heisman campaign with the hashtag HeismanLove. So it’s really no surprise that coach David Shaw is unconcerned about the lack of practice time Love has put in leading up to the game. “If he can’t go, fi ne, he’ll go next week. When he’s out there, he’s going to get the ball,” Shaw said. “He’s played a lot of foot- ball for us the past 2 1/2 years. If it takes until game time for him to be ready to go, he’ll go out and play.” AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez Stanford running back Bryce Love, right, celebrate his rush- ing touchdown with teammate K.J. Costello during the third quarter of an NCAA college foot- ball game against Arizona State in Stanford, Calif., in September. SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Cross Country — Cowapa Cham- pionships, at Tillamook, TBA; District 1/3A/2A/1A Championships, 3:30 p.m. Football — North Beach at Ilwaco, 7 p.m. FRIDAY Football — 4A Regional Play-in: As- toria at Estacada, 7 p.m.; Clatskanie at Warrenton, 7 p.m.; Gaston at Knappa, 7 p.m.; Naselle at Sunnyside Christian, 5 p.m. SATURDAY Volleyball — 4A Regional Play-in: As- toria at Baker, 1 p.m. Girls Soccer — 4A Regional Play-in: Astoria at Philomath, 1:30 p.m. Boys Soccer — 4A Regional Play-in: Astoria at Gladstone, 4 p.m. Springer’s home run in 11th gives Astros 7-6 win over Dodgers World Series tied 1-1 By RONALD BLUM Associated Press LOS ANGELES — George Springer screamed with joy as he cir- cled the bases after hitting a two-run homer in the 11th inning. Would it be enough? Was this the fi nal plot twist on one of the wildest nights in postseason history? Yes, it was — barely — and the Houston Astros won a World Series game for the fi rst time in their 56 seasons. Charlie Culberson hit a two-out homer in the bottom half off Chris Devenski, who then struck out Yasiel Puig in a tense, nine-pitch at-bat for the win. The Astros outlasted the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 in a Hollywood thriller Wednesday to tie the Series at one game apiece. “Wasn’t that the best game ever!?” Alex Bregman proclaimed to no one in particular in the Astros clubhouse. On a night of dramatic swings and a World Series-record eight home runs, Marwin Gonzalez stunned the Dodger Stadium crowd with a solo shot off dominant Los Angeles closer Kenley Jansen on an 0-2 pitch in the ninth that made it 3-all. Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa hit consecutive home runs against Josh Fields in the 10th to build a 5-3 Astros lead, with Correa fl ipping his bat to celebrate. But there was more. Much, much more. “This is an instant classic and to be part of it is pretty special,” Astros starter Justin Verlander said. Puig homered off Ken Giles start- ing the bottom of the 10th and Enrique Hernandez knotted the score 5-5 with a two-out RBI single . Devenski entered and, with Her- nandez at second, made a wild pick- off throw that appeared headed toward left-center fi eld before it struck sec- ond base umpire Laz Diaz. An incred- ulous Hernandez put both hands on his helmet, unable to advance, and was stranded when Chris Taylor fl ied out.
