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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017
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Athletes of the Week
CHLOEE
HUNT
Evergreen
BRANDON
McMULLEN
Ilwaco
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he graduate of Astoria High School is now a sophomore hitter at Ever-
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green State College. And she played a key role in helping the Geoducks
score a fi ve-game win over Oregon Tech Saturday . Oregon Tech won the fi rst
he senior running back helped the Fishermen gain the Pacifi c 2B
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League’s No. 2 seed by rushing for 163 yards on just 15 carries (10.9
yards per run), in a 52-18 win over North Beach Friday . McMullen also threw
two sets, 25-14, 25-22, before Evergreen rallied behind Hunt in Game 3 to win
the next three games, 25-21, 25-22, 15-10. She had fi ve kills and no errors on
eight attempts in Game 3 alone, and fi nished with two solo blocks and four
block assists. Hunt is Evergreen’s season leader in block assists (69) and solo
blocks (eight).
a 38-yard touchdown pass to Tenyson Ramsey, and scored on a 20-yard run
in the second quarter, as Ilwaco built a 39-0 halftime lead. Led by McMullen,
Ilwaco had 353 yards rushing.
Astros prevail
after a wild
World Series
Houston topples
Dodgers in Game 7
By BEN WALKER
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — From laugh-
ingstock to lift off.
George Springer and the Hous-
ton Astros rocketed to the top of the
baseball galaxy Wednesday night,
winning the fi rst World Series cham-
pionship in franchise history by
romping past the Los Angeles Dodg-
ers 5-1 in Game 7.
Playing for a city still recovering
from Hurricane Harvey, and wearing
an H Strong logo on their jerseys, the
Astros brought home the prize that
had eluded them since they started
out in 1962 as the Colt .45s.
“I always believed that we
could make it,” All-Star slugger
Jose Altuve said. “We did this for
them.”
For a Series that was shaping
up as an October classic, Game
7 quickly became a November
clunker as Houston scored fi ve runs
in the fi rst two innings off Yu Dar-
vish. Hardly the excitement fans felt
during the Cubs’ 10-inning thriller in
Cleveland last fall.
Well, except for everyone wear-
ing bright orange. Back in Houston,
a huge crowd fi lled Minute Maid
Park to cheer as fans watched on the
big video board, and the train whistle
wailed when it was over.
AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill
The Houston Astros celebrate after their win against the Los An-
geles Dodgers in Game 7 of baseball’s World Series Wednesday in
Los Angeles. The Astros won 5-1 to win the series 4-3.
Stayton boys defeat Astoria
with four second half goals
The Daily Astorian
STAYTON — Astoria and Stay-
ton were tied 0-0 at halftime before
the Eagles took fl ight in the second
half, scoring four goals in a 4-0 win
over the Fishermen in a Class 4A
boys soccer fi rst round state playoff
game Wednesday.
Stayton — ranked second
behind Seaside — improved to
14-0 overall, and advances to the
quarterfi nals to face Molalla.
Astoria fi nishes the season 9-5-2
overall.
The Eagles broke open the
scoreless match with a goal in the
48th minute, Alex Cramer ban king
a shot in off the right post.
David Gomez followed with
a goal off a defl ection in the 55th
minute, and the Eagles made it 3-nil
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
Friday
Football — Class 4A State Playoff: Hen-
ley at Seaside, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Football — Class 2A State Playoff:
Bandon vs. Knappa, at CMH Field,
1 p.m.
Boys Soccer — Class 4A State
Quarterfinal: Newport at Seaside, TBA
Wednesday
on another score midway through
the second half.
Jacobe Croff capped the scoring
with 12:39 left.
Jose Navarro got the save in
goal for the Eagles, preserving the
shutout with a big save with 15
minutes remaining.
Photos by Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
Westin Carter, far right, chases down a loose ball for the Seaside Seagulls during their playoff win Wednesday
against Philomath. The Seagulls won 4-1. Find more local sports photos online at DailyAstorian.com/sports
GULLS OPEN PLAYOFFS
WITH DECISIVE 4-1 WIN
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
SEASIDE — Over the last three
years, the boys of Seaside High School
have won four state championships in
three different sports.
Two in golf, and one each in
cross-country and basketball. Over the
next month, the City of Champions is
hoping to add two more sports to that
impressive list.
While the “football” Gulls open
the state playoffs Friday, the “füt-
bol” Gulls began their state title run
Wednesday night at Broadway Field,
where Seaside defeated Philomath 4-1
in a fi rst round game of the 4A boys
soccer state playoffs.
The Gulls advance to the quarter-
fi nals, where they will host Newport
Saturday, time to be announced.
While the Seaside football team
will be a factor in the 4A champion-
ship chase, the No. 1-ranked Gulls’
soccer team is intent on hoisting the
fi rst ever ‘Boys Soccer State Champi-
ons’ banner in the school gymnasium.
Seaside has won 10 in a row —
which includes a string of seven
straight shutouts — and the Gulls used
their bye in the r egional p lay-in round
last week by beating Hillsboro (the
No. 3-ranked 5A team), 4-1.
These Gulls are offi cially “state
championship ready.”
“We have a good amount of confi -
dence right now,” said Seaside senior
Colton Carter, the two-time Cowapa
League Player of the Year. “We’re not
cocky. We haven’t had many opportu-
nities to go deep into the playoffs, so
we’re taking every chance we get, and
going as hard as we can.
“We leave it all on the fi eld,” he
said. “We might not be the most tal-
ented out there, but we’re going to win
the ball, and work as hard as we can.”
The Gulls also don’t fi nd them-
selves trailing very often, let alone giv-
ing up goals.
But that’s where Seaside found
itself just over 10 minutes into the con-
test, as a foul on the Gulls in the pen-
Rafi Sibony moves the ball up the
field for the Seaside Seagulls during
their 4-1 win against Philomath .
alty box gave Philomath a penalty
kick, which Antoine Feld converted
for the game’s fi rst goal.
Still, with almost 70 minutes of
soccer to play, there were no worries
on the Seaside side.
“From the angle I saw, I didn’t
think a PK was a justifi ed call,” said
Gulls’ coach John Chapman. “But it
wasn’t something that concerned me.
Right from the get-go, 10 or 15 min-
utes into the game, I saw that we were
already starting to wear them down.
They started subbing early, and I
thought our pressure and pace wasn’t
going to allow them much room to
move the ball.”
And it took the Gulls just over six
minutes to respond.
Moments after a corner kick from
Bryce DeWinter, Seaside freshman
Westin Carter hammered a ball from
20 yards out on the left side to the far
post, and the rocket shot went through
the hands of Philomath keeper Jayson
Kildea.
“After the penalty kick, we were
able to retaliate early, and we still had
the whole second half,” said Colton
Carter, Westin’s big brother. “We all
knew as soon as the penalty kick hap-
pened, we were going to come back.
We weren’t worried. We just kept
playing our game.”
With that, the score remained 1-1
through one half, as the surprising No.
16 seed Warriors were at least even
on the scoreboard with the No. 1 seed
Seagulls.
But the Gulls are indeed “Relent-
less,” like their team motto states.
Colton Carter scored the go-ahead
goal just over three minutes into the
second half, a close range goal off a
pass centered by freshman Dodger
Holmstedt.
Seaside did not score again for the
next 20-plus minutes, but the Gulls
dominated in every phase of the game.
The Gulls fi nished the second half
with 17 shots taken, 11 on frame.
And the Warriors couldn’t keep up.
Holmstedt scored off a corner kick
from DeWinter with 12:42 remaining;
and Colton Carter found the net off a
free kick with 9:34 left, another blast
that went right through Kildea’s hands.
The Gulls were taking target prac-
tice over the fi nal 30 minutes of the
game, with near misses by Holmst-
edt, Westin Carter, Irving Contreras
and Uly Corona. Kildea made saves
on hard shots by Colton Carter, Chase
Januik and Christian Hernandez.
Chapman likes his team’s aggres-
sive attack on offense, but it’s the
defense that may earn the Gulls a
trophy.
“In the last 10 games, no one has
scored on us in open-fi eld play (Hill-
sboro scored on a free kick),” he said.
“Our defense and our goalkeeping has
just been solid.”
James Petite and Ashton Boyd
shared the goalkeeping duties Wednes-
day, with Petite starting. The junior
only had to make one save. The War-
riors had just one shot the entire sec-
ond half.
“Our midfi eld dominated the game
tonight,” Chapman said. “Our guys
kept the pressure on. We spread the
ball, and moved it around … I actually
had to count a couple times, because
it looked like we had 12 guys on the
fi eld.”
Colton Carter added, “Irving Con-
treras and the defenders are just hold-
ing the back line. He doesn’t get
enough recognition. He’s everywhere.
Rafi (Sibony) and I and the mid’s are
playing well, and then our wings and
other players are just stepping up to
another level.”