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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017
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SPORTS
IN BRIEF
AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer
Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike
Conley smiles in front of Port-
land Trail Blazers forward Ed
Davis at the end of Tuesday’s
game.
Evans, Conley
help Grizzlies
hold off Trail
Blazers 98-97
PORTLAND — Mike Con-
ley was as relieved as the rest
of the Memphis Grizzlies when
CJ McCollum missed a pull-up
jumper with 3.7 seconds left.
“He had a great look,” Con-
ley said. “So we’re thankful to get
away with a win.”
Tyreke Evans scored 21 points
off the bench, Conley had 20 —
all in the second half — and Mem-
phis held off the Portland Trail
Blazers 98-97 on Tuesday night.
Marc Gasol added 16 points as
the Grizzlies improved to 2-1 on
their five-game road trip.
Memphis wrestled with the
Blazers for the lead in the final
quarter after neither team was
able to put together a double-digit
advantage through the first three.
US women rout
Finland 8-2
to open Four
Nations Cup
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. —
The Americans breezed through
their opener in the Four Nations
Cup. Next up is their biggest
rival.
Emily Pfalzer had three goals
and an assist, helping the United
States women rout Finland 8-2
Tuesday night in the round-robin
portion of the tournament. Can-
ada also had an easy win in its first
game, cruising to a 9-0 victory
over Sweden.
The biggest powers in women’s
hockey face off again on Wednes-
day night.
“It’s always one that we look
forward to,” Pfalzer said of play-
ing the Canadians again.
The Americans grabbed control
against Finland with five goals in
the first period, capped by a pow-
er-play score for 18-year-old Cayla
Barnes. The Boston College fresh-
man is the youngest player on the
U.S. roster after she was promoted
to the national team Oct. 28.
Jeff Ter Har/For The Daily Astorian
A trio of all-leaguers at work, as Seaside’s Michael Bailey (55), Alex Teubner (2) and Dawson Blanchard (88) look to gain yards for
the Gulls in Seaside’s state playoff versus Henley.
Gulls, Fishermen earn all-league honors
All-League football team.
The Daily Astorian
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eague champion Scappoose and sec-
ond-place Seaside garnered most of the
awards and selections to the Cowapa All-
League football team, announced last week.
The league had three Offensive Players of
the Year — senior Jimmy Jones of Scappoose,
and juniors Hayden Vandehey of Banks and
Alex Teubner of Seaside.
Sean McNabb of Scappoose and Seaside’s
Jeff Roberts were named Coaches of the
Year. Ross Parson of Scappoose was the lone
Defensive Player of the Year.
Scappoose had seven selections to the first-
team offense and five on defense. Seaside had
six first-team offense players, and three first-
team defense.
The Gulls had all five of their offensive
linemen earn all-league honors, along with
two tight ends, a running back and a wide
receiver. Junior Payton Westerholm was one
of three first-team quarterbacks.
Seaside also landed three linebackers on
the all-league team.
Astoria junior Justin Villa was a first-team
wide receiver, joining Fishermen tackle Jeff
Stutzegger on the first team. Astoria had four
players on the first-team defense, along with
punter Andrew Schauermann.
The Fishermen also placed three defensive
backs and three offensive linemen on the all-
league squad.
See Scoreboard for complete Cowapa
FOOTBALL
Cowapa All-League
Offensive Players of the Year: Jimmy Jones, Scap-
poose; Alex Teubner, Seaside; Hayden Vandehey,
Banks
Defensive Player of the Year: Ross Parsons, Scap-
poose
Coaches of the Year: Sean McNabb, Scappoose;
Jeff Roberts, Seaside
First Team Offense
WR: Blake Markham, Jr., Banks
WR: Blaine Herb, Sr., Banks
WR: Tevin Jeannis, Sr., Scappoose
WR: Justin Villa, Jr., Astoria
T: Brian Rieger, Jr., Tillamook
T: Parker Moore, Sr., Seaside
T: Jeff Stutznegger, Sr., Astoria
T: Walker Copley, So., Banks
C: Tommy McKedy, So., Scappoose
C: Travis Fenton, Jr., Seaside
G: Isaias Jantes, Jr., Seaside
G: Michael Bailey, Sr., Seaside
G: Nate Maller, Sr., Scappoose
TE: Blake Gobel, Jr., Banks
RB: Jimmy Jones, Sr., Scappoose
RB: Jack Eggers, Sr., Scappoose
RB: Trey Eberhart, So., Valley Catholic
RB: Alex Teubner, Jr., Seaside
QB: Hayden Vandehey, Jr., Banks
QB: Jerad Toman, Sr., Scappoose
QB: Payton Westerholm, Jr., Seaside
K: Benji Davidson, Sr., Scappoose
First Team Defense
DL: Kenny Kramer, Sr., Tillamook
DL: Max Merritt, Sr., Banks
DL: Ben Carpenter, Jr., Astoria
DL: Trey Bispham, Sr., Scappoose
LB: Ross Parsons, Sr., Scappoose
CHENEY, Wash. — Police say
Eastern Washington quarterback
Gage Gubrud was intoxicated and
cursed at Cheney Police Depart-
ment officers at a crime scene last
weekend.
The Spokesman-Review says
Gubrud and linebacker Kurt Cal-
houn were arrested and briefly
jailed for obstruction following
the incident. Both were suspended
for this Saturday’s game at North
Dakota as a result.
According to the report,
Gubrud and Calhoun tried to inter-
fere with the arrest of a friend who
was accused of damaging some
downtown property.
One of the top passers in the
country, Gubrud has thrown for
2,897 yards and 22 touchdowns.
He was a Walter Payton Award
finalist last year as one of the out-
standing FCS players in the nation.
Gubrud and Calhoun have
started every game this year for
the Eagles.
— Associated Press
Second Team Offense
C: Josiah Hirsch, Jr., Astoria
T: Terrence Lewis, Jr., Scappoose
T: Paxson VanNortwick, Jr., Seaside
TE: Cameron King, Sr., Seaside
TE: Dawson Blanchard, Sr., Seaside
WR: Gunnar Partain, Sr., Banks
WR: Jack Grasberger, Sr., Valley Catholic
WR: Sean McColly, Sr., Tillamook
WR: Brayden Johnson, So., Seaside
RB: Eli McRae, Sr., Tillamook
RB: Tyler Ranta, Sr., Astoria
Second Team Defense
DB: Connor McNabb, Jr., Scappoose
DB: Blake Markham, Jr., Banks
Honorable Mention Offense
G: Henry Samuelson, Jr., Astoria
QB: Daniel Pruitt, So., Valley Catholic
Honorable Mention Defense
DE: Caleb Werner, Jr., Tillamook
DE: David Merry, Jr., Astoria
LB: Skyler Yoshino, Sr., Seaside
LB: Hayden Gobel, Jr., Banks
LB: Bryson Cook, So., Banks
DB: Ian Hunt, Jr., Astoria
DB: Garrett Kiser, Sr., Seaside
Finally healthy, Richardson
becoming what Seahawks hoped
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
AP Photo/Christopher Szagola
Police report:
EWU QB was
intoxicated and
cursed at officers
LB: Matt Roth, Jr., Scappoose
LB: Isaac Hendrickson, Sr., Valley Catholic
LB: Austin Weeks, Sr., Tillamook
LB: Gio Ramirez, Jr., Seaside
LB: Duncan Thompson, Jr., Seaside
LB: Gunnar Partain, Sr., Banks
LB: Balon Kolee, Jr., Astoria
DB: Jimmy Jones, Sr., Scappoose
DB: Jake Gray, Sr., Scappoose
DB: Chris Silveira, Jr., Tillamook
DB: Alex Teubner, Jr., Seaside
DB: Trey Hageman, Sr., Astoria
DB: Zac Patterson, Sr., Astoria
P: Andrew Schauermann, Sr., Astoria
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Roy Halladay throws a pitch
during the first inning of an August 2013 baseball game against the
Arizona Diamondbacks, in Philadelphia.
Former star pitcher Halladay
killed in Florida plane crash
By ROB MAADDI
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Roy Hal-
laday had a passion for flying air-
planes that nearly matched his love
of baseball.
Halladay worked tirelessly to
become a dominant pitcher, winning
a Cy Young Award in each league and
tossing a perfect game and a postsea-
son no-hitter in the same year for
the Philadelphia Phillies. When he
couldn’t pitch at a high level any-
more, Halladay walked away from
the game and immersed himself in
another craft.
The son of a corporate pilot, Hal-
laday quickly got his license to fly
— despite his wife’s misgivings.
The eight-time All-Star fulfilled his
dream when he purchased his own
plane last month.
Halladay died Tuesday when that
private plane crashed into the Gulf of
Mexico. He was 40.
“All-Star pitcher. All-Star per-
son. All-Star father and family man,”
Phillies chairman David Montgom-
ery said at a news conference.
Former teammate and current
Texas Rangers ace Cole Hamels
joined Montgomery at Philadelphia’s
ballpark to remember Halladay.
“Knowing his father was a pilot,
you look up to your dad always,”
Hamels said. “He had that bug that he
wanted to fly. That was his passion.
You have to respect that. He prepared
for everything. He took this serious.”
Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco
said during a news conference in Hol-
iday, Florida, that Halladay’s ICON
A5 went down around noon off the
coast. The sheriff’s office marine
unit responded and discovered Hal-
laday’s body in shallow water near
some mangroves. No survivors were
found.
Police said they couldn’t confirm
if there were additional passengers on
the plane or say where it was headed.
RENTON, Wash. — Paul Rich-
ardson believed that if he could
ever get through all the injuries
that have sidetracked his career,
he could develop into a consistent
option for the Seattle Seahawks.
It’s finally happening, and just
in time with Richardson in a con-
tract year.
“I’m pretty confident in myself
out there and in the offense. My
biggest focus every week is to stay
healthy,” Richardson said. “So as
long as I’m healthy, I feel like I
give us a good chance on offense
to make some plays or at least draw
some attention, take the top off or
whatever my duty calls me to do
that week, I just maximize it.”
One of the big questions entering
the season was who would become
the complementary wide receiver
opposite Doug Baldwin, especially
after Jermaine Kearse was traded to
the New York Jets before the start
of the regular season.
Richardson is filling that role.
He’s already set a career high with
a team-high five touchdown recep-
tions, including two TDs and 105
yards receiving in Seattle’s win
over Houston two weeks ago. He’s
four catches away from tying his
career-best of 29 receptions in his
rookie season in 2014.
Having those second and third
options has become even more
important as Seattle’s run game
has scuffled through the first eight
weeks and the team has relied more
on quarterback Russell Wilson’s
arm. Seattle is second in the NFL in
passing yards per game and Wilson
is on pace to attempt more than 600
passes this season for the first time
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
Seattle Seahawks wide receiv-
er Paul Richardson celebrates
after scoring his second touch-
down against the Houston Tex-
ans on Oct. 29 in Seattle.
in his career.
Baldwin will always be Wil-
son’s primary target. But Richard-
son’s improved consistency and
ability to win deep throws down-
field has been a boost for Seattle’s
offense.
“It is really fun to see him so
confident now,” coach Pete Carroll
said. “He has just grown so much.
He has been very level-headed
about it as well in his work habits
and everything. His mentality has
been great, but you can see the con-
fidence is really just coming out of
him.”
Injuries have defined most of
Richardson’s career to this point.
It started at the end of his rookie
season when Richardson suf-
fered a torn ACL in a playoff game
against Carolina. He missed the
first half of the 2015 season still
recovering and when he did return,
he suffered a season-ending ham-
string injury on his only catch of
the year, a 40-yard reception down
the sideline.