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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2017
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BOYS SOCCER
Carter earns
another MVP
for Seaside
The Daily Astorian
The Seaside boys soccer pro-
gram scored big in the Cowapa
All-League selections, announced
last week.
As voted on by the league’s
coaches, the league champion
Gulls had eight players selected
to the all-league team, to go with
Player of the Year and Coach of the
Year honors.
Senior Colton Carter turned the
“MVP hat trick,” picking up his
third straight Player of the Year
award, while John Chapman was
named Coach of the Year for lead-
ing Seaside to a 13-2-1 record,
9-0-1 in league play.
Astoria senior Jake Hurd was
named the league’s Goalkeeper of
the Year, joining fi ve other Fisher-
men on the all-league squad.
Astoria’s season ended in the
fi rst round of the state playoffs, in
a 4-0 loss to Stayton, which will be
playing in the 4A state champion-
ship game Saturday against New-
port, which eliminated Seaside in
the quarterfi nals.
Hurd made 25 saves in Astoria’s
season-ending loss, in which the
Fishermen accomplished what no
other team could this year against
Stayton — keeping the Eagles off
the scoreboard in the fi rst half.
“I am very proud of them,”
Astoria coach Lee Cain said of his
team. “Not only for a winning sea-
son and making it to the playoffs,
but also holding the best 4A team
we’ve played this year to a score-
less fi rst half, possibly the only one
they’ve experienced.”
Cain said Hurd “withstood a
blistering barrage of mostly long
distance line drives. He is in the
books with 25 saves, 14 of them
coming in the second half.”
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
Football — Class 2A state quarterfi-
nal: Oakland vs. Knappa, 4 p.m., CMH
Field
BOYS SOCCER
COWAPA ALL-LEAGUE
Player of the Year: Colton Carter,
Seaside
Goalkeeper of the Year: Jake Hurd,
Astoria
Coach of the Year: John Chapman,
Seaside
FIRST TEAM
Colton Carter, Sr., MF, Seaside
Cole Beeson, Sr., CM, Astoria
Ethan Bly, Jr., M, Valley Catholic
Trevor Byrd, Sr., M, Astoria
Westin Carter, Fr., D, Seaside
Henry Chapman, Sr., D, Seaside
Parker Conrad, Jr., D, Seaside
Garrett Gilbert, Sr., M, Valley C.
Jose Gonzalez, Sr., CB, Astoria
Oscar Lozano, Jr., D, Tillamook
Trew Oliver, Sr., D/MF, Tillamook
Irving Peon, Jr., MF, Seaside
Jake Saito, Sr., F, Valley Catholic
Austin Schwalge, Sr., F, Scappoose
Rafi Sibony, Sr., MF, Seaside
Zach Streblow, Sr., CM, Banks
Rylan Torres, Sr., D, Valley C.
Nicolas Tubito, So., MF, Valley C.
Caden Verzino, Sr., MF, Scappoose
Robby Walsh, Sr., F, Scappoose
GK: Jake Hurd, Sr., Astoria
HONORABLE MENTION
DJ Backus, So., Scappoose
Ashton Boyd, Sr., Seaside
Aldo Cruz, Jr., Astoria
Corbin Edson, So., Scappoose
Eve Hernandez, So., Tillamook
Tobi Irrgang, Sr., Valley Catholic
Chase Janiuk, Jr., Seaside
Luis Macias, Jr., Tillamook
Noa Martinez-Lutali, Sr., Banks
Daniel McCuen, Sr., Banks
Quinn Schroeder, Jr., Valley C.
Porter Whitsett, Jr., Astoria
INJURIES APLENTY
WILSON THROWS 2 TD PASSES, SEAHAWKS WIN
AP Photo/Rick Scuteri
Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman lies injured on the turf after tackling Arizona Cardinals wide receiver John Brown during the second
half Thursday, in Glendale, Ariz. Sherman ruptured his achilles during the Seahawks’ 22-16 win and did not return to the game after the injury.
By BOB BAUM
Associated Press
G
LENDALE, Ariz. — Richard
Sherman limped off the fi eld
with a ruptured Achilles ten-
don, just one of a host of play-
ers knocked out of the Seattle
Seahawks’ 22-16 victory over the Arizona
Cardinals.
“It’s a good division win, a good team
win,” Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner said
afterward, “but it’s hard to truly appreciate
it when you see a lot of guys go down with
minor injuries, serious injuries.”
Players don’t like Thursday night football,
and the injuries that hit the Seahawks and Car-
dinals are examples of why.
It’s just too diffi cult, they say, to play that
soon after Sunday.
“It’s kind of hard to get back out there and
recover,” Seattle defensive end Michael Ben-
nett said. “That’s why you see so many inju-
ries on Thursday night. You want to give the
fans what they want, but also be able to pro-
tect the players as much as you can.
“Sometimes I feel like Thursday night
football doesn’t give them the opportunity to
protect them.”
At least seven players left the game with
injuries, including knee injuries to Arizona’s
starting left tackle D.J. Humphries and the
team’s leading tackler, safety Tyvon Branch.
Both could be headed for injured reserve, Ari-
zona coach Bruce Arians said.
Asked if Thursday night football is
unsafe, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said “It’s a
challenge.”
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. —
Some of Steven Holcomb’s ashes
are scattered at Mount Van Hoev-
enberg, the track where the long-
time U.S. bobsled driver domi-
nated like no other for about the
last two decades. His initials are
on the speedsuits that his team-
mates will wear this season. His
words still echo in their heads.
For the fi rst time in nearly two
decades, the U.S. raced in a World
Cup bobsled competition without
Holcomb — the three-time Olym-
pic medalist — on the roster. They
took three of the six available
medals Thursday.
— Associated Press
“It’s a real challenge for our players,” he
said. “Our guys did it and their guys did it. It’s
a great event for everyone, but it’s very diffi -
cult and very challenging.”
But should it be changed?
“I don’t want to pay anything so I’m not
going to comment on anything,” Carroll said.
The game featured loads of penalties and
sluggish play with one of amazing escape
by Russell Wilson in a 54-yard pass to Doug
Baldwin.
“He made a play that will probably go
down in history,” Arizona inside linebacker
NFL reviewing whether Seahawks
followed concussion protocol
AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson
loses the ball as he is hit by Cardinals
linebacker Haason Reddick.
NEW YORK — The NFL confi rmed it is
reviewing whether the Seattle Seahawks fol-
lowed proper concussion protocol with quar-
terback Russell Wilson.
An NFL spokesman said Friday that the
league is conducting a “thorough review” of
whether the Seahawks followed the protocols
when Wilson was sent off the fi eld in the third
quarter of Seattle’s 22-16 win over Arizona.
Wilson was hit in the chin Thursday night
by Karlos Dansby, who was fl agged for rough-
ing the passer. Referee Walt Anderson sent
Wilson off the fi eld. But Wilson was in Seat-
tle’s injury tent for only a few moments and he
missed just one play.
Wilson said after the game, “I wasn’t con-
cussed or anything like that.”
The team can be subject to league disci-
pline if concussion protocols are not followed
properly.
Olympic gymnast: I was abused by doctor
two medals at the 2012 Games as
Raisman’s teammate, said last month
NEW YORK — Olympic gymnast she was molested for years by Nassar.
Aly Raisman says she is among the
Nassar also is awaiting trial on sep-
young women sexually abused by a arate criminal sexual conduct charges
former USA Gymnastics team doctor. and has been sued by more than 125
Raisman tells “60 Min-
women alleging sexual abuse.
utes” she was 15 when she
Nassar has pleaded not guilty
was fi rst treated by Dr. Larry
to the assault charges, and
Nassar, who spent more than
the dozens of civil suits fi led
two decades working with
in Michigan are currently in
athletes at USA Gymnastics.
mediation.
He’s now is in jail in Michi-
USA Gymnastics said in
gan awaiting sentencing after
a statement Friday that Rais-
pleading guilty to possession Aly Raisman man sharing her personal
of child pornography.
experience took “great cour-
Raisman, the captain of the 2012 age” and it is “appalled by the conduct
and 2016 Olympic gold-medal win- of which Larry Nassar is accused.”
ning teams, details the abuse in her
The 23-year-old Raisman has been
book “Fierce,” which will be released highly critical of USA Gymnastics in
on Tuesday. Raisman’s interview with recent months, calling for leadership
“60 Minutes” will air on Sunday night. change at the top of the organization
Raisman is the latest gymnast to while advocating for athlete’s rights.
claim she was sexually abused by
USA Gymnastics launched an
Nassar. McKayla Maroney, who won independent review of its policies in
Associated Press
US gets 3 medals
in bobsled opener
AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham cele-
brates his second touchdown catch.
Karlos Dansby said.
The Cardinals sacked Wilson a sea-
son-high fi ve times but couldn’t get him down
this time.
Retreating, spinning, slipping out of seri-
ous trouble, Wilson was on his heels when he
threw to Baldwin. Defender Antoine Bethea
went up to try to intercept, then slipped. Bald-
win caught it and raced downfi eld to the Car-
dinals 2-yard line, setting up Wilson’s second
touchdown pass to Jimmy Graham.
The Seahawks (6-3) bounced back from
Sunday’s home loss to Washington to climb
within a half-game of the fi rst place Los Ange-
les Rams in the NFC West. Arizona (4-5) has
yet to beat a team that does not have a losing
record.
Here are some things to consider from
Seattle’s Thursday night victory.
WINNING IN ARIZONA: As usual, there
were plenty of Seahawks fans in the sellout
crowd at University of Phoenix Stadium and
they watched their team, decked out in electric
all-green uniforms, win again in the desert.
The Seahawks are 4-0-1 in Arizona since
Bruce Arians became the Cardinals’ coach.
The only time Seattle didn’t win there was
in last season’s 6-6 tie.
Oddly enough, Arizona is 3-1 in its last
four trips to Seattle. The teams meet again
there on Dec. 24.
PETERSON’S PROBLEMS: Adrian Peter-
son, playing four days after carrying a career-
high 37 times for 159 yards in San Francisco,
had a tough day.
He fumbled the ball away the fi rst time he
touched it and wound up with just 29 yards in
21 carries.
the wake of the allegations against
Nassar and reporting by the India-
napolis Star in August 2016 that high-
lighted chronic mishandling of sexual
abuse allegations against coaches and
staff at some of its more than 3,500
clubs across the country.
Nassar began working with USA
Gymnastics as an athletic trainer in
1986 and became the national team
doctor in 1996. He stepped down in
2014 but remained on staff before
being fi red in 2015.
“These girls, they should be com-
fortable going to USA Gymnastics
and saying ‘I need help, I want ther-
apy. I need this,’” Raisman said in an
interview with The Associated Press
and USA Today in August during the
2017 national championships.
Raisman declined to get into spe-
cifi cs at that time about whether she
was abused by Nassar but painted a
vivid picture of how Nassar’s behav-
ior went unchecked.
Cowboys’ Elliott
loses appeal;
ineligible to play
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Dallas Cow-
boys running back Ezekiel Elliott’s
half-season run from his six-game
suspension ended Thursday when
a federal appeals court refused to
let him play while it considers his
appeal.
A bespectacled Elliott in a suit
and tie sat directly in front of a
three-judge panel that considered
a request from the NFL Players
Association that he be allowed to
play. But the court issued an order
in less than an hour disqualify-
ing him from Sunday’s game at
Atlanta. It appears he’ll miss all of
November’s games since the court
set a Dec. 1 hearing for oral argu-
ments on the merits of the union’s
appeal.