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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2018
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Astoria
rules the
pool in
meet at
Seaside
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SEASIDE — The Astoria and
Seaside swim teams met for a
Clatsop Splash dual meet Thurs-
day at the Sunset Empire pool in
Seaside. Gladstone also took part
in the meet.
Astoria was the big winner,
as the Fishermen scored a pair of
wins over the Gulls — 82-79 for
the girls, and 105-34 on the boys’
side. Astoria also defeated Glad-
stone (85-81 for the girls, 118-20
for the boys).
Seaside defeated the Gladia-
tors, 82-78 on the girls’ side, and
73-35 for the boys.
The Astoria girls highlighted
their meet with wins in all three
relays, finishing the 200-yard
medley relay in 2 minutes, 14.60
seconds, followed by victories in
the 200-yard freestyle (2:14.45)
and the 400-yard freestyle
(4:41.80).
Individually, Astoria freshman
Grace Peeler was a double winner,
taking first in the 500-yard free-
style (6:22.18) and the 100-yard
breaststroke (1:20.63).
Seaside junior Anna Hud-
dleston had the best time out of
25 entries in the 50-yard freestyle,
winning the event in 30.05, ahead
of teammate Kimberly Mella
(31.78).
Kendy Lin provided another
individual win for the Gulls, as the
junior swam a 1:10.35 to take the
100-yard backstroke.
In the boys’ meet, the Fisher-
men also swept all three relays,
while freshman Davis Wingard
won two events — the 200-yard
freestyle (2:12.78) and the 100-
yard butterfly (1:10.98).
Astoria sophomore Riley
Cameron took first the 200-yard
individual medley (2:30.58) and
500-yard freestyle (6:01.55).
The Fishermen added big
points with wins by Ryder Dopp
in the 50 freestyle (25.76); Thayne
Covert in the 100-yard freestyle
(59.01); and Aleks Matthews in
the breaststroke (1:16.03).
Isaiah Collins scored a win for
the Seaside boys in the backstroke
(1:11.30).
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Astoria senior Andrew Schauermann, shown here on a field goal attempt last season, was selected as the punter on the 4A first-
team all-state football team.
Astoria’s Schauermann named
to first team of 4A all-state team
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storia senior Andrew Schauermann was the only local player selected to the first team of the Class 4A all-state football team, as voted on by
coaches. Schauermann was the lone punter on the first team. Other local selections included Seaside junior running back Alex Teubner (sec-
ond team offense), and Astoria senior defensive back Trey Hageman (honorable mention defense).
SPORTS
IN BRIEF
Ilwaco sweeps
Northwest
Christian
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
TODAY
Girls basketball — Knappa at Neah-
Kah-Nie, 6 p.m.; Ilwaco at NW Christian,
5:45 p.m.
Boys basketball — Knappa at Neah-
Kah-Nie, 7:45 p.m.; Ilwaco at NW Chris-
tian, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
Swimming — Astoria at Seaside, 4
p.m.
Girls basketball — Columbia Adven-
tist at Naselle, 5:30 p.m.
Boys basketball — Columbia Adven-
tist at Naselle, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Warrenton 51, Catlin Gabel 18
Catlin Gabel 6 2 7 3—18
Warrenton
11 20 10 10—51
CG (18): Sophia Spry 10, Sneed 3,
McGautha 3, Alluri 2.
WAR (51): Fernanda Alvarez 13, Lit-
tle 12, Heyen 11, M.Blodgett 10, Dyer
3, Ramsey 2.
Jewell 27, Falls City 15
Falls City
8 3 2 2—15
Jewell
8 0 7 12—27
FC (15): Emma Burgess 4,
Houghtaling 3, Simmons 2, Potts 2,
Lofte 2, Mack 2.
JWL (27): Gabi Morales 14, Guillen
6, Norman 5, A.Wammack 2, N.Mo-
rales, Olvera, Meier, Park, Kaczenski.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Catlin Gabel 60, Warrenton 43
Catlin Gabel 17 6 23 14—60
Warrenton
10 5 15 13—43
CG (60): Jett Sheng 14, Ubedei Mc-
Gautha 14, Agapiev 12, Hoffman 9,
Langlois 6, Girard 3, Zeller 2.
WAR (43): Dalton Knight 18, Jack-
son 8, Morrow 8, Little 5, Stephens 4,
Fowler, Fischer.
Falls City 51, Jewell 21
Falls City
18 11 15 7—51
Jewell
0 4 6 11—21
FC (21): Jason Lafayette 20, Bur-
gess 7, J.R.Lafayette 7, Je.Labrado 6,
Scheet 4, Curry 3, Simmons 2, Sick-
les 2.
JWL (51): Jacob Lilley 9, N.Kane 4,
Berg 3, R.Kane 2, Stahly 2, Meehan
1, Lyon.
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) prays with Austin Davis (6) and Pastor Judah Smith, sec-
ond from left, after the team lost to the Arizona Cardinals in Sunday’s game in Seattle.
Missing the playoffs could equal
personnel changes for Seahawks
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
RENTON, Wash. — Pete Carroll
knows after eight seasons in charge of
the Seattle Seahawks that his message
always needs to evolve.
Much like Carroll’s messaging,
the Seahawks’ roster could see some
major changes going into next season
after missing the playoffs for the first
time since 2011.
“We all have to keep changing and
growing together. That’s why I always
come back to compete, you know,”
Carroll said. “Keep competing to find
a way to make sense and help a guy
and pushing him to have success. Then
we will do what we can do. Sometimes
we do it better than others. Sometimes
we shock the heck out of this, with all
kinds of things that happen.”
There’s no denying Seattle’s core
group is getting older, which coupled
with salary cap concerns could lead to
major overhauls at some positions.
Here are some positions to watch in
the offseason:
JIMMY EFFECT: Despite catch-
ing 10 touchdown passes and finally
becoming the red-zone threat Seattle
hoped for, don’t expect Jimmy Gra-
ham to be back. It’s likely Graham’s
last chance at a big contract and Seat-
tle appears to have more pressing
needs. The tight end position remains
an important piece of Seattle’s offense,
but both Graham and Luke Willson
are free agents. Willson spoke hope-
fully of returning to the only team
he’s played for. Seattle would be smart
to get a tight end who is a premier
blocker with pass-catching skills, sim-
ilar to Zach Miller. But that’s easier
said than found.
ON THE LINE: Michael Bennett
was bluntly honest at the conclusion
of the season that the NFL is a “young
man’s game,” and at age 32 he may be
cycled out.
Even if Bennett does return, Seat-
tle’s likely to see an overhaul along
the defensive line. Cliff Avril appears
to be leaning toward retirement. Shel-
don Richardson played well in his one
year with the Seahawks but is now a
free agent.
The Seahawks have a decent foun-
dation to build around with Frank
Clark, Quinton Jefferson, Nazair Jones
and Jarran Reed. They should bring
back Dion Jordan after the former
first-round pick’s performance once he
became healthy. Bennett could return,
but if so should take on less of a load.
Despite playing with a foot injury the
second half of the year, Bennett still
played 84.7 percent of the snaps this
season.
OFFENSIVE SKILL: Seattle has
high hopes next season for the running
back duo of Chris Carson and Mike
Davis. Still, expect the Seahawks to
add another ball carrier to the mix and
move on from Eddie Lacy and Thomas
Rawls. At wide receiver, there is a big
decision to be made with Paul Rich-
ardson, who will be an unrestricted
free agent. Richardson finished with
44 receptions and flourished early in
the season, but faded late with just
nine receptions in the final five games.
WITNESS
PROTECTION:
Seattle’s offensive line woes have
been an issue for three straight sea-
sons. Youth, injuries, inconsistency
have combined to make the Seahawks
line a constant problem and brought
plenty of criticism for offensive line
coach Tom Cable.
But don’t expect massive changes.
Part of the beauty of the deal for
Duane Brown was having him under
contract through 2018. Seattle imme-
diately started playing better once
Brown arrived.
LACEY, Wash. — Ilwaco led
30-2 after one quarter Wednesday
night, on its way to an 89-11 win
at Northwest Christian in a Pacific
2B League girls basketball game.
Ilwaco’s Makenzie Kaech more
than tripled Northwest Christian’s
score, scoring 34 points to go with
16 steals.
In the boys’ game, Daniel
Whiting scored 11 points and
John Glenn added nine for Ilwaco,
in a 46-41 win over Northwest
Christian.
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Gruden could
follow coaches
who sat out
before return
ALAMEDA, Calif. — If Jon
Gruden does leave the comforts of
the broadcast booth for a second
stint as coach of the Oakland Raid-
ers, he wouldn’t be the first coach
lured back to the sidelines after a
long hiatus from the profession.
Several other coaches have
attempted the move, with the most
successful being Dick Vermeil,
who spent 14 years broadcasting
between his burnout and second
act that began in St. Louis and led
to a Super Bowl title for the Rams.
Others had more problems
in their return, most notably Art
Shell. The Hall of Fame offensive
lineman was fired by the Raiders
following the 1994 season despite
a 54-38 record and three play-
off berths in his five full seasons.
More than a decade later, Shell’s
second stint with the franchise
lasted one year and led to just two
wins.
Gruden could be the latest coach
to follow this path. He was fired by
Tampa Bay following the 2008
season and has spent the past nine
years as an announcer at ESPN.
— Associated Press