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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com Athletes of the Week AIKO MILLER Knappa RYAN HAGUE Seaside Krissy Barendse-Goodman The Daily Astorian he Lady Loggers won their first two games of the season last week, and T Miller was directly responsible for the second. The sophomore guard hit an eight-foot shot at the buzzer in a Jan. 13 game at Nestucca, lifting he Gulls’ 6-foot-2 sophomore guard has been putting up big numbers T in the scoring column of late. In Seaside’s come-from-behind win over North Marion Jan. 12, Hague led the Gulls with 22 points. And in a 71-50 vic- Knappa past the Bobcats, 42-40. Miller scored 10 points to lead the Loggers. On Jan. 11 at Columbia Christian, Miller had five points and eight rebounds in a low-scoring, 29-28 win over the Knights. Miller returned to the court two weeks ago after suffering a concussion in an earlier game. tory over Cascade Jan. 9, Hague knocked down a 3-pointer early in the sec- ond half, on his way to a 14-point night. He helped Seaside open the Cowapa League season Tuesday by scoring eight points (all in the first half) in a 57-53 win over Scappoose. Hague scored two points as a freshman in last year’s state championship game. Oregon AD Mullens new playoff selection committee chairman By RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens will become the new chairman of the College Football Play- off selection committee starting next season, and three new Power Five ADs will join the 13-member panel. Mullens will be the third chair- man, replacing Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt, who has led the committee the last two seasons. Hocutt replaced Jeff Long, who held the position for the first two sea- sons of the playoff. A chairman is cho- sen each season. Mullens will be enter- ing his third season on the committee. “He is an experienced committee member, extremely passionate about college football, detail-oriented and brings a high level of energy that is perfectly suited to chairing the com- mittee,” College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock said in a statement. College Football Playoff also announced the addition of six new committee members, replacing those whose terms ended. Joining the com- Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens talks to the media in Eugene, after the firing NCAA college football head coach Mark Helfrich in No- vember 2016. mittee in 2018 will be Florida ath- letic director Scott Stricklin, Georgia Tech AD Todd Stansbury, Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione, former Clemson and Rice coach Ken Hatfield; former Southern California star and Pro Foot- ball Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott and former Arizona Republic sports col- Timbers acquire winger Polo from Liga MX club umnist Paola Boivin. New members will serve three- year terms. The committee is made up of sitting athletic directors, former players, coaches and administrators and former media members who have covered college sports. Cycling off the committee were IAAF visits Oregon in advance of 2021 World Championships By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press Associated Press PORTLAND — The Portland Timbers have acquired winger Andy Polo on loan from Liga MX club Monarcas Morelia for the upcoming season. The 23-year-old native of Peru played in 25 matches last year for Morelia and made six starts with two goals. He’s also World Cup-bound, having appeared in Peru’s two-legged playoff against New Zealand in November. Peru won 2-0 on aggregate. Overall, he’s appeared with the Peruvian national team 15 times since his senior debut in 2016. “Andy is a versatile, young player who will add another element to our attack, and we believe that he has further upside to his development,” Timbers coach Giovanni Savarese said in a statement. The Timbers used targeted allocation money and have a purchase option. Polo’s arrival is pending a physical and receipt of a visa. Hocutt, Long, Clemson AD Dan Radakovich, former Notre Dame, Stanford and Washington coach Tyrone Willingham, former NCAA executive vice president Tom Jern- stedt and former USA Today college sports reporter Steve Wieberg. Mullens, a West Virginia graduate, has been athletic director of Oregon since 2010. As chairman, Mullens will run the weekly meetings of the com- mittee that produce rankings over the final six weeks of the season, conclud- ing with the selection of the four teams in the playoff. Mullens also becomes the face of the committee, appearing on ESPN’s weekly rankings show to answer questions about the commit- tee’s decisions. The other holdovers on the com- mittee are: former Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer; former Southern Mis- sissippi coach Jeff Bower; former Central Michigan coach Herb Dero- medi; Robert Morris University Pres- ident and former Air Force football player Chris Howard; former Van- derbilt head coach Bobby Johnson; and Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith. A delegation from the inter- national governing body for track and field has been visit- ing Oregon to review prepa- rations for the 2021 World Championships. About 12 representatives from the IAAF and its partners arrived in Eugene on Monday. Branded Oregon21, the interna- tional event will be held at the University of Oregon’s historic Hayward Field. It will be the first time track and field’s pre- mier biennial competition will be held in the United States. IAAF CEO Olivier Gers said Wednesday that in addi- tion to assessing the prepara- tions, the delegation is explor- ing ways to engage the rest of the state and the region in the event. “It’s critical that we build bridges and we build human connections between the IAAF and the teams locally that will be organizing the event,” Gers said. Hayward Field has hosted seven U.S. Track and Field championships and six Olym- pic Trials, as well as the annual Prefontaine Classic on the Dia- mond League schedule. The 2014 World Junior Champi- onships were also held at the track, one of the most well- known in the sport. Renovations to accommo- date 32,000 spectators for the World Championships were expected to start following the NCAA championships in June. It is expected that more than 2,000 athletes from 214 coun- tries will take part in the meet, which was awarded to Eugene in 2015. The event is scheduled for Aug. 6-15, 2021. “It’s a different scale than any other event,” Gers said. “It will be in 2021 the largest sport- ing event of the year around the world.” This week’s visit was the first of many for the IAAF, he said. Doha is hosting the World Championships in 2019. SPORTS IN BRIEF ILWACO Life Christian tops Ilwaco boys ILWACO, Wash. — Life Chris- tian remained unbeaten in Pacific 2B League play with a 65-47 win at Ilwaco in boys basketball action Tuesday. Life Christian freshman Omari Maulana poured in 24 points to lead the Eagles, 11-0 in league play. Reese Tynkila paced Ilwaco with 10 points. Kaech scores 35 in Ilwaco win MENLO, Wash. — The lat- est blowout victory for the No. 1-ranked Ilwaco girls basketball team took place Tuesday in Menlo, Washington, where the Lady Fish- ermen cruised to a 73-35 win over Willapa Valley. Makenzie Kaech scored 35 points and Madeline Jacobson added 22 for Ilwaco, 12-0 in the Pacific 2B League. NASELLE Comet boys roll over Three Rivers NASELLE, Wash. — Jacob Eaton scored 19 points and Ethan Lindstrom tacked on 11, helping Naselle to an easy 70-32 win over Three Rivers Christian in a 1B boys basketball game Tuesday. Naselle led 21-4 after one quar- ter, and outscored Three Rivers 14-0 in the third. Comet girls defeat Three Rivers NASELLE, Wash. — Naselle’s Lilli Zimmerman and Hailey Weston scored 10 points apiece, leading the Comets to an easy 55-29 win over Three Rivers Christian in a 1B girls basketball game Tuesday. Naselle built a 16-3 lead after one quarter, while 10 players scored for the Comets. — The Daily Astorian SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Girls basketball — Gaston at Knappa, 6 p.m.; C.S. Lewis at Jewell, 5:30 p.m.; Naselle at Washington School for the Deaf, 5:30 p.m. Boys basketball — Gaston at Knappa, 7:45 p.m.; C.S. Lewis at Jewell, 7 p.m.; Willa- pa Valley at Ilwaco, 7 p.m.; Naselle at Wash- ington School for the Deaf, 7 p.m. Swimming — Valley Catholic at Astoria, 4 p.m. FRIDAY Girls basketball — Seaside at Astoria, 7:45 p.m.; Warrenton at Clatskanie, 7:30 p.m.; Jefferson at Knappa, 7 p.m.; Raymond at Ilwaco, 7 p.m. Boys basketball — Seaside at Astoria, 6 p.m.; Warrenton at Clatskanie, 6 p.m. Wrestling — Astoria at Tillamook, TBA SATURDAY Boys basketball — Knappa at Delphian, 4:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ilwaco 73, Willapa Valley 35 Ilwaco 18 18 20 17—73 Willapa V. 11 9 8 7—35 ILW (73): Makenzie Kaech 35, Jacobson 22, Glenn 5, Bannister 5, Thomas 3, E.Shel- don 3. WV (35): Britney Patrick 9, Cook 6, B.Be- trozoff 6, Friese 5, Adkins 3, Swartz 3, Lay- man 2, O.Betrozoff 1. Naselle 55, Three Rivers 29 Three Rivers 3 12 8 6—29 Naselle 16 13 16 10—55 TRC (29): Bailee Williams-Wallace 15, Carns 8, M.Baker 3, Gushman 2, C.Baker 1. NAS (55): Lilli Zimmerman 10, Hailey Weston 10, Harman 9, Glenn 8, Gudmund- sen 6, Scrabeck 4, Haataia 2, Jacot 2, Steenerson 2, Colombo 2. BOYS BASKETBALL Life Christian 65, Ilwaco 47 Life Christian 21 16 17 11—65 Ilwaco 11 17 12 7—47 LC (65): Omari Maulana 24, Shamp 14, Robinson 12, Overgaard 6, Shaughnessy 5, Novotny 2. ILW (47): Reese Tynkila 10, Ramsey 9, Whiting 9, Glenn 6, Baze 6, Kaino 3, Kaech 2, Sheldon 2. Naselle 70, Three Rivers 32 Three Rivers 4 14 0 14—32 Naselle 21 21 14 14—70 TRC (32): Gabe Moreno-Chandler 20, H.Rieger 4, Reinke 3, Ransom 3, Kiffe 2. NAS (70): Jacob Eaton 19, Ethan Lind- strom 11, Edwards 9, Dorman 8, Glenn 7, Gregory 6, Nolan 5, Fontanilla 3, Strange 2.