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SCOREBOARD
HOOPS ROUNDUP
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
TODAY
Wrestling — Astoria/Banks at Sea-
side, 5:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
Girls basketball — Knappa at Verno-
nia, 6 p.m.
Boys basketball — Knappa at Ver-
nonia, 7:45 p.m.; Firm Foundation at
Naselle, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
Boys basketball — Banks at Astoria,
6 p.m.; Tillamook at Seaside, 6 p.m.;
Warrenton at Catlin Gabel, 6 p.m.; Ilwa-
co at North Beach, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball — Banks at Astoria,
7:45 p.m.; Tillamook at Seaside, 7:45
p.m.; Warrenton at Catlin Gabel, 7:30
p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Astoria 59, Tillamook 17
Astoria
18 14 13 14—59
Tillamook
2 4 5 6—17
AST (59): Sam Hemsley 14, Fausett
11, Long 9, Hankwitz 8, Cummings 4,
Jackson 4, Norris 3, O’Brien 2, Helmers-
en 2, Burnett 2, Rogers, Feldman.
TIL (17): Laci Lourenzo 6, Crabtree 4,
Reeves 2, Hoodenpyl 2, Bodie 2, Maloy
1.
Valley Catholic 49, Seaside 37
Seaside
11 8 14 4—37
V.Catholic
11 6 14 18—49
SEA (37): Emy Kiser 9, Garhofer 6,
Davis 6, Babbitt 5, Smart 4, Hoekstre
3, Ideue 2, Angulo-Joli 2, Zagata, Goin.
VC (49): Noelle Mannen 23, Kawagu-
chi 15, Jones 8, Justice 3.
Warrenton 42, Portland Adv. 37
P.Adventist
13 4 9 9—37
Warrenton
16 2 15 9—42
PA (37): Emma MacLachlan 16, Pe-
tersen 9, M.MacLachlan 4, Grant 2,
Slabbert 2, McLain 2, Geschke 2.
WAR (42): Claire Bussert 18, Little 17,
Alvarez 6, Diego 1, M.Blodgett, Ramsey,
Heyen.
Neah-Kah-Nie 32, Knappa 19
NeahKahNie
4 10 10 8—32
Knappa
2 10 4 3—19
NKN (32): Grace Farris 8, Smith 7,
Lambert 6, Soans 5, Woodward 4,
Ramirez 2.
KNA (19): Madelynn Weaver 10, Carl-
son 3, Vanderburg 2, Ramvick 2, Miller
1, Inman 1, Taggart, Tischer, Strain.
Jewell 38, Oregon SD 15
Oregon SD
4 2 1 8—15
Jewell
9 6 7 16—38
OSD (15): Zayra Cano Diaz 6, Zacha-
ry 4, Gwinn 2, O’Deay 2, Jarvie 1.
JWL (38): Emma Guillen 21, Kaczens-
ki 8, DeWees 3, G.Morales 2, A.Wam-
mack 2, Olvera 2, N.Morales, R.Wam-
mack, Meier, Shaw, Haddock.
Columbia Adv. 41, Naselle 36
Naselle
5 12 8 11—36
C.Adventist
15 5 13 8—41
NAS (36): Kenzie Glenn 12, Gud-
mundsen 8, Weston 6, Steenerson 5,
Zimmerman 5.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Tillamook 66, Astoria 54
Astoria
10 13 16 15—66
Tillamook
10 17 23 16—54
AST (54): Isaac Brockman 20, Hunt
19, Johnson 11, Olson 4, Stenblom,
Long, Tice, Ploghoft, Kee, Marincovich,
Palmberg.
TIL (66): Nathan Abbott 18, Collett 16,
Wagner 11, Taylor 11, Flores 5, Rojo 3,
Lachenmeier 2, Werner.
Seaside 51, Valley Catholic 35
Seaside
15 11 14 11—51
V.Catholic
7 7 8 13—35
SEA (51): Chase Januik 19, Hague 17,
Westerholm 6, Thompson 5, Be.John-
son 3, Carter 1, Sibony.
VC (35): Andrew Plambeck 8, Eber-
hart 8, Boileau 5, Robbins 5, Grasberg-
er 4, Pruitt 2, Johnson 2, Napoli 1.
Knappa 89, Neah-Kah-Nie 52
NeahKahNie 16 12 8 16—52
Knappa
20 26 29 14—89
NKN (52): Sam Holm 13, Elinsky 10,
Nasi 9, Barr 7, Davidson 6, Longfellow
4, K.Pieper 4, A.Pieper.
KNA (89): Dale Takalo 34, E.Takalo
18, Vanderburg 8, Miller 7, Hoover 6,
Weirup 6, Phillip 6, Goodman 2, Ram-
vick 2.
Oregon SD 62, Jewell 42
Oregon SD
14 10 18 20—62
Jewell
12 13 3 14—42
OSD (62): Calvin Payton 26, Arm-
strong 11, Ramos-Cabrera 10, Lively 5,
Garcia 5, Gaudette 4, Emuch 1.
JWL (42): Nathan Kane 17, R.Kane 11,
Meehan 7, Nelson 5, Berg 2, Chronister,
Lyon.
Ilwaco 56, Raymond 50
Ilwaco
13 16 9 18—56
Raymond
18 7 10 15—50
ILW (56): Reese Tynkila 17, Kaino 11,
Glenn 10, Baze 8, Whiting 6, Te.Ram-
sey 4.
Naselle 64, Columbia Adv. 49
Naselle
15 13 12 24—64
C.Adventist
11 8 17 13—49
NAS (64): Ethan Lindstrom 15, Glenn
13, Eaton 12, Nolan 7, Dorman 6, Greg-
ory 5, Strange 3, Edwards 3.
CA (49): Austin Dietrich 10, Cameron
Bean 10, Burdick 9, Squires 9, Sherrill
9, Koronko 2.
LOGGERS POUND PIRATES, 89-52
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K
NAPPA — The Knappa boys basketball
team scored over 80 points for the fourth
time this season, on its way to another
easy Northwest League victory Tuesday night,
89-52 over Neah-Kah-Nie.
Senior Dale Takalo — a legitimate state
Player of the Year candidate — topped the
Loggers with 34 points, followed by Eli Takalo
with 18.
Knappa led just 20-16 after one quarter, but
outscored the Pirates 55-20 over the next two
quarters.
“We pressed ‘em and kind of diced them up
with our defense, got the turnovers and that led
to a lot of layups,” said Knappa coach Chris
Spencer, whose team is still ranked third in the
state at the 2A level. “Our defense really set
things up for the offense.”
Knappa plays Thursday at Vernonia, a team
Knappa defeated 69-48 earlier in the season.
Second-half rally sends
Neah-Kah-Nie over
Knappa girls
KNAPPA — A 10-4 run by Neah-Kah-Nie
in the second half helped the Pirates to a 32-19
win at Knappa in a Northwest League girls bas-
ketball game Tuesday.
Neither team scored in the opening six min-
utes of the game, and the Loggers were within
14-12 at halftime.
“Then Neah-Kah-Nie came out on a lit-
tle hot streak to start the third quarter,” said
Knappa coach Marie Green, “and that was it.”
Otherwise, she said, “we played a fantas-
tic first half. We focused on (Neah-Kah-Nie
senior) Maddie Lambert, who blew the doors
off us the last time we played. But we played a
box-and-one on her this time, and Aiko Miller
did a fantastic job of defending her,” holding
Lambert to just six points.
Knappa’s Madelynn Weaver led all scorers
with 10 points, five rebounds and three steals.
Miller had eight boards and Vicki Ramvick
collected seven rebounds for Knappa, which
plays at Vernonia Thursday.
Tillamook holds off
Fishermen
TILLAMOOK — A pair of 3-point shots
just before halftime gave Tillamook a 27-23
lead at the break, and sparked the Cheesemak-
ers to a 66-54 win over Astoria in a Cowapa
League boys basketball game Tuesday.
“It was a good all-around game for us,” said
Astoria coach Kevin Goin. “We’re making
improvements every game, and I thought we
played well in a tough environment tonight.”
Astoria sophomore Isaac Brockman had a
career-high 20 points. Junior Ian Hunt added
19 and Karsten Johnson scored 11 for the
Fishermen.
Tillamook had four players in double fig-
ures, led by Nathan Abbott with 18.
Astoria hosts No. 1-ranked Banks on Friday.
Astoria girls
crush Tillamook
Cheesemakers
TILLAMOOK — The Cowapa League’s
biggest game of the week takes place Friday
night at Astoria, where the Lady Fishermen
host No. 3-ranked Banks in a potential show-
down for the league title.
Astoria tuned up for the Braves with an
easy 59-17 win at Tillamook, behind a 14-point
night for Sam Hemsley.
The Lady Fishermen (10-6 overall) had all
the points they would need after just one quar-
ter, leading 18-2 after the first period over the
Cheesemakers, who fall to 3-13.
Freshman Kelsey Fausett added 11 points
and freshman Sophie Long scored nine for
Astoria.
Gulls score easy win
at Valley Catholic
BEAVERTON — The rematch of last
year’s state championship game turned out to
be no contest Tuesday night.
The Seaside boys basketball team is on a hot
streak and playing better than any team in the
state at the 4A level. The No. 2-ranked Gulls
proved it again, with a decisive 51-35 Cowapa
League win at No. 5-ranked Valley Catholic.
Chase Januik scored 19 points and Ryan
Hague added 17 for Seaside, which had the
game well in hand by halftime, leading 26-14.
And the Gulls increased their advantage in
the third period, as Hague and Januik knocked
down a combined three 3-pointers for a 40-22
lead heading into the final quarter.
The Gulls — who now have wins over the
third-, fourth- and fifth-ranked teams in the state
— improved to 3-0 in league play, 14-2 overall.
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Dale Takalo puts up a shot for Knappa.
Valley Catholic rallies
past Seaside girls
BEAVERTON — Seaside bounced back
from a tough loss Friday at Astoria with a
solid effort Tuesday at Valley Catholic, but the
sixth-ranked Valiants escaped with the victory,
49-37.
The Cowapa League girls basketball show-
down was much closer than the score indicated.
Following their 36-turnover loss against the
Fishermen, the Gulls came out and took a 19-17
halftime lead against the Valiants. And Seaside
held leads throughout the game, including a
30-24 advantage late in the third period.
Emy Kiser, Annaka Garhofer and Bryre
Babbitt all drained 3-pointers in the third for
the Lady Gulls, for a 33-31 lead going into the
final quarter.
But the Valiants rallied behind a pair of
3-point shots by Noelle Mannen, and Callie
Kawaguchi did the rest from the free throw
line, as Valley Catholic finished the contest on
an 18-4 run.
Mannen led all scorers with 23 points, fol-
lowed by Kawaguchi with 15. Kiser scored
nine for Seaside before fouling out, along with
Jetta Ideue.
“We’re doing pretty well for three quarters,”
said Seaside coach Mike Hawes. “Actually led
going into the fourth, but a bit like Astoria, we
have to play four full (quarters), and play the
fourth with a bit more poise. But the ship’s
been pointed in the right direction for a while
now, and hopefully we can steer a few of these
close games home.”
Portland Adventist
holds off Warrenton
WARRENTON — Warrenton’s patient,
slow-it-down offense had the Warriors tied
with Portland Adventist 8-8 after one quarter
before the Cougars pulled away for a 52-37
win Tuesday night, in a Lewis & Clark League
boys basketball game.
A layup by Jacob Morrow gave the Warriors
a 10-8 lead in the opening seconds of the sec-
ond period, but Portland Adventist answered
with two 3-pointers, followed by a steal and
score from Julian Garcia, helping the Cougars
build an 18-10 lead.
Baskets by Devin Jackson and Austin Little
had Warrenton within 35-24 to close the third
quarter, but more scores off turnovers and back-
to-back 3-pointers pushed Portland Adventist’s
lead to 45-27 midway through the fourth.
Warrenton takes to the road for its next two
games, Friday at Catlin Gabel and Tuesday at
Oregon Episcopal.
Warrenton girls
hang on for win
WARRENTON — The Warrenton girls
basketball team is tuned up for a big stretch run
to close out the regular season, following a big,
42-37 victory Tuesday over Portland Adventist.
Warrenton’s Claire Bussert made two free
throws with 2:29 left, and those two points
gave the Warriors an insurmountable 38-36
lead on their way to the win.
Tyla Little added two free throws with 26
seconds remaining, and Fernanda Alvarez
tacked on a score at the buzzer for the final two
points.
The Warriors led 14-4 early, but in their
final league appearance at Warrenton, the Cou-
gars rallied and tied the game at 36-36 with just
under three minutes remaining.
Following a timeout, Bussert made two
free throws and the Warriors held Portland
Adventist to just one point the remainder of the
game.
Bussert led the Warriors with 18 points,
which included a big 3-pointer to end the third
period. Little finished with 17.
Warrenton has five league games remain-
ing. The Warriors’ next four opponents have a
combined 11-35 record, before they host De La
Salle in the league finale.
Short-handed Jewell
boys fall to OSD
JEWELL — With two of their top
scorers out of the lineup, the points were hard
to come by for the Jewell boys basketball team
Tuesday night against Oregon School for the
Deaf.
The visiting Panthers trailed 25-24 at half-
time, but went on an 18-3 run in the third quar-
ter, for an eventual 62-42 win over the Blue
Jays in a Casco League contest.
Jewell’s Jacob Lilley and Ben Stahly were
both out with the flu, so Nathan Kane picked
up the scoring slack with 17 points and 12
rebounds.
Ryan Kane added 11 points before foul-
ing out, and Nathan Nelson pulled down 13
rebounds.
Guillen scores 21 in
Jewell girls’ win
JEWELL — The Casco League title hopes
are still alive for the Jewell girls basketball
team, which scored another easy win Tues-
day at home, 38-15 over Oregon School for the
Deaf.
Emma Guillen poured in 21 points and Lilly
Kaczenski added eight for the Lady Jays, who
held Oregon School for the Deaf to just three
total points over the second and third quarters.
Gabi Morales had six rebounds for Jewell.
Naselle boys top
Columbia Adventist
BATTLE GROUND, Wash. — Ethan Lind-
strom led a trio of Naselle players in double fig-
ures with 15 points, helping the Comets to a
64-49 win Tuesday at Columbia Adventist in a
1B boys basketball game.
Kolby Glenn scored 13 points and Jacob
Eaton finished with 12 for the Comets, who
outscored Columbia Adventist 24-13 in the
final quarter.
Naselle girls fall at
Columbia Adventist
BATTLE GROUND, Wash. — A rally
by the Naselle Comets came up short Tues-
day in Battle Ground, Wash., where Columbia
Adventist held on for a 41-36 win in a 1B girls
basketball game.
Kenzie Glenn scored 12 points to lead
Naselle, which trailed 15-5 after one quar-
ter. The Comets rallied but still trailed 20-17
at halftime. Taylor Gudmundsen scored eight
points for Naselle.
Ilwaco Fishermen
defeat Raymond Gulls
RAYMOND, Wash. — Ilwaco overcame
an early deficit Tuesday night to defeat Ray-
mond 56-50 in a Pacific 2B League boys bas-
ketball game.
The Fishermen trailed 18-13 after one
quarter, but outscored the Gulls 16-7 in the
second period.
Reese Tynkila scored 17 points, Alex
Kaino added 11 and John Glenn chipped in
with 10 points for the Fishermen.