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Longtime soccer coach Boisvert dies
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
The North Coast’s soccer com-
munity is mourning the loss of long-
time coach and mentor Jerry Bois-
vert, who died at home Sunday
following a nearly year-long battle
with bladder cancer.
“He will be so very missed. He
was a force,” said Fergus Loughran,
a coach and past president of the
Lower Columbia Youth Soccer
Association (LCYSA).
Seaside
outlasts
Tillamook
in overtime
thriller
Boisvert was diagnosed with
cancer just a week after his retire-
ment from his job at Pacific Coast
Seafoods in 2017. He had surgery
to remove his bladder last fall, and
was undergoing chemotherapy treat-
ments at OHSU.
Boisvert is considered one of the
founding members of the LCYSA,
which began in 1984. He coached at
every level of the organization and
initiated the summer camp, still run-
ning after more than 20 years.
He also coached varsity boys
soccer at Astoria High School for
seven years, and varsity girls for four
years.
One of his former players, Justin
Gagnon, said, “As a good friend said
earlier, ‘heaven gained another soc-
cer coach.’”
Boisvert “worked diligently in
laying a foundation for the LCYSA
organization for generations to
come,” he said.
“Jerry was an enormous mentor of
mine,” added Gagnon, now a coach
himself at the LCYSA’s annual sum-
mer camp. “Countless days he would
be tending to the LCYSA fields, rain
or shine. The entire organization, the
sport of soccer, and simply bringing
local kids and families together was
Jerry’s drive and passion.
“He inspired me to ensure Camp
Kick-a-Lot continues to run and con-
tinues to be all about the kids, no
matter what. He did so much for the
sport of soccer throughout the North
Coast. It’s safe to say his impact and
passion for the LCYSA organization
will never be forgotten.”
Warrenton
girls defeat
Catlin Gabel
HOOPS ROUNDUP
The Daily Astorian
PORTLAND — The Warrenton
Warriors had everything wrapped
up after one quarter Friday night at
Catlin Gabel, in a Lewis & Clark
League girls basketball game.
Warrenton’s Tyla Little and
Claire Bussert combined for 18
points in the opening period, help-
ing the Warriors build a 24-2 lead
in the first eight minutes, on their
way to a 57-23 win over the Eagles.
Little finished with 19 points.
Bussert added 18 points, five assists
for Warrenton, which improved
to 15-5 overall. The Warriors are
in third place at 8-4 in the league
standings, while Catlin Gabel drops
to 1-12. The 10th-ranked Warriors
play Tuesday at Oregon Episcopal.
The Catlin Gabel and Warren-
ton boys opened Friday night’s
action, with the Eagles scoring an
80-39 win over the Warriors.
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
SEASIDE — The “Rally
Kings” of Seaside pulled off
another come-from-behind win
Friday night.
Exactly two weeks after they
rallied from a 17-point halftime
deficit to beat North
Marion, the Sea-
side boys basket-
ball team overcame
a 12-point halftime
deficit against Til-
lamook to beat the
Cheesemakers in
overtime, 87-84,
in a Cowapa League game at
Seaside.
The Gulls were without Chase
Januik and Beau Johnson, and
Payton Westerholm had four fouls
in the first half. Januik suffered a
broken wrist against Valley Cath-
olic, and is listed as day-to-day in
his return.
Still, Seaside managed to over-
come all the obstacles to score the
overtime victory.
The Gulls took their first lead
of the second half with three min-
utes left in regulation, and the lead
changed hands twice after that.
Trailing 77-76, Seaside’s Ryan
Hague made 1-of-2 free throw
to tie the game with 37 seconds
remaining. Tillamook was unable
to get a shot off in the final sec-
onds, and a half-court shot by
Westerholm glanced off the front
of the rim, sending the game to
overtime.
The Cheesemakers scored off
the opening tip in the extra frame,
but it was all Seaside after that.
Duncan Thompson scored
six of his 23 points in overtime,
and Westerholm made two free
throws.
Hague made a pair of free
throws with seven seconds left
for a three-point lead, and Tilla-
mook misfired on a 3-pointer at
the buzzer.
Despite his four fouls in the
first half, Westerholm scored a
team-high 29 points, to go with
11 rebounds and 10 assists for a
triple-double. He was 10-for-15
from the field and 9-of-12 at the
free throw line. Tillamook’s Ian
Collett led all scorers with 31
points.
The bright side to Wester-
holm picking up four fouls in the
first half, said Seaside coach Bill
Westerholm, was that “it was
good for some of our other kids to
have to step up and be the aggres-
sors on defense.
“In this stretch without Chase,
(Payton) has to become smarter
on the defensive end. It may have
been a good scenario though,
because the rest of the group had
to take up the defensive slack,
rebounding and aggressiveness.
And they did. That’s a win-win
situation for future games.”
In the meantime, “if we can
steal a couple games, it will be
that much better for those kids
who have to step up. It seemed
like they finally got comfortable
in the roles that they will have to
play.”
The No. 2-ranked Gulls play
Tuesday at No. 1-ranked Banks,
in what could be a state champi-
onship game preview.
Jerry Boisvert in 2014
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
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Karsten Johnson goes up high to block a shot for the Astoria Fishermen.
Banks overcomes Astoria challenge
The Daily Astorian
T
he Astoria boys basketball
team battled as best they could
against the No. 1-ranked
Banks Braves, but a Fishermen
rally midway through the sec-
ond half ran out of steam, and the
Braves escaped the Brick House
with a 57-38 win Friday night.
Sparked by a pair of baskets
from Karsten Johnson in the clos-
ing seconds of the third quarter, the
Fishermen reeled off a 10-2 run
and trailed the Braves 46-36 with
3:35 remaining.
Astoria went to a press defense
to continue the comeback, but the
Braves went to their height advan-
tage and broke the press with a few
over-the-top passes and breakaway
layups. As a result, the Braves
turned their 46-36 lead into a 57-36
lead in the final minute.
Johnson scored nine points
and added a couple of big blocked
shots to lead Astoria, while Blake
Gobel topped the Braves with 24
points. The undefeated Braves (18-
0) will face their toughest chal-
lenge of the season Tuesday when
they host Seaside.
Slifka leads
Banks past
Astoria girls
Other than Aspen Slifka, the
Banks Braves did not play a per-
fect game Friday night at Asto-
ria. But Slifka was enough, as the
junior put on a show at the Brick
House to lead the No. 3-ranked
Braves to a 45-33 victory.
A 9-0 run by Astoria helped the
Lady Fishermen build a 15-12 lead
early in the second quarter.
That’s about when Slifka took
over, scoring 10 of the next 12
points for the Braves for a 24-20
halftime lead. Slifka scored 12 of
her game-high 23 points in the sec-
ond period, helping Banks (16-1
overall) to its seventh straight win
and a 4-0 league record.
While Slifka was having a big
night, the Braves struggled from
the free throw line (5-for-14)
and missed all 14 of their 3-point
attempts.
Meanwhile, Astoria’s Sam
Hemsley made three 3-pointers,
including two in the first quar-
ter. She hit a running jumper
early in the second, while Brook-
lynn Hankwitz and Kelsey Fausett
added outside shots for the 15-12
lead.
Hemsley added her third
3-pointer late in the second quar-
ter and finished with a team-high
14 points. Hankwitz scored nine
despite foul trouble.
The Fishermen had 15 of their
23 turnovers in the first half, while
the Braves outscored Astoria 14-3
in a decisive third quarter. Banks
lost starter Sydney Gregg to a knee
injury in the second period.
The Lady Fishermen are still
ranked 14th in the state with a 10-7
overall record, 2-2 in league. Asto-
ria’s next three games (Scappoose,
Valley Catholic, Seaside) are on
the road.
Seaside girls
slide past
Tillamook
SEASIDE — Seaside pulled
into a third-place tie with Astoria
in the Cowapa League standings,
with a 52-32 win over Tillamook
in a Cowapa League girls basket-
ball game Friday at Seaside.
The Gulls were just 9-of-19 at
the free throw line and 1-for-12
on 3-pointers, but they still man-
aged the 20-point victory over the
Mooks, who fall to 3-14 overall,
0-4 in league.
“Other than a stretch in the sec-
ond quarter, we played solidly,”
said Seaside coach Mike Hawes,
whose team is now 2-2 in league.
“The third quarter we switched to
TUESDAY
Boys basketball — Astoria at Scap-
poose, 6 p.m.; Seaside at Banks, 6 p.m.;
Warrenton at Oregon Episcopal, 6 p.m.;
City Christian at Knappa, 7:45 p.m.; Jewell
at Perrydale, 7 p.m.; Washington School
for the Deaf at Naselle, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball — Astoria at Scap-
poose, 7:45 p.m.; Seaside at Banks, 7:45
p.m.; Warrenton at Oregon Episcopal,
7:45 p.m.; City Christian at Knappa, 6 p.m.;
Jewell at Perrydale, 5:30 p.m.; Washington
School for the Deaf at Naselle, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Banks 45, Astoria 33
Banks
10 14 14 7—45
Astoria
6 14 3 10—33
BAN (45): Aspen Slifka 23, Nelson 7, Jor-
dan 4, Shook 4, Merritt 3, Gregg 2, Wren
1, Kind 1.
AST (33): Sam Hemsley 14, Hankwitz
9, Fausett 4, Norris 2, Long 2, Jackson 2,
Rogers, Helmersen, Cummings, O’Brien,
Burnett, Feldman.
SEASIDE 52, TILLAMOOK 32
Tillamook
4 16 2 10—32
Seaside
16 9 14 13—52
SEA (52): Bryre Babbitt 17, Ideue 15,
Hoekstre 6, Smart 4, Goin 3, Kiser 2, An-
gulo-Joli 2, Davis 2, Garhofer 1, Zagata.
Jeff Ter Har/For The Daily Astorian
Seaside’s Jetta Ideue drives to
the hoop in Friday’s win.
man (defense) and widened the
halftime score to a fairly comfort-
able margin (39-22). We are get-
ting better, but Banks will test us
Tuesday to see how much better.”
Bryre Babbitt poured in a
game-high 17 points, followed by
Jetta Ideue with 15. Babbitt also
had five rebounds, three assists
and three steals, while Seaside had
three players (Gretchen Hoekstre,
Ruby Davis and Ideue) with eight
rebounds apiece.
“Jetta and Bryre were great
from start to finish,” Hawes said.
“And our bigs played well —
Gretchen, Anesha (Smart) and
Ruby.”
Knappa downs
Delphian, 81-32
PORTLAND — The Knappa
Loggers are now the second-high-
est scoring team in the state at the
2A level, following their 81-32 win
Saturday afternoon at Delphian.
The No. 3-ranked Loggers
were never challenged by the
38th-ranked Dragons, who trailed
28-5 after one quarter.
All players scored for Knappa,
which hosts City Christian on
Tuesday.
Warrenton 53, Catlin Gabel 27
Warrenton
24 9 12 8—53
Catlin Gabel
2 9 7 9—27
WAR (53): Tyla Little 19, Bussert 18, Al-
varez 8, Heyen 4, E.Blodgett 4, M.Blodgett,
Doney, Kapua, Ramsey, DeJesus, Diego,
Foster.
CG (27): Dedaes McGautha 10, Spry 8,
Sneed 4, Straw 3, Priest 2.
Ilwaco 67, North Beach 16
Ilwaco
25 23 17 2—67
North Beach 7 5 2 2—16
ILW (67): Makenzie Kaech 27, Bannis-
ter 14, Jacobson 9, Glenn 6, Kemmer 4,
Thomas 3, Sheldon 2, Bell 2, Simonson.
NB (16): Adelina Desamours 5, Os-
borne-Hansen 3, Padron 2, Vogler 2, Cox
2, Bighead 2.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Banks 57, Astoria 38
Banks
15 13 16 13—57
Astoria
6 9 14 9—38
BAN (57): Blake Gobel 24, Bunn 10,
Renne 7, Slifka 5, Cameron 4, Vandehey
2, Streblow 2, Hiestand 2, Martinez-Lutali
1.
AST (38): Karsten Johnson 9, Hunt 8,
Stenblom 7, Brockman 6, Tice 5, Olson
2, Long 1, Ploghoft, Matlock, P.Johnson,
Palmberg.
Seaside 87, Tillamook 84
TIL (84): Ian Collett 31, Taylor 17, Abbott
10, Wagner 10, Lachenmeier 9, Flores 7.
SEA (87): Payton Westerholm 29,
Thompson 23, Hague 19, Sibony 8, Br.
Johnson 8, Carter, Landwehr, Meyer.
Ilwaco 60, North Beach 54
Ilwaco
17 14 16 13—60
North Beach 7 13 13 21—54
ILW (60): Daniel Whiting 14, Tynkila 12,
Glenn 10, Baze 10, Te.Ramsey 7, Kaino 5,
Sheldon 2.
NB (54): Steven Sotomish 20, Pope 13,
Robles 7, Washington 6, Charley 3, Brown
3, Ruiz 2.