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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2018 GIRLS BASKETBALL Coquille tops Warrenton girls; loss ends season for Warriors The Daily Astorian COQUILLE — Strike three, and the Warrenton War- riors are out. Their first and only three- game losing streak of the sea- son also spelled an end to the season for the Lady Warriors, who lost a 69-48 decision Fri- day at Coquille to finish 19-8 overall. The Red Devils jumped out to a 17-2 lead just min- utes into the game, helping Coquille win the Sweet 16 game of the Class 3A state playoffs. Coquille advances to the state tournament, and will face Dayton in a quarterfi- nal game Thursday at North Bend. Losses to Clatskanie and De La Salle forced Warrenton to travel. Coquille is 22-5, and has not lost since Dec. 30. “(The Red Devils) are a lot better than their ranking (sev- enth), and there’s a reason they haven’t lost since December,” said Warrenton coach Robert Hoepfl. “The big issue was them jumping out to that 17-2 lead. That was in the first two- and-a-half minutes. We cut it to six a couple times, but we never caught up.” Warrenton senior Tyla Lit- Ousley withdraws from state House race One of three Democrats to replace Boone By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Melissa Ousley, a local author and educator from War- renton who filed for the Dem- ocratic primary to replace state Rep. Deborah Boone, has withdrawn her candidacy. Boone, D-Cannon Beach, will not seek an eighth term in House District 32. Her deci- sion came after the death of her husband, Bill Boone, a contractor and firefighter, in November. “After taking a hard look at the viability of my campaign, I’ve decided to withdraw my candidacy,” Ousley said in an email. “With three candidates running, I am concerned about splitting the vote in Clatsop County, which would not be in the best interest of our dis- trict. I want to make sure we elect the best candidate for this position, and my base isn’t as strong as it needs to be to win.” Tillamook County Com- missioner Tim Josi and local attorney John Orr have also filed for the Democratic primary. Gene Stout, a general con- tractor from Banks, has filed as a Republican. Brian Halvorsen, a commu- nity organizer from Rockaway Beach who founded North Coast Progressives, has filed as an Independent. Josi, who served in the state House from 1991 to 1998, has so far received the strongest backing. His campaign has received donations of $1,000 from state Sen. Betsy John- son, D-Scappoose; The Kro- ger Co.; Albertsons Safeway; and Portland attorney Leslie Johnson. He has also received $500 from Boone’s campaign committee and $250 each from Lisa Naito, a former Mult- nomah County commissioner and state representative; Leo Kuntz, owner of Nehalem Marine Manufacturing; and Joan Kelsey, an attorney in Til- lamook. Josi has also taken out a $4,000 loan. Candidates have until March 6 to file for the May primary. tle made six 3-pointers on her way to a 26-point night. “Tyla played awesome — she always had her best games in the big games,” Hoepfl said. “She made every prac- tice and played all 32 minutes of just about every game. She finished her career with 1,004 points, only the fifth kid in our history to score that many.” Junior Claire Bussert added seven points for War- renton, and with one year remaining, will likely hold every school record for assists and steals. The 69 points represented the most the Warriors have given up all season. Bulk carrier headed for Longview redirected to Seattle from a port in China toward Longview, Washington, to pick up cargo before the explo- sion occurred. A tow vessel based in Neah Bay responded to the scene Friday to pull the ship to Seattle. The tow was expected to take about 48 hours to reach the city. “Our primary concern now is the safety of the vessel and the crew aboard,” said Capt. Tom Griffitts, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Portland. “Inspectors from our unit will ensure the vessel can safely operate before it continues operating in U.S. waters.” By JACK HEFFERNAN The Daily Astorian A small explosion Thurs- day afternoon rendered inop- erable a 653-foot bulk car- rier traveling 120 miles away from the mouth of the Colum- bia River. The explosion on the Fed- eral Iris — a Panamanian ship — destroyed the main propul- sion system, but none of the 21 crew members were injured. It was caused by a malfunction of diesel engine components, according to a press release from the Coast Guard. The ship was headed Accidents keep Coast Guard busy in crab season Average of one incident per day since Jan. 15 By JACK HEFFERNAN The Daily Astorian The Coast Guard has responded to an average of nearly one marine accident per day since the start of the commercial Dungeness crab season. Since the season started Jan. 15, the agency has responded to 28 accidents, according to a press release. The accidents typically have involved issues like loss of propulsion, steering or power; small fires and colli- sions; grounding and injuries to fishers. No serious injuries or fatalities have been reported. “Most reported incidents are a result of equipment fail- ures on vessels which are not ready for operation, poor maintenance and negligent operations while underway,” said Lt. 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