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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2018
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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withdrawn her candidacy.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. Michael Tappan, chief
of investigations division with
the Marine Safety Unit Port-
land. “These accidents endan-
ger the crews onboard each of
these commercial fishing ves-
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sels, other nearby vessels, and
Coast Guard search and rescue
personnel.”
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