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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2018
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School to
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Blazer
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Hernandez
hurting but
Mariners
fortunate no
major injury
The Daily Astorian
PEORIA, Ariz. — During a
spring training that’s been filled
with small nagging injuries, the
Seattle Mariners believe they
caught a fortunate break after Felix
Hernandez took a line drive off his
right arm.
Hernandez said Tuesday he is
still very sore a day after a liner off
the bat of the Chicago Cubs’ Victor
Caratini hit Hernandez in the right
forearm.
The injury happened in Hernan-
dez’s first spring training start and
left the right-hander feeling pain
he’s rarely felt in his career.
“That hurt real bad. I can’t
explain how bad it was. I didn’t feel
anything like that before,” Hernan-
dez said.
“I finished the pitch and I saw
the ball coming and I said ‘Oh my
God.’ And then my brother told me
yesterday, ‘Why didn’t you pick
the ball up and throw it to first?’”
Hernandez was in too much
pain to do anything but walk around
in complete discomfort. Hernan-
dez went down to a knee, hopped
up and eventually was helped to
the dugout with a trainer holding
his arm. While it looked significant
initially, X-rays were negative.
The ball caught Hernandez
just below his right elbow, hitting
directly on a star tattoo with ‘13’ on
the inside, signifying his All-Star
Game selection in 2013.
Hernandez was still unable to
fully straighten his right arm when
he arrived in the clubhouse Tues-
day morning because of the swell-
ing in the area around his elbow.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY
Boys basketball — Hardwood Clas-
sic (Spokane Veterans Memorial Are-
na), Naselle vs. Tacoma Baptist, 10:30
a.m.
THURSDAY
Girls basketball — Hardwood Classic
(Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena),
Mabton or Saint George’s vs. Ilwaco,
10:30 a.m.
Boys basketball — OSAA 2A State
Tournament (Pendleton Convention
Center), Vernonia vs. Knappa, 6:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Boys basketball — Gladstone at
Seaside, 7 p.m.; Kennedy or Columbia
Christian vs. Knappa (Pendleton Con-
vention Center), TBA
AP Photo/Lynne Sladky
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson hits during batting practice before an exhibition game
against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Pinstripe passer: Seahawks QB
Wilson works out with Yankees
By RONALD BLUM
Associated Press
T
AMPA, Fla. — Russell Wil-
son’s head knows football
was the right choice. Base-
ball still has his heart.
A 2014 Super Bowl champion
quarterback with the Seattle Sea-
hawks, the 29-year-old began a
week of workouts Monday with the
New York Yankees.
“Is this just a stunt?” he said.
“I think that if you really know
me, baseball’s been a part of my
blood. It’s been a part of who I
am and where I’ve come from and
what I’ve done. When you see me
make plays on the football field, a
lot of that’s a direct correlation to
baseball.”
Wilson hit six homers in 39
swings as part of a batting practice
group that included Aaron Judge
and Giancarlo Stanton, the top slug-
gers in the major leagues last season,
plus Gary Sanchez and Greg Bird.
A middle infielder who hit .229
over 93 games at Class A in the Col-
orado Rockies’ system in 2011 and
‘12, Wilson became the Seahawks’
starting quarterback in autumn
2012. He was selected by Texas in
the 2013 winter meeting draft and
attended spring training with the
Rangers.
We Deliver
Wilson was on vacation in the
Bahamas early this month when
he learned he had been acquired in
a trade by the Yankees, his favorite
team growing up. While the Yan-
kees gave playing time to football
players Deion Sanders and Drew
Henson, they said Wilson will not
appear in any spring training games;
they want to observe his leadership
skills, and he wants to soak up the
attitude of a franchise with a record
27 World Series titles.
“There’s an aroma around here
that I’ve got to figure out, and I
can’t wait to learn more about it and
use that for my football career,” he
said.
ANNUAL
Astoria Middle School will
be awarded a $9,500 grant from
the Trail Blazers Foundation and
Wells Fargo Banks for new back-
boards in the main gymnasium of
the school.
Representatives from Asto-
ria Middle School will receive
the grant at a special presentation
March 17 at the “Take it to the
Court for Education” celebration
at the Moda Center.
Astoria
Middle
School
principal Linda Brech, physi-
cal education teacher Eric Gohr
and Astoria High boys basketball
coach Kevin Goin helped secure
the grant.
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
35 years
All Day! Thank You!
February 22, 23, 24 & 25 the Lighthouse Jazz
Society will present the 35th year of Jazz in
Seaside. This year’s festival is full of many
hours of wonderful entertainment at fi ve
different venues. Thank you to our sponsors
and volunteers who make this exciting weekend successful. We are grateful to the following
businesses and individuals for your continuing support. A big Thank You all of you.
Corporate Sponsors:
Lighthouse Jazz Society
City of Seaside Tourism Advisory Committee
Grand Band Sponsors:
Pig N’ Pancake, Jack & Barbara McCown,
Windemere Realty
Band Sponsors:
Beach House Vacation Rentals, Clatsop Distributing, Rod &
Beverly Grosso, Dean Martin, Ibby Brook, Dennis Adrian, Suzanne
Elise, Providence ElderPlace, Avamere at Seaside
Patrons:
Hillcrest Inn, Don & Pamela Gianotti, Wilcox & Flegel Oil Company,
Knutsen Insurance, Inc, Clatsop Community Bank, Norma’s Seafood &
Steak, Susan Shinn & Chris Deits, John Niemeyer & Joyce Evanyo, Rick
Fisher, 1st Interstate Bank, Don & Carol Henry, Russell Wright, Chad
Martindale-Amerpriseadvisors.com, Tusnami Marijuana, Mary Jane
McDonald, Dooger’s Seafood & Grill, Jim & Mary Foster, Jean Scholtz
& Jon Orloff, Dick & Tip Martin, Charles & Ruth Johnson, Ward & Lois
Cook, Seaside Chamber of Commerce, Donna Mary Dulcich & Richard
Aebel, Brad & Kaylene Boardman, US Bank, Paul Kopack & Claudia
Jones, JoAnn Rivas, Walt & Catherine Sherman, Jonathan & Deanne
Ater
Music Sponsors:
Inn at Seaside, Eagle Financial Group Inc, Seaside Aquarium, Sam’s Seaside
Café, River Inn at Seaside, Seaside Carousel Mall, McMenamin’s Sand Trap
Lodging Sponsors:
Beach House Vacation Rentals, Hi-Tide Mote, Rivertide Suites, Ocean Front Motel,
Escape Lodging, Shilo East, Quality Inn, River Inn at Seaside, Ebb Tide Motel, Hillcrest
Inn, Inn at Seaside Best Western Ocean View Resort, Shilo Inn Oceanfront, Seashore
Inn, Sandy Cove Inn
In-Kind:
Caffe Latte, Dooger’s Seafood and Grill, Reed & Hertig, Dundee’s Bar & Grill, Norma’s Seafood &
Steak, Pizza Harbor, Rascals, Seaside Foods, Seaside Helicopter, Clean Sweep, United Grocers
and Lazerquick
A big thank you to all that attend the Seaside Jazz Festival.
Thank you to the many volunteers who help make this
another great jazz festival in Seaside
3693 Leif Erikson Drive • Astoria
Just east of Safeway • 503.325.4927
Hours: Sun-Thurs 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat 11am-11pm
www.jazzseaside.com
866-345-6257
A portion of this project was made possible by a grant
from Seaside Tourism Advisory Committee, funded by
room tax dollars. The website is: www.seasideor.com