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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2018
Astoria, Seaside tune up for Daily Astorian Invite
The Daily Astorian
The Astoria and Seaside
track teams were in action
Thursday, trudging through
the rain and tuning up for
Saturday’s Daily Astorian
Invitational.
The Fishermen hosted a
three-way Cowapa League
dual meet with Banks and
Valley Catholic, while the
Gulls hosted a similar three-
way dual with Scappoose and
Tillamook.
Astoria scored several wins
on the track and in field events,
despite the weather.
For the boys, Astoria had
a 1-2-3 sweep in the 100
meters (Gustavo Velazquez,
Trevor Byrd, Michael Kee).
Junior Matteo Sordi won
Daily Astorian Invite
Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
Runners brave the elements during a track meet in Astoria.
the 200 meters, while Kee
(110-meters) and Niko Caru-
ana (300 meters) swept the
hurdles.
Astoria added a win in the
1,600-meter relay.
Tim Barnett scored victo-
ries in the discus (130 feet, 10
inches) and shot put (47-8 ½).
In the jumps, Kee won
the long jump, and Ian Hunt
cleared 5-4 to win the high
jump.
Karsten Johnson added
Warrenton girls take third in preview
The Daily Astorian
PORTLAND — The Warrenton War-
riors got an early look at the competi-
tion they will be facing in the 2018 Lewis
& Clark League track season, as Portland
Christian hosted a league preview meet
Thursday.
And the Warriors showed that they will
be a factor, at least on the girls’ side.
Portland Christian won the girls’ team
title with 111 points, followed by Clats-
kanie (94) and Warrenton (92) in the sev-
en-team field.
Clatskanie took first in the boys’ stand-
ings with 154 points, ahead of Catlin Gabel
(113.5). The Warriors finished seventh with
47.5 points. Of course, the Warriors high-
lighted their day in the throwing events,
with a pair of wins.
Junior Fernanda Alvarez won the
shot put competition with a toss of 31
feet, 10 inches. The Warriors swept the
event, as Trinity Womack took second
with a personal best throw of 28-6, and
Faith Peterson was third (27-11).
Alvarez added points with a third-place
showing in the discus, with a personal
record toss of 79-1.
On the track, Warrenton sophomore Kaisa
Liljenwall took second in the 300-meter hur-
dles in 52.33 seconds, and added a third-
place finish in the 400 meters in 1:07.23.
Junior Adriana DeJesus had the fourth-
best time (personal best 2:41.93) out of 14
entrants in the 800 meters.
The Warrenton boys had a few highlight
performances of their own.
Sophomore Mark Warren won the javelin
with a throw of 136-0, ahead of Clatskanie’s
Crew Blodgett (127-2). Warren added points
with a third-place finish in the shot put (39-
11) and fourth in the discus (91-0).
Elsewhere, sophomore Ryder Sharpe
was second in the triple jump (33-0), and
freshman Jalen Maddox placed third in the
200 meters (26.05).
The Warriors will take part in Saturday’s
Daily Astorian Invitational at Seaside High
School.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
Boys golf — Seaside at Ridgeview, Noon
TODAY
Baseball — Scappoose at Astoria, 3 p.m. (CMH
Field); La Pine vs. Knappa (Volcanoes Stadium),
4:30 p.m.
Softball — Scappoose at Astoria, 5 p.m. (CMH
Field); Knappa at Warrenton, 4:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Track — Daily Astorian Invitational, at Seaside, 10
a.m.
Weather permitting, Seaside will host this year’s Daily Asto-
rian Invite, the 30th year for the annual event which showcases
the track and field talent among schools in the Lower Colum-
bia region. Field events begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, with run-
ning events starting at noon. Medals will be awarded for first
place and ribbons to the second- through fifth-place finishers
in each event.
Athletes will receive their awards at the podium in the center
of the track during the meet.
Awards will also be given to two males and two females for
outstanding field and outstanding running performers (eight
total awards) at the conclusion of the meet.
Competing schools this year will include Astoria, City Chris-
tian, Ilwaco, Jewell, Knappa, Naselle, Rainier, Seaside and War-
renton. Updates on the weather status will be posted at dai-
lyastorian.com.
points with second-place
showings in the javelin and tri-
ple jump.
Seaside softball off to hot start
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
SEASIDE SOFTBALL
The Seaside softball pro-
gram will give it another go
with another coach in 2018.
Darren Ideue takes over
the coaching duties — Sea-
side’s fifth coach in five years.
The father of one current
and one former player, Ideue
has gone to most Seaside soft-
ball games for the last seven
years.
He takes over for Korie
Blacker, who took over
for co-coaches Jon Hotch-
kiss and Bill Westerholm,
who replaced Jen Glasson in
2015.
Ideue is in it to win it, and
hopefully here to stay. His
team also had a 6-1 record
after seven games.
“I’ve been to so many
games, and I’m hoping to stop
the revolving door and be a
part of this program for a long
time,” said Ideue, who knows
all the Seaside players and has
been active in the local soft-
ball community for years.
THE COWAPA
Baseball — Colton at Warrenton (2), Noon
The Astoria girls won 12 of
the 16 events (pole vault com-
petition was scratched). Multi-
ple winners were Nara Van De
Grift in the hurdles, both Asto-
ria relay teams, Kes Sandstrom
in the shot put (personal best
36-11) and discus, and Darian
Hageman in the long jump and
triple jump.
At Seaside, Gretchen
Hoekstre had the big day for
the Gulls, scoring wins in the
discus (109 feet, 9 inches)
and the shot put (40-8). She
did not compete in the jave-
lin, but took third in the long
jump.
On the boys’ side, Seaside’s
Levi Card was second in the
800 meters (2:07.65). Team-
mate David Schwinof took
second in the 1,500 meters
(4:59.32), and Parker Conrad
had the second-best throw in
the javelin (151-5).
“As always, it seems like
Coach: Darren Ideue, 1st year
2017: 5-20 (2-13 Cowapa)
All-league losses: GeriAnn
Klaffke
All-league returners: Alys-
sa Goin, Jr., Jetta Ideue, Sr.,
Sidney Owsley, So., Sequoia
Shand, Sr.
the teams we’re chasing are
Banks and Scappoose,” Ideue
said. “Valley Catholic and
Seaside were pretty even last
year, and of course we’re
always going after our rivals
from Astoria.”
Banks won the league title
in 2017 with a 14-1 record,
one game ahead of Scappoose
(13-2). After that, it was Asto-
ria (8-7), Tillamook (7-8),
Seaside (2-13) and Valley
Catholic (1-14).
Big changes are on the
way for the Cowapa, when
Scappoose makes the jump
to the 5A level next school
year.
THE LADY GULLS
Seaside lost just two
seniors off the roster, but a
few more have not returned,
and several incoming fresh-
men have given the Gulls a
new-look lineup.
Several familiar faces are
back as well. Senior Jetta
Ideue returns for her fourth
year as Seaside’s starting
pitcher.
Alyssa Goin and Viola
Soprano are seniors, with
Soprano looking to start at
first base.
Senior Sequoia Shand
returns at shortstop, with
junior Emma Meyer return-
ing as an infielder and the No.
2 pitcher behind Ideue. Junior
Jenna Logan is listed as an
infielder.
Back for their sophomore
seasons are right fielder Can-
dice Kerr and catcher Sidney
Owsley.
A long list of fresh-
men includes Zoey Alex-
ander, Bri Boyd, Kandice
Flaigg, Emily Philbrook,
Gracie Rhodes and Emma
Taylor.
“This freshman class has
a lot of experience with tour-
nament ball, and maybe these
kids can help put Seaside
softball on the map,” coach
Ideue said.
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