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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018
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Astoria rallies and holds off Scappoose, 6-5
The Daily Astorian
If the Astoria baseball team is
going to contend for a league cham-
pionship this season, they will need
to score a few “must-wins” over the
leading candidates.
And the Fishermen reeled in a big
one Friday afternoon, as they posted
a 6-5 victory over Scappoose, in the
Indians’ last visit to Astoria as a mem-
ber of the Cowapa League.
Scappoose and Astoria have
played some great ones over the
years, and Friday’s win was certainly
memorable for the Fishermen.
What should have been a big first
inning for Scappoose resulted in just
one run for the Indians. And in what
should have been a three-up, three-
down inning for Astoria in the bot-
tom of the first, the Fishermen scored
twice.
And that’s the kind of day it was
for Astoria, which had seven hits but
stranded just three runners.
Scappoose, meanwhile, had seven
hits and left eight runners on base,
several in scoring position.
The Fishermen also overcame a
fine pitching performance by Scap-
poose sophomore Logan Travis, who
gave up six hits and struck out seven
with one walk.
But — like every team on Asto-
ria’s schedule this year — the Indians
couldn’t overcome Trey Hageman.
As the starting pitcher, Hageman’s
first task was to get out of a bas-
es-loaded, no outs jam in the top of
the first.
After walking two and giving up
a single, he struck out two batters
before a Fishermen error allowed one
run to score. But that was all Scap-
poose would get, as Hageman got
Terrence Lewis to fly out to center for
the third out.
Hageman led off the bottom of the
first with a high fly ball that ended up
dropping in center field, in between
three Scappoose fielders for a long
single.
One out later, the Indians mis-
played a tailor-made double play
grounder, throwing the ball into right
field, allowing Hageman to score.
Josiah Hirsch followed with a
ground ball that brought in Will Reed
for a 2-1 lead.
Hageman made his next plate
appearance in the bottom of the sec-
ond, with two outs and a runner on.
And Hageman delivered the offer-
ing from Travis over the center field
fence for a two-run homer and a 4-2
lead.
The Indians rallied to tie the game
in the fourth, then scored a run in
the fifth on an RBI single by Breeler
Mann to take a 5-4 lead.
But Astoria’s old “win-the-inning”
Scappoose
defeats
Astoria, 18-1
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
TODAY
Track — Daily Astorian Invitational, at
Seaside HS, 3 p.m.
Baseball — Seaside at Valley Catho-
lic, 5 p.m.; Tillamook at Warrenton, 3:30
p.m.
Softball — Valley Catholic at Seaside,
4 p.m.; Knappa at Warrenton, 4 p.m.
TUESDAY
Baseball — Astoria at Valley Catholic,
5 p.m.; Seaside at Tillamook, 5 p.m.;
Vernonia at Knappa, 4:30 p.m.
Softball — Valley Catholic at Astoria,
5 p.m.; Tillamook at Seaside, 4:30 p.m.;
Vernonia at Knappa, 4:30 p.m.
Boys golf — Valley Catholic at Asto-
ria, 2 p.m.; Seaside at Banks, 1 p.m.
The Daily Astorian
The Scappoose Indians showed why they
are the second-highest scoring softball team
at the 4A level, as they pounded Astoria 18-1
in a Cowapa League contest Friday at CMH
Field.
Scappoose collected 16 hits from eight
different players and built an 11-0 lead
through three innings.
Pitcher Jenna Hatcher allowed just three
Astoria hits (Julia Norris, Lexxis Lyngstad,
Kayla Helligso), and struck out seven batters
with no walks.
Norris scored Astoria’s lone run in the
fourth inning on a hit by Lyngstad.
Hannah Galey led the Indians, going
4-for-5 with a home run, four RBIs and two
runs scored. Gabie Krueger and Taylor John-
son had three hits apiece for Scappoose.
Seaside fourth
at ‘Raven
Rumble’
The Daily Astorian
REDMOND — There’s a long way to go,
but the race for the state championship in 4A
boys golf will likely come down to one of
three schools from the Cowapa League.
The battle on the course between Scap-
poose, Seaside and Valley Catholic will be
a fun one to watch, as it was at the 15-team
“Raven Rumble” Friday at Eagle Crest
Ridge Course in Redmond.
Summit — the defending 5A state cham-
pion — won the event with a 309 team score,
ahead of Valley Catholic (321).
Class 5A Bend (334) took third, while
Scappoose and Seaside tied for fourth at
349. Seaside’s fifth golfer, Curtis Kunde,
had a better score (93) than the fifth golfer
from Scappoose (Jack Eggers, 96), to break
the tie.
Ridgeview’s Isaac Berger, playing on his
home course, and Summit’s William Fleck
tied for medalist honors at 73.
Seaside’s Jackson Kunde finished a stroke
away from a top 10 finish with an 80. He was
followed by teammates Connor Merrell and
Mason Shamion (each with an 89) and Sam-
son Sibony (91).
“We came here to see where we stand
among the best teams, and we fared pretty
well,” said Seaside coach Jim Poetsch. “Val-
ley Catholic looked pretty good today, but we
were able to beat the rest of the 4A schools,
including the defending state champions.
“We still have some work to do, but I
can see us being quite a bit better by sea-
son’s end,” he said. “We only had two bird-
ies today. Mason (Shamion) and Samson
(Sibony) both birdied the fourth hole, and
we still competed well. If we can limit our
big scores — we still had too many today —
and throw in a few more birdies, we could be
really good.”
Seaside’s next match is Tuesday at Quail
Valley, a league match vs. Banks.
Mariners’ Healy injures
ankle in workout
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — Seattle Mariners first
baseman Ryon Healy injured his right ankle
during a postgame workout Saturday and
likely will miss at least a few games this week.
Healy was injured following an 11-4 win
over Minnesota and showed up on crutches
and in a walking boot Sunday, when the
series finale was postponed due to poor
weather. Manager Scott Servais tells MLB.
com that Healy will have an MRI and likely
miss the upcoming three-game series against
Kansas City.
task brought the Fishermen back in
the bottom of the fifth.
Hageman drew a leadoff walk,
took third on a double from Burke
Matthews, and Reed’s sacrifice fly
scored Hageman with the tying run.
And Hirsch came through with
another RBI, a sacrifice fly to deep
center that scored Matthews with the
eventual game-winner.
On in relief of Hageman, Mat-
thews and Dylan Rush finished the
game on the mound for Astoria, with
Matthews picking up the win and
Rush nailing down the save.
Scappoose and Astoria will meet
one more time this season, May 2 at
Scappoose.
BASEBALL
John Woods/The Canadian Press
The Winnipeg Jets and the Chicago Blackhawks come together at center ice wearing Broncos on the
back of their jerseys for a moment of silence for the Humboldt Broncos bus crash victims before an
NHL game Saturday in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Canada town’s arena focus of
mourning after crash kills 15
By JEREMY HAINSWORTH
and ROB GILLIES
Associated Press
HUMBOLDT, Saskatchewan
— The people of this small town
grieved at their hockey arena Sun-
day, laying flowers and jerseys in a
makeshift memorial at the entrance
and later gathering inside to mourn
the deaths of 15 people when a
semi-trailer slammed into the bus
carrying the local youth hockey
team.
The 14 others on the bus were
injured, some critically, in Friday
night’s collision, which has Can-
ada, its national sport and the hock-
ey-obsessed town of Humboldt
reeling. Among the dead are Bron-
cos head coach Darcy Haugan,
team captain Logan Schatz and
radio announcer Tyler Bieber.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau visited the injured at the
hospital Sunday and then attended
the vigil held in the town’s arena
Sunday night. Trudeau sat among
the crowd with his 11-year-old son,
Xavier, a hockey player
Team President Kevin Gar-
inger choked back tears as he read
out the names of the 15 dead. Peo-
ple embraced each other, crying.
Boxes of Kleenex were passed
down rows.
Behind them, flowers ringed
the team logo at center ice. In front
Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
Mourners comfort each other at a vigil Sunday at the Elgar Peters-
en Arena, home of the Humboldt Broncos, to honor the victims.
of them, there were pictures of the
dead and injured.
Humboldt pastor Sean Brandow,
the team chaplain, said he was on
his way to the Broncos game Friday
and arrived at the scene right after
the collision. He described hearing
the cries and holding the hand of a
lifeless body.
“I walked up and saw a scene
I never want to see again, heard
sounds I never want to hear again,”
Brandow said.
Nick Shumlanski, an injured
player who was released from the
hospital, attended the vigil wearing
his white, green and yellow team
jersey, with a bruise under his left
eye.
Residents of this town of less
than 6,000 people earlier left flow-
ers, jerseys and personal tributes on
the steps of the arena’s entrance.
One tribute included a Kraft mac-
aroni and cheese dinner box, which
was a favorite meal of deceased for-
ward Evan Thomas. A bouquet of
pink roses adorned the box, which
read: “to Evan, game day special,
love your billet brother and sister
Colten and Shelby.”
While most of the players were
from elsewhere in western Can-
ada, they were put up by families
in the small town of Humboldt. Bil-
leting families are a large part of
junior hockey, with players spend-
ing years with host families.
Reed wins first major title, holds off Fowler at Masters
By DOUG FERGUSON
Associated Press
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The tepid
applause that greeted Patrick Reed
on the first tee made it clear he
wasn’t the people’s choice.
All he cared about was being the
Masters champion.
He turned back an early move
by Rory McIlroy and a late charge
by Rickie Fowler. Most daunting in
the middle of the final round Sun-
day was a familiar name at Augusta
National — Jordan Spieth — on the
verge of the greatest comeback in
Masters history.
Reed had the game and the grit to
beat them all. And when he slipped
on that green jacket, he had every-
one’s respect.
“I knew it was going to be a dog-
fight,” Reed said. “It’s just a way of
God basically saying, ‘Let’s see if
you have it.’ Everyone knows you
have it physically
with the talent.
But do you have it
mentally? Can you
handle the ups and
downs throughout
the round?”
He has proven
that playing for
Patrick Reed his country. He
did it Sunday for
himself.
The final test was a 25-foot putt
down the scary slope on the 18th
green, and Reed pressed down both
hands, begging it to stop as it rolled 3
feet by. From there, the 27-year-old
Texan calmly rolled in the par putt
for a 1-under 71 and a one-shot vic-
tory. Known as “Captain America”
for his play in the Ryder Cup, Reed
added a far more important title:
Masters champion.
The loudest cheers were for
everyone else, and Reed picked up
on that right away. The crowd was
squarely behind McIlroy and his best
chance yet at completing the career
Grand Slam. Then it was Spieth,
running off four birdies in a five-hole
stretch on the back nine to challenge
the course record. The loudest cheer
was for Fowler when he made an
8-foot birdie putt on the final hole to
pull within one. Reed never flinched
through it all.
“I just went out there and just tried
to play golf the best I could and tried
to stay in the moment and not worry
about everything else,” Reed said.
Reed, who finished at 15-under
273, won for the sixth time in his
PGA Tour career.
Until Sunday, he was best known
for the trophies he shared at the
Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup. He
is ferocious in match play, especially
the team variety, and his singles vic-
tory over McIlroy at Hazeltine in the
2016 Ryder Cup led to his nickname.
Astoria 6, Scappoose 5
Scappoose 110 210 0—5 7 1
Astoria
220 020 x—6 7 2
Travis, Mann (6) and Gill; Hageman,
Matthews (5), Rush (6) and Feldman.
W: Matthews. L: Travis. S: Rush. RBI:
Sca, Gross 2, Gill, Mann; Ast, Hirsch
2, Hageman 2, Reed. 2B: Sca, Gross,
Lewis; Ast, Matthews. HR: Ast, Hage-
man. HBP: Sca, Toman. LOB: Scap-
poose 8, Astoria 3.
BOYS GOLF
Raven Rumble
at Eagle Crest Ridge
Team: Summit 309, Valley Catholic
321, Bend 334, Seaside 349, Scap-
poose 349, Ridgeview 353, Roseburg
361, Marshfield 369, Canby 379, Herm-
iston 395, Redmond 396, Crook County
415, La Pine 425.
Individual (top 10)
Isaac Buerger, Ridgeview, 73
William Fleck, Summit, 73
Cole Schmidlin, VC, 76
Jackson Murphy, Summit, 77
Andrew Plambeck, VC, 77
Parker Krovisky, Bend, 77
Cole Heinsen, VC, 78
Hayden Klein, Summit, 79
Chase Elliott, Scappoose, 79
Hunter Endicott, Roseburg, 79
Seaside (349)
Jackson Kunde, 41-39—80
Connor Merrell, 42-47—89
Mason Shamion, 42-47—89
Samson Sibony, 44-47—91
Curtis Kunde, 47-46—93
Orlando City
beats Timbers
Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. — Chris
Mueller, Sacha Kljestan and Dom
Dwyer scored in a late flurry to
give Orlando City a stunning 3-2
victory over the Portland Timbers
on Sunday.
Orlando City trailed 2-0 enter-
ing the 80th minute before Orlando
City (2-2-1) scored the three quick
goals for its second consecutive
win. RJ Allen’s pass from midfield
led Dwyer down the right side into
the box where he spun around,
and then cut back, to evade two
defenders before putting away a
right-footer from the corner of the
6-yard box in the 87th to cap the
scoring.
Diego Valeri converted from
the spot in the 20th minute, after
Sebastian Blanco drew a penalty
conceded by Mohamed El-Mu-
nir, to give the Timbers (0-3-2)
a 1-0.
Bill Tuiloma, a 23-year-old
defender, doubled the advantage
with his first career MLS goal in
the 59th, heading home a well-
played cross by Valeri on a set
piece.
Chris Mueller’s header, off a
corner kick by Yoshimar Yotun,
deflected off Portland’s Dairon
Asprilla into the side net to make
it 2-1 in the 80th minute and Sacha
Kljestan’s penalty kick — follow-
ing a foul in area conceded by
Alvas Powell — tied it moments
later.