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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2018 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com TRACK AND FIELD Gulls baseball rally topples Scappoose Another track title for Astoria girls team The Daily Astorian HILLSBORO — The Seaside baseball team won it the “Clatsop County way” Friday night, with a three-run rally in the seventh inning to defeat Scappoose 7-6 in a Cowapa League showdown at Ron Tonkin Stadium. Seaside’s Payton Westerholm opened the seventh with a triple to right field. Alex Teubner drove in Wester- holm with a one-out single, and with two outs, a dropped fly ball by the Indians allowed Teubner to score the tying run and Dawson Blanchard to reach second. Blanchard took third on a wild pitch, and scored the eventual game-winner on a passed ball. Seaside’s Duncan Thompson pitched the final one and two-thirds innings to pick up the win. Westerholm started and allowed just four hits with seven strikeouts and two walks. Both teams com- mitted four errors in the field. Teubner had two hits and drove in two runs, while Westerholm and Thompson combined on the mound to strike out eight with three walks. Three Scappoose pitchers struck out 13 with six walks. The Gulls improve to 4-5 for fourth place in the league stand- ings, with wins over all three teams ahead of them (Astoria, Banks and Scappoose). SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball — Banks at Astoria, 5 p.m.; Scappoose at Seaside, 5 p.m. Boys golf — Cowapa League champi- onships, Quail Valley, 10 a.m. BASEBALL Astoria 4, Banks 2 Astoria 001 300 0—4 8 1 Banks 001 000 1—2 9 1 Hageman, Matthews (7) and Hillard; Van- dehey, Lyche (6) and Herb. W: Hageman. L: Vandehey. S: Matthews. RBI: Ast, Hageman 2, Matthews, Rush; Ban, Herb, Lilly. 2B: Ast, Johnson, Matthews. 3B: Ban, Lilly. HBP: Ban, Cook 2. LOB: Astoria 6, Banks 12. Seaside 7, Scappoose 6 Seaside 000 202 3—7 6 4 Scappoose 212 001 0—6 6 4 Westerholm, Thompson (6) and Teub- ner; Mann, Gross (6), Toman (7). W: Thompson. L: Toman. RBI: Sea, Teubner 2, Boyd; Scp, Gross 2, Toman, Travis, Cleveland. 2B: Scp, Gross, Mann. 3B: Sea, Westerholm; Scp, Gross. HBP: Scp, Travis, Witt. LOB: Seaside 7, Scappoose 8. Game 1 Knappa 13, Nestucca 0 Knappa 301 301 5—13 11 0 Nestucca 000 000 0—0 1 3 Miller, Flues (7); Link, Palos (7), Chate- lain (7). W: Miller. L: Link. RBI: Kna, Cruz 2, Hoover, Miller, D.Takalo. 2B: Kna, Cof- fey 2, Miller, D.Takalo; Nes, Link. HR: Kna, Cruz. HBP: Kna, D.Takalo. LOB: Knappa 5, Nestucca 6. DP: Knappa, Nestucca. Game 2 Knappa 17, Nestucca 5 Knappa 140 246—17 17 1 Nestucca 200 201—5 5 1 E.Takalo, D.Takalo (4), M.Hoover (6) and Miller; Strober, Richwine (5). W: E.Takalo. L: Strober. RBI: M.Hoover 3, Cruz 2, Mi- ethe 2, E.Takalo 2, D.Takalo 2, Miller; Nes, Richwine 3, Hurliman. 2B: Kna, M.Hoover, Miller; Nes, Richwine. 3B: Kna, M.Hoover. HBP: Kna, Cruz, Miller; Nes, Richwine, Chatelain. LOB: Knappa 8, Nestucca 8. SOFTBALL Banks 9, Astoria 5 Banks 301 302 0—9 11 6 Astoria 005 000 0—5 6 3 W: Michaela Shaw (2 Ks, 4 walks). L: Julia Norris (1 K, 7 walks). S: Kaylin Hernandez. RBI: Ban, McCourt 4, Campbell, Davis, Wise; Ast, n3 2, n10 2. 2B: Ban, Campbell, McCourt. 3B: Ban, McCourt. HR: Ast, Nor- ris. LOB: Banks 7, Astoria 8. DP: Astoria. Scappoose 10, Seaside 0 Scappoose 510 200 2—10 9 1 Seaside 000 000 0—0 4 6 W: Nicole Dougherty (10 Ks, 2 walks). L: Jetta Ideue (10 Ks, 2 walks). RBI: Scp, Mills, Dougherty, Dews, Fisher, Galey. LOB: Scappoose 5, Seaside 6. Game 1 Knappa 17, Nestucca 6 Knappa 062 90—17 9 3 Nestucca 400 02—6 5 6 W: Madelynn Weaver (8 Ks, 7 walks). L: Becca Menefee (2 Ks, 12 walks). RBI: Kna, Hellberg 2, Nicholson 2, Truax 2, Weaver 2, K.Patterson, Miller; Nes, Mene- fee 2, Royster. 3B: Nes, Royster. HBP: Kna, K.Patterson 2. LOB: Knappa 9, Nestucca 8. DP: Knappa. Game 2 Knappa 17, Nestucca 9 Knappa 332 080 1—17 5 3 Nestucca 250 100 1—9 9 4 W: Madelynn Weaver (7 Ks, 3 walks). L: Becca Menefee (0 Ks, 6 walks). RBI: Kna, K.Patterson 2, Truax 2, Miethe, Miller, Nich- olson; Nes, Chatelain 2, Hamilton, John- son, Samek. 2B: Kna, K.Patterson, Truax; Nes, Chatelain. HBP: Kna, McCall, K.Pat- terson; Nes, Hamilton, Menefee. LOB: Knappa 9, Nestucca 11. DP: Nestucca. By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian Brad Mosher/For The Daily Astorian A familiar sight for the Knappa softball team Friday against Nestucca, as Jaden Miethe slides across home plate for one of 34 runs on the day for the Loggers. Knappa softball draws 29 walks, scores 34 runs The Daily Astorian L INCOLN CITY — The Knappa softball team tuned up for a big three-game series this week against Gaston with two decisive wins Friday over Nestucca. The Loggers pounded the Bob- cats in a doubleheader played at Taft High School, where Knappa swept Nestucca 17-6 and 17-9. Knappa players barely had to swing the bat, drawing a combined 29 walks on the day, with four hit batters. The Loggers had nine hits in the opener, taking advantage of 12 walks, two hit batters and six Nestucca errors. Aiko Miller was 2-for-4 and scored three runs, while Madelynn Weaver had two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored. Weaver was also the winning pitcher, striking out eight with seven walks and five hits allowed. It was more of the same in Game 2, in which Knappa had just five hits. Instead, the Loggers took advantage of 17 walks from two Nestucca pitchers, with two hit batters and four Nestucca errors. Knappa’s Sophia Carlson had one hit, but scored three runs on four walks. Kaitlyn Truax drew three walks, and was the only Logger with more than one hit. Knappa pitchers Emily Nich- olson and Weaver allowed nine hits, with eight strikeouts and nine walks. Knappa baseball pounds Nestucca, twice The Daily Astorian LINCOLN CITY — Knap- pa’s doubleheader Friday against Nestucca was moved to Taft High School, where the No. 1-ranked Loggers posted another routine sweep over the Bobcats, 13-0 and 17-5. With their top two pitchers play- ing in the field in Game 1, Knappa pitchers Kaleb Miller and Logan Flues combined on a one-hitter, with eight strikeouts and six walks. The Loggers had 11 hits off three Nestucca pitchers, led by Miller (3-for-4), Dale Takalo (2-for-4 with a double), Ryker Cof- fey (two doubles) and Reuben Cruz (home run). In Game 2, Knappa hammered out 17 runs on 17 hits off Nestucca pitchers Cole Strober and Mitch Richwine. Dale Takalo led the way with four hits, while Mason Hoover had a double and triple. The Loggers improve to 9-0 in league, and have basically locked up Brad Mosher/For The Daily Astorian Knappa’s Colton Weirup scores another run for the No. 1-ranked Log- gers in a doubleheader sweep over Nestucca. the Northwest League title, with sec- ond-place Nestucca slipping to 6-3. Third-place Neah-Kah-Nie is 3-3. Knappa is a combined 6-0 against Nestucca and Neah-Kah-Nie. Vernonia and Gaston are both 0-6. Knappa has three games this week against Gaston. run homer to left-center field, her first career out-of-the-park home run. But the 5-4 lead would not hold up, as Banks answered with three runs in the top of the fourth and two more in the sixth. The Astoria bats went cold, as the Fishermen finished with six hits off Banks pitchers Michaela Shaw and Kaylin Hernandez. Norris took the loss, allowing 11 hits with seven walks. Hannah McCourt led the Braves with three hits, four RBIs, a double and a triple. with the No. 7-ranked Braves at 7-2. Astoria can take over sole posses- sion of first with a win over Banks today at Tapiola Park (weather per- mitting) or CMH Field. In Friday’s game, Astoria snapped a 1-1 tie with three runs in the top of the fourth. With two outs and no runners on base, Astoria’s Balan Kolee sin- gled to right field. Danny Johnson doubled to left and Dylan Matteucci was intentionally walked to load the bases. Dylan Rush singled to right to score one run, and Trey Hageman drove in two with a line drive single to right. Hageman did the rest from the mound, holding the Braves scoreless over the fourth, fifth and sixth, until Banks scored a run in the seventh. Burke Matthews pitched the final out to earn the save. Hageman allowed eight hits with two strikeouts and four walks for the win. The Braves had nine hits to Asto- GLADSTONE — The defending state champions are at it again — winning a big invita- tional track meet and tuning up for a big postseason run. The Astoria girls took another big step Saturday, winning the Dick Baker Invitational at Gladstone. In all, athletes from Astoria and Seaside combined to win eight events, with numerous top five finishes against a field of 5A and 6A schools. Astoria racked up 108 points to finish ahead of Corvallis (86.5) and McNary (77), as the Lady Fishermen tune up for a run at state title No. 4 in a row, just three weeks away. La Grande won the boys’ team title, with Astoria placing fourth and Seaside sixth. The Seaside girls placed 11th. North Coast athletes seem to specialize in the throwing events. Seaside’s Gretchen Hoekstre won the shot put with a toss of 39 feet, 6 inches, while Astoria’s Kes Sandstrom won the discus with a throw of 125-11. Astoria senior Taylor Cosner was first in the javelin (111-4). Astoria’s Darian Hageman met some large school competi- tion in the jumps, where Hage- man won the pole vault at 10-6, placed first in the triple jump (37-4 ¼), took second in the high jump (5-2) and placed third in the long jump. On the track, Astoria senior McKenzie Burnett placed second in the 3,000 meters in 11:23.87, and the Fishermen foursome of Elizabeth Barnett, Kelsey Fau- sett, Nara Van De Grift and Sophie Long took second in the 400-meter relay (4:24.20). Andrea Harris was third in the 100-meter hurdles (17.04), and Long added a fourth-place finish in the 800 meters (PR 2:26.15). On the boys’ side, Astoria’s Tim Barnett was a double win- ner, taking the discus (personal best 161-11, over 23 feet over the second place mark) and the shot put (50-2 ½). He was third in the javelin, won by North Bend’s Orion Osborn. Seaside’s Parker Conrad was second (155- 7), while the Gulls’ Derrick Ben- nett was second behind Barnett in the shot put with a PR toss 47-2 ¾. Astoria’s Karsten Johnson cleared 6-0 for second in the high jump. Looking to continue Sea- side’s dominance at state in the 800, Rafi Sibony won Saturday’s race in a PR 2:00.05. Teammate Levi Card was fourth. Astoria was third in the 400 relay, in which three teams were disqualified. PREP ROUNDUP Banks’ rally tops Astoria softball team The Astoria Lady Fishermen put a scare into the No. 7-ranked Banks Braves in a Cowapa League softball showdown Friday at CMH Field. Astoria held a 5-4 lead after three innings, but the Braves recovered with three runs in the fourth on their way to a 9-5 win over the Fishermen. A pair of Astoria errors on the slick infield led to three runs for the Braves in the first inning. Banks led 4-0 going into the bot- tom of the third, when Astoria’s Kayla Helligso led off with a sin- gle. She scored on a pair of throwing errors by the Braves, who committed four errors in the inning. After consecutive walks. Astoria’s Lexxis Lyngstad singled to right field to score two more runs. And Astoria’s Julia Norris had the biggest blast of the day, belting a two- Astoria baseball beats No. 7 Banks HILLSBORO — The two-team race for the Cowapa League title took another turn Friday in Hillsboro, where Astoria posted a 4-2 win over Banks. With the victory, the eighth-ranked Fishermen pulled into a first-place tie ria’s eight, but the Braves stranded 12 baserunners. “I’d say we responded well from the loss (to Seaside, last Wednes- day),” said Astoria coach Glen From- willer. “We challenged ourselves. No discredit to Seaside, we didn’t play the way we’re capable of, and we needed to bounce back. “This is huge,” he said of the win over Banks. Scappoose softball blanks Seaside SEASIDE — Scappoose scored five runs in the top of the first on its way to a 10-0 win Friday over Sea- side at Broadway Field in a Cowapa League softball game. Seaside pitcher Jetta Ideue and the Indians’ Nicole Dougherty both struck out 10 batters with two walks, but the Gulls could manage only six hits, as they slipped to 8-7 overall. — The Daily Astorian
