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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2018 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com Astoria’s Hageman named player of year The Daily Astorian Astoria senior Trey Hageman was named player of the year, and the Fishermen landed eight players total on the Cowapa All-League baseball team, announced last week. Joe Baumgartner of Banks and Glen Fromwiller of Astoria shared coach of the year honors. The complete team: COWAPA ALL-LEAGUE Photos by Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian In his first season as the Asto- ria varsity baseball coach, Glen Fromwiller was selected as one of two coaches of the year in the Cowapa League. Player of the Year: Trey Hageman, As- toria Coaches of the Year: Joe Baumgartner, Banks; Glen Fromwiller, Astoria First Team P: Trey Hageman, Sr., Astoria P: George Eisenhardt, Fr., Valley C P: Blake Gobel, Jr., Banks P: Dalton Renne, Sr., Banks P/Inf: Dylan Rush, So., Astoria P/OF: Porter Agnew, Sr., Valley C. P/OF: Breeler Mann, Jr., Scappoose P/OF: Logan Travis, So., Scappoose C: Daniel Pruitt, So., Valley C. C: Alex Teubner, Jr., Seaside C: Chase Wagner, Sr., Tillamook 1B: James Baglai, So., Valley C. 1B: Josiah Hirsch, Jr., Astoria 2B: Burke Matthews, Jr., Astoria 2B: Gunnar Partain, Sr., Banks 3B: Trask Applegate, Jr., Banks SS/P: J.C. Gross, Sr., Scappoose SS/P: Hayden Vandehey, Jr., Banks SS/P: Payton Westerholm, Jr., Seaside OF: Dakota Bunn, Jr., Banks OF: Balan Kolee, Jr., Astoria OF: Dylan Matteuci, Sr., Astoria OF: Jerad Toman, Sr., Scappoose Honorable Mention P: Brayden Johnson, So., Seaside P: Will Schultheis, So., Valley C. Astoria senior Trey Hageman was named Cowapa League baseball’s player of the year, as voted on by the league’s coaches. P/Inf: Justin Harmon, Jr., Tillamook C: Nicky Gill, Sr., Scappoose C: Blaine Herb, Sr., Banks Inf: Danny Weber, Jr., Tillamook 3B: Carson Witt, Sr., Scappoose Better late than never: Seahawks land Marshall SPORTS IN BRIEF Goalie Holtby spectacular as Caps beat Knights to even Cup Final By TIM BOOTH Associated Press RENTON, Wash. — Before he left town a few weeks ago after working out for the Seahawks, Brandon Marshall picked up a lit- tle bit of Seattle-related gear at the airport. He was that confident an opportunity to continue his career was going to happen with the Seahawks. “I went in there and bought a couple of things, some shirts, socks because I knew that moment was going to happen. I felt good about the workout,” Marshall said. Marshall became the lat- est addition to the Seahawks when he signed a one-year deal Wednesday and was immediately on the field as Seattle continued its second week of OTAs. Mar- shall displayed some of that gear he bought when he announced on social media his intent to sign with the Seahawks. His work was limited in his first day, understandably, but it was a sign of how quickly Mar- shall wants to get this latest — maybe last — phase of his career started. Marshall is coming off an abbreviated 2017 season where he was limited to five games with the New York Giants due to an ankle injury that required surgery. He was due to make $5 million this season with New York but was released by the Giants in mid-April. At age 34, Marshall said he didn’t have many options after he was released. “I think the sentiment around the league is that I’m done. And I get it, rightfully so, when you get on the other side of 30 and your production slips and you have a big injury. People count you out,” Marshall said. “It was an inter- esting process. It was a humbling process.” AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Seattle Seahawks wide receiv- er Brandon Marshall talks to reporters following NFL foot- ball practice Wednesday in Renton, Wash. SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE FRIDAY Baseball — 2A/1A state champion- ship: Pilot Rock vs. Knappa, Volcanoes Stadium, 5 p.m. OF: Danny Johnson, Jr., Astoria OF: Astor Landwehr, Sr., Seaside OF: Tyler Lilly, Jr., Banks OF: William Weber, Jr., Valley C. DH: Will Reed, Jr., Astoria AP Photos/Marcio Jose Sanchez Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant (left), Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James (middle) and Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry answer questions after Wednesday’s NBA basketball practice in Oakland, Calif. Anticipated or anticlimactic? Warriors-Cavs 4 in NBA Finals By BRIAN MAHONEY Associated Press he first one deserved a sequel, which Cleveland won in the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history to even things up with Golden State. Then with Kevin Durant join- ing Stephen Curry on one side and LeBron James leading the other, the Warriors and Cavaliers sent inter- est soaring as they rampaged toward the tiebreaker last season. But the rubber match was a mismatch, and the Warriors are expected to win just as easily this time. So as Round 4 of the record-set- ting rivalry begins tonight, has War- riors-Cavaliers become too much of a good thing? “I don’t think so,” Golden State guard Klay Thompson said. “I think the rest of the NBA has got to get better. It’s not our fault. I’m sure if you asked the fans of the War- riors and the Cavs around the world, whether it’s in the Bay Area or in Cleveland, I’m sure they’re happy with their team performance. The only people I hear saying that are fans from other teams, which is nat- ural. I don’t blame them. But as long as our fan base is happy, that’s all that matters.” It’s the first time in NBA, NFL, MLB or NHL history that the same teams are meeting four straight times in the championship round, and intrigue in the teams hasn’t waned yet. The NBA had its most- watched conference finals since 2012, as both teams had to rally from 3-2 deficits to win Game 7s on the road. But if this series quickly T MOVING ON UP NBA FINALS GAME 1 • Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors • Tonight, 6 p.m. TV: ABC becomes as lopsided as some fear — ABC analyst Jeff Van Gundy said he couldn’t remember a bigger gap between finals teams and said any game the Cavs win is a huge upset — many of those people who have tuned in the last few years might be looking for something else to watch by the time the series switches to Cleveland. “If James and the Cavaliers win Game 1, you know, the interest is going to skyrocket because they are going to have done what very few — except for them maybe — think they can do, which is win at Golden State,” Van Gundy said. “If they get blown out both games, it doesn’t matter what we say. People aren’t going to be as excited.” The players won’t apologize for showing up again, or worry that it hurts the NBA. “I mean, it may not be as sus- penseful as a lot of people want it to be or as drama-filled,” Durant said, “but that’s what you’ve got movies and music for.” Some things to watch when the series begins at Oracle Arena: James could vault into second place on the NBA Finals’ career lists for points and assists. He has 1,247 points and needs 71 to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,317) and move behind only Jerry West (1,679). His 339 assists are 61 behind Bob Cousy (400). Magic Johnson had 584. SCORING STARS While matching up on the court, James and Durant could flip-flop on the career postseason scoring list. James currently has a slight edge, with his 28.83 points per game plac- ing him fourth and slightly ahead of Durant, who has averaged 28.75. Durant has been even better in the NBA Finals, with his 32.9 points per game ranking last year’s finals MVP behind only Rick Barry (36.3) and Jordan (33.6) among players who have appeared in at least 10 games. DOING IT WITH DEFENSE BE LIKE MIKE The much-maligned Cavaliers’ defense has shown up in the post- season, where Cleveland is allow- ing just 99.9 points per game, sec- ond among the 16 teams. The Cavs held Boston under 100 points in four of the final five games of the East finals. More impressively, Golden State kept high-scoring Houston under 100 in five straight games and is right behind Cleveland at 100.3 in the playoffs. If the Warriors win, it would be their sixth NBA championship and tie them for third on the all-time list with the Chicago Bulls, who won all theirs with Michael Jordan. Then it would be a long way to go from there to catch Boston (18) or the Lakers (17). Viewers will notice something new on the court during the series. The familiar NBA Finals logo has been replaced and the floor will now be marked with one that reads “The Finals presented by YouTube TV.” NEW-LOOK LOGO LAS VEGAS — Alex Tuch collected the skittering puck with absolutely nothing between him and the tying goal with two min- utes left in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. Braden Holtby reacted with pure instinct. Washington’s goalie stretched back and lunged to his right with his stick, thrusting the paddle into the exact 4-inch slot of air through which Tuch’s shot was headed for the net. “Luckily it hit me,” Holtby said with a shrug. The Washington goalie’s coaches and teammates weren’t quite so calm about a save that will go down in Capitals his- tory as the key to a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night, evening the series at one game apiece. The win was the Caps’ first- ever Stanley Cup Final victory — and the save might be a catalyst to even bigger things. Winless in their first 5, Timbers now have won 6 straight PORTLAND — Back on April 8 it seemed nothing was going right for the Portland Timbers. In his debut season as an MLS coach, Giovanni Savarese’s first five matches — all on the road — didn’t include a single victory. He was clearly anxious to get back home after a 3-2 loss at Orlando City. “They’ve been traveling five games away. At the end we were tired. It was a long trip. The weather from snow to hot and you can see at the end the guys were breaking down all over the place because it has been a long five games away,” Savarese said at the time. “But as I said, I take full responsibility for this defeat.” Portland had collected just two overall points in their first five games. The long road trip to start the season was caused by con- struction at Providence Park. But once the Timbers got home, their season turned around quickly. Even dramatically. Since that loss in Florida, they’ve won six straight, capped by a 3-2 vic- tory at Colorado last weekend. On Saturday, they’ll host the LA Galaxy. The six consecutive wins is a club record, and matches Orlan- do’s streak for the longest this season. It also matches the sec- ond-longest winning streak in the league since 2000 — when MLS started recording draws. Sporting Kansas City won seven straight in 2012. Winning sure makes the job easier for everyone. — Associated Press
