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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2018
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Seaside grad Kilday
earns academic award
The Daily Astorian
Seaside High School graduate Alli-
son Kilday, who just completed her
junior year of track at Occidental Col-
lege in Los Angeles, recently received
an all-academic award for having
above a 3.30 cumulative grade point
average.
She was ranked among the top 35
individuals in Division III in her event.
The Occidental men’s and wom-
en’s track teams were named to the
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Coun-
try Coaches Association all-academic
squad, for posting better than a 3.10
GPA as a group.
“We couldn’t be more proud of
the academic achievements the teams
and individuals honored for their hard
work in the classroom and on the
track,” Occidental head coach Rob
Bartlett said. “We strive to provide our
student-athletes with the opportunity
to thrive in every aspect of their Occi-
dental lives and it’s fantastic to see so
many Tigers doing just that.”
The Tigers had a strong season in
competition as well, with seven ath-
letes making the national champion-
ship meet and four winning all-Amer-
ican honors.
Kilday set personal records last
spring in the 200 meters (27.44 sec-
onds) and 400 meters (62.10), both
March 16 at the Redlands Invitational,
as well as the 800 meters (2:23.23) and
400-meter hurdles (65.12, seventh all-
time at Occidental).
The former Gull, who is major-
ing in economics at Occidental, was
a 2017-18 team captain for the Tigers.
Occidental College
Seaside’s Allison Kilday, left, had several personal best times on the
track in the spring, and earned an all-academic award off the track.
SPORTS
IN BRIEF
Knappa’s
Coffey named
player of the week
The Daily Astorian
Knappa’s Ryker Coffey was
named the AA Legion Player of the
Week for the Lower Columbia base-
ball club, for his
efforts last week.
Coffey, a sec-
ond baseman who
will be a senior
at Knappa in the
upcoming school
year, spent time
Ryker
playing for both
Coffey
Lower Colum-
bia’s AA and
AAA Legion teams this summer.
Last week, Coffey had a two-
run, walk-off single to right field
in the bottom of the seventh to help
Lower Columbia’s AA team, Com-
petitive Athletics, win its final game
of the summer over the Longview
15’s, 4-3.
Akiko Miller/For The Daily Astorian
A group of Knappa players enjoys a Hillsboro Hops game at Ron Tonkin Field.
Knappa Loggers honored in Hillsboro
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T
o the winners go the spoils — and the
parades and special recognition nights.
The Knappa baseball program con-
tinues to be honored for winning back-to-
back 2A state titles, as the Loggers were
recently introduced during a Hillsboro Hops
game, and will take part in a parade later this
month.
A group of Knappa players and coaches
were introduced July 26 at Ron Tonkin Field,
as the minor league baseball team hosted (and
beat) the Boise Hawks. The Hops are Hills-
boro’s Class A short season affiliate of the Ari-
zona Diamondbacks.
Knappa’s Dale Takalo threw out the honor-
ary first pitch, and Logger players were intro-
duced midway through the game.
“They did something for us last year, when
they gave us tickets and announced our team
over the PA, but this year was a little bigger,”
said Knappa coach Jeff Miller. “They invited
us up again, and Dale got to throw out an hon-
orary pitch.
“They had us out on the field and men-
tioned our back-to-back titles and three in
four years, and read off a bunch of our hit-
ting and scoring stats. It was a real nice night.
The Hops won, they had great weather and
fireworks.”
The summer baseball may be over with
for Knappa, but the Loggers are still keeping
busy.
Besides their appearance at the Hops’
game, Knappa players will ride their own float
in the upcoming Regatta parade, then will
have a special fundraiser the following day.
Knappa players and coaches will take part
in the Regatta’s Grand Land parade Satur-
day, Aug. 11, and on Aug. 12 the Loggers will
host a Bean Bag tournament and barbecue
at Teevin Field, Knappa’s home field behind
Hilda Lahti Elementary school.
Sign-in and registration is from 3:45 to
4:15 p.m., and the tournament begins at 4:30
p.m. Pre-registration by Aug. 10 is $25 per
team, $30 the day of the event.
The tournament is a fundraiser for the
Knappa baseball team’s spring road trip next
season. Contact Akiko Miller at 503-298-
Seahawks WR
Baldwin sitting out
with knee issue
RENTON, Wash. — Seat-
tle Seahawks wide receiver Doug
Baldwin missed a third straight
practice on Tuesday while dealing
with a knee issue.
Coach Pete Carroll said after
practice that Baldwin had a sore
knee coming into camp. He prac-
ticed the first two days with the
team before being held out each of
the last three practices.
Mariners make
outfield upgrade
getting Maybin
from Marlins
SEATTLE — Jerry Dipoto
thought he was done making deals
a day before the non-waiver trade
deadline after remodeling the
Seattle Mariners bullpen.
The Mariners’ ever-active
baseball boss just couldn’t help
himself when an outfield upgrade
became available.
Seattle acquired outfielder
Cameron Maybin from the
Miami Marlins on Tuesday, giv-
ing the Mariners a boost going
into the final two months of the
regular season. Seattle landed
Maybin in exchange for minor
league infielder Bryson Brig-
man and international bonus pool
allotment.
Dale Takalo throws the honorary first pitch.
The Knappa baseball team was introduced during Hillsboro’s game.
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Memorial walk/run
Before the Bean Bag tournament begins,
the eighth annual Knappa Memorial 5K/10K
walk/run will be held at 9 a.m., also Aug. 12.
The run is in memory of Lindy Yuill and
Christy Miethe, sisters who passed away two
years apart.
Miethe was instrumental in organizing the
first two walks in honor of Lindy, and rais-
ing awareness of the importance of donating
organs.
The proceeds from this year’s race will go
to the Christy Miethe Scholarship Fund.
Sponsored by Lower Columbia Hospice
and Teevin Brothers Land and Timber, the
walk/run begins at Woody’s Wabbits on Allen
Road in Knappa.
Registration fee the morning of the walk
is $30. Children under 10 may walk for free.
Information is available through the Knappa
Memorial Walk/Run facebook page.
Astros snap five-
game skid with
5-2 win over M’s
SEATTLE — Charlie Morton
did what’s become expected on the
mound in getting his 12th victory,
while Evan Gattis and Josh Red-
dick provided the pop needed with
all the big names missing from the
Houston Astros’ lineup right now.
Gattis hit a two-run home run
to put Houston ahead, Reddick
capped it with a two-run shot in
the ninth inning, and the Astros
snapped a five-game losing streak
with a 5-2 win over the Seattle
Mariners on Tuesday night.
— Associated Press