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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2018 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com SPORTS IN BRIEF Healy hit in 12th pushes Mariners past Rangers 4-3 ARLINGTON, Texas — Ryon Healy let out a sigh of relief, and the Seattle Mar- iners regained the lead in extra innings when his hard grounder got through the left side of the Rangers infield. Healy singled past div- ing Gold Glove third baseman Adrian Beltre and beyond the reach of also-diving shortstop Elvis Andrus to drive in the go-ahead run with two outs in the 12th inning, and the Mar- iners won 4-3 at Texas after blowing an early three-run lead Monday night. “Never feel comfortable when I hit a ball that way, and Elvis Andrus is no slouch either. That man (Beltre) is an unbelievable defender,” Healy said. “It took me a while to finally see the ball get to the outfield.” Sports physicals, impact tests offered The Daily Astorian Columbia Memorial Hospital’s Pri- mary Care will be offering sports phys- icals to all area athletes from 9 a.m. to noon, and 1-4 p.m. Thursday at Astoria High School. Physicals will be offered to students from all Clatsop County schools. Cost is $25. No appointment is nec- essary. Physicals will be conducted on a “walk-in” basis. The money collected will be donated back to the Astoria High School athletics program. Any student participating in Asto- ria Youth Football, Astoria Middle School athletics, or any OSAA high school sport must have a physical completed every two years. In addition, all middle school and high school student-athletes, and/or any middle school or high school age student-athlete diagnosed with a con- cussion during the 2017-18 school year can undergo impact testing. Impact tests are computer-gener- ated tests to help give student-athletes a baseline test score to help evaluate a possible concussion, should a head injury occur during the sports season. Impact tests will also be offered between 9 a.m. and noon, and 1-4 p.m. Thursday. All students must have a parent present in order to receive a physi- cal. For questions or more informa- tion about sports physicals or impact testing, contact Astoria athletic direc- tor Howard Rub at: hrub@astoria.k12. or.us. US overpowers South Africa at softball worlds ICHIHARA, Japan — Kristi Merritt and Sahvanna Jaquish homered as the United States beat South Africa 7-0 in five innings to remain unde- feated at the women’s soft- ball world championship on Tuesday. Merritt hit a three-run homer in the second inning to give the defending champions a 4-0 lead, and Jaquish added a two-run shot in the fourth. Rachel Garcia, Keilani Ricketts, and Kelly Barnhill combined to pitch a no-hitter, with a total of 14 strikeouts as the United States improved to 6-0 and secured one of the two top spots in Group A. Shaq’s son, Shareef, to play at UCLA LOS ANGELES — UCLA has landed forward Shareef O’Neal. The son of retired NBA great Shaquille O’Neal signed a grant-in-aid to attend UCLA this fall. He will enroll in sum- mer school this month. The 6-foot-10, 220-pounder from Los Angeles played the last two seasons at Crossroads High in nearby Santa Monica. As a senior last season, O’Neal helped the school win the CIF Division II state title for the first time since 1997. He had 29 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks in the title game. O’Neal averaged 27 points as a senior while Crossroads fin- ished with a 25-9 record. UCLA coach Steve Alford says O’Neal brings a “terrific combination of size, skill and athleticism.” Stewart, Howard help Storm beat Liberty 96-80 NEW YORK — Breanna Stewart and the Seattle Storm weren’t concerned when the New York Liberty made a run to take a lead early in the fourth quarter. They knew it was only a matter of time before they went on their own burst to put the game away. The Storm scored 15 straight points to turn a two- point deficit into a 13-point lead and never looked back in a 96-80 victory over the Liberty on Monday at a camp day game at Madison Square Garden. “It was a grind-out game for us until that point,” said Stewart, who scored 32 points. “We felt like that run was coming, it wasn’t if it was coming, it was when.” — Associated Press AP Photos/Ted S. Warren Seattle Seahawks offensive guard Germain Ifedi (65) stands on the field next to offensive guard Rees Odhiambo (70) during training camp Monday in Renton, Wash. Ifedi must cut down on mistakes to stay in the Seahawks lineup By TERRY BLOUNT Associated Press RENTON, Wash. — Germain Ifedi was back with the first unit in training camp Monday, two days after Seattle coach Pete Carroll yanked the starting right tackle from the lineup during the Seahawks’ scrimmage. The embattled offensive lineman is hoping to keep his starting spot, but didn’t help his cause in Saturday’s scrimmage when he was flagged for a false start and a holding penalty. Carroll had seen enough. “Yeah, I was real disappointed in that,” Carroll said. “Real disappointed.” Penalties plagued Ifedi last season when he was flagged 20 times, the most penalties for any player in the NFL. New offensive line coach Mike Solari had a long conversation with Ifedi on the sidelines after he was pulled from the scrimmage. “We want Germain to be disciplined,” Solari said Monday. “It was unacceptable. Just unaccept- able and he knows it. We want to give him immedi- Germain Ifedi squares off against offensive tackle George Fant, left. ate feedback. It’s just concentration.” Ifedi was a first-round draft choice out of Texas A&M in 2016, but has yet to live up to the lofty expectations. The offensive line overall struggled most of the 2017 season, but Ifedi received most of the ire from the fans for his inconsistent play. Ifedi knows his must eliminate the same mistakes that resurfaced Saturday. Cano starts rehab stint for Mariners ond base during this rehab assignment. SEATTLE — Robin- At times Monday, Cano son Cano knows he wasn’t looked fidgety at first base. fluid or dazzling Monday “It is really different,” night in his return to Cano said. “You baseball. have to bend and Especially stretch your legs. It returning to a com- is hard on me. Right pletely new posi- now, everything is tion at first base. sore.” The eight-time But he held his All-Star began his own at a new posi- tion. In the third rehab assignment Robinson inning, he applied with the Seattle Cano a tag on Colorado Mariners’ Triple-A Springs’ Dylan affiliate as he pre- pares for his return from an Moore during a stolen-base 80-game suspension for vio- rundown. In the fifth, he lating baseball’s joint drug scooped up a short-hop agreement. throw from third baseman He played eight innings Seth Mejias-Brean. And in at first base for the Tacoma the seventh, he stretched to Rainiers, making three nice snare Mejias-Brean’s high defensive plays. And in four throw at the bag. plate appearances, he had a Later in the seventh, hit and walk before depart- Domingo Santana hit a sharp ing for a pinch runner in the grounder at Cano, which eighth inning. deflected off the infielder’s “I am just happy to be glove. It was ruled a single. back on the field,” Cano said. Cano said he put in a lot “The past few months, I have of work back in the Domini- just been waiting for this day. can Republic, and even con- I am happy that everything sulted with Albert Pujols, of the Los Angeles Angels, went good today.” Primarily a second base- and Edwin Encarnacion, man his entire career, Cano of the Cleveland Indians is expected to play first base, about some of the nuances third base and some sec- of playing first base. “It was a learning experience,” Ifedi said. “We know that pre-snap penalties are unacceptable. It’s a lesson. You take the good things you did and move on.” Ifedi said Solari told him he has to stay calm in every situation and that composure will be key. “Coach saw something on the field and he thought it was a good time to take me out and let me cool off. I was fine with it,” Ifedi said. Ifedi was replaced by Isaiah Battle in the scrim- mage. Battle is a fourth-year player from Clem- son who was acquired in a trade with Kansas City last season. The Seahawks could also opt to move George Fant to right tackle. Fant missed all last sea- son after suffering a major knee injury in the presea- son and is backing up Duane Brown at left tackle. Solari said last week that the best five play- ers will start on the offensive line. He told Ifedi what he expects of him if Ifedi hopes to remain the starter. “Germain’s a good football. He’s working on his technique. For a coach, it’s never quick enough, but we are demanding that he do it right,” Solari said. Going to the Dogs! T HE D AILY A STORIAN ’ S Welcome to Associated Press Bubbles National Dog Day Photo Contest! Grab your collars and your cameras, National Dog Day is Aug. 26 and we are on the prowl for the bestest, cutest, snuggliest pups on the coast. In 2016, we fetched 103 photos; last year we romped home with 207 shots of more than 230 critters. According to www.nationaldogday.com, the day celebrates all dogs, mixed breed and purebred, and works to promote the many dogs that need to be rescued. Submit your photo(s) before midnight Sunday, Aug. 12. Then, come back and visit the pooches all that next week and vote on your favorite before mid- night Saturday, Aug. 18. Vote once a day. The top vote-getters will be featured on the front page of the annual Going to the Dogs section on Friday, Aug. 24. Share with your friends and family: #Going2TheDogsNW Now, who’s a good boy? Who’s a good girl? For more information, call The Daily Astorian at (800) 781-3211 or send a message through Facebook.
