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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2018 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com Athletes of the Week JACOB MORROW Warrenton FERNANDA ALVAREZ Warrenton Warrenton Warrior volleyball Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian he senior middle blocker has helped the Warriors back into the league T title race, with wins last week over Clatskanie and Willamina. Against the Tigers, she had seven of Warrenton’s 26 ace serves. She was also 14-for-14 fter a two-week layoff, the junior quarterback led the Warriors back into A the win column in a 42-18 victory over Vernonia. Morrow rushed for 299 yards and four touchdowns on just 18 carries (16.6 yards per run). He had the hitting, with five kills. In the Warriors’ win over first-place Willamina, she was 36-for-40 on attacks with 17 kills. She was also 17-for-17 passing with nine digs and nine blocks, and seven block kills. first four scores for the Warriors, who led 35-6 at halftime. He had touchdown runs of 55, 27, 15 and nine yards for a 28-0 lead. He had 179 yards rushing and 96 yards passing in the first half. Lillard and McCollum look to Oregon women picked to erase last season’s playoff exit repeat as Pac-12 champions Associated Press By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Kelly Graves began his after- noon address at Pac-12 media day describing the expectations for his talented, favored Oregon team for the “2019 and ‘20” season ahead. The good-natured coach could only chuckle once he P ORTLAND — There’s a big difference between comfort and compla- cency for Damian Lillard. Yes, the Portland Trail Blaz- ers return all five starters from a team that finished third in the Western Conference. So there’s a level of ease among the players. But their season went side- ways in the first round of the playoffs, when Portland was swept by New Orleans. Lillard said the Blazers have to guard against allowing that to happen again. “I don’t see how we could be complacent about any- thing,” he said. “I think it’s a level of comfort with each other we’ve you know been teammates for a few years now we know each other pretty well so I think there is comfort. But I don’t think we’re in a position to be complacent.” And certainly this is true in the loaded West, with the defending champion Warriors, talented Rockets, as the LeB- ron James-led Los Angeles Lakers. The Blazers went 49-33 last season and secured the third seed in the conference, earn- ing a trip to the playoffs for TODAY Volleyball — Tillamook at Astoria, 6:45 p.m.; Warrenton at Nestucca, 6 p.m.; Knappa at Vernonia, 6:30 p.m.; Crosshill Christian at Jewell, 6 p.m. Girls soccer — Banks at Astoria, 6 p.m.; Valley Catholic at Seaside, 7:15 p.m. Boys soccer — Astoria at Banks, 4:15 p.m.; Seaside at Valley Catho- lic, 7:15 p.m. FRIDAY Football — Astoria at Molalla, 7 p.m.; Banks at Seaside, 7 p.m.; Knappa at Gaston, 7 p.m.; Warren- ton at Neah-Kah-Nie, 7 p.m.; Jewell at Gilchrist, 1 p.m. SATURDAY Volleyball — Astoria at Marshfield tournament, TBA; Seaside tourna- ment, 7 a.m.; Knappa at City Chris- tian, 2:30 p.m. RANKINGS 4A Football coaches poll First-place votes in parentheses 1. Seaside (12) 127 2. Banks 109 3. Marshfield (1) 105 4. Mazama 90 5. Gladstone 85 6. Estacada 47 7. Newport 44 8. Marist Catholic 40 9. La Grande 26 10. Sweet Home 16 2A Football coaches poll First place votes in parentheses 1. Monroe (6) 152 2. Santiam (11) 149 The Ducks have been picked to repeat as Pac-12 women’s basketball champions. Last sea- son, Oregon made the regional final of the NCAA Tournament after winning the conference regular-season and tournament titles. But this is the first time in program history that conference coaches have picked Oregon to come out on top. 2018-19 | 29TH SEASON COLUMBIAFORUM AP Photo/Scott Threlkeld Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, left, restrains guard CJ McCollum during Game 4 of last year’s first- round playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans. the fifth straight season. Port- land was boosted by a 13-game winning streak that started with a victory over Golden State just before the All-Star break. But the stumble against the Pelicans in the playoffs was unexpected, and still clearly stings Lillard. “Just going out like that,” he said. “I think we were rid- ing high — we had a great season, we got home court for the first time since I’ve been here. I think everybody had great expectations you know for the postseason, and they just fell apart.” The Blazers made few changes during the offseason. Ed Davis, the team’s spark of the bench, went to the Brook- lyn, while guard Shabazz Napier, who spelled Lillard, also went to the Nets. Portland added Seth Curry, Steph’s younger brother, who didn’t play last season because of a leg injury but averaged 12.8 points and 2.7 assists in 70 games with the Dallas Maver- icks the year before. SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE was politely corrected that it’s 2018-19 then recovered beauti- fully, noting the following year should be just as special given that two of the Ducks’ biggest stars — Sabrina Ionescu and Ruthy Hebard — are juniors. “That might work out, too,” he quipped Wednesday. Yes, this upstart program has big plans for years to come. 3. Neah-Kah-Nie 4. Sheridan 5. Knappa 6. Coquille 7. Jefferson 8. Heppner 9. Kennedy 10. Glide 10. Colton 125 109 92 55 49 46 36 31 31 STANDINGS Football Cowapa 4A League League Overall Seaside 3-0 6-0 Banks 3-0 5-1 Astoria 1-2 2-4 Molalla 1-2 2-4 Tillamook 1-2 3-3 Valley Catholic 0-3 2-4 Northwest 2A League Neah-Kah-Nie 4-0 5-1 Knappa 2-1 5-1 Nestucca 2-1 3-2 Warrenton 2-1 3-2 Gaston 1-2 2-4 Vernonia 1-3 1-5 Portland Chr. 0-4 2-4 Pacific 2B Coastal Ilwaco 4-0 5-1 Willapa Valley 3-0 4-2 Raymond 3-1 3-3 Ocosta 2-1 4-1 North Beach 0-3 0-5 Chief Leschi 0-4 0-6 South Bend 0-4 1-5 Northwest 1B North Naselle 3-0 3-0 Neah Bay 3-1 3-3 Lummi Nation 1-2 3-2 Darrington 0-3 2-4 Volleyball Cowapa 4A League League Overall Valley Catholic 5-0 12-3 Tillamook 3-2 12-6 Banks 3-3 10-9 Astoria 2-4 9-8 Seaside 1-5 10-11 Coastal Range 3A League Willamina 5-1 7-10 Warrenton 5-2 9-3 Rainier 4-2 5-10 Taft 1-5 2-14 Clatskanie 1-6 1-11 Northwest 2A League Portland Chr. 10-0 15-3 Vernonia 9-1 19-4 Gaston 8-1 15-5 Nestucca 7-3 12-7 Knappa 5-5 8-9 Faith Bible 2-7 3-11 Columbia Chr. 2-8 4-13 Neah-Kah-Nie 1-9 2-12 City Christian 0-10 0-15 Boys Soccer Cowapa League League Overall Seaside 5-0 8-3 Valley Catholic 3-1 7-3 Tillamook 3-2 7-4 Astoria 1-4 3-7 Banks 0-5 1-9 Girls Soccer Cowapa League Valley Catholic 4-0 6-2-2 Banks 4-1 7-1-2 Astoria 2-3 4-5-2 Tillamook 1-4 5-6 Seaside 1-4 3-7-1 October 16, 2018 • 6 p.m. Who You Going to Trust? In an era of turmoil in both national politics and journalism, citizens from coast to coast doubt what they read and hear in the news. Restoring trust in the media is job one for journalists, but it also requires the support of citizens who prize truth and fairness. Les Zaitz Editor and Publisher of the Malheur Enterprise and Salem Reporter Editor and publisher of the weekly Malheur Enterprise newspaper, based in Vale, Oregon, Les Zaitz is a two-time Pulitzer finalist and Oregon native. He has won state, regional and national journalism awards for 40 years and is a five-time solo winner of Oregon’s Bruce Baer Award, the state’s top award for investigative reporting. Columbia Forum Sponsors: • The Daily Astorian • OSU Seafood Laboratory • Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa • Craft 3 • KMUN-FM COLUMBIAFORUM 2018-19 Next: What just happened? The November 6, 2018 General Election: Nov. 13 For reservations, to become a member or be added to contact list: Contact Holly Larkins at 503-325-3211x227 or forum@dailyastorian.com To Attend: Forum to be held at (new location): Chef Chris Holen’s NEKST EVENT 175 14th St., Ste 100, Astoria Next to Baked Alaska at the foot of 12th St. Use back-in parking RSVP by October 12 Members: Dinner & Lecture $25 each; Lecture only free. Non-Members: Dinner & Lecture $35 each; Lecture only $15 each Appetizers available at 6pm. Dinner will be served at 6:30pm. Lecture will begin after dinner.
