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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2018 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com Athletes of the Week CLAIRE BUSSERT Warrenton AVYREE MIETHE Warrenton RYAN STUTZNEGGER Astoria NIKO CARUANA Astoria Warrenton volleyball Brett Perez/For The Daily Astorian he league MVP, Bussert sparked the Warriors to their three league play- off victories last week. She had four blocks and a block kill in the win Sat- T urday at Rainier, and was the defensive star in a Thursday victory at Willam- storia’s “Niko and Ryno” show, senior Niko Caruana and junior Ryan A Stutznegger, were on the loose in last Friday’s win over Valley Catholic that clinched third place in the Cowapa League standings. The Fishermen run- ina. For the season, Bussert had 97 digs, 66 saves, 60 kills and 34 ace serves. Miethe, a freshman, hit at a 92 percent clip against the Columbians, with a team-high 19 kills to go with 21 digs and six saves. ning back tandem combined for 277 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 45 attempts. Both scored touchdowns in the second quarter, and Caruana put the game away with a 6-yard TD run in the fourth. Price pitches Red Sox past the Dodgers 4-2 for 2-0 Series lead Associated Press GAME 3 BOSTON — From play- off flop to October ace in two legacy-shifting starts, David Price earned his sec- ond postseason victory in a row and moved the Bos- ton Red Sox halfway to yet another World Series title. The Red Sox left-hander pitched six innings of three- hit ball, and major league RBI leader J.D. Marti- nez broke a fifth-inning tie during another two-out rally to beat the Los Ange- les Dodgers 4-2 on Wednes- day night. Game 3 is Friday in Los Angeles. The Dodgers need a win to avoid an 0-3 defi- AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Gonzaga forward Rui Hachimura moves the ball against UNC-Greensboro during a first-round game in this year’s NCAA tournament in Boise, Idaho. Space is still available in the McMenamin’s Tourna- ment of the Year, a golfing event at Gearhart Golf Links. S POKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga this season marks the 20th anniver- sary of the run to the Elite Eight that first brought the Bulldogs to national prominence and it comes with coach Mark Few fielding what may be his best team ever. Better even than the team that lost to North Carolina in the national title game two sea- sons ago. With a bounty of new and returning stars, including Rui Hachimura and Killian Til- lie, who spurned the pros last spring to return to college, the third-ranked Zags seem poised to make a run again at their first national title. “I think we always have high expectations at our place,” said Few, an assistant on that 1999 Elite Eight team who became head coach a few months later. “It’s a good thing. We welcome that.” The Zags “have the oppor- tunity not only to be good but hopefully be one of the real special teams,” said Few, whose teams have never failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. This is the highest presea- son poll ranking in Gonzaga history, trailing just No. 1 Kan- sas and No. 2 Kentucky. The Zags did lose Johna- than Williams and Silas Mel- son to graduation from a team that finished 32-5 and made its fourth consecutive trip to the Sweet 16 last season. But they return starting guards Josh Perkins (12.3 points per game) and late-sea- son hero Zach Norvell Jr. (12.7 points), plus forward Tillie (12.9 points, 5.9 rebounds). Hachimura came off the bench last year, but his raw ath- leticism excited pro scouts — as well as fans in his native Japan, where he is a media sensation. Now a junior, he averaged 11.6 points and 4.7 rebounds last year. Veterans Jeremy Jones and Corey Kispert also return. There are seven newcom- ers, but two draw most of the buzz. Brandon Clarke becomes eligible to play after trans- ferring from San Jose State, where he averaged 17.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game as a sophomore. “He’s easily the most ath- letic guy I have ever played with,” Perkins said. “Your jaw just drops.” Graduate transfer Geno Crandall is coming from North Dakota, where he averaged 16.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. “We have the pieces to the puzzle,” said Perkins, who is recovered from a shoulder injury that slowed him last sea- son. “Our job is to make that puzzle come together.” The Zags as usual play a brutal nonconference sched- ule to make up for the fact that their West Coast Conference opponents are lightly regarded. The nonconference sched- ule includes home games against No. 25 Washington and Texas A&M, a trip to a stacked Maui Invitational and road games at No. 8 North Carolina, Creighton and No. 6 Tennes- see. Saint Mary’s and Brigham Young are likely their best con- ference foes. “This team needs to play a schedule like that,” Few said. “To be honest, at this point I need to play a schedule like that.” Last season ended with a loss to Florida State in the Sweet 16, a game in which Til- lie could not play because of a hip injury. “That loss, I think about it every day,” Perkins said. Other things to watch this season: TALL ZAGS: The Zags have plenty of skilled bigs, including the 6-foot-10 Tillie; the 6-foot-8 Hachimura; and the 6-foot-8 Clarke. The team may also use 6-foot-11 fresh- man Filip Petrusev, a prized recruit, off the bench. FEW LOSSES: Few has the highest winning percent- age of any Division I coach at 535-118 (.819). He’s won .897 of his conference games. Teams of four take part in the scramble format tournament, which begins Friday at 1 p.m. Golfers can sign up at Gearhart Golf Links. SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press cit that no World Series team has ever recovered from. “This is the biggest stage in baseball,” Price said after his longest postseason out- ing since signing a sev- en-year, $217 million con- tract to come to Boston in 2016. “To be able to do that, it feels good, for sure. I’m pumped for myself, pumped for all my teammates and coaches for us to be two wins away.” Golfers needed for tournament The Daily Astorian No. 3 Gonzaga has deep and big team that’s among its best • Boston Red Sox (2-0) at Los Angeles Dodgers (0-2) • Friday, 5:09 p.m. TV: FOX TODAY Cross-country — Cowapa League championships, Rood Bridge Park, Hillsboro, 2 p.m. Girls soccer — 4A regional play-in: Astoria at Woodburn, 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY Football — 4A regional play-in: Baker at Astoria, 6 p.m.; Knappa at Portland Christian, 7 p.m.; War- renton at Nestucca, 7 p.m.; Ilwaco at Willapa Valley, 7 p.m.; Naselle at Neah Bay, 6 p.m. SATURDAY Volleyball — Warrenton at San- tiam Christian, 4 p.m. The Haunted Cove Friday & Entrance Fee: Saturday $ 3 October per person or 12th - 13th 3 19th - 20th 26th - 27th non-perishable food items 6pm - 9pm All proceeds go to CCA Regional Food Bank & KOA Care Camps 1100 NW Ridge Rd. Hammond, OR 503-861-2606 AstoriaKOA.com
