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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2018 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com Ilwaco nips Naselle in 67-64 OT win The Daily Astorian ASELLE, Wash. — Ilwaco led for most of the first half and Naselle led for a good part of the second, before the Fishermen finally secured a 67-64 win in overtime in a nonleague game between the two Pacific County rivals Tuesday night. Ilwaco jumped out to a big first half lead, lost it in the second, then out- scored Naselle 10-7 in the extra frame. The Comets played less than two weeks following the end of their foot- ball season. Ilwaco’s Alex Kaino hit three The two teams played evenly in 3-pointers in the first quarter, as the the third quarter (14-14), and the Fishermen built a 10-0 lead with 4:13 Tigers went on a 21-13 run in the left in the first period. The Comets fourth to overtake the Loggers, who rallied to within 20-15 at the end of open league play Monday at home the quarter, behind eight points in the vs. Gaston. quarter from Antonio Nolan. Ilwaco’s 6-foot-8 junior, Joe Nis- bett, entered the game late in the first quarter and scored 10 points before halftime, leading to a 30-24 Fisher- men lead at the break. JEWELL — Madelynn Weaver Naselle fought its way back in the poured in 16 points, and the Knappa second half, tying the game at 35-35 girls basketball team scored its first with 3:36 left in the third quarter. win of the year Tuesday night, 39-29 The Comets continued their at Jewell. momentum into the fourth, grabbing Weaver had support from Sophia a 49-43 lead with 5:10 remaining. Carlson, who finished with 10 points, Naselle still led 50-45 at the 3:51 five rebounds, four steals and four mark, and 52-51 with 2:02 left. blocks. Ilwaco pulled into a 57-57 tie with Raven Corcoran — starting for 18.4 seconds remaining, the Comets the injured Vicki Ramvick — fin- failed to score on a last possession, ished with seven points and eight boards. Aiko Miller added seven and the teams headed to overtime. Still tied at 64-64 with 1:04 left rebounds, and the Loggers had 12 in OT, Ilwaco scored on a late three- team steals. point play for a 67-64 advantage, and “We got off to a fantastic start, the Fishermen held on from there for then kind of took a nose-dive in the the win. second quarter,” said Knappa coach Nisbett led Ilwaco with 23 points, Marie Green. “I called a timeout with followed by Kaino with 17. 30 seconds left (in the first half), and Naselle had four players in double kind of harped on the girls to keep figures, led by Antonio Nolan with their focus. Then Jewell got back 17, and followed by Jacob Eaton within five in the third quarter.” with 16, Cole Dorman and Ethan Lily Kaczenski scored 12 points Lindstrom with 11 apiece. to lead Jewell, which outscored Knappa 20-19 in the second half. N Knappa girls hold off Jewell, 39-29 Clatskanie rallies to defeat Knappa boys CLATSKANIE — Fresh off their win over Astoria, the Knappa Log- gers held a 30-25 lead at halftime Tuesday night at Clatskanie, before the Tigers rallied for a 60-57 win in a nonleague game on their home floor. Warrenton girls top Naselle, 61-24 WARRENTON — Warrenton’s Fernanda Alvarez scored 18 points in 14 minutes of playing time, and the Warriors built a 40-11 halftime lead on their way to a 61-24 nonleague win Tuesday over visiting Naselle. Claire Bussert added 12 points Ex-Seahawks player Browner sentenced in attempted murder case Associated Press POMONA, Calif. — Prosecutors say former NFL cornerback Brandon Browner has been sentenced to eight years in prison for trying to kill his ex-girlfriend after breaking into her Southern California home. The Los Angeles County Dis- trict Attorney’s Office says Browner was sentenced Tuesday after plead- ing no contest to attempted murder as part of a deal with prosecutors. The 34-year-old also pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of cru- elty to a child. The judge ordered Browner to stay away from the victim and her two children for 10 years. Browner, who won Super Bowls with the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, was arrested in July. Damian Mulinix/Chinook Observer Ilwaco’s Alex Kaino — taking a 3-pointer in last week’s win over Life Christian — made three 3-point shots in the first quarter of Tuesday’s win over Naselle. and Melia Kapua added 10, as War- renton’s top three scorers combined for 40 points. “Fernanda just dominated — they couldn’t guard her,” said Warrenton coach Robert Hoepfl, whose team improved to 4-0. “Claire played well as always, Maria Heyen did a great job (scoring nine points), and Avyree Miethe and Sagi Diego played some great defense out on the wings.” Warrenton plays Friday at Neah- Kah-Nie, then hosts Santiam Chris- tian Saturday, with a 6 p.m. tip-off at Clatsop Community College. Berhalter: US Soccer needs direction, development By RONALD BLUM Associated PRess NEW YORK — Gregg Berhal- ter promises to transform the U.S. national team into a pressing, attack- minded group the Americans rarely have been. “We want to see ball circulation, breaking lines, creating goal-scoring opportunities,” he said at his intro- duction Tuesday. “That should be the DNA of this team.” The 45-year-old is the first Amer- ican to coach the national team after playing for it at a World Cup. He spent the last five years coaching Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew, this year’s World Cup. Sunil Gulati which reached the playoffs four times made the decisions to hire Bob Brad- despite a small payroll but failed to ley in 2006, Jurgen Klinsmann in 2011 and Arena in 2016 after con- win any titles. sulting within the USSF, but “Greg isn’t just the right the federation established new choice, Greg is the best procedures after Cordeiro choice,” U.S. Soccer Feder- ation President Carlos Cord- replaced Gulati last February. eiro said. “He will push our Former midfielder Earnie men’s team forward and with Stewart, who played along- side Berhalter on the national an identity and approach that Gregg team, was hired in June for will be uniquely and fiercely Berhalter the new position of men’s American.” national team general man- The job had been held by Dave Sarachan on an interim basis ager. Stewart started his job in August for 14 months since Bruce Arena quit and picked Berhalter, a decision rati- after the shocking failure to qualify for fied Saturday by the USSF board.
