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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, DEcEmbER 14, 2018
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Crusaders
put a stop to
Warrenton’s
win streak
The Daily Astorian
SALEM — The seven-game
win streak came crashing to
the floor Thursday night for
the Warrenton girls basketball
team.
With the No. 2-ranked War-
riors missing senior post Fer-
nanda Alvarez from the lineup,
the No. 5-ranked Salem Acad-
emy Crusaders scored most
of their points off offensive
rebounds in a 46-17 win over
Warrenton.
An early 3-pointer by Kenzie
Ramsey had Warrenton trailing
4-3, but Salem Academy fin-
ished the first half on a 21-3 run,
then increased its lead to 34-10
after three quarters.
The Warriors return to action
Monday at Taft, for a Coastal
Range League opener.
Encarnacion to
Mariners, Santana
to Indians in
3-team trade
Knappa volleyball
The 2018 Knappa volleyball team had the fifth-best GPA among Class 2A volleyball teams.
LOCAL STUDENT ATHLETES
HONORED FOR ACADEMICS
Knappa football and
volleyball fifth in state
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
By BEN WALKER
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS — Seat-
tle Mariners general manager
Jerry Dipoto was in a hospital,
making a trade from a bed.
Cleveland counterpart Chris
Antonetti was boarding a
plane headed back home, try-
ing to finalize the deal before
the flight pulled away from the
gate.
They managed to complete
the swap as the winter meet-
ings came to an end. Car-
los Santana was sent back to
Cleveland, where he was an
Indians fan favorite. Edwin
Encarnacion is headed to Seat-
tle — no telling how long he’ll
stick there.
The star hitters were dealt
for each other Thursday, part
of a three-team trade that also
involved Tampa Bay.
The Rays got infielder
Yandy Diaz and minor league
right-hander Cole Sulser from
Cleveland. The Indians also
acquired first baseman Jake
Bauers from Tampa Bay, while
the busy Mariners wound up
with a draft pick. Tampa Bay
will send $5 million to Seattle
and the Mariners will pay $6
million to Cleveland.
T
he Oregon School Activities Asso-
ciation (OSAA) has released its
academic awards for 2018 fall
sports, and the list includes several local
teams in the top 10 rankings.
Knappa High School scored well, as
both the Logger football and volleyball
teams had the fifth-best grade point aver-
ages — statewide — in their respective
Class 2A sports.
The Knappa volleyball team fin-
ished with a collective 3.68 GPA, while
the Logger football players had a 3.28
average.
“I couldn’t be prouder of our kids,”
said Knappa football coach Aaron Bar-
endse. “I think there’s something to be
said for sure when you look at both foot-
ball and volleyball placing that high.
Just shy of a 3.3 GPA is impressive. As
a coach, teacher, principal, etc., you can
preach day in and out how important
school and school work is. We all work
together to try and find the most benefi-
cial way to teach each kid.
“But ultimately, the kids have to take
that help and advice and take ownership
in it,” he said. “It’s obvious these kids
are doing that and take pride in their aca-
demics. It’s rewarding as a coach to know
your kids are successful in the classroom.
All the wins are really irrelevant if it
weren’t students first.”
OnPoint Community Credit Union
and the OSAA announced the fall win-
ners Tuesday for the 2018-19 academic
all-state program.
The program awards students for
outstanding achievement in the class-
room, and the academic all-state award is
given to all boys and girls teams in each
OSAA-sanctioned activity that achieve a
3.0 or higher cumulative team grade point
average.
Each member of a winning team
receives a commemorative decal and
a certificate. Members of the top 10
schools in each activity of each classifi-
cation receive additional recognition and
the top school receives a plaque in honor
of its team.
Astoria is ranked sixth in Class 4A
girls cross-country with a 3.78 GPA, and
the boys are ranked seventh with a 3.56
GPA.
“I’m really proud of our student-ath-
letes in the cross-country program for
their hard work in and out the classroom,”
said Astoria cross-country Andrew Fick.
“A big part of being a distance runner
is developing a strong work ethic, being
dedicated, facing challenges, and improv-
ing mentally. It’s also about finding the
joy in the work and in having your own
personal reason to rise to the challenge.
“It’s not a surprise that many of the
things that help runners be their best also
help them as students succeed in the class-
room. I’m really happy to see our teams
ranked so well in the state, and it’s a good
reminder that high school cross-country
is about more than just running the fastest
time in a race. It’s about doing your best
as a student-athlete.”
In other 4A rankings, the Astoria girls
soccer team is tied for seventh (3.66
GPA), and Astoria’s volleyball team is
tied for 10th (3.62 GPA) in their respec-
tive sports.
Other top-scorers from the Cowapa
League include the Valley Catholic boys
soccer team (No. 1, with a 3.64 GPA) and
the Valley Catholic boys cross-country
squad (No. 1, with a 3.93 GPA).
From the Northwest League, Nestucca
had the top-ranked volleyball team (3.77
GPA) and the No. 1-ranked football team
(3.38 GPA).
All teams that earn a 3.0 GPA or higher
will receive 25 points for their school in
the OSAA Cup standings, announced at
the end of the school year. A list of all
teams with a 3.0 GPA or higher will also
be posted to the OSAA website (osaa.
org).
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
TODAY
Girls basketball — Astoria at Marshfield Tour-
nament, TBA; Seaside at Scappoose, 5:30 p.m.;
Knappa at Portland Christian, 6 p.m.
Boys basketball — Warrenton at Astoria,
6:30 p.m.; Seaside at Scappoose, 7:30 p.m.;
Knappa at Portland Christian, 7:30 p.m.; North
Beach at Ilwaco, 7 p.m.
Wrestling — Seaside at Yamhill-Carlton, 5 p.m.
SATURDAY
Girls basketball — Astoria at Marshfield Tour-
nament, TBA; Ilwaco at North Beach, 7 p.m.
Boys basketball — Astoria at Cascade,
5:30 p.m.
Wrestling — Seaside at Nestucca, 10 a.m.;
Knappa at Downriver Challenge, 9:30 a.m.
Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian
The Astoria cross-country teams (boys and girls) received special recognition for both finishing in the top 10 rankings
statewide for cumulative grade point average in their respective divisions.
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