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A10 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2019 CONTACT US FOLLOW US Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports SWIMMING Taft sweeps past Seaside The Daily Astorian The Seaside swim teams opened the new year with a dual meet at Taft last week, where the Tigers edged the Gulls for a pair of team victories at the Lincoln City Swim Club. Taft scored an 85-75 win over the Seaside girls, while the Tigers clipped the Seaside boys, 82-80. The Gulls still had plenty of wins in the pool. For the girls, Seaside freshman Nicole Blan- kenhorn had the best time among 12 entries in the 50-yard freestyle (32.51 seconds, ahead of team- mate Anna Huddleston’s 33.75). Blankenhorn also won the 100-yard but- terfl y in 1 minute, 16.87 seconds. Seaside sophomore Brooke Blankenhorn was the fi rst of three swim- mers in the 200-yard free- style in 2:50.09. For the Seaside boys, sophomore Henry Garvin won the 50 freestyle in 29.56, placing ahead of teammate Nick Konyha (30.86). Garvin also took fi rst in the 100-yard free- style in 1:08.55. Seaside swept the 200- yard freestyle relay event, with the girls’ foursome of freshmen Nicole Blan- kenhorn, Taryn Shay and Emma Arden, along with Huddleston, winning in 2:20.21. The Gulls’ team of Garvin, Chris Quashnick, Sam Heroux and Konyha won the boys’ 200 relay in 2:10.33. SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Girls basketball — Estacada at Asto- ria, 4 p.m.; Seaside at Gladstone, 7 p.m.; City Christian at Knappa, 6:30 p.m.; Falls City at Jewell, 7 p.m.; Ilwaco at Life Christian, 5:45 p.m. Boys basketball — Estacada at Asto- ria, 5:45 p.m.; Gladstone at Seaside, 7:30 p.m.; Southridge, BC at War- renton, 6:30 p.m.; City Christian at Knappa, 7:30 p.m.; Falls City at Jew- ell, 5:30 p.m.; Ilwaco at Life Christian, 7 p.m. Swimming — Tillamook at Astoria, 4 p.m.; Seaside at Valley Catholic, 4 p.m. WEDNESDAY Wrestling — Seaside 4-way meet, 5 p.m.; Astoria 4-way meet, 5:30 p.m. THURSDAY Girls basketball — Columbia Chris- tian at Knappa, 6 p.m.; Jewell at Liv- ingstone Adventist, 5:30 p.m. Boys basketball — Columbia Chris- tian at Knappa, 7:30 p.m.; Jewell at Livingstone Adventist, 7 p.m. Wrestling — Warrenton at Rainier, 5 p.m. Krissy Barendse-Goodman Krissy Barense-Goodman Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian Krissy Barendse-Goodman Knappa’s Eli Takalo will be the top returning quarterback in the state next season at the 2A level. Knappa junior Kanai Phillip made the all-state team as both a receiver and defensive back. Logger lineman Jaxson Goodman made all-state on both sides of the ball. Knappa senior Luke Goozee is the latest in a long line of Logger all-state running backs. FIVE KNAPPA PLAYERS NAMED TO ALL-STATE TEAM The Daily Astorian F ive different Knappa play- ers landed seven different spots on the Class 2A all- state football team, released last month. The best part? The Log- gers — who fi nished as the No. 4-ranked team in the state — will have four of the fi ve players back next season. Knappa will defi nitely be one of the front runners for the 2019 state title, with the return of all- state quarterback Eli Takalo and receiver Kanai Phillip. Both were selected to the fi rst-team offense as juniors, while junior Jaxson Goodman was a second-team offensive line selection. Running back Luke Goo- zee capped his senior season by being chosen third-team all-state. Defensively, Phillip was named as a second-team defen- sive back, junior Spencer Teague was selected as a third-team linebacker, and Goodman was a third-team defensive lineman. Carroll’s optimism for future outweighs Seattle’s early exit By TIM BOOTH Associated Press RENTON, Wash. — Once Pete Carroll was fi nished answering for the shortcom- ings of a disappointing play- off loss, the oldest coach in the NFL started articulating why he’s so excited about what the future holds for the Seattle Seahawks. After listening to his enthu- siasm, it’s no wonder Carroll signed a contract extension to stick around Seattle a few more years to see if this group of Seahawks can develop into another championship team. “That connection they have to what we are asking them to do, and the willing- ness to practice that on a reg- ular basis, to bring their atti- tude and bring their energy all the time, that’s rare. It’s spe- cial,” Carroll said on Monday. “And that’s what gives me the thought; I can go back a few years, I said the same thing four, fi ve, six years ago, whatever it was now, you know? You can tell that the nucleus and the core of the team that you need to have a AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth K.J. Wright (50) and Bobby Wagner celebrate an interception against Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. championship club is here.” Carroll’s feeling about the direction of the Seahawks after an unexpected 10-6 regular season and open- ing-round playoff loss to Dal- las mirrors that of many of his veterans, who believe Seat- tle is on a similar track to its 2012 team that unexpectedly made the playoffs with a mix of young talent and important veterans — and a year later won a Super Bowl. No one is going as far as to expect Seattle is going to be playing for a championship a year from now, but the Sea- hawks overhaul last offsea- son ended up being a quicker rebuild than most expected and has them in a place with fewer question marks headed into 2019. Instead of continuing a rebuild, the Seahawks could be more supplementing with the belief they are a contender. “We’re pleased with the progress that we’ve made with the guys we have, so we know we’re adding to. We don’t feel like there’s big voids and big holes, so we’re going to add,” Carroll said. “To make this roster more competitive across the board is really the intent and make guys have to work harder to hold their spots and have to get better to do that. That’s right at the heart of what we’re all about, so we’re really looking forward to that.” In the short term there was still disappointment about last Saturday’s 24-22 loss to Dallas that ended Seattle’s season. Much of the frustration about Seattle’s loss centered on the offense and a game plan that seemed conserva- tive and slow to adjust. Carroll tried to defl ect crit- icism being thrown at offen- sive coordinator Brian Schot- tenheimer, pointing out the success the offense had during the season both devel- oping the top running offense in the NFL and having one of the best scoring teams in fran- chise history. Seattle was held to just 73 yards rushing by the Cow- boys and was 2 of 13 on third- down conversions. Nurkic paces Portland in win over Knicks Associated Press PORTLAND — It really hasn’t been any eas- ier for Jusuf Nurkic for the past half-dozen games, even if it appears that way. Nurkic had 20 points for his fourth straight game with 20 or more and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the New York Knicks 111-101 on Monday night. The 7-foot Bosnian center has been on a roll lately, averaging 21 points and 11.8 rebounds in the last six games for Portland. “I work hard for that,” Nurkic said when asked about his recent suc- cess. “I got in foul trouble tonight, but I keep myself in the game. We won, so it’s good.” UP NEXT: BLAZERS • Chicago Bulls (10-30) at Portland Trail Blazers (24-17) • Wednesday, 7 p.m. TV: NSNW T he Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa is a luxury boutique hotel built on the former site of a historic cannery 600 feet out into the Mighty Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon. 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