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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019
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Athletes of the Week
MADELYNN
WEAVER
Knappa
TIMBER
ENGBLOM
Knappa
T
he Knappa girls are literally limping through the 2018-19 season, with
mounting injuries leading to a 4-13 record. With Sophia Carlson out, the
scoring load has shifted to Aiko Miller and Madelynn Weaver. Weaver had the
big numbers last week. The junior guard had 12 points, eight rebounds and
four assists in a loss at Naselle. She followed with 10 points in a loss at Faith
Bible, then closed the week with 13 points in a win at Gaston, snapping a
three-game losing streak.
E
li Takalo gets the dunks and draws most of the defensive coverage, and
Ty Vanderburg’s scoring output is on the rise, but it was Timber Engb-
lom’s turn last week. Between the Timber, Ty & Takalo Show, Engblom led the
Loggers in scoring over three road victories. The senior wing had team highs of
23 points in a 73-62 win Monday at Naselle, scored a team-high 14 in a 66-47
victory Wednesday at Faith Bible, and Timber carved out 16 points in a 62-50
win Friday at Gaston.
Eli Takalo lays
the ball in for the
Knappa Loggers.
Colin Murphey
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Vengeance is Knappa’s in win over Royals
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Timber Engblom drives to the basket for the Loggers.
The Knappa Loggers were out to
even the score with Portland Christian
in a Northwest League boys basketball
game Wednesday night.
Looking to avenge a controversial
70-68 loss Dec. 14 at Portland Chris-
tian, the Loggers scored their revenge
with a decisive 64-49 victory over the
Royals.
The Loggers held a comfortable
35-20 lead at halftime, and weathered
a few runs by the Royals in the second
half before pulling away.
“We got a hard-fought win tonight,”
said Knappa coach Paul Isom. “Tim-
ber (Engblom) and Eli (Takalo) led
the way, with really nice contributions
from Joe (Ramvick), Ty (Vanderburg)
and Devin (Hoover), offensively and
defensively.”
Engblom had a game-high 21 points,
followed by Takalo’s 13 and 11 points
from Ramvick.
Still, the Royals didn’t make it easy.
“Every time we made a run to get up
14 or 15 points, they answered and kept
it close,” Isom said.
Portland Christian made a small run
midway through the third quarter, clos-
ing to within 41-33, but the Loggers
scored twice to push the lead back to
45-33.
Knappa has fi ve league games
remaining (four on the road), and
the Loggers fi nish the regular sea-
son with a nonleague game Feb. 8 at
Seaside.
The Loggers have “a huge game
Friday,” said Isom, whose team plays
at Neah-Kah-Nie. The Pirates “have
kind of separated themselves in third
place, and especially on the road, that
will be a tough one.”
First-place
Royals defeat
Knappa
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Portland Christian had three players in double
fi gures, and the Royals outscored Knappa in every
quarter Wednesday night, helping Portland Chris-
tian to a 59-28 Northwest League girls basketball
win at Knappa.
Madeline DeLucia scored 13 points and Carly
Brunner added 12 for the Royals, who lead the
NWL standings with a 10-1 league record.
Hannah Dietrichs had seven points, three
steals and 10 rebounds for Knappa, and Made-
lynn Weaver added seven points and eight boards.
Bayle McCall and Raven Corcoran scored six
points apiece, and Aiko Miller had seven rebounds
before fouling out.
The Lady Loggers have a crucial league contest
Friday at Neah-Kah-Nie.
Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
Aiko Miller, far left, takes a shot at the basket for Knappa.