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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JANuARY 25, 2019
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BOUNCING BACK
A return to
competitive
gymnastics for
local gymnasts
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
Clatsop County is back in
the gymnastics game.
Infinity
Gymnastics
Academy (IGA) of Astoria
sent its competition team to
its first-ever meet, last Satur-
day and Sunday in Eugene.
The team took part in
the United States Gymnas-
tics Academy’s Arctic Rush,
where IGA received a first-
place team award.
Coached by program
director Douglas Oldham
and Kayla Stubbs, the IGA
has 11 girls on its competi-
tion team — four from Sea-
side, two from Knappa and
the rest from Astoria and
Warrenton.
Each athlete competed
on bars, vault, beam and
the floor exercise, and all
received medals for these
events and an All-Around
medal as well, according
to IGA executive director
Nancy Taylor.
It has been more than 20
years since the North Coast
has had recreational and
competitive
gymnastics,
Taylor said.
Oldham and Stubbs
“have created a great team
program,” she said.
The IGA’s competition
team consists of a Bronze
Xcel team, which includes
Karli Gantenbein (7), Kalista
Giles (7), Lily Schaelling (9)
Coach Doug Oldham talks to gymnasts.
IGA photos
The IGA’s competition team. Front row, left to right: Karli Gantenbein, Kalista Giles. Second row:
Jocie Steele, Adelaide Maher, Alex Valdez, Lily Schaelling, Audrey Steele. Third row: coach Doug
Oldham, Sofia Shipley, Calista Valdez, Maevri Bergerson, Annie Rehnert, coach Kayla Stubbs.
and Sofia Shipley (12), and
a Silver Xcel team: Maevri
Bergerson (12), Adelaide
Maher (8), Annie Rehnert
(12), Audrey Steele (8),
Jocie Steele (6), Alex Valdez
(10) and Calista Valdez (11).
At the Arctic Rush meet
in Eugene, Schaelling had
first-place marks in the vault
(8.90) and beam (8.775), on
her way to second in the all-
around (34.075) in the age
7-10 division, behind the
USGA’s Charlee Bozeman
(34.700).
Competing in the same
division, Giles was fourth
(32.325) and Gantenbein
fifth (31.950).
Shipley was fourth in the
all-around in the junior age
11-plus division, with a sec-
ond-place showing in the
bars (9.050).
Maher and the Steeles
competed against each other
in the same division (age
6-8), with Audrey Steele tak-
ing first in the vault (9.20),
the bars (9.550) and the floor
(8.70), on her way to first in
the all-around (36.40), ahead
of Maher and Jocelyn Steele.
In the senior (age 10-plus)
Xcel Silver division, Reh-
nert had the second-place
all-around score (34.175)
behind Kylee Stinger of the
USGA (35.300).
Rehnert was second in
the floor, while Berger-
son was second in the vault
and the beam (and third all-
around), Calista Valdez had
the top score in the bars
(9.575) and was fourth over-
all, and Alexis Valdez was
second in the bars and fifth
all-around.
Future meets for the IGA
team include the “Tum-
ble By the Bay” at Gym-
nastics Plus in Coos Bay
Maevri Bergerson displays her
medals won in Eugene.
The gymnasts at a recent
meet.
(Feb. 9-10), the Anne Pat-
terson Riverside Classic at
the Douglas County Fair-
grounds in Roseburg (Feb.
23), and the Oregon Xcel
State
Championships,
March 22-24 at the Beaver-
ton Hoops YMCA.
Lillard leads Trail Blazers win over Suns
Seaside
grapples
in double
dual at
Estacada
By BOB BAUM
Associated Press
The Daily Astorian
The Seaside wrestling
team took part in a three-
way dual meet Wednes-
day at Estacada, facing the
Rangers and Woodburn in
head-to-head matches.
Estacada defeated the
Gulls 64-9, with Sea-
side’s two victories com-
ing from Gio Ramirez
(pin over Damon Pine) at
170 pounds, and Andrew
Gastelum (7-3 decision
over Landin Vittetoe) at
120 pounds.
The Gulls were more
competitive with Wood-
burn, which defeated the
Gulls in the team scoring,
46-34.
In addition to scoring
two wins by forfeit, Sea-
side picked up victories at
106 pounds, where Johna-
thon Kenenounis scored a
technical fall (17-0) over
Yajaira Reyes. At 152,
Everett Rollins pinned Jose
Sanchez in 4:34. Ramirez
won by fall (1:12) over
Keven Mendoza at 170.
And Lawson Talamantez
had a technical fall (18-
3) over Axel Avendano at
182.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
TODAY
Boys basketball — Valley Catho-
lic at Astoria, 6 p.m.; Seaside at Tilla-
mook, 6 p.m.; Knappa at Neah-Kah-Nie,
7:30 p.m.; St. Paul at Jewell, 5:30 p.m.
Girls basketball — Valley Catholic at
Astoria, 7:30 p.m.; Seaside at Tillamook,
7:30 p.m.; Knappa at Neah-Kah-Nie,
6 p.m.; St. Paul at Jewell, 5:30 p.m.; Ilwaco
at Raymond, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Boys basketball — Ilwaco at Raymond,
7 p.m.
Wrestling — Ilwaco Beach Brawl, 10 a.m.
PHOENIX — Damian
Lillard scored 24 points, CJ
McCollum and Jake Lay-
man added 20 apiece and
the Portland Trail Blaz-
ers pulled away in the sec-
ond half to hand the short-
handed Phoenix Suns their
sixth straight loss, 120-106
on Thursday night.
The Trail Blazers beat
Phoenix for the ninth
straight time. Portland has
won four of five and eight
of 11 overall.
Devin Booker scored
27 points for the Suns but
only nine after the first
quarter. Kelly Oubre Jr.
added 18 on 6-of-18 shoot-
ing. Dragan Bender, forced
into the starting center role
due to injuries, had 17.
The Suns were with-
out rookie center Deandre
Ayton (sprained left ankle)
and backup Richaun
Holmes (right foot sprain)
for the third straight game.
T.J. Warren also sat out
with a sore right ankle, and
Suns starting point guard
De’Anthony Melton left
in the third quarter with a
sprained right ankle.
Seth Curry scored 17
and Jusuf Nurkic 16 for
Portland.
AP Photo/Matt York
Blazers guard Damian Lillard drives past Suns forward Mikal Bridges.
What was left of the
Suns stayed with the Blaz-
ers through the first half
and much of the second.
Booker shot 6 of
9, including 2 of 4 on
3-pointers, in his 18-point
first quarter and the Suns
led 31-30 after one. With
McCollum on the bench
with three fouls, Phoe-
nix stretched the lead to
47-41 on Josh Jackson’s
coast-to-coast drive with
5:52 left in the half.
Portland,
though,
responded with a 12-1
run to go up 54-48 on
Lillard’s two free throws
with 1:17 remaining.
Booker sank four free
throws, his only points
of the second quarter,
and the Trail Blazers led
56-52 at the break.
Elie Okobo made a
pair of 3s in a 14-1 spurt
that cut the Blazers’ lead
to 73-72 with 4:21 left in
the third quarter, but Port-
land finished the period
on a 15-4 run.
Layman scored twice
and Lillard sank three
free throws — one on a
technical against Jackson
— as the Blazers scored
the last seven points of
the quarter to take an
88-76 lead entering the
fourth.
The Blazers opened
the final quarter with a
12-4 surge and Phoenix
never challenged again.
OSU eases past Washington State
Associated Press
CORVALLIS — Ste-
phen Thompson Jr. had 22
points, with four 3-point-
ers, six rebounds and seven
assists as Oregon State
defeated Washington State
90-77 on Thursday night.
Tres Tinkle had 21 points
and four steals and Ethan
Thompson added 20 points
and six assists for the Bea-
vers (12-6, 4-2 Pac-12).
C.J. Elleby scored 21
points, all in the second half,
and Robert Franks Jr. had 20
points and eight rebounds
for the Cougars (8-11, 1-5).
rebounded the Cougars
39-24 and grabbed 15 offen-
sive boards.
The Beavers took a 49-33
lead after a 9-0 run, capped
by a Stephen Thompson Jr.
Euro step and lay-in with
1:32 left in the first half.
Oregon State led 52-36
at the break. Elleby got hot
and helped whittle the defi-
cit early in the second half.
AP Photo/Amanda Loman A 7-0 Cougars surge, with
Oregon State’s Ethan Thompson slides around Washington Jervae Robinson
scor-
State’s Ahmed Ali.
ing five points, trimmed
the margin to 67-58 with
Oregon State shot 52 ton State shot 50 percent 12:35 remaining. But that
percent and 10 for 27 on and 12 for 28 from long was as close as Washing-
3-pointers, while Washing- range. But the Beavers out- ton State would get.
Washington
holds off
Oregon’s
late rally
Associated Press
EUGENE — Jaylen
Nowell scored 20 points,
capped by three free throws
with 1.6 seconds left, and
Washington weathered a
furious Oregon rally to
escape 61-56 on Thursday
night.
Nowell was fouled on a
desperation 3-point try after
Payton Pritchard lost the ball
as the Ducks were trying to
set up for a final shot with
the score at 56-56. Pritchard
then hit Nowell on the arm
as he rose to shoot from
about 30 feet.
Oregon’s last posses-
sion ended with Paul White
throwing the length of the
court out of bounds, and
Matisse Thybulle added two
more free throws for the
final points.
David Crisp added 18
points and Noah Dickerson
11 for the Huskies (15-4,
6-0 Pac-12), who won their
eighth consecutive game.
It’s also Washington’s best
start in conference play in
35 years.
Louis King had 19 points
to lead the Ducks (11-8,
2-4), and Miles Norris added
10 off the bench. Oregon
lost a fourth home game in
Matthew Knight Arena for
the first time since it opened
in 2011.
The Huskies led 51-42
before Pritchard led the
Ducks on a 14-0 run over
6 minutes to go up 56-51,
but Oregon never scored
again. Washington answered
with five straight points by
Nowell to tie.
Washington led by as
many as 12 in the first half
and was up 27-19 at the
break largely because of Sam
Timmins’ seven consecutive
points off the bench. King
had nine for the Ducks, who
committed 10 turnovers and
had three starters go score-
less in the first half.