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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JANuARY 28, 2019
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SPORTS
IN BRIEF
HOOPS ROUNDUP
ENGBLOM, TAKALO LEAD
LOGGERS OVER PIRATES
he “Timber & Takalo Show” is
proving to be unbeatable in 2A
basketball, as the duo carried the
Knappa boys basketball team to another
Northwest League victory Friday night,
64-44 at Neah-Kah-Nie.
Logger senior Timber Engblom and
junior Eli Takalo combined for 52 points,
with Engblom scoring 27 to Takalo’s 25.
Only three other Loggers scored in the
game, which gives sixth-ranked Knappa
a 10-2 league record, 15-5 overall.
“Won a tough one,” said Knappa
coach Paul Isom, whose team “came
out a little tentative, and were down two
after the first quarter,” 12-10.
“We had 10 turnovers in the first
quarter, but we were able to settle down
and eventually our pressure wore (the
Pirates) down, and we were able to pull
away a little bit in the second half.”
The Loggers actually took control
in the second quarter, outscoring the
Pirates 17-9, and Neah-Kah-Nie never
threatened after that. Knappa went on
an 18-8 run in the third period, sending
the Pirates down to their 24th straight
loss to Knappa, going back to 2002-03.
Tuesday will be Senior Night at
Knappa, as the Loggers host Faith
Bible. Before returning to host a state
playoff game, Knappa finishes the reg-
ular season with four straight road con-
tests, with games at City Christian,
Columbia Christian, Nestucca and
Seaside.
T
Neah-Kah-Nie edges
Knappa girls, 39-35
In a battle between two teams search-
ing for a spot in the league playoffs,
Neah-Kah-Nie defeated Knappa 39-35,
in a Northwest League girls basketball
game Friday in Rockaway Beach.
Neah-Kah-Nie’s Kyla Huntley scored
a game-high 19 points to lead the Pirates,
who improved to 5-7 in league. Neah-
Kah-Nie currently holds down sixth
place in the league standings, the final
spot for the league playoffs.
Madelynn Weaver scored 13 points
and pulled down five rebounds for
Knappa, which drops to 3-9. Hannah
Dietrichs added eight points and five
boards, and Raven Corcoran scored six
points with six rebounds.
Valley Catholic slides past
Astoria boys
Astoria trailed just 12-7 after one
quarter, but a 16-2 run to start the sec-
ond period was just the spark Valley
Catholic needed in a 60-23 victory over
the Fishermen in a Cowapa League
boys basketball game Friday at the
Brick House.
Valley Catholic’s Jack Tetzloff
scored 10 of his game-high 19 points in
the second-quarter run, while the Fish-
ermen were held to just 1-for-13 from
the field in the same quarter.
Xander Marincovich scored seven
points to lead the Fishermen, whose
next two games are at home vs. the top
two ranked teams in the state (Friday vs.
Seaside, next Tuesday vs. Banks).
Big second half lifts
Astoria girls over Valiants
Valley Catholic and Astoria battled
in a game that started as a blowout,
turned into a close contest, then back
into a blowout Friday night at the Brick
House.
Ultimately, the Lady Fishermen left
the floor with a 60-31 Cowapa League
girls basketball win over the Valiants.
SEATTLE — Reliever Hunter
Strickland and the Seattle Mari-
ners have finalized a $1.3 million,
one-year contract.
Strickland can earn $450,000
in performance bonuses for games
as part of the deal announced Sun-
day: $75,000 for 25, $100,000 for
34, $125,000 for 45 and $150,000
for 50.
PULLMAN,
Wash.
—
Mikayla Pivec had 19 points and
nine rebounds, and No. 9 Ore-
gon State beat Washington State
52-35 on Sunday for its ninth win
in 10 games.
Destiny Slocum scored nine
points for Oregon State (17-3,
7-1 Pac-12), which has won its
past 11 games against Washing-
ton State.
Chanelle Molina scored 12
for Washington State (7-13, 2-7),
which lost its fourth straight.
Boley helps No.
5 Oregon defeat
Washington 76-57
SEATTLE — Erin Boley
scored a career-high 31 points,
hitting nine 3-pointers, to lead
No. 5 Oregon to a 76-57 victory
over the Washington Huskies on
Sunday.
Oregon (19-1, 8-0) has won
12 consecutive games and is the
only team left with an unbeaten
conference record in the Pac-12.
It’s the best conference start ever
for the Ducks. No. 6 Stanford
suffered its first Pac-12 loss Sun-
day at Utah.
Washington (8-13, 1-8) lost in
fifth straight game. Sophomore
guard Missy Peterson led the
Huskies 13 points.
Krissy Barendse-Goodman/For The Daily Astorian
Knappa’s Eli Takalo, right, sets a pick for teammate Timber Engblom. The two players
combined for 52 points in the Loggers’ win Friday at Neah-Kah-Nie.
Astoria jumped out to a quick 12-2
lead in the first quarter, and appeared
ready to run away with the game before
the Valiants rallied to within 12-10 at
the end of the quarter.
The game remained close through
the opening minutes of the second half,
when the Lady Fishermen turned a
27-21 lead into a 40-21 lead, thanks in
part to a dominating six-minute stretch
from Kajsa Jackson, Julia Norris and
Kelsey Fausett.
Norris and Fausett both had baskets
in the 13-0 run, but it was Jackson scor-
ing twice on offensive rebounds, then
adding a short jump shot to cap the
run. At the defensive end, the Valiants
couldn’t get a shot past Jackson, the
6-foot-2 junior post.
“I thought her, Julia and Kelsey
played very well,” said Astoria coach
Mike Jacobson. “Probably the best all-
around (Jackson) has played by far.”
Norris led all scorers with 20 points,
while Jackson had eight points — all in
the second half — and finished with 13
rebounds and five blocks.
Astoria had a rough first quarter
offensively (5-for-22 from the field),
and had 16 turnovers in the first half.
The Fishermen shot 14-for-31 in the
second half, with just eight turnovers.
Fausett had 13 points, with Hailey
O’Brien and Sophie Long chipping in
six points apiece.
The Valiants were 0-for-10 from the
3-point line, to Astoria’s 4-for-23.
Astoria improves to 3-1 in league, a
half-game behind No. 2-ranked Banks
(3-0). The Braves play Tuesday at Sea-
side, while the Fishermen have a bye
Tuesday and will host the Gulls Friday.
Seaside boys down Tillamook
in tuneup for Banks
The Seaside boys basketball team
prepared for Tuesday’s showdown with
Banks with a 72-54 win Friday night at
Tillamook.
Seaside’s Beau Johnson led four
players in double figures with 18
points. Ryan Hague added 15, followed
by Chase Januik with 13 and Brayden
Johnson with 10.
The Gulls were 12-of-18 at the free
throw line, to Tillamook’s 4-for-9.
Banks is ranked No. 1 in the OSAA
RPI poll, while the Gulls are the No.
1-ranked team in the 4A coaches poll.
Tillamook rallies,
but Seaside girls win
Seaside’s 20-point halftime lead was
trimmed to single digits by the fourth
quarter, but the Gulls managed to
escape with a 59-52 win at Tillamook in
a Cowapa League girls basketball game
Friday night.
The Gulls built a 37-17 lead after
two quarters, before the Mooks out-
scored Seaside 35-22 in the second half.
“A tremendous start helped us jump
to a lead, which we rather shakily held
down the stretch,” said Seaside coach
Mike Hawes. “It’s amazing what mak-
ing some shots will do. But Tillamook
to their credit fought hard. (Maddie)
Reeves and (Laci) Lourenzo could not
miss, especially in the second half.
“We kept trying to run them off the
line and they just went out even more,”
he said. “But we made enough free
throws (13-for-26) to escape.”
Morgan Blodgett poured in a game-
high 26 points for the Gulls, with seven
rebounds, and Lilli Taylor added 12
points and three assists.
“Morgan Blodgett was just dyna-
mite,” Hawes said. “She got us off to a
great start and that helped others get in
a groove. Lilli helped out everywhere
as usual, and it was nice to have Ruby
(Douglas, 10 rebounds) back from
injury after missing a couple games.”
The Gulls host first-place Banks on
Tuesday.
— The Daily Astorian
Strickland, Mariners finalize $1.3M, 1-year contract
Associated Press
Pivec leads
No. 9 Oregon State
over Washington
State 52-35
He can make an additional
$875,000 for games finished:
$50,000 for 20, $175,000 for 30,
$250,000 for 40 and $400,000 for
50.
The 30-year-old right-hander
spent the last five seasons with
San Francisco, going 14-14 with a
2.91 ERA. He was 3-5 with a 3.97
ERA last year with 14 saves in 18
chances.
Strickland became a free agent
when San Francisco failed to offer
a contract by the Nov. 30 deadline.
Mariners general manager
Jerry Dipoto says Strickland
“has the ability and the track
record to be an impact reliever in
high-leverage situations” for the
team.
Strickland broke the pinky fin-
ger of his pitching hand when
he punched a door after allow-
ing three runs and blowing a save
against Miami on June 18. He did
not return until Aug. 18.
Strickland jawed with Kan-
sas City catcher Salvador Perez
during Game 2 of the 2014 World
Series and in 2017 threw at Wash-
ington’s Bryce Harper three years
after Harper homered off Strick-
land in the 2014 NLDS.
To clear a roster spot, right-
hander Max Povse was designated
for assignment.
King, Wooten
lead Oregon past
Washington State
EUGENE — Louis King
scored 13 of his 22 points in the
second half and Kenny Wooten
had 20 to help Oregon rally past
Washington State 78-58 on Sun-
day night.
Paul White added 18 points
for the Ducks (12-8, 3-4 Pac-12),
who came back from a four-point
halftime deficit to end a two-
game losing streak and avoid a
fifth home loss of the season.
Oregon went ahead for good
at 48-44 on two fast-break bas-
kets by King off WSU turnovers
as the Ducks opened the second
half on a 13-5 run. They finished
the game the game on 20-5 run.
— Associated Press
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
TODAY
Girls basketball — Willapa Valley at Ilwaco,
7 p.m.
TUESDAY
Boys basketball — Banks at Seaside, 6 p.m.;
Warrenton at Taft, 6 p.m.; Faith Bible at Knappa,
7:30 p.m.; Ilwaco at Willapa Valley, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball — Banks at Seaside, 7:30 p.m.;
Warrenton at Taft, 7:30 p.m.; Faith Bible at
Knappa, 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Astoria 60, Valley Catholic 31
VC (31): Lauren Snook 7, Jones 6, Kawaguchi
4, Trecker 4, C.Wilder 2, Justice 2, Goodno 2,
Fredd 2.
AST (60): Julia Norris 20, Fausett 13, Jackson
8, O’Brien 6, Long 6, Hankwitz 5, Helmersen 2,
Lyngstad, Cole.
V.Catholic
10
9
6
6 — 31
Astoria
12
15
18
15 — 60
Seaside 59, Tillamook 52
SEA (59): Morgan Blodgett 26, Taylor 12, Kiser 8,
Douglas 5, Angulo-Joli 3, Garhofer 3, Turner 2,
McFadden, VanDusen.
Seaside
22
15
9
13 — 59
Tillamook
9
8
19
16 — 52
Neah-Kah-Nie 39, Knappa 35
KNA (35): Madelynn Weaver 13, Dietrichs 8,
Corcoran 6, Miller 5, McCall 3, Walter, Nichol-
son, Rilatos.
NKN (39): Kyla Huntley 19, Smith 5, B.Wood-
ward 4, Soans 4, Lilly 3, A.Woodward 2, Miller 2.
Knappa
10
7
9
9 — 35
NeahKahNie
13
6
12
8 — 39
BOYS BASKETBALL
Valley Catholic 60, Astoria 23
VC (60): Jack Tetzloff 19, Johnson 12, Eberhart
8, Boileau 7, Pruitt 6, Eck 4, Howard 2, Flem-
mer 2.
AST (23): Xander Marincovich 7, Hunt 4, Brock-
man 4, Johnson 3, Olson 2, Williams 2, Sten-
blom 1, Samuelson, Long, Ploghoft, Sod-
erstrom, Matlock, Junes, Altheide-Nielson,
Palmberg.
V.Catholic
12
18
19
11 — 60
Astoria
7
4
3
9 — 23
Seaside 72, Tillamook 54
SEA (72): Beau Johnson 18, Hague 15, Januik
13, Br.Johnson 10, Westerholm 8, Thompson 8,
Higdon, Snyder, Sibony, Meyer.
TIL (54): Charlie Jenck 12, Kellen Shelley 12, Wil-
kes 11, Miller 8, Boomer 5, Kunert 4, Weber 2.
Seaside
19
16
23
14 — 72
Tillamook
13
11
14
16 — 54
Knappa 64, Neah-Kah-Nie 44
KNA (64): Timber Engblom 27, Takalo 25, Ram-
vick 7, Westerholm 3, Phillip 2.
Knappa
10
17
18
19 — 64
NeahKahNie
12
9
8
15 — 44