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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2019
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Athletes of the Week
KEEGAN
KEMMER
Ilwaco
MORGAN
BLODGETT
Seaside
T
he Ilwaco wrestler won an individual championship in last week’s “Beach
Brawl,” hosted by the Fishermen. At 138 pounds, Kemmer had a 24-second
pin in the quarterfi nals to set up a semifi nal match against Garret Van Doren of
6A Lincoln. Kemmer trailed in the fi nal minute before tying the match with an
escape. He managed a takedown in the fi nal 30 seconds, and the points held
up for the win. In the fi nals, he scored an 11-1 decision over DeMichael McGill
of R.A. Long.
T
he senior has been on a roll off ensively, leading the Gulls in scoring
every game for the last week. Blodgett scored a game-high 26 points in
a win over Tillamook Jan. 25, when she was 8-for-12 from the fi eld (5-for-6 on
3-pointers) and 5-for-5 at the free throw line. She also had a team-high seven
rebounds and two assists. Blodgett led the Gulls in a Jan. 18 loss to Valley
Catholic with 11 points, and scored a team-high 14 points in Tuesday’s loss to
Banks. She transferred to Seaside from Warrenton.
Astoria Hall of Fame honors
newest class of inductees
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
It’s Hall of Fame week at Astoria High
School, with the latest class of inductees to be
honored during Friday night’s Clatsop Clash
basketball doubleheader at the Brick House.
There will be a no-host social at Buoy Beer
following the two games.
The actual induction ceremony will take
place Saturday at the Astoria Elks Lodge, 453
11th St. Doors open at noon, with the cere-
mony scheduled for 1 p.m.
Tickets for the luncheon and ceremony are
$15 per person. All are welcome.
The Class of 2019 Hall of Fame inductees:
Team: Girls basketball, 1994, 1995
Under coach Tighe Davis, the 1993-94
Lady Fishermen were 12-0 in league play (fi rst
undefeated league season in AHS history), and
23-2 overall. They entered the state tourna-
ment as the No. 2-ranked 3A team.
After a fi rst-round loss, Astoria had three
wins in consolation. Junior Kelli Johnston was
league Player of the Year, and was joined on
the all-league team by senior Meghan Lavis
and junior Amy Goin.
For 1994-95, the returning all-leaguers,
along with Amy Fisher, Nicole Rusinovich,
Gina Orlando, Lisa Pender and Heidi Ricken-
bach, were joined by Shannon Morrell, Joanna
Nerenberg, Lyndsey Wirth, Marci Byrd and
Sydney Van Dusen.
The season started 0-4, but Astoria was
13-1 in league and went on a 15-game win
streak, which was snapped in the state semi-
fi nals by eventual state champion Stayton.
Astoria’s two-year run featured a 25-1 league
record (41-9 overall), and two league titles.
Scott Holmstedt, Class of 1973
Holmstedt was a two-year letterman in
football, playing on the 1972 Coast-Valley
league championship team. Holmstedt was the
league’s highest-scoring receiver, and was fi rst
team all-league and second team all-state. He
was also a two-year letterman in baseball.
After graduating from Oregon State in
1978, Holmstedt returned to AHS and taught
photography, art and computer design for more
than 20 years. He also coached football, fi rst as
the freshmen coach, then as defensive coordi-
nator, and was the varsity baseball coach for
seven years (1985-91). He was president of the
Babe Ruth league for fi ve years.
When the fi rst Hall of Fame class was
inducted in 1998, Holmstedt designed pro-
grams, built a website and put together biog-
raphies for wall displays. He continues to fi ll
these needs for all new inductees.
Darren Rodgers, Class of 1989
Rodgers was a three-sport athlete, earn-
ing seven letters in football, basketball and
baseball.
In football, he was an all-state honorable
mention defensive back as a senior, and was
awarded the distinguished Chris Pohl Award.
Playing for Mike Goin on the basketball
court, Rodgers received fi rst team all-league
and most inspirational team honors in 1989.
In baseball, Rodgers was team MVP as a
junior and senior, and earned fi rst team all-
league and all-state honors in 1989. He went on
to play baseball at Lower Columbia College.
He resides in Portland, working for Sierra
Springs bottled water. He is married to Dar
(Arnoth) Rodgers and has two boys.
Zach Hiatt, Class of 1995
A three-sport athlete, Hiatt earned eight let-
ters in football, basketball and baseball. He
was named Cowapa League scholar/athlete of
the year in 1995.
In football, he was a fi rst team all-league
and second-team all-state as a receiver in
1994, and played in the 1995 East-West Shrine
Game.
Hiatt participated in 12 state tournament
games in basketball. The 1995 team was 23-2
and undefeated in league. He was fi rst-team
all-league in 1994 and league Player of the
Year and fi rst team all-state in 1995.
Hiatt played football at Pacifi c Lutheran,
where he was a three-year starter at receiver,
and was named academic all-district in 1998
and 1999, when he helped PLU win the NCAA
Division III national championship. He also
played varsity basketball for PLU from
1997-98.
Hiatt is a vice president and assistant gen-
eral counsel for Weyerhaeuser Company. He
and his wife, Heidi, have three children and
reside in Woodway, Washington.
Andrea Kustura (Kolber), Class of 2001
“Aundi,” as she was called, earned 10 var-
sity letters in basketball, track and volleyball.
She was a four-year starter in basketball, earn-
ing fi rst team all-state and league MVP honors
as a senior.
She was all-league all four years, in addi-
tion to serving as a team captain each season.
Kustura fi nished her career as the school’s all-
time leading scorer with 1,136 points. The
Lady Fish were league champions her fi nal
three seasons and went to the state tournament
every year.
In volleyball, Kustura led the team to a
9-3 league record and the state playoffs. She
was later voted the team’s most inspirational
player. She earned three varsity letters in track.
She was the sophomore class president and
participated in many extracurricular activities.
Kustura played college basketball at Pacifi c
Lutheran, where she competed all four years
and was a team captain her fi nal three. She
was second team all-conference as a junior and
senior, and was the PLU female athlete of the
year as a senior.
Kustura is a professional counselor.
Paul Danzer, journalist
Danzer is a former sports reporter for The
Daily Astorian from 1986 to 1999. He was
born with cerebral palsy and unable to com-
pete in competitive sports. At a young age he
decided that sportswriting would be his career.
In 13 seasons covering Astoria basketball, the
boys made the 16-team state tournament 11
times. The Fishermen fi nally won the tourna-
ment in 1998.
Danzer made many trips to Eugene for state
tournaments in volleyball, basketball, track
and cross-country. He was there in 1990 and
1992 when the boys cross-country team won
state championships.
Danzer covered the 1986 Oregon Coast
Pro-Am and the Fred Meyer Challenge at the
Astoria Golf & Country Club, where he inter-
viewed Fuzzy Zoeller, Chi Chi Rodriguez and
Fred Couples.
He wrote for the student newspapers at
Portland State and the University of Oregon.
He is now writing for the Portland Tribune.
Lillard,
McCollum
lift Blazers
to win
over Jazz
By ERIK GARCÍA
GUNDERSEN
Associated Press
Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian
Aundi Kustura went on to a great college
basketball career at Pacifi c Lutheran following her
high school days at Astoria.
Hiatt family
Astoria High graduate and new Hall of Fame
member Zach Hiatt, left, with son Cameron.
PORTLAND — Damian
Lillard had 36 points and 11
assists to lead the Portland Trail
Blazers to a 132-105 win over
the Utah Jazz on Wednesday
night.
Lillard’s backcourt mate
CJ McCollum was excellent
as well, scoring 30 points in
the win.
Donovan Mitchell had 22
points to lead Utah.
McCollum, only one game
removed from his fi rst career
triple-double, stayed red
hot.
The Blazers guard made
all nine of his shots in the fi rst
quarter and had 20 by the end
of the period.
Even when he wasn’t
shooting, he was still scoring.
An attempted lob pass from
McCollum to Blazers center
Meyers Leonard went in the
basket anyway.
McCollum didn’t miss a
shot until he clanked a free-
throw with 9:02 left in the sec-
ond quarter and didn’t miss
a fi eld goal until later in the
period.
After the Jazz cut the Blaz-
ers lead that had once been at
27 down to 10 with 7:57 left
in the third quarter, the Blaz-
ers put the game away scoring
the next 17 points.
With the win, the Blazers
tied the season series with the
Jazz at 2-2.
Portland’s starting cen-
ter Jusuf Nurkic was a late
scratch with a sore right
knee.
SCOREBOARD
Astoria Hall of Fame
Former Daily Astorian sports reporter Paul Danzer.
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
TODAY
Girls basketball — Knappa at City Christian,
6 p.m.
Boys basketball — Knappa at City Christian,
7:30 p.m.; Ocosta at Ilwaco, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
Girls basketball — Seaside at Astoria, 6 p.m.;
Warrenton at Clatskanie, 7:30 p.m.; Crosshill
Christian at Jewell, 7 p.m.
Boys basketball — Seaside at Astoria,
7:30 p.m.; Warrenton at Clatskanie, 6 p.m.;
Crosshill Christian at Jewell, 5:30 p.m.
Swimming — Cowapa League Champion-
ships, at Astoria, 3 p.m.
Wrestling — District 1/2A at Knappa, 6 p.m.