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A10 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TuESDAY, MARcH 26, 2019 CONTACT US FOLLOW US Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Knappa beats the heat, wins in Arizona Blazers lose Nurkic to severe leg injury Edge Nets in 2 OTs The Daily Astorian The Knappa Loggers made a memorable road trip a little more fun with a victory Monday after- noon, in the first of three games in the Arizona Pride Classic. Knappa will be tough to beat this year in just about any state, as the Loggers showed at Valley Vista High School in Surprise, Arizona. That’s where the Loggers won their 41st straight game by defeating the George Washing- ton Eagles of San Francisco, 5-2. The Loggers now own the nation’s longest high school baseball win streak. Knappa (enrollment 137) had to rally from an early 2-0 defi- cit to beat Washington, a school with more than 2,000 students. Logger pitcher Jaxson Good- man entered in the third inning, and pitched the final five innings to pick up the win. Eli Takalo started and gave up both Eagle runs, and Logan Flues pitched the second inning. “We wanted to throw every- body about 25 pitches, but Jax- son was pitching so well that we decided to roll the dice and stick with him,” said Knappa coach Jeff Miller. “And he did a great job (allowing three hits with three strikeouts). That was his first win for Knappa. For a kid who hates the heat, he had a great day.” At the plate, Logan Bartlett had the hottest bat for Knappa, going 2-for-3 before the Eagles put on a Major League shift defensively and robbed Bartlett of a third hit. The Eagles scored twice in the bottom of the first for a 2-0 lead. Knappa answered with one run in the top of the second, when Ryker Coffey reached on an error, advanced to third on another error and scored on a passed ball. Knappa continued the come- back in the third inning, as Bart- lett had a leadoff single, and was later followed by a run-scoring double from Cameron Miethe and a run-scoring triple by Shaun Lackey, highlighting a four-run inning for the Loggers. Sophomore Will Harrington started and took the loss for the Eagles, before giving way to Devlin Armas and Gilbert Diccion. “One of the neatest things today was the number of Knappa fans we had there,” Miller said. “Some from Knappa, and oth- ers who maybe lived there at one time, or just wanted to cheer for Knappa. They filled part of the stands. We had more people there than we do for some of our home games.” The Loggers arrived in Ari- zona last Thursday, after mak- ing an extended vacation out of the road trip, with the team tak- ing in a few historical sites and a spring training game between the Padres and Angels. Knappa has scheduled games Tuesday with two teams from Colorado, including Arapa- hoe (9:30 a.m.) and Centaurus (12:30 p.m.). Silverton tops Seaside, 14-2 The Daily Astorian Seaside opened the two-day Sandy tournament against Silver- ton, which scored early and often for a 14-2 victory Monday morn- ing over the Gulls. The Foxes scored five runs in the first, six in the second, and tacked on three in the top of the third for all 14 runs. Silverton pitcher Mila Perez gave up just three hits, with two strikeouts and no walks. Seaside pitchers Emma Meyer and Gracie Rhodes scattered six hits, while the Gulls committed seven errors in the field. By ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN Associated Press Robert Hoepfl From left to right, Warrenton’s all-state selections: Kenzie Ramsey, Fernanda Alvarez and Claire Bussert. WARRENTON PLAYERS EARN ALL-STATE HONORS The Daily Astorian T he Warrenton girls basketball program added one final accomplishment to the 2018-19 sea- son, as three Warriors were selected to the Class 3A all-state team released last week. Senior Claire Bussert earned second-team hon- ors, junior Kenzie Ramsey was named to the third team, and senior Fernanda Alvarez (despite miss- ing nearly half the season), earned honorable mention. It’s the first time in the history of the program that three players earned all-state honors in a sin- gle season. Warrenton had two all-state players in 2009, Brooklyn Campbell on the first team and Lauren Dove on the second team. In 1994 (when there were only four classifications), Warrenton’s Brooke Bridgens and Tricia Smith were third- team all-state. Coach of the Year honors were shared by John Blodgett of state champion Clatskanie and Ron Hittner of Blanchett. Clatskanie sophomore Shelby Blodgett was named player of the year, and was joined on the first team by sophomore Olivia Sprague, two of the four sophomores on the first team. THE 3A ALL-STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM Player of the Year: Shelby Blodgett, Clatskanie Coaches of the Year: John Blodgett, Clatskanie; Ron Hittner, Blanchet First team Shelby Blodgett, So., Clatskanie Ana Coronado, Sr., Blanchet Allie Hueckman, So., Burns Kirsten Koehnke, Sr., Salem Academy Lexi Schofield, So., Brookings-Harbor Olivia Sprague, So., Clatskanie Second team Grace Brown, Sr., Salem Academy Claire Bussert, Sr., Warrenton Zoe Zurasky, Sr., Riverdale Hannah Way, Sr., Pleasant Hill Emma Bennion, Sr., St. Mary’s Gracee Jacobs, Sr., Vale Third team Keeley Graham, Sr., Amity Sadie Horne, Sr., Yamhill Carlton Kaya McLean, So., Willamina Trinity Phipps, Sr., Blanchet Kenzie Ramsey, Jr., Warrenton Shai Skinner, Sr., Burns Honorable mention (Warrenton) Fernanda Alvarez, Sr. Oregon State reaches Sweet 16 with 76-70 victory over Gonzaga By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press CORVALLIS — Mikayla Pivec had 19 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, and fourth-seeded Oregon State withstood No. 5 Gonzaga for a 76-70 victory on Monday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Beavers (26-7) will travel across country to Albany to face top-seeded Louisville, which defeated No. 8 Michigan 71-50 on Sunday. Destiny Slocum, Taya Coros- dale and Maddie Washington and Aleah Washington added 12 points apiece for Oregon State, which is headed to the Sweet 16 for the fourth straight season. Zykera Rica finished with 20 points for Gonzaga (29-5). Chan- dler Smith added 13. Trailing 50-49 going into the final quarter, Gonzaga took a 55-53 lead on Rice’s layup, but Goodman got one on the other end for the Beavers to tie it with just over six minutes left. The teams traded bas- kets until Washington’s layup put Oregon State in front 59-57 with 3:46 to go. After Rice tied it up again with a pair of free throws, Pivec made a layup and a free throw to give the Beavers a 62-59 lead. Chandler Smith scored for the Zags before Corosdale’s 3-pointer made it 65-61 for Oregon State with under two minutes left. Rice made things interesting with a 3-pointer that cut the gap to 74-70 with 4.6 seconds on the clock but ultimately the Bulldogs couldn’t catch up. The Zags, ranked No. 16 in the AP’s final Top 25 of the season, were making their 11th NCAA Tournament appearance, and third straight. The Bulldogs’ best finish was an Elite Eight appearance in 2011. They’ve made the round of 16 four times. PORTLAND — Jusuf Nurkic had 32 points and 16 rebounds before suffering a gruesome left leg injury in the second overtime, and the Port- land Trail Blazers outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 148-144 on Monday night. Nurkic was hurt when his leg bent awkwardly as he battled for an offensive rebound. His leg was immobilized and he was removed on a stretcher while surrounded by members of both teams. The Blazers pulled out the game without him to clinch a playoff berth, but the loss of its starting center having his best season could be devastating for a Portland team already play- ing without injured guard CJ McCollum. Damian Lillard finished with 31 points and 12 assists for Port- land, while D’Angelo Russell had 39 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for Brooklyn. Nurkic’s basket made it 134- 132 with 3:40 to go into the sec- ond overtime. With center Jar- rett Allen and Ed Davis having fouled out and the Nets left with- out a big man, Nurkic had a huge advantage inside whenever he posted up or went for rebounds. But he was hurt while doing so, with bodies falling all around him. After he was taken off the court, Anfernee Simons made two free throws for Portland to put them up 136-132. A 3-pointer by Rodney Hood extended the lead to 139-132 forced the Nets to start fouling. There were 12 lead changes and 15 ties over the course of the game, with Portland leading 95-90 after three. The Nets, however, would storm back in the fourth thanks to the play of their bench. Brook- lyn took multiple leads in the final period, with their biggest coming at 112-102 with 6:07 left after a jumper by Caris LeVert. Portland fought back and with the Nets up one with the ball, Seth Curry stole Russell’s dribble and was fouled. He missed the first free throw but made the second to tie the game at 120 with 3.5 seconds left. Russell missed a deep 3-pointer to force overtime. Russell scored five early points in the extra period, but Portland took a 128-125 lead on Nurkic’s basket before a 3-pointer by Spencer Dinwiddie tied the game again. It went to a second OT tied at 132 after Russell made a layup and Lillard missed a long final attempt. TIP-INS AP Photo/Amanda Loman Oregon State’s Mikayla Pivec looks for a way through Gonzaga’s Jessie Loera (15) and LeeAnne Wirth. Gonzaga downed No. 12 seed Little Rock 68-51 in the opening round on Saturday. Katie Campbell had 15 points, hitting five 3-point- ers while Rice added 18 points and six rebounds. Oregon State’s first-round game against No. 13 Boise State didn’t go so smoothly. The Beavers, ranked No. 11 in the final AP poll, eked out an 80-75 overtime win, led by Pivec with 20 points and 12 rebounds. It’s Oregon State’s sixth straight visit to the NCAA Tournament. In addition to their four consecutive appearances in the round of 16, the Beavers advanced to the Final Four in 2016. The Bulldogs were shaken in the West Coast Conference tour- nament, losing senior starter Laura Stockton and reserve guard Jill Townsend to season-ending injuries. Jessi Loera started for the sec- ond straight game in place of Stockton, the daughter of Gonzaga great John Stockton, who watched from the bench in street clothes. Townsend was also courtside on crutches. Both Townsend and Stockton were injured during the West Coast Conference tournament. BIG PICTURE Gonzaga: The injuries were not the only blow to Gonzaga in recent weeks. Coach Lisa Fortier lost her brother to complications from mus- cular dystrophy on March 13. Fort- ier left Gonzaga’s bench in the final quarter of the team’s loss to BYU in the WCC championship game to be by his side in the hospital. Oregon State: The Beavers have hosted the first two rounds four times. ... Oregon State fell in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tour- nament to Washington. HISTORY: As the 11th seed back in 2015 Gonzaga beat sixth- seeded George Washington before facing the No. 3 Beavers. The Bulldogs pulled off a 76-64 upset Oregon State at Gill Coliseum to advance to the Sweet 16, which was in Spokane. The run ended there with a loss to Tennessee. Trail Blazers: Coach Terry Stotts said McCollum is doing well in his recovery from a knee strain he suffered on March 16, but that he will not join them for their four-game road trip. “He’s progressing fine,” Stotts said. “He will not go on the road trip. He will stay back and rehab and get some court work back here.” The Blazers start the trip Wednesday at Chicago before coming back on April 3. SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball — at Stayton tournament: Astoria vs. Stayton, 3 p.m.; at Arizona Pride Classic: Arapahoe vs. Knappa, 9:30 a.m.; Centaurus vs. Knappa, 12:30 p.m. Softball — at Sandy tournament: Elmira vs. Seaside, 1 p.m.; Reynolds vs. Seaside, 3 p.m. BASEBALL Knappa 5, Washington 2 Knappa 014 000 0—5 9 1 Washington 200 000 0—2 7 3 W: Goodman. L: Harrington. 2B: Kna, Miethe. 3B: Kna, Lackey. SOFTBALL Silverton 14, Seaside 2 Silverton 563 00—14 6 4 Seaside 020 00—2 3 7 W: Mila Perez (2 K’s, 0 walks). L: Emma Meyer (2 K’s, 2 walks). RBI: Sea, Brown; Sil, Bliss 4, Asbell, Hefly. 2B: Sil, Bliss. HBP: Sil, Stutzman, Asbell, Hickam. LOB: Silverton 5, Seaside 4.
