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A12 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, ApRIL 1, 2019 CONTACT US FOLLOW US Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Pistons end Blazers’ 6-game streak Associated press DETROIT — Reggie Jack- son scored 28 points, Andre Drummond had 22 points and 19 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons ended the Portland Trail Blazers’ six-game winning streak with a 99-90 victory on Saturday night. The Pistons were missing Blake Griffin, who was scratched moments before game time with a sore left knee, but were able to maintain a half-game lead over the Brooklyn Nets for the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. Detroit has won 11 straight at home. Damian Lillard scored 23 points and Enes Kanter added 20 points and 15 rebounds for Portland, which fell a half-game behind the Houston Rockets for the third seed in the Western Conference. Detroit missed its first 13 field-goal attempts before Jack- son hit a 17-foot jumper with 4:48 left in the first quarter. The Pistons shot 14.3 percent in the quarter, but only trailed 14-11 as the Trail Blazers managed just 25.9 percent. Things didn’t get much bet- ter in the second quarter, as the teams combined to go 1-for-22 on 3-pointers in the half. Portland scored 30 of its 34 points in the paint to take a three-point lead. Jackson’s dunk gave the Pis- tons their first lead of the game — 52-51 with 4:41 left in the third — and he and Drummond finished with 23 points in the quarter to help Detroit take a 66-59 lead. SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Boys golf — Astoria at Banks, noon; Seaside at Valley Catholic, 1 p.m. TUESDAY Baseball — Seaside at Astoria, 5 p.m.; Knappa at Gaston, 4:30 p.m. Softball — Astoria at Seaside, 5 p.m. Girls golf — Astoria/Seaside at Valley Cath- olic, noon SOFTBALL Seaside 12, Woodburn 1 Woodburn 100 00—1 5 2 Seaside 254 1x—12 12 1 W: Meyer. L: M.Salazar. RBI: Wood, M.Sala- zar; Sea, Flaigg 3, Goin 2, Lair 2, Hill, E.Owsley, Brown. 3B: Sea, Flaigg. HBP: Sea, Goin. LOB: Woodburn 7, Seaside 6. North Eugene 9, Seaside 8 N.Eugene 150 002 1—9 12 1 Seaside 011 140 1—8 15 2 W: Rogers. L: Rhodes. RBI: NE, Hadden 3, Rog- ers 2, Lake, Donahue, Thompson; Sea, Hill 4, Goin 2, Flaigg, E.Owsley. 2B: NE, Rogers 2; Sea, E.Owsley. 3B: NE, Lake; Sea, Goin. HBP: NE, Jankowski; Sea, Goin. LOB: North Eugene 9, Seaside 10. DP: Seaside. Astoria 10, North Eugene 1 N.Eugene 100 000 0—1 7 4 Astoria 300 700 x—10 11 0 W: Norris. L: Rogers. RBI: Ast, Helligso 2, Mat- thews 2, Barendse, Lyngstad. 2B: Ast, Bar- endse, Helligso, O’Brien. HR: Ast, Helligso, Matthews. Seaside 19, Umatilla 7 Umatilla 007 00—7 3 2 Seaside 454 6x—19 8 3 W: Rhodes. L: Holz. RBI: Uma, Uriarte 2, Ortiz, Holz, Rodarte, Griggs; Sea, Hill 3, Flaigg 3, Brown 3, E.Owsley 2, Goin, Rhodes. 2B: Uma, Uriarte; Sea, E.Owsley. 3B: Sea, Goin. HR: Sea, Flaigg. HBP: Uriarte, Ford; Sea, E.Ows- ley, Rhodes. LOB: Umatilla 6, Seaside 8. DP: Seaside 2. North Marion 11, Seaside 8 N.Marion 910 001—11 10 1 Seaside 600 011—8 5 6 W: Calkins. L: Rhodes. RBI: NM, Beachy 2, Baylie, Calkins, Fuentes, Piercey, Willis; Sea, S.Owsley 2, Meyer, Hill, Flaigg, Boyd. 2B: NM, Beachy, Fuentes, Piercey; Sea, Hill, Flaigg. 3B: NM, Baylie; Sea, E.Owsley. HBP: NM, Calkins, Ellis, Vachter; Sea, Goin 2, Meyer, E.Owsley, Rhodes. LOB: North Marion 9, Seaside 3. Colton 13, Warrenton 3 Warrenton 012 00—3 7 4 Colton 801 13—13 12 0 W: Dutton. L: McFadden. RBI: War, Miethe 2, Freniere; Col, Wimsatt 2, Dutton, Richardson, West, Hordichok, Olsen, Pierce. 2B: Col, Rich- ardson, Reed. 3B: War, Freniere; Col, Olsen. HR: War, Miethe. HBP: Col, Pierce, Weinberger. LOB: Warrenton 4, Colton 3. Warrenton 9, Pilot Rock 8 Pilot Rock 005 101 1—8 8 5 Warrenton 500 400 x—9 8 4 W: McFadden. L: Moffit. RBI: PR, Austin 3, Evans, Baleztena, Zacharias, Brewer; War, Freniere 3, Miethe 2, Dyer, Ramsey. 2B: PR, Brewer; War, Ramsey, Freniere. 3B: PR, Gaires. HBP: PR, Baleztena, Hall, Zacharias; War, Ram- sey. LOB: Pilot Rock 7, Warrenton 5. Bonanza 10, Warrenton 8 Bonanza 403 001 2—10 9 4 Warrenton 001 205 0—8 11 2 W: McGee. L: Miethe. RBI: Bon, Pitcock 2, Velik 2, Jennings, Mestas, Nichols, McGee; War, Fre- niere 2, Miethe 2, Bussert, Kadera, Kapua, Thomas. 2B: Bon, Pitcock, Velik, McGee. 3B: War, Miethe. HBP: Bon, Orella 2, Hansen, McGee. LOB: Bonanza 10, Warrenton 5. BASEBALL Santiam Christian 8, Warrenton 1 Warrenton 001 000 0—1 5 2 Santiam C 030 041 X—8 13 0 Jackson, Little (5), Breitmeyer (5) and Morrow; MaQuatash, Riley (6) and Wirth. W: MaQua- tash. L: Jackson. RBI: War, Jackson; SC, Kennel 3, Wirth 2, Beem, MaQuatash. 2B: SC, Kennel, Otis. 3B: SC, Kennel. HBP: War, Pedraza; SC, Otis 2. LOB: Warrenton 12, Santiam Christian 8. DP: Warrenton. Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian Astoria’s Halle Helmersen is hit by a pitch in a 29-0 win over Umatilla. Astoria racks up 39 runs in two wins Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian Seaside infielder Brianna Hill prepares to make the throw to teammate Erin Owsley at first base in the Gulls’ game Friday vs. North Marion. SEASIDE TOPS WOODBURN IN TOURNAMENT FINALE The Daily Astorian S EASIDE — The Seaside softball team opened its annual tournament Friday with an inning to forget, then closed it Saturday with a win to remember. Overall, the Lady Gulls went 2-2, as they prepare for their league opener Tuesday vs. Astoria. In Seaside’s first game of the tournament Friday, North Mar- ion scored eight runs in the top of the first inning, before the Gulls were able to record the first out. Seaside rallied and trailed 9-6 after one inning, before the Huskies were able to close out an 11-8 victory. The Gulls bounced back late Friday night with a 19-7 win over Umatilla. Seaside had eight hits off two Umatilla pitchers, who combined to give up 15 walks with 14 wild pitches. Brianna Hill led the Gulls’ offense, going 2-for-4 at the plate with three RBI’s and four Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian Seaside’s Gracie Rhodes pitched in three of her team’s four games in the two-day tournament at Broadway Field. runs scored. Seaside’s Erin Owsley had a double, Alyssa Goin had a tri- ple, and Kandice Flaigg high- lighted the game with a home run. The Gulls turned two double plays defensively, while Gra- cie Rhodes was the winning pitcher, allowing just one hit in her two and two-thirds innings pitched. Seaside played North Eugene in a Saturday afternoon game which featured a com- bined 27 hits. The Highlanders built a 6-0 lead before the Gulls rallied and eventually took a 7-6 lead with a four-run fifth inning. North Eugene answered with two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh for the win. Goin had another triple, Bri- anna Hill drove in three runs, and Emma Brown had three of Seaside’s 15 hits. The Gulls finished the tour- nament with a 12-1 win over winless Woodburn (0-7). Brown had three more hits, while Flaigg had a triple and a home run, and finished with three RBI’s and three runs scored. Emma Meyer was the win- ning pitcher, as she scattered five hits with four strikeouts. SPORTS IN BRIEF Warrenton softball wins one, drops three at Union The Warrenton Lady Warriors picked up one win, but lost three in the two-day Union Spring Bash softball tournament, hosted by the Union Bobcats. Warrenton opened the tourney with a 9-8 win Friday over Pilot Rock, in which the Warriors led 5-0 after one inning. The Rockets rallied with five runs in the third and one in the fourth to take a brief lead, before Warrenton scored four in the bottom of the fourth, then held off a late Pilot Rock rally. Each team had eight hits, and Pilot Rock committed five errors to Warrenton’s four. Freshman Avyree Miethe led Warrenton with two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored, while Kenzie Ramsey and Jade Freniere both had a double. Later in the day, Freniere had three more hits and Miethe had a triple, but Bonanza scored twice in the top of the seventh inning for a 10-8 win. The Warriors had trailed 7-0, but tied the game 8-8 with five runs in the bottom of the sixth. In the first of two games Saturday, Colton defeated Warrenton 13-3, as Colton took advantage of four Warrenton errors. Miethe had a home run and Freniere had a triple for the Warriors. Miethe added a double in Warrenton’s final game of the tournament, but Union pitcher Taylar Daggett allowed just three hits with three strikeouts and no walks in a 10-0 win over the Warriors. Eagles hold off Warrenton, 8-1 The Santiam Christian Eagles, the sixth- ranked team in 3A baseball, backed up its ranking with three impressive wins in their own tournament Wednesday through Friday in Adair Village. Following a pair of 10-0 wins over Riddle and Sisters, Santiam Christian defeated War- renton 8-1 Friday afternoon. The Eagles held a 3-1 lead through four innings, then scored four in the fifth to pull away. Santiam Christian pitcher Joe MaQuatash threw 104 pitches in five innings, allowing four hits with eight strikeouts and six walks. The Eagles had 13 hits, including a dou- ble and a triple for Ely Kennel, who drove in three runs. “They’re very aggressive at the plate, and we were too passive,” said Warrenton coach Lennie Wolfe, whose team struck out 10 times overall. “We’ve had problems with that this season. But (the Eagles) are a very good team, and MaQuatash is a solid pitcher.” Warrenton returns to action with two non- league games this week, Thursday at Scio and Saturday at home vs. Valley Catholic. — The Daily Astorian The Daily Astorian The Astoria softball team posted two wins in the Seaside tournament Friday and Satur- day at Broadway Field. The Lady Fishermen were scheduled to play three games, but a Saturday afternoon con- test against Woodburn was can- celled, at Woodburn’s request. Astoria’s first game was a 29-0 win Friday over Umatilla, in which the Fishermen scored 13 runs in the first inning before the first out was recorded. The Vikings gave up 13 hits, with countless walks, wild pitches and hit batters (Astoria’s Lexi Lyngstad was struck four times). Umatilla dropped to 1-4, and was outscored 71-9 in its three games of the tournament. Astoria’s Julia Norris pitched two innings, before giving way to freshman Emilee Carlson. The Lady Fishermen fol- lowed with a 10-1 win Satur- day over winless North Eugene, which had four hits and com- mitted four errors. Astoria’s Kayla Helligso was 3-for-4 with a double and a home run, while Norris struck out three with no walks. In a seven-run fourth inning, Astoria’s Jenna Barendse raced around the bases on a bunt, as the Highlanders committed two errors, threw to the wrong base and allowed Barendse to score. Astoria’s Mollie Matthews also belted a home run, while Hailey O’Brien and Halle Helm- ersen added two hits apiece for Astoria, which improved to 6-1. Texas Tech locks down Zags to earn 1st Final Four trip By EDDIE PELLS Associated press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Texas Tech is heading to its first Final Four thanks to a kid from Italy who made the big shots and a defense that refuses to rest. Davide Moretti opened up a late lead with the two most important 3-pointers of his life, Tariq Owens came up with a big rejection and the Red Raiders caught a ride straight to Minneapolis with a 75-69 victory over top-seeded Gonzaga on Saturday. Moretti also made all four of his free throws down the stretch to wind up with 10 over the final 1:50. The first of them —a spot-up 3-pointer from the side of the arc— gave third-seeded Texas Tech (30- 6) a five-point lead, its largest to that point, with 3:49 remaining. The second came with 1:50 left and pushed the advantage to six. Six might not seem like much. But then again, not every defense is like the one coach Chris Beard draws up, and demands, out of the transfers and sec- ond-choice players he started bringing to Lubbock when he arrived three seasons ago. Nobody’s overlooking them now. With Texas Tech leading 68-62 and less than a minute remaining, Owens swooped over to the sideline to reject Gonzaga’s NBA-bound star, Rui Hachimura, and put an exclamation point of sorts on a celebration that was just getting warmed up. Gonzaga (33-4) pulled within 71-69 on Zach Norvell Jr.’s putback with 11 seconds left. But Josh Perkins reached over the end line and tipped the ball out of Matt Mooney’s hand as he was inbounding for a technical.
