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A9 THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2019 Gymnastics: Bergerson achieved her highest score of the season on vault Continued from Page A10 AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer Trail Blazers forward Zach Collins dunks next to Nuggets center Nikola Jokic. Blazers’ bench was great, but Game 7 is Lillard Time By AUSTIN MEEK The Register-Guard PORTLAND — Short of a championship parade, all fans can ask of their team is to leave them with memories. Gosh, haven’t the Trail Blazers done that? Every Blazers fan I know will remember where they were when Damian Lillard bur- ied that 37-footer and waved goodbye to the Thunder. They’ll remember how they spent each of the four over- times in Game 3 against the Nuggets, and if they hap- pened to fall asleep, they’ll spend the rest of their lives pretending they didn’t. Win or lose, Blazer fans won’t forget what happens in Game 7 on Sunday, just like they won’t forget Thurs- day’s 119-108 victory in Game 6. The question is whether the Blazers have one more epic fi nish left in them. That feels like what it will take, doesn’t it? I’m not sure how they’ll top what they’ve already done, but if Lillard knocks out the Nug- gets from halfcourt in the sixth OT, we’ll know this is a team of destiny. I’m not saying the Blaz- ers need a miracle, though they wouldn’t complain about a little luck. That’s usually what it takes to win a Game 7 on the other team’s home fl oor, as the Blazers must do if they want to hear the Moda Center roar again this season. One thing is clear: If Game 7 turns into a bat- tle of the benches, Portland will have a huge edge. While Nuggets coach Mike Malone was vowing not to lose faith in his reserves, Blaz- ers coach Terry Stotts was explaining why he couldn’t take his off the fl oor. Lillard and CJ McCol- lum combined for 62 points but also ceded the spot- UP NEXT: GAME 7 • Portland Trail Blazers (3-3) at Denver Nuggets (3-3) • Sunday, Time TBD TV: TBD light to reserves Zach Col- lins and Rodney Hood for long stretches of Thurs- day’s game. For a team that leans heavily on its two sharp-shooting stars, that was a welcome sight. “I thought it was a pretty easy decision,” Stotts said. “The impact Rodney had in the fi rst half was clear. I thought Zach had the same impact in both halves defen- sively. The bottom line, that group was going well. I didn’t want to screw it up.” Hood scored 25 points and left the court to chants of “Rod-ney, Rod-ney.” Collins scored 14 points, blocked fi ve shots and showed why the Blazers picked him in the fi rst round after his freshman season at Gonzaga. “He’s going to lead the NBA in blocks in the future, for sure,” McCollum said. Collins doesn’t run from a fi ght. His willingness to go nose-to-nose with Denver’s Nikola Jokic has been one of the most encouraging devel- opments of this series. Collins spent most of Thursday night leaning on Jokic, making sure nothing came easy. When the teams started pushing and shov- ing in the fourth quarter, you could sense Denver’s frus- tration boiling over. “I always had that com- petitive edge,” Collins said, sporting a scratch on his forehead after the game. “I’ve had it at every single level I’ve played at, and it hasn’t changed.” These are good times to be a Portland fan, partly because you can look to the future and imagine more runs like this one. There SEVEN؏DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY were years when the Blaz- ers were eliminated and you wondered how they could possibly close the gap with the best teams in the Western Conference. This year feels different. If the Blazers win Game 7, they’ll face either the Rock- ets or the Warriors in the Western Conference fi nals. With Kevin Durant’s status uncertain, you’d like Port- land’s chances of playing a competitive series against either team. If the Blazers lose, they’ll enter the offseason with more reasons for optimism than any Portland team in years. Their best players keep getting better, and their young players keep getting older. When you imagine this team a year or two from now, it’s hard not to be bull- ish about their future. Is it greedy to think they can fast-track that future for right now? Not if the Blazers get another game like this one from their bench, which outscored the Nuggets’ by a 42-13 margin. As impressive as it was, here’s a hunch: The Nuggets won’t let Hood or Collins beat them in a Game 7. This is Lillard Time, even though Lillard Time will be appear- ing in a Game 7 for the fi rst time in his career. After his heroics in the Oklahoma City series, Lil- lard entered Thursday’s game shooting 11-for-44 from 3-point range against the Nuggets. He was 6-for- 13 in Game 6, locked in the way we’re used to seeing him. If Lillard has another miracle in his back pocket, Game 7 would be a good time to pull it out. “It’s basically a game where only one team is going to make it out,” Lil- lard said. “It’s your last opportunity to play.” Those are the games you don’t forget. TUESDAY WEDNESDAY In March, the Astoria team had 11 girls from their Bronze and Silver Xcel teams competing in the USA Gymnastics Ore- gon state championships in Beaverton. Infi nity athletes ended up taking home three fi rst-place awards. On the Bronze team (child division), Infi nity’s Karli Gantenbein achieved her highest all-around score of the sea- son with a 35.975 (fourth place), which included the top score in the state on the bars (9.45). Kalista Giles fi nished off the season with her highest score on the bars (9.325) for third place in that event. In the junior division, Infi nity’s Lily Schaelling accomplished her highest score on bars, fi rst in the state with a 9.525. She was fi fth in the all-around (36.3). Competing in the bronze senior divi- sion, Sofi a Shipley had her highest all- around score of 35.325. In the silver child A division, Audrey Steele received her highest all-around score of the season (37.25) for fourth place, and she placed fi rst in the state on vault with a 9.5. She was also third in fl oor, with a 9.475. Elsewhere, sister Jocie Steele achieved her highest vault score of the season with a 9.25, for ninth. In the same division, Adelaide Maher fi nished her season with a great vault for a 9.125 score. In the silver child B division, Alexis Valdez scored an 8.0 or above in each event, and Calista Valdez, in the senior Nancy Taylor Infi nity’s Maevri Bergerson tied for sixth in the all-around scoring at a recent regional meet. A division, scored 8.5 or above in each event, including a 9.05 in the vault and 8.925 in the fl oor. Bergerson achieved her highest score of the season on vault, a 9.25 for ninth. And Rehnert had her highest all- around score of the season with a 37.225, for third. She had second-place scores in the beam and fl oor exercise. Naselle players chosen for all-star game The all-star game offers a chance for selected seniors from 28 area high schools to showcase their talents. They will compete for a spot in the all-state series, which takes place June 8-9. Josh Townsen Selection for the Yakima, Washington event is based on the players’ performances this season, their overall career, and success in the Cen- tralia game. The Astorian Two members of the Naselle baseball team have been selected to play in the 42nd annual senior all-star game, May 29 at Wheeler Field in Centralia, Cole Dorman Washington. Cole Dorman and Josh Townsen are in their senior years with the Comets. 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Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 85/46 Normal high/low .................. 60/44 Record high .................. 85 in 2019 Record low .................... 34 in 2006 Precipitation Thursday ................................. 0.00” Month to date ........................ Trace Normal month to date ......... 1.10” Year to date .......................... 20.35” Normal year to date ........... 31.14” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Sunrise today .................. 5:48 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 8:36 p.m. Moonrise today ........... 12:04 p.m. Moonset today ............... 2:23 a.m. Full Last 6:12 a.m. 8:18 p.m. New Cape Disappointment 5:53 a.m. 8:00 p.m. 6:03 a.m. 8:08 p.m. Warrenton 6:07 a.m. 8:13 p.m. Knappa 6:49 a.m. 8:55 p.m. Depoe Bay May 11 May 18 May 26 June 3 7.7 12:38 a.m. 3.3 6.7 1:35 p.m. 0.0 5:03 a.m. 7:15 p.m. 7.1 12:44 p.m. -0.3 6.4 none 7.7 12:10 a.m. 3.5 6.8 1:04 p.m. -0.2 8.1 12:22 a.m. 3.4 7.1 1:19 p.m. 0.1 7.9 1:39 a.m. 7.0 2:36 p.m. 2.8 0.0 7.2 12:15 p.m. -0.5 6.5 none City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC Today Hi/Lo/W Sun. Hi/Lo/W 78/66/t 65/50/pc 58/43/c 71/54/r 63/38/pc 86/70/s 76/62/t 72/58/sh 88/77/pc 68/50/pc 86/66/pc 68/54/s 63/55/c 73/58/t 57/47/pc 53/41/c 77/56/pc 69/42/s 86/72/pc 81/62/pc 74/60/pc 89/76/t 55/48/r 83/67/t 67/52/pc 60/55/r Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 86/56 Hermiston The Dalles 91/60 Enterprise Pendleton 78/46 86/57 91/59 La Grande 81/49 86/48 NATIONAL CITIES High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) Hammond SUN AND MOON First Time 80/53 Kennewick Walla Walla 87/62 Lewiston 92/60 84/49 Salem Pullman 89/53 Longview 65/51 Portland 89/55 82/56 Yakima 89/56 85/45 Astoria Spokane 88/59 Corvallis 85/46 Albany 85/46 John Day Eugene Bend 86/45 84/46 82/50 Ontario 86/51 Caldwell Burns 82/48 80/43 Medford 92/54 Klamath Falls 81/41 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 82/41/s 61/47/s 61/50/s 86/48/s 59/48/s Sun. Hi/Lo/W 85/43/s 60/47/s 59/48/s 78/45/s 57/46/s City North Bend Roseburg Seaside Springfi eld Vancouver Today Hi/Lo/W 61/49/s 89/50/s 65/49/s 87/47/s 87/51/s Sun. Hi/Lo/W 59/47/s 84/49/s 63/47/s 80/45/s 78/46/s
