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A12 THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 CONTACT US FOLLOW US Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Astoria, Seaside players earn all-league honors The Astorian State champion Banks dominated the Cowapa all-league baseball team with nine selections, while second-place Astoria landed fi ve on the all-league squad, as voted on by the league’s coaches. Astoria had two pitchers on the fi rst team — senior Will Reed and junior Dylan Rush — while senior infi elder Burke Matthews and junior catcher Ebin Hillard joined Reed and Rush on the fi rst team. Matthews was recently named MVP for the North team in an all-star baseball series for high school seniors. Junior outfi elder Ryan Stutznegger was selected honorable mention. A trio of Seaside seniors capped their fi nal year by being selected to the all-league squad. Third baseman Duncan Thompson and shortstop/pitcher Payton Westerholm were both fi rst-team members, while Alex Teub- ner was one of three catchers earning honor- able mention. Senior Hayden Vandehey of Banks was named the league’s Player of the Year, while the Braves’ Joe Baumgartner was Coach of the Year. Sophomore George Eisenhardt of Valley Catholic was selected as the league’s Pitcher of the Year. COWAPA ALL-LEAGUE Player of the Year: Hayden Vandehey, Banks Pitcher of the Year: George Eisenhardt, Valley Catholic Coach of the Year: Joe Baumgartner, Banks Pitchers George Eisenhardt, So., Valley Catholic Tyler Lilly, Sr., Banks Will Reed, Sr., Astoria Sam Romero, Jr., Tillamook Dylan Rush, Jr., Astoria William Schultheis, Jr., Valley Catholic Blake Gobel, Sr., Banks Justin Harmon, Sr., Tillamook Burke Matthews, Sr., Astoria Diego Robison, Jr., Valley Catholic Duncan Thompson, Sr., Seaside Hayden Vandehey, Sr., Banks Payton Westerholm, Sr., Seaside Outfi elders Dakota Bunn, Sr., Banks Colten Hesselman, Fr., Banks Honorable mention Catchers Trask Applegate, Sr., Banks Cameron Buff an, Sr., Tillamook Alex Teubner, Sr., Seaside Infi elders James Baglai, Jr., Valley Catholic Tanner Richardson, Sr., Tillamook Michael Weber, Sr., Valley Catholic Charlie White, Fr., Banks Catchers Ebin Hillard, Jr., Astoria Daniel Pruitt, Jr., Valley Catholic Outfi elders Thomas Cook, Sr., Banks Ryan Stutznegger, Jr., Astoria Infi elders Jarred Evans, Jr., Banks Jeannine Westerholm Seaside’s Payton Westerholm, left, and Burke Matthews of Astoria were both selected as infi elders on the 2019 Cowapa all-league baseball team. Camp Kick-A-Lot begins July 15 The Astorian The Lower Columbia Youth Soccer Association’s “Camp Kick-A-Lot” offi - cially kicks off July 15 at the Warrenton soccer com- plex on Ridge Road. Registration is open for the annual summer camp of the LCYSA. The camp offers great experience for beginning and intermediate play- ers. Groups of players are matched with skilled and energetic counselors and get to move through a series of fun games and skills development. The camp is for players entering grades one through eight in the fall of 2019. The two-week camp is separated into two sessions. Week 1 runs July 15-19, from 2-5 p.m. each day. Week 2 is scheduled for July 22-26, 4-7 p.m. Cost to attend the camp LCYSA Young soccer players watch the action at an LCYSA camp. for one week is $75 for early registration, $90 for late registration. For two weeks, cost is $120 for early regis- tration, and $135 for late registration. Early registration ends July 2. Campers who attend both weeks receive a soc- cer ball. Camp Kick-A-Lot fea- tures a “theme day” for each day of the camp, with LCYSA Counselors and players at a recent Camp Kick-A-Lot. Trail Blazers select Little with 25th pick in NBA draft By ERIK GARCIA GUNDERSEN Associated Press TUALATIN — The Portland Trail Blazers selected North Carolina forward Nassir Little with the 25th pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night. Little prides himself on carving his own path and while he was admittedly anxious after falling out of the lottery, the moni- ker of Trail Blazer fi ts for a player who refused to play on the Nike AAU circuit and chose to go to board- ing schools away from his family for his fi nal two years of high school. “I’ve always done things a little bit differ- ently,” Little said. “I didn’t play on the Nike circuit. That was big. Boarding schools. I always carved my own path and paved my own way.” By having teams pass on him with the fi rst 24 picks of the draft, it was rem- iniscent of his path to the NBA. “I mean, somebody told me the only way I could be successful in my life was if I was a top player on the Nike circuit,” Little said on a conference call Thursday. “But I wanted to show peo- ple I could be a top player no matter where I played at.” The Blazers added wing depth to their team with the AP Photo/Julio Cortez NBA Commissioner Adam Silver with North Carolina’s Nassir Little. 6-foot-7 Little. He was one of the fi nal players left in the Green Room, but he eventually found his way to a playoff team. Little believes he was fortunate, after the anxiety of not going in the lottery passed. “Man I think it’s a bless- ing in disguise,” Little said. “Slipping down to 25 initially I was kind of con- fused. But when I looked at the roster and remem- ber how they played in the playoffs, I thought it was a great fi t for me.” Little was also surprised that the Blazers targeted him, as he never came to Get to The Point. emphasis on skills and fun- damentals. Games and snacks are also offered daily. For more information or questions, email gagnon- crew@charter.net or call 503-717-2506. Portland for a workout nor did he interview with the team at the NBA combine. “I was expecting to go in the lottery,” Little said. “I was surprised the Blaz- ers drafted me because I didn’t really have a lot of conversations with them. I didn’t work out with them. I didn’t know they had much interest in me. I didn’t work out with them even at the combine. I’m just happy they saw some- thing in me that I didn’t see. “ Little averaged 9.8 points and 4.6 rebounds in his lone season at North Carolina. He also took home the MVP trophy at the 2018 McDonald’s All-American Game. He is excited to team up with second-year Blazers guard Anfernee Simons, who also is from Orlando, Florida. “We just played pickup, I want to say a week or two ago,” Little said. “So it’s going to be crazy that we’re playing on the same team. We played against each other in High School a little over two years ago. I’m extremely excited.” The Blazers have two forwards hitting free agency this summer: Al-Farouq Aminu (unre- stricted) and Jake Layman (restricted). The Blazers are fresh off their fi rst Western Confer- ence Finals appearance in 19 years. Expert Service. Guaranteed. Trust your vehicle safety to the professionals at DEL’S O.K. TIRE Spring Sales Event Nokian Next Adventure Rebate June 21 st , 2019 - July 13 th , 2019 $40-$150 REBATE available on most Nokian Tire models. See Del’s O.K Tire Point S store employee for details on tire models available for rebate offer. Offer valid from 5/1/2018-6/30/2018. 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