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THE ASTORIAN • SATuRdAy, AuguST 3, 2019
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Shrine game set for Saturday
Astoria football camp
begins this Monday
The Astorian
The Astoria
High
School football coach-
ing staff will be conduct-
ing a four-day football
camp at CMH Field begin-
ning Monday for any stu-
dents entering kindergar-
ten through eighth grade
for the upcoming 2019-20
school year.
Camp times are 5 to
6:30 p.m. each night with
“day of camp” registration
beginning at 4:45 p.m.
Cost is $30 per indi-
vidual or $50 per family.
Scholarships are available
for any camper in need of
financial assistance. Camp
fee includes a T-shirt and
free admission to the AHS
football
Commitment
Camp the following week
for Astoria Middle School
football players.
Camp instruction will
include, but not be limited
WEST ROSTER
Dax Bennett, Harrisburg
Tristan Bennett, Neah-Kah-Nie
to, individual technique
of all offensive, defensive
and special teams posi-
tions, recommended nutri-
tional training, offseason
and in-season training, the
importance of goal setting,
and the importance of team
building.
The camp will be led
by the guidance of AHS
senior student-athletes, and
many current and former
AHS football players will
serve as guest coaches.
Interested players who
may have a financial hard-
ship should contact coach
Howard Rub.
Campers may only
drink water on the artifi-
cial turf. Also, campers are
not allowed to wear a met-
al-cleated shoe on the turf.
For questions or more
information, contact coach
Rub via phone at 503-
298-9419, or via email at:
hrub@astoria.k12.or.us.
Football Hall of Fame
will expand number of
inductees for 2020 class
Cooper Blodgett, Clatskanie
Sean Bodi, Stayton
Austin Burgess, Falls City
Macoy Christman, Cascade
Jacob DeBoff, Sheridan
Shriners
From left to right, Seaside’s Alexander Teubner and Travis Fenton are
joined by Henry Samuelson, of Astoria, following their selection to the
Shrine all-star football game.
Jayden Eriksen, Jefferson
Travis Fenton, Seaside
Lucas Fisher, Newport
Cristian Garcia, Monroe
Hayden Gobel, Banks
The Astorian
T
hree local players were
chosen to take part in the
annual East-West Shrine
football game, scheduled for
Saturday at Bulldog Stadium in
Baker.
The annual parade starts at
11 a.m., with the game kickoff
scheduled for 7 p.m.
Now in its 67th year, the game
will showcase the top seniors in
the state from the 2018 season,
from the 1A to 4A levels.
Henry Samuelson, of Asto-
ria, and Seaside’s Travis Fenton
and Alexander Teubner were all
selected to compete for the West
squad (only Fenton is currently
listed on the West roster).
Other regional players on
the West team will include
Hayden Gobel, Blake Markham
and Hayden Vandehey of 4A
state champion Banks, Cooper
Blodgett, of Clatskanie, Logan
Keizer and Joey Tripp, of Rain-
ier, and Tristan Bennett from
Neah-Kah-Nie.
The West team coaches are
Frank Geske (Marist), Mike
King (Rainier), Chris Bennett
(Neah-Kah-Nie) and Kayne
Pedrick (Powers).
The game, which benefits
the Portland Shriners Hospi-
tal for Children, will be aired
on the ROOT sports network,
on the following days: Aug. 5
(7 p.m.), Aug. 7 (12 a.m.), Aug.
8 (7:30 p.m.), Aug. 18 (2 a.m.),
Aug. 21 (10:30 p.m.) and Aug.
24 (12:30 p.m.).
Justin Herberger, St. Paul
Logan Keizer, Rainier
Blake Markham, Banks
Brady Nagel, Elmira
Caleb Parks, North Douglas
Kane Rust, Philomath
Garrett Sandefur, Stayton
Robby Scharf, Amity
West Streeter, Amity
Greg Stump, Marshfield
Trevor Tinney, Santiam
Victor Torres, Madras
Joey Tripp, Rainier
Hayden Vandehey, Banks
Nathan Virtue, Sweet Home
Noah White, Dayton
Seahawks’ Dissly trying for a
rapid recovery from knee injury
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
RENTON, Wash. — Will
Dissly spent Thanksgiving
with his family in Montana
last year for what he guesses
was the first time since 2013.
The Seattle Seahawks tight
end would rather have been on
the field with his teammates.
But Dissly, who missed
several other Thanksgiving
celebrations while playing
in college, was in the initial
stages of recovering from sur-
gery for a torn patellar tendon.
The chance to be at home was
a much-needed break after
going from wrapping up his
career with the Washington
Huskies, to preparing for the
NFL draft, to beginning his
pro career.
“I was in a straight-leg
brace for six weeks and it was
a good opportunity to go and
spend time with them, spend
Thanksgiving with the fam-
ily and kind of just heal and
rest. If I’m here I would just
want to do more and more,
and I think rest and recovery
is important,” he said. “It was
almost like a mini vacation.”
Once he returned to Seat-
tle, however, he turned his
entire focus to recovering
from the injury that derailed
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
Seattle Seahawks tight end
Will Dissly runs at an NFL
football training camp on
Thursday in Renton, Wash.
his promising rookie season.
Seattle’s fourth-round pick
in the 2018 draft had quickly
developed into a contributor
when he went down in Week
4 against Arizona.
Ten months later, Dissly is
going through full team drills
in training camp and feeling
optimism that he will be ready
by the start of the season.
“I think anytime you go
down and you’re kind of
removed from the spotlight
a little bit, it really puts you
in a humbling state,” Dissly
said. “I really tried to self-re-
flect, kind of figure out what
got me here. That’s work
ethic, that’s my family. Ded-
ication to the game, love for
game. That’s just something
you don’t lose.”
Dissly is part of a position
group that is vital to the suc-
cess of Seattle’s offense. With
the Seahawks returning to a
run-first mentality a year ago,
the need for tight ends that
can block on the edge became
even more important. It’s
why drafting Dissly was crit-
ical — he was arguably the
best blocking tight end in last
year’s draft.
When Dissly went down,
Seattle had to adjust. Ed Dick-
son and Nick Vannett were
solid at the position, but the
Seahawks regularly turned to
using offensive tackle George
Fant as a sixth lineman lined
up at tight end. Seattle still
intends to use Fant in that role,
but Dissly’s return would be a
boost.
“There’s a lot of really
good pieces there. I don’t
know if it’s going to be one
guy, I think it could be a little
more by committee,” offen-
sive coordinator Brian Schot-
tenheimer said. “You got
George Fant there, you got
(Dissly) coming back, Nick
Vannett scored a lot of touch-
downs for us, Ed Dickson,
that veteran leadership that he
brings is awesome. It’s a really
good group, so again we think
that’s its very flexible.”
By BARRY WILNER
Associated Press
CANTON, Ohio — The
Pro Football Hall of Fame
will expand the number of
potential inductees to 20 in
2020 as part of the NFL’s
celebration of its 100th
season.
Calling it a centennial
class, hall president David
Baker said Friday five mod-
ern-day players, 10 seniors,
three contributors and two
coaches could be elected
next year. The modern-day
group would be decided by
the 48 selection committee
voters, as always, on the day
before the Super Bowl in
February.
The other 15 would be
voted on as one bloc, not
individually, by the selec-
tion committee. They would
be chosen by a 25-member
committee that will include
Hall of Famers, historians
and current voters.
Part of the 2020 class
would be inducted in early
August. The others would
be enshrined about Sept. 17,
2020, the date that marks
100 years from the original
NFL game.
Baker did not identify
the specific members of the
25-person committee, nor
the exact voting procedures.
Through the years, 80%
positive votes have been
required for election.
He joked that with so
many potential induct-
ees next year — the cur-
rent maximum is eight —
there will be “a lot of doors
to knock on” with the good
news.
“This is good for football,
for the Pro Football Hall of
Fame and it is great for the
NFL,” he said. “We get a
way to celebrate 100 years
and look forward to the next
100 years.”
Baker also expressed
strong confidence that the
voters will get things right
and no one who doesn’t have
the proper credentials will
wind up making the hall.
“It’s an opportunity to
catch up perhaps on some
injustices,” he said, mention-
ing there are seven members
of NFL all-decade teams not
in the Hall of Fame. “This is
an opportunity that comes
around every other lifetime.”
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