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A8 THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019 CONTACT US FOLLOW US Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports BOYS SOCCER No. 1 Valley Catholic defeats Astoria, 5-1 By GARY HENLEY The Astorian Andrew Fick Astoria runner John Clement rounds a corner on his way to a fourth place fi nish in the Bigfoot Classic Tuesday near Rockaway Beach. Astoria girls and Ilwaco boys post wins By GARY HENLEY The Astorian A nother meet, another win for the Astoria girls cross-country team, which is quickly turn- ing into the team to beat at the 4A level. The Lady Fishermen took the top spot Tuesday after- noon at the Bigfoot Clas- sic held at the Twin Rocks Friends Camp near Rocka- way Beach. The Astoria boys were second behind Ilwaco. Individually, Astoria run- ners were edged out by a few small-school runners, as Neah-Kah-Nie sophomore Jordan White won the girls’ race in 23 minutes, 58 sec- onds, with Sophie Long of Astoria second (24:25) on the 5,000-meter course. And Ilwaco sophomore Daniel Quintana captured fi rst place in the boys’ race (19:28), ahead of Ilwaco teammate Daniel Whiting (19:41), Robert Piña-Mor- ton of Knappa (third, 20:07) and Astoria’s John Clem- ent (fourth, 20:39). Knappa freshman Isaiah Rodriguez was fi fth in 21:35. Team-wise, the Ilwaco boys fi nished with 40 points, followed by Astoria (46), Knappa (63) and Warrenton (107), with Seaside sixth out of seven scoring teams. The Astoria girls had 41 points, ahead of Neah-Kah- Nie (60), Ilwaco (70), War- renton (95) and Seaside (110). Warrenton’s top runners were Forrest Cooley (sev- enth, 22:08) for the boys, and Abigail Miller (13th, 28:24) for the girls. Knappa freshman Emily Larson was 14th in 28:33, while Seaside was paced by Cole Jervis (18th, 23:07) and Brooke Blankenhorn (16th, 28:36). “We knew that the day was about how you face chal- lenges,” said Astoria coach Andrew Fick. “With the steep hills and tough terrain, com- bined with some of the fastest runners in the state from the smaller divisions, we knew that we would have our work cut out for us. “I was proud of how we worked as a team and how we confronted those challenges,” he said. “We ran aggressively and more confi dently. I know that we still have plenty of room to grow, but today was another big step forward.” Clement ran right on the heels Piña-Morton in the boys race, while “Ella (Zilli) and Lindsay (Riutta) both got out fast and pushed the whole way through,” in the girls race, Fick said, fi nishing fourth and sixth, respectively. “Everyone moving up and pushing themselves is what makes our team better as a whole, and is how we’re going to keep racing compet- itively,” he said. “Today was a good mental and physical test, and that ability to get out fast and keep working is what we’re looking for and what we saw in our races.” Astoria cross-country hosts the annual “Run with the Fishermen” race Saturday at Coffenbury Lake, with an 11 a.m. start time. The course is a scenic 2.5- mile race around the lake. Participants are also invited to join in a picnic lunch and campfi re following the race at Shelter A. PREP ROUNDUP VOLLEYBALL Warrenton tops Taft, remains undefeated in league Warrenton improved to 5-0 in league play with a four-set win Tuesday night over Taft, 25-21, 18-25, 25-16, 25-15. The Lady Warriors continue a busy week with a home match Thursday vs. Clatskanie (0-4), and will participate in the Seaside tournament Saturday. “I told the girls to win this with a little bit less drama than our fi rst, that went fi ve sets and each game only being decided by two,” said Warrenton coach Staci Miethe. “We had to get our serves in (Taft missed 24 the fi rst match). They listened and delivered. We served 81-for-91 (just under 90%) and had 37 aces.” Mia McFadden led the Warriors with 12 aces, followed by Avyree Miethe (nine) and Nora Ayo (seven). Miethe led the offensive attack with nine kills, followed by McFadden, Leah Schiewe and Marlie Annat, all with four. Annie Heyen added four block kills. Knappa sweeps Mannahouse Christian After a 1-5 start in league play, the Knappa volleyball team is gradually work- ing its way back into the league playoff race, as the Lady Loggers won their second match in a row Monday night at home. Knappa scored its second straight three- game sweep, 25-14, 25-16, 25-14, over Mannahouse Christian. The Loggers improve to 3-5 in the North- west League standings, while Mannahouse drops to 0-8, 0-15 overall. The Lions have now been swept in 14 of their 15 matches. “The games were kind of slow, but it gave us some time to work on our new rota- tion and get some younger players into the rotation a few times,” said Knappa coach Jeff Kaul. “Both Taryn Barendse and Carlie Casper played for us tonight and both were 100% from the (service) line, with Taryn going 6-for-6 with one ace and a bump kill and Carlie 2-for-2 and a kill.” Sophia Carlson led the Loggers with nine kills. Vicki Ramvick followed with six kills to go with fi ve blocks, and Aiko Miller added eight digs. Hannah Dietrichs returned to the lineup and fi nished with six kills. Knappa returns to action Thursday at home against Columbia Christian, a team the Loggers swept Saturday on the road. GIRLS SOCCER Valiants blank Astoria, 3-0 In Cowapa League girls soccer action Tuesday night, fi rst place Valley Catholic improved to 3-0 in league with a 3-0 win over visiting Astoria. Still searching for their fi rst league win, the Lady Fishermen (0-3-1) have a week off before playing at Seaside. In other Cowapa League action Tuesday, Tillamook defeated the Gulls 4-1 at Broad- way Field. — The Astorian For the winner of Tuesday night’s boys soccer showdown at CMH Field — fi rst place in the Cowapa League standings. A victory would have vaulted Astoria over Valley Catholic to the top of the league, but the Valiants had other ideas. Valley Catholic (3-0 in league) retained its hold on fi rst place in the Cowapa with a 5-1 win over the Fisherman, as the Valiants backed up their No. 1 ranking in the latest OSAA poll. Four different players scored goals in the fi rst half for Valley Catholic, and the teams played to a 1-1 tie over the fi nal 40 minutes. Astoria (2-2 in league) drops from sec- ond to third in the league standings, a half- game behind Seaside (2-1), which defeated Tillamook, also by a 5-1 score. The Fishermen packed their side of the fi eld with 11 defenders in the fi rst half, but the Valiants — with their precision pass- ing and accurate shots on goal — held a 3-0 lead through 25 minutes of action, then tacked on a fourth goal with 9:10 left in the fi rst half. The halftime score would have been even more lopsided, if not for a few remark- able saves by Astoria goalkeeper Dylan Altheide-Nielson. The senior made several diving stops on shots on goal from the Valiants, including back-to-back saves at the 18:55 mark. A 10-yard shot by Valley’s Berg Schmiesing was knocked down by a div- ing Altheide-Nielson, who got up to make a diving stop on a point-blank rebound shot by Josh McCulloch. The Astoria keeper had help in the fi rst half, when Valiant shots were defl ected away by Fishermen defenders Evan Randall, David Bermudez and Brooks Fromwiller. Astoria had an early opportunity on offense when Jeremy Owen stole a Valiant pass back to keeper Luka Rak, who had to make a quick save on a shot by Owen. Another Astoria attempt by Michael Pos- tlewait was just over the cross bar. Altheide-Nielson had four saves in the fi rst half, but the Valiants soon had their offense clicking. In the 13th minute, a perfectly placed corner kick by Valley Catholic’s Nicolas Tubito was headed in by Bailey Hill for the game’s fi rst goal. Nine minutes later, Valley’s Connor Bly assisted on a close range goal by McCull- och, and three minutes after that, Bly blasted a left-footed shot into the Astoria net from 20 yards out. The fi nal goal of the fi rst half came from sophomore Camden Fisco, who scored unassisted from 35 yards away. After 23 scoreless minutes in the second half, the Valiants made it 5-0 when Schmies- ing assisted Bly, whose one-touch shot from the left post got past Altheide-Neilson. The Fishermen managed their lone goal with 10:01 left in the game, when Shrey Sharma stole a clear by Valley Catholic, and scored past Connor Matto to break up the shutout. Matto made the save on a free kick by Astoria’s Dalton Byrd in the fi nal minutes. SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE THURSDAY Volleyball — Astoria at Seaside, 6:30 p.m.; Clatskanie at War- renton, 6 p.m.; Columbia Christian at Knappa, 6:30 p.m.; Jew- ell at Falls City, 6 p.m. Girls Soccer — Seaside at Banks, 4:30 p.m. Boys Soccer — Banks at Seaside, 4:30 p.m. FRIDAY Football — Astoria at Tillamook, 7 p.m.; Seaside at Molalla, 7 p.m.; Knappa at Neah-Kah-Nie, 7 p.m.; Warrenton at Ver- nonia, 7 p.m.; Sherman/Condon at Jewell, 6 p.m.; Ocosta at Ilwaco, 7 p.m. SATURDAY Football — Naselle at Crescent, 3 p.m. Volleyball — Seaside Tournament, 8:30 a.m.; Knappa at West- side tournament, TBA Cross Country — Astoria Alumni Run, TBA; Rainier Invita- tional, TBA LANDLORD BOOTCAMP TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR RENTALS October 19th, 2019 To be held at Clatsop Community College PRESENTED IN COOPERATION WITH THE CLATSOP COUNTY RENTAL OWNERS ASSOCIATION The entire purpose of the boot camp is aimed at helping you run your rental (business) correctly, and not make mistakes. 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