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C2 THE ASTORIAN • SATuRdAy, OcTObER 12, 2019 VOLLEYBALL Warrenton sweeps past Clatskanie By GARY HENLEY The Astorian Last place Clatskanie was no match for first place Warrenton in a Coastal Range League volleyball match Thurs- day night at Warrenton, where the War- riors won easily, 25-20, 25-9, 25-3. Warrenton improves to 6-0 in league play, 9-9 overall, while the Tigers fall to 0-5, 2-11 overall. “Our serving was good again tonight,” said Warrenton coach Staci Miethe. “We served over 90 percent with 30 aces.” Nora Ayo had 14 aces for the Warriors, and all other servers had at least two. “Our serve receive was a bit more accurate tonight, which allowed our set- ters to spread the offense around,” Miethe said. “We had 22 kills as a team, with five different players getting in the books.” Avyree Miethe led the way with eight kills on 13-of-16 hitting, followed by Mia McFadden and Leah Schiewe with five kills each. “Melia (Kapua) had an almost per- fect passing night, which was the key to our plentiful offense,” coach Miethe said. “We play Willamina on Tuesday for what should turn out to be the league championship.” Warrenton hosts Rainier next Thurs- day for Senior Night. Photos by Gary Henley/The Astorian Astoria’s Skylar Sturtz (0) celebrates a big point late in Thursday’s Clatsop Clash match. Knights ASTORIA TOPS SEASIDE IN score VINTAGE CLATSOP CLASH revenge at Knappa By GARY HENLEY The Astorian The Astorian After getting swept by Knappa last Saturday in Portland, Columbia Christian turned the tables on the Loggers Thursday night at Knappa, where the Knights won in four sets, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23, 25-22. Knappa trailed 13-3 in Game 4 and 19-9 in Game 5, before battling back only to fall short. Hannah Dietrichs was Knappa’s emo- tional leader in the match, finishing with 13 kills, 15 digs, four blocks and two ace serves on 14-of-15 from the service line. The Loggers were big at the net, as Vicki Ramvick had 13 blocks, with Megan Hellberg adding 10 blocks and seven kills. Sophia Carlson had 12 digs and four ace serves for Knappa, which competes in a tournament Saturday at Westside Christian, beginning at 8 a.m. Knappa’s junior varsity remains the only undefeated JV team in the North- west League. GIRLS SOCCER Banks blanks Seaside, 5-0 The Astorian In Cowapa League girls soccer action Thursday at Broadway Field, Banks built a 2-0 halftime lead, then tacked on three goals in the second half for a 5-0 win over the Gulls. SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE SATURDAY Football — Naselle at Crescent, 3 p.m. Volleyball — Seaside Tournament, 8:30 a.m.; Knappa at Westside tournament, TBA Cross-Country — Astoria Alumni Run, 11 a.m.; Rainier Invi- tational, TBA TUESDAY Volleyball — Banks at Astoria, 6:30 p.m.; Valley Catholic at Seaside, 6:30 p.m.; Warrenton at Willamina, 6 p.m.; Knappa at Neah-Kah-Nie, 6:30 p.m.; C.S. Lewis at Jewell, 6 p.m. Girls Soccer — Astoria at Seaside, 6 p.m. Boys Soccer — Astoria at Seaside, 7:30 p.m. A good old-fashioned Clatsop Clash match that went the distance, as the Astoria and Seaside volleyball teams gave the fans their best, and took it to the limit Thursday night at the Gulls’ Nest. Seaside played one of its best — if not the best — matches of the season, but Astoria ral- lied from a two games-to-one deficit to win in five sets, 22-25, 25-19, 24-26, 25-17, 15-13. “I’m just proud of my team for coming out with the win,” said Astoria coach Jessie Todd. “Seaside fought hard tonight. Rivalry matches are always tough, and you never know what to expect. It’s an away environ- ment for us, and (the Gulls) were really emo- tionally charged.” Seaside coach Demi Lund said yes, indeed, it was her team’s best match of the season. “It was such a close match,” Lund said. “My girls played their hearts out and I could not be more proud of them. “I told them that even though it’s a loss on the record, it’s a win for our team because of how hard we played and with so much pas- sion,” she said. “That’s the best I have seen them play all season.” Seaside even led 13-11 in the fourth set, before Astoria won that game, then overcame a few close calls in Game 5 to hold off the Gulls, who had not won a single set in their last five matches. “It’s always hard when some calls don’t go your way,” Todd said of the fifth set. “But we always talk about how you respond emo- tionally from those calls, and tonight the girls did a good job in responding.” But before that, it was Seaside which held an emotional lead for most of the night. The Gulls took advantage of several kills by Ellisa Blodgett in Game 1, along with a serving string by Tristyn McFadden to build a 20-15 lead. Astoria fought back to within 24-22, but Emma Meyer set Karen Wing for a kill at game point. Seaside kept the momentum rolling into Game 2, jumping to a quick 7-1 lead. But the Lady Fish rallied, Julia Norris went on a serving streak, and Kelsey Fau- sett got the offensive attack going with sev- eral kills, including a cross-court spike for a 20-16 lead. Kailee Fisher added a kill, Taja Tuimato had a kill off a block and Norris’s tap over the net at game point evened the match at one-apiece. Seaside’s Elissa Blodgett, left, goes high for a block attempt against Astoria’s Kajsa Jackson. It was Seaside that rallied in the third set. The Gulls trailed 4-1 and 10-5, and trailed late 23-20 and 24-22. But a few attack errors on the Fishermen, coupled with three ace serves by Wing, gave Seaside the 26-24 win. “Elissa Blodgett had the game of her career tonight,” Lund said. “She put away almost every ball that was set to her. Emma Meyer set great and Karen Wing stepped in to play the middle and did so well.” In Game 4, Emma Brown’s ace serve had the Gulls in front, 13-11. But a couple aces by Norris served as the pivotal stretch in the match, with Astoria tak- ing control down the stretch with back-to- back kills by Jackson and Fausett to even the match at 2-2. Fausett led the Fishermen with 12 kills. An intensity-filled fifth set saw four lead changes and seven ties, the last at 11-11. From there, Norris and Jackson had kills, and Skylar Sturtz had an ace serve for a 14-11 lead. One last rally by the Gulls helped Seaside close to within 14-13, but Jackson’s spike found open space near the back line for the match point and the win. “Kajsa also did a good job at the net, with seven or eight blocks at least,” Todd said. “And she did a nice job out of the back row as well. We made some adjustments defen- sively, and I thought the girls did a nice job in running those adjustments. “We just had to settle down offensively,” she said. “After the third set, I called ‘em all together, and just told them to dig deep, not play scared and to attack and play with some confidence. We just said, ‘we are not losing this match.’” Astoria also took advantage of a Tilla- mook win over Banks to move into a sec- ond-place tie with the Braves in the Cowapa League standings at 3-2. The No. 7-ranked Fishermen will return to the Gulls’ Nest on Saturday to take part in Seaside’s annual tournament, then will return to league play, where Astoria has matches remaining against No. 6 Banks and Valley Catholic. Junior Varsity: Astoria def. Seaside, 25-17, 13-25, 25-17, 25-18. Seaside boys soccer improves to 3-1 after downing Banks, 6-0 The Astorian Seaside remained hot on the heels of Val- ley Catholic in the league standings, with an easy 6-0 win Thursday at Banks, in a Cow- apa League boys soccer match. The Gulls improve to 3-1, a half-game behind the Valiants, who defeated Tilla- mook, 7-0. In the midst of a four-game homestand, Seaside hosts Astoria on Tuesday, followed by a game with the Valiants next Thursday at Broadway Field. Earlier in the week, Seaside finished up a string of five road matches in six games with a 5-1 Cowapa League win Tuesday at Tillamook. The Gulls were moving the ball well right from the start, with pressure on the Cheesemakers. Offensively, Seaside had several near misses until the eighth minute, when Ste- phen Snyder made the first of his two goals on the night for a quick lead. The Gulls found themselves defend- ing several Tillamook attacks, but Seaside keeper Patrick Chapman had a couple of great saves to maintain Seaside’s 1-0 lead after one half. Seaside returned to its strong offensive attack in the second half, and resulted in a quick goal for Dodger Holmstedt off a cor- ner kick. Holmstedt’s shot was high enough and had a shooter’s curve that found the back of the net from a tough angle for a 2-0 lead. Westin Carter got in on the action less than five minutes later with a hard shot from the top of the box, which deflected off a defender and got past the keeper. After Tillamook’s lone goal, Snyder scored his second goal about 20 seconds later off a corner kick, a shot that went to the back post and in. Seaside worked well to keep the Cheese- makers off the scoreboard for the rest of the game, and with time winding down, Gulls’ defensive midfielder Julio Ortiz got his sec- ond goal of the season on a shot from 35 yards out, straight over the keeper’s reach and into the net. Ryan Hague led Seaside’s strong defense with another solid performance. The Gulls now have four straight home games, start- ing Thursday at Broadway Field against Banks.
