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A8 THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 CONTACT US FOLLOW US Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Three Knappa players gain all-league honors The Astorian T he Knappa Loggers landed three players on the Northwest League volleyball all-league squad, announced during the recent league playoffs. League champion and defending state champion Portland Christian led the way with fi ve selections, including four fi rst team players. Vernonia had two fi rst team and two second team selections. For Knappa, senior Sophia Carlson and soph- omore Hannah Dietrichs were named second team, and junior Vicki Ramvick was selected third team. NORTHWEST ALL-LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL First Team Madi DeLucia, Sr., Portland Christian Josie Ernst, Sr., Portland Christian Maddy Files, Sr., Portland Christian Olivia Leslie, Sr., Nestucca Danielle Tsague, So., Portland Christian Brooklynn Walters, So., Ver- nonia Knappa volleyball coach Jeff Kaul stands with his three all-league players. From left to right: Hannah Dietrichs, Sophia Carlson, Vicki Ramvick. Jordan Walters, Sr., Vernonia Second Team Nita Cook, So., Vernonia Grace Miller, Sr., Neah-Kah-Nie Rachel Strober, So., Nestucca Hannah Dietrichs, So., Knappa Clover O’Connor, Sr., Neah- Kah-Nie Honorable Mention Ryleigh Royster, Jr., Nestucca Gillian O’Reilly, Sr., Faith Bible Jessica Butcher, Sr., Vernonia Third Team Vicki Ramvick, Jr., Knappa Sophia Carlson, Sr., Knappa Hannah Farmer, Sr., Gaston Maya Rosenberg, Fr., Gaston Annie Bahr, Sr., Portland Christian Nicole Bishop, Jr., Columbia Christian Riley McClatchey, So., Manna- house Christian Emilee Owen, Sr., Mannahouse Christian SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE FRIDAY Football — 4A state playoff : Seaside at Marist, 7 p.m.; 2A state playoff s: Culver at Knappa (CMH Field), 7 p.m.; Warrenton at Sheridan, 7 p.m. SATURDAY Cross-Country — OSAA state meet, Eugene (Lane Community College), 10 a.m. Portland Trail Blazers to lean on depth, versatility after Collins injury By JOE FREEMAN The Oregonian LOS ANGELES — The Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday offered a little clar- ity on the severity — and pro- jected rehabilitation timeline — of Zach Collins’ injured left shoulder. And both are signifi cant. Collins underwent sur- gery Tuesday to repair his left labrum and the Blazers say their starting power for- ward will be reevaluated in approximately four months. Therefore, the best-case sce- nario has Collins returning in early-to-mid March and potentially missing more than 60 games this season. It’s a devastating blow for the Blazers (3-4), who must now press on without an important player who seemed poised for a career year. “It’s tough,” Damian Lil- lard said Monday in San Francisco. “I saw a big year coming for Zach and I’m sure he did as well. For this to happen, especially at this point in the season, it’s tough on our team.” So where do the Blazers go from here? They landed in Los Angeles early Tuesday morning featuring 14 players on their 15-man NBA ros- ter, so they have wiggle room to add frontline help. But, according to a team source, “that is not a priority at this point.” Because the Blazers are so deep into the luxury tax and because they have reinforcements on the hori- zon — veteran Pau Gasol and Jusuf Nurkic are rehabilitat- ing from foot and leg surger- ies, respectively — they have decided it makes the most sense to lean on their depth and versatility to stay afl oat. Coach Terry Stotts has started Anthony Tolliver in Collins’ stead and used Skal Labissiere off the bench, UP NEXT: BLAZERS • Portland Trail Blazers (3-4) at Los Angeles Clippers (5-2) • Tonight, 7:30 p.m. TV: TNT Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo Portland Trail Blazers forward Zach Collins (33) underwent surgery Tuesday on his left shoulder and will be reevaluated in four months. while also featuring a variety of unconventional “small- ball” lineups. “I think one of the things that we have is some versa- tility,” Stotts said. “As much as it hurts to lose Zach, I think we have enough guys, enough versatility, that we can still be effective. I’m certainly trying different combinations.” But in the four games without Collins, the results have not been encouraging. Collins dislocated his left shoulder at Dallas on Octo- ber 27. Portland is 1-3 since, suffering a heartbreaking, buzzer-beating loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at home and sputtering to an embar- rassing road loss against the injury-riddled Golden State Warriors along the way. During the disappointing stretch, the Blazers’ defense has clearly missed Collins’ versatility and shot-block- ing prowess, allowing an average of 117.0 points per game and logging the NBA’s eighth-worse defensive rat- ing (110.9). The 127-118 loss to the Warriors — who were missing seven injured play- ers, including four All-Stars, and started three rookies — was especially concerning. “I hope so,” CJ McCol- lum said, when asked if the setback was a wakeup call. “If we weren’t woke, then we should be woke now.” The Blazers don’t have the luxury of hitting the snooze button, either. They’re navigating a road- heavy early-season schedule that features 13 of the fi rst 18 games away the Moda Cen- ter, including matchups at the LA Clippers, San Anto- nio Spurs, Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks before Thanksgiving. The good news? Gasol has slowly but surely increased his behind-the-scenes reha- bilitation work. He went through a shooting session at the team’s Monday morning shootaround in San Francisco and, save for a day off here and there, said he has started doing daily basketball activ- ities. Gasol said he’s even done minor 1-on-1 contact work against Blazers assis- tant coaches. Gasol refused to offer a timeline for his return, but, at the very least, he’s making progress from May surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left foot. “It’s still early,” Gasol said. “But hopefully I’m get- ting there.” And, of course, the big- gest reinforcement will come when Nurkic returns, although that is not expected to be until approximately February. In the meantime, the Blaz- ers will lean heavily on Tolli- ver and Labissiere. The Blazers’ coaching staff loves Tolliver’s team defense, long-range shooting and experience, but he has not been particularly effec- tive since joining the start- ing lineup, averaging just 5.5 points and 5.5 rebounds, while shooting 33 per- cent from three-point range, in 24.8 minutes per game. Early returns have been more encouraging for Labissiere, whom Lillard called the Blaz- ers’ training camp “MVP.” The fourth-year center is averaging 9.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks, while shooting 56 percent from the fi eld, in 22.7 min- utes over the last four games. During the run, he recorded 10 points and six rebounds in a three-point loss at San Antonio and 15 points and four rebounds — while deliv- ering multiple screens that led to buckets — in the loss to the 76ers. “He had a great Septem- ber and October,” Stotts said of Labissiere. “As dis- appointing as it was to lose Zach, Skal’s taken advantage of the opportunity. I’m happy for him … he’s a great young man, he’s a great worker, he’s fun to be around. I think all his teammates really respect him.” CLATSOP POST 12 th Veterans Day 101 Weekend Celebration MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 TH BRUNCH 11am-1pm or gone Veterans Day Program 1:00pm Presentation of Colors & All Service Flags “National Anthem” Chris Lyn Taylor Program, Displays, Memorabilia, Photo Display and Guest Speakers POW/MIA Ceremony “God Bless America” Chris Lynn Taylor 4:00pm until gone - Prime Rib French Dips, Salads & Finger Foods Buffet. Plus Cake. 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