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Newspaper Page TextA7 THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2019 Buzzer-beater lifts Knappa girls over Rainier OBITUARIES Gordon L. Wolfgram Jr. The Astorian Astoria June 22, 1929 — Nov. 27, 2019 The Knappa girls basket- ball team opened a new era Friday night at home, as the Lady Loggers handed Tracie Brockey a 28-26 win over Rainier in Brockey’s ﬁ rst game as the Knappa coach. Madelynn Weaver scored at the buzzer to break a 26-26 tie, and capped Knap- pa’s season-opening win in the annual Tip-Off Classic. “Getting the home win and having the crowd go nuts was such a conﬁ dence booster for these ladies,” Brockey said. “Both teams had good looks toward the end of the game, and I was just thankful we had the last possession.” Knappa will be winning The loss of a man g olf, starting at the age of loved by so many. Gor- 8, through his recent years don “Gordy” Wolfgram Jr., at the Oregon Coast Invi- who celebrated tational. He also his 90th birth- enjoyed attend- day in June with ing Andrew’s many friends and piano events family, passed whenever he away from car- was able, and diovascular com- was happy to be plications on a part of their Nov. 27, 2019, lives whenever while at Provi- he could. dence St. Vincent Gordy loved Gordon Medical Center golf and was a Wolfgram Jr. in Portland. member of Asto- He was born ria Golf & Coun- June 22, 1929, in Seattle, try Club for over 45 years, to Gordon and Margaret serving on the board of (Shea) Wolfgram. He grew directors, as well as being up in Astoria from the age on the marshall commit- of 10, and graduated from tee for the Oregon Coast Astoria High School in Invitational. He enjoyed 1947. He was on the AHS the j unior/s eniors and the basketball team, captain of opportunity to play other the football team and stu- courses in Oregon. He was dent body president his still able to play nine holes senior year. until about a year ago, One of his favorite sto- when it became too difﬁ - ries was about the years he cult physically. worked “shagging” milk In 1999, he married for Johnson Dairy, prior to Carol Struloff, who sur- obtaining a driver’s license. vives in Warrenton. They He then worked for Art’s enjoyed road trips, and Associated g as s tation going to the Oregon State and the cannery at Bum- Beavers games the last sev- ble Bee Seafoods during eral years before illnesses high school. He attended slowed them both down. the University of Portland They continued to reside before joining Englund at their home in Fern- Marine & Industrial Sup- hill, where Gordy could ply in 1948. often be seen on the rid- He joined the Oregon ing mower, always making National Guard, where he sure the grass was cut! served for 20 years before Besides his wife, he retirement in June 1989. is survived by his daugh- When Englund Marine ter, Lisa Ross; two grand- opened its Ilwaco, Wash- sons, Jay and Andrew ington, store, Gordy Ross of Beaverton; and became the manager there three stepchildren, Vince for the next 18 years, com- (Jackie) Truax, Patty muting back and forth (Terry) Camarillo and Vic- from Ilwaco to Astoria on tor Truax. the ferry. He truly enjoyed A memorial service will the camaraderie he had be held on Jan. 18, 2020, with the commercial ﬁ sh- at 1 p.m. at First Lutheran erman, making many life- Church in Astoria, fol- long friends. He eventu- lowed by a military honors ally returned to the Astoria ceremony and reception at store, where he worked Astoria Golf & Country until his retirement in 1991, Club. after 40-plus years. Our family would like In October 1951, Gordy to thank everyone at Asto- married his high school ria’s kidney dialysis cen- sweetheart, Lois Simonsen. ter, Dr. Tom Kenneﬁ ck, Dr. She passed away in 1996 John Wiest and the numer- at the age of 64. During ous doctors and nurses their 45 years together, at Providence St. Vin- they enjoyed trips to the cent Medical Center who beach, Palm Springs, Cal- touched Gordy’s life and ifornia, and Sunriver with made these last couple of friends, and to Portland, months compassionate, where their daughter, Lisa, and easier for all. He and resided with her two boys, his “stories” will be missed Jay and Andrew Ross. by many. Being a grandfather was Memorial contributions very special to him, and he can be made to the Asto- enjoyed many years watch- ria High School a thletic ing Jay compete in golf f und at 503-325-3911 or by tournaments, from Oregon email at hrub@astoria.k12. Golf Association j unior or.us. OBITUARY POLICY The Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can in- clude a small photo and, for veterans, a ﬂ ag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be pub- lished at no charge. Notices must be submitted by 9 a.m. the day of publication. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at DailyAs- torian.com/forms/obits, by email at ewilson@dailyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Astorian oﬃ ce, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503-325-3211, ext. 257. SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY most — if not all — of its games with a strong pressure defense, as the Loggers had 22 steals. But it was the Colum- bians who ended up in foul trouble, with Rainier’s Kalli Budge missing action after picking up fouls in the ﬁ rst half. “Their 6-foot center (Budge) struggled with foul trouble in the ﬁ rst half, and I think they missed her pres- ence in the key,” Brockey said. “Missed free throws from both sides opened the door at the end to make it anyone’s game.” Other than that, the Columbians were unable to handle Knappa’s pressure defense. “The girls played tough defense tonight, working their full court press, getting strong rebounds and mak- ing reads,” Brockey said of her team. “We had great play from players coming off the bench, especially Raven Corcoran and Bayle McCall. They each made some very high energy plays that tipped the scales in our favor.” Weaver led the Loggers with 10 points, ﬁ ve steals and four assists, while Vicki Ramvick led Knappa with 12 rebounds. Sophia Carl- son had ﬁ ve steals, Katelynn Weaver added four steals and three assists, and Han- nah Dietrichs pulled down seven rebounds. “They will continue to get stronger and smarter with the basketball as the season Comets: ‘We are losing ... very important football players’ Continued from Page A8 the line to allow junior Jett Nelson to kick a rare ﬁ eld goal on the subsequent play. Naselle quarterback Ethan Lindstrom, who has sneaked though holes to gain yards or score all season, was stopped early in his runs on multiple occasions. His fellow senior, running back Fa’aoso Tutu’u, was also tackled when he sought to blast a hole through the middle. But on occasions he tried to circle around into space, the Naselle state track medalist’s speed was evi- dent. His lone touchdown was 52 yards, made sweeter because he eluded multiple tackle attempts — by King. He reached the end zone a second time after running 47 yards, again circling outside of the defense, but the play was called back for a penalty. Afterward, Head Coach Jeff Eaton gathered his players at a corner of the ﬁ eld and told them they had made history. “This is the ﬁ rst time Naselle came to this game,” he said, displaying the WIAA second-place trophy to a gal- lery of 16 disappointed faces. “We had a 12-1 season. Not many people can do that.” Playing a high-scoring team like Odessa, intent on retaining the title it won last year with many of the same players, was always going to be tough. “We knew that wasn’t our best game, but we have got to give them a lot of credit,” he said. He noted that Saturday was the last game for Lind- strom, Tutu’u and a third senior, Gabe Gilbert, whose ﬁ erce tackling helped spur Naselle’s semiﬁ nal win over the 2017 champions. “We are losing three very import- ant football players,” he said. “All of you have great bas- ketball and baseball seasons — then get in the weight room!” something we will continue to emphasize,” said Warren- ton coach Corey Conant. “We put six wrestlers into the var- sity tournament and all six placed.” Included was a ﬁ rst-place ﬁ nish for Aricin Rodriguez at 113 pounds, as Rodriguez defeated three wrestlers to win the ﬁ rst tournament of his high school career. “Aricin was a whirlwind of energy,” Conant said. “He didn’t let up pressure for a minute.” Sam Irwin added a title at 195 pounds, defeating a wres- tler who had beaten Irwin three days earlier. “Sam stuck to his game plan all day and put himself in a position to win the tour- nament, and he did,” Conant said. “It was a phenomenal effort.” Elsewhere, Armin Rodri- guez ﬁ nished third at 138 and Nic Pior placed third at 152. “Both Armin and Nic had some state tournament qual- ity battles today, and that will serve us well down the road,” Conant said. Austin Atwood added a ﬁ fth-place showing at 120, and Josh Neihuser was 3-2 for sixth at 170. In the junior varsity tourna- ment, Warrenton’s Alejandra Lopez Nestor, Anna Schen- beck and Isabella Carr all won their girls brackets. Caleb Sprengeler, James Mickel- son, Leo Thompson and Raul Molina each went 3-0 to win their respective brackets. — The Astorian PREP ROUNDUP Knappa boys win two in Tip-Off Classic Knappa scored an easy win on opening night, then had to rally for a boys bas- ketball victory on day two of their annual Tip-Off Classic over the weekend. The Loggers opened with a decisive 72-45 win over Rainier in a late game Fri- day, building a 53-35 lead on the Columbians through three quarters. Eli Takalo pumped in 30 points for the Loggers, with Devin Hoover adding 17. “We were able to use our pressure and length, and break it open a bit in the third quar- ter,” said Knappa coach Paul Isom. “The guys really came out with energy and looked good for the ﬁ rst game.” On the second night, Ore- gon Episcopal held a 25-23 halftime lead, before the Knappa offense kicked into gear and outscored the Aard- varks 29-22 in the second half, leading to a 52-47 Log- ger win. “The second game was sloppy,” Isom said. “We came out pretty lethargic, but we were able to gut out a win. Kanai (Phillip) stepped up and had eight points in the second half, and Eli hit some big free throws down the stretch.” In both games, “we had some really nice contribu- tions off the bench from Cam- eron Miethe and Logan Mor- rill,” Isom said. “They both brought some badly needed energy and intensity, espe- cially in the OES game.” Knappa hosts Clats- kanie for a nonleague game FRIDAY SATURDAY Tuesday, then opens North- west League play Dec. 16 at Gaston. In other games at the Tip- Off Classic, OES defeated Astoria in a low-scoring con- test Friday, 36-29, and the Columbians bounced back Saturday with a 50-47 victory over the Fishermen. Warrenton wrestlers all place at Estacada Six Warrenton wrestlers combined to score 113.5 points Saturday as the War- riors took part in Estacada’s Ranger Classic tournament. “We earned a ton of bonus points from falls, and it is APPLIANCE PACKAGE DEALS APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 Over Mattresses, Furniture & More! 30 Y E A R S IN C L AT S O P COUNT Y SUNDAY MONDAY HOURS OPEN: MON-FRI 8-6 * SATURDAY * SUNDAY 10-4 We Service What We Sell REGIONAL FORECAST Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Seattle 50 42 Occasional rain 52 47 53 44 Rain in the afternoon 51 37 Periods of rain Periods of rain 48 37 49 38 Cloudy Showers possible 50 38 Rain Aberdeen Olympia 48/43 49/43 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake ALMANAC UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Sunday Tonight’s Sky: The Milky Way arches from the Northern Cross to W-shaped Cassiopeia high overhead, to near the face of Taurus. Astoria / Port Docks Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Sunrise today .................. 7:47 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 4:30 p.m. Moonrise today ............. 3:49 p.m. Moonset today ............... 5:58 a.m. Last New High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) 12:02 a.m. 6.9 5:30 a.m. 2.9 11:22 a.m. 8.8 6:32 p.m. -0.1 Cape Disappointment 11:00 a.m. 8.6 4:44 a.m. 2.9 none 5:39 p.m. -0.4 First 11:10 a.m. 9.1 5:02 a.m. 3.0 none 5:59 p.m. -0.3 Warrenton 11:17 a.m. 9.2 5:14 a.m. none 6:16 p.m. Knappa 12:39 a.m. 7.2 6:31 a.m. 2.5 11:59 a.m. 9.1 7:33 p.m. -0.1 Depoe Bay Dec 11 Dec 18 Dec 25 Jan 2 3.0 0.0 10:14 a.m. 9.1 4:10 a.m. 3.3 11:40 p.m. 7.2 5:10 p.m. -0.2 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC Today Hi/Lo/W Wed. Hi/Lo/W 69/42/r 61/32/r 27/14/c 47/30/r 42/26/s 85/72/pc 55/38/r 66/49/s 85/74/pc 62/34/r 66/47/s 56/49/c 62/37/r 54/38/pc 36/25/sn 24/16/pc 54/33/s 44/24/pc 85/72/pc 58/40/s 68/50/s 85/72/pc 37/25/sn 68/46/pc 59/50/pc 45/28/sn Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow ﬂ urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 42/33 Kennewick Walla Walla 38/31 Lewiston 41/33 43/35 Hermiston The Dalles 42/33 Enterprise Pendleton 39/29 42/34 41/35 La Grande 42/31 47/41 NATIONAL CITIES Hammond SUN AND MOON Full Time Pullman 40/28 47/43 Salem 39/31 Yakima 39/31 Longview 50/42 Portland 49/43 Spokane 34/29 48/39 47/39 Astoria Temperatures High/low ................................ 50/45 Normal high/low .................. 49/37 Record high .................. 63 in 1939 Record low ...................... 6 in 1972 Precipitation Sunday ..................................... 0.00” Month to date ........................ 0.89” Normal month to date ......... 2.78” Year to date .......................... 41.84” Normal year to date ........... 60.15” progresses, but it was a good way to start,” Brockey said. “I expect a lot of growth from this team this year.” Day two did not go as well for the Lady Loggers, who lost a 44-19 decision to Oregon Episcopal. Ramvick had a team-high 15 rebounds. “We still have a lot of learning to do, but are laying the foundation,” Brockey said. “OES has a disciplined, smart program, but we also beat ourselves in many ways. I am pleased with the engagement of both our bench and our JV players. When players aren’t in the game, they are ﬁ nding other ways to contribute. We’re building and that rawness showed a bit.” Corvallis 46/39 Albany 46/41 John Day Eugene Bend 47/38 47/30 44/32 Ontario 42/28 Caldwell Burns 40/24 42/29 Medford 48/35 Klamath Falls 42/28 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 39/24/pc 51/45/r 50/45/r 46/41/r 50/45/r Wed. Hi/Lo/W 40/29/sf 54/50/c 52/48/r 49/46/r 53/47/r City North Bend Roseburg Seaside Springﬁ eld Vancouver Today Hi/Lo/W 52/44/r 49/40/r 51/44/r 48/41/r 47/42/r Wed. Hi/Lo/W 55/48/c 51/47/c 52/49/r 51/47/c 50/47/r