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THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020
Knappa: On fi re from the fi eld
OBITUARIES
Margery Ruth Cox
Continued from Page A8
Knappa was in a little foul
trouble at halftime (Hoover,
Mason Westerholm and Joe
Ramvick each with three
fouls), but the Oakers coun-
tered with a 1-for-11 perfor-
mance from the 3-point line.
Ramvick and Wester-
holm eventually fouled
out, while Oakland fi nished
4-for-24 on 3-pointers.
The Loggers were on fi re
from the fi eld (27-for-57)
and outrebounded the Oak-
ers, 38-31.
Eli Takalo added 16
points and Kanai Phillip
chipped in 12 for the Log-
gers. Noah Strempel scored
18 and Colton Brownson
South Bend, Washington
Nov. 21, 1923 — Feb. 24, 2020
Kathy Aney/East Oregonian
Knappa students enjoy the action during Thursday’s
quarterfi nal win.
added 16 for Oakland.
Phillip had nine rebounds
and Takalo had four of
Knappa’s 14 steals.
Naselle: ‘This team is amazing’
Continued from Page A8
Naselle was within three
points with 38 seconds left.
Enter Gregory. The tus-
sle-haired 6-2 senior nailed
a three-pointer. 47-47. It
wasn’t nonchalant; but it
wasn’t rushed, either.
The Comets bench, cheer
squad, band and fans were
bouncing up and down. But
it was not over. The Kings
had the ball and one last
chance.
They missed.
Overtime would credit
any highlight reel. Glenn
hit a couple of free throws,
Muckleshoot missed then
scored to tie. Lindstrom
fought his way through a
crowd of players to score.
Muckleshoot missed. And
then up stepped Gregory
with another three to make
it 54-49.
A time out set up the 1:19
remaining. Muckleshoot hit
a free throw, but hardwork-
ing Strange stole the ball
to set up another move, but
missed his free throw. On the
next foul, Wirkkala added a
free throw and Lindstrom
made one fi nal basket to put
the result beyond doubt.
Gregory walked off court
with 24 points to his name;
Lindstrom had 16.
Head coach Bill Olsen
was quick to credit his oppo-
nents before analyzing the
Comets’ win. “I think Muck-
leshoot Tribal outplayed us,”
the coach said. “They ran
their sets really well and got
us off balance. We have not
seen a man-to-man defense
since December. It took us
out of our ‘sync’ a bit.”
Naselle’s earlier play-
off win to earn a bye was
sparked by Glenn, a 5-8
junior. Olsen commended
his effort, but conceded he
had an off game on offense.
But the others stepped
up, notably Gregory and
Lindstrom.
“This team is amazing,”
Olsen said. “The commit-
ment to each other and mak-
ing plays for each other.”
As the scores went against
them, the players main-
tained their confi dence, he
said.
“You didn’t see any one
guy of ours hang his head.
This team is amazing as far
as its attitude is concerned.”
Naselle falls to Curlew in fi rst round at state
By PATRICK WEBB
For The Astorian
SPOKANE, Wash. — The
tears fl owed for lone senior
Jackie Steenerson as the
buzzer signaled the end of her
Naselle High School basket-
ball career.
Naselle girls were elimi-
nated in the fi rst round of the
WIAA state tournament by
Curlew, 53-26 thanks largely
to their potent weapon, Korin
Baker.
And as Naselle coach
Rose Nisbet refl ected after-
ward, her opponents’ 6-1
senior was the difference.
“She is a good post player.
We were doubling her, but
she is much more physical
than our freshmen. Jackie
worked hard against her, and
our press slowed them down,
but obviously we didn’t fi nd
our groove.”
The Cougars came into
the game 18-7 as the sec-
ond-place team in Ferry
County after losing a play-
off to rivals Inchelium. The
Comet team consists of
Steenerson and all sopho-
mores and freshmen, with
lone junior Hollie Haataia
sidelined with a knee injury.
They traveled to Spokane
after a mixed season with
a 12-9 record, fresh from a
euphoric playoff win against
Muckleshoot last week.
During an indifferent 14-8
fi rst quarter when the Cou-
Longtime Long Beach and Ilwaco, Wash- the Astoria Bridge was fi nished (1966), and
ington, resident Margery “Marge” Ruth you didn’t have to wait in the long ferry
Cox, 96, died peacefully in the presence of line. It opened up many new shopping and
entertainment activities, including
her family on Feb. 24, 2020, in
increased time at the Astoria Golf
South Bend, Washington.
and Country Club, where Marge
She was born in Potlatch, Idaho,
held nearly every offi ce in the
on Nov. 21, 1923, the daughter of
Ladies’ Club, including team cap-
Alfred and Ruth (Olson) Harris.
tain and president.
Marge moved to Camas, Wash-
Marge loved social gather-
ington, in 1930, and graduated
ings, to travel, cook and sew, but
from Camas High School, Class
her highlights were always spend-
of 1941, before attending Wash-
ing time with family. She had an
ington State University in Pull-
incredible appreciation of family
man for a couple of years.
Margery Cox
history, and cherished every sin-
In a love story for the ages,
gle memory of growing up with
she married Donald M. Cox on
her extended family of grandpar-
May 7, 1944, in the First Christian
ents, aunts, uncles and cousins, to
Church in Camas, and they shared
raising her children and she abso-
75 years of marriage. They met
lutely adored her time with the
the summer of 1935, at the ages
youngest generations, hearing
of 11 and 14, at a church camp on
about their lives and adventures.
Lacamas Lake. She, in later years,
She is survived by her husband,
became a mother to their four chil-
Don Cox, 99 ; daughter Donna
dren Donna (1947), David (1948),
Noonan, of Portland, Oregon;
Susan (1953) and Cathi (1961).
son David Cox, of South Bend,
Don and Marge moved to Long
Washington; daughter Susan Cox,
Beach in 1950, when he bought
into a drug store partnership. They lived in of Mesa, Arizona; daughter Cathi Barta, of
a number of homes within Pacifi c County Mount Vernon, Washington; 10 grandchil-
communities, including Seaview, Long dren; 11 great-grandchildren; sister Marian
Beach, Ilwaco and South Bend. They also Donohue, of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
expanded their drug store investments, start- brother Jim Harris, of Olympia, Washington.
A celebration of her life is planned to be
ing South Bend Pharmacy in 1958, which is
held for close family and friends on a future
now into the third generation of the family.
Marge always remembered fondly when date at the Astoria Golf and Country Club.
Patricia ‘Pat’ DiAnn Cunningham Hediger
Astoria
March 17, 1945 — Feb. 26, 2020
Patricia “Pat” DiAnn Cunningham
Hediger passed away on Feb. 26, 2020, in
Astoria, Oregon.
Pat was born March 17, 1945, in
Yakima, Washington, to Pat and Bette
(Prokop) Cunningham. Prior to gradua-
tion she lived with her family on an apple
orchard in Cowiche, graduating from
Highland High School in Washington in
1963.
Pat graduated from the University of
Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington,
with a bachelor of arts degree in business
administration, with a major emphasis in
accounting, in 1967, and went to work for
Edwin L. Luoma, CPA, and later Bussert
Law and Associates until she retired.
Pat is survived by her husband of 51
years, Michael Hediger; her son, George
Michael Hediger, and daughter-in-law,
Leeshawna; her sister, Kristen Kanahele;
as well as two nephews and a niece.
Pat was a proud member of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution.
Pat was a passionate lover of cats, and
asks that in lieu of fl owers to please donate
to the Clatsop County Animal Shelter.
Hughes-Ransom is in charge of the
arrangements. An online guest book is
available at hughesransom.com
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Patrick Webb
Naselle freshman Delaney Kragerud battles for the ball
against Curlew’s Abi Beedle (22) during action during the
state tournament game against Curlew Wednesday. At left is
Naselle’s Peyton Dalton.
gars offered glimpses of what
was to come, Baker repeat-
edly combined smoothly with
another six-footer, Claire
LaDue, who only scored one
basket but proved a handfull.
They towered over the Com-
ets like twin redwoods.
Steenerson managed to
counter well as half-time
neared, and scored with an
uncontested shot, but Naselle
went into the break behind
27-15.
After that the story of the
game was Curlew shooting
and Naselle fi ghting. Echo
Cenci and Delaney Kragerud
led the way, clawing for
possession.
Bella Colombo passed to
Steenerson for a late score
SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
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that ended the third quarter
at 35-21. But an unanswered
scoring run by the Cougars
in the fourth took the game
beyond reach.
Lauren Katyryniuk was
Naselle’s high scorer with
eight; Colombo had seven. In
contrast, Curlew’s Baker had
25.
Nisbet, in her sixth year
coaching the varsity squad,
commended her captain
for her contribution to the
Naselle program. “Jackie is
probably one of my top fi ve
players to coach,” she said.
“She does everything. She
listens to everything and then
goes out and does it. She’s a
huge asset and a good role
model.”
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REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
46 29
49 31
Cloudy, showers Mainly cloudy;
around
chilly
50 33
51 35
Partly sunny
A couple of
showers
49 36
49 36
Rain
Cloudy, rain
possible
48 35
Rain
Aberdeen
Olympia
46/29
48/34
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
48/26
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Thursday
Tonight’s Sky: Close approach
of the waxing gibbous moon and
M44 (Beehive Cluster).
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 52/33
Normal high/low .................. 53/38
Record high .................. 71 in 1905
Record low .................... 26 in 2019
Precipitation
Thursday ................................. 0.16”
Month to date ........................ 1.08”
Normal month to date ......... 1.30”
Year to date .......................... 26.12”
Normal year to date ........... 18.94”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020
Time
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
10:57 a.m. 8.7 5:12 a.m. 2.9
none
6:05 p.m. -0.7
Cape Disappointment
10:34 a.m. 8.7 4:23 a.m. 3.2
11:59 p.m. 7.6 5:11 p.m. -0.8
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 6:43 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 6:11 p.m.
Moonrise today ............. 3:45 p.m.
Moonset today ............... 5:58 a.m.
Full
Last
New
First
10:46 a.m. 9.0 4:45 a.m. 2.9
none
5:32 p.m. -1.0
Warrenton
10:52 a.m. 9.1 4:56 a.m. 3.0
none
5:49 p.m. -0.6
Knappa
12:19 a.m. 7.3 6:13 a.m. 2.5
11:34 a.m. 8.9 7:06 p.m. -0.6
Depoe Bay
Mar 9 Mar 16 Mar 24 Apr 1
9:47 a.m. 8.9 3:51 a.m. 3.2
11:13 p.m. 7.6 4:41 p.m. -1.0
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
56/37/s
43/29/s
53/39/s
64/46/c
68/41/pc
79/67/c
65/50/c
63/50/c
73/60/pc
45/33/s
84/58/pc
58/43/c
52/34/s
62/42/s
55/41/s
65/49/s
66/59/c
64/37/pc
79/67/pc
70/60/c
66/51/pc
73/67/pc
58/45/s
71/53/c
60/48/c
62/44/s
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
47/30
Hermiston
The Dalles 54/28
Enterprise
Pendleton 41/21
48/27
52/27
La Grande
42/23
47/29
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Hi/Lo/W
39/27
Kennewick Walla Walla
48/30 Lewiston
54/28
46/30
Salem
Pullman
55/22
Longview
46/29 Portland
48/33
43/27
Yakima 52/26
46/27
Astoria
Spokane
50/26
Corvallis
48/29
Albany
48/30
John Day
Eugene
Bend
48/29
42/20
42/23
Ontario
57/29
Caldwell
Burns
48/20
57/32
Medford
50/27
Klamath Falls
44/22
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
46/19/c
47/34/sh
46/32/sh
46/31/sh
45/31/sh
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
48/25/c
51/38/c
48/32/c
51/28/c
48/32/c
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
48/32/sh
49/33/sh
46/31/sh
48/30/sh
46/32/sh
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
52/34/c
53/32/c
50/30/c
52/30/c
51/28/c