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Newspaper Page TextA9 THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2020 Astoria girls sweep all-league awards The Astorian Denied a chance to compete for the state championship, the Astoria girls basketball team at least swept the Cowapa all-l eague awards, announced a week before the state playoffs began. In addition to winning the league title, the Lady Fishermen walked off with the Cow- apa League Player of the Year honors (senior Brooklynn Hankwitz), Coach of the Year (Mike Jacobson) and Defensive Player of the Year (junior Kelsey Fausett). All ﬁ ve Astoria starters earned awards, with seniors Julia Norris, Hailey O’Brien and Hankwitz named to the ﬁ rst team, along with junior Halle Helmersen. Senior Kajsa Jackson was selected honorable mention. The Seaside girls placed three players on the all-league team — senior Ruby Doug- las and sophomore Lilli Taylor made the ﬁ rst team, and junior Tristyn McFadden was selected honorable mention. COWAPA ALL-LEAGUE Player of the Year: Brooklynn Hankwitz, Astoria Halle Helmersen, Jr., Astoria Josie Napoli, Jr., Valley Catholic Julia Norris, Sr., Astoria Hailey O’Brien, Sr., Astoria Lauren Snook, Jr., Valley Catholic Maggie Streblow, So., Banks Lilli Taylor, So., Seaside Cameron Wilder, Jr., Valley Catholic Honorable Mention Lexie Braxling, So., Tillamook Hailey Evans, Fr., Banks Lauren Goodno, Sr., Valley Catholic Kajsa Jackson, Sr., Astoria Tristyn McFadden, Jr., Seaside Alex Saunders, Fr., Banks Sydney Stevens, Sr., Tillamook Coach of the Year: Mike Jacobson, Astoria Defensive Player of the Year: Kelsey Fausett, Astoria First Team Brooklynn Hankwitz, Sr., Astoria Lexie Crabtree, Sr., Tillamook Ruby Douglas, Sr., Seaside Maddy Villegas Astoria’s ﬁ rst team all-league seniors, from left, Hailey O’Brien, Brooklynn Hankwitz and Julia Norris. Spring sports: OSAA executive board will meet in April to reevaluate suspension Continued from Page A10 June,” said Warrenton base- ball coach Lennie Wolfe, whose team is ranked fourth at the 3A level. “We want to believe, as they do, that bet- ter things are coming. We just want to encourage the players and families to stay safe and act wisely. We have to have hope. “We’re operating under the belief that there will be a season, and we’ll continue to operate that way until we’re told that there isn’t.” Somehow, “if things are better at that time, maybe we could play a district tour- nament just for fun and get some games in,” Miller said. “But the 28th takes it to almost the end of the regular season. With no practices up to that date, you have to ﬁ g- ure at least a week after that date takes you into May. “We can presume what’s going to happen, but noth- ing ofﬁ cial at this point,” he said. “And there’s no point in pointing ﬁ ngers and plac- ing blame anywhere.” Astoria athletic director Howard Rub said, “Every- body’s looking for guidance. Part of (the OSAA’s) process moving forward is looking for guidance from the health department and the gover- nor’s ofﬁ ce.” Miller said the thoughts are mostly with the senior athletes, who will not have a “normal” spring sports sea- son, if they have one at all. “That’s where your mind goes ﬁ rst,” he said. “The seniors who have worked long and hard, and certainly will miss that opportunity if that’s how it plays out.” As Rub says, “even if I was a freshman, sophomore or junior, it would be tough. You only get four years. It’s a short career when you’re that age. Our girls basket- ball team … it’s devastating when you lose in those late rounds, but I’m not sure how you feel when your opportu- nity to even play was taken away.” All coaches and ath- letes can do is “just leave it to athletic directors and the OSAA,” Miller said. “When they said April 28, my mind instantly went to ‘let’s play a league tournament in May, just to get some games in.’ Something. “You think of our seniors in particular. They were part of back-to-back state cham- pionships, and then oh-so- close last year, and hungry to do well this year.” There is still a slim hope to save the season. The OSAA executive board will meet April 1 and again on April 15, to re eval- uate the suspension of spring activities and sports, along with the remaining spring state championships. Rub said, “I’m hoping the OSAA can come up with a modiﬁ ed season, but it will be interesting. The big ques- tion is, ‘will we even be able to go back on the 28th?’ There’s just so much uncer- tainty right now.” Under the circumstances, he said, “they could extend the seasons a little into June. But all you can do is keep hoping that there will be a process or a way to save some of this stuff. “You want to keep every- thing in perspective, but you can imagine all the stuff these kids do, whether it’s sports, music, drama or whatever it might be, and it’s a hard pill to swallow.” Wolfe is also trying to keep things in perspective. “As horrible as this is, I keep reminding myself that with some families, playing ball is the least of their wor- ries,” he said. “We’re deal- ing with quarantines and the loss of revenue. The eco- nomic hit that the county is going to take with spring break in Seaside and the cruise ships coming to Asto- ria … a lot of people in War- renton and Knappa work in those two towns.” The word “unprece- dented” keeps popping up when talking about the end of the 2019-20 school year and sports. “It’s unprecedented in our lifetime, let alone the kids’,” said Miller, whose mother is currently con- ﬁ ned to a care center. “But they’ve done a remarkable job of understanding at this point. I think they get it, and our school has done a good job the entire time, of pre- paring everyone for what’s going on. “There will be lots of questions around seniors and graduation,” he added. “Cer- emonies and ‘seat hours’ — they would have to amend those rules, because they’re not going to have enough seat hours to graduate. SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY Hopefully we can ﬁ gure out a way to get them some edu- cation while they’re not in school.” Rub said, “It’s certainly unique to anything in my lifetime. You probably have to go back to World War II to see all the things we’re used to doing not even being an option. “For these seniors, we need to ﬁ nd a way to make sure that they will graduate in the next few months. What I’m hearing all makes sense, but it’s just hard because it feels so extreme. And it’s never really fun dealing with extreme.” In 1962, all three Oregon state championship baseball games were declared ties, when all three were rained out and not played. Locally, the Astoria, War- renton and Knappa baseball teams were all in the semiﬁ - nals last year at their respec- tive levels. All three squads have key seniors and No. 1 pitchers returning. “I feel bad for all those (Warrenton) kids, too,” Miller said. “Astoria had a tough fall and winter, and they were looking forward to success this spring.” Knappa’s softball team is a “legitimate semiﬁ nal con- tender this year,” said Miller, whose daughter Aiko is on the team. “Right now, our softball team has the per- fect mix this year, of veter- ans, youngsters and pitching and speed. They have all the elements.” As far as baseball, for the last ﬁ ve years Clatsop County has had a team com- peting for a state champion- ship at Volcanoes Stadium. Three teams — Astoria, Warrenton and Knappa — all played in the semiﬁ nals last season at their respec- tive levels, with the Warriors advancing to the 3A state title game against La Pine, which defeated Warrenton 8-1. Meanwhile, the Fisher- men, Warriors and Loggers were all ranked in the top 10 in pre-season coaches polls for the 2020 season. So if there is a season, and if the OSAA holds the state championships as sched- uled, don’t be surprised if Clatsop County has another team or two playing at Vol- canoes Stadium the weekend of June 5-6. “The 3A and 2A/1A TUESDAY WEDNESDAY championships are sched- uled for June 5, the same day as Warrenton’s graduation,” Wolfe said. “That would cre- ate a conﬂ ict. But I’ve never wanted a conﬂ ict as much as I want that one. “That would mean that A, things are back to normal; B, we would be in the champi- onship; and C, there would be a conﬂ ict with our gradu- ation. I would love for there to be a scheduling conﬂ ict Family tradition of compassion Affordable service & & Cremation Services Attention to Detail One Year Anniversary We would like to thank our community for your trust & support in our first year. Eric J. Anderson Owner Since March 2019 Eric moved to the coast in 2018 with the hope of purchasing Hughes-Ransom Mortuary. He achieved his goal a year ago this March and has been very thankful for the communities support and trust. With the help of caring staff, which includes Eric’s family, will continue to support the community with compassion, exceptional service and personal requests. Eric attended Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota before transferring and graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Mortuary Science from the University of Minnesota in 1995. 100% Norwegian and the youngest of 7 children Eric was born and raised in Fosston, Minnesota. The proud father of Drew, Isabella and Olivia he is happy to be on the North Coast where he can engage in what he enjoys most; Golfing, fishing, hunting and camping. A family’s L ove is forever Hughes-Ransom will continue to conduct its personal care specific to each families needs/ requests at our funeral home. Hughes-Ransom is proud to have the facilities to be able to accommodate families at our facilities with out having to contract services such as Eric & his mother, Aldora cremation or preparation of your loved one to an out of county funeral home. Hughes-Ransom is dedicate to keeping your loved ones services in our community we so proudly serve. Hughes-Ransom has always remained a family business that is dedicated to offer the compassionate service that you expect during your most difficult time. Astoria Seaside 576 12th St 503.325.2535 220 N. Holladay 503.738.6622 www.hughesransom.com THURSDAY FRIDAY REGIONAL FORECAST Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Seattle 52 36 51 41 Mostly sunny Partial sunshine 48 38 49 37 49 39 51 41 50 39 A couple of showers A little morning rain A shower possible Cloudy, rain possible Cloudy, rain possible Aberdeen Olympia 53/36 57/40 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Thursday Tonight’s Sky: Arcturus of Boo- tes is a red giant, 22 million miles in diameter. Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 55/31 Normal high/low .................. 54/39 Record high .................. 77 in 2019 Record low .................... 26 in 1965 Precipitation Thursday ................................. 0.00” Month to date ........................ 1.98” Normal month to date ......... 4.71” Year to date .......................... 27.02” Normal year to date ........... 22.35” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 Time 12:42 a.m. 7.3 6:29 a.m. 12:16 p.m. 7.6 7:06 p.m. Cape Disappointment 12:34 a.m. 7.1 5:57 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 7.7 6:26 p.m. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hammond SUN AND MOON Sunrise today .................. 7:16 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 7:30 p.m. Moonrise today .............. 6:40 a.m. Moonset today .............. 4:54 p.m. New First Full Last 12:40 a.m. 7.4 6:12 a.m. 12:08 p.m. 7.8 6:38 p.m. Warrenton 12:37 a.m. 7.8 6:13 a.m. 12:11 p.m. 8.0 6:50 p.m. Knappa 1:19 a.m. 7.6 7:30 a.m. 12:53 p.m. 7.9 8:07 p.m. Depoe Bay Mar 24 Apr 1 Apr 7 Apr 14 11:15 a.m. 7.8 5:25 a.m. none 5:52 p.m. 2.4 0.1 2.8 0.4 2.5 0.2 2.5 0.2 2.1 0.1 2.9 0.3 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC Today Hi/Lo/W Sun. Hi/Lo/W 74/53/c 49/30/s 37/28/pc 60/52/pc 44/27/pc 83/71/c 69/64/t 67/50/pc 85/70/s 50/32/s 73/53/s 66/50/pc 57/38/s 66/56/r 40/30/s 44/33/sn 67/57/c 48/28/pc 81/70/pc 79/66/t 70/53/pc 85/71/pc 46/35/s 76/57/pc 64/52/r 54/42/pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 56/33 Kennewick Walla Walla 61/40 Lewiston 68/34 61/38 Hermiston The Dalles 67/35 Enterprise Pendleton 54/28 62/35 67/35 La Grande 57/29 62/35 NATIONAL CITIES High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) Pullman 66/31 60/35 Salem 57/34 Yakima 65/35 Longview 52/36 Portland 62/39 Spokane 64/37 58/34 58/33 Astoria ALMANAC on June 5.” Until ﬁ nal decisions are made by the OSAA, Miller said “We’ll make the best of it. Who knows? Maybe it ends in an epic whifﬂ e ball game at the end of the year.” Corvallis 62/34 Albany 61/33 John Day Eugene Bend 62/35 59/28 56/30 Ontario 57/32 Caldwell Burns 57/24 58/31 Medford 68/35 Klamath Falls 57/25 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 59/26/s 59/41/pc 50/38/s 60/34/s 52/36/pc Sun. Hi/Lo/W 62/34/pc 56/43/pc 49/42/pc 63/40/pc 51/40/pc City North Bend Roseburg Seaside Springfi eld Vancouver Today Hi/Lo/W 54/38/s 64/36/s 52/36/pc 63/35/pc 60/36/pc Sun. Hi/Lo/W 54/40/pc 67/41/pc 51/41/pc 66/41/pc 63/41/pc