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A5 THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2021 SPORTS No. 1 Marist defeats Local runners Astoria girls soccer tune up for The Astorian Class 4A girls soccer will close the season with an “Elite Eight” tournament that will ultimately decide an unoffi cial state cham- pion for the shortened season. The tournament opened Tues- day, with No. 8 seed Astoria squaring off against No. 1 seed Marist, in a playoff at Stayton High School. And the Spartans showed why they are the top seed, build- ing a 5-1 halftime lead on their way to a 6-2 win over the Lady Fishermen. One consolation for Asto- ria — it was just the second time this season that an opponent has scored more than one goal against the Spartans. The only losses for Marist (8-2 overall) have come Mateusz Perkowski/Capital Press Joe Ruef holds a mink at his farm in Mount Angel. Ruef recently testifi ed against a bill that would ban mink farming in Oregon. Debate over banning Oregon mink farms centers on coronavirus By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Capital Press SALEM — Arguments over whether lawmakers should prohibit mink farms in Oregon recently cen- tered on whether coronavi- rus risks from such opera- tions are either unjustifi able or exaggerated. Proponents of Senate Bill 832, which would ban mink farming within nine months of enactment, argue the animals pose a unique danger for spreading the coronavirus and amplifying its hazards to humans. Mink are the only spe- cies known to get infected by the virus and then trans- mit it back to people, said Jim Keen, a veterinarian who serves on the veteri- nary council of the Animal Wellness Action nonprofi t. The animals are housed in stressful conditions under which the virus can more readily spread, adding to the risk of new variants devel- oping, Keen said. The species is also con- sidered a top candidate for the “missing link” that transmitted the coronavirus between bats and humans, starting or accelerating the pandemic, he said. One Oregon mink farm had an outbreak of the coro- navirus during which three of the animals escaped, said Lori Ann Burd, envi- ronmental health pro- gram director for the Cen- ter for Biological Diversity nonprofi t. Aside from the threat to public health, escaped mink can imperil related species such as river otters, fi shers and martens, Burd said. “This is not an attack on Oregon agriculture,” she said. John Easley, a veterinar- ian and mink industry con- sultant, countered that mink farms have developed new biosecurity measures aimed at thwarting coronavirus spread, in collaboration with federal and state agencies. A vaccine against the coronavirus has been devel- oped for mink, which will further reduce the chances of transmission and muta- tions, Easley said. Denmark, which eutha- nized 17 million mink after an outbreak, had 1,100 mink farms in an area one- third the size of Wisconsin, so the odds of virus trans- mission among them was much higher, he said. fi nal meet against 5A teams Scappoose and Wilsonville. But, 23 minutes into their game with Astoria, the Spartans held a slim 2-1 lead, following a goal by Astoria’s Maddie Sis- ley in the 22nd minute, when the junior slipped a shot past the Spar- tan goalkeeper just inside the left post. But Marist answered with three goals in the fi nal 11:56 of the fi rst half, including a penalty kick fol- lowing a handball on Astoria inside the box. The Spartans made it 6-1 three minutes into the second half, before Sisley scored Astoria’s last goal of the season, winning a race to a loose ball and scoring into an open net in the 69th minute. The Fishermen fi nish 7-3 overall. The Astorian Local schools will be sending several run- ners to state cross-country meets, which take place Saturday at locations in the Willamette Valley. The upcoming meets are not recognized by the Oregon School Activities Association as offi cial state championship meets, which are normally held at diff erent preselected locations. Tillamook was to have hosted Saturday’s state gathering for 4A runners, but the meet has been moved to Marist High School, following Tillamook County’s rise in coronavirus cases. In the Cowapa League’s district race, a vir- tually-held meet with teams running at home, then submitting times, the Cheesemakers won both boys and girls team titles, with Valley Catholic and Astoria placing second and third in both boys and girls team scoring. Banks and Seaside did not have complete teams. Tillamook’s Marshall Bush, Johnathan Ginyrich and Devon Franske fi nished 1-2-3 in the boys’ race, with Bush winning in 16 min- utes, 20 seconds. Sophomore John Clement had Astoria’s best time (18:18, sixth overall), followed by sopho- more Tommy Laman (14th, 18:56). Freshman James Roehr was Seaside’s top runner (16th, 19:21). Tillamook senior Sarah Pullen won the girls’ race in 19:45, well ahead of sophomore Elli Zilli of Astoria (20:52). The Lady Mooks had seven of the top nine runners. Seaside junior Elise Seppa fi nished 13th overall in 24:21. The Astoria boys still qualifi ed its entire team and will send seven runners (John Clem- ent, Tommy Laman, Daniel Messing, Stephen Ero, Cole Hudnall, Elias Harding-Coe, Henry Smith) to the state meet, while the Lady Fisher- men have fi ve entries (Ella Zilli, Hannah Dan- iels, Allyson Pritchard, Keira Long, Lindsay Riutta). “Unique times we’re in, but I’m excited that a lot of our runners have another opportunity to race,” said Astoria coach Andrew Fick. “They keep improving, so we’ll see what we can do this weekend.” The class 3A/2A/1A state meet is scheduled for Saturday at Cheadle Lake Park in Lebanon. Warrenton will have eight entries (seven boys, one girl), Knappa will send fi ve runners (four boys, one girl), and Jewell has one male runner. Knappa sophomore Isaiah Rodriguez has the third-fastest seed time among 2A/1A runners. VOLLEYBALL Columbia Christian rallies past Knappa in fi ve sets The Astorian The Knappa volleyball team made its fi rst and only trip of the season to the big city Tuesday night, and made the most of it before fall- ing in fi ve sets to Columbia Chris- tian in a Northwest League playoff game in Portland. Knappa won Games 2 and 3 and had all the momentum, before the Knights caught fi re and decisively won the last two sets for the fi ve-set victory, 26-24, 22-25, 19-25, 25-8, 15-3. Coming into the match, the Log- gers were 5-5 overall and had won four of their last six matches, while the Knights were 8-1 and on a six- match win streak. But it was the Loggers who came out fi ring, as Hannah Dietrichs served up fi ve straight ace serves for a quick 6-0 lead in Game 1. From there, it was back and forth, with Knappa holding a 24-23 lead before Columbia scored a side- out and fi nished the set on a 3-0 run. The Loggers bounced back strong, with Dietrichs delivering kill after kill in Game 2, and Knappa built a 12-6 lead behind a big serv- ing run from Amanda Hellberg. Ashley Feldscher had an ace serve for a 21-16 Logger lead and a kill by Dietrichs at game point tied the match at one set apiece. Knappa kept it rolling in Game 3, with a serving run by freshman Ava Skipper leading to a 17-10 advantage. An ace by Dietrichs gave Knappa the win. Columbia Christian nearly lost an entire set with 21 missed serves on the night, but the Knights settled down at the service line and never trailed in the fi nal two sets. A kill by Lexi Davis gave Columbia a 15-3 lead in Game 4 and the Knights jumped out to a 5-0 lead in Game 5. Columbia’s Nicole Bishop had three straight ace serves down the stretch for the victorious Knights. Advertising of any kind has been a challenge this past year - When? Where? Even Why? 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Seattle 51 35 50 38 50 34 A bit of Clouds and sun; Rain and drizzle morning rain cool 56 35 62 39 Showers possible Partly sunny; pleasant 63 45 Partly sunny 64 44 Plenty of sun Aberdeen Olympia 50/34 53/37 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake 53/30 ALMANAC UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Tuesday Tonight’s Sky: Low in the southeast before sunrise is the conjunction of the moon and Jupiter. Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 54/43 Normal high/low .................. 55/40 Record high .................. 73 in 2009 Record low .................... 32 in 1978 Precipitation Tuesday ................................... 0.00” Month to date ........................ 0.01” Normal month to date ......... 1.23” Year to date .......................... 32.82” Normal year to date ........... 26.07” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Sunrise today .................. 6:42 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 7:54 p.m. Moonrise today .............. 5:53 a.m. Moonset today .............. 4:29 p.m. First Full 11:37 a.m. 7.4 5:50 a.m. none 6:22 p.m. Cape Disappointment 11:21 a.m. 7.4 5:20 a.m. none 5:43 p.m. Last 11:31 a.m. 7.6 5:34 a.m. none 5:55 p.m. Warrenton 11:32 a.m. 7.8 5:34 a.m. none 6:06 p.m. Knappa 12:33 a.m. 7.6 6:51 a.m. 12:14 p.m. 7.6 7:23 p.m. Depoe Bay Apr 11 Apr 19 Apr 26 May 3 10:37 a.m. 7.4 4:47 a.m. 11:35 p.m. 7.5 5:07 p.m. 2.2 0.2 2.6 0.4 2.3 0.2 2.3 0.3 1.9 0.2 2.5 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 Fri. 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