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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.
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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.
Hi/Lo/W
74/62/t
56/46/c
64/50/sh
84/66/pc
68/38/s
80/68/pc
86/68/pc
78/56/s
82/69/s
67/48/s
92/66/s
61/50/pc
71/52/pc
76/60/t
59/46/pc
60/50/c
83/57/t
54/31/s
81/66/s
86/68/c
76/56/pc
82/72/s
62/48/c
93/64/s
58/48/pc
61/54/c
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
54/32
Hermiston
The Dalles 59/29
Enterprise
Pendleton 43/21
54/29
56/33
La Grande
47/25
55/31
NATIONAL CITIES
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
New
Time
48/27
Kennewick Walla Walla
53/33 Lewiston
62/33
55/29
Salem
Pullman
58/29
Longview
51/35 Portland
56/37
51/30
Yakima 59/31
54/31
Astoria
Spokane
55/34
Corvallis
55/32
Albany
54/31
John Day
Eugene
Bend
55/31
52/26
49/27
Ontario
59/27
Caldwell
Burns
53/19
56/27
Medford
62/35
Klamath Falls
57/22
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
50/22/pc
55/39/c
49/37/pc
55/32/pc
50/34/c
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
64/31/pc
53/42/s
48/40/r
58/39/c
49/39/c
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
53/36/pc
58/33/c
50/33/pc
56/31/c
56/35/c
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
51/41/pc
62/37/s
49/38/r
62/40/pc
60/40/c