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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2021
SPORTS
Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin
Warrenton Cross-Country
Clayton Kellogg, a paddle sports ambassador at Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe, wipes down a
display of kayaks while working a shift at the store.
The Warrenton boys cross-country team celebrates a fourth-place fi nish in the season fi nale meet.
Central Oregon set for Rodriguez third in
robust summer season 2A race; Warrenton
team fourth in 3A
they haven’t been able to see during the
pandemic.”
Central Oregon is perfect for a physically
Money in the bank, rising vaccination distanced get away with its hiking, mountain
rates and tempting outdoors are all working biking and water sports, said Tony DeBone,
together to lure visitors for summer travel to Deschutes County Commission chairman.
central Oregon.
With about 500 accommodations to book,
Already resorts and hotels are fi lling up the Sunriver Resort says there’s been a
as travelers plan their summer travel. Most noticeable uptick in booking inquiries from
of these travelers are com-
family travelers. Summer
ing by car, according to
traditionally is the busi-
‘TRAVEL AND
the American Automo-
est time of the year for the
bile Association. There
resort; there were numer-
TOURISM
is pent-up demand, AAA
ous activities that had
says, for road trips, either
to be halted early in the
DESTINATIONS
to get away or simply to
pandemic.
THAT CAN
see loved ones.
“While summer is look-
But the picture is not all
ing
to be very busy we are
BE REACHED
rosy for businesses seek-
seeing much shorter-term
ing to re-staff after a year
demand at this time,” said
BY CAR AND
of closures and reopenings.
Borkowski, Sun-
PROVIDE MORE Lindsay
There’s a labor shortage
river Resort director of
in the hospitality indus-
sales and marketing. “We
DISPERSED
try, and businesses are jug-
believe that this will con-
FORMS OF
gling their needs against
tinue through summer as
the fl ip-fl opping govern-
our guests are anxious to
RECREATION
ment requirements to con-
travel again.”
tain the spread of COVID-
With more money in
WILL LIKELY
19 as Deschutes County
the pockets of travelers,
BE MORE
moves from one risk level
more people will hit the
to another.
roads, said Damon Run-
ATTRACTIVE
On Friday, Deschutes
berg, Oregon Employment
County moved from mod-
Department regional econ-
TO MANY THIS
erate to high risk, which
omist. This is particularly
SUMMER.’
limits the number of people
acute now when more vac-
indoors to 25% capacity.
cines are being rolled out
Damon Runberg | Oregon
Still, Bend is among the
to prevent the spread of
Employment Department
more popular driving des-
COVID-19, making peo-
regional economist
tinations in Oregon, Marie
ple feel more comfortable
Dodds, AAA director of
traveling.
Government and Public Aff airs, said in an
“Travel spending is a popular form of dis-
email. Travel will be spurred on, too, by the cretionary spending,” Runberg said. “Travel
Centers for Disease Control and Preven- and tourism destinations that can be reached
tion’s recent announcement that fully vacci- by car and provide more dispersed forms of
nated people can visit others who are fully recreation will likely be more attractive to
vaccinated without a mask or maintaining a many this summer.”
6-foot distance.
During the height of the pandemic, a
“Members of the AAA Oregon/Idaho are little more than a year ago, Bend issued
making plans to take family road trips, and travel restrictions that ran from mid-March
we’re also seeing a return to the skies as air through mid-October. Despite those restric-
travel rebounds,” Dodds said. “Others are tions, hearty travelers did come to Bend last
planning bucket-list trips. And many just summer, said Kevney Dugan, CEO of Visit
want to travel to see loved ones and friends Bend.
By SUZANNE ROIG
The Bulletin
The top team fi nish from Clatsop County
belonged to the Warrenton boys, who scored
95 points to fi nish fourth behind Enterprise
(34), La Pine (68) and Westside Christian
(74) in the 10-team fi eld.
Warrenton senior Forrest Cooley was
12th in 17:38, while junior Jake Sorani of
Cascade Christian was the individual win-
ner in 15:58.
Warrenton’s Zander Moha (16th) and
freshman Indy Freyer (19th) were the other
top 20 fi nishers for the Warriors, who were
competing in their fi rst state-level meet.
Juniors Doc Freyer and Nathan Strei-
beck-Peterson (34th and 36th) rounded out
Warrenton’s top fi ve.
Knappa sophomore Emily Larsen was
49th in a personal best 23:12 in the girls’
3A/2A/1A race.
In the 4A showcase meet at Marist Catho-
lic High School in Eugene, Cowapa League
champion Tillamook placed fi fth out of 12
scoring teams on both the boys’ and girls’
side. The Astoria boys fi nished 12th and the
Lady Fishermen placed 11th.
The top Astoria fi nisher was sophomore
Ella Zilli, who took 20th overall (20:58) in
the girls’ race. Sophomore John Clement
was 41st (18:20) for the Astoria boys.
By GARY HENLEY
The Astorian
In the closest thing to a state cross-coun-
try championship meet for this school year,
Knappa’s Isaiah Rodriguez was the top local
runner Saturday, when the top runners and
teams from the 1A to 4A levels gathered for
the season-ending showcase meets.
One year after former Knappa team-
mate Robert Piña-Morton took second in
the boys’ 2A/1A state championship meet
in 16:00, Rodriguez placed third overall out
of 111 runners in the 2A/1A season-end-
ing meet Saturday at Cheadle Lake Park in
Lebanon.
Union (48 points) topped Bandon (50) in
the chase for the team title, while Vernonia
was fi fth in the team standings.
Knappa did not have enough runners to
fi eld a complete team, but Rodriguez fi n-
ished the 5,000-meter course in 16 minutes,
45 seconds to fi nish behind seniors Sisay
Hurty (16:25) of Stanfi eld/Echo and Bran-
don Williams (16:27) of East Linn Christian.
Knappa sophomore Clay Keyser placed
28th overall (18:29) in Saturday’s meet.
In the girls’ 3A/2A/1A meet, Warrenton
junior Abigail Miller was 35th (22:43).
SCOREBOARD
THURSDAY
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
Baseball — Astoria at Banks, 5 p.m.; Seaside at Valley Cath-
olic, 5 p.m.
Softball — Banks at Astoria, 5 p.m.; Valley Catholic at Sea-
side, 5 p.m.
Boys Golf — Seaside at Astoria, (Astoria Golf & Country Club)
2 p.m.
TUESDAY
Baseball — Astoria at Seaside, 5 p.m.; Warrenton at Willam-
ina, 4:30 p.m.; Knappa at Gaston, 4:30 p.m.
Softball — Seaside at Astoria, 5 p.m.; Willamina at Warren-
ton, 4:30 p.m.; Gaston at Knappa, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Golf — Astoria at Valley Catholic, 11 a.m.
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Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
64 41
Breezy in the
p.m.
61 39
64 44
Partly sunny
70 46
Mostly sunny
Sunny and mild
and nice
67 44
63 45
65 45
Showers
possible
Showers
possible
Showers
possible
Aberdeen
Olympia
62/37
64/41
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
65/34
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Sunday
Tonight’s Sky: Auriga, the char-
ioteer, drives across the western
evening sky this month.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 53/30
Normal high/low .................. 56/41
Record high .................. 80 in 1904
Record low .................... 30 in 2021
Precipitation
Sunday ..................................... 0.00”
Month to date ........................ 0.34”
Normal month to date ......... 2.16”
Year to date .......................... 33.15”
Normal year to date ........... 27.00”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021
Time
2:35 a.m.
3:21 p.m.
8.1 9:17 a.m.
7.0 9:08 p.m.
Cape Disappointment
2:12 a.m.
2:53 p.m.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 6:33 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 8:00 p.m.
Moonrise today .............. 7:30 a.m.
Moonset today .............. 9:52 p.m.
First
Full
Last
New
2:21 a.m.
3:07 p.m.
Warrenton
2:30 a.m.
3:16 p.m.
Knappa
3:12 a.m.
3:58 p.m.
Depoe Bay
Apr 19 Apr 26 May 3 May 11
1:23 a.m.
2:10 p.m.
8.0 8:23 a.m.
7.0 8:21 p.m.
0.0
1.8
0.1
2.1
8.4 8:44 a.m. -0.1
7.3 8:39 p.m. 1.9
8.6 9:01 a.m.
7.4 8:52 p.m.
0.1
1.9
8.4 10:18 a.m. 0.0
7.3 10:09 p.m. 1.6
8.2 7:53 a.m.
7.2 7:48 p.m.
0.1
2.2
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
82/62/pc
55/46/pc
58/40/pc
75/56/t
48/31/c
82/69/pc
85/69/t
67/55/sh
84/68/s
63/50/pc
89/63/s
61/50/pc
65/52/c
75/52/r
54/44/pc
49/39/pc
66/54/c
51/36/c
82/69/pc
79/61/t
64/53/pc
82/68/s
67/49/sh
87/63/s
65/49/s
63/50/r
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
60/36
Hermiston
The Dalles 65/39
Enterprise
Pendleton 51/20
62/31
66/38
La Grande
56/28
66/40
NATIONAL CITIES
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
53/31
Kennewick Walla Walla
60/35 Lewiston
65/43
67/36
Salem
Pullman
62/38
Longview
64/41 Portland
69/42
53/35
Yakima 62/40
65/39
Astoria
Spokane
61/39
Corvallis
66/39
Albany
66/40
John Day
Eugene
Bend
67/37
55/32
56/26
Ontario
65/37
Caldwell
Burns
54/27
62/35
Medford
69/37
Klamath Falls
56/30
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
57/26/pc
63/47/s
60/47/s
66/44/s
61/43/s
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
56/25/pc
63/45/s
59/44/pc
68/39/s
58/41/s
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
61/43/s
69/38/s
63/44/s
68/38/s
67/41/s
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
60/41/s
69/36/s
63/41/pc
67/37/s
70/41/s