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THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2021
OBITUARIES
SPORTS
Helen Alison Gronquist
Seaside
Jan. 18, 1947 — April 19, 2021
Helen Alison Gronquist scholarship recipients, and
was the daughter of Cana- the highlight, for her, was
dian immigrants, Archibald then witnessing them being
and Elsie White-
rewarded.
ford, and grew up
An
avid
in Gresham.
reader,
Helen
After
grad-
also enjoyed the
uating
from
camaraderie, lun-
Gresham High
cheons and dis-
School,
she
cussions with her
attended the Uni-
local book club.
versity of Puget
Helen’s fam-
Sound, where she
ily was import-
was a member of
ant to her beyond
Helen Gronquist
the Delta Delta
measure. She was
Delta sorority.
loving and caring
After receiving her to all.
degree from the Univer-
She is survived by her
sity of Oregon, she moved devoted husband of 21
to Wisconsin. Later return- years, Roy Gronquist; her
ing to Oregon, she became sisters and “partners in
a successful benefi ts insur- crime,” Heather McDonald,
ance broker in the greater of Gearhart, and Ann Lucia,
Portland area.
of Portland; her sons and
Upon retirement, she and their families in Wisconsin,
her husband, Roy, moved Brandon and Donna Esser
to Gearhart, then settled in and Morgan and Jamie
Seaside. Loving travel, she Esser; and Roy’s daugh-
and Roy toured 15 coun- ters, Melissa Grey and Amy
tries. Their Wisconsin trips Baker, and their families.
to visit her two sons and
Helen cherished her
their families were her beloved
grandchildren,
favorite.
Maddy, Grant, Brooklyn,
Helen’s most reward- Noah, Eli, Simon, Betsy,
ing community involve- Graham and Sophie. She
ment was her participation was also a proud aunt to her
as a foundation board mem- nieces and nephews.
ber of the Seaside branch of
Her positive outlook,
the American Association steadfastness,
infectious
of University Women . Her giggle and her smile just for
role was interviewing and you will be missed by all
interacting with prospective who knew her.
Easy wins
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK for Gulls,
Warriors
baseball
The Astorian
Nancy Taylor
Gary Henley/The Astorian
MAEVRI BERGERSON
Infi nity Gymnastics
DUANE FALLS
Warrenton
A
storia’s Infi nity Gymnastics had its fi rst
meet of the season last week, at the
America’s Best Kids Classic in Medford. Berg-
erson represented Infi nity’s Xcel Gold team by
placing fi rst in the all-around scoring, with a
35.5 score. She took fi rst in the bars (8.9), and
second place in both the vault (8.8) and fl oor
exercise (9.3).
Warrenton’s
Dylon
Atwood tossed a two-hitter
Thursday afternoon at Wil-
lamina, in a fi ve-inning,
22-2 win over the Bull-
dogs in a Coastal Range
League baseball game.
On the mound, Atwood
struck out 12 batters, and
helped himself at the plate
with three doubles. Hordie
Bodden Bodden and
Ethan Caldwell also had
three hits apiece for the
Warriors, who had seven
doubles.
T
he senior pitched part of a no-hitter and
had another all to himself in a three-game
sweep over Clatskanie last week. In the fi rst
game, Falls was the starter and struck out eight
batters in three innings of work, combining
with Dawson Little and Cam’Ron Daniels on a
no-hitter. Three days later, Falls fi nished off the
Tigers with 13 strikeouts and no hits allowed.
Banks 10, Astoria 1
The Braves jumped
out a 4-0 lead after a half
inning, then coasted to a
10-1 win over Astoria in
Thursday afternoon Cow-
apa League baseball action
at Tapiola Park.
Banks had nine play-
ers with at least one hit,
and only one player,
Wyatt Hesselman, with
two. Charles White had
a solo home run to right
fi eld, while Banks pitch-
ers Riley Harbaugh and
Colton Hesselman com-
bined on a four-hitter, with
10 strikeouts.
Gunnar Olson had two
of Astoria’s four hits. The
Fishermen play Saturday
at Banks.
Valiants win Seaside golf invitational
The Astorian
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
Seaside was the host team Wednesday for a
Cowapa League girls golf invitational at Gearhart
Golf Links.
Playing under Stableford scoring, Valley Catho-
lic was the big winner with 206 points, followed by
Astoria (146), Seaside (134), Banks (114) and Til-
lamook (104).
Individually, Lily Reed led Astoria with 40
points, ahead of Constance Rouda (39), Annal-
yse Steele (36), Ava Davis (31) and Xochitl Perez
(14).
SATURDAY
Baseball — Astoria at Banks, 5 p.m.; Woodburn
at Warrenton, 2 p.m.
Softball — Banks at Astoria, 1 p.m.
Track — Tillamook at Seaside, 1 p.m.
MONDAY
Baseball — Astoria at Tillamook, 5 p.m.
Softball — Tillamook at Astoria, 5 p.m.
Boys Golf — Astoria at Valley Catholic, 1 p.m.
Girls Golf — Astoria at Banks, 1 p.m.
TUESDAY
Baseball — Nestucca at Knappa, 4:30 p.m.
Softball — Knappa at Nestucca, 4:30 p.m.
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Banks 9, Astoria 2
The Astorian
Seaside snapped a 2-2 tie
after three innings with four
runs in the top of the fourth,
and the Gulls added three in
the fi fth to pull away for a
10-5 Cowapa League soft-
ball win Thursday at Valley
Catholic.
The Valiants had nine hits
to Seaside’s seven, but Val-
ley Catholic also committed
four errors.
Mom Deserves the Best!
In other Cowapa League
softball
action,
Banks
defeated Astoria, 9-2. The
Braves held a slim 3-2 lead
through fi ve innings, before
erupting for fi ve runs in the
top of the sixth.
Emma
Biederman
had two of Astoria’s fi ve
hits, while Banks pitcher
Brooke Vandehey tossed a
complete game, striking out
11.
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SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TODAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
57 43
An afternoon
shower
57 42
55 45
Cloudy, showers
Mostly cloudy
around
58 41
66 45
59 44
56 43
A shower
possible
Showers
possible
Rain possible;
cooler
Showers
possible
Aberdeen
Olympia
56/41
60/45
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Thursday
Tonight’s Sky: The Big Dipper is
nearly overhead before midnight.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 58/45
Normal high/low .................. 58/43
Record high .................. 83 in 1908
Record low .................... 31 in 1975
Precipitation
Thursday ................................. 0.00”
Month to date ........................ 1.12”
Normal month to date ......... 5.07”
Year to date .......................... 33.93”
Normal year to date ........... 29.91”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021
Time
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
4:30 a.m.
6:26 p.m.
8.8 11:51 a.m. -0.8
6.8 11:45 p.m. 3.2
Cape Disappointment
4:06 a.m.
6:03 p.m.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 6:02 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 8:24 p.m.
Moonrise today .............. 1:22 a.m.
Moonset today ............... 9:42 a.m.
Last
New
First
Full
4:18 a.m.
6:09 p.m.
Warrenton
4:25 a.m.
6:21 p.m.
Knappa
5:07 a.m.
7:03 p.m.
Depoe Bay
May 3 May 11 May 19 May 26
3:19 a.m.
5:19 p.m.
8.9 10:55 a.m. -1.1
6.8 10:52 p.m. 3.7
9.0 11:14 a.m. -1.3
6.9 11:13 p.m. 3.3
9.2 11:35 a.m. -0.7
7.2 11:29 p.m. 3.3
9.0 12:52 p.m. -0.6
7.1
none
8.8 10:28 a.m. -1.5
6.7 10:24 p.m. 3.5
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
79/60/s
61/51/pc
80/62/pc
73/64/r
84/52/s
85/74/sh
75/69/t
79/59/pc
88/76/t
65/55/s
98/70/pc
64/52/pc
69/55/s
81/66/c
72/52/pc
81/60/pc
82/68/t
64/42/t
86/72/pc
85/73/t
71/58/pc
88/77/pc
76/59/pc
92/67/s
67/53/s
85/64/pc
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
65/38
Kennewick Walla Walla
70/45 Lewiston
78/45
73/46
Hermiston
The Dalles 76/45
Enterprise
Pendleton 63/37
71/44
68/46
La Grande
66/41
65/44
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Hi/Lo/W
Pullman
71/38
60/42
Salem
66/42
Yakima 74/42
Longview
57/43 Portland
64/46
Spokane
67/44
61/40
62/37
Astoria
ALMANAC
Seaside spotted the Val-
iants a 2-0 lead in the top
of the fi rst, but the Gulls
answered with two runs in
their fi rst at-bat, and added
two in the third highlighted
by a double from Jarred
White, on their way to a
12-2 win over the Valiants.
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Seaside 12, Valiants 2
Gulls top Valiants; Braves beat Astoria softball
Corvallis
64/43
Albany
65/42
John Day
Eugene
Bend
66/44
67/39
67/38
Ontario
73/47
Caldwell
Burns
67/34
70/46
Medford
72/47
Klamath Falls
64/35
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
66/36/pc
59/46/pc
55/46/sh
63/41/pc
54/44/c
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
60/31/pc
61/46/pc
56/43/c
67/38/c
54/42/c
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
57/47/pc
71/47/pc
56/43/c
68/43/pc
63/42/pc
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
57/43/c
70/40/c
57/41/r
69/39/c
65/40/c