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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021
SPORTS
Banks tops Astoria girls
basketball in big showdown
The Astorian
A furious, late fourth
quarter rally by Astoria
came up just short, as Banks
held on for a 45-42 vic-
tory Tuesday night over the
Lady Fishermen in a Cow-
apa League girls basketball
opener.
The Braves held a 41-29
lead with just 3:40 left in
the game when Astoria’s
Halle Helmersen scored on
a layup to spark a 10-0 Asto-
ria run.
Kelsey Fausett hit a short
jumper, then Helmersen and
Sophie Long nailed back-
to-back 3-pointers, bringing
Astoria to within 41-39 with
49 seconds left.
Banks — which had
struggled with turnovers
and missed free throws
through much of the game
— fi nally began making its
free throws, as Hailey Evans
made two with 26 seconds
remaining for a 43-39 lead.
Long, who led Astoria
with 14 points, answered
right back with another
3-pointer at the 14-second
mark, pulling Astoria to
within 43-42.
Banks senior Camila
Narvaez made another two
free throws with 3.8 seconds
left, and Astoria missed
a desperation shot at the
buzzer.
Early foul trouble to Fau-
sett and Long cost Astoria in
the fi rst half, as the Braves
built a 20-9 lead after back-
to-back 3-pointers from
Maddy Shook.
PREP SPORTS
SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
Boys Basketball — Astoria at
Tillamook, 6 p.m.; Warrenton at
Knappa, 6 p.m.
Girls Basketball — Tillamook at
Astoria, 6 p.m.; Knappa at War-
renton, 6 p.m.
FRIDAY
Boys Basketball — Dayton at
Astoria, 6 p.m.; Warrenton at
Rainier, 7 p.m.; Knappa at Gas-
ton, 6 p.m
Girls Basketball — Astoria at
Dayton, 6 p.m. Rainier at Warren-
ton, 7 p.m.; Gaston at Knappa, 6
p.m.; St. Paul at Jewell, 5:30 p.m.
Helmersen capped a 10-0
Astoria run, helping the Fish
cut the Banks lead to 22-19
at halftime.
The Braves rebuilt their
lead to 36-26 late in the
third quarter after scores
from Madison Walker, Alex
Saunders and Evans.
Helmersen added 11
points and Fausett scored
nine for Astoria. Narvaez led
the Braves with 12 points,
with Walker and Shook add-
ing 11 apiece.
Playing just their sec-
ond game after a late start
to the season, the Braves
improved to 2-0, while
Astoria slipped to 1-3. The
Fishermen host Tillamook
Thursday at 6 p.m.
Valiants 40, Gulls 27
Valley Catholic senior
Josie Napoli scored 17
points, which included three
3-pointers, leading the Val-
iants to a hard-fought 40-27
win over visiting Seaside in
a Cowapa League girls bas-
ketball game Tuesday night.
The Lady Gulls put up a
tough defensive eff ort, but
struggled off ensively in the
fi rst half, which ended in a
23-10 lead for the Valiants.
Lilli Taylor scored 15 of
Seaside’s 27 points.
Braves hold off
Astoria boys, 43-35
Banks defeated Astoria,
43-35, in a Cowapa League
boys basketball contest
Tuesday night at the Brick
House.
But, the improvements
are coming for the Fisher-
men, said head coach Kevin
Goin.
“I was real happy with
the way we played,” said
Goin, whose team is trying
to snap a nine-game losing
skid in league play. “After
the loss to Knappa (Mon-
day), we played much better.
We hurt ourselves at the free
throw line (8-for-17), but
I’m happy with the direction
we’re going.”
Senior Joseph Buliga
hit four 3-pointers and led
Banks with 22 points while
Colton McMaster had 10
points and Xander Marin-
covich added nine for Asto-
ria. Michael Moore dished
out nine assists for the Fish-
ermen, who were scheduled
to play Wednesday, Thurs-
day and Friday to fi nish the
week.
Gulls 68, Valiants 52
Seaside stormed out to a
25-2 lead Tuesday night at
home, and Valley Catholic
never threatened after that,
as the Gulls posted a 68-52
win over the visiting Valiants
in a Cowapa League boys
basketball game.
The Valiants eventually
found their shooting touch,
but it was far too late, as Sea-
side held a 39-20 halftime
lead.
Seaside junior Ever
Sibony scored 12 of his
game-high 19 points in the
fi rst half while teammate
Cash Corder scored 14 of his
16 in the second half. Conner
Langmo added 12 points for
the Gulls (2-1), who play at
Western Christian Thursday.
Warriors 63, Tigers 26
Warrenton
opened
Coastal Range League play
Tuesday night with an easy
63-26 boys basketball vic-
tory over winless Taft (0-4).
The Warriors jumped out
to an early 9-0 lead, “and
never really looked back,”
said Warrenton coach Nate
McBride. “We were able to
force a ton of turnovers and
got some easy baskets in
open court.”
Dawson Little scored
20 points and Ethan Green
added 13 for the War-
riors, who play Thursday at
Knappa.
In girls basketball action,
the Taft Tigers celebrated
their season opener with a
34-25 win over Warrenton,
in a Coastal Range League
contest Tuesday in Lincoln
City.
Seaside swimmers
back in the water
The Astorian
Swimmers were back
in the water in Seaside last
week as the Gulls hosted a
Cowapa League meet with
Valley Catholic at the Sun-
set Pool.
The teams split the team
scoring, with Valley Cath-
olic winning the girls’
side, 50-36, and Seaside
boys defeating the Valiants
124-30.
“Our last time in the water
was exactly 15 months from
today at state,” said Seaside
coach Shane Spell. In last
Thursday’s meet, he said,
“we didn’t have the excite-
ment and energy boost of
spectators cheering, but still
a nice return. A few fi rst
meet of the year jitters, but a
lot of strong swims as well.”
Both girls’ teams had
small numbers, “but we’ll
have a few more avail-
able starting next week,”
Spell said of the Lady
Gulls. “Emily Philbrook
and Emma Arden just came
off a state golf appearance
and contributed in multi-
ple events. Nicole Blanken-
horn stepped up and fi lled
some new roles as our fl yer
in the medley relay and
debuting in the 100-yard
breaststroke.”
The Seaside boys were
able to fi ll every event, and
“should be able to continue
that throughout the season,”
Spell said. “We should be
able to move student-ath-
letes around to give them a
variety of opportunities.”
Astoria hosts the Seaside
team for a dual meet Thurs-
day at the Astoria Aquatic
Center.
Seaside hosts Tillamook
for another meet, and from
there, multiple teams will
swim at one location, with
results combined with those
taking place at other facili-
ties on the same day, Spell
said.
“We’ve always talked
about racing yourself, and
this puts that into action as
you can’t just rely on what’s
happening in that particular
heat.”
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