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THE ASTORIAN • SATuRdAy, AuguST 7, 2021
SPORTS
Seven Gulls on all-league softball team
COWAPA
ALL-LEAGUE
Jeff TerHar
Seaside softball coaches Jessica Garrigues and Joel Dierickx with the Gulls’
three seniors from the 2021 season, from left, Emma Taylor, Kandice Flaigg
and Gracie Rhodes. All three were Cowapa all-league, as were seven of
Seaside’s nine starters.
each team was also selected all-
league, with four on the first team.
It was also a great year to be
a Gull, as Seaside had a pitcher,
catcher, all four infielders and one
outfielder earn all-league honors.
Six Astoria players were named
all-league.
In the 3A Coastal Range
League, state champion Clatskanie
dominated the selections, with 11
players earning all-league hon-
ors. The Tigers defeated Rainier in
the unofficial 3A state champion-
ship game this spring. Warrenton’s
lone selection was junior Avyree
Miethe, to the first team. The
Warriors also earned the league’s
sportsmanship award.
The Astorian
T
he Banks Braves swept the
post-season awards for Cow-
apa League softball in 2021.
In addition to having every
starter on the all-league squad, the
Braves had the Player of the Year
(sophomore Olivia Wyatt), the
Pitcher of the Year (senior Brooke
Vandehey) and the Designated
Player of the Year (senior Jessica
Stewart), while Rosi Contri, of
Banks, and Joy Richardson, of Til-
lamook, shared the Coaches of the
Year honor.
The five-team Cowapa League
had all five starting shortstops on
the first team. The No. 1 pitcher for
Player of the Year: Olivia
Wyatt, Banks
Pitcher of the Year: Brooke
Vandehey, Banks
Designated Player of the
Year: Jessica Stewart, Banks
Coaches of the Year: Rosi
Contri, Banks; Joy Richard-
son, Tillamook
First Team
P: Brooke Vandehey, Sr.,
Banks
P: Emma Biederman, Sr.,
Astoria
P: Torrin Richardson, Jr.,
Tillamook
P: Gracie Rhodes, Sr.,
Seaside
C: Olivia Wyatt, So., Banks
C: Malia Groshong, Fr., Val-
ley Catholic
C: Mollie Matthews, Jr.,
Astoria
1B: Tenley Matteucci, Jr.,
Astoria
1B: Maddy Vandehey, Sr.,
Banks
2B: Tara Lair, Jr., Seaside
3B: Kassandra Douglas, Jr.,
Banks
3B: Erin Owsley, Jr.,
Seaside
SS: Chloe Bauer, So., Valley
Cathholic
SS: Kandice Flaigg, Sr.,
Seaside
SS: Halle Helmersen, Sr.,
Astoria
SS: Nessa Hurliman, Sr.,
Tillamook
SS: Hayden Rockwell, Jr.,
Banks
LF: Ila Bowles, Jr., Seaside
CF: Hailey Frame, Sr., Banks
RF: Sydney Maller, Jr., Banks
DP: Jessica Stewart, Sr.,
Banks
Honorable Mention
P: Jules Hayes, Fr., Valley
Catholic
C: Kylie Burden, Fr.,
Tillamook
C: Abby Nofield, So.,
Seaside
1B: Gabriella Garcia, So.,
Tillamook
1B: Emma Taylor, Sr.,
Seaside
2B: Alex Saunders, So.,
Banks
3B: Mary Lou Lux, Jr., Valley
Catholic
3B: Shelby Rasmussen, Sr.,
Astoria
OF: Madison Both, Sr.,
Astoria
LF: Hanna Saunders, Sr.,
Banks
Coastal Range all-league
League champion:
Clatskanie
State champion: Clatskanie
Player of the Year: Olivia
Sprague, Clatskanie
Pitcher of the Year: Kyla
Cook, Rainier
Coach of the Year: Kevin
Sprague, Clatskanie
Sportsmanship:
Warrenton
First Team
Olivia Sprague, Sr.,
Clatskanie
Shelby Blodgett, Sr.,
Clatskanie
Kyla Cook, Sr., Rainier
Alexis Crape, Sr., Rainier
Laney DeLoe, Fr., Willamina
Addie Gates, Jr., Taft
Nat Gates, So., Taft
Lacey Makinson, Fr., Rainier
Avyree Miethe, Jr.,
Warrenton
Reese Schimmel, Sr., Rainier
Alexis Smith, Sr., Clatskanie
Kylie Thomas, So., Clatskanie
Second Team
Kalani Ausmus, Sr.,
Clatskanie
Kendall Crape, So., Rainier
Madison Diehl, Jr., Willamina
Delaney Fortelany, Fr.,
Rainier
Kami Harrison, Sr.,
Clatskanie
Jamie Knox, Jr., Rainier
Megan McClure, So.,
Clatskanie
Amaryssa Mooney, Sr.,
Willamina
Amelia Mooney, Sr.,
Willamina
Kaity Sizemore, Sr.,
Clatskanie
Claire Tolan, Sr., Taft
Hailey Weaver, So., Taft
Honorable Mention
Olivia Coulter, Jr., Taft
Katrina Graham, Sr.,
Willamina
Cloee McLeod, Jr., Clatskanie
Paige Taylor, Fr., Clatskanie
OBITUARIES
Frances Marie (Babs) Sandy
Seaside
June 9, 1932 — July 26, 2021
Frances Marie (Babs) Sandy, 89, of
Seaside, passed away July 26, 2021, in
Eugene.
Babs was born June 9, 1932, in
Astoria, to Leonard B. Bjornstrom and
Lena A. (Marincovich) Bjornstrom.
Babs lived her entire life in Clatsop
County, mostly in Seaside. She was
married to Jack V. Sandy on Sunday,
Dec. 31, 1954.
Jack preceded Babs in death in
1995. Babs was also preceded in death
by her son, Kim S. Sandy, in 1993.
Babs is survived by her daughter,
Jackie Baillargeon, of Fall Creek; two
granddaughters, Lacey Macdonald,
of Springfield, and Megan Skipper, of
Fall Creek; and two great-grandchil-
dren, David and Addison Macdonald,
of Springfield.
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Babs will be remembered as a
mother, grandmother and great-grand-
mother. Babs was known as a hard
worker, and enjoyed taking care
of her home and yard and shar-
ing them with family, especially her
great-grandchildren.
Babs will be interred at Ocean View
Cemetery in Warrenton. There will be
no public service.
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
TOKYO OLYMPICS
Matthias Schrader/AP Photo
Ryan Crouser celebrates after winning the final of the
men’s shot put at the Olympics on Thursday in Tokyo.
Crouser’s
gold a tribute
to his grandpa
Ryan Crouser has been
setting records all summer.
In the men’s shot put
final on Thursday, the Ore-
gon-born athlete won his
second gold medal with a
huge 23.30-meter throw on
his final attempt.
Crouser broke his own
Olympic record of 22.52
meters he set at the Rio
Games in 2016 in each
of his six attempts in the
Tokyo final before record-
ing the second-best throw
of all-time, shy of his
world record.
After Crouser domi-
nated Thursday, he had a
special message for the
man that helped him get to
where he is today.
Crouser held up a spe-
cial piece of paper after
the win for his late grand-
father, Larry Crouser. The
28-year-old had the mes-
sage, “Grandpa, WE DID
IT, 2020 Olympic Cham-
pion!” written in Sharpie.
Crouser opened up
about his grandfather, who
passed away right before
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Astoria through Thursday
Tonight’s Sky: The constellation
of Orion is visible just before
sunrise in the east.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
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Normal high/low .................. 68/55
Record high .................. 87 in 1932
Record low .................... 45 in 1982
Precipitation
Thursday ................................. Trace
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Year to date .......................... 37.51”
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Sunset tonight ............... 8:37 p.m.
Moonrise today .............. 4:45 a.m.
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ALMANAC
the Olympics began, right
after winning.
“I held up a sign at the
end and that was for my
grandpa,” Crouser said.
“He passed away just over
a week ago. … He’s been
my biggest fan.”
Crouser talked about
the significance of the let-
ter and why he wrote down
that message. His grand-
father lost his hearing and
letters were how the two
would communicate. So he
wrote a message to him for
the world to see.
“He had a lot of health
issues towards the end, but
the one thing (is) you’d
never (see) him in a bad
mood,” he explained. “He
was always happy, and he
was always so supportive.”
When asked what he
thought his grandfather
would write back, Crouser
added: “He would tell me
to stop and smell the roses
for sure. That’s what he
would always tell me,”
Crouser said. “I know he
would be proud if he was
here and I felt like he was
here watching me. It was
definitely a special day.”
By ARON YOHANNES
The Oregonian
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