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THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
SPORTS
Warrenton volleyball
on a roll, defeats Royals
The Astorian
Warrenton volleyball continues to climb
the Oregon School Activities Association’s
rankings, while the rest of the Coastal Range
League continues to have trouble scheduling
matches.
The Warriors picked up a nonleague win
Thursday night over Portland Christian,
15-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-13.
Avyree Miethe pounded out 19 kills with
three ace serves, while Jamie Annat added
nine kills with 20 digs. Emma Smith deliv-
ered seven ace serves and also had four
blocks.
Now ranked eighth in the state, Warrenton
improves to 9-3 overall.
Elsewhere in the Coastal Range League,
Willamina played just its third match of the
season Thursday, defeating Taft; Clatskanie
at Rainier was canceled. The Tigers have
also canceled scheduled matches with War-
renton and Taft, and do not play again until
Oct. 7.
Following Warrenton’s win over Rainier
Wednesday, Warrior coach Staci Miethe said,
“We were working a new rotation so we had
a few hiccups to get through, but once we got
our rhythm we played well. Had some amaz-
ing defensive plays from everyone.”
Annat “recently moved to outside, oppo-
site Avyree, and had a really good night.
Together they are very eff ective (with 36
combined kills). We are still working on con-
sistent serve receive but when we get there it
will make a big diff erence in the ‘point ava-
lanches’ we allow at times.”
Tillamook defeats Astoria
In 4A volleyball action, ninth-ranked Til-
lamook swept Astoria at the Brick House,
25-19, 25-14, 25-22.
The Fishermen take part in the North
Marion tournament Saturday.
Gaston tops Knappa in
volleyball showdown
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PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
The Gaston Greyhounds showed why
they are in fi rst place in Northwest League
volleyball Thursday night, with a three-
game sweep at Knappa, 25-17, 25-14, 25-18.
Gaston senior middle blocker Mack-
enzie Berger was a force at the net, using
her 6-foot-3 frame to put away several kill
attempts, and her height to make it tough on
the Knappa hitters.
The Loggers scored the fi rst point in all
three sets, but the Greyhounds rallied to
build sizable leads in at least the fi rst two
sets.
Berger’s kill off a block and a tap over the
net by teammate Lexi Fern helped Gaston to
a 19-11 lead in Game 1, and a big serving
run by Berger led to a 15-4 lead in Game 2.
Knappa’s best eff ort came in the third
set, when the Loggers jumped out to a 4-0
advantage.
Gaston fought back to tie the set several
times, but Knappa maintained leads thanks
to kill from Hannah Dietrichs.
An attack by Dietrichs had Knappa ahead
17-16, but that would be the Loggers’ last
lead of the night, as a big serving run from
Maya Rosenberg resulted in eight straight
points for the Greyhounds.
Ranked second at the 2A level, Gaston
improved to 7-0 in league. Knappa dropped
to 5-4 overall, with a match Saturday at
Neah-Kah-Nie.
Knappa coach Jeff Kaul said the team
SATURDAY
Volleyball — Knappa at Neah-Kah-Nie, 2:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer — Astoria at Banks, 10 a.m.; Seaside at Val-
ley Catholic, noon
Girls Soccer — Astoria at Banks, noon; Seaside at Valley
Catholic, 10 a.m.
TUESDAY
Volleyball — Valley Catholic at Astoria, 6:45 p.m.; Sea-
side at Tillamook, 6:45 p.m.; Warrenton at Taft, 5:45 p.m.;
Knappa at Columbia Christian, 6:45 p.m.; Falls City at
Jewell, 6 p.m.
Boys Soccer — Tillamook at Astoria, 7:15 p.m.
Girls Soccer — Astoria at Tillamook, 7:15 p.m.; Seaside
at Rainier/Clatskanie, 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Volleyball — Jewell at St. Paul, 6 p.m.
“knew going in this was going to be a tough
game, going up against this undefeated team
led by 6-3 senior MacKenzie Berger, but
they were ready to go and looking forward
to the challenge.
“When going up against a big hitter like
(Berger), all you can really do is try to put a
couple of hands in their face at the net and
try to guess the best you can, where they are
going to hit and then get down and wait.
“When that player can also aim their hits
pretty well, it makes it really hard to defend,
but I thought we did fairly good minimizing
her hits tonight.”
Knappa freshman Lily Simpson was able
to record eight blocks for the Loggers, while
teammate Carlie Casper had 12 digs. Diet-
richs fi nished with a season-high 11 kills.
OBITUARIES
Joan D. Dowty
Astoria
March 10, 1937 — Sept. 18, 2021
Joan D. Dowty, 84, of Astoria, passed
She is preceded in death by her husband,
away on Sept. 18, 2021, in her home.
Ron, both parents, one sister, one grandson
She was born March 10, 1937,
and her German shepherd, “Sofee.”
in Moweaqua, Illinois, the daugh-
She was an avid swimmer who
ter of Dr. John T. and Freda D.
taught many how to swim. She was
France. She married Ronald Dowty
president of the Ladies Auxiliary of
on Nov. 1, 1968, in Bloomington,
the Fraternal Order of the Eagles in
Illinois. After their marriage they
Paola; member of the VFW Ladies
moved to Kansas, eventually set-
Auxiliary in Paola; and was part of
tling down in Paola, Kansas.
the American Legion Ladies Aux-
Survivors include Paula Fer-
iliary in Warsaw, Missouri. She
renburg (Tom); John Dowty
enjoyed bowling, knitting, crochet-
(Patty); James Dowty (Sarah);
ing, gardening and eating at the
Joan Dowty
Melvin Dowty; Debra Meisinger
Logger with her friends.
(Lynn); sisters, Kathy Owens and
In lieu of fl owers please donate
Amy France; numerous grandchildren and to your local hospice care facility. Services in
great-grandchildren.
LaCygne, Kansas, will be determined later.
SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
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Library of Congress
The Spanish fl u pandemic resulted in the deaths of 675,000 Americans.
Coronavirus has killed as many
Americans as Spanish fl u pandemic
States and other parts of the world fi rmly in
its jaws.
While the delta-fueled surge in infections
may have peaked, U.S. deaths are running
at over 1,900 a day on average, the highest
level since early March. The country’s over-
all death toll topped 685,000 Friday, accord-
ing to the count kept by Johns Hopkins Uni-
versity, though the real number is believed to
be higher.
Winter may bring a new surge, with the
University of Washington’s infl uential model
projecting an additional 100,000 or so Amer-
icans will die of COVID-19 by Jan. 1, which
would bring the overall U.S. toll to 776,000.
The 1918 to 1919 infl uenza pandemic
killed 50 million victims globally at a time
when the world had one-quarter the popula-
tion it does now. Global deaths from COVID-
19 now stand at more than 4.7 million.
The Spanish fl u’s U.S. death toll is a rough
guess, given the incomplete records of the era
and the poor scientifi c understanding of what
caused the illness. The 675,000 fi gure comes
from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
The ebbing of COVID-19 could happen if
the virus progressively weakens as it mutates
and more and more humans’ immune systems
learn to attack it. Vaccination and surviving
infection are the main ways the immune sys-
tem improves. Breast-fed infants also gain
some immunity from their mothers.
By CARLA K. JOHNSON
Associated Press
COVID-19 has now killed as many Amer-
icans as the 1918-19 Spanish fl u pandemic
did — approximately 675,000.
The U.S. population a century ago was
just one-third of what it is today, meaning
the fl u cut a much bigger, more lethal swath
through the country. But the COVID-19 cri-
sis is by any measure a colossal tragedy in
its own right, especially given the incredible
advances in scientifi c knowledge since then
and the failure to take maximum advantage
of the vaccines available this time.
“Big pockets of American society —
and, worse, their leaders — have thrown this
away,” medical historian Dr. Howard Markel
of the University of Michigan said of the
opportunity to vaccinate everyone eligible by
now.
Like the Spanish fl u, the coronavirus may
never entirely disappear from our midst.
Instead, scientists hope it becomes a mild
seasonal bug as human immunity strengthens
through vaccination and repeated infection.
That could take time.
“We hope it will be like getting a cold, but
there’s no guarantee,” said Emory Univer-
sity biologist Rustom Antia, who suggests an
optimistic scenario in which this could hap-
pen over a few years.
For now, the pandemic still has the United
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THURSDAY
FRIDAY
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
64 51
62 55
Clouds and sun;
A little p.m. rain
cooler
60 50
61 47
63 49
Rain in the
afternoon
A couple of
showers
Chance of a
shower
65 51
65 48
A shower
Showers
possible
Aberdeen
Olympia
65/52
74/52
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
76/47
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Thursday
Tonight’s Sky: Low in the
southwest after sunset, Venus at
magnitude -4.15.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 67/44
Normal high/low .................. 67/49
Record high .................. 82 in 1974
Record low .................... 36 in 2005
Precipitation
Thursday ................................. 0.00”
Month to date ........................ 2.55”
Normal month to date ......... 1.82”
Year to date .......................... 40.53”
Normal year to date ........... 40.94”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021
Time
4:46 a.m.
4:15 p.m.
6.3 10:24 a.m. 1.9
7.4 11:13 p.m. 0.3
Cape Disappointment
4:16 a.m.
3:59 p.m.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 7:06 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 7:07 p.m.
Moonrise today ............. 9:23 p.m.
Moonset today ............ 11:59 a.m.
Last
New
First
Full
4:32 a.m.
4:08 p.m.
Warrenton
4:41 a.m.
4:10 p.m.
Knappa
5:23 a.m.
4:52 p.m.
Depoe Bay
Sep 28 Oct 6 Oct 12 Oct 20
3:33 a.m.
3:10 p.m.
6.3 9:41 a.m. 2.2
7.2 10:25 p.m. 0.3
6.5 9:59 a.m. 2.0
7.6 10:45 p.m. 0.1
6.7 10:08 a.m. 2.0
7.8 10:57 p.m. 0.4
6.6 11:25 a.m. 1.6
7.7
none
6.8 9:07 a.m.
7.8 9:56 p.m.
2.7
0.8
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
Today
Hi/Lo/W
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
78/59/s
72/64/c
70/51/pc
90/65/s
86/56/pc
87/76/pc
86/61/s
79/61/pc
88/76/t
75/62/s
93/74/t
71/56/pc
76/59/pc
79/59/s
76/57/s
76/61/pc
89/65/pc
87/53/s
88/76/r
86/68/s
75/59/s
89/74/t
72/59/s
85/72/t
68/55/pc
75/57/s
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
86/57
Hermiston
The Dalles 87/56
Enterprise
Pendleton 82/51
85/56
88/56
La Grande
84/47
83/54
NATIONAL CITIES
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
80/55
Kennewick Walla Walla
84/61 Lewiston
87/58
78/50
Salem
Pullman
85/52
Longview
64/51 Portland
83/56
79/56
Yakima 82/52
76/47
Astoria
Spokane
82/58
Corvallis
80/49
Albany
83/50
John Day
Eugene
Bend
82/51
85/51
86/50
Ontario
84/47
Caldwell
Burns
85/38
83/46
Medford
92/53
Klamath Falls
83/39
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
84/39/s
62/50/pc
62/52/pc
83/50/s
59/49/pc
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
82/40/pc
60/54/pc
63/54/r
73/58/sh
62/53/sh
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
64/52/pc
85/53/s
65/49/pc
83/50/s
82/54/s
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
70/57/pc
81/60/pc
63/56/r
76/58/pc
72/61/sh