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THE ASTORIAN • THuRSdAy, FEbRuARy 10, 2022
SPORTS
OBITUARIES
Warrenton’s Thoma heads for state
Carol Ann Thacker
Astoria
April 5, 1943 — Nov. 25, 2021
The Astorian
The Warrenton girls wrestling team com-
peted in the Northwest Regionals on Friday
and Saturday.
For the first time, the girls’ qualifying events
for state were split into four regions instead of
two, with the top three qualifying for state in
each region.
“The end result is a 12-girl bracket that bet-
ter represents the whole state and makes for a
more competitive state tournament,” said War-
renton coach Corey Conant, who added, “178
girls competed in our region alone, and girls
wrestling continues to grow at a furious pace.”
Warrenton is sending its second quali-
fier ever to girls state, after Grace Thoma fin-
ished third in the 100-pound weight class in the
regional meet.
Thoma pushed the No. 1 seed in the quar-
terfinals (Hillsboro’s Nina DeLeon, the even-
tual champion) before a 20-13 decision for
DeLeon, and then won a close 11-9 decision
over Kaillie Lemus Perez of Century in the
consolation semifinals.
In the third-place match, Thoma scored a
6-4 decision over Century’s Ashley Hernandez
Moreno, who had defeated Thoma by 10 points
earlier in the season.
Thoma will compete in the girls’ state meet,
Feb. 24 at Culver High School.
Warrenton’s Alyssa Thoma (115) and
Kaidynce Daniels (130) also won regional
matches for the Lady Warriors.
With heavy hearts, we share
that on Nov. 25, 2021, Carol Ann
Thacker left our world.
Carol was a beautiful, sharp-wit-
ted woman who had a wonderful
laugh. Much of her life was devoted
to her work as a beautician, helping
many achieve that perfect haircut or
color.
She eventually opened her own
collectables store in Seaside called
Lavender and Lace, working there
until her semi-retirement.
David Peter Wahlstrom
Altoona, Washington
July 30, 1943 — Feb. 1, 2022
Corey Conant
Warrenton’s Grace Thoma, left, finished third
at regionals to qualify for the girls state
wrestling meet.
Astoria, Seaside swimmers tune up for districts
The Astorian
The postseason swim meets continue this
week for Oregon high school leagues and
districts.
Astoria will be the host team for the Dis-
trict 1/4A championships, Friday and Satur-
day at the Astoria Aquatic Center. Start times
are 1 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday.
As always, the locals will be right in the
running for team titles, with Astoria and Sea-
side both expected to qualify a number of
swimmers for the state meet, Feb. 18 and Feb.
19 in Beaverton.
In last week’s Cowapa League champi-
onship meet, also at Astoria, the Fishermen
placed second in both the girls and boys team
scoring, while Valley Catholic earned the girls
championship and Seaside took first on the
boys side.
With many of their top swimmers return-
ing, the Seaside boys are seeking another
top three team finish at state, after a third
place-showing in the 2021 state meet, the cul-
minating event in the shortened winter sports
season.
The Gulls are the defending district cham-
pions on the boys’ side, and Seaside showed
its strength in last week’s Cowapa League
championships.
Seaside opened with victories in the first
event, as the Gulls (boys and girls) won the
200-yard medley relay. Astoria took second in
both.
Individual winners for the Seaside boys
included junior Masyn McCulloch in the
50-yard freestyle, in a time of 24.36 seconds
out of 18 entries (swimmers from Scappoose
and Rainier also competed as non-scoring
teams).
Elsewhere, Seaside junior Logan Dennis
won the 100-yard butterfly (1:01.93), senior
Leif Rehnert took first in the 100-yard back-
stroke (1:05.83, ahead of two teammates in a
1-2-3 sweep) and senior Sam Heroux won the
100-yard breaststroke (1:14.92).
The foursome of McCulloch, Heroux,
Sean Olea and Dennis won the 200-yard free-
style relay in 1:44.27.
For the Lady Gulls, Taryn Shay, Sofia
Shipley, Gabriela Tapia and Emma Arden
combined to win the medley relay (2:24.07),
and the same four won the 200 freestyle relay
(2:05.47). Tapia also won the 200-yard indi-
vidual medley (3:04.17).
Astoria winners included Emelia Cam-
eron (100 freestyle, 1:01.56; and the back-
stroke, 1:16.59), and Stephen Ero (100 free-
style, 57.03).
Valley Catholic won a league-high 10 indi-
vidual events, in the Valiants’ last meet as a
member of the Cowapa League.
“It was a good meet across the board,” said
Seaside coach Shane Spell. “Both guys and
girls did a nice job of coming through on the
fine tuning we’ve been working on the past
few weeks.”
Spell said he was “proud of our newer
swimmers who stepped up and took on new
events, so that we could make sure we were
fully represented in as many events as possi-
ble. We’ve got depth on the guy’s side, and
need to use it.”
I would like to say a few words about this
man … a son, a brother, a husband, father,
grandfather. He filled many roles, and I truly
mean it when I say, he filled every role, as
full as he was capable.
He loved those labels, and never minded
for a moment the work, physically and emo-
tionally, it took to do so. He did all of the
usual things, being there for special times,
always guiding in the right direction, sharing
the load so it wasn’t so heavy. But you know
what he did the very best? He loved … with
everything in him.
Let me tell you about this man. Born and
raised on Maple Hill, in Minnesota, he grew
up freely, loving and sharing the outdoors
every day of his younger years, fishing and
hunting, learning and caring for nature and
all that it offered. This love was bred into
his heart and soul, and it never left over his
many years.
He married young, and created a family,
a daughter first, and then a son. He worked
hard, providing and caring deeply. He built
this family a home when he was just 18
years old, working alone through most of the
build, his dad now and then showing him the
way when he was stumped by a particular
project.
Times changed as he added a few years
to his young life, and his adventurous spirit
moved him to the West Coast. He was truly
taken with the opportunities this new place
offered, and he decided to make it his home.
Once again his quick mind, work ethic
and his attitude about life helped him to suc-
ceed. It is hard to tell just how far that success
would take him, even though he remained
humble and truly likable. His many friends
would testify to that.
He faced many trials after an accident,
when he was just 26, left him coping in a
wheelchair for the rest of his life, but it didn’t
FRIDAY
Girls Basketball — Astoria at Valley Catholic, 6 p.m.; Tillamook
at Seaside, 6 p.m.; Warrenton at Rainier, 6 p.m.; Knappa at Gas-
ton, 6 p.m.; Jewell at C.S. Lewis, 5:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball — Astoria at Valley Catholic, 7:45 p.m.; Til-
lamook at Seaside, 7:45 p.m.; Warrenton at Rainier, 7:45 p.m.;
Knappa at Gaston, 7:45 p.m.; Jewell at CS Lewis, 7 p.m.
Swimming — District 1, at Astoria Aquatic Center, 1 p.m.
SATURDAY
Swimming — District 1, at Astoria Aquatic Center, 10 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
WARRENTON 31, TAFT 22
TAF (22): Lily Hatton 7, Gates 6, Mangold 4, Mode 3, Weaver 2.
WAR (31): Avyree Miethe 19, Annat 8, O’Brien 2, Smith 2.
Taft
3
9
7
3—22
Warrenton 14
5
4
8—31
NESTUCCA 49, KNAPPA 16
KNA (16): Emily Larsen 3, Miller 2, Piña 2, Brown 2, Jones 2,
stop him.
One of his loves, the Columbia River,
always left him curious and anxious to know
her better. After being hurt and confined, he
took on commercial gillnet fishing, to the
surprise and doubts of any success from
other fisherman. Not only did he succeed
once again, but he conquered and won their
respect for his tenacity and knowledge of the
river and fishing.
Once again he decided to build another
home, when he discovered Altoona, Wash-
ington. He designed and built a lovely home
from the trees growing on the land, and lived
there for the rest of his life. He was able to
enjoy the ever-changing Columbia, making
many new friends, and never for a moment
giving up, forcing himself always in a new
direction.
Simply said, in just a few words, this man
conquered his world of difficulty without a
whimper. He was cherished by his family,
and loved them back with everything in him.
I could write a book about his accom-
plishments, his incredible gift to life and all
that he stood for; his quiet, simple life that
he offered to others, and they were the bet-
ter for it.
David Peter Wahlstrom … such a man.
David is survived by his wife of 60
years, Gail; daughter, Paige Hickey (Carlos
Hickey), and son, Galen Wahlstrom, both of
Portland; granddaughter, Tara Briggs (Travis
Briggs); grandsons, Justin L’Amie and Alex
Hickey (Alyssa Bozikovich); grandaughters,
Amber Wahlstrom and Jocelyn Wahlstrom;
great-grandson, J.C. Briggs, and his sister,
Barbara Erickson (Gene Erickson), of Grand
Marais, Minnesota; along with numerous
nieces and nephews.
Preceding David in death were his par-
ents, Raymond Wahlstrom and Evelyn and
Carl Hedstrom, and sister, Karen Seim.
2021
READERS’
CHOICE
AWARDS
Cowapa League Championships
(team scoring):
Girls — Valley Catholic 240, Astoria 223,
Seaside 193, Tillamook 44.
Boys — Seaside 353, Astoria 271, Valley
Catholic 199, Tillamook 67.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
Carol enjoyed her remaining
days in Astoria, which is exactly
where she wanted to be. She
always loved the coastal areas.
Carol is survived by her
cousin, Sandra Shirey, and a
large extended family who will
miss her greatly.
Carol will be deeply missed.
A celebration in her memory will
Carol Thacker
be held in late spring. Email Car-
olThackerMemorial@gmail.
com for information.
Regier 2, Pass 2, Jackson 1, Dietrichs.
NES (49): Rachel Strober 12, Harrison 7, Knight 7, Webber 6,
K.Hurliman 5, K.Thurston 5, L.Hurliman 3, #3 2, B.Thurston 2.
Knappa
2
1
7
6—16
Nestucca 10
12
17
10—49
BOYS BASKETBALL
WARRENTON 55, TAFT 34
TAF (34): Eston Whisler 7, Gavin Koceja 7, McCormick 6, Lane 3,
Lupercio-Rubio 2, Nightingale 2, Stahl 2, Bayer 2, Hill 2, Unruh 1.
WAR (55): Dawson Little 17, Earls 10, Whitsett 9, Bodden-Bod-
den 8, n0 5, Daniels 4, Moha 2.
Taft
8
2
12
12—34
Warrenton 14
15
14
12—55
VOTE NOW!
KNAPPA 71, NESTUCCA 19
KNA (71): Logan Morrill 23, McMahan 15, D.Miller 9, Ogier 8,
C.Morrill 6, Brandon Gale 5, Tanner Jackson 3, M.Miller 2.
NES (19): Diego Ponce 8, Swirtz 5, Hurliman 3, Straessle 3.
Knappa
21
17
23
10—71
Nestucca 5
3
10
1—19
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Mostly sunny
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An afternoon
Showers
shower
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Wenatchee
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Astoria through Tuesday
Tonight’s Sky: Venus will reach
its greatest brightness at mag-
nitude -4.6 in its 2022 morning
apparition.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 45/34
Normal high/low .................. 51/37
Record high .................. 66 in 1987
Record low .................... 21 in 1994
Precipitation
Tuesday ................................... 0.00”
Month to date ........................ 0.49”
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Year to date .......................... 13.97”
Normal year to date ........... 12.77”
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Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Sunrise today .................. 7:26 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 5:34 p.m.
Moonrise today ........... 12:01 p.m.
Moonset today ............... 3:23 a.m.
Last
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9:54 p.m.
7.6 1:35 a.m.
5.8 3:30 p.m.
First
Cape Disappointment
7:30 a.m. 7.5 12:56 a.m. 4.4
10:13 p.m. 5.6 2:52 p.m. 1.5
7:37 a.m. 7.7 1:15 a.m.
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Warrenton
7:39 a.m.
9:49 p.m.
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1.3
8.0 1:19 a.m.
6.2 3:14 p.m.
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8:21 a.m. 7.9 2:36 a.m.
10:31 p.m. 6.1 4:31 p.m.
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1.1
Knappa
Depoe Bay
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