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THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2022
SPORTS
Astoria’s Leary earns national
strength coach award
The Astorian
Dan Leary, the strength and
conditioning coach at Astoria
High School, has been named a
Coach of the Year by the National
High School Strength Coaches
Association .
Leary joined strength coaches
from Washington and Idaho as the
Coaches of the Year for Region 5
Northwest.
Leary, the strength coach
for Fishermen athletes since
2019 (and prior to that Sea-
side’s strength coach from 2010
to 2018) is certifi ed as an SFG
II (StrongFirst “girya,” for ket-
tlebell) strength coach. He also
holds certifi cations with Team
EXOS, CrossFit and TRX, and
is a certifi ed Advanced USA
Weightlifting Olympic weight-
lifting coach.
“Dan is a coach committed to
his athletes, his school, and pro-
fessional excellence, and has been
successfully infl uencing kids for
a long time,” said Rick Huegli,
the Northwest Regional Direc-
tor. “He is a great example of the
outstanding strength coaches that
are in the state of Oregon and the
NHSSCA is proud that he is part
of the family.”
Gulls are co-league
champions
The Astorian
Astoria High School strength and conditioning coach Dan Leary with
members of the Astoria girls basketball team.
Leary works with all stu-
dent-athletes at Astoria, includ-
ing the Lady Fishermen basket-
ball team — a strong candidate
for a state championship at some
point in the next three years.
Leary was part of a successful
run at Seaside, where he helped
the Gulls to several state champi-
onship game appearances, includ-
ing four straight in boys basket-
ball, and a title game appearance
in football.
Said Leary, “I am thankful for
my time at SHS, and was lucky
to work for (principal) Jeff Rob-
erts there.”
Leary is also a certifi ed clini-
cian with the Functional Move-
ment Screen, and has been a guest
speaker at Nike’s Coach of the
Year Football, Glazier Football
and Seattle All Sports clinics, and
is a regular contributor to Ameri-
can Football Monthly, discussing
strength.
Lady Fishermen hold off Seaside, 33-23
Astoria co-league
champions
The Astorian
The Astoria Lady Fishermen
were playing their game in the fi rst
half Thursday night, running and
gunning, knocking down 3-point-
ers, and forcing turnovers on their
way to an eventual 33-23 girls bas-
ketball win over Seaside in a Cow-
apa League regular season fi nale at
the Brick House.
Astoria freshman Tayla Huber
connected on two 3-pointers in the
fi rst half, with additional treys from
Seaside back
on track with
win at Astoria
freshmen Shelby Bruney and Nay-
omi Holmstedt.
Coupled with 16 Seaside turn-
overs, Astoria held a comfortable
22-11 lead at halftime.
Huber opened the second half
with another 3-pointer and Mollie
Matthews scored four points in the
fourth quarter, but Seaside held the
Lady Fish to just 11 total points in
the second half.
Playing the fi nal basketball game
of her stellar four-year career, Sea-
side’s Lilli Taylor led the Gulls with
nine points, while Huber had 10 for
Astoria. Seaside freshman Madi
Olson hit two 3-pointers for six
points.
The Fishermen will play a tie-
breaker with Banks (Saturday at
3 p.m. at Tillamook) for the Cow-
apa League’s No. 1 seed to the state
playoff s. Seaside fi nishes the season
5-16 overall.
It was a “great team win for sure,”
said Astoria coach Mike Jacobson.
“Senior Night, rivalry game, league
championship on the line with a win,
and they gutted it out. It’s always a
tough game vs. Seaside, no matter
what the records are. Just have to
keep it going Saturday vs. Banks.
“Physically we’re fi ne. Mentally
they have to be strong and believe
in themselves, and they’ll be able to
accomplish their goals.”
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Seaside bounced back from a
32-point performance at Banks on
Wednesday, with a 63-point eff ort
Thursday night at the Brick House,
where the Gulls closed the regular
season with a 63-34 boys basketball
win over Astoria.
Coupled with a Banks vic-
tory over Tillamook (68-30), Sea-
side’s win sets up a tie-breaker for
the Cowapa League’s No. 1 seed to
state between the Gulls and Braves.
For the third time in four years,
Banks and Seaside will meet on
a Saturday night (7 p.m.) at Tilla-
mook High School. Both will likely
host fi rst round state playoff games.
Despite the loss, Thursday’s
result worked out just fi ne for the
Fishermen.
The
Saturday
tie-breaker
between Banks and Seaside can-
celed a league playoff between
fourth place Tillamook and third
place Astoria, with the Fishermen
automatically locking up the No.
3 seed to the play-in qualifi er —
which Astoria will likely host.
As for Thursday’s game, the
Gulls had all the points they would
need by halftime, leading 36-17.
Seaside connected on 8-of-11
3-pointers in the fi rst half, three
apiece from Cash Corder and Con-
ner Langmo, and two from Ever
Sibony.
The big three combined for 48
points, led by Corder with 17, fol-
lowed by Langmo (16) and Sibony
(15). The Gulls fi nished the fi rst
half on a 16-0 run.
A lengthy halftime show seemed
to cool the Gulls off to start the third
quarter, in which Astoria opened
with a 9-2 run.
But Sibony hit a 3-pointer to
get Seaside back on track, Car-
son Kawasoe added a trey, and the
Gulls — with another 16-0 run —
turned a 41-28 lead into a 57-28
advantage early in the fourth.
Colton McMaster led Astoria
with 10 points.
Warrenton 56, Rainier 47
Despite losing twice to Willam-
ina in the regular season, the War-
renton boys basketball team will get
one more shot at the Bulldogs, this
time for the Coastal Range League’s
No. 1 seed to the state playoff s.
The Warriors earned their spot
in the league championship with
a 56-47 overtime victory against
Rainier Thursday night, Warren-
ton’s third win of the season (and
second nine-point win vs. Rainier in
the last week) over the Columbians.
Willamina will host Warrenton
at 7 p.m. Saturday.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
Girls Basketball — (Cowapa League tie-
breaker at Tillamook) Banks vs. Astoria, 3 p.m.
Boys Basketball — (Cowapa League tie-
breaker at Tillamook) Banks vs. Seaside, 5 p.m.;
Warrenton at Willamina, 7 p.m.; TBA at Knappa.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
ASTORIA 33, SEASIDE 23
SEA (23): Lilli Taylor 9, Olson 6, Nofi eld 4, A.Tay-
lor 2, Bowles 2, Joli, Martinez, Klumper, Betts,
Gooldy.
AST (33): Tayla Huber 10, Biederman 5, Bruney
5, Matthews 4, Holmstedt 4, Dundas 4, Peter-
son 1, Palmberg.
Seaside
6
5
7
5—23
Astoria
9
13
5
6—33
BOYS BASKETBALL
SEASIDE 63, ASTORIA 34
SEA (63): Cash Corder 17, Langmo 16, Sibony
15, Kawasoe 5, White 4, Jantes 2, Thompson 2,
Wunderlich 2, Kraushaar, Palmer.
AST (34): Colton McMaster 10, Woodrich 7, Wil-
liams 7, Benesch 6, Boudreau 2, Field 2, Faulk-
ner, Wintersteen, Olson.
Seaside
20
16
15
12—63
Astoria
14
3
11
6—34