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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2022
SPORTS
OBITUARIES
WARRENTON WRESTLERS
MOVING UP 3A RANKS
By GARY HENLEY
The Astorian
The Warrenton Warriors
are working their way up the
ladder of the state’s best in
3A wrestling programs.
After a seventh place fi n-
ish in last season’s culmi-
nating event, the Warriors
left this year’s state tourna-
ment with a sixth place team
fi nish — its highest plac-
ing since coach Dennis War-
ren led Warrenton to a fi fth
place showing in 1997-98.
The eastern part of the
state showed its strength,
as host La Pine racked up
199.5 points to win the
team championship, ahead
of Burns (166.5) and Har-
risburg (110.5), followed
by Nyssa (87), Willamina/
Falls City (80.5), Warren-
ton (56.5), Dayton (52.5),
South Umpqua (49), Rainier
(48) and Pleasant Hill (47)
to round out the top 10.
“The three teams from
the eastern league ended
up being a dominant force,
taking three of the top four
team spots, nine of the 14
individual titles and hav-
ing a representative in every
fi nal,” said Warrenton coach
Corey Conant. “We had
10 qualifi ers and wanted
to improve on our seventh
place fi nish from last year.
We did that. Just as we had
all season long, we scored
points across our lineup, but
not enough to lift us into the
top tier.”
Senior Alex Tapia was
the big point-scorer for the
Warriors, compiling 17.5
team points at 170 pounds.
After a bye, Tapia scored
a technical fall (4:55, 20-3)
over Corbyn Jones of South
Umpqua in the quarterfi nals,
then posted a 13-10 decision
over La Pine’s Cache Mont-
gomery in a semifi nal.
In the championship
PREP SPORTS
SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
Boys Basketball — 2A quar-
terfi nal: Heppner vs. Knappa,
8:15 p.m., at Pendleton Conven-
tion Center
FRIDAY
Boys Basketball — 4A fi rst
round: Woodburn at Seaside,
7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Girls Basketball — 4A fi rst
round: Astoria at Madras,
3:30 p.m.
Corey Conant
Alex Tapia, second from left, scored big points for Warrenton
wrestling, fi nishing second in his weight bracket.
match, Easton Kemper of
Burns pinned Tapia in 2:25.
Tapia “showed a huge
amount of determination
and grit this season,” Conant
said. “He made the fi nals at a
very tough weight and let it
fl y. We couldn’t be prouder
of his growth as a wrestler
and as a person. He may be
the most widely liked wres-
tler by teammates and oppo-
nents in all of 3A wrestling.”
Warrenton senior Parker
Greenawald fi nished fourth
at 145 pounds, where, after
a bye, he opened with a sud-
den victory over Irrigon’s
Jacob Ayala in a quarterfi -
nal, before Kevin Peasley
of Burns won by fall over
Greenawald.
He went 1-1 in consola-
tion, as Ayala bounced back
with a 10-8 decision over
Greenawald in the third-
place match.
“Missing nearly all of last
year after an injury, Parker
emerged as a leader and an
example for our younger
wrestlers,” Conant said.
The Smith s on the War-
renton roster were responsi-
ble for most of the remain-
ing points.
In only his third year
of wrestling, senior Josh
Smith took fourth at 220
pounds, with two wins by
fall, over Riverside’s Cam-
eron Wittsberger (1:08) in
the quarterfi nals, and Yam-
hill-Carlton’s Jesse Luttrell
in a consolation semifi nal
(2:20).
Landen Roggenkamp of
La Pine pinned Smith in the
third place match in 1:46.
Elsewhere,
Warrenton
sophomore Max Smith took
sixth at 160, and freshman
Kaison Smith was sixth at
220, as the Warriors will
have plenty of point-scor-
ing fi re power returning
next season , when Warren-
ton wrestling will look to
take another step or two up
the ladder.
“Max and Kaison were
both a match away from
placing and will return hun-
gry for more,” Conant said.
“Freshman Brayden Gre-
enawald at 126 and junior
James Mickelson at 170 also
won matches at state and
will return next year.”
He added, “the coaching
staff is extremely grateful
for all the work and energy
that our families and wres-
tlers put into our team, all
season long.”
The girls state meet was
last week in Culver, where
Warrenton
sophomore
Grace Thoma competed at
100 pounds, going the dis-
tance but coming up short
in both matches, as Warren-
ton’s second-ever female
state qualifi er.
Knappa’s Roe sixth
In the 2A state meet,
Saturday at Culver High
School, Knappa’s Corbin
Roe won two consolation
matches by fall, then lost
a 4-1 decision to Bailey
Thompson of Myrtle Point
in a consolation semifi nal.
Ruth Cotter Pratt
Warrenton
Sept. 28, 1931 — Feb. 20, 2022
Ruth Pratt, 90, died survived by her cousin,
peacefully in her sleep on Lolland “Lucky” Schork,
Feb. 20, 2022, at home in of Astoria.
Ruth,
and
Warrenton.
her husband at
She was born
the time, owned
in Bandon, along
Cotter’s Floor
with her twin
Covering
in
brother, Rich-
Warrenton
in
ard Elson Doyle,
the 1970s, 1980s
to Elson Leroy
and early 1990s.
Doyle and Edith
They both were
Cordella Scott.
avid
Booster
After marry-
Club
support-
ing Larry Cot-
Ruth Pratt
ers of Warrenton
ter on Hallow-
High School for
een, in 1953,
they enjoyed vacations many years.
She was a member of
with their girls. They later
the Veterans of Foreign
divorced.
Ruth met and married Wars and volunteered to
James Pratt at the War- help with many Masonic
renton United Methodist gatherings. She was on
Church. James preceded the Warrenton P lanning
her in death along with her C ommission in the 1980s.
twin brother, Richard, and In 1981, she was given
her “besties” Jessie Wal- the “First Citizen” award,
along with a letter from
lace and Leila Vernor.
Ruth is survived by her U.S. Sen. Mark Hatfi eld.
Ruth enjoyed following
three daughters, Carolyn
Roberta Young, of Warren- her kids in sports through-
ton, Eileen Collier, and her out the years. She even got
husband, Gene, of War- ejected from one of Geof-
renton, and Sandra Kelley, frey’s Little League games.
and her husband, Birchard, Not sure how Sen. Hatfi eld
of Warrenton; and two sis- would have felt about that.
Ruth was an avid
ters, Carolyn Ketchum,
of Coos Bay, and Rose crafter, and made ceram-
Mintzer, of Tillamook. She ics in the basement of her
also has numerous nieces church, the Seaside United
and nephews whom she Methodist Church, and
made her famous pepper
loved.
Along with her awe- jelly in the kitchen close
some three daughters, to heaven, up on the third
she had the joy of fi ve fl oor. She was an avid
grandchildren and three student of the Bible, and
great-grandchildren: Geof- attended a weekly Bible
frey Hitchman and his study at her church.
Ruth loved her family,
wife, Aimee, and their
daughter, Raegan, of including her church fam-
Klamath Falls; Julie Hitch- ily. There will be a memo-
man Dunaway, and her rial service on Friday at
husband, Kraig, and their 5:30 p.m. at the Seaside
daughters, Kasadie and United Methodist Church.
Those who wish to
Kindle, of Johnson City,
Tennessee; Joshua Young, remember Ruth in a spe-
and his wife, Tamara, of cial way may make gifts in
Vernonia; Roberta Kel- her memory to the Seaside
ley, of Reno, Nevada; and United Methodist Church,
David Kelley, of Edmonds, 241 N. Holladay Drive,
Washington. Ruth is also Seaside, OR., 97138.
OBITUARY POLICY
Gulls 14th in 4A
wrestling meet
The Astorian
In the 4A state wres-
tling meet at Cascade High
School in Turner, Seaside
scored 39 points to fi nish
14th and Astoria had seven
points for 29th.
La Grande (275.5 points)
won the team title, ahead
of Sweet Home (250.5)
and Tillamook (187), with
Banks eighth.
Everett Rollins had to
wrestle six times to score 22
points for the Gulls.
Competing
at
160
pounds, Rollins scored a
major decision over Bak-
er’s Ryan Brown in the fi rst
round, before a loss in the
quarterfi nals.
Rollins bounced back
with four straight victories
— a 38-second fall over
North Marion’s Roberto
Ibarra; a 16-3 major deci-
sion against Eli Bisenius of
La Grande; a fall (4:47) vs.
Tillamook’s Gilbert Whit-
latch; and Rollins won the
third-place match by injury
default over Sweet Home’s
Ethan Spencer. Rollins
was the victim of an ille-
gal throw and ended up in
the emergency room, but is
expected to recover.
Seaside’s Lawson Tala-
mantez won three and lost
two at 220, scoring a pin
over Mishael Mauch of
Banks in the fi fth-place
match.
Astoria’s Will Hofmann
was 2-2 on the mat to
score seven points for the
Fishermen.
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Rachel Rollins
Seaside’s Everett Rollins wrestled his way to a third-place
fi nish at 160 pounds.
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Seattle
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A shower in
places
50 40
51 36
Mostly cloudy
Low clouds
breaking
52 39
Partly sunny
52 38
50 37
49 36
Low clouds
Showers
possible
Showers
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Aberdeen
Olympia
50/42
50/39
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
50/35
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UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Tuesday
Tonight’s Sky: New moon (9:36
a.m.)
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 56/48
Normal high/low .................. 52/38
Record high .................. 67 in 1947
Record low .................... 22 in 1971
Precipitation
Tuesday ................................... 0.37”
Month to date ........................ 0.37”
Normal month to date ......... 0.28”
Year to date .......................... 19.40”
Normal year to date ........... 18.05”
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Time
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
1:47 a.m.
1:33 p.m.
8.3 7:47 a.m. 1.3
8.7 8:12 p.m. -0.5
Cape Disappointment
1:23 a.m.
1:08 p.m.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 6:51 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 6:04 p.m.
Moonrise today .............. 7:44 a.m.
Moonset today .............. 7:27 p.m.
New
First
Full
Last
1:34 a.m.
1:22 p.m.
Warrenton
1:42 a.m.
1:28 p.m.
Knappa
2:24 a.m.
2:10 p.m.
Depoe Bay
Mar 2 Mar 10 Mar 17 Mar 24
8.2 6:54 a.m. 1.5
8.8 7:20 p.m. -0.4
8.5 7:15 a.m. 1.3
9.1 7:39 p.m. -0.5
8.7 7:31 a.m. 1.4
9.1 7:56 p.m. -0.4
8.5 8:48 a.m. 1.1
8.9 9:13 p.m. -0.4
12:36 a.m. 8.4 6:23 a.m. 1.5
12:22 p.m. 9.1 6:48 p.m. -0.5
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Boston
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Honolulu
Houston
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Miami
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Phoenix
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Wash., DC
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53/41
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52/37
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51/39
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53/39
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51/32
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58/40
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55/33
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53/38
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49/34
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