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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2022
SPORTS
State title for Astoria sixth graders
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There’s more great teams
and players on the way for
the Astoria and Seaside
girls basketball programs,
as youth teams from both
cities were successful in
recent state tournaments.
The Astoria sixth grade
girls basketball team —
known as the Fish — com-
peted at the 10th annual
Oregon Middle School
Basketball
Champion-
ship in central Oregon, and
returned with the champi-
onship trophy.
The Fish went unde-
feated in pool play to secure
the No. 1 overall seed enter-
ing bracket play.
In the semifi nals, Asto-
ria defeated Lake Oswego
42-29, which set up a game
against (future Cowapa
League opponent) Scap-
poose in the champion-
ship game, won by the Fish,
43-27.
Astoria also recently
won the championship
at the Pacifi c Basketball
League tournament in Sea-
side, defeating Cascade
38-26 on its way to the state
tournament.
Fish
coach
Adam
Svensen said, “These girls
have been great to work
with. I am proud of the way
we competed all season
and am excited to see them
improve next season.”
Team members include
Maggie Falleur, Kyah Gohr,
Lucy Oien, Khloe Painter,
AJ Sterkel and Kilee
Svensen.
Seaside’s sixth grade
girls team — the Riptide —
has also competed the last
two months in various tour-
naments across the state.
Coached by Erika Mar-
shall,
Nicole
Sturgell
and Christina Allen, Rip-
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The Astoria Fish, sixth grade state champions.
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Boys Basketball — 4A state quar-
terfi nal: Philomath vs. Seaside,
4 p.m. at North Bend High School
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Erika Marshall
The Seaside Riptide sixth grade team.
tide players include Alex
Allen, Chloe Baker, Bailee
Bishop, Allie Corder, Araya
Edwards, Stella Ensign,
Amy Henry, Jahzara Mar-
shall, Olyvia Morse, Sophia
Saso, Tiera Spivey and
Berkley Sturgell.
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ond at the Sisters Shoot Feb
20., followed by a fourth
place fi nish at the state tour-
nament in Salem.
Seaside
competed
against
large
schools
including Wilsonville and
Mountainside, and was able
to remain in the champion-
ship bracket, playing fi ve
games over three days.
The Seaside team was
supported by the Pacifi c
Basketball League, Riptide
Sports and various parents
and sponsors.
Coach Marshall said,
“Over a four month period
this group of girls has grown
and improved immensely.
They have learned not only
about the game of basket-
ball, but how to be resil-
ient and compete at a high
level. We, as coaches, are so
very proud of the girls and
all that they have accom-
plished together as a team.”
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Edward Helge Aho
JEFFREY M. LEINASSAR
DMD, FAGD
Astoria
June 8, 1927 — Feb. 19, 2022
Lifelong
Astorian
Edward Helge Aho passed
peacefully on Feb. 19, 2022,
at the age of 94.
Ed was born on June 8,
1927, in Astoria, and grew
up on Birch Street in the
Alderbrook neighborhood
with his fi ve siblings. His
parents, Hannah and Matti
Aho, were both Finnish
immigrants.
Ed’s childhood was spent
on the shores of the Colum-
bia River working on gillnet
boats, mending nets, fi shing
and catching crawdads. His
love for the sea led him to
join the Merchant Marines
near the end of World War
II. He traveled the world,
and loved sharing memories
of his travels well into his
later years.
Ed served in the U.S.
Coast Guard from 1950 to
1953. In 1955, Ed married
Helen Marie Frans, of Sea-
side, and together they raised
three children. They were
married for 59 years before proudest contacts was with
Helen’s passing in 2014.
the NASA space shuttle
Ed joined the U.S. Postal while in orbit.
Service and retired
A lifelong frus-
with 30 years of
tration for Ed
service.
was his eff orts to
Ed was a vol-
get the U.S. gov-
unteer for hos-
ernment to rec-
pice and Loaves
ognize his war-
& Fishes (now
time involvement
Columbia Senior
with the Mer-
Diners). He was a
chant Marines. His
master Mason and
exposure to phos-
was a past trustee
gene and mustard
Edward Aho
of
Columbia
gas during trans-
Memorial Hospi-
ports after World
tal. As an amateur
War II contributed
radio operator, Ed
to lifelong health
achieved the Extra
challenges.
Class license, held
Ed was very
by less than 20%
proud of his Finn-
of ham operators.
ish heritage, and
He documented
was a past member
thousands of contacts with of the United Finnish Kaleva
every U.S. state and county, Brothers and Sisters. A DNA
and every country in the test confi rmed he was 99.9%
world. He was instrumental Finn. As a longtime resi-
in establishing the amateur dent at Clatsop Care Center,
radio station on the L ight- he was often heard speaking
ship Columbia. One of his Finnish, and teaching Finn-
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ish phrases to the wonder-
ful staff , who took excellent
care of him.
Ed was preceded in death
by his wife, Helen; brothers,
Olavi, Albert, Walter and
Reino; and sister, Ruth.
He is survived by his chil-
dren, Dave (Darla) Aho, of
Astoria, Julie (Glenn) Wad-
dell, of Bellevue, Washing-
ton, and Mike (Tami) Aho,
of Warrenton; his grand-
children, Emily and Connor
Waddell and Matt and Han-
nah Aho; two great-grand-
children; and several nieces
and nephews.
A private family burial
will be held at Ocean View
Cemetery.
In lieu of fl owers, please
consider contributions to
the Columbia Senior Din-
ers, Astoria Nordic Heritage
Park or the Columbia River
Maritime Museum, in care
of Caldwell’s Luce-Lay-
ton Mortuary, 1165 Franklin
Ave., Astoria, OR., 97103.
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Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
49 36
Periods of sun
53 41
51 43
Partly sunny
52 44
Breezy;
Cloudy, a little
afternoon rain
rain
53 45
52 42
51 41
Heavy rain
possible
Cloudy, rain
possible
Showers
possible
Aberdeen
Olympia
49/37
47/36
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
48/31
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Tuesday
Tonight’s Sky: Cassiopeia is
low above the northern horizon
before midnight.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 49/45
Normal high/low .................. 52/38
Record high .................. 76 in 1905
Record low .................... 27 in 1974
Precipitation
Tuesday ................................... 0.17”
Month to date ........................ 1.02”
Normal month to date ......... 2.13”
Year to date .......................... 20.05”
Normal year to date ........... 19.90”
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Time
5:40 a.m.
8:05 p.m.
7.4 1:27 p.m.
5.5
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1.6
Cape Disappointment
5:29 a.m.
8:08 p.m.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 6:38 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 6:14 p.m.
Moonrise today ........... 10:34 a.m.
Moonset today ............... 2:14 a.m.
First
Full
Last
New
5:34 a.m.
8:04 p.m.
Warrenton
5:35 a.m.
8:00 p.m.
Knappa
6:17 a.m.
8:42 p.m.
Depoe Bay
Mar 10 Mar 17 Mar 24 Mar 31
4:42 a.m.
7:23 p.m.
7.2 12:43 p.m. 1.7
5.2
none
7.3 1:01 p.m.
5.4
none
1.4
7.8 1:11 p.m.
5.9
none
1.7
7.7 12:42 a.m. 3.2
5.8 2:28 p.m. 1.3
7.4 12:16 p.m. 1.7
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Boston
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Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
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50/34/pc
31/23/sn
69/38/s
22/6/sn
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c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
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Enterprise
Pendleton 34/15
46/28
54/34
La Grande
41/21
51/32
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45/32 Lewiston
52/27
50/35
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Pullman
48/28
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49/36 Portland
50/36
39/25
Yakima 44/27
48/30
Astoria
Spokane
43/29
Corvallis
51/29
Albany
51/27
John Day
Eugene
Bend
52/31
53/29
44/26
Ontario
46/23
Caldwell
Burns
43/19
43/21
Medford
59/27
Klamath Falls
48/15
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Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
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52/44/pc
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Seaside
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