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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2022
Child care: ‘Wonderful opportunity’
SPORTS
Seaside softball beats Banks
The Astorian
Two weeks after the
Astoria and Valley Catholic
softball teams ended long
losing streaks to Banks,
Seaside did the same Tues-
day afternoon at Broad-
way Field, where the Gulls
posted a 2-0 win over the
Braves.
Banks dropped to 0-3 in
league play, while the Gulls
improve to 1-1 in league,
4-7 overall.
Seaside pitcher Lydia
Klumper tossed a complete
game for the Gulls.
Braves defeat Seaside in boys golf dual
The Astorian
Seaside’s Carson Kawasoe
was medalist for the fourth
time in four events this sea-
son, but Banks was the team
winner Monday in a Cowapa
League boys golf match at
Quail Valley Golf Course.
Kawasoe shot a 75 to eas-
ily outpace the Braves’ Aaron
Brown and Jake Walters, who
each shot 82.
Banks countered with Ben
Cost (86) and Bo Worming-
ton (87), and the Braves fi n-
ished with a 337 team score,
to Seaside’s 390.
Riley Wunderlich (101),
Carter Perrigo (105), Carson
Bates (109) and Ever Sibony
(111) rounded out the Seaside
scoring.
“Carson has been the
cream of the crop in each
event this season,” said Sea-
side coach Jim Poetsch. “He
is playing well as we get
close to the postseason. Our
other guys hit some really
good shots, but they haven’t
quite fi gured out how to put
together a full round.”
He added, “The big num-
bers are really hurting us.
The Braves had three holes
of triple bogey or worse and
we had 25. We will talk a lot
about damage control and
course management next
week and see if we can get to
PREP SPORTS
SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
Softball — Astoria at Tillamook,
5 p.m.; St. Paul at Knappa, 4:30 p.m.
Track — The Astorian Invitational, at
Astoria High School, 2 p.m.
FRIDAY
Baseball — Tillamook at Asto-
ria, 5 p.m.; Rainier at Warrenton (2),
3 p.m.; Vernonia at Knappa (2), 3 p.m.
Softball — Rainier at Warrenton
(2), 3 p.m.
Track — Clatskanie Twilight, TBA
SATURDAY
Baseball — Taft at Warrenton, 1 p.m.
Softball — Taft at Warrenton, 1 p.m.
Track — Meet of Champions, 11:30 a.m.
where we can avoid the big
numbers.”
Tillamook tops Seaside
Kawasoe made it 5-for-5
in the medalist department
Tuesday against Tillamook,
but the Gulls came up short
again in the team scoring,
with the Cheesemakers scor-
ing a 346-362 win at Gearhart
Golf Links.
Kawasoe birdied two of
the fi rst three holes to go
two-up on the co-medalist
from last season’s state cham-
pionship, Elliot Lee, of Til-
lamook. Lee birdied the sev-
enth hole to get back to within
one, where it stayed most of
the day. Kawasoe birdied two
of the last four holes to walk
away with medalist honors,
carding a one-under par 71, to
Lee’s 74.
Nick Gitchell shot 87 to
lead the Cheesemakers.
Seaside scorers included
Ever Sibony (92), Carter Per-
rigo (97), Carson Bates (102)
and Riley Wunderlich (112).
“Carson is fi ve-for-fi ve
this season and has played
against some very good play-
ers the last two days,” said
Seaside coach Jim Poetsch.
“We fi nally got a couple
players into the 90 s to help
him out a little, but it wasn’t
enough today.”
Valiants 178,
Fishermen 213
Valley Catholic won
a rain-shortened Cowapa
League boys golf match with
Astoria on Monday afternoon
at Meriwether National Golf
Club in Hillsboro.
The Valiants carded a 178
team score to Astoria’s 213, as
the match was stopped after
nine holes.
“There was standing water
on all the greens and casual
water everywhere on the
course,” said Astoria coach
Peter Roscoe. “We were in
the middle of a downpour that
had been going on for hours.”
Astoria was led by Ian
McHone (49) and Judd Field
(51), while Valley Catholic’s
top four scores were 40, 44
and a pair of 47 s.
Astoria baseball rallies past Valiants, 8-4
The Astorian
Trailing 4-3 entering the
seventh inning, the Astoria
baseball team erupted for fi ve
runs in the top of the seventh,
on its way to an 8-4 Cowapa
League win on Monday at
Valley Catholic.
Astoria’s Connelly From-
willer opened the seventh with
a double to center, and Mer-
rick Benesch followed with a
single. After an out, Niko Bou-
dreau tripled to right fi eld to
score both runners.
The Valley Catholic melt-
down continued, as Garrett
Hillard and Sven Johnson both
had two-out singles, and both
scored on a triple by Benton
Moore for the fi nal two runs.
Astoria pitchers Karson
Hawkins and Boudreau com-
bined to limit the Valiants to
six hits, with fi ve strikeouts
and three walks.
Banks 5, Seaside 0
Banks pitcher Colton Hes-
selman tossed a two-hit shut-
out, leading the Braves to a
5-0 win over visiting Seaside
in a Tuesday afternoon Cow-
apa League baseball game.
Hesselman struck out 12
with just one walk, while the
Braves scored a run in the
third inning, then tacked on
four in the fourth.
Hesselman, Ashton Cros-
sen and Logan Kind each had
a double for the Braves. Tal-
len Kraushaar had both Sea-
side hits.
Continued from Page A1
the announcement , Bum-
ble Art Studio and Asto-
ria Head Start approached
the city with proposals for a
public-private partnership to
continue the service.
Astoria Head Start is a
federally and state funded
preschool program for
low-income families that
operates at Gray School
during the school year.
The
City
Council
reviewed the proposals from
Bumble and Head Start
during a work session Fri-
day morning.
On Monday, city coun-
cilors said it was diffi cult
to choose between the two
providers, but unanimously
agreed to authorize a lease
agreement with Bumble.
“What it comes down
for me is doing what I can
to make both succeed,”
City Councilor Joan Her-
man said. “And my feel-
ing is Head Start has a sta-
ble funding source — and I
realize that doesn’t apply to
their private partner, Lauren
Guiendon — but I’m pretty
sure Head Start is not going
to go anywhere if we don’t
provide the space for them.
“Bumble, on the other
hand, has to make ends
meet. They have to meet
that bottom line. And I think
if we can provide free rent
to a day care operation, we
give them a better chance
of being able to do that, and
hopefully not have to pass
as much of their costs along
to their customers, knowing
there does need to be a rate
increase.”
Bumble Art Studio
off ers a preschool program
and summer camps, but is
unable to expand in their
existing space.
The provider proposed
taking over Sprout’s enroll-
ment, serving 20 to 40 chil-
dren at the start, then grad-
ually growing to include
infant care. When their cur-
rent lease expires in August,
Bumble plans to move over
the rest of their services to
the Astoria Recreation Cen-
ter and raise rates.
Their goal is to provide
care for about 60 children,
from infants to 5-year-olds.
Bumble hopes to partner
with Preschool Promise, a
state funded preschool pro-
gram that makes services
available to low-income
families.
The provider requested
assistance from the city with
building upgrades and ongo-
ing maintenance.
Bumble also asked for
the city to off er the space
rent-free for the fi rst fi ve
years.
“We are excited and hon-
ored to be able to take over
the Sprouts building,” Amy
Atkinson, the co-owner of
Bumble Art Studio, told The
Astorian. “This is a wonder-
ful opportunity for Bumble
and the community.”
Astoria Head Start,
which operates during the
school year, may need to
close earlier than usual this
summer for renovations at
Gray School. The preschool
can return to the space in the
fall.
Head Start is unable
to expand in its current
space, and has had diffi -
culty fi nding other options
in Astoria.
Principal: Resignation adds to uncertainty
in leadership at the rural school district
Continued from Page A1
Fourteen Jewell Educa-
tion Association members
and 18 Classifi ed Associa-
tion members participated
in an anonymous two-ques-
tion survey.
According to the results,
the majority – 79.1% of edu-
cators and 94% of classi-
fi ed staff – voted that Wood
is incapable of leading the
school and staff . Most –
86% of educators and 94%
of classifi ed staff – also
voted “no” on whether they
trusted Wood.
The letter from the
unions was obtained by The
Astorian.
Wood’s resignation adds
to the uncertainty in lead-
ership at the rural school
district.
In February, Steve Phil-
lips was placed on paid
administrative leave as
superintendent pending an
independent investigation.
The school district hired
Gardner, a former superin-
tendent in Linn County, to
fi ll the role on an interim
basis until the end of the
school year.
Wood previously worked
with Phillips in Nyssa
before joining him at Jew-
ell School, which serves
students from kindergarten
through 12th grade.
Last week, Newberg
Public Schools named Phil-
lips as one of three fi nal-
ists for their superintendent
position. The school dis-
trict, which has faced pub-
lic controversy over a ban
on political symbols and
other issues , said the school
board expects to select
a new superintendent on
April 26.
Phillips is still under
contract at Jewell , Gardner
confi rmed.
“Anytime it is April, and
your current superintendent
is on administrative leave,
( the leadership) is not in
good shape,” Gardner said.
“But things have a way of
working out and we will
fi gure out how to help move
it forward.”
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