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THE ASTORIAN • SATuRdAy, MAy 21, 2022
SPORTS
On to state for No. 1-ranked Loggers
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The Knappa baseball team fin-
ished off a school year of com-
plete dominance in the Northwest
League, with a 5-1, 15-3 double-
header sweep over Neah-Kah-Nie,
on May 13 at Broadway Field.
In football, boys basketball and
baseball, Knappa was a combined
37-0 in league play in 2021-22.
Knappa baseball finished 18-0
in league, well ahead of second
place St. Paul (14-4). Winners of
66 straight league games, the No.
1-ranked Loggers have a league
record of 145-3 since 2013.
Ilwaco heads to regionals
The
Ilwaco
baseball
team
clinched a spot in the upcoming
state playoffs, winning one game
and losing three in the District 4
2B tournament.
Toledo defeated Ilwaco 9-6 in a
second round game, and the Fish-
ermen bounced back with a 6-4
victory over Onalaska.
Forks topped Ilwaco 7-0, and
Toledo beat Ilwaco 10-0, as the
Fishermen advance to regionals.
In District 4 1B baseball,
Naselle needed just two games to
lock up the No. 1 seed to the state
playoffs, defeating Oakville (15-0)
and Mossyrock (10-0).
Astoria softball closes out
league season
The
Astoria
softball
team
cruised to the Cowapa League
championship — now the Lady
Fish can focus on a state title, as
they finished off the league season
with another easy win on May 14,
13-2 over Valley Catholic.
Fourth-ranked Astoria improves
to 19-2 overall, 12-0 in league. The
second place Valiants dropped to
6-4.
Seaside’s Kawasoe third at state
lead that he would never relinquish.
Kawasoe finished with a 74, the best
Seaside’s Carson Kawasoe nearly pulled score of the day, one stroke ahead of three
off a big rally on Day 2 of the state golf other golfers.
Lee carded a 75 on Tuesday, good enough
tournament at Quail Valley Golf Course in
Banks, where the senior Gull golfer eventu- for a two-round total 148 and medalist
ally finished third out of 58 golfers on the 4A honors.
Beyer had scores of 73 and 77 for a 150
individual leaderboard.
Kawasoe shot a five-over par 77 in Mon- total for second, followed by Kawasoe with a
day’s first round, and was in sixth
151 (77-74). Freshman Isaiah Jones
place individually.
of Baker/Powder Valley and Brown
each posted a 152 to tie for fourth.
“As always at this level, it came
In his only two full spring seasons
down to putts inside 8 feet,” said
at Seaside, Kawasoe was a fresh-
Kawasoe’s coach at Seaside, Jim
man in 2019 and led the Gulls to a
Poetsch, after Monday’s round. “If
second-place finish. As a senior, he
he had made them all, he’d be sit-
ting on a two-stroke lead right now.
qualified for state as an individual
Carson
and finished third.
But he’s still in the hunt so hopefully
Kawasoe
In a swan song for the Cowapa
he has a great day (Tuesday) and all
League, Banks won the 2022 state
those putts fall.”
Through nine holes of Tuesday’s sec- title by three strokes, while Valley Catholic
ond round, Kawasoe was two-under par. He and Baker tied for second.
Lee will return next season for Tillamook,
had birdies on four of the first five holes and
moved into second place, one stroke behind but Kawasoe graduates, while Banks and
Valley Catholic drop to the 3A level.
Woodburn’s Ty Beyer.
“This was the closest state tournament, on
Two holes later, there was a four-way tie
for first between Kawasoe, Tillamook’s Elliot both the individual and team sides, that I’ve
seen,” Poetsch said. “Carson made a great
Lee, Beyer and Aaron Brown of Banks.
After chipping in for birdie on the 10th run at the title. I couldn’t be more proud of
hole — Kawasoe’s second chip-in for him. With two holes left I thought he had a
birdie of the day — he sat alone atop the great chance to win it. But Elliot is also a
great player and he did what he needed to do
leaderboard.
But Kawasoe double-bogeyed the 12th to win it. We will miss having Carson but I
as Lee (who began the second round on the look forward to watching what he can do at
back nine) birdied the third hole to give Lee a Santa Clara (University) next year.”
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Brittany Israel
Local Oregon High School Equestrian Team coach Brittany Israel, front, with her state qualifying
riders and horses. From left, Kaylie Poe, Signe Rickenbach, Alivia Rickenbach, Oshi Ward and
McKenna Roberts.
Rider wins gold at state
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Clatsop County’s own Oregon High School
Equestrian Team recently completed the first
part of its postseason schedule, and returned
from central Oregon with three medals.
“What a great season for all my ath-
letes,” said coach Brittany Israel, whose team
included riders from Astoria, Seaside and
Warrenton.
“We were one team with three schools,”
she said. “We are saying goodbye to three
awesome seniors, Alicia Cano and McKenna
Roberts from Seaside and Alivia Rickenbach
from Astoria.”
After a regular season that included three
events, the Clatsop County team had two rid-
ers qualify for state competition, held last
week in Redmond.
Roberts and her horse “Jackson,” and Oshi
Ward, with “Flash,” both Seaside athletes, had
qualified for state, where Ward won one gold
and two bronze medals.
Ward and Flash won the two bronze med-
als on the second day, for taking third out of 35
in Barrels, and another for a third place show-
ing out of 31 in Pole Bending.
The two won a gold medal, taking first out
of 13 riders in Breakaway Roping.
Roberts and Jackson took eighth out of 20
riders in Saddle Seat.
And the season isn’t officially over. As a
result of their three medals, Ward and Flash
qualified to compete at the Pacific Northwest
Invitational Championships, held June 17 to
June 19 at Moses Lake, Washington, where
the top five individuals from Oregon and
Washington state will compete against each
other.
“Oshi and Flash have had an amazing first
year of OHSET, and I couldn’t be prouder,”
Israel said. Roberts and Ward “both rep-
resented Seaside High School above and
beyond.”
In the overall season results, some of the
highlight marks in various events included: A
gold medal for Roberts and Jackson in Saddle
Seat, and gold medals for Ward and Flash in
both Barrels and Steer Daubing.
Also, silver medals for Roberts and Jack-
son in Showmanship and Ward and Flash in
Breakaway Roping, and a bronze for Ward
and Flash in Pole Bending.
Israel’s final list of athletes for the 2022 sea-
son included Alivia Rickenbach (with horses
“Athena” and “Sage”) and Signe Rickenbach
(“Timber”) from Astoria. Eve Espelien was
unable to compete because of an injury.
In addition to Roberts and Ward, Seaside
participants included Alicia Cano (“Moon”),
Matthew Cano (“Sailor”), Lindsey McCarthy
(“Cosmo”) and groomer Theia McCarthy.
The lone rider from Warrenton was Kaylie
Poe, with horses “Emma” and “MoPoe.”
Coaching changes at Astoria, Warrenton
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The sidelines will look a little different for
a few local high school sports teams begin-
ning next fall.
Several coaches have announced their res-
ignations, and replacements have already been
made in a few cases.
This week, Astoria athletic director How-
ard Rub announced the hiring of three new
coaches for the 2022-23 school year. Mean-
while, a couple familiar names at Warrenton
are stepping down, and the Warriors are still in
the hiring process.
In Astoria fall sports, Andrew Fick
resigned as the cross-country coach, and vol-
leyball coach Jessie Todd has also decided to
step down.
Rub announced that both coaching posi-
tions have been filled.
Jeff Curtis will serve as the new volleyball
coach, coming to Astoria after coaching vol-
leyball at Juanita High School in Kirkland,
Washington. He has also served as the head
coach at Archbishop Murphy High School in
Everett, Washington.
Curtis replaces Todd, who had coached the
Lady Fish since 2015.
“Coach Todd provided great services to our
student-athletes for the past seven years,” Rub
said. “Her dedication and commitment were
second to none. We are very thankful for all
that she provided to our school and commu-
nity, serving as our head coach.”
Curtis resides in Warrenton with his wife,
Sherri (Turman) and their youngest daughter,
Nevaeh.
Rub said Curtis “has a great plan for our
program. He will work to bring in quality
assistants that share his vision. I am excited
for our volleyball program.”
Replacing Fick as the cross-country coach
is Jeremy Boutin, who has served as an assis-
tant coach for Astoria since 2019.
“I want to thank coach Fick for his dedi-
cated service to our student-athletes since the
2015 season,” Rub said. “Coach Fick has and
will always have a kid-first mentality. I know
he will continue to help coach Boutin in any
way he can moving forward, to help us con-
tinue to have a distance program that our
school and community can be proud of.”
Boutin currently works at Astoria High
School as an instructional assistant, and
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Former Astoria athlete Alex Eterno will now lead
the Fishermen boys basketball team as head coach.
resides in Hammond with wife, Kerri.
Eterno takes over Astoria boys
basketball
Astoria graduate Alex Eterno will serve as
the new head coach of Astoria boys basketball.
Eterno has served as an assistant coach at all
levels for Astoria football and girls basketball
for the past eight years. A 2010 graduate, he let-
tered in football, basketball, baseball and track.
Eterno replaces Kevin Goin, who coached
the Fishermen beginning in 2014-15, and
took the Fishermen to a consolation final in
the state tournament in his second year. For
three straight years in the Goin era, the Cow-
apa League’s top two teams met in the state
championship.
“I want to thank coach Goin for his work
with our basketball program the past eight
seasons,” Rub said. “No one bleeds purple and
gold more than coach Goin. The time he has
sacrificed to help Astoria boys basketball has
been immeasurable. I appreciate his decision
to spend more time with his family. I know he
will be a great youth coach for the time being
while his children compete at the youth level.”
Eterno “has worked extremely hard to earn
a head coaching opportunity at the high school
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tion to the youth of Astoria for the past eight
years. I am genuinely excited for him. I know
he will bring a love of competition to the court
every day.”
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Changes at Warrenton
At Warrenton High School, Stacie Miethe
has resigned as volleyball coach, but will con-
tinue to coach softball; and Nate McBride has
stepped down as boys basketball coach, after
taking the Warriors from an 0-16 league sea-
son in 2017-18 to back-to-back winning sea-
sons his last two years.
Warrenton graduate Kimberly Nichols has
been hired as the new volleyball coach.
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