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February 22, 2019 T he C olumbia P ress 4 Blind Slough is accessible by watercraft only. The Coast Land Conservancy, based in Seaside, has property on the Columbia and John Day rivers and on the War- renton peninsula. James Thompson/ Courtesy NCLC Local group to manage rare swamp Blind Slough Swamp, a large Sitka spruce swamp, was transferred last week to the North Coast Land Con- servancy. The swamp represents a habitat type was once com- mon from Tillamook County to Alaska, but now is rare. The conservancy, headquar- tered in Seaside, will provide the hands-on stewardship and monitoring of the prop- erty to ensure it remains in its natural state. It is NCLC’s largest habitat reserve. Blind Slough Swamp is bordered on three sides by Columbia River sloughs and channels and is accessible only by boat. It’s adjacent to Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge. Warrior wrestlers place in state tournament B y n iC p ior For The Columbia Press The Warriors placed fifth of seven teams in the District 1/3A wrestling tournament, with 13 members placing and one district champion. The Warriors will send three wrestlers to the state finals. Sophomore Nic Pior (yeah, that’s me), at the 132-pound weight class, was the third seed out of five wrestlers and placed first. He had a bye first round and then finished off Friday with a pin against Cameron Weigart of Amity. He then came back Saturday morning to beat Spyre Nelson of Wil- lamina with an 8-4 semifi- nal decision. Nelson was the same wrestler who pinned Pior in the third round two weeks before at the Clats- kanie Dual Tournament. Pior ended his weekend with the gold around his neck beating Bryce Mode of Wil- lamina in the championship bout, 7-6. Junior Armin Rodriquez, wrestling at 120 pounds, was the fourth seed and placed third. He had a first round bye and ended Friday by pin- ning Bryan Zuniga of Dayton. On Saturday, he lost 12-6 to Stetson Stratton/for The Columbia Press Warrenton’s Nic Pior begins a match against Bryce Mode in last weekend’s district championship. Pior won 7-6 and placed first overall in the district final. Elias Scholten of Willami- na, but came back with a pin against Kaden White of Taft. For a third-place slot, he had to wrestle his training part- ner, Austin Atwood, and beat him 8-2. Sophomore Triston Scott, wrestling at the 285-pound weight class, was fourth seed and placed third. He had a first round bye and ended Friday with a pin over Ster- ling Bruce of Clatskanie. On Saturday, Scott had a tough match against Blake Larsen of Dayton, who pinned him in 34 seconds. He came back, though, and pinned team- mate Robert Burk and then Cameron Governale of Rain- ier to place third. Parker Greenwald and Aus- tin Atwood finished fourth. Gio Martinez and Trevor Snyder-Clark both finished fifth. Overall, Warrenton will send three wrestlers to state. They will participate at Vet- erans Memorial Coliseum in Salem today, Feb. 22, and Saturday. We had a great season. It didn’t end with as many go- ing to state as we’d hoped, but the team wrestled hard with many going home with medals. Get Heart Smart It’s American Heart Month and CMH reminds you to focus on your heart. Here are three heart-friendly actions you can take today. 1 2 3 Get moving Skip the salt Phone a friend CMH is here to help you make new, heart-healthy habits. Check out columbiamemorial.org/events/. 2111 Exchange St., Astoria, Oregon • 503-325-4321 www.columbiamemorial.org • A Planetree-Designated Hospital Stetson Stratton/for The Columbia Press Triston Scott was able to pin Robert Berk in 1:35. Scott took third overall in state.
