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T he C olumbia P ress September 13, 2019 Athletes of the week M elia K apua , senior V olleyBall Melia has anchored the offense and stepped up to take a leadership role, her coach said. She led the team in passing percentage and digs in wins over Knappa and Jewell. d eVin J aCKson , senior f ootBall Devin had an outstanding outing at the jamboree last week on both sides of the ball, his coach said. Devin aver- aged 5.7 yards per rush and amassed two sacks in limited repetitions during the jamboree. Warrenton gets a RARE opportunity The city has a new resource. Morgan Murray comes from RARE (Resource Assistance for Rural Environments), an AmeriCorps program admin- istered by the University of Oregon to assist small rural communities with planning and technical help. She’ll work on a vari- ety of parks and recre- ation-relat- ed projects, including the launch of Sunday Murray Streets. Sunday Streets are free, family-friendly communi- ty events that encourage arts performances, healthy lifestyles, and economic de- velopment and attempt to Spruce aphid is meeting’s topic Coastal residents concerned about a “sickly” spruce tree in their yard are urged to attend an informational meeting on the spruce aphid at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, at the Bob Chisholm Center, 1225 Ave- nue A, Seaside. The program will be led by Christine Buhl, a forest ento- mologist with the Oregon De- partment of Forestry. increase the percentage of residents who travel by bike and on foot. Warriors Volleyball has disappointing match B y B ruCe d ustin The Columbia Press Warrenton’s football team lost 34-39 to Yamhill-Carl- ton during last Friday’s home game. “It was an offensive shootout between Yamhill and us,” Coach Ian O’Brien said. “There were over 800 yards of offense between the two of us. But we definitely didn’t do a good job of con- taining their quarterback Left: War- renton’s Nora Ayo dives for the ball in last week’s match against the Royals. The Columbia Press Although Warrenton won the first set in last week’s volleyball match against the Portland Christian Royals, they lost the next three sets and the match. “I was happy with every- thing but our service recep- tion,” Coach Staci Miethe said after the game at Warren- ton. “We played well at the net but, after all, we were just overmatched. They are the defending 2A State Champs,” she said. The match was played later than usual because the Royals arrived late and missed the Football team loses to Yamhill B y B ruCe d ustin 3 (Jaime Garcia).” Jake Morrow had 20 pass completions out of 31 at- tempts for 303 yards and four touchdowns. Austin Lit- tle had 193 receiving yards for two TDs. Hordie Bodden Bodden had two TDs, one receiving and the other rush- ing. On defense, Sam Irwin stepped forward. He had six tackles, with one for a loss. The Warriors next game is Sept. 13 at Creswell. Below: Melia Kapua sets up a spike. Bruce Dustin starting time. The disruption to their schedule was evident in their play during the first game. Late in the first game, as the score was tied at 23-23, Stevey Berry served an ace. That put the Warriors up 24-23. And then the Warriors squeaked by taking the next point to win the first set 25-23. But, unfortunately, that was the last time the Warriors would prevail. They lost the next three sets 18-25, 13-25, and 9-25. On Tuesday, Warrenton hosted a triple dual tourna- ment with Seaside and Rain- ier. The Warriors beat Rainier 25-11, 25-2, and 25-17 in the opening match. They then lost to Seaside 19-25, 21-25, and 23-25 in the closer. 2 to 6 p.m.
