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
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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
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(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.