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10A • October 2, 2015 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com SignalSports Gulls run wild in win over Valiants at Homecoming EO Media Group Seaside had a successful Home- coming last Friday night at Broad- way Field — Alex Barker made sure of that. The Gulls’ senior running back rushed for 317 yards and four touch- downs to help Seaside to an easy 4-23 win oYer 9alley &atholic, in a &owapa /eague opener. Seaside had three scoring plays of 50 or more yards, beginning with Otto Hoekstre’s 75-yard pass to Jax- son Smith in the ¿rst quarter. Barker scored his ¿rst touch- down — a 77-yard run — later in the ¿rst half, helping the Gulls to a 26-7 halftime lead. Barker added scoring runs of 59 and 36 yards in the third quarter. Seaside rolled up 21 ¿rst downs and 554 yards in total offense. The Gulls 3-1 oYerall play at Tilla- mook 1-3 Friday. Warrenton 20, Nestucca 0 &/O9(5'A/( — The Warren- ton Warriors posted another shutout win oYer the 1estucca Bobcats Fri- day, 20-0, in nonleague football ac- tion in &loYerdale. Justice Watson rushed 19 times for two touchdowns and 242 yards, the ninth-best single-game rushing total in school history. Senior 'aYid Foster recoYered three fumbles, a school record and GaYon 0cFad- den intercepted three passes to tie a school record for a single game, the last time being Thomas 0cFadden in 2010. Warrenton opened the scoring on a 1-yard pass from Preston 0iller to Hunter Wilson for a 7-0 halftime lead. Watson ran for 154 of his yards in the second half, which included a 72- yard run to start the fourth quarter. The Warriors — who defeated 1estucca 33-0 last year — held the Bobcats to 72 yards total offense. Knappa 34, Waldport 14 WA/'PO5T — .nappa scored its ¿rst Yictory of the season Friday JEFF TER HAR/FOR THE DAILY ASTORIAN Seaside’s Alex Barker turns the corner and heads up field for another gain in last Friday’s win over Valley Catholic. night at Waldport, a 34-14 non- league win oYer the Irish. Andrew Goozee “ran the ball re- ally well, our line did a great job of blocking, and defensiYely we tight- ened things up,” said .nappa coach Aaron Barendse. “Our kids just re- sponded really well. We still haYe some injuries, and you neYer know how your kids will get off the bus and play after a long road trip.” .nappa is still without starting quarterback 'ale Takalo, with 0a- son HooYer running the offense in his place. “0ason is actually playing really well,” Barendse said. “He’s a tough kid and he had a couple big comple- tions. Goozee also had some big runs.” The win snapped a three-game losing skid for .nappa, which aYoided its ¿rst 0-4 start since 2012. Waldport was coming off a 41- 22 win oYer Portland &hristian last week, which snapped a 13-game losing streak for the Irish, who were 0-9 last year. The /oggers now gear up for their annual &latsop &lash with Warren- ton. The Warriors defeated .nappa 6-0 last season at Warrenton. Ilwaco 60, Chief Leschi 20 P8<A//8P, Wash. — Ilwaco racked up 352 yards rushing in a 60-20 win oYer winless &hief /es- chi Friday night in Puyallup, Wash. Jack .aino led the Fishermen with 237 yards on just 11 carries oYer 21 yards per carry, with two touchdowns in the Paci¿c 2B /eague win. 5iki Thompson caught a 49-yard TD toss from Jack Odneal, and James Schenk returned an intercep- tion 50 yards for a score. Westerholm: ‘kind of cool’ to be crowned Queen from Page 1A Following high school tra- dition, female members of the homecoming court rode golf carts onto the ¿eld to discoY- er who was selected queen, a process accomplished by each opening a personal bag of bal- loons — red for the queen and blue for the princesses. Westerholm opened a bag of red balloons, thinking they were meant for a princess. She looked around to see who receiYed the balloons of a dif- ferent color, only to ¿nd out, ³2h, eYerybody has the blue ones,” she said. “It took me by surprise.” While it wasn’t a life dream for her to be crowned homecoming queen, “it was kind of cool,” she said. “To be honest, any one of our girls could haYe gotten it,” she added. For Westerholm — a stand- out athlete who plays softball, basketball and soccer — play- ing on the football team was not done on a whim. It’s some- thing she wanted for numerous years, and that dream ¿nally came true her senior year. Since she started in Au- gust, Westerholm has under- gone the same training as her male counterparts. She takes the sport and her participation seriously. “I don’t want it to be a noY- elty act,” she said. “I’m not doing it because I’m making a statement. I’m doing it be- cause I can, and I want to, and they needed me when I start- ed.” So far, Westerholm is re- sponsible for kicking point after touchdown attempts or PATs,”and her teammate and fellow kicker Taylor Barnes handles ¿eld-goal attempts and the starting kick-offs. The PATs are “pretty easy,” Westerholm said. “It’s 20 yards, and it’s not exactly hard, coming from my soccer background.” She hasn’t missed one in a game yet. The night before her ¿rst practice, she was not so con- ¿dent, though. (xpecting the worse, she stayed up watching Yideos of professionals giYing tips for kicking PATs, she said. “<ou haYe to be precise and do the same thing eYery time,” she said. Because football season coincides with soccer season, Westerholm spends about 45 minutes at football practice before heading to the soccer ¿eld. She considers soccer her primary sport. She boasts a 4.0 grade point aYerage and hopes to study Yiticulture at the 8niYersity of &alifornia at 'aYis. While she may not try out for a team sport, she would like to compete in in- tramurals. Since joining the foot- ball team, Westerholm has not faced resistance from her teammates. “The boys were actually really accepting of me to start off,” she said, adding they of- fered her support and instruc- tion. She and Barnes, friends off and on the ¿eld, feel a lit- tle remoYed from the football family, or that “we’re just the kickers,” Westerholm said. +oweYer, that doesn’t stop them from approaching their role with determination and a desire to do their best. “The other boys put so much work in to succeed,” she said. “We just make the load a little lighter when we do our job and make our PATs and make ¿eld goals.” Whitney Westerholm kicks an extra point. JEFF TER HAR/FOR SEASIDE SIGNAL “I’m 55, should I get one every year?” “I’m 30, do I need one at all?” Is it time for your mammogram? Mammogram screening can help fi nd breast cancer early. Your doctor can help you decide when and how often to get screened based on your personal and family history, as well as other risk factors. To schedule an appointment with a Providence physician or provider, call 503-717-7556. We have clinics in Cannon Beach, Seaside and Warrenton. Digital mammography and breast MRI is available in our Diagnostic Imaging Department in Seaside. A free gift bag will be given to all women who have a mammogram or breast MRI during the month of October. Get breast health resources at www.ProvidenceOregon.org/breastcancer.