March 18, 2016 Seaside Signal seasidesignal.com 15A SignalSports Gulls standouts reap rewards with league honors while Astoria senior Jus- tin Fruiht and junior Kyle The Seaside boys basket- 6WUDQJH ZHUH DOVR ¿UVWWHDP ball team was rewarded for selections. another league champion- Seaside senior Zach Mar- VKLS VHDVRQ ZLWK ¿YH VWDUW- ston and Fishermen junior ers named to the all-league Olaf Englund were named team. honorable mention. The league champion On the girls’ side, Player Gulls had four starters on of the Year honors went to WKH¿UVWWHDPDQGRQHKRQRU- Valley Catholic senior Molly able mention selection on the Danielson. 2015-16 Cowapa All-League $OO ¿YH 6HDVLGH VWDUWHUV boys basketball squad, which were named all-league: se- was dominated by the two nior Whitney Westerholm North Coast schools. and juniors Maddi Utti and Players of the Year were Sydney Villegas made the Astoria senior Derek Jarrett ¿UVW WHDP ZKLOH VHQLRUV and Seaside junior Jackson Paige Ideue and Brittany Januik; while Seaside’s Bill West were selected honor- Westerholm took Coach of able mention. the Year honors. Astoria senior Chloee Seaside junior Hunter +XQWZDVD¿UVWWHDPVHOHF- Thompson was named De- tion. fensive Player of the Year. Coach of the Year award Januik and Thompson went to Brandon Begley of ZHUHMRLQHGRQWKH¿UVWWHDP Banks, and the Braves’ Cas- by senior teammates Austin sie Streblow was Defensive (DJRQ DQG -D[VRQ 6PLWK Player of the Year. EO Media Group ALEX PAJUNAS/EO MEDIA GROUP While hustling after a loose ball on defense, Seaside’s Jetta Ideue knocks the ball out of bounds with her foot. Lady Gulls fall to Vikings in state quarterfinals Seaside never hit its stride FILE PHOTO Seaside’s Jackson Januik soars in for two points, ahead of Astoria’s Derek Jarrett, right. Both players shared the Cowapa League Player of the Year honors. Mazama jumped in front 10-0 and the Seagulls were unable to overcome the ear- O\GRXEOHGLJLWGH¿FLWDQGORVWWRWKH By Mike Weber No. 3 ranked Vikings (21-5) in the 4A quar- For EO Media Group WHU¿QDOV7KXUVGD\HYHQLQJDW)RUHVW*URYH High School. FOREST GROVE — Appearing in the Seaside faced the Banks Braves (22- Class 4A girls basketball state tournament 4) in a Friday morning consolation round a third straight year, the Seaside High Lady contest (results unavailable at press time) in *XOOVKDGKRSHVRIUHDFKLQJWKHVHPL¿QDOV which the winner would move on to play with an opening round win in the presti- in Saturday’s fourth-place trophy matchup, gious eight-team, three-day event. while the loser would conclude its season. Playing the Mazama Vikings in the quar- “Our goal obviously was to win, but WHU¿QDOVERWKWHDPVKDGH[DFWO\WKHVDPHUH- I also wanted to see everyone play hard cord at 20-5, but other than that, there weren’t throughout the game,” Hamer said. “We many similarities between the squads. came out at the beginning and we just Seaside, guided by coach Wally Ham- couldn’t handle their (Mazama) offensive er, has the No. 3 ranked defense (34.6 pressure. We had some good looks at the points per game average allowed) in Class basket, but it was tough to get good shots 4A, but had a tough time stopping a solid against a good defensive team like Maza- VL[WKUDQNHG0D]DPDRIIHQVHSRLQWV ma. I was disappointed that we didn’t han- per game average). dle their man-to-man defense and we didn’t make a good transition into our offense.” Mazama probably felt somewhat com- fortable playing in a gym with their same mascot paraphernalia, since the Class 5A Forest Grove School is home of the Vi- kings, too. It might have given Mazama a psychological edge while making them feel right at home. Mazama, the Skyline Conference Cham- pions from Klamath Falls, connected on many perimeter jumpers and scored often in the post to gain its advantage. Seaside senior post Brittany West scored on a post move LQVLGHIRUWKH6HDJXOOV¶¿UVWEDVNHWPDNLQJ LWZLWKOHIWLQWKH¿UVWTXDUWHU ³,GRQ¶WWKLQNZHZHUHH[SHFWLQJWKHP (Mazama) to shoot as much as they did from the outside,” West said. “We were trying to focus on stopping them on the in- side and they were able to hits some outside See Girls, Page 16A FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED EASTER BRUNCH Sunday, March 27 th • 11 AM - 3 PM Lemon Pepper Salmon with Poached Prawns Roasted Pork Loin with Mushroom Gravy Honey Glazed Ham Garlic Mashed Potatoes & Glazed Baby Carrots Scrambled Eggs & Fried Potatoes Bacon & Sausage Links Waffl es Biscuits & Gravy Assorted Salads & Rolls Homemade Desserts Adults $ 25 95 • Seniors $ 23 95 Children $ 12 95 (Five & under: Free) GRAND OPENING REDUC E D 20 - 70 % OFF SALES EVENT GOING ON NOW M A T T RES S P RIC ES perfect sleeper HOT BUY $ 299 Queen Mattress Limit 2 per customer S HEEP L OCAL N ew es t L oc a tion: C OOS B A Y Twin B A C K R E LIE F Mattress only O N S A L E! $ 94 Adjustable memory foam $ 999 queen set for only Foxfield ea. pc. 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