Golf Seaside boys look for a three-peat By Gary Henley EO Media Group With two of their top golf- ers from a year ago now com- peting at the collegiate level, a three-peat will be a tall task for the Seaside boys golf team. The Gulls have won back-to- EDFNVWDWHWLWOHVEXWZLOOEH¿JKW- ing the odds to win a third straight, which has never been done at the Class 4A level. La Grande won two straight (2011 and 2012). Things will be tough enough in their own league, but don’t count the Gulls out when it comes to a three-peat. The Cowapa “The league should also be wide open this year,” said Sea- Prou d Su pporter of SH S for 5 G en eration s Fresh ly M ade C arm el C orn H an d D ipped C h ocolates Soft C h ew y Salt W ater Taffy C ream y Fu dge 217 Broadw ay in Seaside 503.738.5402 ph illipscan dies.com side coach Jim Poetsch. “Of the top players from last year, only (Seaside’s) Aaron Richardson, Carter Lee from Tillamook and Nathan Mapes from Scappoose will be back. Tillamook and Scappoose, and Astoria had some younger guys who played varsity last year, and we had some JV players that were pretty good.” Richardson “will be one of the top players in the state, so that should help the team be competitive,” Poetsch said of the Gulls. “He should be up on the leader board of every tour- nament we enter. If we can get the other three to score in the 80’s, we will be able to compete against most teams this year.” Statewide, Poetsch said, “the state should be wide open this year. Scappoose will come in SUBMITTED PHOTO The Seaside boys golf team, Chase Januik, Berkley Posalski, Aaron Richardson, Josef Barbic, Jackson Kunde, Connor Merrell, follow- ing their win in the Fish Invitational. But, “they are far from an DVWKHIDYRULWHVKDYLQJ¿QLVKHG fourth last year and only losing overwhelming favorite, as they only shot around 350 last one player.” season. 0DUVK¿HOG UHWXUQV D FRXSOH of players off their third place team and should also be among the top teams. “Cottage Grove is the only team I know of that re- turns all their players from last year’s state tournament team, and we will see them at the Seaside Invitational this year.” The Gulls Seafood & G rill Simply the finest seafood to be found... Proud Supporter of SHS Sports Programs G O G ULLS ! 5 05 Broa d w a y, S ea s id e (5 03) 738 - 3773 doogers s ea food.com O pen Da ily for L unch & Dinner 8 • Seaside Signal/Cannon Beach Gazette • Spring 2016 • Seagull Pride If there’s one strong point for the Gulls, it’s in the numbers. The Seaside boys currently have 16 players on the roster: Josef Barbic, Sr. Wesley Corliss, Fr. Mason Crawford, Fr. Parker Davis, Fr. Skye Higdon, Fr. Chase Januik, Fr. Jackson Kunde, So. Colby Lupfer, Jr. Connor Merrell, Fr. Berkley Posalski, Sr. Aaron Richardson, Sr. Mason Shamian, Fr. Samson Sibony, Fr. Dalton Smith, Fr. Christian Solberg, Jr. John Whittle, Fr. EO MEDIA GROUP Seaside’s Caroline Kotson is ready for the weather, and an- other season of golf for the Gulls. “We are very young and inexperienced this year,” Po- etsch said. “Right now we have Aaron, Jackson, Josef and Berkley playing varsity with the other positions up for grabs. “We plan on working hard and trying to complete the goals we have for the year.” The Lady Gulls The Seaside girls have just four golfers, and “we’ve got a long ways to go,” said coach Zdravko Barbic. “It’s just a matter of putting the time in. :H¶OOEH¿QH´ Samantha Wozniak is the only senior, and is joined by juniors Caroline Kotson and Diana Tinoco, and freshman Madi Brown. League-wise, Scappoose had the top three golfers (Syrina Revis, Baylee Maloney, Morgan Hall) in the district tournament, followed by Astoria’s Chloee Hunt and Kotson, tied at 106. Seaside’s next golfer was Wozniak (13th at 120), and Ti- noco placed 18th (153).