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10A • May 27, 2016 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com Januik 2-for-2 in 800 If you’re stressed, laugh it off EO Media Group Seaside resident wants to ‘add more joy to the world’ EUGENE — While the Astoria girls were busy win- ning their second straight team title, there were other athletes from Clatsop Coun- ty accepting medals at Hay- ward Field. Topping the list (and the awards stand) was Seaside junior Jackson Januik, who continued the Gulls’ win- ning ways in the 800 meters. For the third time in four years, a Seaside athlete was winning the 800 inal on the inal day of the state meet, as Januik outdueled Hen- ley’s Chris Ramirez to win Saturday’s inal in 1 minute, 58.42 seconds. Ramirez inished in 1:59.17, followed closely by Astoria’s Lucas Carauna (1:59.22). Seaside graduate Brett Willyard was the 800 state champion in 2013, and now Januik is the 2015 and ’16 winner. In Friday’s prelim- inary, Januik ran a personal best 1:57.91, fourth-fastest in school history. Only a junior, Januik will be the clear favorite to make it 4 for 5 next year. Other point-scorers from the weekend were Seaside’s Raiden Bowles, who cleared 14-feet to take third in the pole vault; and the Gulls’ Jaxson Smith, seventh in the long jump (20-7). The foursome of Hunt- er Thompson, Januik, Will Garvin and Juneau Mey- er combined for a 3:31.97 (seventh) in the 1,600-meter relay. The Fishermen had two other medal winners, both in the throws, as Zander Arnold was seventh in the shot put (48-3¼), and Tim Barnett placed eighth in the discus (134-3). Warriors take ive The 3A/2A/1A portion of the state meet took place Thursday and Friday, and all three Clatsop County schools placed athletes on By Lyra Fontaine For Seaside Signal SUBMITTED PHOTO Seaside’s Jackson Januik takes a breather after winning his second straight state title in the 800 meters. the victory stand. Warrenton took ive ath- letes to the meet, scored a combined 10 points, and re- turned with four medals. The Warriors had a pair of sixth-place showings in the ield events, as senior Eli Petersen closed out his career with a toss of 43 feet, 9½ inches in the shot put; and junior Tyler Whitaker scored his highest inish, taking sixth in the triple jump (41-7). Whitaker added a sev- enth-place in the long jump (19-11¼), and Taylor Ow- ens took seventh in the girls’ 300-meter hurdle inals (50.87). Devon Bowser inished ninth in the shot put (42-4½) and 10th in the discus (106- 2); and Rodrigo Verrisimo cleared 10-6 for 10th in the pole vault. Vandergriff scores In the 2A meet, Knappa’s Devin Vandergriff qualiied for the 400-meter inal, and placed sixth in 1:02.75. Senior Chris Montano soared 39-¾ for eighth in the triple jump, in addition to a 10th place showing in the long jump. Vandergriff had the 11th-fastest time in the 800 meters; and Chelsea Sapp took 12th in the triple jump. Jays win medals Jewell had two sev- enth-place inishes at the 1A level — Sean Hinson in the discus (125-7) and Gabi Morales in the 300 hurdles (50.02). Hinson was 10th in the javelin, and the boys’ 400 relay team of Trystan Silva, Hinson, Dallas Ritchie and Ben Stahly had the 11th fast- est time (48.26). Seaside resident and “moti- vational humorist” Gail Hand wants more people to laugh out loud on purpose for no reason, particularly in stressful situa- tions, like driving. “It seems kind of madden- ing and silly, and that’s the point,” Hand said while leading laughter exercises for a group of children and adults in Broad- way Park for World Laughter Day event May 1. “It actually does change the chemistry in your brain when you laugh.” Laughter yoga exercises — like the tongue-out “lion laugh,” the “milkshake laugh” and the “aloha” greeting laugh — have mental, physical and emotional beneits. “Laughter is good for cre- ativity and memory,” said Hand, who works with people of all ages. “Physically, it’s good for your heart, lungs, di- aphragm and digestion.” Laughter has also been shown to release endorphins and lower cortisol, a hormone produced during stress. LYRA FONTAINE/SEASIDE SIGNAL Seaside’s Gail Hand leads a group in laughter. It was Warrenton photogra- pher Lisa Lamping’s irst time doing laughter yoga. “I thought it was a cool idea,” she said. “In today’s world, we could use a lot more laughter.” Hand said that while kids laugh hundreds of times per day, adults don’t laugh nearly as much. She began teaching “stress-relieving laugh tech- niques” to people because she wanted to “add more joy” to the world and, more speciical- ly, the workplace. She decided to combine her stand-up comedy experience and her corporate background. “I found there wasn’t enough humor at work so I started a company called the Power of Laughter,” she said. “I changed my title over the years to comedian, then speak- er, motivational speaker, then motivational humorist.” In the past 23 years, Hand has spoken at 45 states, holding conferences and workshops for more than 600 universities and companies like American Ex- press and Providence Health- care. She has taught laughter yoga in Portland and brought the laughter-inducing exercises to Seaside for the irst time in honor of the internationally rec- ognized Laughter Day. “The whole point of World Laughter Day is to spread more joy in the world,” Hand said, “just because.” Gulls baseball, softball fall in Scapoose EO Media Group SCAPPOOSE — Seaside cut an 8-0 deicit to 8-7 in the sixth inning, but the Scap- poose Indians tacked on three runs in their inal at-bat for an 11-9 win May 13. In Seaside’s sixth inning, Astor Landwehr had an RBI single, and Dylan Wallis drove in a run on a double. The Gulls took advantage of four walks, a hit batter and nine Scappoose errors in the comeback. Wallis and Scott Plamp- in had doubles for the Gulls, while freshman Payton Westerholm inished 3-for-4. Gus Nelson and Carson Witt drove in three runs apiece for Scappoose, while Owen Parsons had a home run. Gulls drop softball inale Seaside scored the irst three runs of the day, but Scap- poose scored 38 runs and col- lected 25 hits in a doublehead- er sweep over Seaside Friday, 26-5 and 12-0, in a Cowapa League softball regular season inale May 13. The Indians inish 13-2 in the standings, behind Banks (14-1), while the Gulls drop to 9-15 overall. Seaside took a quick lead in Game 1, with three runs in the top of the irst on consecutive singles by Whitney Wester- holm and Brittany West, be- fore Scappoose answered with 13 runs in the bottom of the inning. The Gulls added two in the second, but Scappoose pulled away with four runs in the sec- ond and seven in the third. Westerholm was 2-for-2 with a double and two runs scored. Three Seaside pitchers is- sued 10 walks and the Gulls committed eight errors, while Scappoose pitcher Kendal Bai- ley allowed ive hits with sev- en strikeouts and two walks. Allyah Cates had two home runs and Sage Harrison added two doubles and a homer. In Game 2, Scappoose pitcher Nicole Dougherty allowed just one hit (Paige Ideue) in four innings, with six strikeouts and no walks. SPONSOR $500 or more Kenneth & Kathy Hyde Pig N’ Pancake Seaside Aquarium Seaside Carousel Mall Seaside Chamber Ambassadors TerHar Family PATRONS $200 or more Bank of the Pacifi c Caff é Latt e Finn’s Fish House Funland Entertainment Gearhart Dentistry Mary Anna’s 6.99, 12.99 & 14.99 Stores Norma’s Seafood & Steak Pacifi c Power Pizza Harbor Inc. Twisted Fish Steakhouse Seaside Fultano’s Pizza Sign One Signcraft ers Downtown Flower Baskets For 20 years, the fl ower baskets have beau- tifi ed the streets of Seaside and we owe it all to the support of our generous spon- sors, volunteers and the City of Seaside. Th e Seaside Downtown Development Association appreciates your contribution to the purchase and maintenance of the fl ower basket program. Save Th e Date! 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