FOOTBALL
Seaside football is under new management
By Gary Henley
EO Media Group
PHOTOS BY DANNY MILLER/EO MEDIA GROUP
Seaside’s Otto Hoekstre completes a catch as the Seaside
Seagulls practice at Broadway Field in Seaside.
A 46-23 win over Val-
ley Catholic on Sept. 25
of last year had Seaside
football fans excited, as
the Gulls were looking to
recapture the magic of the
2013 season.
After the victory over
the Valiants, the Gulls
were 3-1 overall, 1-0 in
league, and only had to
win one of their next four
to secure a spot in the
playoffs.
Unfortunately, it didn’t
happen. Seaside suffered
a 26-6 setback at Til-
lamook the next week,
then lost three straight to
Banks, Astoria and Scap-
poose to inish the season.
Their 1-4 record left the
Gulls out in the cold for
B akery
CANNON BEACH
240 N. Hemlock, Cannon Beach
Home of the World Famous
“Haystack Bread”
Now serving Ham & Cheese Croissants,
cheese sticks and a variety of quiches as well as
decadent desserts, muffi ns and full line of breads.
3 generations of baking excellence specializing
in Danish pastries
www.cannonbeachbakery.com
Mail order available
503.436.0399 • ccbake@pacifi er.com
Open 7:00am to 5:00pm, Closed Tuesdays
4 • Seaside Signal/Cannon Beach Gazette • Fall 2016 • Seagull Pride
Seaside football head coach Chad Smith talks with his team
in a huddle at Broadway Field.
the post-season, after two
straight winning seasons
in league play in 2013 and
’14.
A few months later,
head coach Jeff Roberts
stepped down to focus on
his duties as principal at
Seaside High.
Former Roberts’ assis-
tant Chad Smith has tak-
en the reins, and hopes to
lead Seaside back to glory
in 2016.
The Cowapa
The 2016 version of
Cowapa League football
is up for grabs, as the top
three inishers from a year
ago — Scappoose, Banks
and Astoria — all lost a
number of key players to
graduation.
Scappoose’s
all-star
quarterback-receiver com-
bo — Robert Lohman to
Brennen McNabb — is
gone, along with running
back and Co-Offensive
Player of the Year Braden
Clark.
The Braves were cer-
tainly hit hard, with the
graduation of Co-Offen-
sive Player of the Year
Donny McClean, Defen-
sive Player of the Year
Twister McComas, and
irst-team all-league re-
ceiver Jaron Malcom.
Co-Coach of the Year
Ben Buchanan has stepped
down, and former Astoria
assistant Cole Linehan has
taken over as head coach.