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March 3, 2017
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BOYS BASKETBALL
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TILLAMOOK — Goal No. 1 is officially
out of the way for the Seaside boys basket-
ball team.
In a possible state championship preview,
the Gulls defeated Valley Catholic, 71-59,
Tuesday night in Tillamook to officially lock
up bragging rights atop the Cowapa League.
The teams actually shared the official
league title, with the Gulls winning Tues-
day’s tune-up for the state playoffs.
Not much else was on the line in the
game, the third meeting of the season be-
tween the Gulls and Valiants. Both teams
had locked up their free passes to the Sweet
16, win or lose.
Seaside is No. 1 and the Valiants No. 2 in
the latest OSAA rankings, and the rankings
were going to remain the same, no matter
the outcome of Tuesday’s game.
The Gulls will host an opponent (to be
determined) March 5, followed by a trip to
the state tournament, March 9-11.
After losing to Valley Catholic in their
previous meeting Feb. 10, the Gulls over-
came an early six-point deficit and sprinted
past the bigger Valiants with ease in the sec-
ond half, in a game that featured 11 lead
changes.
Valley Catholic held a 35-34 halftime
lead, before the Gulls went on a 3-pointer
rampage in the third and fourth quarters.
The Valiants held a 43-42 advantage mid-
way through the third, when Payton Wester-
holm scored on a layup, giving Seaside the
lead for good.
Chase Januik followed with a 3-pointer,
as he and Hunter Thompson combined for
six 3-pointers over the final 16 minutes. The
Gulls played their run-and-gun, steal-and-
score game after that, running circles around
the Valiants.
Januik capped his night with a four-point
play in the closing minutes, as the Gulls ran
away with the win.
Seaside had four players in double fig-
ures, led by Jackson Januik with 22, and fol-
lowed by Attikin Babb (13), Chase Januik
(12) and Thompson (11).
MADDI
UTTI
Basketball
Utti finished up her home
career with a 23-point, seven-re-
bound performance in a 57-33
win over Junction City Feb. 25.
The senior had 14 points in
Seaside’s unprecented 32-0 run
that led to a 39-7 halftime lead.
Recently named the Cowapa
League’s Player of the Year, Utti
and the Gulls play Saturday at
Molalla, for a chance to compete
in the state tournament for the
fourth straight year.
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Jackson Januik scored a game-high 22 points for the Gulls, who will have more than a week
off before their next game.
the Gulls responded when they needed it
most — in overtime — for a 70-68 win over
the Braves.
Sophomore Chase Januik’s jump shot in
the closing seconds proved to be the winning
points.
“It was nice to see our kids battle a little
adversity, playing without the seniors when
the game was on the line,” said Seaside
coach Bill Westerholm. “You don’t see that
very often, with sophomores carrying you in
overtime. They were a little frantic at first (in
the OT), but we settled down and made some
big plays.”
Coupled with Valley Catholic’s win over
Tillamook, the Gulls and Valiants (ranked
first and second in the state, respective-
ly) finish in a tie atop the Cowapa League
standings at 9-1, and will play a tie-breaker/
seeding game in a doubleheader Tuesday at
Tillamook, 7:45 p.m. (Seaside girls play for
the No. 1 seed vs. Banks at 6 p.m.).
Seaside controlled most of the first half,
as the Gulls turned a 12-10 deficit into a 21-
12 lead early in the second quarter.
Hunter Thompson’s seven first-half points
helped Seaside to a 27-21 lead at the break.
But the Braves — coming off a big victory
at Astoria Tuesday — rallied behind 3-point-
ers from Dalton Renne and Ian Hutchins to
Boys defeat Braves
BANKS — It was gut-check time for the
Seaside boys basketball team Thursday night
at Banks.
With a league title on the line and their
two seniors having fouled out of the game,
tie the game at 32-32, before Payton Wester-
holm and Thompson answered with 3-point-
ers of their own for a 44-41 lead going into
the fourth quarter.
The Braves rallied again, as Jake Evans
knocked down a trey midway through the
quarter, and Hutchins and Kylan Taylor add-
ed long-range bombs to give Banks a 54-49
lead.
Before fouling out late in regulation,
Jackson Januik made four key free throws
(and finished 10-for-10 from the line), and
the Gulls were able to grab a 61-57 lead.
But in a wild fourth quarter, Taylor hit
four straight free throws for Banks in the fi-
nal minute to send the game to overtime.
Thompson fouled out early in the over-
time session, but Seaside’s young players
answered the call.
Chase Januik scored on a jumper to tie the
game at 63-63, Westerholm hit a 3-pointer
and sophomore Duncan Thompson added a
basket at the 1:53 mark for a 68-63 lead.
“Chase made a nice jumper in the key,
then Babb and Payton both had big three’s
for us,” coach Westerholm said. “But it
seemed like every time we made a run, they
would come back with one. They’re a good
team. They made nine 3s, and Hutchins had
four of them.”
4, Wren 2.
SEA (46): Maddi Utti 24, Villegas 8,
Babbitt 7, Kiser 3, Ideue 2, Garhofer 2,
Smart, Bodner, Hoekstre.
Banks
11 14 11 24—60
Seaside
13
2 19 12—46
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League Overall
Seaside
9-1
20-1
Valley Catholic
9-1
17-5
Banks
5-5
16-6
Tillamook
4-6
10-16
Scappoose
2-8
7-14
Astoria
1-9
10-13
Cowapa League Girls
Banks
9-1
19-2
Seaside
9-1
17-4
Valley Catholic
6-4
16-8
Astoria
4-6
9-16
Tillamook
1-9
5-18
Scappoose
1-9
3-19
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Seaside 57, Junction City 33
BOYS BASKETBALL
JC (33): Madison Mehlbrech 13,
Bruhn 6, Chappell 5, Ohman 4, Evans
2, Hernandez 2, Fox 1.
SEA (57): Maddi Utti 23, Villegas 17,
Hoekstre 5, Ideue 4, Kiser 3, Garhofer
3, Babbitt 2, Smart, Bodner, Falleur.
JACKSON
JANUIK
Basketball
The senior only played in one
game last week — but was still
a double-winner, as Januik was
named the Cowapa League’s
Player of the Year.
A favorite to win his second
straight 4A state Player of the
Year award, Januik led Seaside
with 22 points in a tie-breaker/
seeding game win over Valley
Catholic Feb. 21.
Januik and the No. 1-ranked
Gulls begin their march towards
a possible state title Friday, when
they host Cascade in a Sweet 16
game.
BASKETBALL
SEAGULLS VARSITY SCOREBOARD
FINAL STANDINGS
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Junction City
7
Seaside
22
0 7
17 16
19—33
2—57
Banks 60, Seaside 46
BAN (60): Sydney Gregg 21, Slifka 15,
Nelson 7, Gerlinger 6, Ragsdale 5, Klein
Seaside 71, Valley Catholic 59
VC (59): Daniel Hardy 20, Plambeck
12, Haggerty 7, Robbins 6, Grassberg-
er 5, Welsh 5, Braun 2, Katin 2.
SEA (71): Jackson Januik 22, Babb 13,
C.Januik 12, H.Thompson 11, Wester-
holm 4, D.Thompson 4, Hoekstre 2.
Valley Catholic 17 18 11 13—59
Seaside
16 18 19 18—71
Januik scores MVP honors
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Last year’s Cowapa League
co-Player of the Year received this
year’s award all to himself, as Sea-
side senior Jackson Januik was se-
lected as the boys basketball MVP
for the 2016-17 season.
Januik — also a leading can-
didate for the 4A state Player of
the Year award — was one of five
Seaside players on the all-league
team, as the league co-champion
Gulls had all five starters on the
all-league squad, as did Valley
Catholic.
Seaside’s Bill Westerholm and
Valley Catholic’s Joel Sobotka
shared the annual co-Coach of the
Year honor.
Januik was joined on the first-
team by senior teammates Attikin
Babb and Hunter Thompson, and
sophomore Chase Januik.
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