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10A FRIDAY Jan. 5, 2018 Winter Sports SeasideSignal.com SWIMMING NORTH COAST SPORTS IN 2017 SEASIDE CAGERS TOOK FIRST STATE TITLE Boys, girls both starred at tourney Seaside Signal M oments of glory arrived thick and fast for the North Coast’s high school sports teams. The Seaside boys basket- ball team made school history in March, win- ning its first-ever state championship. Follow- ing a Feb. 10 loss at Valley Catholic, the Gulls caught fire and won seven in a row, including a 71-63 victory over Valley Catholic in the Class 4A state title game. The Gulls captured the hearts of Seaside, winning a champion- ship for Bill Westerholm in his 19th year as the coach. Small in stature, big in heart. And pretty good in quickness, defense, passing, ball-handling, speed, shooting abili- ty, etc. Add it all up, and it equaled an unbeatable combination for the Seaside High School boys basketball program, over the course of the 2016-17 season. And ultimately, it gave the Gulls’ their first-ever state championship. With their 71-63 win over Valley Catho- lic at Forest Grove High School late Saturday night, the Gulls indeed made school history, as they returned home with the town’s first state championship in boys basketball. Was there ever a doubt? The Gulls were ranked No. 1 at the Class 4A level almost from Day 1 of the season. With the returning state Player of the Year and a host of quick and talented (but not very tall) athletes, the Seaside boys showed early on that they would be nearly impossible to beat. They lost just once, to Valley Catholic, Feb. 10. After that, the Gulls closed out the regular season with two must-wins. And with their colors of Red, White and Columbia Blue, they flew past the competition in the playoffs and the state tournament, winning five in a row — including two victories over the Valiants. They played Valley Catholic four times — twice in the regular season and two times in the post-season. And no match-up between the Valiants and Gulls was ever bigger than the championship battle. Seaside’s senior guard tandem of Jack- son Januik and Hunter Thompson — one of the most talented backcourt duos in Clatsop County since Astoria’s Bobby Anet and Wally JEFF TER HAR/FOR SEASIDE SIGNAL Seagull Jackson Januik soars in for another shot against Newport last spring, an 83-67 win for Seaside. Johansen — went out as state champions. Lady Gulls Maddi Utti led the Gulls to a 20-5 (9-1 league) record in 2016-17 under second-year coach Mike Hawes Utti graduated from Seaside as the all-time team leader in career points (1,794), assists (504) and steals (503), and season record-holder in all three. The Lady Gulls finished third place at state, defeating Cascade and Marshfield be- fore a loss to Sutherlin. The Seaside girls highlighted their season with an 11-game win streak after losing a non- league game at Marshfield Dec. 21. Seaside tied with Banks for the Cowapa League co-championship, then won three straight playoff games before a loss in the Fi- nal Four to eventual state champion Sutherlin. The Gulls avenged their loss to Marshfield with a 53-40 win over the Pirates in the third- place game. Knappa wins baseball crown In an epic come-from-behind win, Knappa won its second 2A/1A baseball crown in three years, defeating Reedsport 10-9 in the state ti- tle game in June. Trailing Reedsport 9-1 after Seaside competes at Newport Seaside Signal NEWPORT — The Seaside swim team took part in the Holi- day Invitational meet Saturday in Newport. The Cubs hosted four other schools to close out 2017 in one of the first meets at the new pool, part of the Newport Recreation Center. It was Seaside’s first time at the new pool, said Seaside coach Shane Spell. “It’s a great facility, with some great teams we don’t normally get to see until district and state.” As for the Gulls, Spell said his team was depleted “due to vacation travels, illness and other conflicts. But those that made it had some great swims. It was nice to have a meet during the break to keep us focused.” The Seaside girls finished third in the team standings behind Sweet Home and Newport, while the Seaside boys took fourth behind Newport, Sweet Home and Taft. Highlights for Seaside included Kendy Lin winning the girls’ 100-yard backstroke in 1 minute, 9.87 seconds; Emily Philbrook dropped almost 12 seconds in her 100 backstroke, taking sixth in 1:31.66; and Isaiah Collins dropped 14 seconds in his 200-yard freestyle, finishing sixth in 2:21.10. Seaside Hoop Shoot winners Seaside Signal EO MEDIA GROUP The Seaside team claims their third place trophy after Seaside faces off against Marshfield on March 11 in Forest Grove. Seaside defeated Marshfield 53-40 claim- ing third place. five innings and 9-3 heading into the bottom of the seventh, the Loggers scored seven runs to secure the win. With most of its team re- turning, Knappa will be the favorite to win its third championship in four years next June. And the Astoria High School girls track and field team continued its dynasty, winning its third consecutive 4A state championship in May. Winners of the annual Seaside Elks Local Hoop Contest were announced following the Dec. 16 competition. First place finishers included: Age 8-9: Jordyn Ellis (girls); Hayden Halsen (boys). Age 10-11: Mallo- ry Dundas (girls); Haydn Edwards (boys). Age 12-13: Caleigh Peterson (girls); James Roehr (boys). Second place finishers were Bran- don Spalding, Jaya Honan, Madden Wunderlich, Julia Kueser and Brady Jackson. The first place shooters will ad- vance to the District Hoop Shoot Con- test in Tillamook, Feb. 2. Over 550 stu- dents participated at the local schools, with 70 at the final local contest. WRESTLING SEAGULLS VARSITY SCOREBOARD Warrenton, Knappa battle in Clatskanie SPONSORED BY: Seaside Signal CLATSKANIE — Local wrestling teams, including Warrenton and Knappa, tuned up for this week’s Pac Rim Invitational by competing in the Clatskanie Winter Classic, where nine schools met Saturday for a full day of wrestling. Rainier won the team title with 221.5 points, fol- lowed by St. Helens, Verno- nia, Ilwaco and Warrenton. “We were missing a few wrestlers, but we were super proud of the way other wres- tlers picked up the slack,” GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Helens 34, Seaside 25 Seaside 7 8 4 6—25 St. Helens 13 6 9 6—34 SEA (25): Bryre Babbitt 7, Ideue 5, Smart 4, Angulo-Joli 3, Garhofer 2, Davis 2, Hoekstre 2. BOYS BASKETBALL St. Helens 67, Seaside 60 Seaside 7 13 21 19—60 St. Helens 15 22 13 17—67 SEA (60): Chase Januik 18, Westerholm 11, Br.Johnson 9, Be.Johnson 9, Thomp- son 7, Landwehr 4, Meyer 2, Sibony. STH (67): Chris Beatty 15, Falk 12, Minich 11, Dow 11, Wolfe 10, Rea 5, Knoke 3. said Warriors’ coach Corey Conant. At 145 pounds, Warren- ton’s Giovanni Martinez was 5-0 to win his bracket. “Gio was on the receiving end of a tournament error, and he had to wrestle an ex- tra match,” Conant said. “He didn’t let it slow him down and wrestled the max number of matches allowed in a day. This was a great win for him.” Elsewhere, first-year wres- tler Sam Irwin stepped into the 220-pound spot and deliv- ered for the Warriors, battling his way into the finals, then pinning his opponent to take first place. Warrenton’s Beau Reyn- olds also made the finals at heavyweight, and finished second. Knappa finished last in the team standings, but the Loggers had one wrestler take first, as Luke Goozee was 3-0 at 132 pounds. “Luke Goozee wrestled really good,” said Knappa coach Dan Owings. “Kaleb Roe is greatly improving, but hurt his arm in the last match. Jade Somoza (tied for third at 113 pounds) had an excit- ing match with the senior girl from Vernonia who eventual- ly got first. She was ahead by two points until the last few seconds of the last round.” The tournament was tough, Owings said, “espe- cially with most of the schools being larger schools. Vernonia and Knappa were the only two schools from the 2A division.” Team results: Rainier 221.5, St. Helens 198.5, Vernonia 194, Ilwaco 186, Warrenton 149, Clatskanie 142, Jefferson 138, Scap- poose 117.5, Knappa 81. The Pac Rim Invitation- al takes place Friday and Saturday at Seaside High School. SEASIDE SPORTS SUPERFANS 500 To be a SUPERFAN 1, Elias 17.55. esley Call Holly 503.738.5561 i, yne , 5.33. 2, , ASTORIA SEASIDE CANNON BEACH LINCOLN CITY NEWPORT OPEN DAILY uke www.pignpancake.com CCB# 205283 Come Visit Us For Your Sports Physicals only $ 40 Keith Klatt, MD Sally Baker, PA-C Mark Tabor, PA-C 2120 Exchange Street, Suite 111 Astoria, Oregon 503-325-0333 Open 7 Days A Week! Walk-ins Welcome Accepting most insurance, OHP and Medicare · 20% Cash Discount 200 N Prom, Seaside 503.738.6211 www.seasideaquarium.com Randall Lee’s Proud Supporter of Seaside High School Sports! Life happens...That’s why we’re here! 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