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GIRLS BASKETBALL A new ‘old’ look for Lady Gulls those three, but hopefully we can sneak in there and steal some wins.” By Gary Henley Seaside Signal The first year of the post-Maddi Utti era was a tough one for Seaside girls basketball. The Lady Gulls went from a 20-5 overall record and a third-place fin- ish at state in 2016-17, to 8-17 over- all and fourth place in the league standings last year. With the graduation of two all- league players, it won’t be any easier in 2018-19. Seaside opened its season Wednesday with an overtime loss at Stayton — still not a bad beginning for the Gulls. “I did not know what to expect, just because we’re so new,” Seaside coach Mike Hawes said. “We had a chance to win a ball game on the road against a pretty good veteran club. We told the girls that we’re a work in progress. We need to be a really good team in January. We were still learning basic plays last night.” The Cowapa “You always start with Banks,” Hawes said. “(Aspen) Slifka’s a se- nior, and they have other good play- ers coming back. They have know what they’re doing.” Elsewhere, “Astoria should be right up there, in terms of talent, size and experience. And of course Val- ley is always tough. So you can start with the usual suspects. We were down last year and shouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath with The Lady Gulls Experience? Not a problem for Seaside this season. Hawes heads into the season with seven seniors on his 12-player varsity roster, with three juniors, one sopho- more and one freshman with all kinds of potential. “We’ll have nice pieces coming back, with a huge senior team, al- though a lot of them are new,” Hawes said. “Morgan (Blodgett, transfer from Warrenton) and Sydney Van Dusen are new this year.” Meanwhile, the freshman is Lilli Taylor. She scored 14 points in the loss at Stayton, her first high school game. “I had to throw my frosh out there, and she did pretty well,” Hawes said. “She will make a difference, adding a bit of a playmaker to the lineup,” al- though he’s not ready to call her “the next Maddi Utti.” “Let’s just hope she’s ‘Lillie the first’ and makes her own name,” he said. “It is nice to have a kid who sees the court like Maddi did, and has the skills to finish. That was game one for her, and we kind of joked when she came out for a couple minutes rest, and I said, ‘that might be the last one you get in four years.’” Adding varsity experience are se- niors Jessica Angulo-Joli, Annaka Garhofer, Alyssa Goin, Emy Kiser and Katie Zagata. Juniors Jadah Do- ney and Ruby Douglas, and sopho- more Tristyn McFadden round out the roster. JEFF TER HAR Annaka Garhofer is back and looking to score points for the Seaside girls this season. SEASIDE GIRLS COACH: Mike Hawes, 3rd year 2017-18: 8-17 (4-6 league) PLAYOFFS: Defeated Scappoose, lost to Astoria in league playoffs. ALL-LEAGUE LOSSES: Bryre Babbitt, Jetta Ideue ALL-LEAGUE RETURNERS: None FILE PHOTO Cascade Cougars’ Kristin Cade, left, and Seaside Seagulls’ Emy Kiser battle for the ball as Seaside faces off against Cascade in the 4A state quarterfinals. Seaside defeated Cascade 47-42. Seaside Signal/Cannon Beach Gazette • 7