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FRIDAY
January 17, 2020
Spring Sports
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Gulls snaps losing skid with win over Estacada, 82-51
Seaside Signal
The Estacada Rangers
were feeling pretty good in
the opening minute of the
third quarter, trailing Sea-
side by just one point, 35-34.
But after that, it was all
Gulls, who went on a 47-12
run for an eventual 82-51
win over Estacada in a non-
league boys basketball game
Jan. 10.
Seaside snapped a two-
game losing skid by pound-
ing the Rangers on the
boards and at both ends of
the floor in the second half.
Estacada had led 23-19
midway through the sec-
ond quarter, but a pair of
3-pointers by Beau Johnson
put Seaside in front to stay at
27-23.
After Estacada’s Nathan
Hagel opened the third
period with a 3-pointer,
the Gulls went on a 15-0
run, highlighted by 3-point
bombs from Ryan Hague
and Johnson.
Seaside continued the
onslaught into the fourth
quarter, with three 3-point-
ers by Brayden Johnson as
the Gulls scored 23 points
or more in each of the final
three quarters.
Hague led Seaside with
21 points, with Brayden
Johnson scoring 19 and
Beau Johnson adding 14.
Stephen Snyder chipped in
11 for the Gulls.
Estacada (3-8) had lost
three of its last four games,
with the three losses coming
to Tillamook, Valley Catho-
lic and Seaside.
Dayton 53, Gulls 47
The marquee matchup in
Oregon nonleague boys bas-
ketball Jan. 7 took place in
Dayton, where the Pirates
hosted Seaside in a con-
test between a pair of top 10
teams.
Coming off a loss at
home to Marist, the No.
8-ranked 4A Gulls bounced
back with a big first quar-
ter, but the Pirates — the
No. 1-ranked team at the 3A
level — fought back, then
finally took a late lead and
held on for a 53-47 win over
Seaside.
It’s the first time the Gulls
lost back-to-back games
in the same season since
2017-18, when Seaside lost
consecutive road games to
Banks and Scappoose.
The Gulls came out firing
in Tuesday’s showdown, and
behind baskets from Beau
Johnson, Conner Langmo,
Brayden Johnson and a
3-pointer from Ryan Hague,
Seaside built first quarter
leads of 9-0, 13-1 and 17-5.
But six-foot Dayton soph-
omore Tyler Spink woke up
the Pirates’ crowd with three
3-pointers in a three-minute
span midway through the
first half, and Dayton had
closed to within 23-21 at
halftime.
Holding a slim 32-31
late late in the third quar-
ter, the Gulls appeared ready
to pull away with back-to-
back triples from Hague and
Everest Sibony for a 38-31
advantage.
The Pirates rallied again
with buckets from Kody
Fuller and Dawson Ashley,
before consecutive scores
from Hague pushed Sea-
side’s lead to 44-39.
Two free throws from
Ashley tied the game at
45-45 with 2:50 remaining,
and the Pirates took their
first lead, 48-47, with 2:20
left on a three-point play
from Payton Garrison.
That sparked Dayton to
an 8-0 run to finish the game.
Spink led all scorers with
22 points, while Ryan Hague
had a team-high 21 for the
Gulls. Brayden Johnson
scored eight and Langmo
added six in a starting role
for Seaside.
Seaside hosts annual
Pac Rim tournament
By GARY HENLEY
Seaside Signal
C
oastal wrestling — or the
entire state, for that matter —
belongs in the hands of the
Tillamook Cheesemakers.
Last year’s 4A state champions,
the Cheesemakers racked up 272
points to win the 2020 Pacific Rim
Armed Forces Tournament, held
Jan. 10-11 at Seaside High School.
With its first Pac Rim team title
since 1997, Tillamook had three
individual champions, with two
second-placers and two thirds.
In records that go back to 1990,
the 272 points scored by the Chee-
semakers was the most ever in the
Pac Rim tournament, topping the
269 scored by Estacada in 206.
Scappoose was a distant second
with 203.5 points.
Among the local schools,
Ilwaco was sixth (120 points), fol-
lowed by Warrenton (10th, 83.5),
Seaside (13th, 71), Knappa (16th,
34) and Astoria (17th, 27.5).
“The tournament was very com-
petitive this year,” said Warrenton
coach Corey Conant, whose 3A
wrestlers had to battle against the
likes of 6A Tigard, 5A Scappoose,
and the Cheesemakers.
“Most brackets featured pre-
liminary matches due to large
numbers,” he said. “We wrestled
some close matches and learned a
lot.”
The hometown wrestlers had
most of their success in the upper
weights.
Seaside senior Luke Nelson
gave the host team an individual
title at 220 pounds.
Nelson opened with a 10-2
major decision over Tillamook’s
Jackson Contreras, then pinned
his next three opponents: Ray-
mond Helm of Scappoose (1:34),
Yamhill-Carlton’s Dylan McInnis
in the semifinals (4:53), and a 3:40
pin against Estacada’s Nico Win-
sor in the title match.
Nelson ran his season record to
15-1.
At 195 pounds, Warrenton’s
Sam Irwin won his first four
matches, which included an 11-9
sudden victory over Jose Evange-
lista Villa of White Salmon in the
quarterfinals.
Irwin followed with a semifinal
tie-breaker win, 6-4, against Yam-
hill-Carlton’s Mason Dailey.
In the championship, Neah-
Kah-Nie’s Travis Bennett pinned
Irwin in 3:19, only the fourth loss
of the season for Irwin.
And at 285 pounds, Astoria’s
Skylar Smith scored 21.5 of his
team’s 27.5 points with a third
place finish.
Smith suffered a semifinal loss
to Cutter Sandstrom of Scappoose,
but bounced back with consola-
tion wins over Michael Rodda of
Ilwaco (fall, 4:03), and a techni-
cal fall (4:29, 15-0) against Tilla-
mook’s Perry Reeder in the third-
place match.
Warrenton’s Nic Pior added a
fourth place finish for the Warriors
at 145. Teammate Austin Atwood
wrestled seven matches and went
4-3 for sixth place at 120.
Bruce Dustin
Lilli Taylor led Seaside in a comeback win at Warrenton.
Lady Gulls defeat
Estacada, Warrenton
Seaside Signal
Lilli Taylor scored 26
points, and Seaside led
from start to finish at win-
less Estacada in a non-
league girls basketball
game Jan. 10.
The visiting Gulls went
on a 15-1 run midway
through the second half on
their way to an easy 56-33
victory over the Rangers.
Seaside improved to
6-6, while Estacada —
ranked 34th out of 34
teams — dropped to 0-11.
The Rangers had their
moments, rallying from an
early 10-1 deficit and pull-
ing to within 17-15 with
4:40 left in the first half.
But sparked by consec-
utive scores from Taylor,
Seaside finished the first
half on an 8-0 run for a
25-15 lead at the break.
The teams traded hoops
for the first half of the third
quarter, before the Gulls
started scoring off steals
and turnovers to build an
insurmountable lead.
Taylor and Jadah Doney
both had baskets off steals,
and Seaside built an even-
tual 25-point lead.
Taylor scored nine of
her 26 in the final period.
Ruby Douglas was Sea-
side’s only other player
in double figures, with
10 points, while Tristyn
McFadden added seven.
“All wins are good
wins, someone said, and
can’t say I’d argue with
that,” said Seaside coach
Mike Hawes. “Lilli and
Ruby kind of saved the
day for us, and Tristyn
has played some nice floor
games recently.”
Douglas had four assists
and 12 of Seaside’s 30
rebounds, while the Gulls
hauled in 12 offensive
boards and finished with
13 steals. Seaside was
0-for-7 from the 3-point
line and 8-for-20 on free
throws, but shot 46 percent
from the field (24-of-52).
Seaside Wrestling
Seaside’s Luke Nelson receives his award for winning the 220-pound weight class in the 2020 Pac Rim tournament.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
Girls Basketball — North Marion at Sea-
side, 6 p.m.
Boys Basketball — North Marion at Sea-
side, 7:45 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Seaside 56, Estacada 33
SEA (56): Lilli Taylor 26, Douglas 10, McFad-
den 7, Peterson 5, Doney 3, LaPlante 2,
Owsley 2, Blodgett 1.
EST (33): Rylie Gipple 8, Liber 5, Konde 5,
Canifax 5, Youngberg 4, Lake 4, Mireles 2.
Seaside 12 13 12 19—56
Estacada 6 9 10 8—33
Seaside 37, Warrenton 32
SEA (37): Lilli Taylor 18, Douglas 10,
McFadden 5, Blodgett 3, Peterson 1,
LaPlante, Doney, Owsley.
WAR (32): Kenzie Ramsey 17, Heyen
5, Miethe 3, Fritz 3, Kelly 2, Kapua 2,
Dunaway.
Seaside 14 2 6 15—37
Warrenton 7 7 11 7—32
BOYS BASKETBALL
Seaside 82, Estacada 51
SEA (82): Ryan Hague 21, Br.Johnson 19,
Be.Johnson 14, Snyder 11, Langmo 4,
Corder 4, Rich 2, Bennett 2, Kawasoe 2.
EST (51): Dominic Nacoste 15, Haefs 12,
Hagel 9, Schaffer 5, Crombie 5, Snyder 4,
Tellis 3.
Seaside 12 23 24 23—82
Estacada 15 16 9 11—51
Dayton 53, Seaside 47
SEA (47): Ryan Hague 21, Brayden John-
son 8, Langmo 6, Stephen Snyder 4,
Sibony 3, Beau Johnson 3, Bennett 2.
DAY (53): Tyler Spink 22, Ashley 11, Ju.Mo-
rales 8, Garrison 7, Fuller 4, Ja.Morales 1.
Seaside 17 6 15 9—47
Dayton 8 13 12 20—53
Class 4A Boys
Coaches Poll
(1st place votes in parentheses)
1. Cascade (11) 130
2. Marist Catholic (2) 122
3. Seaside 99
4. Banks 93
5. North Marion (1) 90
6. Philomath 81
7. Henley 43
8. Sweet Home 30
9. Gladstone 29
10. Woodburn 28
Others receiving votes: Stayton 19.
WRESTLING
Pacific Rim Armed Forces Tournament
(at Seaside HS)
Team Scores: Tillamook 272, Scappoose
203.5, Estacada 163, St. Helens 150.5,
Yamhill-Carlton 141, Ilwaco 120, Tigard
112, Stayton 94, Vernonia 84.5, Warrenton
83.5, Columbia (White Salmon) 77, Clats-
kanie 76, Seaside 71, Nestucca 57, Neah-
Kah-Nie 55.5, Knappa 34, Astoria 27.5,
Corbett 27.
Pac Rim team champions
(Since 1990)
Team, points
1990: Molalla, 187.5
1991: Silverton, 194.5
1992: Tillamook, 164
1993: Tillamook, 182
1994: Tillamook, 163.5
1995: Molalla, 160
1996: Willamina, 186.5
1997: Tillamook, 169
1998: Cascade, 225
1999: Cascade, 174.5
2000: Sherwood, 177.5
2001: Estacada, 180
2002: Estacada, 207
2003: Estacada, 200
2004: Estacada, 229.5
2005: Estacada, 263.5
2006: Estacada, 269
2007: Cascade, 213
2008: Estacada, 211
2009: Estacada, 241
2010: North Marion, 198.5
2011: Estacada, 182.5
2012: Scappoose, 202.5
2013: Scappoose, 253.5
2014: Scappoose, 209.5
2015: Churchill, 215
2016: Scappoose, 229.5
2017: Tigard, 213.5
2018: Scappoose, 225.5
2019: Tigard, 216.5
2020: Tillamook, 272
Kayla Bucher
Seaside’s sixth-grade girls basketball team, following their
state-qualifying win.
Seaside youth team off to state
Seaside Signal
The Seaside girls sixth
grade basketball team is
off to the state tournament.
Seaside split a pair of
games with Knappa the
weekend of Jan. 11-12, and
took second place at a tour-
nament in Clatskanie.
Knappa defeated Sea-
side 24-14 Saturday, but the
Riptide of Seaside bounced
back with a 38-13 win over
Knappa on Sunday.
White River knocked
off Seaside 35-21 in the
championship game in the
Clatskanie tournament.