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A8 FRIDAY March 13, 2020 Spring Sports SeasideSignal.com Klootchy Creek trails reach to Twin Peaks BOYS BASKETBALL By R.J. MARX Seaside Signal Jeff Ter Har With a large contingent from Seaside watching, the Gulls’ Stephen Snyder goes up for a shot in the loss at Gladstone. Seaside dynasty derailed by Gladstone Seaside Signal G ladstone took down a dynasty the night of March 7. Or the closest thing to a dynasty in 4A boys basketball. The Gladiators built a big second half lead over Seaside, lost it, then got it back at the end to score a 71-67 win over the Gulls in a fi rst round state playoff game at Gladstone. It will be the fi rst time in fi ve years that the state championship game will not include Seaside, while Gladstone advances to the state tour- nament in Forest Grove, where the Gladiators will play a quarterfi nal game against No. 1-ranked Marist Catholic. And with fi rst round losses to both Banks and Seaside, it will be the fi rst time since 2014 that the state cham- pionship game will be without a team from the Cowapa League. The Seaside-Gladstone matchup was a 3-point shooting contest that turned into a survival of the fi ttest contest, with key players fouling out for both teams down the stretch of the high-scoring affair. With a combined six 3-pointers from Seaside’s Brayden Johnson, Ledger Pugh and Everest Sibony in the fi rst half, the Gulls held an early 15-7 lead. But the Gladiators showed that they also have some fi repower, with fi ve treys in the fi rst half for an even- tual 31-29 lead, the sixth lead change of the fi rst half, and the last one until the fi nal two minutes of the game. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Bran- don Wanlass and Ethan Bulisco had the Gladiators in front 47-36 early in the third quarter. Seaside answered with back-to- back treys from Beau Johnson, while two long range bombs by Sibony and a jumper from Ryan Hague gave the Gulls a 64-63 lead with just under two minutes left. Baskets from Jeremy De Voe and Sabastian Peiffer put Gladstone in front, 67-64, before Hague drilled a clutch 3-pointer to tie the game with just under a minute remaining. A Seaside turnover forced the Gulls to foul, and the Gladiators showed their composure at the free throw line, as De Voe and Wanlass made four straight in the fi nal 22 sec- onds to clinch the win and a trip to the state tournament. Hague led the Gulls with 17 points, followed by Brayden John- son with 14. De Voe had 21 points, Wanlass added 18 and Peiffer scored 14 for the Gladiators. With the win, Gladstone snapped a six-game losing streak to the Gulls going back to 2014-15. Seaside’s six straight victories included play- off wins over Gladstone in 2017 and 2018. Successful weekend for the Seaside Riptides Seaside Signal More success for the Seaside Riptide sixth and seventh grade girls basketball teams in local tournaments, the weekend of Feb. 29-March 1. The seventh-graders went 4-0 over two days to win their tournament, while the sixth-grade team was 3-1 to fi nish second. For the seventh graders, the Riptides opened with a decisive 51-13 win over Cas- tle Rock Saturday at Clatsop Community College. Seaside followed with a 36-25 win over the Oregon Basketball Club. The tournament moved to Broadway Middle School for Sunday’s games, and the Riptide scored two more wins on their home court, 23-15 over Forest Grove and a 22-19 win against the Oregon Basketball Club. Seaside’s seventh grade team is coached by Ashley Flukinger, and includes team members Malory Dundas, Jaya Homan, Lydia Klumper, Madi Olson, Andrea Ortega, Izzy Schmidt, Cheyenne Stock, Katie Jo Strimple-Fields and Madison Wredge. The sixth grade Riptides split a pair of games Saturday, beating Forest Grove 31-25, followed by a 29-16 loss to the Ore- gon Basketball Club. Seaside Youth Basketball The Seaside Riptide seventh grade team. Front row, left to right: Malory Dundas, Jaya Homan, Izzy Schmidt, Katie Jo Strimple-Fields, Lydia Klumper, Madi Olson, Madison Wredge. Top row: Cheyenne Stock, coach Ashley Flukinger, Andrea Ortega. Seaside bounced back with two wins Sunday at Broadway Middle School over Castle Rock (34-14) and the Oregon Bas- ketball Club (26-17). Cleats donated for local youth Seaside Signal The Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District recently received a donation of new athletic footwear to be made available to local youth who participate in after-school sports. The shoes are adult sizes and range from 2½ to a few 13½ in both men’s and wom- en’s styles. Each youth will receive one pair per youth on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis on Saturday, March 14, at the Bob Chisholm Community Center in Seaside from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The community center is located at 1225 Avenue A. Youth are limited to one pair of shoes. The sixth graders advanced to the state tournament the following weekend in Red- mond, where the Riptides went 2-2. The two losses came by a combined six points. Mountain cyclists and volunteers are making quick work building trails at Klootchy Creek, North Coast Trail Alli- ance President Steven Blakesley told members of the Seaside Downtown Development Association Thursday, Feb. 27. “We have fi ve trails fi nished and three or four more ready by summer,” he said. “We’re doubling our mileage very fast.” In late September, the North Coast Trail Alliance began clearing out future riding areas on Lewis and Clark Timber- lands north of Klootchy Creek County Park, six miles of downhill, single-track trail to start, with a goal of expanding to 40 connected miles over the next few years. Trails are one-way up — designed to reach the top of Twin Peaks at an ele- vation of between 1,500 and 1,600 feet — and one-way down. Eventually trails could connect directly to the city. “This is a destination mountain bike area,” he said. “Visitors say, ‘Do you have any idea of what you’re sitting on up here?’ The views, the topography are just perfect.” Started in 2015, the North Coast Trail Alliance is a subchapter of the Port- land-based, 1,200-member Northwest Trail Alliance, which provides insurance and acts as a fi scal agent.An expanded parking lot, a new information kiosk and trails leading to forestry land have also been added, along with picnic tables installed with the help of Boy Scout Troop 642. The county plans to add vaulted toilets similar to others seen in state parks. “The whole park has been repurposed and cleaned up,” he said. Two big bike companies are helping the trail alliance raise money, he added. “They want their name on our trails. They want to help us promote. And that’s not an easy feat, to get these folks looking at what we’re doing.” SCOREBOARD BOYS BASKETBALL Gladstone 71, Seaside 67 SEASIDE (67): Ryan Hague 17, Brayden Johnson 14, Beau Johnson 9, Everest Sibony 8, Stephen Snyder 7, Gavin Rich 5, Ledger Pugh 3. GLADSTONE (71): Jeremy De Voe 21, Brandon Wanlass 18, Sabastian Peiff er 14, Jude Ashpole 8, Ethan Bulisco 8, Thomas Tacha 2. Seaside 24 12 9 22—67 Gladstone 21 20 12 18—71 2019-20 Winter Results SEASIDE GIRLS BASKETBALL (10-13, 4-4) Dec. 4 at Cascade L, 33-45 Dec. 6 Stayton L, 33-34 Dec. 10 Scappoose W, 45-31 Dec. 12 at Corbett W, 38-31 Dec. 19 Rochester L, 25-45 $ Dec. 20 Madras L, 31-41 $ Dec. 21 Newport W, 68-41 $ Jan. 2 Cottage Grove L, 26-33 St Jan. 3 Woodburn W, 40-38 St Jan. 4 Mannahouse Chr. L, 29-37 St Jan. 8 at Warrenton W, 37-32 Jan. 10 at Estacada W, 56-33 Jan. 17 North Marion L, 29-41 Jan. 21 at Astoria L, 26-58 Jan. 24 Valley Catholic L, 37-51 Jan. 31 Tillamook W, 48-23 Feb. 4 at Banks W, 37-30 Feb. 7 Astoria L, 38-49 Feb. 11 at Valley Catholic L, 43-48 Feb. 18 at Tillamook W, 44-24 Feb. 20 Banks W, 47-22 $ Seaside Holiday Classic St Stayton Holiday Classic League Playoff Feb. 22 Banks L, 37-49 Play-in Feb. 28 at Stayton L, 28-36 SEASIDE BOYS BASKETBALL (17-6, 7-1) Dec. 4 at Cascade L, 53-56 Dec. 6 Stayton W, 57-53 Dec. 10 Scappoose W, 68-54 Dec. 13 Marshfi eld W, 58-38 Dec. 19 Newport W, 61-48 $ Dec. 20 Centralia W, 73-42 $ Dec. 21 Montesano W, 77-52 $ Dec. 27 at La Grande W, 60-48 Dec. 28 at La Grande W, 62-56 Jan. 3 Marist Catholic L, 54-63 Jan. 7 at Dayton L, 47-53 Jan. 10 at Estacada W, 82-51 Jan. 17 North Marion W, 80-50 Jan. 21 at Astoria W, 61-53 Jan. 24 Valley Catholic W, 77-25 Jan. 31 Tillamook W, 65-47 Feb. 4 at Banks L, 60-73 Feb. 7 Astoria W, 65-37 Feb. 11 at Valley Catholic W, 60-39 Feb. 18 at Tillamook W, 64-40 Feb. 20 Banks W, 58-51 $ Seaside Holiday Classic League Playoff (at Tillamook) Feb. 25 vs. Banks L, 42-44 State Playoff March 7 at Gladstone L, 67-71
