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April 9, 2021
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By GARY HENLEY
Seaside Signal
ven with the lack of
off ense and points, the
Astoria and Seaside foot-
ball teams managed to put on
a thriller to close out the foot-
ball season, with the Fish-
ermen winning 8-0 over the
Gulls.
Along the way, the Fisher-
men and Gulls scored a few
fi rsts, in their fi rst Clatsop
Clash meeting since 2019.
First off , it was probably
the only Clatsop Clash foot-
ball game played on April 2.
It’s also likely the fi rst time
in the series’ history that back-
to-back meetings ended with
8-0 scores.
The Gulls won 8-0 in 2019
(by way of a safety and a
touchdown), and the Fisher-
men returned the favor last Fri-
day night at Broadway Field.
The Fishermen won the
game with a safety in the fi rst
quarter and a long touchdown
run in the third.
It was the third Clatsop
Clash shutout in the last four
meetings, as the Fishermen
and Gulls battled through a
game that included 11 punts
and fi ve turnovers.
Off ensively,
Astoria’s
Michael Moore had the most
touches (25 carries, 141 yards
rushing). But his biggest play
came on defense.
With the Gulls at the Asto-
ria 12-yard line and 33 sec-
onds remaining, Moore inter-
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Seaside’s Jeremiah Stanley takes down Astoria’s Michael Moore.
cepted Seaside’s last pass
attempt of the night, and
closed out his high school
football career and Astoria’s
season with a victory.
Meanwhile, Moore’s back-
fi eld teammate Luke Cum-
mings had just seven car-
ries but made the most of his
chances.
On Astoria’s second pos-
session of the third quarter,
Cummings ran left, turned it
up the sideline and sprinted 75
yards for a touchdown.
From there, the Fisher-
men handed the game to their
defense, which held the Gulls
to just 75 yards rushing and 76
passing.
“I thought there would be
a little more scoring, for both
teams,” said Astoria coach
Howard Rub. “Estacada
kept us out of the end zone
the week before, and to Sea-
side’s credit, they tightened
up whenever we got in the red
zone.”
The fi rst points of the game
came via a safety, when Asto-
ria’s Dylan Junes blocked a
Seaside punt out the back of
the end zone.
Meanwhile, a recovered
fumble gave Seaside is fi rst
possession in Astoria territory
midway through the second
quarter.
But the Gulls gave it right
back on the next play, as
Rocky Rub picked off a Car-
son Kawasoe pass.
Seaside’s Kaleb Bar-
tel later intercepted an Asto-
ria pass, but the Gulls were
plagued by dropped passes
and negative yardage plays on
off ense.
“I was happy for our guys
to turn things around (from
an 0-8 season in 2019), and
to have a successful league
season,” coach Rub said.
“But mostly for just getting a
chance to play. It was a great
way for our seniors to go out
as winners, and help us get
back to where we want the
program to be.”
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Astoria girls top Seaside in the Clash
The Astorian
Clatsop Clash week
opened last Wednesday night
at Broadway Field, where
the Astoria girls soccer team
posted a 4-1 win over Sea-
side in the fi nal regular season
game of the shortened season
for both teams.
Astoria fi nishes 7-2, while
the Gulls (3-5-1) honored
three players (Dawnielle Fen-
ton, Yaritza Martinez and
Emily Philbrook) on Senior
Night.
As for the game, the Lady
Fishermen had all they would
need just one minute, 19 sec-
onds in.
Astoria junior Maddie Sis-
ley gained control of a ball
in the penalty area, carried it
left towards the end line, and
placed a shot to the far post for
the game’s fi rst score.
Ten minutes later, another
shot on goal by Sisley
defl ected off the cross bar, and
Jeff Ter Har
Astoria’s Avery Biederman, left, battles for a ball with Seaside’s
Dawnielle Fenton.
a free kick attempt was wide
right.
A physical fi rst half saw
several players leave the fi eld
with injuries, while Sisley was
knocked down twice, drawing
a yellow card and a red card
on the Gulls.
“The kids tend to get a little
more physical and put more
into it when it’s Seaside,” said
Astoria coach Tim Fastabend.
The second foul came in
the penalty box, and resulted
in a penalty kick for teammate
Karen Jimenez, whose goal
gave Astoria a two-nil lead
with 1:57 left in the fi rst half.
Sisley added two more
goals in the second half (one
assisted by Darby McCleary)
for her second straight hat
trick, and the Gulls added a
late goal to avoid the shutout.
Sisley may take on an even
bigger scoring role next fall.
“I don’t know whether to
bring her up or leave her in the
back,” Fastabend said. “We
have a strong group of fresh-
men coming in, and Maddie is
doing really well.”
The Lady Fishermen lose
six seniors, including Espe-
lien, Emma Biederman, Haley
Kelley, Erin Mullins, Lilly
Randall and keeper Shelby
Rasmussen, who recorded
fi ve shutouts in goal in the last
seven games.
High school spring sports on tap
By GARY HENLEY
Seaside Signal
The games are on for both
players and fans.
The Oregon School Activ-
ities Association is moving
into its “Season 3” phase of
the school year, featuring
spring sports.
Baseball games, softball
games, golf meets and track
meets begin on Monday, with
action running into mid-May
for all sports.
Local baseball teams for
Astoria, Seaside, Warrenton
and Knappa have scheduled
opening days on Tuesday,
weather permitting.
The fi rst pitch for the
Astoria and Seaside base-
ball teams will come Tues-
day, when the Fishermen and
Gulls open the season with a
R.J. Marx
The view of the new sports fi eld in Seaside.
Clatsop Clash at Broadway
Field.
The two teams will then
play a mostly Cowapa
League schedule that lasts
through May 13.
Warrenton opens a three-
game series with Willamina
Tuesday at Willamina, fol-
lowed by a home double-
header with the Bulldogs
April 16. Knappa has a sin-
gle game Tuesday at Gaston,
followed by a twin bill three
days later at Gaston.
To keep in-person atten-
dance numbers down, high
school track teams and golf
teams have scheduled a series
of dual meets.
Local teams to wat-
chAstoria and Knappa base-
ball, as well as the Warrenton
Warriors, whose last offi cial
game was the 2019 class 3A
state championship game in
Keizer.
Astoria and Knappa soft-
ball will be league favorites
on the diamond. On the links,
Seaside boys golf will chal-
lenge for the 4A state title,
should there be a state cham-
pionship event.
In track, look for Astoria’s
Colton McMaster and Tris-
ton Scott of Warrenton to set
school records in the throw-
ing events for their respective
teams.
Across the river in Wash-
ington state, Naselle baseball
is always a state contender.
Ilwaco softball should be a
new state power, led by eighth
grader Maddie Wilkin in her
fi rst year as a starting pitcher
for the Lady Fishermen.
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