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FRIDAY
September 24, 2021
Fall Sports
SeasideSignal.com
Gulls ready to bounce back after fi rst loss
Seaside Signal
Two teams that met in a pre-season
jamboree met again last Friday, this
time with a little more on the line.
The next meeting could be even
bigger. In a possible state playoff pre-
view, undefeated top 10 powers Sea-
side and Estacada faced off in the 4A
Game of the Night.
Playing away from home for
the fi rst time this season, the sev-
enth-ranked Gulls met their match,
as the No. 3-ranked Rangers led 30-0
after three quarters, on their way to a
30-14 victory.
After moving the ball at will
and outscoring their fi rst two oppo-
nents 103-0, the Gulls faced a power-
ful Estacada team, which moved the
ball eff ectively and scored on several
time-consuming drives.
Estacada’s biggest play of the night
came late in the fi rst half, when quar-
terback Cory James scrambled and
found Caleb McDonald in the end zone
with nine seconds left.
Still, the Rangers were their own
worst enemy, with two scores wiped
out by penalties. Estacada was penal-
ized nine times for 95 yards, including
a pair of fourth quarter unsportsman-
like conduct penalties.
Meanwhile, the Gulls lost the ball
fi ve times (three interceptions, two
fumbles).
Seaside scored on two successive
drives in the fourth quarter, a run by
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Seaside coach Aaron Tanabe talks to his players during the pre-season jamboree.
Lawson Talamantez and a TD recep-
tion for Jarred White. The Gulls recov-
ered an onside kick with 1:07 remain-
ing, but the Rangers ended Seaside’s
comeback attempt with an interception
at the Estacada 5-yard line.
The Gulls will look to bounce back
this week against winless Molalla.
son Kawasoe was 7-for-7 for 98 yards.
Gulls 48, Newport 0
Seaside cruised to a mercy-rule win
Sept. 10, building a 41-0 fi rst half lead on
their way to an easy 48-0 win over Newport.
Newport had just 55 yards in total
off ense, to 347 for Seaside. The Gulls
had 249 yards on rushing on 22 attempts
(11.3 per carry), while quarterback Car-
Gulls 55, North Marion 0
In nonleague action Sept. 3, Sea-
side led 35-0 after one quarter, and the
Gulls fi nished the game with 427 yards
in total off ense, to just 11 yards for
North Marion in a 55-0 Seaside win.
Gulls fall short
in girls soccer
Seaside Signal
Coming in with just
one goal in their fi rst three
games, St. Helens erupted
for three goals in a 3-1 vic-
tory over Seaside in a non-
league girls soccer contest
Sept. 14 at St. Helens.
The Lions were com-
ing off a 2-0 loss to Astoria,
while the Gulls were fresh
off a 4-0 win against Junc-
tion City.
Seaside scored the fi rst
goal against the St. Helens,
in the 11th minute.
But St. Helens answered
in the 22nd minute, Rachel
Freitag scoring from close
range at the right post for
Jeff TerHar
Seaside volleyball versus Taft. The Gulls posted a four-set win.
Gulls volleyball defeat
Taft, lose at Clatskanie
Seaside Signal
Two nights against a pair of
teams from the 3A level resulted
in one victory and one loss for
the Seaside volleyball team ear-
lier this month.
The Gulls posted a four-set
win Sept. 8 over visiting Taft,
25-20, 25-12, 16-25, 25-14.
Seaside trailed 11-6 in the
GO
GULLS!
opening set, but tied the Tigers
at 17-17, then reeled off three
straight points highlighted by a
block from Aubrie Taylor, who
added a kill down the stretch for
the win.
The Gulls led the second set
20-7, and Taylor fi nished off the
Tigers with a stuff block at game
point.
After Taft won the fourth set,
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Seaside cancels
challenge meet
Seaside Signal
Host Seaside has decided
to cancel the 2021 3-Course
Challenge meet, which was
scheduled for Saturday at
Camp Rilea.
Last year’s event was
also canceled.
“We simply could not
staff our fi rst aid area,” said
Neil Branson, former Sea-
side coach who co-directs
the meet with Kerri Bou-
tin. “Health care providers
have been stretched to the
limit, and to press them into
further work would not be
right.”
He added, “the good peo-
ple at Camp Rilea had pro-
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Game 5 with six straight points.
Alyssa Chen had a service ace at
match point.
The Gulls traveled to Clats-
kanie Sept. 9, where the Tigers
remained undefeated with a
25-19, 25-22, 25-14 sweep.
Seaside followed with losses
to Stayton, Estacada and Yam-
hill-Carlton. The team opened
Cowapa League play Tuesday
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a 1-1 tie. The Lions tacked
on a goal just three minutes
later, as Jezarel Ortiz fi n-
ished off a corner kick.
Seaside
freshman
Kaylee Snyder had shots
on goal late in the fi rst half
and early in the second, but
the shots were defl ected or
saved.
St. Helens added a third
goal in the 66th minute,
as Hannah Hayduk scored
from close range off another
corner kick.
On Tuesday the Gulls
lost on the road against
Yamhill-Carlton, 2-0. They
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about the number of kids
running at one time and the
need to move teams on and
off the base in an expedient
manner.
“We were going to have a
very diff erent looking meet,
and dare I say very inter-
esting,” he said of the meet
that has drawn thousands
of runners and nearly 100
schools in the past. “We are
disappointed. Coaches from
schools that were going to
come are disappointed and
yet fully understand and sup-
port our decision to make the
health of kids and coaches
our number one priority …
2022 here we come.”