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FRIDAY
April 8, 2022
Spring Sports
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SOFTBALL
Late run leads Warriors past Seaside, 5-4
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Senior Hailey Hughes, the Gulls’ left fielder, at
the plate versus Warrenton.
In a Clatsop Clash softball thriller at War-
renton, the Seaside Gulls rallied from a 4-0
deficit to tie the game in the top of the sev-
enth inning, only to see the Lady Warriors
score a run in the bottom of the seventh for a
5-4 nonleague win last week.
With runners at second and third and two
outs, an infield grounder by Warrenton’s
Jamie Annat scored pinch runner Sara Cord-
ner from third with the winning run.
Warrenton’s Avyree Miethe, Jazmin Hor-
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Warrenton squeaked by Seaside 5-4 on March
29. Amy Lair, a senior, at the plate.
ton and Emma Smith all had two hits apiece
as part of a 10-hit attack, with a double and
two runs scored by Miethe. Annat added a
triple.
Seaside left eight runners on base, and
also had another three runners thrown out
at home plate. Ila Bowles had three of Sea-
side’s eight hits, including two doubles,
while freshman Lydia Klumper went the dis-
tance in the circle, striking out five with four
walks. Tara Lair had two hits and a double
for Seaside.
Miethe and starter London O’Brien com-
bined for six strikeouts and four walks.
GOLF
BASEBALL ROUNDUP
Seaside tops Astoria in clash on the course
Gulls defeat
Warrenton, lose
to La Grande
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After a rough outing at The Dalles
to start the season, the Seaside boys
golf team was back to a more normal
effort last Tuesday, in a Clatsop Clash
match at the Astoria Golf & Country
Club.
The Gulls carded a 382 team score,
shooting past Astoria (459) for the win.
“This was a big step in the right
direction for us,” said Seaside coach
Jim Poetsch. “We shaved nearly a
hundred strokes from our first tourna-
ment. Having Carson (Kawasoe), even
though he did not play to the level he
is capable of, helped a lot. But even
without him, every player that played
at The Dalles shot better today.”
Kawasoe was medalist with an 81 in
his first action of the season, followed
by senior teammate Ever Sibony with
a 92.
“We played our more seasoned
golfers today, but we had a few young
guns (including Caleb Langmo with a
95 and Madden Wunderlich at 96) on
JV that outplayed most of our varsity,”
Poetsch said. “Hopefully that sets the
tone, that if you want to play varsity
for this team you better be working on
your game or someone else is will take
your spot.”
He added, “if we get seven or eight
guys willing to put in the time trying to
earn those spots, we could be a decent
team by the season’s end.”
Freshman Ian McHone led Astoria
with a 90, while the Gulls rounded out
their scoring with sophomores Carson
Bates (103) and Carter Perrigo (106),
and senior Riley Wunderlich (107).
After McHone, Astoria had Judd
Field (106), Dietrich Allen (124),
Drake Marabell (140) and Tadydan
Cole (146).
“Our team this year is very young
and enthusiastic,” said Astoria coach
Peter Roscoe. “Even though they
didn’t exactly light it up, for most of
them it was the first time they ever
competed in a golf match, so there are
no regrets, no where to go but up. It
won’t be easy, but they seem to have
the fire of commitment in their eyes, so
I am excited for their future.”
In the junior varsity match, Seaside
finished with a 432, to Astoria’s 511.
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After defeating Seaside 12-1 a day ear-
lier, the La Grande baseball team con-
cluded its weekend on the North Coast
with a 17-0 victory over Astoria, Saturday
afternoon at Tapiola Park.
The fourth-ranked Tigers had three
doubles and a home run Friday against the
Gulls at Broadway Field, then out-hit the
Fishermen 14 to two in Saturday’s game.
La Grande held a slim 3-0 lead through
two innings, before erupting for eight runs
in the third and five in the fourth.
Tiger pitchers Nick Bornstedt and
Logan Williams tossed a two-hit shutout,
with nine strikeouts and no walks.
Gulls over Warrenton
In a game that featured two coaches
with over a combined 1,050 career wins,
Brett Wolfe’s Seaside Gulls topped Len-
nie Wolfe’s Warrenton Warriors, 5-4, in
a nonleague baseball game at Broadway
Field.
Warrenton out-hit the Gulls, five to
three, but four errors were costly for the
Warriors, who gave up three unearned
runs to help Seaside snap a two-game los-
ing skid.
Lawson Talamantez had two of Sea-
side’s three hits, including a triple, while
two of Warrenton’s four errors led to the
eventual winning run for the Gulls in the
bottom of the sixth.
Tanner Kraushaar pitched six innings
for Seaside, allowing three hits with four
strikeouts and seven walks.
Dawson Little took the loss for the
Warriors despite striking out six with
three walks.
Seaside 13, Baker 2
Jim Poetsch
Seaside’s Carson Kawasoe tees off in last week’s Clatsop Clash.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Gulls, Fishermen earn all-league honors
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The talent ran deep in Cowapa League boys
basketball in 2021-22, as three teams had five or
more players named to the Cowapa’s all-league
team, announced earlier this month.
In their last season before dropping to Class
3A next school year, the Banks Braves led the
way with six all-league selections, four seniors
and two juniors. Banks senior Cooper Gobel
earned league Player of the Year honors.
Co-league champion Seaside had five all-
league players, four on the first team. Senior Ever
Sibony was named Defensive Player of the Year.
Coaches of the Year were Pat Marlia of Banks
and Bill Westerholm of Seaside, who finished his
24th season with 330 career wins.
Astoria also had all five starters earn all-
league honors, including three seniors on the first
team.
With Banks and Valley Catholic both drop-
ping to the 3A level, the only team in the Cow-
apa League with returning all-league players
next season will be Astoria (current juniors Niko
Boudreau and Judd Field).
COWAPA ALL-LEAGUE
BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM
League champions: Banks, Seaside
Player of the Year: Cooper Gobel, Banks
Coaches of the Year: Pat Marlia, Banks; Bill Westerholm, Seaside
Defensive Player of the Year: Ever Sibony, Seaside
First Team
Cooper Gobel, Sr., Banks
Marshall Allen, Sr., Tillamook
Ben Cheung, Sr., Valley Catholic
Cash Corder, Sr., Seaside
Thomas Faulkner, Sr., Astoria
Connor Langmo, Sr., Seaside
Ben Mayo, Jr., Banks
Colton McMaster, Sr., Astoria
Wyatt Selleck, Jr., Banks
Ever Sibony, Sr., Seaside
Charlie White, Sr., Banks
Jared White, Sr., Seaside
Owen Williams, Sr., Astoria
Honorable Mention
Niko Boudreau, Jr., Astoria
Judd Field, Jr., Astoria
Nick Gitchell, Sr., Tillamook
Billy Harris, Sr., Banks
Grant Heyworth, So., Valley Catholic
Noah Holub, So., Valley Catholic
Aiden Johnson, Sr., Tillamook
Carson Kawasoe, Sr., Seaside
Michael Vereen, Sr., Banks
Lawson Talamantez had two of Sea-
side’s six hits, in a 13-2 win over Baker at
Broadway Field.
Seaside pitchers Cameron Schulte and
Talamantez scattered seven hits with four
strikeouts, while the Gulls opened up a
close game with three runs in the fifth and
six in the sixth.
The Bulldogs had seven hits, but com-
mitted six errors in the field, while two
Baker pitchers walked seven and hit three
batters.