THE CHRONICLE
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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VOLLEYBALL
Scappoose forces tie for 2nd Scappoose’s three-set victory over the Astoria Fishermen (13-6, 6-4) in the final match of the regular season created a three-way tie for second place in the Cowapa League between the Indians (12-8, 6-4), Fishermen and Tillamook Cheesemakers (14-6, 6-4). Scappoose beat Astoria, 2725, 25-12, 25-18 on Oct. 22. “We played an incredible
match tonight. Our defense was incredible and our passing was nearly perfect,” said SHS coach Mark Sprenger. “I am so proud of this group of girls.” Because of the three-way tie, the three teams had a league playoff at a neutral site on Oct. 23. Scappoose won a coin toss, giving them a bye. Astoria played Tillamook at Banks
Members of the Scappoose High School volleyball team celebrate a point against Yamhill-Carlton on Oct. 18. KYLE BOGGS The Chronicle
BOYS SOCCER
CROSS COUNTRY
SHS: is challenged Indians beat Tigers by improved ’Gulls
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Seniors Anna Hernandez, left, and Sarah Carrier ran next to each other the whole race on Oct. 17, finishing fourth and fifth.
Tribe girls take top 5 spots in 6-team meet ST. HELENS — The Scappoose High School girls cross country team looked like one on a mission on Oct. 17. The Indians swept the top five places and their seven varsity runners all finished in the top eight of a six-team meet at McCormick Park. Senior Tia Carnahan finished first, followed by junior Charlie Davidson, freshman Lucy Davidson, senior Sarah Carrier and senior Anna Hernandez. Only St. Helens High School freshman Emily Hepworth’s sixth-place finish broke up Scappoose’s seven varsity runners. That gave the Indians a perfect score of 15 points. The Lions finished second with 52, well ahead of the third-place Clatskanie Tigers. In the second race of the day, the Scappoose boys also won comfortably. They weren’t as dominant as the girls, but still held off the second-place team by a large margin. Scappoose won with 29, led by the 2-3 finish of junior Hunter Hoyt and sophomore Dan Carrier. Seaside was second with 55 points, one point ahead of St. Helens. “The teams obviously ran well and I really liked how they were aggressive from the start and took control of the race at the outset,” said Scappoose coach David Harley. “They have consistently gotten better each race, not necessarily in terms of time, but even more importantly mentally and in-race focus and adjusting. These are great signs that a coach loves to see heading into the final two weeks of the season and they appear ready to go this week at district.” St. Helens coach Gerry Tinkle said the plan for his team at McCormick Park was to start slow and speed up gradually with each mile in preparation of the Northwest Oregon Conference championship meet. “I like how we are running right now. It will be a close meet for our boys next week. We will have to fight it out with Sherwood and Sandy for second place [behind Wilsonville],” Tinkle said. “The girls are hoping to finish at least fourth, which would be a big improvement for any finish for our girls team since 1999. 2003 was a really good team, but we were competing in the Three Rivers League.” The NWOC meet begins at 3 p.m. on Oct. 24 at Blue Lake Park in Gresham. On paper the Cowapa League girls meet does not appear to be a close one. Entering the meet, Scappoose has five of the seven best times in the conference, with Carnahan and the Davidsons owning the top three spots. The boys competition should be much closer. Astoria, Tillamook and Scappoose all appear to be relatively close to one another.
with Scappoose playing the winner immediately afterward. If Scappoose won, the Indians earn the No. 2 seed. If the Indians lost, they play on Oct. 24 against the loser of the first match for the No. 3 seed. To read about Scappoose’s wins against Seaside (4-16, 19) and Y-C (4-13, 1-9), visit thechronicleonline.com. – Kyle Boggs
The Cowapa League meet starts at 2 p.m. on Oct. 25 at Camp Rilea in Warrenton. – Kyle Boggs
The Scappoose Indians (29-1, 2-5-1) took a 4-3 road win over the Yamhill-Carlton Tigers (0-12, 0-8) on Oct. 22. On Oct. 17, the Indians came up short in a 2-1 match against the Seaside Seagulls (7-4-1, 7-0-1). Sophomore Devin Timmons had the lone first-half goal against Y-C, scoring off a throw-in from freshman David Bradley. Junior Jesus Martinez made it a 2-0 lead 13 minutes into the second half. Y-C then rattled off three straight goals to take the lead at 3-2. Scappoose, however, made sure that lead was shortlived. Timmons was fouled inside the penalty box with 12 minutes left in the game. Sophomore Asa Flanagan netted the PK to tie the score. Flanagan then scored again with four minutes left in the match for the game-winner. Martinez scored the Tribe’s goal against the Seagulls off an assist from Timmons on a free kick.
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Freshman David Bradley has played every minute of every game this season.
Scappoose plays at Astoria (7-3-2, 7-0-1) on Oct. 24 and then closes the regular season at home against Tillamook (48, 3-5) at 4:15 p.m. on Oct. 30. For more details on the last two matches, visit thechronicleonline.com. – Kyle Boggs
pump fake to junior receiver Justice Oman. Needing to score late in a game against the Seagulls was a new sensation for the Indians. Seaside had struggled in recent years but the program appears to be on the upswing. The Seagulls scored first in the game, then made it a 14-13 game midway through the third quarter. “They’re not the same team they’ve been in the past. They’re well coached. They run the wing T, which can give you some trouble. They have some athletes,” McNabb said. The Seagull coaches added a touch of unpredictability, running several plays the Indians hadn’t seen on film. Even with the surprises, the Tribe was able to combat the Seagull attack. “Our kids battled all night. We played well in the second half, we were the aggressor,” McNabb said. The good news for Seaside is most of those athletes will
be back next season. The Seagulls have just seven seniors on their roster. “They’re a good team and I look for them to be good next year,” McNabb said. The Indians host the Fishermen in the regular season finale at 7 p.m. on Oct. 26. For a full preview of the game, visit thechronicleonline.com. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F Scap. 14 0 0 14 28 Sea. 7 0 6 0 13 SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter: Sea – Lucas Clark 16 pass from Kevin LaCoste (Vicente Arcadio kick), 6:32 Scap – Paul Revis 37 pass from Taylor Loss (kick failed), 5:44 Scap – Revis 15 pass from Loss (Revis run), 1:18 Third Quarter: Sea – Jonathan Owen 16 pass from LaCoste (kick failed), 4:53 Fourth Quarter: Scap – Carson Davison 3 run (Logan Stanton kick), 7:19 Scap – Kyle Kramer 54 pass from Loss (Stanton kick), 2:37
SCAPPOOSE INDIVIDUAL STATS Rushing: Davison 24-146, Loss 7-13, Duran 4-14, Revis 4-12, Fry 2-13 Receiving: Revis 8-101, Kramer 3-72, Oman 3-39, Davison 1-(-1) Passing: Loss 15-23-2-211