Local Athletes Compete at the College Level

8A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018

HOMETOWN REPORT Local athletes compete at the college level

By GARY HENLEY KNAPPA The Daily Astorian Devin Lewis-Allen, Jr., Eastern Oregon track trio of former Astoria base- ILWACO ball players recently wrapped Kenneth Sheldon, Jr., Willamette A up successful spring seasons, golf individually and at the team level. Athletes from regional schools: Two enjoyed action-filled fresh- Banks man years, while a third appeared in Kindel Bailey, Jr., Oregon State track Jade Cain, Fr., Pacific track 14 games for a Pac-12 team. Jackson Nick Lucas Hidalgo, So., Eastern Oregon track Jackson Arnsdorf was a part-time Arnsdorf Strange Amy Hilger, Sr., Oregon State track pitcher for Corban University in Casey McGough, Fr., Clackamas baseball Salem, and helped the Warriors to a A third Astoria graduate, in his MaKenna Partain, So., U. of Minnesota softball 28-26 record in 2018. third season of college baseball, Katie Ragsdale, Fr., Clackamas softball The 2017 Astoria graduate fin- appeared in 14 games for the Wash- Jakob Sandhagen, Jr., Eastern Oregon ished with a 2-2 record, and appeared ington State Cougars this spring. track in 12 of Corban’s 54 games. Nick Strange finished with one Mary Schorn, Fr., Clark softball In his one start, he pitched six save and a 1-0 record as a relief Eric Sommerfeld, So., Chemeketa baseball scoreless innings in a 13-1 win over pitcher. He struck out 12 batters with Madison Soper, So., Clackamas softball the University of British Columbia on six walks in 17.1 innings pitched. Clatskanie April 15, scattering seven hits with Strange is well-traveled at the col- Codi Blodgett, Jr., Western Oregon track four strikeouts and a walk. legiate level. Cole Warren, Fr., Chemeketa baseball Nestucca Arnsdorf finished with a 4.50 He pitched in seven games in 2015 George Fox University Tea Chatelain, Fr., NW Christian track earned run average, with 17 strikeouts with Northwest Nazarene in Nampa, Seaside’s Jackson Januik, competing now for George Fox University, Max Kirkendall, Jr., Pacific golf and 15 walks in 22.0 innings pitched. Idaho. As a redshirt sophomore at leads a group of runners in an 800-meter race this spring. Kycie Richwine, Jr., Linfield track A little farther south, Astoria’s Tacoma Community College in 2017, Rainier Fridtjof Fremstad was part of a 42-2 he made 15 appearances out of the Conor Harber, Carolina Mudcats Juneau Meyer, Fr., NW Christian Kami Gray, Fr., Lower Columbia softball Johnathan Guisinger, Fr., George Fox baseball team at Linn-Benton Com- bullpen. Halie Korff, So., Western Oregon track track munity College in Albany. Strange landed in Pullman, Wash- track Brad Rzewnicki, Fr., Gonzaga Sarah Probasco, So., Colorado Christian Fremstad — another 2017 gradu- ington last year, and was part of a Kelsey Wullger, So., Highline track softball ate — batted .301 (28-for-93) in his 16-33-1 season for the Cougars, who softball Cam Sorter, Jr., York (Nebraska) Haley Schimmel, Fr., Portland State softball first collegiate season for the- Road were 8-21-1 in Pac-12 play. SEASIDE College track Mason Schimmel, Fr., Clackamas baseball runners, who finished 42-4 overall, He pitched two innings and struck Sam Hinton, Jr., Willamette golf Sorter ran the 800 meters in a PR Scappoose 29-2 in the South region of the North- out two against No. 3-ranked Oregon Jackson Januik, Fr., George Fox time of 1:56.13 for fourth place in the Kendal Bailey, So., Chemeketa softball west Athletic Conference. State in a home game May 4. track Kansas Collegiate Athletic Confer- Dan Carrier, Jr., NW Christian track The ex-Fisherman had two dou- Other local athletes competing at After spending the winter play- ence championships, May 4 at Friends Olivia McDaniel, Jr., Linfield track Owen Parsons, So., Tacoma CC baseball bles, a home run and 16 RBIs. He the next level: ing basketball for the Bruins, Januik University in Wichita, Kansas. Tillamook played shortstop, appearing in 35 ASTORIA competed for the George Fox track Danielle (Willyard) Buhler, So., Colin Atchison, Sr., George Fox track games. Linn-Benton was 0-2 in the Lucas Caruana, Fr., Western Ore- team in the spring, and set his colle- NW Christian track Andrew Jenck, Fr., U. Portland track NWAC championship tournament, gon track giate personal best in the 800 meters WARRENTON Matt Strang, Sr., Linfield baseball Jennifer Tuatagaloa, Fr., Chemeketa soft- losing to Spokane (4-3) and Everett Natalie Cummings, Fr., Portland March 17, finishing 10th in 2:04.50 in Landree Miethe, Fr., Lower ball (2-1). State track the Rich Allen Classic. Columbia softball (injured) Knappa NBA DRAFT Yankees sweeps Phoenix takes Ayton; top M’s Neah- Young, Doncic swapped 4-3 for By BRIAN MAHONEY Kah-Nie Associated Press 3-game NEW YORK — The Phoenix The Daily Astorian Suns stayed close to home for their sweep first No. 1 pick. The Dallas- Maver ROCKAWAY BEACH — The icks looked all the way to Slovenia for Knappa summer baseball team the player they hope can be their next Associated Press scored a pair of road victories European superstar. Wednesday, in a Junior State dou- Shortly after the Suns took Dean- NEW YORK — Aaron Boone bleheader at Neah-Kah-Nie. dre Ayton to start the NBA draft bristles at the notion his New York The Loggers won the opener Thursday night, the Mavericks traded Yankees are all or nothing, built 10-1, in the league-counting game. up two spots for the rights to Luka entirely on home runs. Ryson Patterson pitched five Doncic. “I think it’s a silly argument,” innings and Logan Flues worked The Atlanta Hawks swapped the the manager said. “That does the sixth and seventh innings. rights to Doncic, the No. 3 pick who bother me, actually.” Devin Hoover earned the vic- has spent the last year winning cham- Maybe, but it’s sure a quick tory in Game 2, a 9-5 Knappa win. pionships all over Europe, to Atlanta way to light up the scoreboard. Hoover pitched the first three for Trae Young, the No. 5 selection Aaron Judge and Miguel Andu- innings, before giving way to Jax- from Oklahoma. jar hit two-run homers off James son Goodman, Mason Wester- The Mavericks also gave up a Paxton in the first inning that sent holm and Tyler Green. future first-round pick to draft- Don AP Photo/Kevin Hagen the Yankees over the Seattle Mar- Knappa’s scheduled double- cic, who only arrived in New York on Arizona’s Deandre Ayton, right, is congratulated by friends and family iners 4-3 on Thursday for a three- header Thursday at Tillamook was Wednesday after helping Spain’s Real after he was picked first overall by the Phoenix Suns during Thurs- game sweep. canceled. Madrid win its league championship day’s NBA draft in New York. Luis Severino and the Yan- after he won Euroleague MVP and kees boosted the best record in the Final Four MVP honors when they majors to 50-22. They’ve won four Mariners place won that title this year. Blazers take guard Simons with 24th pick in a row and 17 of 21. His lengthy European season kept “We’ve obviously played well, RHPs Nicasio and him from working out for teams but PORTLAND — The Portland Trail Blazers acquired two guards during racked up a lot of wins,” Boone he knew the Mavericks were inter- Thursday’s NBA draft, landing IMG Academy’s Anfernee Simons and said. “We’ve played well against Altavillla on DL ested in having him on their team for Duke’s Gary Trent Jr. some of the elite teams.” what’s expected to be Dirk Nowitzki’s Simons was the 24th pick of the draft. Portland got Trent after acquir- Seattle, which was 20 games Associated Press final NBA season. ing the rights to the 37th pick by trading two future second-round picks to over .500 coming into the Bronx “I’ve been talking to Dallas a lot. Sacramento. this week, has lost a season-high ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — They really wanted me, and they The 6-foot-4, 180-pound Simons didn’t play in college. He initially com- four straight. The Seattle Mariners have placed were very, very nice,” the 19-year- mitted to Louisville but after the school fired coach Rick Pitino in October, New York launched eight hom- right-handers Juan Nicasio and old said. “They were very nice to Simons opted to attend IMG Academy in Florida. Simons, who turned 19 this ers in the sweep and tops baseball Dan Altavilla on the 10-day dis- me, and I think we had a very good month, averaged 22.4 points and shot 45 percent last season. with 122 long balls. Andujar sliced abled list, recalled infielder Dan- relationship.” Simons is the first player since 2005 to land in the draft without playing a drive the other way, and it barely iel Vogelbach, and purchased the The Hawks will get perhaps the in college or overseas. Simons was eligible for the draft because he’s 19 and settled into the short right-field contract of right-hander Mike most exciting player in college bas- one year removed from his high school graduation. The Blazers’ roster had porch. Morin from Triple-A Tacoma. ketball last season in Young, the first the youngest average age among NBA teams last season. “Both teams play in the same Nicasio has swelling in his player to lead the nation in scoring park. I thought it was a flyball right knee, while Altavilla is side- and assists in the same season. because most places we play, it’s lined by a right elbow UCL sprain. “Whatever city I went to, I was Wizards select Oregon Ducks probably a flyball,” Paxton said. Mariners manager Scott Ser- going to be able to be comfortable in,” “But it got out of here and that’s vais says Thursday he hates “to said Young, who wore suit shorts with swingman Brown with 15th pick just the ballpark and you’re going lose either one of those guys, but his burgundy-colored jacket. “I was WASHINGTON — After winging it with their perimeter depth late in a to have that sometimes. You just we’ve got to get them healthy, get just really excited to get to Atlanta.” trying season, the Washington Wizards decided they needed more. A mature have to deal with it and move on.” them right.” After that, it was a mostly straight- 18-year-old from Las Vegas with a winning game and a modern style con- Nicasio gave up four earned forward draft with little fireworks, but vinced them he was the right call. runs without getting an out June plenty of national champion Villa- The Wizards selected Oregon swingman Troy Brown Jr. with the No. 15 SCOREBOARD 6 at Houston after not allowing a nova Wildcats. pick in the NBA draft Thursday night. run in his previous eight games. The top of it was dominated by The 6-foot-7 Brown provides the Wizards with needed wing depth, a LOCAL SPORTS SCHEDULE Altavilla, 3-2 with 2.61 ERA big men, starting with a pair of former versatile defender and a potential playmaker for their second unit. He aver- TODAY over 22 appearances, was previ- high school teammates. aged 11.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists during his lone season with the Junior baseball — Astoria Ford at Seaside (2), 4 p.m.; Kennedy at Warren- ously on the DL May 1-12 with The Suns made the 7-foot-1 Ayton Ducks. ton, 5:30 p.m. right AC joint inflammation. He the first No. 1 pick in franchise - his There were multiple meetings between Brown and members of the Wiz- SATURDAY will be examined by team doctors tory. The center from Arizona aver- ards organization during the pre-draft process. They talked during last month’s Junior baseball — At Warrenton HS: in Seattle. aged 20.1 points and 11.6 rebounds NBA Combine in Chicago. Brown visited Washington for a June 11 work- Kennedy vs. Clatskanie, 1 p.m.; Clats- kanie at Warrenton, 3 p.m. Morin went 2-1 with three in his lone season in Tucson, tying for out. It took little convincing that the former 5-star recruit was the right choice. SUNDAY saves and a 3.24 ERA in 20 games the national lead with 24 double-dou- — Associated Press Junior baseball — Kennedy at War- for Tacoma. bles in 35 games. renton, 1 p.m.