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ity said that the $700,000 budget includes funds for the county to purchase the temporary signals, as it is a more cost-effective option

Jetty rocks to come by road

WILL CHAPPELL

Citizen Editor

Port of Garibaldi General Manager Mike Saindon told Garibaldi’s city council that the massive stones that will be used to rehabilitate Tillamook Bay’s south jetty will be delivered by truck to a site at the port.

This marks a change of plans for the project, which had been contracted with terms that specifically avoided using local roads for the heavy loads by delivering the rocks on barges to Kincheloe Point.

However, when Trade West Construction Company, the group selected to complete the jetty work, started exploring the specifics of barging the rocks they discovered it was not a practicable solution.

Saindon said that the Port of Garibaldi and Tillamook County government had gone out to bid with the barge-delivery method to avoid wear and tear and disruptions on county roads. Saindon said that it had been determined that Bayocean Road could not support the 40-

ton rocks and the county had been reticent to use the Barview Jetty campground as a staging area, after doing so for work on the north jetty more than a decade ago seriously impacted operations.

Contractors and staff from the county and port began exploring possible alternatives after it was determined that barging wouldn’t work. They looked at the Memaloose Point boat ramp and Ghost Hole turnout as possibilities, before determining that the Port of Garibaldi was the best option.

The port’s board approved a oneyear lease for a small parcel located between the Coast Guard building

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than renting. Laity said that the lane’s shoulder may be widened and graveled to allow easier transit for wide vehicles

and that the signals will be solar-powered and operate on a time delay. There will

County Commissioners apply for RAISE grant

WILL CHAPPELL Citizen Editor

Tillamook’s board of county commissioners applied for a $25 million grant through the federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity program at their meeting on February 21. If awarded, the funds would go towards the construction of a three plus mile section of the Salmonberry Trail in Rockaway Beach. The board also announced their intent to award a contract for more

than $500,000 in electrical work at the fairgrounds, was briefed on childcare in the county, accepted a $25,000 grant from the state for the county’s family court program, and approved the purchase of two new pickup trucks for the parks department.

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Workers blasting shotcrete onto the rebar mat base beneath the lane of Sandlake Road that will be reopened in late March or early April.

A view of the south jetty from the point where the rocks will be staged for a third and final time before their installation.

Pirates win league, advance in state tourney

fought 66-61 matchup in front of an enthusiastic home crowd.

Ethan Hanson led the way for Neah-Kah-Nie with 16 points, while Anthony Allen and Clayton Dante each chipped in 15 and Ivan Dante added 11 in a back-and-forth game characterized by hot and cold streaks from each team.

Neah-Kah-Nie started the game with two quick turnovers but Pleasant Hill failed

to capitalize and Allen got the Pirates on the board with a pair of free throws on their third possession. Trouble reared its head moments later with the score tied at two when Allen picked up two fouls on charge calls on backto-back possessions sending him to the bench. The Billies took a lead with two threes moments later and stretched it to 12-2 halfway through the quarter as Neah-Kah-Nie continued to struggle to take care of the ball. Jordan Lewis snapped the scoreless streak for the Pirates with a three a minute later and with two more quick baskets Neah-Kah-Nie trimmed the deficit to three with two minutes left. With Pleasant Hill cold from deep and Ivan Dante making his presence felt with four blocks in the first quarter alone, only two late layups allowed the Billies to preserve an 18-15 lead after one. After a layup from Pleasant Hill, the Pirates scored five straight to tie the score at 20 before the Billies responded with four straight of their own. The Pirates responded with another run, quickly reeling off six to take a lead at 26-24 with four minutes

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remaining in the half.

Clayton Dante stepped up on the perimeter with Allen back on the bench following a third foul call early in the quarter, chipping in eight in the quarter and 13 in the half. Behind this offensive performance and the interior deterrence of his brother on the defensive end, Neah-KahNie’s run continued, with the lead growing to 33-24 with a minute and a half left before the Billies finally scored again. By the break, the Pirates led 35-26.

Neah-Kah-Nie started the second half much as the first with four quick turnovers, leading to two Pleasant Hill baskets and a free throw that cut the lead back to four. The Pirates’ scoreless streak continued until an Allen layup with just under two minutes gone, which settled the team and allowed them to push the lead back to 41-35 halfway through the quarter.

The strong play continued for the Pirates as the lead grew to double digits moments later but the Billies again responded, scoring eight straight to cut the lead to 45-43 entering the fourth.

The Billies tied the game on the first possession of the final frame and took a twopoint lead from the line on the ensuing possession.

Finally, Hanson stopped the run with a three on the Pirates next trip down the floor, after which both teams’ offenses went silent for several minutes until an Allen layup pushed the lead to 51-47 with five minutes remaining.

The Pirates’ defense was giving Pleasant Hill problems and Allen, who had picked

Clayton Dante’s 15 points off the bench, including three three-pointers, helped lift the Pirates to victory over the Knappa Hill Billies on February 23.

up a fourth foul in the third quarter, finally came alive with 11 points in the quarter, including seven straight that extended the advantage to 5849 as two minutes ticked past. Following a timeout from the Billies, they reeled off five straight to cut the lead back to four with a minute and a half remaining, triggering a timeout from Neah-Kah-Nie.

Ivan Dante drew a foul on a drive to the basket on the next possession and went one for two from the line, pushing

the lead back to five and putting the Pirates into the bonus. On their next possession, Allen was fouled and went one for two before a Hanson layup pushed the lead back to five with a minute left. Allen fouled out on the ensuing possession and Pleasant Hill hit two free throws to cut the lead back to three. Another Hanson layup gave the pirates a five-point cushion with thirty seconds remaining before yet another Billies layup cut it back to three.

At the line, Lewis drained two and Clayton Dante stole the ensuing inbound pass, before missing two free throws. But another steal from Jonathan Dana sealed the win as the Pirates held on 66-61.

The win was the ninth straight for Neah-Kah-Nie and sent them on to next weekend’s tournament in North Bend, where they will take on the number one seed Westside Christian Eagles on Thursday at 1:30 p.m.

Pirate wrestlers struggle at state

MIKE WEBER

For the Citizen

The Neah-Kah-Nie High Pirates concluded their season by competing in the OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union Class 3A Wrestling State Championship Tournament February

22-23 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland.

The Pirates also had a total six athletes who qualified in the Class 3A boys’ tourney, including Alex Neto, Alex Lessor, Hunter Skelton, Jeremiah Miller, Nathaniel Tinnes and junior Sam Lommen.

The Pirates, guided by third-year Coach Alejandro Quintana, didn’t have a lot of success on the mats though as they had just one win by Lommen in the 285-pound weight classification. Lommen and Miller were competing at the state tourney for the second time in their career. The Pirates other four grapplers were first time state qualifiers.

“We struggled a little and we only won one match,” said Quintana. “We were looking pretty good and we were hoping that Jeremiah would place well after he was seeded second. But he lost in the first round and in the quarterfinals, so that was kind of a surprise for us and it’s kind of a bummer in his senior year to go out like that

(0-2).” Miller lost by fall to Gunnar Tamez (31-9) of Vale in his opening matchup.

Lommen, who concluded the season with a 29-10 record, won one-of-three matches including a win in his first match by fall over Wyatt Smith of Rogue River. Lommen then lost a quarterfinal match by a 7-1 decision to Bowen Johnson of La Pine. In the consolation round, Lommen lost by a 9-0 major decision to Cole Wilson of Banks.

“Last year all of our kids were sitting at home because we only had one guy who qualified for state last season,” said Quintana, whose squad scored a total of just six points. “This year we took five six guys to state and five of them will return next year. They’re still pretty young too, so hopefully next year they’ll win some matches and place at state. It’s awesome that we took a lot more guys to state this year than we did last year. It’s not such a disappointment, because now the kids who went will know

what to expect and they’ll get better and they’ll be looking forward to returning to the state tournament next year.”

Kevin Sanchez qualified for state last year for the Pirates, but he moved and transferred to Nestucca last summer.

Miller, the Special District 1 champion in the 138-pound division, lost both of his matches to finish the season with a 35-14 mark. Skelton (150 lbs.) a freshman, lost both matches and he ended the season at 13-11 overall.

“The goal is place and be on the podium and not just be satisfied by getting to state,” said Quintana. “It was a great experience for the kids to go out there and see what the state tournament is like.”

Lessor (157 lbs.) lost both of his matches to finish the year at 29-19. Tinnes (175 lbs.) lost two matches to conclude the season with a 19-13 record. Neto (190 lbs.) lost his two matches and he finished with a 22-16 record.

Harrisburg won the 3A team title with a total of 285 points.

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Man sentenced for port crime spree

WILL CHAPPELL CITIZEN EDITOR

One of the two men arrested in connection with an October 8, 2023, binge of property destruction at the Port of Tillamook Bay reached a plea deal with prosecutors on February 20.

Ryan Corrigan Woods, 30, pled no contest to six felonies and one misdemeanor and was sentenced to time served in jail, three years’ probation and a one-year driver’s license suspension and ordered to pay more than $50,000 in restitution.

The crime spree began early on the morning of October 8, when Woods and a partner-in-crime, alleged to be Taylor Hulbert, stole a Mercury Sable from Burden’s Towing Lot in downtown Tillamook around 2 a.m. After a brief foray to the South Prairie Store, the duo advanced to the Port of Tillamook Bay, where they stole a forklift and drove it into a car before approaching the Tillamook Air Museum.

At the museum, Woods, who was driving the stolen Sable, exited the vehicle and examined the locked entrance doors before returning to the vehicle and driving it through the glass entryway. The pair then exited the vehicle and ransacked the museum’s lobby, before vandalizing several other

Grant

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Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program is part of the Biden administration’s infrastructure rebuilding efforts and invests in projects enhancing road, rail, transit and port projects.

Rockaway Beach’s proposed trail would run between Washington and Beach Streets for just over three miles and lie immediately adjacent to the railroad tracks owned by the Port of Tillamook Bay and utilized by the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad.

Salmonberry Trail Foundation Communications and Development Director Gavin Mahaley appeared at the meeting to discuss the grant application and told the commissioners that the RAISE program had more funds available than many others that could be used for the trail. With that in mind, staff at the foundation had identified the Rockaway Beach project as being the best match along the 82-mile pathway of the trail.

Rockaway Beach’s city government has already won two grants in the past, one for $60,000 that helped to collect community feedback on the project last summer and another for $750,000 from the Oregon Department of Transportation that will pay for 30% of the project’s design costs.

The proposed pathway would add dedicated pedestrian facilities to large sections of the city where the only current option for pedestrians is to walk on the shoulder of Highway 101. Its north end at Beach Street would be adjacent to Neah-Kah-Nie Middle and High Schools and seven new crossings of Highway 101 would be added, including one at the schools.

Mike Sellinger, a senior planning associate from Alta Design, also appeared at the meeting to discuss

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nearby businesses’ property.

The two then made their way north along Blimp Boulevard, with Hulbert succumbing to exhaustion in the grass beside the roadway. Woods persevered, eventually arriving at the Tillamook County Justice Center where he used a flagpole to pierce a television screen before being apprehended by a sheriff’s duty and arrested by a Tillamook police officer.

On February 20, Woods was in court to formalize his plea agreement in front of Judge Jonathan Hill.

Woods pled no contest to one count of burglary in the second degree, a class C felony, one count of possession of a stolen vehicle, a class C felony, three counts of criminal mischief in the first degree, a class C felony, one count of unauthorized use of a vehicle, a class C felony, and one count of criminal mischief in the second degree, a class A misdemeanor.

After remaining in custody since his apprehension following the incident in October, Woods was released and placed on probation for a period 36 months. Per the terms of his probation, Woods will be required to successfully complete a behavior health court program and forbidden from having contact with the businesses he vandalized.

Woods was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of

the cost-benefit analysis of the project, which his firm conducted. That analysis projected that over 20 years, the project would generate $55 million in benefit, generating a 1.51:1 benefit to cost ratio. Those benefits would come in large part from safety improvements facilitated by the new path, which would decrease fatal and critical pedestrian accidents on Highway 101 and generate a projected $39.8 million in benefit. The remaining benefit would come from increased physical activity on the trail, with an estimated 80,000 bike and pedestrian trips expected annually.

Sellinger said that the project’s high cost-benefit ratio would make it “very competitive” and Mahaley noted that the high cost for the trail was coming from the need to widen the railway’s berm to accommodate the new path.

Commissioner Erin Skaar said that the City of Rockaway Beach’s participation in the process, including approving a letter of support at their February council meeting, was also in the application’s favor.

Fairground electrics

The commissioners also announced their intent to award an almost $540,000 contract to Franham Electric Construction for major updates to the Tillamook County Fairground’s electrical connections. Electrical lines connecting the buildings on the west side of the fairgrounds to the electrical grid are currently above ground, presenting a hazard during the fair and at other high traffic times. The project will move the power lines serving the livestock pavilion, riding barn, 4-H dormitory and tennis courts underground and upgrade the system’s capacity by adding threephase power and numerous underground vaults.

$53,428.25 to the Tillamook Air Museum and $1,135 to Signal Assets LLC. The air museum recently received a grant of $75,000 from

These updates will more efficiently direct power around the fairgrounds, as well as increasing overall capacity, which is currently maxed out, according to Fairgrounds Manager Camy VonSeggern. The update will pave the way for an envisioned future expansion of the livestock pavilion in addition to increasing safety.

Funding for the project is coming from two sources, with $277,777 from the state government as part of its facilities maintenance program for fairgrounds across the state, and up to $250,000 coming from county transient lodging tax fund tourism facilities grant. VonSeggern said that the project will use the funding from the state first before making use of the county’s grant.

Childcare report

Eva Manderson, director of Northwest Regional Child Care Resources, briefed the commissioners on the state of childcare in the county, telling the board that Tillamook County is a childcare desert.

Figures from a 2022 study conducted by Oregon State University, showed that only 5% of children aged zero to two years and 20% of children aged three to five years have access to a childcare slot in the county. According to Manderson, anything under 33% accessibility is considered a desert.

Tillamook is far from alone in its paucity of childcare in Oregon, with 35 of 36 counties qualifying as deserts for kids between zero and two and 18 of 36 for kids aged three to five.

Encouragingly, the number of counties qualifying as deserts for the three-to-five-year-old group decreased from 27 when the study was last conducted in 2018, reflecting increasing recognition of the problem, according to Manderson.

One of the counties that improved from desert status

employ would come down to several factors, including cost, environmental impacts and land use restrictions.

conceptual designs recently provided two potential approaches for the project’s base, a slope with reinforced soil for increased stabilization or a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall. The slope-stabilization option has a preliminary cost estimate of $1.9 million, while the MSE wall would carry a projected price tag of $2.7 million.

Laity said that both options would offer relatively similar stability and that the decision on which to

Tillamook County to pay for the repair of the entranceway and its upgrade to be accessible by those with disabilities.

Hulbert, was released from

was Clatsop, which Manderson’s agency also oversees and which achieved the improvement through a new grant program. That grant program has directed $371,000 over the last two years towards helping to open new childcare facilities in the county, using funding from the American Recovery Plan Act as well as donations from local businesses and foundations.

Tillamook County currently has 20 active childcare programs and Manderson said that her office provides training and administrative help to lower the costs of obtaining licensure necessary for opening new facilities. Manderson also said that she has been working closely with the

custody shortly after the incident and Tillamook District Attorney Aubrey Olson said that his case is still under review for “various reasons.”

Tillamook County Creamery Association, which is interested in finding solutions for the crisis.

Family court grant and parks trucks

The commissioners also accepted a grant for just over $25,000 from the state of Oregon to help pay for the county’s family treatment court. The program helps to support parents of children in department of human services custody get their kids back through a collaborative process that lasts at least a year and usually focuses on sobriety.

Judge Mari Trevino oversees the program and said that she appreciates the opportunity to help families.

Trevino said that $20,000 of the money was dedicated to a staff member at the Tillamook Family Counseling Center who serves as a clinician for the program, while the remaining $5,000 is divided between purchasing materials for the program and paying for Trevino and the program coordinator to attend an annual conference. The two pickup trucks whose purchase was approved will be used by the parks department and had been in the department’s budget for several years while supply chain issues delayed their procurement.

The county will spend just over $48,000 on an F-250 at Northside Ford and just under $30,000 on an F-150 at Tillamook Ford.

The road’s alignment, which will remain the same following the repairs, runs through a piece of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department land, meaning that department will need to be consulted.

So too will the Department of Land Conservation and Development, whose approval would be needed for an exception to Oregon’s 18th land use planning goal regulating beaches and dunes to allow for bank stabilization along the shore should the slope-stabilization option be pursued.

Laity said that he hopes the second phase of the project will be complete by fall 2025.

Another candidate files to run for county commissioner

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and has been affiliated with Tillamook County since 1962, according to his campaign’s website.

The website says that Lovelin is an Air Force veteran with an electrical engineering degree from

Oregon State University. On the priorities section of the site, Lovelin names nine different priorities including economic growth, efficient and responsive government, advocating against the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood insurance plan update, sustainable tourism and public safety investment.

Lovelin also proposes reforming Tillamook County’s government, eliminating the three-member board of commissioners in favor of a five-member replacement. Lovelin is the third candi-

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date to enter the race for position number two, which is currently occupied by Doug Olson, who is serving on a temporary basis following the early retirement of David Yamamoto last year. Paul Fournier and Darcy Jones are the other two candidates running for the position.

Position number one

on the board is also being contested this year, with incumbent Erin Skaar currently facing two challengers, Thomas J. Fiorelli and Jeff Spink. The filing deadline for candidates in the races is March 12.

Wyden announces four Town Halls in Polk, Northern Coastal Counties

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Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has announced he will continue his 2024 town hall schedule with four in-person town halls in Polk, Lincoln, Tillamook, and Clatsop counties in March.

These town halls were postponed due to unscheduled Senate votes in February.

Town Hall Schedule

• Polk County, 4:30 p.m., Friday, Mar. 15, Nesmith

Readiness Center, 12830

Westview Drive, Dallas

• Lincoln County, 12 p.m., Saturday, Mar. 16, Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City

• Tillamook County, 4 p.m., Saturday, Mar. 16, Port of Tillamook Bay Officers

Mess Hall, 6825 Officer’s Row Road, Tillamook

• Clatsop County, 1 p.m., Sunday, Mar. 17, Astoria High School, 1001 W Marine Drive, Astoria

Including his seven town halls in January, Wyden has held a total of 1,072 town halls throughout Oregon in fulfillment of his pledge to hold at least one town hall each year in each of Oregon’s 36 counties.

“I promised to hold open-to-all town halls in each county of Oregon every year. These town halls are essential for folks across Oregon to share their ideas and concerns with me directly,” Wyden said. “I am excited to hear directly from Oregonians about the issues that are affecting them and how I can help.”

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The Port of Garibaldi is seeking qualified individuals for regular full-time employment.

EXEMPT POSITION - 40 hours per week, pay starting at $25.00 per hour depending on experience.

Position REQUIRES valid driver’s license and may require a background/credit check. Prior experience in law enforcement is desired, but not required. Prior experience with hazardous materials handling and event security desired but not required. This position is responsible for initiating and maintaining an overall safety program, providing general security for persons and property under the Port District’s jurisdiction, enforcement of port regulations and resolutions and is a liaison to local first responders. Incumbents patrol buildings, docks, piers, roads, trails, and grounds to determine security issues and potentially hazardous conditions or safety violations.

Full job description and requirements will be posted on the port website and in the port office. Estimated date of employment is April 1. Applications due by March 20th at 3:00PM and are available at the Port of Garibaldi office, 402 S 7th St., Garibaldi or online at www.portofgaribaldi.org. Applications may be turned in at the port office or at jessi@portofgaribaldi.org

Any questions may be directed to the Port of Garibaldi (503) 322-3292.

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Phyllis Scott

Born March 6, 1947

Phyllis Scott was born on March 6th, 1947, in Klamath Falls, Oregon to Charles & Madline Waters. She graduated from Klamath Union High School and Oregon Institute of Technology.

Phyllis married her husband Mike Scott on December 28, 1968. Mike and Phyllis had a 55-year adventure together. First it was with the US Navy in San Francisco, then later San Diego. During Mike’s deployment during the Vietnam war she resided in Beaverton, Oregon with their two small children. In 1982 they moved their family to Seattle Washington where they resided for 16 years. Phyllis worked as a dental supervisor for the Seattle VA prior to her retirement. In 2006 Mike and Phyllis

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and port office that is intentionally vacant for use as a staging area. The lease begins on March 15, and has the option to be extended. In total, 1,500 rocks will be delivered to the port for the project, with five arriving each day from California and the Dalles for the better part of a year. Rocks will be offloaded from the trucks directly onto a barge, which will transport the rocks once daily to Kincheloe Point, near the worksite.

retired to their beach house in Manzanita that they had purchased in 1990. Phyllis was an active member of the Manzanita community serving as President of the Woman’s Club, as well as

other board roles for the Pine Grove Community House. She chaired the Manzanita Tour of homes for several years, yet her favorite project was making stockings for underprivileged children

through the Secret Angels project for the past 12 years. The family estimates that Phyllis made over 1500 stockings over a 12-year period.

Phyllis is preceded in death by her parents, sister Lucille, and nephew Josiah. She is survived by her husband Mike, her sister Charlottee, three sons, Jim, Tim (Julie) and Corey (Jonathan) granddaughter Tiffany, grandson Tim, Great Grandson Tim, and numerous nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life will occur on Saturday July 6th, 2024, at 3 p.m. at her son’s home 501 N Juniper, Rockaway Beach, Oregon. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the North Tillamook County Woman’s Association.

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Saindon said that the lease gave priority access to the port to emergency first responders and city staff and required work to stop over holiday weekends as well as during Garibaldi Days, the Lion’s Club’s annual Crab Races and the Garibaldi Seafood and Spirits festival. Port staff are working with the

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Tillamook Coast Visitors Association on a public outreach campaign about impacts of the deliveries. Saindon also informed the council that the port is working to secure additional federal funding to expand the $52-million project’s scope. Saindon said that the port’s board was hoping to see the jetty

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extended farther and to have the channel between the jetties restored to a 40-foot-depth and properly stepped through dredging operations. Funding for the project was awarded in 2021’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Garibaldi’s council also approved a $6,000 sponsorship of the up -

coming Lion’s Club Crab Races. They also voted not to finance the systems development charges for an under-development apartment building in the city, with Councilor Terry Kandle saying he did not think the city should be offering loans when its own financial situation was not completely clear.

Pirates end season at state tourney

JOHN GUNTHER For the Citizen

It took nearly six decades for Neah-Kah-Nie to get back to the boys basketball state tournament, and though the Pirates didn’t win a game in the Class 3A championships on Oregon’s South Coast, they left a strong impression on their coach and a desire to return soon.

Neah-Kah-Nie lost to top seed Westside Christian 67-39 in the quarterfinals at North Bend High School on Thursday and then came back from a 15-point second-quarter deficit to force overtime Friday morning in the consolation semifinals before falling to Burns 68-61 at Marshfield High School.

“I’m just so proud of them,” Neah-Kah-Nie coach Erick White said. “Obviously, this moment is disappointing, but when we look back, it’s an awesome experience just to get here.”

The Pirates feature three seniors Jonathan Dana, Ivan Dante and Anthony Allen but the rest of the group is largely sophomores.

It’s those players White hopes relish the experience of being in the tournament. “Just getting part of the

experience I hope it spurs us on to work harder,” he said. “I hope it inspires them.

“In the Bay Area is how we want to finish every year.” White and assistant Corey Douma both played for Neah-Kah-Nie and graduated together.

“We never got close to getting to the tournament,” he said.

The Pirates started the weekend strong against Westside Christian, leading 18-15 through one quarter. But they couldn’t keep up with the Eagles the rest of the way in a 67-39 loss.

Ethan Hanson, the team’s lone junior, had 13 points in the loss and Dante had eight points, five blocks and 13 rebounds. Allen and Dana combined for 13 more points.

Neah-Kah-Nie started slow in the consolation semifinals against Burns, trailing by 15 points in the second quarter as the Hilanders repeatedly hit from outside.

White said he was worried about how the team would respond to the 9 a.m. game time.

“It took us a half to snap out of it,” he said, adding that the Pirates turned the game around by stepping up its defense. Neah-Kah-Nie pulled

within two late in third on fastbreak hoop by Ethan Hanson and Burns led 45-43 heading to the fourth, a back-and-forth quarter that saw both teams lead several times. Burns had the final possession, but a potential gamewinning shot was off the mark setting up the overtime period.

Neah-Kah-Nie went cold in the extra session and Jaxon Hoyt and Jack Wright both hit 3-pointers to push Burns in front. The Pirates didn’t make enough shots and Hoyt hit four straight free throws to seal the win.

“Unfortunately, we couldn’t put it in the hoop (in overtime),” White said.

The coach said he was proud of his team’s effort battling back from the early deficit.

“They work hard,” he said.

“They never give up.”

He praised the efforts of Dana, normally the team’s fourth-leading scorer, who had 14 points, including two 3-pointers.

“He kept us going in the first half,” White said.

Dante had 15 points for the Pirates. Allen and sophomore Clayton Dante had nine points each.

Neah-Kah-NIe finished the season 19-7 overall.

A rock left by workers during the initial construction of the south jetty in the 1960s, estimated to weigh around 22 tons.

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Neah-Kah-NIe’s Anthony Allen drives to the hoop during the Pirates’ consolation game against Burns on Friday at Marshfield High School.