Seaside boys overcame tough hole locations Tuesday at Alderbrook Golf Course to edge Cowapa League rival Tillamook High School 354-357.
The victory moved the Seagulls to the doorstep of another Cowapa League title. A match against Scappoose on April 24th will determine which team wins the league.
The Seagulls and Indians tied for the title last season and have combined to win 14 out of the 15 Cowapa titles in which they were both members.
Junior Xanh Quang led the way for Seaside with an 86. Madden Wunderlich followed close behind with an 88, while Logan Norman and Alex Arden scored a 90. Landon Nofield was Seaside’s fifth player with a score of 98. Tillamook’s Triston Faber took home the first place honors with an 84.
Seagulls head coach Jim Poetsch hopes his team can use the match as a way to improve.
“We played some terrible golf today, but hopefully we can grow from this,” Poetsch said in a statement. “They had some impossible pin locations, from a tournament they had this weekend, so scoring was going to be difficult. But we were not mentally strong enough to overcome that and still post decent rounds.
“Skill-wise we are as good as anyone, but today showed that we need to work on our mental toughness so that we can still score when things don’t go our way. I think we got down on ourselves and started to question our abilities. We have a few weeks to turn that attitude around to where we only concentrate on the next shot and not on what has already transpired. If we can do that, with our skill level, there aren’t a whole lot of teams that have the ability to beat us.”
Next up for Seaside is the 64th Seaside Invitational at Astoria Golf and Country Club. The Seagulls will take on a field of 14 teams ranging from 3A-6A. First groups are expected to tee off at 11 a.m Monday.

Astoria boys edges out St. Helens
Astoria boys golf recorded a victory on Monday against St. Helens 379-383.
The Fishermen used a home-course advantage to edge out the Lions of St. Helens behind strong performances from a number of golfers.
Sophomore Ty Cereghino finished second overall on the day with a score of 89. Jake O’Connor finished third in the tournament with a round of 91, and Dominic Rico also broke the 100 barrier with a 99. Benjamin Murdock with a 100 and Kevin Dunn with a 106 were the fourth and fifth scorers for Astoria. St. Helens Freshman Gavin Phillips took home first place with a score of 86.

Seaside girls third in Cowapa showdown
Home team Scappoose took home first place in the Cowapa League match at Wildwood Golf Course.
Kelsey Mollenhour and Emma Strachan finished first and second for the Indians as they shot 92 and 95. Tillamook finished second and were led by Kelsey Leonnig with a score of 104. Seaside finished third with a score of 442 and St. Helens fourth.
The Seagulls had three golfers finish in the top 10 and to break 110 on the afternoon. Kylie Keranen had the lowest score with a 107; Reagan Hartnett shot a 108 and Makenna White a 109. Lolly Rahl was the fourth scorer with 118, and Ella Brendan had a 132.