London O’Brien is back and throwing heat for the Warrenton softball team.
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Baseball has its own rich and storied history in Clatsop County.
But look out — Clatsop County softball teams are stepping to the plate this spring, and there’s a few teams ready to knock the 2023 season out of the ballpark.
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A long fly ball by Astoria’s Shelby Bruney was foul by just a few feet in a previous playoff game.
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There was heavy traffic on the base path in this playoff. Stayton’s Abigail Archuleta, center, was called out for runner’s interference in front of Astoria shortstop Nayomi Holmstedt, right.
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Seaside softball player Hailey Hughes.
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