KEIZER – When Dave Gasser retired as Astoria ball manager finale June, he left as the winningest ball manager in Oregon high school past. What Gasser position behind was a program that could fend for itself. The Fishermen proved as much Saturday when they beat North Valley of Grants Pass 4-1 to win the OSAA Class 4A Soviets championship at Volcanoes Stadium.

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