Justin Villa intercepts a pass in the endzone for the Astoria Fishermen during a game against Philomath.

Runner-ups (tie): Knappa High School Loggers (baseball); Ilwaco High School Fishermen (golf)

Honorable mentions (three-way tie): Astoria High School Fishermen (baseball); Astoria High School Fishermen (Pizazz Dance Team); Ilwaco High School Fishermen (girls basketball)

Even in a down season, Astoria football fans stick by their team.

Coming off a Cowapa League championship in 2016, the Fishermen appeared ready to defend their league title, winning three of their first four games. But youth, inexperience and some key injuries led to a 1-3 record over the last half of the regular season, and a 30-14 loss at Estacada in the Play-in round.

Astoria junior Justin Villa was a first-team all-league wide receiver, joining senior tackle Jeff Stutzegger on the first-team. Astoria had four players on the first-team defense, along with punter Andrew Schauermann.

The Fishermen also placed three defensive backs and three offensive linemen on the all-league squad.