Amy Reinebach

Graduating Class of 1986

Local sports enthusasts could argue themselves blue in the face trying to debate what sport, basketball or track, was Amy Reinebach’s best during the mid-1980’s.  What they will agree on is that they are happy she was a part of the AHS student body when she was starring in those two sports.

At the time of her 2000 induction into the AHS Hall of Fame, Reinebach still held virtually every scoring record at her alma mater.  Her 1,103 career points is the most ever by an Astoria female.  Only Reinebach and fellow Hall of Famer, Kris Tarabochia, (1,013 points in 1982) have surpassed the 1,000 point career plateau while a student at the Marine Drive education center.

Games Pts. Average

1983-84 Sophomore 25 208 8.3

1984-85 Junior 22 382 17.3

1985-86 Senior 23 513 22.3

A 37 point outing at a 64-51 victory over Tillamook as a junior was, and still is, a Lady Fishermen single season record.  Tillamook came to dread Reinebach entering the gym.  In her final two Cowapa league games against the Cheesemakers, she scored 30 and 32 points.

During her four year high school track career she was a part of 11 Cowapa league titles, nine individual and two relays.  She earned the moniker of “Queen of the Hurdle,” after winning seven league hurdle titles and five state crowns over the sticks.  

Her 45.68 clocking in annexing the state title in the 300 meter low hurdles as a freshmen is the fastest ever recorded by an Astorian.  She halted the stop watches at 14.9 in the 100 meter hurdles as a junior.  That mark still tops the record book at Astoria High School.

In between running races she became attracted to the javelin and gave it a try at the end of her sophomore season, recording a best 98-6 feet.  As a junior, Reinebach opened the season with a 117-3 toss.  Less than two weeks later, she was out to 132-7 feet, a school record.  When the Cowapa league meets started, she upped her school record to 142-4 feet, and claimed conference honors.  Reinebach’s senior season saw her repeat as the league’s top lady spear thrower with another school record, 142-9 feet, and a league title.

A week later, at the state meet in Eugene, she uncorked a heave of 134-5 feet, bringing home Astoria’s first javelin title since 1933, when Elmo Koskelo won the state championship.