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IVomen tie for title I By Mark McNeary I Print Sports Editor picked us up when we really needed it.” I The Cougar women’s In Friday’s second game, a I volleyball team swept four total team effort resulted in an [league matches at home this easy victory as the Cougs [weekend and wound up in a tie mauled Umpqua Community | with Lane Community College [for first place. The tie means College 15-0, 15-9. [Clackamas and Lane will both “No one person stood out in [advance to the state and that match, and that’s what I [regionals as co-champions of like to see,” Rubright said. “We [thier league. played team ball and usually [ On Friday the Cougars once when we do that we win.” Southwestern Oregon [again played havoc on the skills of Central Oregon Com Community College and Linn- munity College, who Benton invaded Cougar court [Clackamas defeated twice but a Saturday, but with little luck. Lek earlier, by winning once Clackamas had some trouble in defeating SWOCC 15-6, 6-15 [more 15-5, 12-15 and 15-8. | The first game of the match and 15-13, but Linn-Benton [went easily with Nancy Perkins provided little competition as they fell to the merciless [supplying most of the punch. [ “Nancy’s hitting and blocking Cougars 15-9, 15-2. Lisa Laurent and Monica [were the key in that game,” (Coach Mary Rubright said. Reed, Clackamas’ two setters, ["She really went to the ball well played very aggressive and Rubright noted this as the- key [and that paced our attack.” [ After a brief letdown in the versus SWOCC. “These two girls don’t get a [second game, Kelly Kosik did [some hitting and blocking of lot of recognition but their play [her own and in the process usually determines the out [sparked the victory. come of our matches,” Rubright said. “Against [ “Kelly was real aggressive in SWOCC their setting and [that game,” Rubright said. hustle were the major fators in [“She sparked the team and our success.” Against Linn-Benton, the Cougars simply showed their superiority over the un prepared visitors and Rubright commented, once again, - on the whole team’s performance. “Linn-Benton didn’t apply too much pressure but we did play pretty well as a whole.’’Rubriqht said. The Cougars play a warm up match against Linn-Benton today at Linn-Benton, before leaving tomorrow for Treasure Valley and the state and regional championships, slated for Friday and Saturday. “It’s hard to say how we’ll do, because we don’t know who we’ll face, but I would say our biggest threat would have to be Lane or Ricks Com munity College,” Rubright said. “I have no predictions so we’re just going to wait and see.” Regardless of the outcome, the Cougars have had a Con siderable season with the amount of new talent that had to be broken-in, but anything short of what Rubright feels is the team’s potential, would be a letdown. "“All I can ask is that we do our best,” Rubright said. Photo by John Bosserman Womens’ Volleyball team demonstrates winning form. Reed playing for fun of it “Some of the younger girls play as a team.” That will be up I Fun. That’s what Monica Reed is having a lot of this look to me for support,” said to the younger players, who year. Reed, sophomore from Reed. “But, not all of them Reed feels must perform welkin order for CCC to win. ¡Colton High School, is team do.” “If we play like we can as a captain of Clackamas’ women’s Reed has no immediate plans to attend a four year team,” said the tiny red head. ‘volleyball team. I In a time when collegiate school after graduation from athletics have become very CCC. “If someone offers me a serious, Reed concentrates on scholarship, then I‘ll probably enjoying herself, rather than take it,” she said. “But, I work letting the pressure get her full-time and enjoy my job. So, By Mark McNeary we‘11 just have to wait and see Print Sports Editor I down. E; “Ijust play for fun,” said the how things workout.” The Cougar men’s cross As evident by CCC's 12-2 19-year old setter. “I really en country team lost a chance at joy it. Especially, when it is the record, Reed’s experience has national status Saturday, when proved vital in leading the only sport 1 can play.” Lane Community College ran Reed has limited mobility . Cougars to the top spot in the away from the pack , and cap OCCAA conference. Recent because of collapsed arches in wins over Linn-Benton and tured both the state and her feet. Southwestern Oregon have regional titles. Clackamas “I really can’t do much Tun prepped Clackamas for the finished third in the regionals ing, and a lot of the other spor- regional tournament this but did not qualify for the trip to. ts require that kind of weekend at Treasure Valley the nationals. [movement.” she said. Following Lane’s 33 points Community College in On I Reed, who has been playing tario. CCC needs a first place in the regional race was Nor Idaho with 98; ¡volleyball since her sophomore finish to win a spot in the thern hear at Colton, is* the only national tournament in Clackamas 99; Ricks Com munity College 105; Southern returning player from last year’s Maryland. [squad, She sets from the back “I haven’t set many in- Idaho 106; Umpqua Com Irow of the Cougars multiple of- dividual goals this year,” of- munity College 142; Central I fense and her “take charge” fered Reed. “But, on the team Oregon 151; Linn-Benton sort of attitude gives sortie of level, we really want to go to 178; Southwestern 293; and Chemeketa 293. jibe youngerr players the op nationals.” The Cougars were not portunity to turn to her during Reed sees Clackamas win pressure situations. ning at regionals “only if we without some consolation, however, as Dave Ellison and Doug Oberst qualified for the “We can be very, very good.” Much of the teams success, according to Reed, is due to Mary Rubright, women’s head coach . “She’s one of the reasons I decided to come back,” she said. “Mary is a great coach. She makes volleyball fun. ” And, as long as volleyball is fun to play, Monica Reed will enjoy being a part ot it. Pair gain national spots I Interest invited | The College faculty and staff [is forming an intramural [volleyball league on Tuesdays [and.Thursdays from 11 a.m. to [12:30 p.m. [ This activity is co- [ educational and teams will [either be formed or persons [ can form their own. [ Anyone interested can con- [ tact'Mary Rubright for further I details, at 656-2631, ext. 294. [Wednesday, Nov. 8,1978 respectively. “Dave and Doug did an ex ceptional job,” Coach Buck Monroe said. “But overall I think it was a poor team effort.” Jario Correa, who ran for Columbia, Africa, in the 1976 Olympics, finished first for Southern Idaho while Dave Magnes of Lane came in second. But Monroe felt that if some of his runners had per formed up to potential, the Cougs could have been in it. “We figured on Mark Allen and Dan Cobine finishing higher,” Monroe said. “If they had, it could have been dif ferent. But they did what they could.” Mark Travis finished 23 and was followed by Cougars Cobine, 31 and Duke Hughes, 34 while Mark Allen and Keith Self finished lower in the pack. Monroe commented on Travis’ and Hughes’ perfor- “Mark and Duke did a real good job and 1 was pleased, but Mark Allen had one of his wor st races and Dan (Cobine) had a sore leg,” said Monroe. “It’s just a shame.” “I’m not satisfied with the way we ran at all,” Monroe said. “It was a bad effort. But there were a lot of real fine runners there and Lane just ran way over their heads. With all the pressure and talent, well, you’ve really got to hand it to them, Lane ran a great race.” For the rest of the Cougar team the season is over and all they can do is wait until next year, but for Ellison and Oberst it’s on to the nationals and a chance at nationwide recognition. “I wish them all the luck in the world.” Monroe said, “and I’ll help as much as I can. I’m sure they’ll do well.”
