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In a close one
Cougars fall to SWOCC
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By Mark McNeary
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The
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^ougars were .. not
—
without some bright spots,
however, as Johnny Williams
popped in a season high 20
points to lead the team in
scoring. Dan Slick and Tom
Tirrill also added 16 points in
the losing cause. Slick was
team high in rebounds with 14.
“We simply were not men­
tally ready for this game,”
were the words Coach Len
Tirrill used to describe the
Clackamas men’s basketball
loss to Southwestern Oregon
Community Colege at Randall
Gym Saturday night.
Friday night Clackamas
The Cougars, after slipping
by a tough Linn-Benton ball lookedc like a completely dif­
club Friday by a score of 87-76, ferent team, however. Using
and upping their league record an aggresive type of game
to 2-0, had a chance to take plan, the cougs completely
over sole possesion of first outplayed host Linn-Benton in
place Saturday when they met grabbing the victory.
“We played well in every
SWOCC. But it just wasn’t to
be. Despite valiant efforts by department of the game,” said
Johnny Williams, Dan Slick, Tirrill. “Not only did we play as
and Tom Tirrill, the Cougs fell a team, but we played-a very
victim to their own mental intense game. We pressured
them well and in the end they
block in losing 81-79.
“We were not psyched up gave way to that pressure,” he
and not ready mentally,” Tirrill. said.
“Not only that, we failed to do
Once again Dan Slick played
the three things we had hoped a good all-around game as he
to do before the game. We scored a career high 34 points
didn’t go to our running game and also tallied 16 rebounds.
early, we didin’t set the tempo Williams also played well in the
of the game, and we just stood game as he hit for 19 points
around on defense.”
and collected 14 rebounds.
Had not the Cougars lost
Saturday, it would have been a
perfect weekend for the team,
but Tirrill offered no excuses.
defeating Central Oregon-
Baptist ton
Oregon- will host Judson Bapti
Community Colleqe in Bend, at 8 p.m. before facing
89-76.
This week Clackamas will
pqua community Colleg
play two league games as they Roseburg Saturday night.
“There just isn’t any excuse
for it,” he said. “Sure, SWOCC
is a good team but, as usual,
we should have beaten them.
We still don’t have any one
player who is playing good in
every outing. We only play
team ball in spurts and that’s
the only time we look like we By Mark McNeary
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should,” said Tirrill.
Led by the all-around play of
Clackamas is still in the thick Tami White, the Clackamas
of things, though, and Tirrill women’s basketball team up­
thinks that with the right mental ped their record to 3-0 this
attitude, they might be able to weekend, dumping Linn-
pull it off.
Benton Friday in Albany, and
“I’m not one to predict, but Southwestern Oregon Com­
we are capable of winning if we munity College Saturday at
can just play up to potential home.
On Friday, White scored 15
and keep our heads on
straight. Our success right now points and pulled down 10
depends on our mental attitude rebounds to aid the Cougars in
and how well we get ready for whalloping Linn-Benton 63-
47. Saturday White scored
good competition,” he said.
Earlier in the month the another 15 points and grabbed
an incredible 19 rebounds as
Cougars had gotten their league SWOCC fell prey to the Cougs’
schedule off to a good start by offensive
onslaught.
Clackamas drilled the Southern
Oregon team 63-42.
“Tami played real well this
weekend,” said Coach Nancy
Mikleton. “She scored well and
iwns
did an outstanding job on the
boards. Her game has really
picked up, especially offen­
sively.”
Against Linn-Benton, the
Cougars started slow as they
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Perkins’ nine. Mary Maul
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charity stripe.
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percentage,” she said. “Il
could bring up our percent)
in that area we could real
starting to gell.”
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Community College, 78-58.
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