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Cougars drop pair in weekend clashes
By Brian Rood
Of The Print
It was not a very rewarding
weekend for the CCC men
eagers as they saw their league
record drop to 3-4 losing to
Chemeketa CC on Friday
night, 94-76, at Randall gym
and falling to Lane CC in
Eugene, 74-64, on Saturday.
On Friday night the Cougars
ran into a tough zone defense,
spearheaded by 6’ 7” forward
Eric Bailey who controlled the
boards, pulling down 19
rebounds. Bailey also sparked
Chemeketas’ offense as he
tallied 25 points to lead all
scorers.
The Cougars trailed at the
half, 42-33, and were able to
get as close as six, but two
Cougar standouts, Dan Slick
and Johnny Williams, fouled
out late in the game which
helped slow down the Cougars
come-back effort. Slick was
high scorer for Clackamas
totalling 18, Johnny Williams
was next with 15 and also
grabbed seven rebounds.
Coach Len Tirrill noted that
“they were not getting suffi
cient movement from their
zone offense and have not
been playing good basketball in
general.” The Cougar mentor
also added that a team meeting
had been called in an effort to
get the team back on track.
“Defensively sleeping” were
the words Coach Tirrill used in
describing the Cougars’ play on
Saturday night. “On defense
we got beat on the baseline,
backdoor and lost our defen
sive relationship when we were
playing man,” he said. He also
noted that the team was not
playing well mentally and were
at times going in five different
directions. Tirrill thought that
the Cougars were a superior
ball club, and should not have
lost to Lane.
The Cougars trailed
half, 32-31, but Lane
seven quick points to o|
third period. The two
played even until n
through the final perioi
Lane again ran off
straight points to put th<
on ice.
Don Slick and J
Williams led the Couga
12 points each. Slick is
tly the second leading si
the conference, averagi
over 23 points a game
Johnny Williams remai
of the top board men
OCCAA.
The Cougars will be loo
get back on track this we
a make-up game again
Mountain on Tuesday ai
take on Central Oregor
munity College on Frida
of those games will be
Randall Gym.
Grapplers
for peak to start
By Kelly Laughlin
Cougar guard, Tom Tirrill, flys by Chemeketa defender to start a successful break
down court.
Photo by Kelly Laughlin
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Of the Print
The CCC grapplers haven’t
reached their peak yet, and
Coach Norm Berney, as frank
as can be expected thinks, “it’s
about time they did.”
With regionals coming up in
three weeks, this week, Berney
said, “is the time for our peak
to begin.” .
But a few obstacles have got
ten in the way of their im
mediate goal. A week ago
Wednesday they came off a
disheartening loss to number
one North Idaho 31-8. Earlier,
Berney said the team would
have to give a “total” effort
against the inpenetrable Idaho
squad,
“but we
wrestled
average against them, really,
even if we had wrestled tops
against them, it still would have
been a difficult match,” he said.
A day later; the tide turned
as the men’s team dropped the
likes of Umpqua Community
College 30-16. Dan Dunn pin
ned his man, while Jim Jones
out-grappled his opponent 8-2.
Three forfeits by their squad,
and one by the Clackamas
team, which occurred during
the trip back from Idaho,
helped seal the victory.
Another problem, although
more current, is the team’s
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mental state. .After Iosin
number one team
nation, it can do quite
your attitude, and it
réévaluation of priorite
front running.
“We have a few
problems right now inti
that must be worked c
said, “but these kinds c
are common in a con
college team. Here, yc
have the recruitment o
year colloege, or on
more funds than CCC."
On Friday, the CO
faces SWOC, whom th
earlier in the year. Ber
pects a considerable am
competition, althoughtl
has only won one mi
far this season. On S
the team goes to Mt,
Community College foi
nament that will invol»
other
Oregon con
college schools, JV Io
college wrestlers, and«
Central Oregon team,
says the team match,
with his upper weight mi
considers the team to {
wrestlers the biggest test
in the tournament.
Then it’s to state whi
CCC men will strictly
community
colleges
Oregon.
“By the time stall
around we have tobei
Berney said, “or weefl
upset.”
Regionals, however
where the team’s of
rests, like every other«
. the Pacific League. Be
confident his team caii
an impression there, aim
it is some time away,!
wrestling for Nationals«
very last day we can,
said-
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Clackamas Community^