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Cougar men end
disappointing season
with two losses
By Brian Rood
Jeff ’Hansen led the Titans
with 23 points.
The. 1979 campaign ended
The Cougars finished the
on a sour note for the CCC season with four wins and 12
men cagers when they drop losses in the league and. an
ped two interconference games overall mark of six and 21, not
last week. On Wednesday, the very impressive by any stan
men were outgunned by dards. But often a win-loss
Chemeketa, 104-90, and on record does not reflect the total
Saturday they dropped a 106- picture of a basketball season,
92 decision to Lane CC at or a total basketball program
Randall Hall.
for that matter. At the com-
In Wednesday night’s con . munity college level, coaches
test Chemeketa’s Eric Bailey are faced with tough recruiting
and Rick Koxsen combined tor duty on limited budgets and
49 points to lead the Chiefs must somehow persuade talen
past the Cougars. Glen John- ted high school athletes that
dahl was high man for their schools have something to
Clackamas with 23 points, offer, according to Coach Len
Johnny Williams was next with Tirrill.
The CCC coach has already
15. In Saturday’s 14 point loss
to Lane CC, CCC’s own Dan started his recruiting season
Slick took high point honors and will be looking for some
i Tirrill attempts shot as Dan Slick, (right), looks on. with 25. Tom Tirrill was
heighth and some people who
pair played their final game for the Cougs Saturday second for the Cougars, netting can play defense, as he felt
it.
17 while assisting on 10 others. these
were
the
team’s
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weaknesses this year. “Our top
priority for next season will be
big people and people who can
play some defense,” he said.
Tirrill stressed the attainment of
some big personnel would be at
the top of the recruiting objec
tives list. “If there is a 6’11”
boy from New Zealand who
wants to play basketball at
Clackamas we will try and get
him,” Tirrill quipped.
Tom Tirrill, Clackamas’ star
ting-point guard for the past
two years, and Dan Slick, the
Cougars’ leading scorer this
year and last, were presented
awards in Saturday’s league
finale
Tirrill finished his career at
Clackamas as the all-time
leader in total assists, while
Slick finished as the leading
•scorer in the Cougar record
book as he compiled the most
total points of any previous
player.
rammal, Groner to nationals
telly Laughlin
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|e men’s wrestling squad
Id up fourth at regional
petition in Roseburg last
[end behind third place
|’s Harbor, Ricks college,
[number-one Idaho State,
freshman Darvin Trammal
[sophomore grappler Craig
|ier leave for Minnesota
|y to compete for national
ins.
though the team’s hopes
la national championship
Bow history, two nervous
Inxious gappiers have been
Ihing their technique for
lltimate competition.
Trammal, a husky, 126- they weren’t and with eight weight as 1 was last time. There
pounder, ended up second at guys there, you can’t expect to 1 was skinny as a rail. Craig and
I are really excited,” he said.
regionals behind 23-year-old do as well as you had hoped.”
Craig Groner, a soft-spoken
Darvin Trammal, a wiry,
Edward Snook of North Idaho.
Groner placed third against quick freshman grappler, lost at but effetive matman, made it to
Hilts of North Idaho.
regionals to the number-one nationals last year. He talked
According to Coach Norm seed in the nation: 23-year-old about how his outlook has
Berney, tw individuals, both Ed Snook. “My goal is to make changed on this significant
key men on the wrestling it to the finals against Ed match.
“Last year 1 didn’t make it to
squad, were disqualified due to Snook,” Trammal said. “I
^disciplinary actions, “breakin’ wasn’t ready for him at finals. In fact, when I got there,
trainin.’”
c- regionals. He made me look I thought, ‘this is it.’ I didn’t try
“But our freshmen wrestled like a Raggedy Ann doll out all that: hard. I was warned
really well, “Berney said. there. I was stiff, and didn’t
“Perry Miles ended up fourth, wrestle anywhere near my
Rich Smith, Craig Wallace, a potential. Now I’m working,
sophomore was fourth. We trying to keep weight so I don’t
would have placed higher if the lose so much water and be
two individuals would have tired. At regionals I felt sick.
been there, but reality was that This time I’m not so far out of
The intramural program at
Clackamas came to an end
Tuesday when the tournament
finals were played. Ron North
cutt’s team defeated the staff in
Clackamas’ attack with 15 get good shots and when they' a game which was tight all the
did,they only got one.”
points and was followed in the
way to win the intra-mural
Nancy Perkins had her best league championship.
scoring column by Lisa Laurent
Northcutt’s team had made it
who had 14. Nancy Perkins scoring output of the season as
yanked down 12 rebounds to she hit for 14 points while to the finals by beating the
lead the Cougs on the boards. Tammy White, the sixth number one offensive and
Chemeketa was the first club to leading scorer in the conferen defensive team in the league,
outrebound Clackamas all year ce, added 10, Lisa Laurent had Gary Baunes’ hoopsters, last
as they pulled down 68 caroms 11, and Debbie Syring eight. week in overtime.
Perkins also led the team in
to the Cougars’ §4.
In the final, Northcutt’s team
rebounding with 12.
used balanced scoring and
Friday the Cougs came home
While the top two teams in good defense to beat a sur
to play their final match of the the conference will go on to the
year versus Lane Community regional playoffs, the season is J
College and were successful in over for the Cougs.
achieving a final victory as they
“Overall, the kids did a fine
won 43-37.
job.” Mikleton said. “We had
The women shot 36.5 per real even talent and played as
cent from the field in the game a team. Nancy Perkins showed
and played extremely good a lot of improvement over the
defense while attaining the season and Tammy White was
league victory which put them a real consistent player. Cindy
TRAIN FOR A JOB SKILL
over the .500 mark.
Kirkpatrick was our leader and
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“We played good defense as she played consistent, also. I
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is indicative of the score, think we have a lot of potential
“Mikleton said. “They didn’t for next year,” she added.
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Women split final two
bckamas’ women hoop-
I ended their season last
[with a loss and a win,
ng their final league record
p, fourth place in the OC-
[Wednesday the Cougars
p Chemeketa Community
he in Salem, 81-57. In the
k Clackamas players,
fry White, Nancy Perkins
ha Raab, fouled out. Not
did three of the Cougs’
[players foul out but most
I team had their share of
louis as well. Clackamas
[1 hacks called on them in
prison to 13 for the host
[hey shot 38 free throws to
111,” Coach Nancy
[ton said. “If the officiating
| have been closer, we
■nave done a lot better.”
fry Manley
paced
pday, Feb. 28,1979
about it. People said, ‘Don’t
think just because you’re here
that it’s all over.’ But I was
overwhelmed by being there.
When you get back there you
know, and they have the big
band and everything, and all
the people, you say to yourself,
‘Wow! What am I doing here?’
This year, if I want it bad
enough, I have just as good a
chance for a title as anyone
else," Groner said.
prisingly tough staff team, 60-
56. Brad Roberts scored 13
points to lead the squad while
Steve McPherson and Tim
Mufferbyer added 12 each.
The staff was led by the
torrid performance of Paul
Fiskum who hit for 14 points in
the first half to keep his team in
the game and then eight more
in the second half for a total of
22 big ones. Dan Connell also
had a good game for the staff
as he bombed in 17. The staff
defeated Perkins’ Cagers in
overtime in the semi-finals, also
last week.
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