roescher sets own pace
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[The Clackamas Community
ollege athletic laundry facility
,ay not appear to be the most
¡ely place to unveil a story,
it in this case it is just the
[ace. This is where Ken
'oescher works.
¡Who is Ken Froescher? A
ther soft spoken young man
ho knows what he wants and
ies and gets it. He also plays
ccerfor the school team, and
at’s where this story begins.
It’s not so much that
oescher plays soccer at CCC,
it rather the circumstances
ider which he p iys. You
e, Ken is not your average
jdent athlete. Besides being a
ill-time student and soccer
ayer he also works 20 hours a
>ek in the athletic laundry
pm, supports a two-year-old
¡byboy and his fiancee, along
th playing and coaching a
jrtland city league team.
Froescher, who graduated
jm Oregon City High School
1978, did not start playing
peer until he was a soph-
ore. His current affiliation
id love of the game began
¡th former Portland Timber
m Gorsett, who wanted to
ganize a team- at Oregon
ity. Froescher decided that
is was something that he
guld like to try.
v
[Froescher recalls the begirt-
ng of his soccer journey, “I
nd of felt 1 was too small to
by any other sports. I played
peer in P.E. a little and
pcided to go out for the team.
though the school, did not
¡cognize the team as school-
iliated, they went on playing
bools in the area on their
hi. By his junior year at
Iregon City, Froescher found
imself sort of managing the
am, organizing games and
muting players;
As his skills progressed and
mschool ended, he decided
take a shot at college soccer
d turned to Clackamas. After
dismal season last year and
e possibility of the soccer
am being dropped, Froescher
dered going to PCC. Rich
ir then took over as coach
the team and Froescher
tided to stick around for
pother season.
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AT WORK — Froescher prepares projects in welding class
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Coach Taylor has nothing
but praise for his sophmore
fullback and is glad Froescher
decided to stay at CCC. Taylor
commented on their relation
ship and Freoscher’s playing
ability, “Ken probably has as
much experience as anyone on
the team. He is aggressive, in
telligent and an excellent
defensive player.” Statistically,
Froescher’s defensive expertise
can be exemplified fully. Only
one goal has been scored from
his side of the field, period.
Taylor feels very fortunate to
have him on the team. “Ken
handles all the equipment and
also helps line the field before
games. He is just a very
responsible and conscientious
individual who cares very
much about what goes on with
the team,” Taylor added.
Although soccer means a lot
to Ken Froescher he must think
of his family first. He has
known his fiancee, Julie Gar-
barino, also a full-time student
at CCC, for about three years.
They are only holding off get
ting married so they may still
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receive social security benefits.
She receives benefits due to the
death of her mother while
Froescher’s come from the
death of his father.
He commented on his
situation with his fiancee and
their two-year-old boy, Ken,
Jr., and whether he regretted
the series of events in his life. “1
don’t really regret it, but it does
tie you down a lot. It keeps me
out of trouble,” he jokingly ad
ded.
His fiancee added “It’s pretty
hectic but I think playing soccer
is good for Ken. It keeps him
physically fit.” About the home
situaiton she said, “I used to do
all the housework but now with
both of us going to school, Ken
has learned to do some of it.”
Ken, Jr., spends his days at the
drop-in center on campus.
Julie and Ken like to include
the little one in their activities
and refer to the drop-in center
as his school. So in fact, all
three of them are full-time
students.
Froescher realizes that soccer
cannot last forever, although
he does dream of some day
making it to the professional
ranks, but he says, “everybody
dreams.” Even if his dreams do
not come true, he is well on his
way to preparing himself for a
job after his playing days, and
school are over. Froescher is
currently enrolled in the
welding technology program at
the College. He still has about
two years to go in the program
but is confident that he will
complete it.
Julie
is
taking
self
enrichment courses and may
some day like to get into a job
where children are involved. At
present, though, she is torn
between staying with her own
child and becoming a working
mother.
Ken Froescher’s dedication
to make something of his life
and to go for everything he can
should be an example to
everyone. He is certainly a per
son worthy of recognition.
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