Men’s basketball
Kiser new eager coach
By Brian Rood
Of The Print
Every year about this time,
even though the football
season is still in full swing, we
are bombarded with pre
season predictions of every sort
reminding us that the collegiate
basketball season is once again
upon us. And although you
may not find CCC atop
Playboy’s pre-season top 20,
the hopes and goals that ac
company the players of a team
before the season are the same
for the players at any level.
The 1979-80 season will
open with some new faces on
the scene, both on the
coaching and player ends of
the spectrum. Taking over as
the Cougar mentor will be for
mer University of Portland
assistant, Royce Kiser. Kiser,
-who also coached at Tigard
High as the head man for three
years before his one year stay
at U of P, will be taking over for
Len Tirrill who stepped down
after last season. During Tirrill’s
four-year stay, the Cougs
compiled a league record of 30
wins against 36 defeats and an
overall mark of 48 and 67.
Because Kiser did not
SLAM DUNK —Bobby Benson rams one home on a
breakaway fastbreak against Multnomah School of
the Bible. Photo by Duffy Coffman.
Wrestlers ready
[he Clackamas Cougars
btling team will start the
son out with two tour-
ments, at the University of
ishington Invitational on
c. 16., and on Dec. 27 at
College of the Redwoods in
lifornia.
Coach Norm Berney com
ilted, “We are low on num-
is, but we do have a good
»ch of freshmen. We also
lie had a lot of injuries that
[going to make it tough for
hirst part of the season. ”
Ont of the 20 members, 14
freshmen. This fact, com-
unded with the injuries,
¡ild make for a very inex
fenced team.
The team members are, at
8 pounds, sophomore,
larlie Wagg, and frosh
Harold Isackson; 126, fresh
men Curt Young and Steve
Wheeler; 134, sophomore
Darvin Tramel, frosh Wes
Odgers and frosh Pat Smith;
142, frosh Lance Wilson and
frosh Dave Alloway; 150, frosh
Eric Martin and soph Mark
Matthews; 158, frosh Bill
Blackford and soph Wally
olsen; 167 frosh Randy Twid-
well, frosh Craig Joplin, and
frosh Adam Boynay; 177,
frosh Doug Hostetler and frosh
Duane McNulty; 190 frosh Roy
Bonner; and at heavyweight,
Rusty Crape.
The first home match for the
Cougs will be Dec. 5 with
Southwestern Oregon and
Linn-Benton Community
Colleges.
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receive the job until the spring
of 1979, his recruiting did suf
fer to some extent. Kiser noted,
“By the time I got the job here,
Mt. Hood had already signed
their players'and had them in
the paper.”
Although the Cougar mentor
may have suffered somewhat
of a recruiting setback, he had
about 40 players turn out for
the squad. Ih fact, Kiser had
enough players to implement a
junior varsity team. But with
the implementation of the j.v.
program also came hurt
feelings. As some players were
confronted with the possibility
of playing on the “farm team,”
they elected to quit rather than
play on the j.v. team.
It seems, however, that Kiser
is not considerihg his junior
varsity squad as merely a place
to allow less talented players to
play.
Kiser commented,
“When we went to the varsity,
a lot of people quit who did not
make the varsity.” Kiser also
added, “I really hope the
players on the j.v. team stick
around because I could have
been wrong, I could have
missed.” Kiser also mentioned
that, in many cases, there is lit
tle if any difference between
players on the varsity and
junior varsity.
The Cougar Cagemen will
be returning only three players
from last year’s team; Glen
Johndohl, Randy Worsech and
Johnny Williams. Fortunately
for Coach Kiser, the team was
able to come up with some
help from transfering players as
well as incoming freshman
hopefuls.
Several transfers may end up
as the mainstay of the Cougar
attack. Sophmore transfer Eric
Walker from Southern Oregon
State College and Rob Ander
son, a freshman transfer from
the University of Washington,
prove to be a pair to watch as
both are fine shooters. Other
transfers of note include Otis
Brison and Bobby Barber.
Kiser seems pleased with his
talent this year, but may have
somewhat of a problem getting
the team to perform as a
cohesive unit. If Kiser can find
the right combination of
coaching tactics and personnel,
the CCC basketball team may
be rewarded with their finest
season ever.
Women netters inexperienced
equally pleased with 5’2”, coached basketball at Western
Condow. “We’ll be giving up Maryland College. Swivel was
You’ve heard the old saying, height while playing Becky,” this year’s volleyball coach and
“I’ve, got some good news and commented Milkleton. “But will be taking on the job of
assistant basketball coach.
some bad news.” So it is with she’s the team’s best thinker.”
women’s basketball here ^at
Joan Hudson and Debbie
Clackamas.
Nolz will add to the team’s dep
The good news for Head th while playing the forward
Coach Nancy Mikleton is that position. While both.are fresh
there are many new faces on men, they bring with them
her squad, bringing in some playing experience from neigh
very good talent. The bad news boring high schools. Joan
is that with only one returning played for Oregon City, and
player from last year’s squad, Debbie played for Colton.
the Cougars look to be an
Anpther key player for the
inexperienced ball club.
Cougars is Carolyn Raimondi,
Complete
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Debbie Syring is the sole Swivel. Although Swivel is no
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