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Clackamas Community College sports iprint Soccer team headed for nationals Working as ‘family’ earned OISA Title By Rick Obritschkewitsch Photos courtesy of Public Information TOUGH FIGHT-The Cougars had a hard battle in the OISA finals, but obtained the championship by beating PCC 3-0 last Saturday. Netters year success By Edward Matthew Coyne Hidden between a men’s cross country championship ■and an undefeated soccer team lies an unrecognized, but 'potential regional champion women’s volleyball. I Loren Swivel’s heroines [have been quietly and ¡methodically driving toward [the league playoffs which will begin Friday at Mt. Hood CC. Due to Coach Swivel’s system, [the team has become a [cohesive unit and dispelled any [notions of being a group com posed mostly of freshmen. Throughout the league this starless Cougar squad is con sidered a well-seasoned [veteran unit, even ~ though sophomore Debbie Nolz is the only returning member of last Lear’s team. I Completing some adept Recruiting, Coach Swivel has claimed some highly skilled players whose poise and deter mination have made coming Into the college ranks a smooth [transition. Presently, the Cougars are 26-5 on the season and open first round, playoff action against Ricks CC .with the championship to be [decided on-Saturday. | But who are the Cougars? The play-maker duties on the squad are shared by Angel [Humphrey, Debbie Nolz, and Patti Richardson. These girls ae called setters and set-up the plays while on the court. Then the back court players, called hitters, attempt to smash the ball into the opponent’s side of- the net. The hitters /ire Lou Ann Garvin, Jamie Hill, Ronda Western, and Carol Ziemba. Coach Swivel has pointed out that assistant coach, Mary Budnick, has been a tremen dous help and feels the players, more than anything, have been the difference in reaching the playoffs. Poised and determined is Swivel’s own description of her players. She says they are a very close-knit group. As a group, each puts the team above her own welfare. They have become a well-oiled, disciplined team, which is the backbone of Coach Swivel’s system. Rounding out the Cougar squad are Susan Scoggins, Cyd McCormick, and Pâm Burkett. Game time is 7 p.m. The Team ends on top The Team ended up on top of the instramural flag football league, after beating the Banchiez in a playoff game. The intramural co-ed volleyball season will begin tomorrow at noon. ; SLEEPING BAG SALES: Good ■ commissions selling top quality, J triple layer, steeping bags—rec- i tangular, backpacker, & mummy. ■ Sell at half the retail cost. Great ! on campus. Ideal as holiday gifts. J Eree info: SLEEPING BAGS UN- •'•L1MITED, 105 Wolf Rd., Albany, ; New York 12205. /vwwvwvwvvvwwv business;’* said Szanto. PCC “It was the most beautiful was beaten once by the game I’ve ever seen,” said Cougars in regular season. The Coach Janos Szanto about last whole team was on hand to Saturday’s win over Portland watch Clackamas beat Lewis Community College which and Clark in a recent en made' the Cougars the Oregon counter*». Intér-collegiate Soccer Associa The game started with PCC tion (OISA) Champions. giving a strong defensive “PCC is a very very fine display, as expected. team,” said Szanto. Even The win was witnessed by an though the score may not estimated 600 people. make it seem so, it was a class Szanto attributes this years game. success (11-0 including post “We just wanted to win fhore season) to “most importantly, than PCC. It was the hardest hard work' and the team acting game we’ve played. We played as a family.” In pre-season from our hearts. Everybody practices, it was not unusual for played the best game of their small fights to break out among lives,” said Szanto. players. As the season pro The Cougars who scored the gressed, the team got it points for the winners: John together and was able to work Welle, Cleve Nyberg, and Jeff as a family. Johnson. Another example of the The kickers now will be go Cougars success is that the ing to the national playoffs if team scored 45 points during the College can fund the ex the entire season, while only penses. Szanto is expecting a allowing opponents to score letter of invitation to thq, na eight. tionals within the, next* couple To keep in shape for the na of weeks. tionals, the Cougars kickers will PCC was very confident go-, be playing against Judson Bap ing into the game-they already tist, the University of Portland had their name on the trophy. (reputed to be one of the best “PCC saw that we meant teams) and Simon Frazier. Cougar thlnclads seventh By Edward Matthew Coyne * In a recent meet the- women took seventh place in the N JCAA Cross Country Cham pionships at Hayden Lake, Ida., with the women racing ' against 11 other teams, and the men competed with . 24 teams, was previously repotted Xnat both teams finished last in a field of seven. , For the yougs'women, the championship provided unlimited experience r and will undoubtedly be helpful next season. A sad but happy note, this race;.,, signalled the completion of<Nancy Reynolds’ running career for the College. Last year Reynolds was the team. ’ This season Reynolds with her fellow teammates, captured se cond place in the regional championship. To the women’s team, Reynolds has proven without a doubt, a strong-willed team leader, an inspiration, and most of all, a good friend. Two-time All- American Nancy Reynolds will be missed. ■ Coach Marilyn Linsenmeyer. / was extremely pleased with the team’s performance. - Jpther women finishers were Beth Kokesh, Debbie Simon, Carolyn Raimondi, Jackie Beaudry, Mo Kelley and Peg Winczewski. Coach Kelly Sullivan’s men also placed seventh, but Coach Sullivan felt his squad’s overall performance was below par. He believes the team suffered a iet-down after winning the regional championship, and appeared sluggish during thé race. The Cougars finished in this ordei: Vance Blow, Jay Mar ugg, Rex Smith, Bob Barker, Mike Knutson, Jim Colgan and James Hester. Page 5