Mikleton attributes
success to balance
By Wanda Percival
Of the Print
Staff Photo by Duane Hiersche
ASSISTANT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL coach Phil Garver
works out with the team during a recent scrimmage
following two consecutive downfalls.
Topping last season’s 9-14
overall record with a current
10-6 record, women’s head
basketball coach Nancy
Mikleton attributes her team’s
success to balance.
Mikleton blames a “late
start” on last season’s outcome.
“Because we had so many
people coming off the
volleyball team last year, we
didn’t start jelling until the third
week in January,” Mikleton
recalled. “We had some good
individuals, but it wasn’t
balanced.”
Things are different this
year though. “The key is the,
balance this year,” Mikleton
said. “We have four or five
people we can count on in
double figures or to come
Cougs break even last week
Dan Hanson and Tom
Welle combined for 42 points
and Tom Elkins grabbed 13 re
bounds to lift the CCC men’s
basketball team to a 77-71 vic
tory over Umpqua Community
College last Friday on Ump
qua’s home floor in Roseburg.
The game was close
throughout with Umpqua
leading most of the way. But in
the end, it was the Cougs who
rallied for a hard-earned vic
tory. “We played pretty well,”
Coach Royce Kiser said.
“They’re tough to beat on their
home floor.”
Kiser also pointed to the
play of reserve center, Mike
Raines as a key factor in the
victory. “Raines came off the
bench and played really well,”
Kiser said of the 6’8” Canby
high school grad.
The win came on the heels
of a 75-61 thumping at the
hands of Linn-Benton Com
munity College last Wednes
day in Albany.
The Cougars were vic
timized by horrendous shooting
from both the field and the free
throw line. Clackamas hit a
pathetic 36 percent of their
field goal attempts and 44 Der-
cent of their charity tosses.
Despite poor'shooting, the
Cougs performance wasn’t as
bad as it seemed as Coach
Kiser pointed out. “We had our
shots, they just weren’t falling.
Our guards were taking good
shots, but they just couldn’t get
a basket,” he said of the dismal
7 of 35 shooting performance
of the Coug’s backcourtmen.
The Cougars entertain
Chemeketa Community Col
lege at Randall Hall tonight,
Central Oregon Friday, and
Linn-Benton Community Col
lege on Saturday. All games
begin at 8 p.m.
through for us. Because of
From the free throw line
that, I think we’re a really tough Mikleton said most teams will
team.” .
be 7 for 10 and we’re always
Cougar guards, Cindi 20 for 40. “It’s because of the
Johnston and Denise Wheatly inside things we do,” she said.
have been real assets. “I really “If we could get it to the point
think highly of our guards,” that we could get our free
Mikleton , said. “Together throws consistently, if we pan
they’re the two toughest guards
get 500 percent in free-throws
in our league.”. -
Johnston has been “play we’re going to be real
ing. consistently well for us,” awesome. Much of that deals
Mikleton said. “I don’t think, with confidence.”
Last week the Cougar
there is another guard in the
league that could take Cindi women fell to Linn-Benton CC
one-on-one. She’s very much 54-53 and Umpqua CC 68-54.
“Against LinnrBenton we
an all-around player for us.
Cindi is a good team person. were up with one second,”
She’s our leading assist-maker Mikleton reported. “I think it
was a fluke basket. On the road
with 41 pre-season assists.”
Wheatly, a Cougar we had no advantage from the
freshman out of Oregon City timers.”
High is our leading scorer so far
Umpqua is ranked third in
and our highest percentage
free throw shooter with 48.7 tire league so they’re “tough”
according to Mikleton.
percent.
This week will determine
“Percentage tells you that the rest of the Cougar season.
she plays with a lot of con “If we want to get up there in
fidence,” Mikleton said. “She the top two or three, we have
shows a lot of poise. Her dad is to win every game this week;”
a coach and you can tell she Mikleton said. “I can’t perceive
has had a lot of background.” us being any lower than the top
Terri Kelly has been hot half in our league. If we get it all
for the Cougars, too. “She’s together, I don’t see why we
been awesome on the boards,” can’t be in the top two or
Mikleton said. “She’s averagihg three.”
10.2 rebounds during the
league.”
The
Cougars face
Chemeketa CC Wednesday,
The balanced players Central Oregon CC Friday and
aren’t the only attribute to the Linn-Benton CC Saturday at
Cougar’s success; assistant home at 6 p.m.
Mikleton noting con
coach Phil Garver has put in his
time. “He has good knowledge fidence in her squad stated,
of the inside game and he’s “I’m really excited. It’s definite
helped the key players a lot,” ly the most talented group I’ve
ever had.”
Mikleton said.
Competition tough for Recreational Games Tourney
By J. Dana Haynes
Of the Print
As the annual Association
of College Unions-Intemational
(ACU-I) Regional Recreational
Games Tournament nears
completion, the College is ex
pecting to send an unusually
strong team to the regionals
tournament, according to coor
dinator Kelly Sullivan.
The tourney consists of
competition in table soccer
(also known as Foos Ball),
billiards, table tennis, bowling,
chess and backgammon.
Top scorers in the various
competitions include:
Table soccer--the teams of
Paul Nastari, Oscar Perez and
Mark Daniels, Mike Marti.
Billiards—Rich Parks and
Richard Frickert
Chess-Larry Psick, Alan
Wymore, and Patrick Tomlison
Backgammon--Rick
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Parker, Lynn Perdue and Chris
Nash.
Table Tennis and Bowling
were not completed as of press
time.
ACU-I was founded in
1914, making it one of the
oldest organizations in higher
education. One of the major
functions of the organization is
to sponsor the games tourna
ment.
The tournament is held
nationwide and in Canada. It
draws hundreds of students
from two- and four-year col
leges alike. Oregon schools are
part of Region 14, which also
includes Washington, Idaho,
Montana, Alaska and part of
Canada.
The first and second place
winners in each category will be
eligible to participate, in the
regionals tournament in Boise,
idaho, Feb. 26-27. All ex
penses will be paid for by the
College.
The only competition not
held in Boise will be the Bowl
ing, which Mt. Hood Com
munity will host on Feb. 12-13.
First and second place winners
at regionals will then go on to
the nationals, which will be
held all over the country.
“The students get very ex
cited and involved,” Sullivan
said. “The group we’re sending
to Boise this year looks
stronger than last year.” This is
due to a higher turnout this
year, Sullivan said. Participa
tion jumped from 75 students
last year to 120 this year.
“We had a better par
ticipation level this year
because we had better advertis
ing,” Sullivan said. “Also, the
Jack White tournament helps
to get people involved.” White
is a pool expert who has played
at the College every fall term ACU-I FOOSBALL PARTICIPANTS Janae Hughes and her
partner Kevin James were among those who competed in
for the past seven years.
the ACU-I tournament.
Clackamas Community College