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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1983)
sports No vacation for netters Florida heat takes its toll By Rob Conner and 6-4. “We had so many close matches,” Buckley said. Tom Hercamp, playing at the number three position, lost to Cowley City, Kansas’ Mike MacDonald 6-2, 6-0. “I’ve been out (in practice) with Tom and he’s played six sets, after one (in Florida) he was done,” Buckley stated. Bob Martin, who figured to be in the money at the number four position, was dealt a handy defeat by number six seeded Thorp of Paris, Texas, by a count of 6-1, 6-1. Of The Print Sophomore Byron Sul livan single handedly carried the Clackamas tennis team to twentieth place at the National tennis tournament in Ocala, Florida. 36 teams competed. Sullivan, out of Grants Pass, Oregon, has been the backbone of the scrappy Cougar club all season long. The Oregon native was the on ly Clackamas netter to even make it past the first round. “So many teams don’t score any points,” Coach Dave Buckley said in praise of Sullivan’s standout perfor mance. Sullivan was eliminated in the quarter finals by Strozier from Anderson Community College in South Carolina. Strozier, the number four seed, handed Sullivan a 6-2, 6-1 loss. MASS CHEESE ANYONE? Byron Sullivan works on his patented serve that got him to the Quarter finals at Na tionals. Photo by Brett Bigham The Cougar soph, playing number two man for Clack amas, was awarded a bye in the first round. Sullivan then whipped German of Mitchell C.C. in Conneticutt, 6-0 and 6-2. “We lost four matches in the third set. We’d win the first set then drop the next two because of the heat. Actually we should have scored more Coach Dave Buckley points than we did. Most of they guys we lost to were from the South. I’m not saying we would have won more matches if the tournament was held up here, but the weather was a factor,” Buckley commented. Top Cougar John Storm lost a close decision to Mike Reid of Wilmar, Michigan 6-3 John Gorman was one of the few to even take a set in the tournament as he won the first set against Paul Clark of Paris, 6-3. The heat then took its toll, as Gorman dropped the next two sets 3-6, 3-6. Sixth man Ben Campbell dropped straight sets to Jeffer son’s Leibracht 6-0 and 6-0. Seminole Community College of Orlando, Fla. won the team title. They were 40-0 and beat the top ranked NAIA school. Tyler, Texas was se cond and Central Florida was third. “I played out there one day. You can’t even describe it,” Buckley said of the weather. Hudson says scores reflect lack of practice By Buck Jennings Of The Print The 1983 Cougar golf team putted to their last hole in Tokatee, Oregon as they end ed their season with a second place finish in the Tokatee In vitational and took third in the Region 18 Tournament. The Cougars had a hard time getting their game “up to par” as they shot a 320, which was good enough for a second place finish in the Tokatee In vitational. Mt. Hood Com munity College won the invita tional with a 315. Treasure Valley Community College shot a 322 for third place, Linn-Benton Community Col lege nabbed fourth with a 334, and Central Oregon Com munity College took fifth place with a 345. Mike Wilkerson from Linn-Benton took medalist honors. First and second round scores for the Cougars included Tom Thompson’s 41 and 35 for a total score of 76, Dave Stephens 42 and 37 got him a 79, Dave Reichert’s 37 and 43 for an 80, Steve Miles had a 43 and 42 for a 85, Andy Goodard swung in a 45 ahd a 43 for an 88, and Todd Frederichs finished with a 44 and a 46 to give him a 90. Coach Jim Hudson com mented on the team’s play say Wednesday June 1, 1983 ing, “We didn’t play that well in the Tokatee Invitational. The team needed to work more on the shots they were having pro blems with. However, they didn’t put in the necessary time and it shows in their scores.” The Cougars returned to Tokatee on Sunday, May 22 for a practice round against all the teams competing in the Region 18 Tournament. The following two days, Monday and Tuesday, the Region 18 Tournament took place. Although the Cougars were blessed with beautiful weather, they were consistantly plagued with high scores. The first day of the tourna ment the Cougars shot a 323 which was enough for a first round, third place standing below Treasure Valley’s 305 and Mt. Hood’s 320. Linn- Benton ended the first round with a score of 335. Individual first round Cougar scores were as follows: Dave Reichert-77, Torn Thompson-80, Dave Stephens-80, Andy Good- ard-86, and Todd Fred- erichs-88. The second day of play in the Region 18 Tournament didn’t prove to be too much more successful for the Cougars as they stroked a 325 which placed them third in the tourney with a final score of and Linn-Benton brought up Treasure Valley won the the rear with a 321 second tournament with a second round and a final score of 656 round of 306 bringing their for fourth place. The medalist total score of 611. Mt. Hood was Roger Wilkerson, who shot a second round of 316 to shot a 145 which tied the take second place with a 636 Regional record set by Cougar Dan Hickson two years ago. Individually the Cougars, scores are as follows: Tom Thompson led the pack with a 79, Dave Stephens shot an 80, Andy Goodard brought in a 648. 81, Dave Reichert shot an 85. and Todd Frederichs scored a 91. Hudson reflected on the season saying, “We started off real well. Then we went downhill and never could pull out of it.” Hudson looks for ward to a more successful season next year with the retur ning experience from this year and the new recruits transferr ing in. CCC STUDENTS These specials are for you on ly. Please show copy of this ad and your student body card for these prices. Jog Suit JASON EMPIRE $29.95 Value $14.99 Backpack Rod ZEBCO $16.95 Value $5.00 Athletic Shoes All In Stock 10% OFF Steelhead Reel SHAKESPEARE Spin $31.95 Value $18.00 Ski Parkas Mens-Ladies In Bsmt. Your Choice 50% OFF LARRYSraWsTER ORTGON CITY SHOPPING VI MIR OPTN9 4DAII V Andy Goodard Page 7 - ■- -, > i «■ ft
