Sports
New faces add strength,
netters leap to 3-0 start
By Rob Conner
Of The Print
With none of his top three
singles players returning from
last year, and only two of the
top six back this season, is
men’s tennis Coach Dave
Buckley worried?
No way.
Buckley revamped the
Cougar attack with three new
faces to make for a solid top
five. The Cougar mentor coax­
ed 22-year-old Eugene product
Leo Young out of semi-
retirement to resolve any
doubts about the number-one
position.
Young, who had played
the northwest club circuit for
four years, was working in
construction before Buckley
contacted him. “He’s pro­
bably one of the most talented
players in the northwest,”
Buckley said. “He’s a little
rusty but he’s going to destroy
some guys.”
Buckley was also able to
recruit Mark Stevenson, one
of the top local high school
products from last year.
Buckley has tossed the West
Linn grad right into the second
position without much hesita­
tion.
“He’s a good player.
Mark is getting used to college
tennis right now. Every match
he’s had has been close,”
Buckley said.
Penciled in at the moment
in positions three and four are
Clackamas’ only two returners
from the 1983 Region 18
championship team Steve Gor­
man and Tom Hercamp.
Buckley is especially impressed
with the early season play of
Gorman, who jumped from
the fifth position last year to
third this season.
“Steve’s playing real
tough. He was probably the
toughest player on the team at
the end of last year. He’s pick­
ing up where he left off,” the
coach stated.
Hercamp has been slowed
in the early going by an ankle
injury which the coach feels
has the cagey Oregon City star
a bit out of shape. “He’s a real
steady player. I think he’s 3-0.
When he gets himself into bet­
ter shape and takes care of his
injury, he’ll be okay,”
Buckley said.
Rounding out the top five
is Pineville, Ore. native Kurt
Clements. Clements played
number three at North Idaho
last year and should help out
considerably.
Clackamas has jumped
out to a blistering 3-0 start this
season. The Cougars have
turned back Linfield 8-1,
Walla Walla 8-1, and
Multnomah School of Bible
6-3. Buckley couldn’t be more
pleased.
“Considering that ;the
teams we have been playing
have had four or five matches,
we are playing real well,” he
said.
“We are stronger than
last year. We have the same
depth but are a lot stronger at
the top,” Buckley said.
In the team’s most recent
action at the Multnomah
School of Bible, Buckley
wasn’t real pleased with the
score. However, a win is a
win.
Leo Young wasted little
time in dropping his third
straight opponent 6-2, 6-0.
Steve Gorman also won 6-1,
6-1, as did Hercamp 6-1, 7-6
and Clements bested his man
6-4, 6-4.
In doubles action Young
and Stevenson rolled 6-0, 7-6
and Gorman and Hercamp
made quick work of their op­
ponents 6-1, 6-2.
The Cougars have home
action this Thursday versus
Portland State. They will then
travel to both Willamette
University and Oregon State
on Saturday.
TENNIS ANYONE?—Bill Clayson gets everything into his
serve in recent action versus Walla Walla. Dave Buckley’s tennis
team has also turned back Linfield and Multnomah. Next action
is against Portland State at home Thursday.
Photo by Joel Miller
Track times improve as weather breaks in Pasco
By Doug Vaughan
Of The Print
Mother nature has played
dirty tricks all season against
the Clackamas Community
College men’s track team, but
Kelly Sullivan, assistant
coach, believes when the
storms quit, the Cougars will
shine.
“We have had really bad
weather to compete in and it
has really affected our times,”
Sullivan explained. “I am
pleased with our performance
so far, but we have had to bat­
tle the weather.”
The bright spot for the
Cougs so far was an invita­
tional meet in Pasco, Wash.,
hosted by Eastern Washington
State University. Team scores
were not tallied, but
Clackamas’ individual perfor­
mances showed just how
tough the team from Oregon
City is.
Yul Provancha and Matt
Parker surprised the field of
800-meter runners as they
placed first and second respec­
tively. Provancha’s 1:51.9 and
Parker’s 1:52.9 were both per­
sonal bests and qualified them
for the national meet.
“The run by Yul and
Matt was definitely the
highlight of the meet. They
beat two very good runners
from Washington,” Sullivan
said.
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A trio of 5,000-meter run­
ners also caught Sullivan’s eye
in this meet. Adam Jagelski,
Jim Edmark and Jim Hogue
finished with times of 15:05,
15:11 and 15:13, respectively.
Cougars Rob Conner,
John Hansen and Parker have
already qualified for the na­
tional meet in the 5,000
meters, and Parker, along
with Brian Abshire, has also
qualified in the 1,500 meters.
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The only team meet for
the Cougars before the
regional meet will be their in­
vitational at home April 27.
The other competition the
Cougs have faced is invita­
tional, non-team meets. The
next of this type will be in Cor­
vallis at Oregon State Univer­
sity April 11.
Each of these meets are a
step in the team’s training for
the regional meet.
“Right now, looking
towards regionals, I would
have to say we are in good
shape. We just haven’t ran like
we are capable due to the
weather,” Sullivan said.
“Knowing this is our last
year to compete at the national
level we would like to do very
well. It will be the last time the
school has a chance to,”
Sullivan concluded.
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