SPORTS
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Curran’s
Corner
by Christopher Curran
Deslgn/Sports Editor
Clackamas Community College
Beiser continues athletic career
by Christopher Curran
Design/Sports Editor
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“It was always real natural to
be in sports,” states Niki Beiser,
a second year volleyball player.
Beiser, 19, was involved in
volleyball, basketball, and soft
ball last year at Clackamas, but
said she would be playing only
volleyball and softball this year.
She is team captain of Kathie
Woods’s volleyball team at the
college.
Beiser originally started play
Nobody understands
Being a sports fan, and grow
ing up with two sisters who are
non-sports-fans, quickly became
a conflict of interest in the house.
One of the largest problems for
the fan is when the non-fan just
can’t understand what the fan is
interested in.
There is no single answer to
that question. For example, some
enjoy basketball for its constant
action, some appreciate baseball
for the anticipation in provides,
and some are thrilled by the
the phone or by doing noisy
household chores such as
vacuuming.
Even more annoying is the
non-fan who breaks into the
game to ask patronizing ques
tions about how it is played. As
Andy Rooney once said, “no
football fan wants to take time
out from the game to explain
what a down is and why a team
gets four to make a first.” If the
non-fan doesn’t care about the
sport, then he/she should not
“No football fan wants to take time out from the
game to explain what a down is and why a team
gets four to make a first. ”
- Andy Rooney
physical ruggedness of football.
Each sport has its certain
something that fans identify it
with.
Nobody, as they are getting
ready to watch “Monday Night
Baseball,” wants to turn to so
meone and explain for 30 minutes
what makes baseball different
from any other sport.
There are those who say that
your favorite sport reflects your
personality. For proof of that
idea all you have to do is tune
your television into professional
wrestling. Those guys are a lit
tle, shall we say high strung.
Sometimes, in protest; non
fans (traditionally females for
some reason) annoy the fan who
is perched at his recliner wat
ching “the big game.” This is
done sometimes by talking on
waste the fan’s time pretending
that he/she is interested.
The sports fan has always
known what he knows about
■most sports. Boxing is not what
I would call my favorite sport,
but I am interested in some of
the contests. Of course, I was
never able to explain the reasons
why those two sweaty men beat
on each other until I told her
how much money Sugar Ray
Leonard made in the Hagler
fight.
Being a fan is not easy, I’m
still trying to tell my sister why
some football players slap each
other’s rear end when the play is
over.
The question came to me dur
ing last season. As a fem, I can
truly say I wish she had never
asked.
Photo by Julio Church
Team Captain Niki Beiser prepares to return a serve. Future
plans for the 5’ 3” sophomore include marriage, two kids and a
career.
ing sports in grade school around
the sixth grade, but really got in
terested in it when she entered
high school.
Beiser feels that this year’s
volleyball team is “one hundred
percent better than last
year...Everyone has the desire to
win. I think we’ll peak now.”
At North Marion High School
“I was a sophomore and played
(volleyball) mostly with seniors,”
Beiser explains. She said that
from that experience she was able
to learn a lot from the older
players.
“It (high school volleyball) is
not as competitive as now,”
Beiser says. She played varsity
volleyball her sophomore
through senior years at North
Marion and was named all-league
her junior year.
On the basketball team last
year at Clackamas, Beiser averag
ed 5.8 points per game, claimed
40 rebounds, and passed out 30
assists. In high school she played
basketball her sophomore
through senior years.
During the softball season last
year at the college, Beiser’s main
position was as one of the team’s
pitchers. She played on the North
Marion varsity team all four
years in high school.
Her original goal is to enter the
personnel aspect of business. She
says that a dream is to go into
hotel management in Hawaii.
Beiser says that while growing
up her family life was very close.
“My brothers (ages 20 and 22)
and I used to fight, but now we
get along well.” Beiser has lived
in Aurora all her life.
She feels that Clackamas
volleyball coach Kathie Woods is
“the best coach I’ve ever had.
She’s determined, disciplined, en
couraging, and supportive.”
“Jose’ (assistant coach Jose’
Navarajo) is a great help to our
team I have him to look up to.”
Navarajo has played volleyball in
Costa Rica, played, and later
coached at Willamette Universi
ty.
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ONE SPECIAL HOME WHOSE
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