Crazy man... ?
Essig fun-loving ski club advisor
by Beth Coffey
Photo Editor
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Todd Harris (1) and Jeff Stein (with ball) practice for tonight’s
men’s basketball home opener against Pacific University.
Is it a big bird? A crazy man?
No, it’s Marc Essig, faculty ski
club advisor, bundled from
head to toe, sitting on the roof
of Barlow Hall with poles and
skis dangling. At first glance I
wondered about the sanity of
this individual, and having my
camera in hand was drawn to
photograph this unusual specta
cle. But this was nothing
unusual at all, merely a display
advertising the college’s Ski
Club. When asked about his
escapade, Essig responded, “I
was praying to the snow gods.”
Appearently the gods were
listening. Our long, hot summer
has ended and snow season has
finally begun, bringing much
happiness to the winter sport en
thusiasts of the northwest and
the CCC Ski Club members.
However, up until four years
ago when Essig volunteered to
get the college’s club going
again, the Ski Club was inactive
and any members .were on their
own.
The Ski Club is a student
organization open to faculty as
well as members of the com
munity for an annual member
Men’s basketball
off to good start
by Christopher Curran
Design/Sports Editor
Clackamas basketball fans will
get their first taste of the defen
ding northwest regional cham
pion Cougars tonight at 8 p.m.
when they host Pacific University
in Randall Hall.
The Cougars are coming off
three straight victories when they
captured the title at the Lower
Columbia Tournament in
Longview, Washington.
Clackamas won the tourna
ment by trouncing Lower Colum
bia Community College 77-66
Sunday. Jeff Hoffman and Jeff
Stein combined for 51 points in
the Cougar victory, which is
number 16 straight dating back to
Jan. 17 of last year when they
defeated Linn-Bentoh Communi
ty College at home.
Adding to the win for
Qackamas, were Trev Kiser with
11 points and Nate Pyatt with 9.
Hoffman led the charge with
21 points Saturday as the
Cougars stomped Washington’s
PierceCommunity College 69-60
in the game that enabled them to
advance to Sunday’s champion
ship game against Lower Colum
bia.
In the tournament opener,
Kiser hit eight three point goals
on his way to a 32 point perfor
mance as Clackamas tripped
Yakima Valley Community Col
lege by a 76-73 margin. Hoffman
added 12 points to help the
Cougars overcome the Indians.
Hoffman was voted the tour
nament’s Most Valuable Player
and Stein was named to the all
tournament team.
ship fee of 5 dollars. Ski Club
activities function in groups of
twenty people and more, with
skill levels ranging from begin
ner to very advanced. The Ski
Club focuses predominantly on
downhill, however as Essig ex
plains,
George Warren
spearheaded the crosscountry
style widening membership in
terest to all skiers.
Last year , the club was involv
ed in approximately twelve
group trips, planned clear into
July extending the ski season in
to four to five months long. The
86-87 winter season’s activités
included third year'participation
in the Mount Hood Community
College-
Mount
Hood
Meadow’s Ski Ball’s two day
competitions. A number of the
challenging events were:
“Choke a Coke, Tug’ O’ War, ’
Keg Toss, and an up hill run,
while
wearing
skies.”
Clackamas took first for “Tug’
O’ War” while the massive first
prize trophy went to Mt. Hood
Community College as the over
all winning team. The Ski Ball is
limited to college students at
reduced rates. Over two hun
dred dollars worth of Ski Ball
tickets were bought as holiday
gifts last year, “they make ideal
Christmas presents,” expresses
Essig.
Winter fun doesn’t end there.
The Ski Club’s season is plann
ed full with events such as
clinics put on by manufacturers
and suppliers of ski equipment
and winter clothing. Also pro
vided are 3-4 top quality movies
“like Warren Miller films, the
elite of ski movies,” explains
Essig.
Presently a staff trip to Mt.
Bachelor is in planning for the
weekend of February 5, 6 and
7th. Transportation, Sun River
lodging, and two day lift tickets
will all be provided for in addi
tion to a wine and cheese party.
Although this appealing event is
primarily for faculty recogni-
' tion a few vacancies for students
21 years and older will be
: available.
Due to | (unseasonably warm
weather no ski plans have been
■ made until January, but for the
I skiers this winter will certainly
not be uneventful. Get a jump
. on the mountain fun and apply
at the Student Government win
dow. “It’s just a wonderful
place to be, as close to God as
the skis on my feet,” conclud
ed Essig.
Winter Schedules
MEN’S BASKETBALL
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CCC men’s basketball
Player
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Jeff Hoffman............. ....
Trev Kiser................. ....
Jeff Stein................... ....
Todd Harris............... ....
Clark Nichols............. ....'.
Nate Pyatt............. ....
Steve Whitely........... ......
Carey Tibbets............ .....
Jon Rainforth............ ....
Rick Flemmer........... ......
Dave Stahl................ ....
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