r Clackamas Community College Page 4 11-1 record Men’s basketball off to good start nected on just 19 out of 39 shots in the first half. Clackamas heated up a little in the second half, hitting on 6 out of 18 on their way to a 33 percent clip from the floor for the game. Leading the way for the Cougars was Jeff Hoffman with 16 points and 10 reboimds. Jeff Stein pitched in with 14 points and eight rebounds. For Mt. Hood, Wray Wade led the scor ing with 13 points. “We were never able to pull away from them.They’re a good upper half team.” Once again Kiser refused to point at one player as a key to his team’s suc cess. “More than one guy is the key, we’re a well balanced team.” Besides Clackamas, Kiser ex pects that Umpqua and Chemketa are the teams that will be the toughest, but feels that all the teams in the league will be closely battling for a playoff spot. “The rest of the teams are so close that if you have a bad night you could get beat by any team.” After winning the Northwest Championship last year, it looks as if Kiser has got his team once again playing championship ball. “The reason we win, is not one player. We’re not big, (but) we’re fairly quick.” Execution and defense is the secret for success for Kiser. “We play good defense we got 7-8 people who have a and execute well. We’re mentally solid shot of going to the na tough (and) that is a big key to tionals, they have the ability.” winning.” Berney plans on spending some time with his squad by get ting them back into shape. Clackamas will train with the PSU team before scrimmaging by Christopher Curran Design/Sports Editor with them this week. They will return to the mat for real Thurs Once again Intramural sports day when they travel to Idaho to are upon us. There are three face the number one ranked major events scheduled during North Idaho. Things don’t get winter term. any easier for Clackamas with a There will be five on five visit to Tacoma Friday to. face basketball for hoop fans. The Highline. “That will be a good deadline to sign up is 2 p.m. Fri test for us, to see how our peo day, Jan. 16. Intramural ple are coming along.” The next basketball is not open to inter Cougar home match will be collegiate players for purposes against Highline January 22. of fairness. Jeff Hoffman was close behind with 13 points. Coach Kiser, however, couldn’t identify one The Clackamas men’s basket key player in the team’s victory. ball team is proving once again “All of our starters played well. that they are a team to be reckoned with in 1988, with a We had five players in double figures.” The coach was happy perfect 2-0 league record, and a about the bench play of his 11-1 overall record. team. “Jon Rainforth and The Cougars opened the league season hosting a tough Shawm Hartley both came off. the bench and played well.” league foe in Chemeketa, but overcame a slow first half to Rainforth, a freshman from post a 78-73 win. “Chemeketa Clackamas, scored seveh points was beating us pretty good in and grabbed three rebounds. the first half, .but we sucked it Hartley, a sophomore from up, and played better in the se Vancouver, B.C., tallied 11 cond half,” observed/ points and had two rebounds; ' For the losers, Tim Hamel led Clackamas coach Royce Kiser. Chemketa with 20 pointy, two With Clackamas’ slow start, Chemeketa jumped out to a rebounds, and three assist^. ; In a Saturday league contest 36-33 halftime lead, only to see the Cougars erupt in the second, vs. cross town rival Mt. Hood, half for the win. “We re Clackamas made AINTS out of bounded better and played bet the Saints, jumping out to a ter defense.” Kiser also felt that 37-26 halftime lead and coasting after a slow start his troops to a 60-53 win at home. The played pretty well. “After the Cougars played excellent first ten minutes we played a defense, but had a hard time finding the basket on the of real good bailgame.” Jeff Stein led the Cougar fense. “We played excellent scoring, tallying 16 points, defense, but our shooting was while grabbing six rebounds, very cold,” Kiser noted. The and dishing out three assists. cold-shooting Cougars con- by Mark Borrelli Staff Writer_________________________ Wrestlers attempting banner season by Mark Borrelli Staff Writer_________________________ The Clackamas Cougar wrestling team, coming off a 2nd place finish in the Nationals last year, is preparing for what, Coach Norm Berney, hopes will be another banner season. The Cougar grapplers are off to a slow start. In their only home match, a contest with Pacific Lutheran University of Tacoma, CCC lost 19-16. Win ners in the match for Clackamas were Tom Malone at 142, Bryan Schiller at 150, Shawn Brunson at 198, and Steve Cox won the heavy weight battle. In the match, nine wrestlers for Clackamas were freshman, five regular starters were unable to participate. Lack of experience, and con ditioning proved to be the Cougars downfall according to Coach Berney. “We had a three week Christmas break, and the kids didn’t keep themselves in as good as shape as we would have liked.” Berney, however, remains optimistic about his young team. “Once we get into condition and gain some ex perience we will wrestle better.” Some top freshman wrestlers for Clackamas who are impress ing Berney are Schiller, Malone, Brunson, and heavy weight Cox. “Brunson wrestled a good match and pinned a good kid. Schiller and Malone both did a good job and Steve Cox pinned a senior.” Added with some of Clackamas’ returning wrestlers like Tim Jordan (who finished 2nd in Nationals last year) and the Cougars should be strong again this year. Coach Berney is optimistic about his team retur ning to the nationals. “I think photo by Julio Church A Clackamas player prepares to shoot in last Wednesday’s thrashing of Chemeketa 88-67. The Cougars, coming off of two straight victories over Chemeketa and Mt. Hood, play at Ump qua Community College tonight. Intramural program begins Sign-up rosters are available on the intramural bulletin board in the lower level of Randall Hall. Play will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon. There will be a three on three one day volleyball tournament. It is a coed tournament with a limit of two intercollegiate volleyball players per team. A round robin coed racquet ball tournament will be included in intramural action this term. Participants must be enrolled in a racquetball class in order to use the facilities at Eastside Athletic Club. Clackamas intramural T-shirts will be awarded to the champion in each event. The Clackamas intramural sports program is designed to be a recreational activity, which allow students, faculty, and staff to participate in many ac-1 tivities this term. CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS AUDITION / PORTFOLIO REVIEW DAY ART DANCE DESIGN MUSIC PERFORMANCE PRODUCTION THEATER Start the year right with a bright smile ! Friday, January 15,1988,3-6 PM Jefferson High School 510 N. Kerby St., Portland Steven Blakley 1104 Molalla Ave. Oregon City Gain valuable feedback on your artistic abilities. 656-7131 Learn about Cornish’s B.F.A. degree program in the performing and visual arts. Receive admissions and financial aid information. Auditions for-music and theater. Portfolio reviews for art, design and performance production. A Master Class in ballet and modern dance will be held at 4:30 PM. No reservations necessary For more information: CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS 710 E. Roy St., Seattle, WA 98102 (206) 323-1400 ext. 205 or 323-1487 a. « DMD