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SPORTS THE PRINT January 11,1989 Page 4 Mt. Hood to test hot Cougars seven assists and Jeff Hoffman by Mark A Borrelli tossed in 16 points and snagged 10 Sports Editor Linn-Benton Community rebounds. College was the latest victim fpr “That was one of the best the Clackamas men’s basketball games we’ve played all year. The team, as the Cougars again showed way we played in the second half off their high powered offense in a was the way we need to play all 103-79 rout of the Roadrunners. year. If we can play like we did in The Cougars let the visitors hang the second half every game, then around for a half, holding a slim we will be all right,” said Clacka 48-45 lead at the hallway mark. mas Coach Royce Kiser. The Cougars did not seem to But apparently Coach Kiser’s halftime chat had some impact be showing any effects of the because the Cougars exploded in Christmas holiday, as it has just the second half, outscoring Linn- been business as usual for them. “We have been playing pretty Benton 55-34 to cruise to their second league victory in two at well. We are 2-0 in league and 13- 3 overall,” said Kiser. tempts. Kiser’s worries come from his Nate Pyatt led the scoring attack for the Cougars, tossing in team’s turnovers, which have been 24 points and pulling down 10 re high, and the intensity level of his bounds. Phil Dalton chipped in team. “I’m happy with our record, 22, Trev Kiser had 19 points and but we’re in a tough league and we need to continue to improve on defense and maintain our inten sity level, because one let-down is all it takes to lose,” said Kiser. To attest to the strength of the league, four of the top ten men’s basketball teams in the Northwest are from this league, with Clackamas being ranked by the league coaches as the eighth best team in the Northwest. The Cougars will face a hu mongous task tonight when they entertain league power and cross town rival Mt Hood. The support thus far at the Cougar home games has been disappointing and Kiser hopes it will get better. “Abig crowd really helps you when you’re out there on the court. I would urge everyone to come out and watch us Wednes day; we’re a pretty good team.” Women win league opener on road it should have been. The Cougars previous years. “We are a really by Luis Perez Photo by Julie Church were coasting with a 15 point lead young team,” Garver said. “ We Clackamas players keep their eye on the ball in a home game Staff Writer Cougar eagers resumed thei r when a Linn-Benton spurt cut that make a lot of turnovers, we need against Pacific. Nearest in the picture is #20 ,Jeff Hoffman. winning ways with a clutch road lead to four with 1:45 remaining. to work on that.” Although the Cougars did not win Saturday over L ni-Benton But it wasn’t enough after point Community College 7 2-62. It was guard Kelli Brown took control of play up to their expectations dur ing the Cougar classic, there were the first league game for the the ball and the game. The University “Things got kind of hairy down bright spots. One was the level of women’s team, who ran their rec of Oregon Presents the stretch but Kelli took over,” competition they got to see. The ord up to 12-4. The Cougars consistently Garver said. “Kelli probably played teams at the classic were teams Seventh Annual pounded the ball inside to their her best game of the year. She has Clackamas will have to beat if they Pacific Northwest “Twin Towers” creating a prob kind of taken over the leadership are to be successful in postseason Computer Graphics Conference play. Another bright spot was the lem for which Linn-Benton had role on the court.” Alicia Stephenson paced the play of J.J. Drennen, who was no solution. Head Coach Phil February 9 & 10,1989 Portland Marriott Hotel & Civic Auditorium Garver was pleased with his team’s Cougars with 21 points and 13 named to the all tournament team. Last Friday night the Cou performance. “We handled the rebounds, Pam Pember chipped DON'T MISS THE SPECIAL EVENTS! situation welL.we’re working on in 17 points and 10 boards, and gars devastated Western Oregon getting the ball inside and it worked. Kelli Brown had 17 points and State by the score of 69-49. Pam • Keynote Speaker: They (Linn-Benton) got into foul five assists while shooting 2-3 from Pember and J.J. Drennen led the Jim Blinn, Jet Propulsion Laboratory way with 16 and 14 points respec trouble in the first half and we three point range. "There are a dozen great computer graphics people The Clackamas team seems tively. The season continues for fouled four of their girls out,” he and Jim Blinn is six of them" —Ivan Sutherland to be back on track following a Clackamas with a home game said. •Film & Video Show: Maxine Brown, Narrator Despite their strong inside play slight holiday slump in which they against Mt. Hood Community the Cougars were plagued by turn lost twice at the Cougar Classic, a College tonight. Tipoff is at 6 p.m. •Trade Show: 50 vendors/hundreds of product lines overs making the game closer than tournament they had won the two Sign ups underway Intramurals to start Dan A. Fulton Staff Writer Fall intramurals areover, but not without some outstanding play by the students of Clackamas. Flag football was won by “Solid Waste” in a exciting overtime victory over the “Grappiers”. Solid Waste was predicted to take the Grapplers easily, but it was down to the wire in one of the most exciting intramural games ever played. In racquetball, Sawn Thank defeated Scott Harris in the ad vanced tournament, and Dave Gallbreath defeated Randy Steg- mcier in the intermediate tourna ment. In the Turkey Trot, there were several winners in different cate gories. Mary Grout won the 3.1 mile turkey trot with a time of 24.02. Gladys Michael won the 2.4 prediction race with a differ ence of 15 seconds; and Kathy Scheer won the 3.1 mile predic tion trot with a difference of 55 seconds in the female category. In the male division, Keith Pemberton won the 3.1 mile trot with a time of 19.22. The 2.4 mile prediction was won by Bob Wynia with a 1.12 difference; and the 3.1 prediction race was one by Barry Rhetteplace with a difference of 42 seconds. The coed turkey trot was won by the team of Pat Brown, Klath- erin Skyles, Linda Fisher, Terri Nortell, and Judy Peabody with a timeof 1:70.25. For all the fun runners out there, it was cancelled due to poor attendance. If you are a basketball player, volleyball player, or like to run, don’t forget to sign up for winter intramurals starting soon. See Kathie Woods in her office in Randall Hall for sign up informa tion. Come support your teams tonight, as they battle Mt .Hood in Randall Hall. The women, 12-4 and 1-0 in league play at 6 p.m. and the men ,13-3 and 2-0 in league,play at 8 p.m. Good luck to both teams from the Print sports staff!!! Adjunct Conference: Software & Interfaces Feb. 8 •Hands-on Workshops - Feb. 7-8 or 11-12 Receive a $30 student discount coupon ---------- call before January 15th for your free brochure — 1-800-824-2714 (Oregon toll-free) For information on academic credit call today! How to wipe out your student Ioans. Join the Army Guard, and well pay of! 15% of your federal college loans with interest-from S5OO to S 1,500 per year. Your two days a month and two weeks a year earns you a nice big paycheck too. Plus fringe benefits. Valuable work experience. 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