SPORTS THE PRINT February 15,1989 Page 11 Cougars win three by Luis Perez Staff Writer It was a sensational week for the Cougar women hoopsters, winning all three of their games and ending the week with a 75-69 triumph over first place Umpqua. J.J. Drennen led a balanced Cougar attack with 19 points, Alicia Stephenson contributed 16 points and 10 rebounds, Pam Pember chipped in 15 points and 11 re­ bounds, and Kelli Brown had 9 on the boards, registering a career high 11 rebounds earlier in the week at Mt.Hood. “She’s really been coming on strong and been aggressive on the boards,” Garver said. Garver has also been im­ pressed with the improvement of the whole squad. “I feel that our team unity is really coming around. They are beginning to act like sophomores,” he said. "She's been really coming on strong, and has been aggresive on the boards" Clackamas Coach Phil Garver on the play of Casie Harker assists. Tracy Friday led Umpqua with 24 points and 18 rebounds. Head Coach Phil Garver needed to find a way to defense the hot shooting Frady. “We really had to adjust at half-time... she had 20 points at the half,” he said. “We adjusted and closed things down inside. She only had four points in the second half, and that was the big change in the game.” The Cougars came out smok­ ing in the second half, building their lead to as many as 18 points and getting solid contributions from the whole team. Backup forward Casie Harker was a terror Earlier in the week Clacka­ mas steam-rolled the Lane Titans 67-41. They were paced by Pam Pember’s 23 points. Next up was the Mt. Hood Saints, who fell to the Cougars 68-52. Alicia Stephen­ son took the scoring honors with 29 points. Clackamas now is in position to secure second place and a trip to the playoffs with a win at Cheme- Photo by Jillian Porter keta tonight. The Clackamas women's baskteball team is having another incredible season. After “Chemeketa will be a really knocking off Umpqua, the women are only a half of game out of first place. big one,” Garver conceded. The Cougars will travel to Chemeketa tonight to lace the lady chiefs. They will face SWOCC “Alicia has been one of our she’ll be valuable to an N.C.A. A, Saturday in their last home game. by Luis Perez Staff Writer solid offensive threats,” said her program,” Garver said. Alicia Stephenson came to coach, Phil Garver. “She, along Growing up in Ontario, Ore­ Clackamas with few expectations, with the other twin tower (Pam gon, Stephenson wasn’t interested but after less than a year of college Pember), have been holding up in basketball until her grandfa­ basketball she has proved herself our offensive end.” ther pointed her in that direction. at 142 pounds both earned a berth to be one of the most dominant Not only has Stephenson made “I didn’t know anything about to the national finals. Malone players in the Northwest Athletic a rapid adjustment to college the sport,” she said. “I didn’t even came close to beating Bob Mena Association of Community Col­ basketball, but she is proving to start in junior high school... my of North Idaho, losing 6-5. leges. be an outstanding student as well. grandfather told me that I was tall Wally Anderson of Clacka­ Stephenson is averaging 16.8 “She’s pulled out 17 credits and that I had better get my butt in mas jumped up two weight divi­ points and 9 rebounds per game for the fall term with a 3.3 grade gear,” Stephenson said. sions to fill a vacancy of Scott this season, but the numbers don’t point average. She’s learned what Stephenson had a handle on Kerney at 167 pounds. Anderson indicate how dominating a pres­ it takes to get the grades in col­ her game by her senior year in turned in an inspirational perform­ ence she is in the middle. lege. After her sophomore year high school. That year she aver­ ance, narrowly missing a second aged 22 points and 12 rebounds place finish and a trip to the na­ per game while being a second tionals. He lost a 1 point decision team all-state selection. She was in a wrestle back situation for also her team’s most valuable second and third place. player. Other third place finishers Everything seems smooth in were freshman Brian Holiday and Alicia Stephenson’s life, and after freshman Chris Wilson. three straight Cougar wins all is Norm Bemey has lead his team well with her team too. to a 7-3 dual meet record this season “I get along with everybody and has made them a force in on the team... sure everybody has tournament action. their little complaints, but it’s all Clackamas’ wrestling team forgotten once we get off the court,” placed fourth in the nation last she said. year. “This is the chance of a Stephenson gets along with lifetime for our team. I believe we her coach too. “I love him,” she have the talent to win the NJ ACC said. “He’s a really good coach. National Championship this year,” He yells at me, but I know he said Berney. “The champion­ means well. He cares a lot.” ships are two weeks away and I Stephenson is planning on a don’t think the team has reached career as a physical therapist and its peak yet. If all goes right we’ll wants to work in athletics. It’s hard be bringing home some individ­ to imagine her having any free ual champions as well as a few All time with her overloaded sched­ Americans.” ule, but when she does she can be Coach Norm Bemey received found hanging around with het the Coach of the Year Award and teammates or playing volleyball. Photo by Tara Powers North Idaho College Scott Filius “rm using my partner in crime. won the most outstanding wres­ Clackamas center Alicia Stephenson's inside domination this J.J., and her crime mobile,” she season has helped her team to another great year. said. tler award for the tournament. Stephenson dominates league Wrestlers 2nd at regionals by Tim Jones Clackamas Community Col­ lege wrestling team was fired up for the National Junior College Athletic Association Western Regionals held here in Randall Gym last Friday. The team fought hard to secure a second place fin­ ish, being edged out by North Idaho College of Courd’Alene by three quarters of a point. North Idaho, ranked No. 1 in the nation, finished with 96 1/2 points, Clackamas had 95 3/4, Ricks College 54, Highline Community College 33 1/2, Colorado North Western Community College 16, and Big Bend Continuity College had 9 points. “The action was exiting and featured some of the best college wrestlers in the nation participat­ ing in this tournament,” said Coach Norm Berney of Clackamas. The talented line up of wres­ tlers made the evening eventful for wrestlers and spectators. The Cougar wrestling team came away with three individual cham­ pions, four second place finishers and three third place winners, qualifying a total of seven wres­ tlers for the NJACC National tournament held in Chicago, Illi­ nois. Sean Brunson, Tom Malone and Sean Carlson all captured individual titles. Gary Malone at 118 pounds and All American Brian Schiller centimeters 49.25 -0.16 0.01 38.62 -0.18 -0.04 28.86 0.54 0.60 19 16.19 -0.05 0.73 20 8.29 -0.81 0.19 Colors by Muriseli Color Services Lab