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
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