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SPORTS THE PRINT March 8,1989 Page 7 Clackamas finishes third in NWAACC tournament by Luis Perez StaffWriter The Cougars survived an out win possible. standing effort Thursday by “Pam (Pember), Stacey Clackamas defeated Spokane Wenatchee Community College (Wallace), and Tracy (Jones) Falls Community College Satur to post a 65-64 first round played real well. Pam was a force day to win third place in the North NWAACC tournament win. It inside, Stacey helped with her west Athletic Association of Com- was the third meeting of the sea defense and Tracy with her shoot muhity Colleges women’s champi son for the two teams, but the ing,” Garver said. onship basketball tournament, 66- first victory in the series for the Alicia Stephenson had 21 59. Cougar women. points and 16 rebounds. Pam “We went out in style...in a “I told them at the press con Pember contributed 20 points and really good fashion,” Garver said. ference that the third time would 12 boards for the Cougars. Jen The Cougars maintained a ten be a charm,” commented Clacka nifer Saunders paced Wenatchee point lead throughout much of the mas Head Coach Phil Garver. “It with 21 points. game, which was dominated by the was a game that went down to the The Cougars faced Highline inside play of Alicia Stephenson wire...it was a dogfight.” Friday, and saw their champion and Pam Pember. Clackamas played a solid first ship hopes ended with a 86-64 “Alicia and Pam just domi half, wielding a 10 point lead at loss. nated the game inside,” Garver the intermission, 31-21. Alicia Pam Pember and Alicia commented. “Our girls really play Stephenson and Kelli Brown were Stephenson led the way for the under control.” plagued by early foul trouble, and Cougars. Pember had only 12 Pam Pember paced the Cou their absence allowed Wenatchee points but totalled a whopping 22 gars with 22 points and 19 rebounds, to fight their way back into the rebounds. Stephenson was unstop and Alicia Stephenson contributed game in the second half. pable with 33 points and 10 boards. 20 points and 16 boards. Brandi Jo .The Cougars trailed by a point Missy Riemer paced a bal Sellers led Spokane Falls with 14 when Pam Pember scored on a anced Highline attack with 16 points. dribble drive to give Clackamas points and 9 rebounds. Marylynn Alicia Stephenson was voted the lead 65-64 with 22 seconds Walbaum also scored 16 points to the all-tournament team for her remaining. Kelli Brown was fouled for Highline. outstanding play. Clackamas fin after a Wenatchee turnover, but ished the season with a 25-7 record then missed the front end of a and filled with optimism for next one and one free throw opportu season. nity. Alicia Stephenson grabbed “Angela Hewlitt is real fired the rebound and fired, but the Sports Grid up about coming back...hopefully shot rimmed in and out. Leslie Hughes wil be back too. We Wenatchee recovered with four should be a strong contender,” seconds left to play and a chance to win. Garver explained. Garver wasn’t too disappointed That chance never material Mark A. Borrelli with the third place finish, how ized. Wenatchee failed to get off ever. “It’s a real nice trophy. It’s a shot as time expired. Phil Garver After attending the Lane- pointed out three members of Clackamas playoff game, I wit huge,” he remarked. his team who helped to make the nessed the same thing that I had in every game that I had been to this season: bad officiating. The Lane-Clackamas game was another example of bad offi ciating. Even in games that Clacka mas has won, the officials have IBM compatibles from $595 been terrible. It seems like the Northwest Athletic Association Repairs/Maintenance contracts of Community Colleges recruits Call for class schedule their officials from the Burnside projects area. The NWAACC Serving our customers since 1980 needs to stop hiring anybody who will wear a striped shirt and actu ally hire a real official with a knowledge of the game, an official that actually can recite some rules and violations without pulling his 16701 S.E. McLoughlin Blvd.*Oak Grove*652-0140 handy-dandy NWAACC rule book out of his pocket. I have been to a lot of basket ball games in my life, ranging from junior high school games to the NBÁ. To be completley honest, the junior high officials do a bet ter job than the officials of the NWAACC In some cases in games I have been to, the officials have almost been non-existent. They run up and down the court, with whistles hanging out their mouths, MEMORIAL CHURCH but wouldn’t blow it to save their Sixth & John Adams, Oregon City lives. I think they swallowed the The Reverend Mr. Richard K Bellingham, Minister little ball that’s inside of it. Take for example the Clackamas at Mt. COMING !! Hood game: Trev Kiser was run March 12 ning the baseline when suddenly Possessing and hewas thrown out ofbounds. The being possessed refs must have missed this, as they called nothing except a technical 11:00AM Public Services against Coach Royce Kiser for 9:30 AM fr Adult Forum 9:30 AM F I / protesting. Then Todd Spencer Attended Nursery 9:30 AM M Church School almost gets his head taken off on photo by Jillian Porter Clackamas Women's Coach Phil Garver proudly displays the hardware that his team picked up in the NWAACC tournament. NWAACC officials should be reviewed The solution to all your computer needs Creative Computer Solutions NOT FOR THOSE WHO THINK ALIKE, BUT FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO THINK. ATKINSON (except Aug. 1 Sep.15) l . . •• pli ... I an intentional foul by a Mt. Hood player. Theofficialdidcallafoul: a 1-1 foul. The call should have been a two shot intentional foul, and the ball out of bounds for Clackamas. The same official that worked the gameat Mt. Hood was an offi cial for the infamous Clackamas- Chemeketa game, and once again he swallowed the little ball inside his whistle. The officiating at both of these games were weak, and the poor officiating at the Clackamas- Chemeketa game had a little to do with the brawl, as the officials let the game get out of hand. Both of the officials working that game are not capable of officiating a game of lawn darts, let alone a college basketball game. In the most recent game I attended, I again witnessed some ugliness sent out by the NWAACC to officiatd the playoff game be tween Clackamas and Lane. The refs seemed lost on the court, and at times seemed like they were asking the players what to call. They fell for the oldest trick in the book in the second half as Clacka mas fouled a Lane player and another Lane player, a better free throw shooter, took his place on the line. Despite an outcry from the Clackamas bench, the player who was not fouled was allowed to shoot the free throws. A bit later, a Clackamas player fouled a Lane player and the ref, on the ball for a change, called a one and one. Then, after conferring with a Lane player, he changed his call to a two-shot intentional foul. I don’t know where the NWAACC finds these officials, but I wish they would look some where else. Look at the Pac 10: those are pretty good refs. An NWAACC ref couldn’t carry a Pac lOrefs shoes. I suggest that, after the season, every official in the NWAACC be reviewed. Start over and search for some people who actually have a clue about what they are doing.
