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
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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
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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
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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,
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ning the baseline when suddenly
Possessing and
hewas thrown out ofbounds. The
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Clackamas Women's Coach Phil Garver proudly displays the
hardware that his team picked up in the NWAACC tournament.
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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.