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About Cougar print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1976-1977 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1977)
prapplers lose first [TheQackamas Community College wrest- ■s, ranked fifth nationally, suffered their st dual defeat of the season last Friday, [they lost to the University of Oregon J.V.'s 15. ■The U of 0 Ducks, recovering from their ■9 trouncing at the hands of the Univer- ty of Washington, sent five members from leir varsity team in an attempt to throw le Cougars off. lit wasn't all easy for the Ducks. It came wvn tothe last two matches, when leading Hi, both undefeated Cougars Joe Davis id Rich Holliman were beaten and the atch was over. The problem was not in the effort, but rather in the size of the team as the Cou gars were missing three of their starters. The weekend action wasn't a total loss as the Cougars defeated tough teams from Lane Community College and Central Ore gon Community College. Against Lane on Friday night, the Cou gars won all but one match as they literally ran away with the meet in the Cougars' last home match of the season. The following evening, the Cougars look ed worn as they barely got by Central Oregon Community College. "We were just plain tired. I mean, it's hard to keep up after wrestling three matches in two nights," said Coach Norm Berney. Again the Cougars were short on men as Tom Zeigle was out of the lineup with an arm injury and is expected to be out of action until Saturday's match with North Idaho. Yet the biggest surprise of the week was the way the CCC squad handled Mt. Hood on Tuesday night. Expected to be one of the toughest matches of the season, the fired up Cougars won all ten matches beat ing Mt. Hood 44-0. Termed by Berney as one of the best team performances he has seen since he came to Clackamas, the Cougars completely dominated their rivals as they didn't allow Mt. Hood a single takedown. Four CCC members earned falls and two got major decisions. Rich Holliman pinned his opponent in just 25 seconds. Putting in individual efforts for the week were Steve Morris and Rocky Schneider. Morris, Clackamas' number one man at 150 pounds, wrestled four strong matches as he remained undefeated (19-0) for the season. Schneider was superb during the week as he pinned his opponent in three out of four matches, winning all four. Considered by Berney to be "one of the best men we've got out there", Schneider won despite tough opposition. Schneider beat the U of O J.V. team cap tain who is also a varsity member. He also de feated Tim Burnett of Central Oregon CC, who took third in regionals and competed in the nationals. As the Cougars enter what Berney calls "the toughest week in the school's history," the team got some good news. Returning to action will be Jeff Harmon and Kim Roehl, who have been out the last couple of weeks with injuries. The final week's action looks like this: Willamette's varsity on Friday, and number two ranked North Idaho on Saturday. "This week will really determine how good a team we really are," said Berney. Women establish records The Clackamas Community College wo p's track team traveled to Seattle over weekend and set three school records the meet at the University of Washington. In the 60-yard hurdles, Barbara Johnson ed to a quick 8.7 second school record the Cougars against some of the "finest felent in ¡the northern part of the conti- ient," said Coach Roger Smith. Tammy Likens established a CCC record nithe Buarter-mile run with a 65.5 first ilace finish in her heat. { Shot