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About Cougar print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1976-1977 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1977)
©wt s_______ j restlers windup successful season ■The 1976-77 Clackamas Community Col- |geByrestling season was without a doubt ■ best in this school's short history. ■ The Cougars never once gave up in their Best for the national championship despite {rippling injuries and sometimes seemingly Efair com petition. ■They began the season like champs re- ■ding easy wins over Umpqua and Mt. od, two of the tougher schools in the rthwest, and they were on their way. Next came their own Clackamas Invita- nal tournament in which the Cougars •rally ran from a strong 15 team field [scoring the second place team by nearly points. So Complete was the domination, that i ¡Cougars won fourthplace or higher in en of the 10 weight classes. They had Eve wrestlers make the championship finals, ith three winners. [ The pattern changed very little over the Ixt couple of weeks as the Cougars sim- |y Destroyed tough opponents from Ump- ua.Lane, Willamette and a surprisingly victory over Mt. Hood, 44-0. However, the scene changed drastically as [Cougars lost their first dual meet of the [on to a stacked Oregon Ducks J.V. line- E6-15. Ee Ducks, in an attempt to recover He took first in the Clackamas Invita tional, state and regional competition in his weight class and was named the outstanding wrestler in the Clackamas and State tourna ments. He also took third in the nationals and was named All-American for the sea son. Paul Schwehn at 118, played a big role in many of the Cougar victories as he helped to set the tempo with his enthusiasm. His early season victory over Bill Anderson of Umpqua, who was previously unbeaten, earned Schwehn the Enterprise Courier Athlete of the Week award. He was also a second place finisher in the state competi tion and was recently named Scholar Ath lete for the 1976-77 season. Tom Zeigle at 126 pounds, was a vital part of the Cougar attack. The team's top victory man at 34-7, Zeigle was also a state and regional cham pion and was named the team's most in spirational athlete. Don Zellner at 134, played a key in Cougar post season success when he came back from an early two week absence to post a 21-5 record. Golfers tee off The Clackamas Community College Golf team teed-off for their first match of the season last Friday, April first at the Arrow head golf course. jn a 33-9 trouncing at the hands of the Kity of Washington, sent five mem- [of their varsity lineup to the meet and Be the difference in an otherwise close Rest. Fortunately, the Cougars didn't stay down las they put in the best performance of i year battling back to tie second ranked orth Idaho in the final regular season orth Idaho in the final regular season itch. Five teams were slated for the event, which despite the inclimate weather, some hot shooting was still displayed. There was a four-way tie for medalist honors at five over par, 77. The CCC squad placed fourth in the event tallying 333 points. Other team scores were: Lower Columbia 316, Central Ore gon 321, Chemeketa 327 and Blue Moun tain with 351 points. At the state finals, the Cougars showed my they had ranked fifth all year as eight f ten wrestlers took individual state cham- ionships with Paul Schwehen and Brian Kier taking second and third. Shawn Parkhurst and Gregg Stamatis led the Clackamas golfers with both players carding a 81 shot score, nine over par. Other Clackamas scoring ranged from 85 to 88 points. ■The Cougars ran up against tough com- [etition in the regionals and only managed ■third place finish despite the fact that hey gualified eight men for the national [hamgionships. Although this year's CCC golf team is comprised of all freshmen, the players aren't without prior tournament play experience. They have all played on high school golf teams with one of the team members, Shawr Parkhurst, placing eighth in state competition last year. I In the nationals they suffered their first sa asappointment of the season as they inished 13th with a 3rd place finish by Iteve Morris and a 6th place finish by Joe ■vis. Next league action for the CCC golfers will be in Santiam tomorrow atone o'clock, with Chemeketa hosting. Zellner was also a state champion but injury during national competition hurt the team's chances of a high finish. Rocky Schneider at 158, termed by Coach Norm Berney as "one of the best men we have out there", was extremely strong down the home stretch as he posted a 22-10 record and was also a winner in his weight class in the state competition. One of the strongest performances of the year was given in by Wayne Snoderly at 167. Extremely versatile, Snoderly took first in both the Clackamas Invitational and state competition along with his 19-8 re cord. Joe Davis, at 177 was one of the few bright spots for the Cougars at the national tournament at he gained a sixth place finish. Undefeated for most of the year, Davis was still able to compile a 25-5-1 mark plus a state and regional championship. Jeff Harmon at 190, showed why he's a veteran of national competition, as he came back strong from an early season injury to compile a 16-5 mark and a state champion ship. Richard Holliman at HWT, was perhaps the Cougars' best clutch performer. It was his victory over Gary Germundson in the waning seconds which gave the Cou gars the tie with second ranked North Idaho. Along with his 19-9-1 record, Holliman was the team leader in falls and a state champion. Also putting in fine years for the Cou gars were: scrappy Kenny Lumsden at 118, (12-6), Keith Ohta, 118 (11-11), Dan Wood, a fine competitor at 150 (18-4), Brian Segler, 150 (10-14) and Kim Roehl, 190 (14-4). Also competing for the Cougars this year were; Ron Geister (8-7), Gary Hein (6-6), Mitch Warthen (4-7), Norm Sikes (4-2), and Randy Sullivan (1-9), whom Coach Norm Berney says has a lot of po tential. As for next year, it should be a good one. Most of the team will be back, with the exception of Paul Schwehn, Tom Zeigle, Steve Morris, and Jeff Harmon. As Coach Norm Berney says, "This year was good, but next year should be even better." ■The Cougars' dual record of 1 5-1 was the »st in the school's history. Their victory it state was their eighth straight and their [ictory margin of 55.5 was also a school ■cord. Bf course, the 1976-77 Cougars would not have been a great team without great ■individual efforts. I Steve Mor, is, 142 pounds, was a prime ■ample. I He finished the regular season with the iecond best record in the school's history «30-1-1. Backamas Community College Page 7 ■ centimeters H|8H ............. 27 28 Colors by Munsell Color Services Lab
