double over Crusade
The
Clackamas Community College's
baseball team put in one of the best per
formances of their season last week as they
won four big games to maintain their hold
on the all important second place in the
Oregon Community College Athletic Associ
ation standings.
The big week began last Tuesday in one
of the most crucial doubleheaders of the
year as they hosted their closest rival for the
second spot, Linn-Benton Community Col
lege.
The Cougars then proceeded to take a
big step towards the regional tournament
as they easily won the twin-bill, 5-3, and
14-5.
In the victories, Rick Jones' two-run
single and Tim Wach's solo home run backed
Bob Tollefsen's six-hit pitching in the open
ing game.
The Cougars' next league encoum
a doubleheader against Judson Baj
Saturday, they had to win in orders
pace with league leader, Lane,
sweeping a double header from Blue
tain Community College.
In the second game, an 11-run fifth
inning carried Clackamas to the lopsided
victory.
The Cougars benefited from the seven
walks issued during the inning and produced
timely two-run singles by Wach, Mickey
Wilson and John Kline to break open the
contest.
However, there was little doubi
start to finish as the Cougars easily
the twin-bill, 14-4 and 12-7.
In the opener, seven runs inthe|
of the sixth inning gave Bob Tolle!
the support he needed as the Cougarr
open a close game.
Gary Lusby, (two hits, two RBl|
Dyer, (two hits, two RBI's), Tom!
(two hits, two RBI's) and Mickeyl
(two hits, one RBI), led the wayi
Cougars pounded Judson Baptist pi
for 12 hits.
Tollefsen went the distance topi
his fifth victory without a loss while
up only three hits.
In the nightcap, Tim Mills' home
Steve Gustovich's two triples, inert
with the bases loaded, keyed the!
victory.
As the season nears the halfway
the Cougars are in good shape.
The four wins this week leaves
only a half a game behind league)
Lane with sixteen games left in
play.
Since only the top two teamsp
for the Regional tournament the0
look to be in good shape to be oned
teams.
The Cougars' next encounters an!
day, April 23, when they host CH
CC for a 1 p.m. doubleheader andtfa
travel to Roseburg Tuesday, April!
take on Umpqua in a crucial contest,
Catcher Phil Bird wears a tired look after Cougars' double win over Judson Baptist
Saturday. Clackamas downed the Crusaders 14-4 and 12-7. Next contest for the team is a
double-header against Chemeketa at home.
Tennis teams reap more wins
The No. one tennis players from both
the men's and women's squad are still
carrying almost flawless records this year
as the teams near their halfway point in
league play.
Continuing her winning streak, womens
tennis player Kim Fleming is still undefeated
in this year's competition and has tallied
six wins.
Despite Fleming's winning record and
other wins carded in singles and doubles
play last week, the CCC women's squad
dropped all three of their matches.
Winning players included Mike Maynard,
6-4, 6-3, Lemons 6-2, 6-2, Dan Bauer 6-1,
6-1, Johnston 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, Buddy Patnode
6-3, 6-3, and doubles teams Barnes and
Maynard 6-3, 6-3 and Lemons and Bauer
6-3 and 6-3.
The Clackamas squad had little chance
for rest before their next match in Bend on
Saturday. They lost to the COCC squad 2-7.
Winning players for Clackamas were, in
singles, Maynard, 6-4 and 6-3, and in dou
bles the winning team was Johnston and
Williams, they won in a proset 8-6.
Other singles and doubles wins last week
included the doubles combination of Flem
ing and Budnick. They won their match
against Central Oregon Community College
in two sets 6-1 and 6-1.
Maynard avenged his only loss this season
with his win against Dave Nelson of the
COCC squad. Maynard is now 6-1 for the
season.
Returning player Mary Budnick came
back from losing her first set against Lin
field 3-6, to win the next two sets 6-4 and
4-6.
On Friday, the CCC men's tennis team
shut-out Warner-Pacific 7-0.
Coach Rich Taylor commented that his
team is finally beginning to jell and everyone
on the team is becoming acquainted with
each others' style of play.
The men's team will play against Linn-
Benton tonight in an away match.
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to S. Idaho
The Clackamas Community College'
track team managed a second plas
to a strong Southern Idaho squadlast!
day, when both competed in a fin
meet on the Cougar track.
Scoring for the meet went asfol
Southern Idaho 130,
Clackamas I
Chemeketa 23, Blue Mountain 17.5,1
Pacific 12. Those scoring wins fortht
gars were:
Steve Maynard, a freshman from!
Albany, scored a victory for theCouj
the 100 yd. dash. Maynard recordedi
in his first meet of the season.
In the high jump, Frank Gibson!
a 6-6 win. Gibson is looking to bes
6-8 best jump of last year.
Ralph Painter led the way to that
the 880 yd. run with a 2:00.4 time.
The three-mile was won byCla®
Jeff Ponsness in 15.00.01.
A jump of 43-10 3/4 cleareda*
Cougar Dave Reed in the triple M
best this season.
Jeff Harmon, from The Dalles®
javelin toss with his 193-4 day's best.
The pole vault win went to Mart
with his 11-6 jump.
Next meet for the Cougar guys’
the Mt. Hood relays Friday nightin u®
Thursday, April fl