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SPORTS THE CLACKAMASPRINT January 31,1990 Page 4 Cougars refuse to lose; claim first place by Mark A. Borrelli Sports Editor The Clackamas men’s basket ball team continue to be the Cin derella story of the NWAACC. The Cougars, refusing to lose, haven’t. Chemeketa, and Linn- Benton, were the victims last week, as the inspired Cougars upped their record to 8-0, and have sole pos session of first place in the NWAACC Southern Division. After an emotional win over Chemeketa, Clackamas came out against Linn-Benton, and didn’t lose a beat. After a close first half, which saw Clackamas ahead by 49-46, the Cougars came out in the second half led by red hot David Daniels, and raced to a 125- 93 victory. Daniels was on firs from be yond the three point line. He con nected on 9-12 trifectas, and led the Cougars with 37 points. “Daniels really played well. Much of the credit for his shoot ing has to go to Brett Nesland, he’d drive, and dish off to a wide Daniels, who would be wide open,” said Coach Royce Kiser. Tim Osburn chipped in 22 points, Todd Spencer added 12, Dan Bartel chipped in 11, and Jim Martineau scored 10 as Clackamas had six people in double figures. “It was a great team victory. Everyone contributed, we ran the floor well, and had balanced scor ing,” said Kiser. Although the win at Linn- Benton had to please Kiser, the win at Chemeketa earlier in the week had to make him even hap pier. The Cougars came in de cided underdogs, and squeaked out a 71-66 victory. “It was an absolutely huge win for us. We played extremely well, I couldn’t be happier with our guys,” said Kiser. The first half of the contest was a see-saw battle, with leads going back and forth. Clackamas adjusted in the first half to escape with a 39-37 lead at half time. Clackamas came out and played tough defense in the sec ond half. The Cougars held the high-scoring Chiefs to 31 points and went on to upset them at home 71-66. Todd Spencer led the Cougars with 17 points. David Daniels scored 16 points. “Daniels and Osburn have been doing a tremendous job. They have really helped us this season,” said Kiser. Next up for the first place Cougars is a home date against PCC Wednesday before traveling to Eugene to face Lane on Satur day. “The schedule gets tough, we’ve got to maintain the level of play that we’re playing at right now to continue to win,” said Kiser. Michael tours eastern states Women eagers lose first of season by Robert Stubblefield Contributing Writer The Women’s Basketball team saw their 19-game winning streak come to an end Saturday night against Linn-Benton. Cold shooting proved to be the difference for the Cougars, as Linn-Benton held them score less for the first four minutes of the game. The Roadrunners jumped out to a 41-21 lead at the half and went on to win 74-61. The Cougars’ shooting woes proved to hurt as they shot just 35 percent for the game. Coach Phil Garver, not pleased with the performance of his squad, feels that perhaps his team didn’t come to Linn-Ben ton ready to play. “We didn’t come prepared to play against a team of Linn- Benton’s caliber,” Coach Phil Garver commented. Pam Pember led the Cou gars with another strong game. Pember scored a team high 26 points, and grabbed 10 boards. “Pam played well, but as a team, we really let down. We played poor defense and suffered the consequences. We lacked con centration and didn’t execute well,” said Garver. One thing that hurt Clacka mas the most in this game was the return of Linn-Benton scor ing sensation Michelle Derry. Derry, who didn’t play in her team’s first meeting with Clacka mas , was there this time, and she came ready to play. Derry hit from everywhere in the gym, and scored a game-high 34 points. “I want to give them credit,” said Garver. "With Derry back, they’re a tough team. She can dominate a game. “When you’re on top, teams come out ready to play against you” Garver commented. "We’re going to have to get used to it.” The Cougars fared better when they visited Chemeketa on January 24 where they jumped on Chemeketa from the outset and cruised to a 101-62 win. “We came out ready to play basketball and took it to them,” Garver said of the win. The Cougars were led in soor- ing by Hewlett with 25 points. Hewlett also dished out nine as sists. Kelli Brown contributed 16 points and 8 assists. The Cougars out-rebounded Chemeketa 42 to 17; Pember and Stephenson both had 11 re bounds. “We played up to our po tential. When Kelli and Angela play like that, they’re hard to stop,” Garver praised the entire team. The Cougars hope to con tinue their winning ways at home Wednesday, when they face PCC. By Amber Cordry Staff Writer Touring the eastern states throughout the fall, Gladys Mi chael, physical education instruc tor, found Cape Canaveral and the U.S. Open Tennis Tourna ment as two of the biggest high lights. Michael left August 16,1989, on a tour that was to last about three months. The first (and one of the most major) events accord ing to Michael was the U.S. Open. Michael spent five days witness ing some of the best tennis played throughout the world concentrated in Flushing Meadows, New York. Among the matches viewed was the last professional match of Chris Evert Lloyd’s career. “I really wanted to see Chris Evert play one last time before her career ended. It (the match) was incredible," commented Mi chael excitedly as she reflected back to the match. Teamed with her enthusiasm over the Evert Lloyd match was the chance to view the Jimmy Conners vs. Andre Agassi match in which Agassi ended up prevail ing after a strong comeback effort from Conners. Michael also toured our na tion’s capital, Washington D.C., mainly to view the Vietnam Memorial, but also to revisit land marks of great national heritage. On a previous visit to the capital, Michael did not leave the imme diate area of Washington, but on this trip she ventured to Virginia to see Mount Vernon (George Washington’s estate) and other places of historical value. “I really enjoy the Capital. I have visited several other capitals in Europe and other places and there just isn’t another one as fascinating as ours. It is like being in another place unlike anywhere else," explained Michael. Before Michael left she had made a definite course arrange ment to be present at the shuttle take-off at Cape Canaveral. Mi chael described the take-off as “Awesome!” She described the flames coming out of the rockets, the loud roar at the last second, and the crowds of people staring in awe as the shuttle raced into space. “It was a wonderful experi ence, I would go back there in a second just to see it again,” the enthused Michael claimed. Another high point on the tour for Michael was visiting the Virginia Institute of Technology. . “That is the longest trip I have ever taken and it was by car. I really enjoyed it and I learned a lot about American history and space travel. It was a great experi ence!” Gladys Michael returns from her fall sabbatical. Photo by Scott Johnson ON-CAMPUS CHILD CARE Camp Fire Community Child Care provides a developmentally appropriate program for children 6 months to 6 years old. * Convenient Orchard Center Site on campus * Full and part-time care * Serving both th« college i the community * A United Way agency * Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m. - 6 p.m. * Kids love it here! 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