SPORTS
THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
Febraury 7,1990
Page 8
Daniels' leadership, defense key to Cougar success
by Mark A. Borrelli
Sports Editor
The Clackamas Cougars are
enjoying one of their finest bas
ketball seasons ever. They are
currently sitting atop the
N WAACC Sou them Division, and
despite not having just one super
-star caliber player, they are play
ing well as a team—and winning.
Although the Cougars don’t re
ally have a “star,” they do have a
player this year that has really
helped their cause. Freshman
David Daniels has given the Cou
gars something they didn’t have
last year: a true point guard. His*
floor smarts and savvy can be seen
as a reason for the Cougars* suc
cess.
Daniels, a graduate of Red
mond High School, has been the
floor leader for Clackamas this
year. His ability to run the offense
and play tenacious defense has
earned him high praise from his
coach.
“He is a really smart ball player.
He executes our offense really well,
and he doesn’t make many mis
takes. He also plays solid defense.
He has been a real asset to our
team this year,” said Coach Royce
Kiser.
Daniels also had some good
things to say about his coach, cred
iting him with much of his own
betterment this year.
“I’m really pleased with the
way this season has gone so far.
I’ve improved a lot under Coach
Kiser, everything is really going
well, I’m glad I came here,” said
Daniels.
Although Kiser gets part of
the credit for improving his game,
it was Daniels’ dad who got him
playing ata young age. His father
was a coach, and at his urging and
coaching, Daniels began playing.
“My dad was a coach, and I’ve
been playing every since I can
remembdr. He has really helped
me more than anyone,” said
Daniels.
Being a point guard is one of
the toughest positions to play. You
have the great point guards in the
NBA, such as Magic Johnson and
John Stockton, (who by theway is
Daniels’ favorite player,) both of
the players have been credited with
being great because they are pas
sers and run the offense well. Thus
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far this season, Daniels has been
doing both exceptionally well. And,
an added bonus for Daniels is his
ability to play good defense.
"I really enjoy playing defense,
I feel that it’s the strongest part of
my game,” said Daniels.
Although he has an impact
on the defensive end of the court,
Daniels has also found his mark
offensively. He has averaged 17
points per game since starting,
and has dished out five assists per
game. He recently connected on
9-12 three-pointers in a game.
“I’m not real concerned with
scoring. We have four or five guys
who can score; that’s why it makes
it really tough for another team to
concentrate on just one of us,”
said Daniels.
With his team currently in
first place, and playing very well,
Daniels is optimistic that they can
keep it up and continue to play
well down the final stretch.
-“We’ve got to continue to play
aggressive defense-Everyone re
ally gets along on this team, there
is no selfishness, and that’s what it
takes to win,” said Daniels.
photo by Tim Zrvney
Freshman guard David Daniels has made an immediate Impact
on the men's basketbail team. His defensive skills,and court
awareness are a key to the Cougar's 10-0 league mark.
Wrestler wins with determination
by Staci Beard
Sports Editor
Determined. That is the first
word that comes to mind when
wrestling Coach Jim Jackson thinks
of grappler Craig Morris.
“Craig has pretty good men
tal toughness. He is never afraid
to work or look for a challenge.
He always wants to go against the
toughest opponent that he can,”
stated Jackson.
That determination is one area
where Morris, a sophomore, feels
he' has improved on from last
season.
“Compared to last year I am
more mentally tough. Last season
I was a little afraid of some of the
big college wrestlers. But I am not
anymore,” explained Morris.
Morris usually wrestles be
tween the two weight divisions of
r~
118 and 126.
Although they are a young
team with only four sophomores,
Morris feels they can accomplish
more than last year’s team who
sent six wrestlers to Nationals.
“This team has come together
as a team and works hard. Last
year’s team had better wrestlers
and more potential but they didn’t
try as hard as they could have,”
stated Morris.
In four years of wrestling at
Newberg High School he took third
three times at the State competi
tion.
One of the reasons Morris
chose to concentrate on wrestling
rather than size was the individual
aspect of the sport.
“Being small eliminates me
from some sports. Wrestling is
the sport l compete in better than
any other,” explained Morris.
“Also when you win, you win, and
when you lose you can’t blame
anyone for anything that happened
but yourself”
Looking to the future Morris
wants to continue wrestling at a
four year school. One school he
would like to wrestle for is Port
land State University while going
into the field of education.
“I would like to coach; I enjoy
working with the kids. I have helped
with coaching for a few wrestling
clubs.”
All sports, Morris feels, are
great activities to be involved in.
“Any sport gives a kid some
thing to occupy himself to keep
him out of trouble. It gives you
another goal besides school to work
toward,” stated Morris.
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