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L Five wrestlers compete at Nationals; team finishes 14th
. by
Lane Scheideman
Multitude of
responses
force Print to
change new
policy
In last week’s issue of The
Clackamas Print I informed you
that The Print would no longer
be using the term “Cougar” in
the pages of this newspaper.
Because of outside pressure
we have decided to change our
policy back to the way it was be
fore.
In a letter I received from
one Greg Cyrus, he stated “I dis
agree with the decision to CEN
SOR the word ‘Cougar’. I have
yet to hear a cat complain. So,
until I do, leave well enough
ajone.”
We also received-a written
statement from the lawyer of Hob
bes, from the famous comedy
team of Calvin and Hobbes. It
read; “I feel that the use of the
term ‘Cougar’ is not a deroga
tory term to felines. It is, in fact,
a term that creates a superior
aspect to the team that uses it. Al
though the term ‘Tiger’ is even
more superior ‘Cougar,’ isn’t too
bad.”
The National Rifle Associa
tion also sent in a statement on
their feelings on the topic.
“We here at the NRA feel
that not using your school name
in your newspaper is stupid. Unless
you change your policy we will
have all of your funding cut. Be
lieve me, we can do it”
Because of this input from
our readers, we made a decision
to go back to the way we were be
fore.
We felt that because the NRA
got involved in the letter writing
campaign we should follow the
lead of most of our country’s
leaders and businesses and buckle
under their supreme pressure even
though we are nqt sure why they
got involved.
We aren’t going to worry
about that though because we
don’t want to piss them off, be
cause you never know when one
of their members is going to be
out hunting ducks with a semi
automatic rifle and accidentally
shoot us instead.
Big news in the baseball
world this week. Ryne Sandberg,
of the extremely underrated Chi
cago Cubs, signed a 7.1 million-
dollar per-year deal which makes
him the highest paid player in the
major leagues.
Now all we have to wait for
is the team to get its act together
and make a run for the pennant.
I don't think that Sandberg’s
new salary will revive the Cubs'
chances, but it will keep the best
player on the team.
In lacrosse news, The Ore
gonian has miraculously began
printing box scores of lacrosse
games in their illustrious pages.
Congratulations to a sport
that receives little recognition.
by Lane Scheideman
Sports Editor
Last Friday and Saturday, five
members of the Clackamas wres
tling team participated in the NJCAA
National Championships in Bis
marck, ND.
Blake Tompkins, Travis Bon
neau, David Grieve, Kelly Reich-
ner and Brian Kiley participated in
the tournament because of their
high placements in the Region 18
tournament held Feb. 15.
These five wrestlers allowed
the team to finish in fourteenth
place out of 65 teams that partici
pated.
“We wrestled real well at the
tournament,” said Coach Jim
Jackson. “The tournament keeps
getting better because more and
more good athletes are attending
community collegesratherthan the
four-year colleges.
“We felt good aboutour place
ment, but we wanted to at least
break into the top ten,” commented
Jackson on their fourteenth place
finish.
“In the tournament, we lost
some close ones and won some
close ones. We were able to beat
some good people at the tourna
ment,” said Jackson.
Injuries did not help in the
Cougar’s effort to place higher in
the standings.
Grieve, who finished eighth in
his 167 lb. weight class, had to
forfeit his final match because of a
knee injury, therefore preventing
him to place higher.
Tompkins, who also finished
eighth in his weight class of 134,
photo by Norm Berney
The Clackamas Community College wrestling team took five wrestlers to Bismarck,ND to
wrestle in the NJCAA national tournament. From left to right: Coach Jackson, Travis Bonneau,
Blake Tompkins, Brian Kiley, Kelly Reichner, David Grieve and Coach Haluska.
was unable to wrestle to the best of
his ability because of a separated
shoulder.
Kiley, at 190, finished in fourth
place and held the highest finish
among all Cougar wrestlers.
“I felt that Kiley ’ s weight class
was the toughest class in the
tourney/’commented Jackson.
Reichner and Bonneau did not
place but did score team points to
aid the team to its high finish.
“I am really excited about next
year with the prospects we have re
turning,” said Jackson.
Tompkins, Bonneau, and Kiley
will be returning along with a numbar
of redshirt wrestlers from this year’s
team.
“Concerning this year, we can
say that we were really close to a
national title. We can say we
wrestled close with the National
Champion at 134. We have beaten
the runner-up at 142. We have beaten
two All-Americans at 158. We beat
the National Champion at 167, and
the runner-up at 190,” stated Jackson.
“This should make other teams
recognize us in future years.”
Grieve, Kiley, and Tompkins,
because of their placements, are
now All-Americans in the league.
Wrestlers that will not be re
turning next year are: Damin Schultz,
Greg Benner, Grieve, Ryan Young,
Doug Dehart, Maurice Glenn, and
Reichner.
“I hope that they will all go on
to four-year schools and continue
their education and wrestling en
deavors,” said Jackson.
CCC track team performs at Lewis and Clark Open
By Greg Tully
Staff Writer
The Clackamas track team put
on an impressive showing at the
Lewis & Clark Open in Portland
last Saturday.
The event featured 10 colleges,
including the University of Ore
gon, and other four-year schools.
Ryan Parshall set a school
record in the hammer throw with a
throw of 154’9". The throw quali
fied him for the Northwest Cham
pionships. Mark Cage had a throw
of 114’8", which Coach Mike
Hodges called “One of the best first
time throws I’ve ever seen.”
. In the javelin, Mike Hieb fin
ished second with a throw of
224’10". Hieb had the best javelin
throw among community college
athletes in the country two years
ago. His throw at the L & C Open
was within one foot of that mark.
Hieb competed fa- the Cougar Club.
Matt Davis had a throw of
172’9" and Chuck David had a
throw of 160’ 10". For the women,
Angie Kuehne
finished fourth
with a throw of 114*.
Heidi Spillum won the
women’s 800 in 2:21.7. The run
qualified her for the Northwest
Championships. Juha Tuominen,
running for the Cougar Club, was
third in 1:56.5.
“Juha’s performance was out
standing,” Hodges said. “The 800
isn’t usually a good race for a
sprinter, but Juha had a sore leg and
didn’t want to injure it in a sprint.”
Jason West was fifth in 1:58.5.
Billy Borkus won the 3000
meter steeplechase in 9:50.5, quali
fying for the Northwest Champi
onships.
In the 400, Pam Raade won the
women’s race in 59.4 seconds,
qualifying her for the NWAACC.
Scott Willhite won the men’s 400
in 52.4.
In the women’s 200, Raade
won in 26.2, with Nancy Nelson
third in 26.8. Both qualified for the
NWAACC. Willhite won the men’s
200 in 22.8.
In other qualifying perform
ances, Nelson won the 100 in 12.83,
Alicia Smith was third in 12.85 and
also was second in the triple jump
with a jump at 32’8 1/4".
Jenny Gay was third with a
jump of 31’2 1/2".
In the 1500, Wilfredo Elenes
ran a personal record of 4:14.4,
finishing eighth.
Amy Hines, preparing for
competition in the heptathalon,
which was not held at this meet,
competed in three of the heptatha
lon events. She ran the 100 meter
hurdles in 16.8,high-jumped4’41/
2" and threw the shot put 26’9".
Darwin Arnold, runn ing for the
Cougar Club, won the 110 meter
hurdles in 15.6 seconds.
In the pole vault, Mike Brown
and Chris Hale each cleared 13 feet
and Crane Niblack and Carey Platt
each cleared 12’6”. Hale competed
for the Cougar Club.
“I’m really pleased with our
performance,” Hodges said. “We’re
in mid season form already and
we’ve had some outstanding early
season marks. We’re doing it all
with hard work.”
The next meet will be Satur
day in the Ice Breaker Open in
McMinnville.
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Women's basketball players
receive team awards
Last Sunday, the women’s
basketball team held their season
banquet at Poncho’s restaurant.
Coach Kim Spaulding handed
out individual team awards for Most
Valuable Player, Most Inspirational
Player, and Best Defensive Player.
Spaulding decided on having a
co-MVP because it was “too hard
to pick just one player.”
Kathie Muck and Jenny To
pham were chosen as the co-M VPs.
Jill Wood, a freshman, was
selected as the most inspirational
player.
Sophomore Kristin Lyons was
given the award for the best defen
sive player.
Two Lady Cougars were hon
ored with league awards, kathie
Muck received honorable mention
and Jenny Topham made the all
freshman team.
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