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Page 4 SPORTS THE CLACKAMAS PRINT Cougar baseball opens with 7-6 record Cougar softball wins 3 of 4 on road trip by Lane Scheideman Sports Editor The Clackamas Cougar soft- ball team started their 1992 season by competing in four scrimmages with four-year schools and posting a 5-1 record in league games. The Cougars played two evenly matched scrimmages, which don’t count toward their league record, with PSU and Pacific University and dominated in their scrimmages against Linfield and Warner Pa cific. 'x' ' * '" photo by LweScheldenwn - J.R. Leschwmds up fora pitch during yesteKfoy’s34i0n QverMt Hood CC. ,?:;.?-M.' :” '■■' '.■ ''' ' "-C: by Kévin Shields ^ 'the last inning fo iose,” MW' \ . TheClackamasCougara’ base ball tcamopened the first two of fl® season with a re« sgrc^bfoT-frrword. =: A 1*1 league record-put the Congi^s m seccmd place in th? Southeru JOtvisioe of ate WAACa;>dOWi •_ A Thursday , twin-bill sweep over Green River and a split with ChemeketaandBlueML gave the Cougars a4-2 record for the wcek. Robinsonsaid that the team is hitting the Sail very well right now. ' \ - - Erie. Ntelson,aS$jfrom from Wceridge-.andTteiEasily, tossed \ / » an outfielder from Rex Putnam, .•••£: * We are 6-6 (before a 10-1 were the team's leading hitters» win over the UofO baseball club) ’ “We are playing vary welt bat we. should be M as we have and we are a fun teamtp Web ” W three one-run games; all of Robinson said; < Which we haye given, up runs in April 8,1992 innings pitched. Last Thursday, the Cougars played another doubleheader against Chemeketa, a team that is trying to get enough funding to become an intercollegiate team. “I hope that they are able to get the funding, because they have a really good club there,” commented Fiskum. In the first game, Dawn Seas- trom and Holum combined for a one-hitter to lead the Cougars to a 6-1 win. Lisa DeMeres was the RBI leader with three and Launa Meek hit her first home run of the year. In game two, Holum and Hef flinger combined for a three-hitter and held Chemeketa to only one run while the Cougar offense scored four runs to sweep the doubleheader. Holly Rahn went 2-3 at the plate and scored two runs for the best offensive performance of the game. The Cougars’ next game is today against Willamette Univer sity in Salem at 4 p.m. “These games were a good warmup for our season,” commented Coach Paul Fiskum. “It’s good to play teams from the four-year schools.” During spring break, the team traveled to California to play against Taft College and Pierce College. Taft is the number nine-ranked junior college program in Califor nia . The Cougars split a double header with Taft by losing game one 8-3 and winning game two 12- 1. “Errors and walks hurt us in the first game, but we came back in game two with good pitching from Jennifer Hefflinger and 15 hits from our offense,” said Fiskum. The Cougars then swept the doubleheader with Pierce, winning 5-1 and 2-0. Hefflinger and Kim Holum shut down Pierce’s offense. Holum had eight strikeouts in her photo by L mi • Scheideman Dawn Seastrom displays her grace on the mound before releasing her pitch in yesterday’s 9-1 win In the first game of a doubleheader against Lower Columbia CC. Cougar Track teams lift record for both men and women to 6-0 by Greg Tully Staff Writer Carey Platt won the 110 hurdles in 16.4 and finished second in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 59.6. Three Clackamas , runners qualified for the NWAACC Cham pionships in the 10,000. Wilfredo Elenes won it in 33:42.0, Oscar Bauman was second in 33:51.0 and Randy Faddis was third with a time of34:20.0. It was a personal record for each. Jason West also had a qualify ing performance in the 800, win ning in 1:57.2. Robert Adriance was second in 2:01.2. Dean Jolley won the 100 in 11.3 and took second in the triple jump with a distance of45’7 3/4". The CCC track teams enjoyed victory last weekend, the men de feating Mt. Hood 93-50, while the women won by. a margin of 84-65. Lane finished third in each half of the draw. “We have had a great season so far,” Coach Mike Hodges said. “This past week, the distance crew really came through.” Matt Davis won the javelin with a throw of 175’8”, with Chuck David second at 157'. David was also third in the shot put (32’6") and fourth in the discus (110T. Ryan Parshall fin ished second in the discus with a throw of 128’10". Scott Willhite won the 400 in 50.8 seconds. Juha Tuominen was third in 51.4. Willhite also took the 200 in 22.6, followed by Tim Grady in 22.8. Tnb^a^SQftbaft 011 starting soon; Sign-up forms are aVmlhbie: m the lower level of R40< h <:<7 : , These forms should be re- turi^ byi^day^Aprd10//' , | If you liaveauy questions please contact Kathie Woods, inteamuraldirector, 'Sunday/^ April 12, win be hosring an tnfotmal friendship tournament fpr.NWAACC volleyball play ers, The tournament will begin m .the mornmg and should cbti- tmue throughout the afternoon. ?'Ifyouwanttoseesomegood competition, come jom fl® crowd on Sunday inRan^i;Gym./,>, f He also took third in the long jump with a jump of 21’4 1/2". CCC also took first in the 1600m relay, with the team of Willhite, Nathan Matlock, Adriance and Tuominen finishing in 3:30.9. Gene Branderhorst won the 5000 in 15:29.4. Billy Borkus was in the pole vault, followed by Platt. Both cleared 13*. Matlock and Marshall finished 3-4 in the 1500 in times of 4:16 and 4:22, respectively. For the women, Ilene Penas won the shot put at 43’1". Jill Warrington was third with a throw of 37-, LaChelle Pierce was next at 36’2". Warrington and Pierce each qualified for the'NWAACC with their throws. Penas also took first in the discus, with a throw of 111’9”. Warrington was third at 105’8”, Pierce was third with a distance of 103’11", a personal record. Warrington took third in the javelin (113*) and Kelli Temler was fourth (105’10"). Alicia Smith won the triple jump and long jump, taking the triple at32’l 1", followed by Kathie Kinkade in second at 31’71/4" and Kathie Muck fourth at 31’4”. Smith won with a long jump of 16’10" with Kinkade third at 14’8 1/2". Smith also took the 100 in a time of 12.8 seconds, followed by Nancy Nelson in 12.9. Heidi Spillum took both the 150045:13) and the 800 (2:46.5). Muck finished second in the 800 in second in 15:49.3. Each qualified for the NWAACC with their per formances. Matlock finished third in the 1500 in a time of 4:16.0, followed by Tim Marshall in 4:22.0. Steve Edwards took second in the high jump with a leap of 6*. the same time. Sean Brandel was fourth, also at 6*. In the 3000, Roni Del Sol and Sonia Schmuland each had sea Mark Boede finished second ,------- ---------------------- ■------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ) Escape from simple ! coffee... j I (jf3. 710 Washington St Oregon City, OR 97045 (503) 655-1130 I Just 49f! with this coupon! j teams were undefeated. Both are now 6-0. The men have now won 35 straight over three years, while the women have won 19 straight over the last two years. The men have 20 NWAACC qualifiers in 35 different events and the women have 17 in 25 events. “The women are having more success this year than ever,” Hodges said. “We’re scoring well in all events and this week we hope to defend the men’s title (at the Mt. Hood relays) and win the co-ed title again; Hopefully, we can get the first women’s title in about 14 years.” The meet will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in Gresham. Back to School for more &tudyirig!!!\ Take a ■' has Espresso ! break ätz ! I“ son’s bests. Del Sol won in 11:14, with Schmuland second in 11:38. Amy Hines took second in the 100m hurdles with a time of 16.4 seconds. Wendi Smith was third in the 400 in a time of 1:08.4. Nancy Nelson was second in the 200 in 272. In the relays, the CCC women took a first and a second, winning the 400 meter relay with a team of A. Smith, Nelson, Hines and Kinkade in 51.4 seconds. The team of Nelson, W. Smith, Deanna Arreola and Spillum took second in the 1600 relay in a time of 4:17.1. Over the break, the C1 ackamas "Home of tne Hundred Pound Pizza" Oregon city 19140 S. Molalla Ava. 656-3555 No homework necessary to learn our lowpricesl