SPORTS
April 22,1992
Opinion
by Maurice Glenn
Staff Writer
It’s been almost a month since
I heard that dreadful decision
over the radio, that Mike Tyson
received 30 years in prison, 10
years for rape and 10 years apiece
on two counts of deviant con
duct. I’m not totally convinced
that he raped the 18-year-old
black beauty pageant contest
ant. I’mnotsayingthathedidn’t
do it; what I’m saying is it wasn’t
proven, without a shadow of a
doubt, that he was guilty.
The Indianapolis jury was too
influenced by his past activities.
Every time I would turn to ESPN
Sportscenter to hear the review
of the trial, they would play
something that was irrelevant.
For instance, Judge Patricia
Gifford heard testimony from
the chauffeur of the limousine
that Mike and the victim, De
siree Washington, were riding
in. The woman driver testified
that Mike exposed himself to
her. That testimony, which was
irrelevant, just added to the in
fluencing of the jury.
There was also the testimony,
that the Judge refused to hear,
from three pageant witnesses,
who said they had seen Mike
and Desiree kissing before the
crime. Desiree said under oath
beforehand that she and Mike
had made no advances towards
each other at any time.
In my opinion, Mike Tyson
did not get a fair trial, because
Don King hired an incompetent
lawyer (who has now been fired)
or from the participants in the
trial being biased towards him
because he’s a professional boxer,
which is a predominantly black
sport and portrayed as a dummy
sport by the media.
Mike Tyson came into pro
fessional boxing six years ago
with brute power and force which
boxing fans, and sports fans alike,
thought a man couldn’t possess.
Mike breathed life into a dying
sport with no superstars; he
brought boxing into the pay-per-
view commodity that it is today.
It’s just another case of a black
role model being shot down in
controversy, whether it’s Magic,
Sugar Ray or many others. They
always come up short at the end,
but that’s another story.
Mike Tyson, his future un
certain at age 25, the same age as
when Muhammad Ali’s career
was taken away from him in his
prime. Mike may have or may
not have raped the 18-year-old
black beauty contestant, but I
think the people owe it to any
person a fair trial, and not judge
a person by his or her past activi
ties.
tain.
There is one thing for cer
Mike may have gone to
prison as a young man, but he’s
going to come out as older, and
hopefully, wiser. He should start
putting his life into focus, and
start to think about the company
he keeps. He did the right thing
by hiring a new lawyer team;
nbw all he needs to do is fire Don
King and his entourage, and try
to start over with a new slate,
because all he has now is time to
think.
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CCC sweeps Chemeketa in baseball twin-bill
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by Kevin Shields
Staff Writer
A doubleheader sweep last
Tuesday over Chemeketa began an
impressive week in which the
Cougars* baseball team went 2-0 in
league.
A four-run fourth, in which the
team batted around, was the key to
a convincing 9-5 victory over
Chemeketa in the first game.
The Cougars got seven strong
innings from the right arm of Bill
Beck and Greg Grace closed the
door with two strikeouts in the last
two innings to pick up the save.
Beck survived a leadoff homer
by Chemeketa’s second baseman
and scattered seven hits the rest of
the way with five strikeouts. Cody
Nelson went two for four with two
stolen bases to provide a good portion
of the offense.
Up 3-1 in the bottom of the
fourth with the bases loaded, Eric
Nielson drove in the first run of the
inning with a single to left. The
bases stayed full and Nichols singled
to right for two more RBI’s. An
error by the shortstop brought in
the last run of the inning.
Beck gave up two runs in the
top of the fifth thanks to two bloop
singles and a walk.
“A lot of stupid base hits, those
things happen,” Beck said.
However, he settled down and
pitched out of a bases-loaded jam
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“I got to hold a lead; I can’t let
them back in it,” he said.
The bottom of the sixth was
match between coaches ensued.
When play resumed, Beck shut
down Chemeketa, holding them
marred with controversy. After
tacking on two runs behind a sacri
fice fly and some good baserun
scoreless for the second straight
inning and then he turned the ball
over to Grace with a 9-3 lead for
ning from Mike Christman, who
alertly scored on a passed ball. Then
controversy ensued as Jon Bukow
ski was hit by a pitch.
the final two innings.
Grace pitched a scoreless
eighth, thanks to a middle infield
Head Baseball Coach Robin
Robinson, along with his players
and the people in the stands, felt
that turned a tough double play.
“Brandon (Bittner) and Eric
(Nielson) play a smooth middle.”
run tater to right on a hanging pitch,
his only real bad pitch during his
stint in relief. Grace struck out the
next two batters and got the last out
on a pop-up to 1st base, giving the
Cougars a convincing victory.
Beck got the win, leaving him
with a 3-2 mark for the season
while Grace picked up the save.
“We’re playing more aggres
sive; (when we) play aggressive we
seem to always win,” Beck said.
Tim Ensley belted a first in
ning two-run homer and Matt Avery
went the distance giving up two
runs on four hits for a hard-fought
4-2 victory over Chemeketa in the
seven-inning nighteq).
Bittner started the fourth with
a walk and stole second, putting
him in scoring position with no
outs. Nielson slapped out a single
to bring Bittner around and then
scored himself to give the Cougars
a 4-0 lead heading into the top of
the fifth.
After getting the first batter to
ground to short for the first out of
the inning, Avery gave up two
consecutive walks to put Cheme
keta in scoring position. The two
free passes came back to haunt him
as Chemekata’s clean-up hitter
doubled, scoring two runs and giv
ing them some hope.
Avery got the next hitter on
that Chemeketa’s head coach in
If I put the ball in play, the defense
is going to make a play on it,” he
for the last out of the inning.
tentionally threw at Bukowski with
said.
out, one of his six of the game.
Beck turned right around and
pitched a 1-2-3 sixth, ending the
the Cougars up 9-3.
“No question about it,” Robin
son said.
Robinson defended his play
ers at home plate and a shouting
The ninth inning looked like it
might be a replay of the eighth
when Grace struck out Chemekata’s
leadoff hitter on a big breaking
ball. However, he served up a two-
Avery mowed them down in
order in the last two innings to pick
inning with a strikeout Beck felt
comfortable pitching with the lead,
however, he still felt the pressure.
another grounder to short and got
the last out of the inning on a strike
up the win. Nielson went two for
three with an RBI and scored twice
to lead the Cougar’s offense.
Cougar softball posts 3-1 record at Yakima Tourney
by Lane Scheideman
Sports Editor
Braman, and Kristin Freitas each
had two hits in the game.
Last weekend at the Yakima
Valley CC crossover tournament,
Dawn Seastrom went the dis
tance to record the win.
Clackamas next faced West
the Clackamas softball team took
three of the four games they played.
Their only loss came to the
host team, Yakima Valley, in a 2-1
extra-inning battle.
Participating in the tournament
were the top two teams in the North
ern Division of the NWAACC,
Wenatchee Valley and Spokane.
Clackamas faced Wenatchee
Valley in their first game of the
ern Washington University and won
the game easily 9-1.
came back to score four in the
second.
The score went back and forth
until it was tied at six after the
fourth inning.
“There was a lot of offense in
this game,” said Fiskum.
During the fifth inning, the
Cougars found their offense and
The game went into extra in
nings and in the eighth, Julie Shekel
scored eight consecutive runs to
appeared to score from second base,
but Spokane appealed, saying that
she didn’t touch third base. The
home plate umpire said that the run
put away Western’s team.
Clackamas finished with nine
Meek suffered a muscular strain
in her neck, but at the time neither
runs on 13 hits, led by DeMers
going 3-4 at the plate and Topham
she, nor the team, was sure how
serious of an injury it was.
“It was a scary time for us,”
finishing 2-2.
Meek had to miss the tourna
ment, but should be back in action
in the near future.
Wenatchee Valley took a 6-0
lead after their half of the second
inning, but Clackamas scored 13
runs in the next four innings to take
a commanding lead.
“This was the finest hitting
“The biggest part of the game
was that we didn’t commit any
errors,” said Fiskum.
Jennifer Hefflinger allowed
only six base hits, while striking
out nine.
After a two-hour break, Clacka
mas next faced Yakima Valley.
“We started the game like
Clackamas-as-usual, lots of hits,
with a ran in the first,” said Fiskum,
“We just couldn’t keep it up after
that.”
Yakima Valley tied up the score
in their half of the first and that is
game I’ve seen since I started coach
ing the team,” said Fiskum.
the way it stayed until the eighth
inning when Yakima Valley scored
The team combined for 18 hits.
Cindy Vance and Lisa DeMers were
the winning run.
perfect at the plate with four and
three hits, respectively. Brandy
Toivonen, Jenny Topham, Julie
Clackamas scored three runs
by the end of the first and Spokane
“This was one of the strangest
games we’ve played,” comments
Fiskum.
Western’s pitcher was not a
very fast pitcher and Clackamas
should have been able to get hits
off her, but only recorded two hits
in the first four innings.
tournament and won 13-9..
Clackamas straggled early with
three errors and had to bounce back
from losing Launa Meek to injury
in the first inning.
said Coach Paul Fiskum. “We
weren’t sure what exactly what was
wrong because you have to be so
careful with neck injuries.”
and showed us that we are not in
vincible,” commented Fiskum.
The last game of the tourna
ment was against Spokane, who
would prove to be a good test for
the Cougars.
Kim Holum pitched a com
plete game allowing only seven
hits and struck out eight.
“This game really woke us up
scored, but the base umpire over
ruled him and called Stickel out.
Corie Peck then bunted what
appeared to be a single, but the
base umpire called Peck out at first.
Jenny Topham then hit a triple
to get on base, and Holly Rahn
singled Topham in to win the game.
“This was a very emotional
win after the questionable calls,”
said Fiskum.
Peck was 3-5 at the plate with
2 RBI and Rahn was 2-5 with 3
RBI. Braman, Vance, and Freitas
each had two hits.
Previously to the tournament
Clackamas took on South Puget
Sound in Olympia.
The Cougars won both games
of the doubleheader 10-2 and 3-0.
The combination of Meek and
Peck had an excellent day against
South Puget Sound. Both were 5-9
on the day, combining for 2 RBI
and 6 runs scored.
Clackamas had 15 hits in the
first game and 13 hits in the sec
ond.
Freitas also had a good day,
getting four hits, scoring one ran
and knocking one in.
“Freitas is one of our most
improved players this year,” com
mented Fiskum. “She’s added the
bunt and slap game from the left
side and has added to our offense.”
On the mound, Holum struck
out ten batters (a possible school
record) and allowed one earned
run. Hefflinger threw in the second
game, striking out three to record
the shutout
The Cougars next play today
at 4 p.m. against Willamette Uni-
versity on the Cougar diamond.
Sport Briefs
Volleyball Tourney
This Sunday, the CCC volleyball
team will be holding a 3-on-3 co-ed tour
nament. Anyone is eligible to participate.
The tournament should begin at
about 10 ajn., so teams should arrive
about 9:30 ajn. to stretch and warm up.
The cost is $21 per team. The col
lected funds will be used by the volleyball
team to purchase necessaty items such as
balls and uniforms for next season.
Entry forms can be picked up in
Randall Hall by Kathie Woods' office.
If you have any questions, call
Kathie Woods at ext 2418.
5K Road Run
On Sunday, April 26, CCC will be
hosting a 5K road ran at 10 a.m.
Check-in is at 9 ajn. in lower level
Randall. Fees are $10 with a shirt and $5
without the shirt.
There will be six divisions for both
men and women to choose from.
Ribbons will be awarded to the top
three finishers in each division.