SPORTS
May 13,1992
THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
Page 7
Cougar track teams head into
NWAACC championships favorites
by Lane Scheideman
photo by L»rry Marg oil* of Creative Photography, Color and Deaign
(From left to right) Cliff Toney, Kyle Riggs, Curtis Arrayan andTroy Merrill rejoice over their
victory at the May 2 Chrysler Corporation Half-Court Three-on-Three Intramural Basketball
Invitational Tournament. These four CCC students will play at Lewis and Cark College at 6
p.m. on Friday May 15.
Intramural basketball team to face Yale squad
by Daphne Hartt
Staff Writer
This Friday the Clackamas
Community College intramural
basketball team, which consists
of Curtis Arrayan, Troy Merrill,
Kyle Riggs, and Cliff Toney, will
take on Yale University to com
pete for the National Champion
ship of the Chrysler Corporation
Half-Court Three-on-Three In
vitational Intramural Basketball
Tournament
The tournament, which is a
continuation of the May 2 tour
ney, will take place this Friday
night at 6 pm. in the Lewis and
Clark College gym. Since it is a
double-elimination event, the
team who wins two out of three
will be recognized as National
Half-Court Three-on-Three
Champions.
The games will be 20 min
utes long, and professional offi
cials will be present
After the men’s first 20 min
ute game the women’s tourna
ment will begin. Yale also won
the women’s eastern division title
for this tournament They will
face Lane Community College.
Even though Yale is viewed
by many people as one of the best
Ivy League schools, Merrill is very
confident about his team’s ability.
“When we were playing at
Willamette against all those uni
versities like Oregon State and
Portland State, no one even came
close to us until the final game,”
says Merrill.
Arrayan shares Merrill’s enthu
siastic attitude and adds, ”1 believe
we have a lot of potential. We can
do it if we outhussle our oppo
nent.”
Merrill also believes that then-
strong offense is the key to their
game. He feels that Toney and
Arrayan contribute a lot with their
outside shots, while Riggs is ag
gressive at blocking shots and re
bounding.
When asked about the upcom
ing game against Yale, Merrill
comments, ”1 predict we will beat
them in two. We are a complete
team. Everyone has some skills to
contribute.”
Arrayan agrees by saying,
’’Everyone depends on each other.
For never playing together be
fore, it is incredible how well we
blend together on the court.”
The team, along with CCC
Intramural Director Kathie Woods,
also feel good about the fact that
the proceeds from the May 2
tournament benefited the Inter
national City of Care Founda
tion, an AIDS organization, the
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and
Shriners Crippled Children’s
Hospital.
Woods says,’The Half-Court
Three-on-Three Association is
really trying to build up the tour
nament. Since it is in its first year
of existence, not many people
know about it I think it would be
great if students and faculty could
come and support our team.”
Besides the fact that it could
be considered an honor to play
Yale, it is also a great honor to
play in the gym where the Port
land Trailblazers practice to try
and become the ‘best in the west’.
Woods also comments,” I am
really proud of these guys. They
just relaxed, went into the game,
Linn Benton spoils Cougars' postseason hopes
CCC baseball team knocked out of playoff contention
by Kevin Shields
Staff Writer
A doubleheader sweep last Sat
urday by Linn Benton mathemati
cally eliminated the Cougars from
any postseason action.
Linn Benton 2, Clackamas 0.
Linn Benton’s pitcher hurled a
shutout in the first game allowing
only 4 hits in the nine-inning affair.
J.R. Lesch pitched nine innings
of five-hit ball but the two runs he
gave up in the first inning cost him
the win. Lesch finished the game
with 7 strikeouts while allowing 5
walks.
Down 2-0 in the eighth the
Cougars attempted to mount a
comeback. Jon Bukowski got the
Cougars started with a single and
Eric Nielson walked putting the
Cougars in scoring position with
one out. The rally came to an abrupt
halt after Brandon Bittner hit into a
fielder’s choice, forcing Nielson at
second and when Tim Ensley lined
out to end the inning.
Jon Bukowski and Ben Nichols
each managed a hit to pick up half
of the Cougar’s total.
Linn Benton 4, Clackamas 3.
Two first inning errors by the
Cougar infield and more strong
pitching by Linn Benton was enough
to hold off the Cougars in another
close game.
The Cougars picked up six hits
for the game with the bulk of the
damage coming in a fourth inning
comeback when they were down 4-
0.
Ensley walked to open the
fourth and Jim Robertson singled
to give the Cougars some life. Mike
Christman delivered the big blow
of the inning with an RBI double.
However, the Cougars couldn’t keep
the momentum going and settled
for two runs in the inning.
The bats went silent in the
seventh as Linn Benton’s pitcher
sent the Cougars down in order to
end the game.
Scott Timms gave up four runs
on four hits, two of the m unearned.
He struck out four while walking
none.
Timms gave up three of the
hits in the third which led to two
runs. He did settle down the rest of
the way and gave up only one hit
while facing the minimum nine
batters over the last three innings.
Ensley had a good all-around
game, going 1-3 with an RBI, scor
ing twice, while picking up two
walks and two stolen bases. Jim
Robertson went 2-2 with an RBI
and a run to help the Cougar cause.
The Cougars have a double
header at Clark tomorrow to mark
the end of their season.
Sports Editor
“First” seemed to be the word
most often used in describing
Clackamas’ performance at last
week’s Southern Region Champi
onship in Pendelton.
In the women’s competition
nine first place finishes occurred.
Ilene Penas, Alicia Smith, and Heidi
Spillum each had two first place
finishes while Pam Raade had one.
Clackamas women took first twice
in team relay events.
The men’s team finished first
is seven events. Ryan Parshall, Gene
Branderhorst, Steve Edwards,
Darwin Arnold, and Mike Hieb each
finished first in one event. Clacka
mas also finished first in the 1600
meter relay.
“This was the first women’s
title since 1988,” said Coach Mike
Hodges. “It was the third title in a
row for the men.”
The Southern Region Cham
pionship was also the first time that
in each event there were 40, a
Cougar was placed.
In 20 of the 40 events more
than one Cougar was placed.
“This was very gratifying to
see,” said Hodges.
Smith finished first in both the
100 and 200 meter dashes. She also
broke her own school record of
34’2" in the triple jump with a
marie of 35’71/4". Smith also had a
third place finish in the long jump.
Jill Warrington had a second
place finish in the javelin with a
throw of 127’3", a fourth place
finish in the shotput, and a fifth
place finish in the discus.
Kelli Temler had a seventh
place finish in the javelin with a
throw of 115’3". This distance al
lowed her to qualify for the
NWAACC championships.
Penas finished first in both the
shot put and discus events. In the
discus she threw for 129’8”, which
was a personal record.
Roni DelSol had two second
place finishes in the 3,000 meter
run and in the 5,000 meter run with
times of 11216 and 19:443 re
spectively.
Spillum had her first place
finishes in the 1500, with a time of
5:02.7, and in the 800, with a time
of 2:27.6, meter runs.
Ahiy Hines had a second place
finish in the400meterhurdles with
a time of 65.2.
Raade had her first place fin
ish in the 400 meter dash with a
time of 60.5.
The 400 and 1600 meter relays
were both won by the Clackamas
women’s team.
In men’s competition Oscar
Bauman had two second place fin
ishes in the 10,000 and die 5,000
meter runs. His mark of 15:50.9 in
the 5,000 was a personal record.
Ryan Parshall broke his school
record in the hammer throw and
had personal record in the discus.
The distance on his hammer throw
was 172’10" and the distance on
his discus throw was 146’11".
Dean Jolley had a second place
finish in the triple jump with a
distance of 46’1" and two third
place finishes.
Borkus had his first place fin
ish in the 3000 meter steeplechase
with a time of 9:44.9. He also had a
third place finish in the 5,000 me
ter run.
Branderhorst finished first in
the 1500 meter ran with a time of
4:06.2.
Scott Willhite had a second
and a third place finish in the 200
and400meter dashes respectively.
Edwards finished first in the
high jump with a mark of 6’61/2".
Arnold had a first place finish
in the 110 meter hurdles with a
time of 14.5, a per son al record, and
a second place finish in the 400
meter hurdles.
The javelin contest belonged
toHieb who threw for225’8". Mike
Owings, who took fifth in the same
event, qualified for the NWAACC
championships with a throw of
177’5".
“We had the highest scores
we’ve ever had in this competi
tion,” commented Hodges.
had
all areas of competition covered
well.”
“This season we scored more
points than I predicted we would at
the beginning of the year,” said
Hodges.
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