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Sports
The Clackamas Print
Wednesday,
October 21, 1992
Gundersen lets her play do the talkin'
by Paul Valencia
Staff Writer
who didn’t even know if she
would start this year. Gun
It can be hard getting dersen chose Clackamas because
Keri Gundersen to talk about she was recruited for softball,
her volleyball success. Simply which she will play in the spring,
put, she loves to play on a team but decided to “do something
and isn’t particularly interested in the fall.”
in individual achievement.
It wasn’t as if she just
That’s why this walked off the street with no
Clackamas Cougar was shocked experience, though. Gundersen
when she was named the North has been playing.year-round vol
west Athletic Association of leyball since the third grade
Community College’s Player and was coming from a suc
of the Week honor for Sept. 20- cessful program at Sam Barlow
26.
High Schoofin Gresham.
Not only was she sur
“I love volleyball. It’s
prised about being the top player so competitive. It takes a lot of
in the Northwest, she was also skill; interest and dedication,”
surprised that there was even a she explained.
player of the week award.
Her coach is pleased
“I didn’t even know with her team-first attitude, as
the award existed,” she said. well. “She’s an instrumental
“When (Head Coach) Kathie part of our success. She works
(Woods) told me I won it, I hard day in and day out,” Woods
asked, ‘What’s that?”’
said. “She’s one of the best
In that most-valuable defenders we have and is a tough
player week, Gundersen/was server.
credited with 21 kills, 54 digs,
“She’s so much fun to
6 aces and 4 blocks in victories work with?” Woods continued,
over Linn-Benton and Mt. Hood. “because she’s always ‘up.’”
“I have to keep work
It was Woods who
ing on it, though,” Gundersen nominated Gundersen for the
said. “That’s not the best I can honor, and because of the team’s
do.”
success that week, Woods was
Not bad for a player hoping her selection would stand
out.
When word came down,
Woods wasn’t surprised. “I
was proud, but I kind of ex
pected it,” she said. Gundersen
was the first player of the week
selectee of the year, which made
it even more special for Woods.
And the coach wasn’t
done praising her player. “She’s
one of the many talents we have.
She’s a gem. I wouldn’t trade
her for anything.”
Luckily for Gundersen,
somebody was eager to talk
about her successes. The modest
Gundersen was happy to be se
lected, but didn’t even tell her
friends. That job was left for
her mother.
Going into tonight’s game
against Linn-Benton, the Cou
gars are 4-3 in league play and
still in position for the playoffs.
Gundersen said the team’s goal
is to make it to the NWAACC
championships, and then to win
it.
And as far as she’s
concerned, they have the team
to pull it off. “Everybody gets
along, and works together. We
support each other, and we’re
really good friends,” she said.
It’s probably safe to
photo by Paul Valencia
CCC volleyball player Keri Gundersen displays her
talent. She was recently nominated NWAACC player of
the week for the Southern Region.
say that Gundersen’s teammates
are happy the softball player
decided to “do something in
the fall.”
Cougars still in hunt for NWAACC playoffs
by Daphne Hartt
Sports Editor
Last Saturday night,
the women's volleyball team
fell to the Mt. Hood Saints in a
tough four game battle. The
Lady Cougars had an over
whelming 10-3Jead in the first
game, but inconsistencies al
lowed the Saints to come back
and win 15-12.
In the second game,
the Lady Cougars did not re
cover. The' Saints defeated the
Lady Cougars 15-8. The loss
was mainly due to hitting er
rors and serve receive.
Then, the Lady Cou
gars fired up and proved their
desire to win. With a strong
offense and little error, the
team pulled off a 15-13 win
against the Saints.
As the fourth game
began, the crowd, mainly con
sisting of Mt. Hood fans, filled
the stands and cheered loudly,
causing echoes throughout the
gym.
CCC had some trouble
with their serve receive, but
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came back half way through
the game and started to fight.
The score wavered
back and forth until finally it
ended in a 17-15 win for the
Saints.
Coach Kathie Woods
, felt that the Lady Cougars played
hard and intense.
"It was so close . It
just got away from us. We
becamea little overanxiousand
started to play out of our heads,
by the time we came back
strong, it was too late,” com
mented Woods.
Although this loss put
CCC at 4-3, Woods, along with
the rest of the team, still be
lieve they can make it to the
NWAACC championships.
"This is a real exciting
year because we are tied with
Umpqua Southwestern Oregon
and Mt. Hood Community Col
leges," says Woods.
At the present, Cheme-
kcta Community College re
mains on top with a 6-0 record,
CCC holds a 4-3 record, and
Mt. Hood hangs on with a 3-3
record.
Middle blocker, Ilene Pe
nas, received the Player of the
Week honor for this week.
Woods chose Penas be
cause of her "ability to adapt to
any situation that she has been
put in this week."
Tonight CCC will com
pete against Linn-Benton at 7
p.m. in Randall Gym.
Intramural activities underway
by Daphne Hartt
Sports Editor
Are you starting to feel
the onset of the “winter blues”?
Do you feel like everything in
your life is so routine? If you
do, then how about changing
your daily activities.
The CCC Intramural
Sports and Recreation Activi
ties Program is a great way to
have fun, meet new people and
get the blood flowing.
For all you football fans
out there, a Round Robin flag
football tournament will be
starting on Tues. , 27. Teams
will compete against one an
other on Tues, and Thurs. from
12:30-1:30 pm.
A minimum of four teams
must register by Fri., Oct. 23 .
Team rosters are available on
the intramural bulletin board in
the lower level of Randall Hall.
The tournament schedule
wilt be posted on the board by
Mon., Oct. 26.
If you enjoy the sport of
racquetball, there will also be a
Round Robin tournament. Play
ers must be enrolled in a rac
quetball class at Eastside Ath
letic Club.
The champions of any the
mentioned events will receive
a CCC Intramural T-shirt for
their performances.
If -you have any ques
tions or concerns, contact In
tramural Activities Director,
Kathie Woods at 657-6958, ext.
2418.