The Clackamas Priiit Pg.3
Wednesday, Dec. 7,1994"
SPORTS
Skarberg: a two-sport athlete at CCC
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Karissa Skarberg has participated in volleyball and track and field for two years at
Clackamas. After an outstanding season with volleyball, she looks forward to the
upcoming track and field season.
by Anjanette Booth
News Editor
Karissa Skarberg, a multi
talented athlete, has been partici
pating in volleyball and track at
Clackamas for the past two years.
Skarberg has been an excep
tional athlete since four, when she
kicked her first soccer ball. She
later was a five-sport athlete iffi
junior high in soccer, volleyball,
basketball, softball and track.
Size helped Skarberg by get
ting the attention of her coaches
in junior high. Since she was too
tall to be a runner, Skarberg de
cided to throw the shot put and
discus. She became interested in
volleyball through her cousin,
who went on to play at the Uni
versity of Montana.
When Skarberg went on to
high school, she decided she
would not be able to handle five
sports, so she cut it down to three:
volleyball, basketball and track.
“I had really good seasons my
sophmore, junior and senior years
of high school, which allowed me
to get a scholarship to CCC,”
Skarberg said.
After deciding that three
Sports’would be too much to
handle in a college atmoshphere,
Skarberg decided to drop basket
ball and stick to her favorite
sports, volleyball and track.
Skarberg plays middle
blocker for the volleyball team
and throws the shot put and dis
cus for the track team. Although
Skarberg enjoys both sports, vol
leyball js her favorite,
“I feebrftoifein control when
I play volleyball, although track
is a very individual sport. Since I
play on the net, I feel I am in con
trol of the net If I want to hit
down, I can hit down. If I want
to block, I can block,” Skarberg
said. “With throwing, you have
your good days and bad days, like
any sport. With volleyball, if I.
concentrate on the game and I feel
like I’m going to have a good
game, I can really get into it.”
Skarberg also feels that the
crowd is an important aspect of
the games, especially volleyball.
She feels the volleyball team could
have taken a lot more games if
they had had a crowd supporting
them, as well as egging them on.
“The games we really
crushed, like the teams we really
shouldn’t have beat, were because
of big crowds atother schools that
totally helped us,” Skarberg said.
“When the crowd is intense,
you’re not just doing for yourself.
You have all the people watch
ing.”
When CCC beat Mt. Hood at
Mt Hood, Clackamas had a small
crowd. Mt. Hood, on the other
hand, had a very large crowd
cheering them on and egging
Clackamas on. According to
Skarberg, this intensity added to
the game, giving them that extra
edge to win.
After graduation from
Clackamas, Skarberg hopes to
continue her education in busi
ness at the University of Montana.
She would like to participate in
both volleyball and track, al
though she plans to dedicate most
of her time to volleyball.
photo by Chad Patteson
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