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The Clackamas Print Page 7 Wednesday, Feb. 22,1995 SPORTS Clackamas wrestlers prepare for final test by Jesse Sowa Sports Writer The Clackamas Wrestling team finished an impressive sec ond place at the Region 18 Wres tling Championships at Lower Columbia College in Longview on Feb. 11. The Cougars’ placing among the eight teams was their best in seven years. Clackamas had six wrestlers that qualified for the national tournament which will be held in Bismarck, North Da kota this Thursday and Friday. Clackamas Head Coach Mike Haluska was named the Regional Coach of the Year in only his second year at Clacka mas. The tournament was set up so that the top three wrestlers in each weight class advanced to the national tournament. Those that reached the championship finals qualified for nationals. Any wres tler that lost in the previous rounds was placed in a single elimination consolation bracket to determine the third and final seed for nationals. Of the four Clackamas wres tlers that competed in the cham pionship finals, J Damon McPherson at 158 pounds was the only Cougar to come away as the regional champ. McPherson had a.bye in the first round before defeating Jared Lancaster of Highline CC (6-2) in the semifinals to qualify for na- tionals. McPherson beat last year’s national champ at 167 pounds.Ray Routh of North Idaho College, by a score of 8-5 to win his weight class. Clackamas wrestler Travis Rollins, last year’s regional and national champion at 118 pounds, lost a 5-4 decision in the champi onship match to Kirk Hartzell of North Idaho College, but still qualified for nationals. Rollins for nationals. Whisenhunt de feated Scott Byer of Yakima Val ley. CC (11-1) in his opening match, but lost in the second round to Alex Lavell of Big Bend CC, which moved Whisenhunt Unseated Jeff Vowell (167 lbs.) had a great tournament run, but lost 8-3 to Corey Anderson of Ricks CC in the consolation final to end his own chances of a trip to nationals. Photo by Jesse Sowa Clackamas grapplers will travel to Bls narck, North Dakota for the NJCAA Championships. Six wrestlei î will represent Clackamas. defeated Ben Doss of Colorado into the consolation bracket. Northwestern CC (13-4) and Ja Whisenhunt received a bye in his son Bosshart of Highline CC (5- next match before beating 1) during the first two rounds of Gappmeyer. Damon Martindale (142 lbs.) the tourney. “Travis Rollins just keeps suffered a tough 8-6 loss to Tim getting stronger every day,” Kitchen of Big Bend CC in the third place final in his vie to reach Haluska said. Jake Whisenhunt (126 lbs.) nationals. Martindale defeated Kitchen of Clackamas was beaten in his championship match by Matt in the first round of the tourney, Paulsen of North Idaho by a 3-1 but couldn’t accomplish the task count. Whisenhunt had a bye in the second time around. Martindale lost to Mitch the first round and defeated Bryan Holman of RCC (18-1) to reach Stevens of Ricks CC (6-4) in the .semifinals, forcing him into the the finals. Josh Whisenhunt (134 lbs.), consolation round. Martindale Jake’s twin brother, beat Brett beat Shannon Gettman of Colo Gappmeyer of Ricks CC (13-5) in rado Northwestern CC to reach the third place match to qualify the consolation final. Vowell pinned Seth Kemodle of North Idaho College in the first round, but was defeated by Sam Ortega of Yakima Valley CC in the second round. He advanced to his final match as he beat Aaron Bagwell of Big Bend CC. Jeremy Braun (177 lbs), also an unseated competitor, suffered a 13-11 loss to Luke Stradinger of Ricks CC in the consolation fi nal. Braun was defeated by Nate Kamp of Highline CC in the first round. After having a bye during the first round of consolation, Braun reached the third place match by getting by Rusty Jordan of Lower Columbia College in the consolation semifinals. Jason Marshall (190 lbs.), last year’s regional champ and sixth-place finisher at nationals at his current weight, reached na tionals after defeating Simon White of Lower Columbia Col lege, in the third-place final. White, who was national champion at 190 pounds last year, found himself in the consolation bracket after losing to Travis Hughes of North Idaho College in the semifinals. Marshall defeated White 6- 1 to send the national champ home empty-handed. Marshall defeated Justin Poe of Highline CC (10-0) in the first round, but was pinned by Dave Quimby of Big Bend CC in the semifinals to fall into the conso lation bracket. Marshall beat Jory Dalling of Ricks CC to advance to the third-place final. Heavyweight wrestler Steve Santoni advanced to nationals with a second-place finish after a 7-1 loss in the finals to Mike Rob erts of Ricks CC. Santpni had a bye in the opening round and pinned Jeremy Cronenwett of Yakima Valley CC in the first round of his semifinal match to reach the championship round. Haluska believes that his team has as good a chance as any other team competing at the na tional tournament to come home as national champions. But he also thinks that his six wrestlers that are competing must all wrestle at their highest level of potential in order for the team to be in the running for the team title. Clackamas finishes a 6-8 season with two big wins Cougars end sour season on a sweet note by Jesse Sowa Sports Writer The Clackamas Women’s Basketball team ended a sour sea son with a few sweet touches that helped them complete the season on a winning note. The Cougars defeated Port land CC on the road last Wednes day and Linn-Benton at home on Saturday to finish league play with a 6-8 record. “We finally relaxed and started to have fun,” said Clacka mas Head Coach Karen Twain of the win over Linn-Benton. “We did all the things we know we can do.” In the game against L-B, the Cougars built an early 16-6 lead on four baskets by Rachel Ferguson and another by Melanie Sharp. The Roadrunners scored 12 consecutive points to take a 18- 16 run until Clackamas went on a run of their own to gain a 26-24 halftime advantage. The first ten minutes of the second half was nip and tuck as Clackamas held the lead, but was never ahead by more than two. Linn-Benton took its first lead of the second half at 39-37 on a drive to the hoop by Darci Powell with 10:40 remaining. Linn-Benton led by four (47- 43) with under three minutes to go until Denise Haselwood nailed a three-pointer to pull Clackamas within one. Laura Stahl hit two free throws at 1:34 to keep the Cou gars within one. Stahl hit the go-ahead basket with 15 seconds left for a 50-49 advantage. L-B missed an outside shot and Ferguson grabbed the re bound. Ferguson was fouled and sank two free throws with five seconds left to seal the victory. Ferguson led Clackamas with 22 points, 12 rebounds, and five blocked shots. Sharp added six points and 13 rebounds. The Cougars defeated Port land 82-62 as Clackamas out- scored the Panthers 46-27 in the second half to win easily. Ferguson scored 22 to lead the Cougars while Sharp had an other big night with 15 points and 14 rebounds. Clackamas Print Classified Ads House to Share - Secluded home on 5 acres in the Estacada area. $285 per month and 1/3 utilities. Call Julie at 630-3704. 1978 MG Midget Convertible - Fixer upper for collectors. $1100 obo. Call Amy at 630-2832. Student Assistant Position: 4-H leadership club is looking for one temporary student assistant. 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