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Wednesday, Feb.22,1995
SPORTS
Cougars win conference tttie with win over Chiefs
by Jesse Sowa
Sports Writer
The Cougars’ Men’s Basket
ball team held on just long enough
Monday night to defeat
Chemeketa CC and earn a spot
in the NWAACC tournament in
Eugene in two weeks.
Clackamas won 95-93 in a
neutral-site contest to determine
post-season seeding,at the Sparks
Center at Willamette University
in Salem in which the ratio be
tween Clackamas and Chemeketa
fans was close to equal. The teams
tied for first in the NWAACC
Southern Division with 11-3
records.
The game remained close
during the first 15 minutes as both
teams were able to get easy bas
kets off of transition. With
Chemeketa ahead 38-34 and four
minutes remaining in the first
half, Clackamas scored the last 14
points of the half to take a 48-38
advantage into the break.
The Cougars came out in the
first five minutes of the second
half and grabbed an 18-point lead
at 65-47 on a rebound and basket
by Jay Moore. Zach Olson led a
26-9 run by Chemeketa that put
them within one at 74-73 with
eight minutes to go. Olson led the
Chiefs with 30 points in the sec
ond half alone and a game-high
36.
Ryan Coffee and Nate Will
iams each hit three pointers as
Clackamas extended their lead to
nine at 86-77. Another run by
Chemeketa brought the Chiefs to
within one with less than two
minutes remaining, but that was
as close as they would get.
Ryan Valley missed a lay in
with 30 seconds remaining, but
rebounded Zach Olson’s shot in
the key with one second left and
was fouled. Valley hit one free
throw to clinch the victory.
“I think the freshmen stepped
up and played well for us,” said
second-year player Matt Stahl of
Valley, Jay Lassen, Brian Brutke,
Kenny Walker, Aaron Pearson
and Jawanza Hadley.
“When our running game
clicks, we run well,” Stahl said.
“We’ve got Nate hitting the threes
for us. Aaron (Pearson) hitting the
threes and me on the break. Not
many teams can stay with that”
Stahl also pointed to the fact
that it will be easier for Clacka
mas to play more relaxed now that
they know their in the NWAACC
tournament.
“It’s a big win because it
takes a lot of pressure off of us,”
Stahl said, “we’re loose. We can
play our game and come out and
win.”
Moore led Clackamas with
17 points. Lassen added 16 points
and six rebounds.
Clackamas will play at home
on Thursday against #4 Lane CC.
If they win, the Cougars will play
at home again on Saturday ver
sus the winner of the Chemeketa
and Linn-Benton game, which is
also being played on Thursday.
Win or lose in the league
playoffs, Clackamas will be play
ing in the NWAACC Tournament
at Lane CC March 2-4.
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Cougars beat Roadrunners out of conference
title, force playoff game with Chemeketa
by Jesse Sowa
Roadrunners 63-36 in the second
“I think our defense got bet
half as they rolled to an easy 110- ter as the game went along,” said
Sports Writer
Kiser. “The reserves really got in
The Clackamas Community 71 victory.
Matt Stahl led the Cougars their faces on defense.” Kiser
College Men’s Basketball team
played up to its potential last week with 17 points and nine rebounds. credited his guards for helping to
in defeating both of its opponents Nate Williams added 16 points wear down Jeff Taylor, the Road
runners’ top-notch point guard.
to tie for first place in the South and six assists.
The Cougars defeated Port
“They (Linn-Benton) are a
ern Division of the NWAACC
better team than they showed,” land on the road last Wednesday,
heading into league playoffs.
The Cougars beat Portland said Clackamas Head Coach but game results were unavailable
at press time.
CC on the road last Wednesday Royce Kiser.
Under Kiser during the last
Kiser believes the keys to the
and totally dominated Linn-
Benton CC at home on Saturday win were being able to keep three years, Clackamas has gone
to complete an eight-game win people fresh by substituting fre 38-4 in league play and has won
ning streak that ended division quently and the reserves picking four out of the last five division
play. Clackamas faced Chemeketa up the where the starters left of titles.
on Monday night at Willamette on defense.
University in Salem in a game
that decided the number one seed
in the division.
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matchup with Linn-Benton,
Clackamas was tied for first with
Chemeketa and Linn-Benton.
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