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The Clackamas Print
Wednesday, October 30,1996
Sports
Women run away with regional championships
JohnThorbum
Staff Writer
This past weekend at the South
ern Region Championships, hosted by
Mt. Hood Community College at
Sandy High School, the woman Cou
gars proved they are a powerhouse
team.
The women soundly defeated
tough schools, including Lane and
Clark, to win the team title.
Rebecca Graham led a tight pack
of Clackamas runners and finished
fourth overall with a time of 19:20.
The Cougars placed four runners in
the top ten and seven in the top
twenty.
“These are our ‘big seven’,” said
Assistant Coach Jack Kegg. “They
all ran super; did what they had to do
to get the job.”
After weeks of competing with
out all of the runners, Head Coach
Mike Hodges was able to showcase
the talent of his team.
“This is the first time that every
one has been healthy. Kendall
White competed real well af
ter coming back from injuries.
When we have all of the la
dies running, the team really
becomes the favorite out
there,” added Kegg.
“Misha Simantel ran ex
tremely well. She ran the fast
est time since she came to
Clackamas [in 1995] in a time
of20:59 and that was on a very
slow course,” said Kegg.
Two of the Cougars top
runners did not participate
because of injuries.
The men’s team finished
third overall behind Lane and
Mt. Hood Community Col
lege.
Erik Eidsvik led the Cou
gars with a time of 27:51; he
finished seventh overall.
David Lamar finished in
eighth place with a time of
28:02.
“John Gotchell ran great in
lousy conditions, and Micah
McCool really stepped up,” said
Coach Kegg.
On Nov. 9 both teams will
compete in the Northwestern
Athletic Association of Commu
nity Colleges (NWAACC) Cham
pionships in Spokane, WA.
The women are favored to
win the title after capturing the
Southern Regional Championship
and are currently preparing for the
meet. On the men’s team, predic
tions are uncertain.
“If everyone is healthy and
can compete at full strength,
then we will be a favorite. But
if that doesn’t happen, then
Lane and Mt. Hood will contend
for the title,” added Coach
Kegg.
After winning the past five
NWAACC Championships, his
tory is certainly on the side of
the men’s team.
Volleyball team goes 9-0 with win
over league rival Mt. Hood Saints
Brendon Neal
Sports Editor
Clackamas beat league rival, the
Mt. Hood Saints, on Oct. 23 (17-15,
15-12, 15-7), finishing a four-game
home streak and giving them a 9-0
league record.
Shannon Segerstrom led Clacka
mas with 15 kills, 17 assists and 13
digs. Segerstrom also added two ser
vice aces late in the first game to give
them the lead.
“I want to thank the crowd for
being there. That crowd helped us
that first game. I credit the crowd for
getting us this victory,” said Woods.
Amy Felando topped the team
with 26 assists. Jennifer Dostert had
four kills on 50-percent hitting — 30
percent is considered good — and had
four blocks. Misti-Kae Filley added 14
kills and 32 digs.
“Most people think of her [Filley]
offense, but she is doing good on de
fense,” said Head Coach Kathie
Woods.
“It really set the tone. Clackamas
has not beat Mt. Hood twice [in a sea-
son] in four years. We have
always split,” said Woods on
the win.
Mattye Walsworth was
named the Northwestern
Athletic Association of
Community Colleges’defen-
sive player of the week for
Oct. 14-20.
Filley was named Cougar
player of the week. Woods
said that Filley played very
consistently and saved some
“unsavable” balls.
“She is quick, a smart
player, and she leads the
league in digs. Some people
might get more digs, but she
is always is there,” said
Woods.
The Cougars went 2-3 in
the Mt. Hood Halloween Tour
nament on Oct. 25-26. Clacka
mas played the last match
without two players, and
Segerstrom pulled herself out
of the third game because of
an injury.
Both coaches and players
dressed up Saturday and played
the first match in costume.
“We did okay in pool play,
but beating North Idaho is good,”
noted Woods.
“Every team has an off day;
that was ours. I am not worrying
about it. We are perfect in
league,” said Woods concerning
the tournament loss.
Clackamas will play Linn-
Benton tonight in Albany.
Woods said the first Linn-Benton
match was the hardest match so
far. Linn-Benton is only team to
force a five-game match.
Clackamas Scores at
Mt. Hood Tournament
Pool Play:
Green River 15-1,15-8
North Idaho 16-18,15-11,15-6
Yakima
14-16,9-15
Tournament Play:
Malispina
15-12,15-17,11-15
LowerColumbia 15-3,4-15,12-15
The men’s
cross country
team finished
third in the
Southern
Region
Championships.
Two of
Clackamas’
top five
runners were
sidelined
because of
injuries. The
women
finished in
first place.
(Photo by John
Thorburn/
Sports Briefs
Cpugars seek help on
sidelines for basketball games
Clackamas is looking for
scorekeepers, shot clock timer,
game film operator and a statis
tics crew for women’s and men’s
basketball. The pay ranges frorq
$13-16 per game.
Applicants need to be avail
able for most home games includ
ing the Lady Cougar Invitational,
Nov. 29 through Dec. 1, and the
Men’s Basketball Invitational,
Dec. 28 through 30. Experience
is preferred, but the college of
fers training sessions on Nov. 6,
14 and 21.
For more information call
Wayne Logemann at ext. 2298.
Clackamas hosts 14th
annual Takedown Tournament
Clackamas will host a double
elimination wrestling tournament on
Nov. 2 in the Randall Gym.
The tournament is open to
all competitors. The categories
include elementary, junior high
school and open (all ages).
Registration and weigh-ins
will run from 8 to 10 a.m. in
Randall 104. The wrestling will
begin at 11:30 am. for the elemen
tary school level and noon for the
junior and open classes.
Junior and open competi
tions will consists of three one-
minute rounds with thirty-second
rest breaks between rounds. El
ementary schopl matches will
consist of thirty-second rounds.
The weight classes will range
from 40 to 190 pounds, plus a
five-pound allowance in the open
class.
For more information con
tact Jim Jackson, athletic direc
tor, at ext. 2295.
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