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8 Sports The Clackamas Print Wednesday, January 22,1997 Clackamas outlasts Chemeketa, falls to Linn-Benton in double OT Brendon Neal Sports Editor Clackamas is 3-1, despite in juries, with it’s only loss coming in a double-overtime nail biter. “The overall record [15-5] doesn’t mean as much as what you do in league. I always think we can do better, but I am happy,” said Head Coach Royce Kiser. “You can’t sit back. You have to keep getting better. Any team can beat you on any given night. When you are on top, and we usually are, everyone is fired up to play you every night.” Clackamas lost to the Linn- Benton Road Runners Saturday 113-107. Leif Spencer led the team in scoring with 42 points, on 17 of 26 shooting, and 10 rebounds. Os car Rodriguez added 22 points and five assists. Clackamas was behind 99-97 with one second to go in regula tion. On an in-bound pass, Clint Hordemann hit a jumper while double-teamed tying the game and sending it into the first over time. Hordemann scored on a Spencer steal, giving them a 103- 102 lead, but the Road Runners came back to take the lead 107-105. Hordemann tied the game again with three seconds left, and Clackamas stopped Linn-Benton from scor ing, sending the game into double overtime. Hordemann had 17 points, four assists and two steals. The second-over time injuries and long minutes slowed the Cougars, allowing Linn- Benton to outscore Clackamas 14-8. With only nine players, the starters played most of the 50 minutes. Clackamas started the week with a win over Chemeketa, 69-62, after struggling in the first half. “We didn’t play well in the first half, but they defended us awfully well. I thought Chemeketa’s defense Photo by Brendon Neal was excellent; our de Clackamas’next home action is February 1 against Umpqua. fense was very good,” said Kiser. “That was as Spencer led all scorers and “To play [win] against a team tough a defense as I have played that plays defense like they do, we rebounders with 22 points and against.” have to change some things we 13 rebounds. Hordemann added The Cougars were behind do, to free our people up. We had 19 points and 10 rebounds. 31 -24 at the end of the first half. to change to a driving game,” Oscar Rodriguez led three Clackamas went one-on-one commented Kiser. “[Normally] we players that had four or more as more in the second half and had play a passing game. In the sec sists with six assists and had 10 a strong outside game to out ond half, instead, we had to play points, including two threes on score Chemeketa 45-31. two-of-five shooting from be one-on-one.” Track team warms up with indoor meet Brendon Neal Sports Editor Clackamas is preparing to con tend for the championships again after placing third in the North western Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) Championships last season. Travis Armstrong and Bill Jones led Clackamas in the Uni versity of Washington indoor meet over the weekend. Armstrong won the mile (4:26.75). Jones placed second in the pole vault (16’75”). Jone’s time is a personal best and a new school indoor record.. Jones lost to University of Washington’s Craig Connors. Connors is a former Clackamas student. Clackamas started winter train ing two weeks ago, and Head Coach Mike Hodges is happy with their first outing. The Cougar track team will compete in five to six indoor meets. The indoor meets are preseason and do not count to ward ranking in NWAACC poles.. “Not everyone will compete in each [meet]. It gives them some thing to train for,” said Head Coach Mike Hodges. This weekend Clackamas will participate in a pole vault sum mit in Reno, Nev. The summit will include competition and clinics. Men’s results Competitor Mile 400m dash shotput pole vault 3,000m Andy Bradley Mychal Trawick Aaron Stacey Ely Townson Evan Goin Placing/record (4:33.04) (52.48) (44.25) (14) (9:26.88) 4th 3rd 8th pr* 6th Women’s results Competitor Jennifer Rea Mile Jenny Newell Mile 800 meter Kendall White 3,000 meter Mishe Simantel Placing/record (5:39.79) (5:49.26) (2:30.06) (12:04:00) ‘personal record (indoor) 5th 6th 5th pr* hind the arc. The Cougars stepped up their three point shooting, going 5-10, in the second half, including three straight to take the lead. Clackamas has a small lineup. Their largest starter is only 6’4”. However, they were able to match Chemeketa’s re bounding total, 43, and get five more offensive boards than the Chiefs. “Our guys have to play like warriors to win,” said Kiser, talk ing about the fight for re bounds. Clackamas was able to shoot over the bigger Chiefs, including a 6’10” center, and outscore the Chiefs 15-7 at the free throw line. “Our guys have to play like warriors to win,” said Kiser. “The other thing that amazes me is how we, particularly Leif Spencer, can score on those guys [opponents], shoot over 6’11” [players]. That is real hard to shoot over.” Kiser feels the entire team pitches in when the Cougars win. “Some guys got the points and some guys made it so we got the points. They may not do the scoring but they break them [de fenders] down. I could name [ev ery player as important to the win],” said Kyser. Cougars move in right direction Brendon Neal Sports Editor The Cougars had a solid weekend with three freshman showing strong improvement. Freshman Ryan Gillespie placed fifth on Saturday in the Portland State University Open. Fellow Freshmen Jason Kribs and Tylord Brandsford were also praised for their wrestling over the weekend. All three lost to wrestlers from four-year col leges. “[They] made giant steps for ward. They made me believe they are ready to wrestle at the colle giate level and for the Regionals and Nationals in Febuary,” said Haluska. Glenn Garrison (142 pounds) placed third in the toughest weight class in the tournament. Haluska feels Gar rison had an off day and hopes Garrison will be able to win the nationals this year after finish ing runner-up a yea r ago. (Note: in last week’s Print Garrison was mistakenly listed as winner in last year’s nationals). Friday Clackamas faced Lassen and Colby Colleges. Haluska sees Lassen as the num ber one team in the National Jun ior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Damion Martindale (heavy weight) got the only win for Clackamas in the Double Dual with Lassen and Colby. Haluska noted several other matchs were very close, including a match between Clackamas’ Glen Garri son and Lassen’s TJ Williams, whom Haluska sees as the best Photo by Joel Coerson The Clackamas wrestling team will host the Region 18 Championships on Feb. 15. Competition will run all day. true freshman in NJCAA in sev eral years. With the roughest portion of the season over, Haluska hopes to do some fine-tuning, keep wrestlers healthy and get the three or four injured players ready for the regionals. Corey Caywood is the only injured wrestler that probably will not be able to wrestle in the Regionals in February. Clackamas will wrestle in a Central Washington University Dual and Tournament this week end. “For me coaching is not just about winning championships, but wrestlers wrestling the best they can. This is the funnest, most suc cessful season I have had as a coach or a wrestler, even though we have placed fourth and fifth in the nation in the past,” said Haluska.
