The Clackamas Print
Wednesday, January 29,1997
Sports/A&E_______________
Cougar wrestlers place
high at CWU Tourney
Brendon Neal
Sports Editor
Clackamas finished the sea
son with four wrestlers placing
in the Central Washington Uni
versity Tournament on Satur
day.
Tyler Bransford (150 pounds)
placed third. Bransford beat sev
eral nationally ranked wrestlers on
the way. Head Coach Mike
Haluska noted “Tyler has gotten
better every match and had a
phenominal tournament.”
Glenn Garrison (142 pounds)
also placed third losing in double
overtime to the tournament cham
pion.
Ryan “Falcon” Gillespie
placed fifth and Tyler Anderson
(190) placed 6th. Haluska noted
both had great tournaments and
were “right up there.”
“It made me feel real good the
way they [Bransford, Anderson,
Gillespie, Garrison] competed,”
said Haluska.
Lonnie Eggert did not com
pete in the tournament, but
Haluska would be surprised if he
did not go to the nationals and
place in the top three.
Clackamas has struggled in
the duals this year but Haluska
feels the wrestlers are giving it
their all. However he sees the du
als as practice for the nationals.
“I am not happy with the win/
loss record [about 5-50 match in
duals]. But I am happy everyone
is competing the best they can,”
said Haluska.
Haluska believes the team
can hold its own against North
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Photo by Joe
oerson
Trailblazers on fire after
Whitsett plays the lottery
Brendon Neal
Sports Editor
Portland Trailblazer General
Manager Bob Whitsett has taken
“in with the new and out with the
old” to a new level.
The Blazers have not missed
the playoffs in 14 years, but now
have five former lottery picks -
Stacey Augman, Isiah Rider,
Kenny Anderson, Gary Trent and
Rasheed Wallace.
Over the summer, the Blazers
traded disgruntled Point Guard
Rod Strickland and mediocre For
ward Harvey Grant for second-year
Power Forward Rasheed Wallace.
It seems likely, despite the ad
dition of CBA refugee Enis
Whatley, that there will be another
trade before the deadline. In giv
ing up Aaron Mckie, Randolph
Childress and Reggie Jordan, the
Blazers have left themselves open
to injury. An injury to Anderson
would leave the them with only
Rookie Marcus Brown and
Whatley for the point guard posi
tion.
Whitsett’s location was un
known Friday. He was probably
Clackamas will host the Region 18 championships on Feb. 15.
Idaho and Ricks College, second
and third in the nation respec
tively, at the nationals if every
one competes to their potential.
Bransford, Anderson, Gillespie,
Garrison, Eggert and Corey
Cay wood all have a good chance
of competing in the nationals.
The team is about half fresh
man and half sophomores. Sev
eral freshman have done well and,
hopefully, will return next year.
Caywood may or may not
compete in the regionals in Feb
ruary. However, Haluska says
Caywood and fellow sophomore
Eggert have been asked about by
a number of college and univer
sity wrestling coaches and prob
ably will go on to wrestle at the
four-year level.
Clackamas will host the Re
gion 18 Championships on Feb.
15. Wrestlers who place in the top
three go on to the nationals in
Bismark, N.D._________________
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working on a second trade, to get
a back-up point guard.
Despite injuries, the Blazers
are 25-18. This is their highest
number of games over .500 since
the last week of last season (after
42 games). They have six players
averaging double figures in
points. Since losing Wallace be
cause of a broken thumb, the Blaz
ers have gone 10-4, including wins
over league Houston, Utah, Lak
ers (twice) and Detroit.
The Blazers only dressed
nine players Friday after losing
Sabonis to a leg injury for at least
five games and trading three
backup guards to Detroit for
Augman. Trent and Dontonio
Wingfield stepped against Phoe
nix, giving Portland the 115-105
win. Trent scored 24 points for
the second straight game plus 13
rebounds. Wingfield had a sea
son high of 16 points, including
three for three from behind the
arc.
If fans will wait another sea
son or two, they will see their team
reach the championships in the
next three to four years.
Indoor track results
Clackamas took part in a pole-vault summit last Friday and Satur-
day in Reno Nexada
This weekend the Cougars will travel down to Eugene for the Eu-
ge ne Indoor meet
J Bill Jones placed fourth in the University Elite division with a new
school record of 16 ft. 4 in. Ely Townsend placed first in University
Division II with a personal best of 14 ft. 10 in. Basili Tsirimiagos had a
personal indooi record of 13 It 8 in
ahead
CLUBS
Chrysalis writing group in
vites women to celebrate their
work by sharing it. We meet
Wednesdays at noon in B114. Call
Kate Gray at ext. 2371 for any ques
tions.
information, contact
Eshelman at ex t 2247
Ken
Baptist Student Ministries/
Christian Fellowship. Come join
us for'I hursday Night Togethei
at the Fireside Lounge in the
Community Center It will be a
time to relax, make new friends
and leain how to better run our
race in hie. For more information,
call Candy n al 650-8526 or 527-
7413.
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Rainbow Group (formerly
GALAB). The club for all those
supporting gays, lesbians and bi
sexuals is now called the Rainbow
group. We meet Tuesdays at 4
p.m. in the Oregon City Starbucks
and Fridays at noon in B114, For
more information call Kate at ext
Phi Theta Kappa General
2371i|fMIM^^^^^M O meetings.
Attention Native Americans!
Thursday, Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. in
“Coyote Circle,” will hold a spe CC126.
cial lunch on Thursday, Jan. 30
Wednesday, Jan. 29 at noon
from noon until 1 p.m. CCI27. For inCC126.
more information call Laney at ext.
Thursday, Feb. 13 at 11 a.m. in
2576.
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Fellowship of Christian Ath
letes (FCA). FCA meets every
Thursday 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in
R012. This club is for everyone,
not just athletes, so come join us
for some fun. Call Kathy Woods
at ext. 2418 for more information.
HEEL (Helping Everyone En
vironments Live) will be holding
a student orientation meeting
Jan. 29, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the
Skylight Dining Room. Anyone
and everyone is invited. For more
Writers’ Club— All interested
writers and play wrights, readers
come to Pl03 every Thursday
from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. They go
to readings, plays and literary
events in the Portland area. Bring
your work or yourself and join
us in a supportive environment.
Call Allen Widerburg at ext. 2359
for more information.
To find out which club is right
for you, call the Associated Stu
dent Government at ext. 2247.
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