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That's more my speed! Slow Pitch Softball Leagues are now forming on campus. The league format includes a com plete round robin of weekly double headers, plus a Championship Tourr nament. Each team is guaranteed 16 games. League play begins May 27. For further information, call ext. 2298. Racquetball exchange Clackamas is hosting this term's rac quetball tournament at the Eastside Athletic Club (off McLoughlin Avenue in Milwaukie). All Clackamas students, faculty and staff are welcome. ChemeketaandMt. Hood will also participate in the tour nament. There is a cost for entering. "People should participate if they want to have fun and meet new friends," said Racquetball Coach Kathie Woods. For more information contact Woods at ext. 2418. Coordinators need to be contacted by Wednesday, May 28. Tennis clinic A tennis clinic, intended for those with at least some experience, will be held at Clackamas on May 14. The clinic will show how to teach, organize and assist young and begin ning players. USTA (United States Tennis Asso ciation) is promoting the event in the hope participants will wish to work in after-school or recreational programs. Nancy Osborne, director of Pacific Northwest Schools Program, will be conducting the event. For more information or to register, contact Nancy Mikleton at ext. 2450. Interested students can leave their name, phone number and address in R115. The deadline is 5 p.m. on May 12. Win a gift certifícate to Applebees' restaurant! The Cougar yol ley ball team is hold ing a $ 1 raffle. Prizes include a weekend in Sunriver and a gift certificate to Applebees'. Tickets can be purchased from play ers or by contacting Coach Kathie Woods at ext. 2418. The drawing will be held May 13 at 12:30 p.m. in Randall Gym. Cougars gear up for Southern Region, NWAACC championships CHRISTINA MUELLER Feature Editor The track team spent the weekend at home for the Clackamas-hosted meet. The Clackamas Open left many athletes with qualifying marks, personal records and records on the all-time list. “We got out of this meet exactly what we were looking for. A chance to relax, go for good marks and take the pressure off,” said Coach Mike Hodges. In the men’s long jump, Eli Townsend placed first and set a per sonal record with a distance of 22’3.75”. Also competing in the event was Jeremy Schafer. He placed fourth with a distance of 18’5.25”. In the discus, Shawn Davis placed first with a distance of 141’4”. Aaron Stacey was in second with a distance of 119’9”. Heath Fisher placed first in the jav elin at 185’5”. In third place was Scott Hein with a distance of 168’2”. Jake Curtis placed fifth with a distance of 145’3”. In the steeplechase, Jay Hawkey placed second and earned a qualify ing mark with a time of 10:14.844. Just behind him was Dave Lee, who also earned a qualifying mark with a time of 10:17.79. Davis placed first in the hammer throw with a distance of 169’9”. In third place was Aaron Stacey with a distance of 120’5”. In the 1500, Evan Goin placed sixth with a time of 4:20.64. There were few competitors in the event, but it was still good practice. In the 400-meter dash, Kasey Johnson placed fourth at 50.93. He usually does not run the 400 but did well. Andy Bradley placed fifth with a time of 51.98, Phil Elie placed sixth with 53.04, and Drew Evansen placed seventh with 53.05. Bill Jones placed second in the pole vault with a height of 15’6”. Townsend came in second at 14’6” and Vasili Tsirimiagos came in fourth with a height of 14’. In the 100-meter dash, Townsend placed fourth at 11.74, Bill Jones placed fifth at 12.06 and Tsirimiagos SUCCESS. GET AN EDGE ON COLLEGE EXPENSES. 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In the 400-meter relay, a team of pole vaulters ran the event for the first time this season. “It was fun and interesting/’ said Hodges. The team placed first in the event and earned a qualifying mark. In the women’s discus, Kristi Chamberlen placed first with a distance of 123’. Nateisha Flannigan placed sec ond with a distance of 108’7”. Her dis tance was a season's best. In the javelin, Tristan Sharp placed second with a distance of 132’7”. Jaimee Brown placed first in the high jump. Her distance was 5’. In the hammer throw, Chamberlen placed first with a distance of 113’10”. Sharp placed second at 98’ and Flannigan placed third at 88’. Mishe Simantel placed fourth in the 1500 meter and set a personal record with a time of 5:70.60. There were few competitors in the event. In the 400-meter dash, Kendel White, who is new at running the 400, placed first and made number eight on the all-time list. Her time was 59.86. Just behind her was Michelle Wimberly. She earned a qualifying mark with a time of 1:02.13. In the 800 meter, Rebecca Graham placed second and set a season's best with a time of 2:28.86. Chamberlen placed first in the shot put with a distance of 38’9.25”. Flannigan placed second in the shot put with a distance of 35’ 11.25”. Tristan Sharp came in third at 34’4.75”. In the 200-meter dash, Wimberley placed first with a time of27.36. She was JOEL CORESON / Clackamas Print The track team had five first-place finishers at last weekend's Clackamas Open. The Cougars will host the NWAACC Championships on May 22 and 23. followed by Lareina Cota with .27.54, Brown with 27.69 and White with 28.16. In the 3000 meter; Jennifer Rea placed first, seta personal record and made num ber 11 on the all-time list with a time of 10:41.22. Clackamas placed first in the 1600- meter relay with a times of 4:12.08. That time was a qualifying mark. In the 400- meter relay, the women’s team placed first and made number eight on the all- time list with a time of 50:22. Next week Clackamas will compete at the Southern Region Championships in Mt. Hood. That will be the last meet be fore the NWAACC Championships on May 22 and 23. We got out of this meet exactly what we were looking for. 5J Mike Hodges Track Coach Softhalh Cou9ars hold one game 1 "lead over Lakers, Devils Continued from page 7 Demos went 3-3 and had a four RBIs, including a two RBI home run in the third inning. Joell Whitton went two for three and had two runs and an RBI. Viol added a run on two for two hitting. Clackamas was able to withstand six runs in the fourth inning by South Puget Sound after jumping out to a 7-0 lead to win 10-6. The Cougars started the game with three straight runs. Kelly Comstock knocked in two runners and had two runs. Megan Thompson and Demos both had two RBIs and a run. Saturday; Lisak pitched a shutoutgiv ing up only three base hits. Clackamas beat Green River 4-0. Clackamas had seven hits, but felt they could get more against the pitcher. "We didn't hit the ball at all like we thought we could," said Fiskum. "Their pitcher is OK, but she was serving some bad pitches. Sometimes a slow pitch can give you trouble if you are an ag gressive t jam like we are." Danielle Soldani was the only Cou gar with mu'tiple hits. Soldani went two for three and had an RBI. In the second game, Clackamas came alive with eleven hits winning 10-1. The Cougars scored all ten runs in the third and fourth innings. Whitton had her second homer of the season, going 2-3 with three RBIs. Dawn Davis ehipped in with two RBIs and two runs on 1-2 batting. Clackamas faced SWOCC in a rematch Monday. Neither team scored in the first six innings of the first game. Stacy Pea cock got the winning run in the bot- -tom of the seventh on a Whitton RBI with two out. "Robin [Lisak] dominated the game. She had sixteen strike outs. The school record is 18," said Assistant Coach Louie Nasuta. Both teams loosened up in the second game. SWOCC won 4-3 after scoring two runs in the fifth. Lisa Hosford went 2-4 with an RBI. Whitton and Jackie Obrist each added an RBI. Going into Tuesday's doubleheader with Green River, Clackamas had a one game lead over the SWOCC Lakers for first place in the Southern Division. The number one team is exempted from the regionals and is guaranteed a berth at the NWAACC tournament May 16 and 17. If Clackamas holds the lead, they would not play again until the tournament. Advertise in I hr CkckAMAS P rint for cheap! Reach a W I D E variety of ages and back grounds that can ONLY be found at C I a c k a m a s Commu n ity C o I I e g e . Volume XXX, Issue 24
