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Wednesday, October 22, 1997 Cougars look for success at championships The 1997 Clackamas Cross Country Team travels to Chemeketa to compete in the Southern Region Championships this weekend. ADAM CRUM Staff Writer Now is the time for the Clacka mas cross country teams to show what they’re made of. The Cougar men and women travel to Chemeketa on Saturday to compete in the Southern Re gion Championships. Although neither teams are expected to win, the men have the best chance. According to Coach Jack Kegg, Lane Community College is the favorite. Along with Clackamas, Mt. Hood Community College and Clark Community College will contend for the champion ship. Sophomores Andy Bradley and David Lemarr and freshman Chris Chatfield are the Cougars’ top three runners. Kegg feels they are the key to success. “If our top three runners fin ish in the top 10, we’ll have a good chance to win [the champi onship].” The women are not as strong as the men, but you still can’t count them out. The favorites for the women are also Lane, Mt. Hood and Clark. Freshmen Cody Hayes and Tyana Moralez are the Cougars’ best chance to compete with the other teams. They have a good chance to finish in the top seven, which will earn them an Top row [left to right]: Head Coach Jack Kegg, Assistant Coach Mike Hodges. Third row: Andy Bradley, Jason Fryberg, Brad Leimbach, Jason Bennett. Second row: Jay Hawkey, David Lemarr, Tim Winter, Andy Monhead, Chris Chatfield. Bottom row: Emily Schmierer, Tyana Moralez, Cassie Moorhouse, Cody Hayes, Anthea Dejarnette. award. Awards, are given to the top team, which is made up of all seven runners for both the men freshmen. and The Cou- T^e £Vour toP fhree runn"rsfinish in the top I South- R e - 10, we'll have a good chance to win [the I N o r t h - championship] ________ I Athletic gion ___________________ Jack Kegg Head Coach | A^orin. Cham- pionships will be a good experience for the women’s tion of Community Colleges [NWAACC] Championships on Saturday, Nov. 8. World Series: High-priced players face veteran team Continued from page 6 Florida’s road to the World Se ries hasn’t been an easy one. Af ter sweeping San Francisco 3-0, the Marlins faced the defending National League champion At lanta Braves. Florida defeated Atlanta 4-2. The Cleveland Indians finished the year with an 86-75 record, good enough to win the American League Central Division. Cleve land, who last won a World Series in 1948, struggled throughout the year. It wasn’t until the last two weeks in the regular season that the Indians pulled away to win the division. The trade everybody talked about at the beginning of the year was Kenny Lofton and Alan Embree to Atlanta for David Jus- STAY IN SCHOOL (and get a dead ondki padd for $350.) By now, you've beard all the readond to continue your education. 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The pitching staff for Cleveland had injury problems all year. Charles Nagy and Orel Hershiser combined for a 29-17 record, and relief pitchers Jose Mesa and Mike Jackson teamed up for 31 saves. Cleveland advanced to the series by defeating the, defending cham pion New York Yankees, 3-2, and the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2. In game one of the World Series, with the score tied 1-1, Alou and Johnson hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning to put Florida up 5-1. The Marlins never looked back, defeating Cleveland 7-4. Rookie pitcher Livan Hernandez recorded his sec ond win of the postseason. In game two, it was a totally dif ferent story. After each team scored a run in the first, Cleveland got things going again in the fifth and the sixth. Grissom put Cleve land ahead 2-1 with an RBI single in the fifth. With two outs in the fifth, ’Bip Roberts came through with a two run single, giving Cleveland a 4-1 lead.. The Indi ans added two more in the sixth on a Sandy Alomar two-run home run. Neither team scored the rest of the game, and Cleveland re corded a 6-1 victory. The series was tied 1-1 at press time. Game four is scheduled for today (Wednesday) in Cleveland, where temperatures could dip down into the 30’s with a chance of snow. Wednesday,. October 22, 1997
