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^Sidelines Wrestling Top-ranked Cougars win again, extend win streak to 25 JOHN THORBURN Sports Editor Clackamas will host its 14th annual Takedown Tournament on Nov. 1. The tournament is open to all competitors. There will be a el ementary, high school, and open divisions. Matches will consist of three one-minute rounds with a 30-sec- ond rest between each round. El ementary matches will be three 30-second rounds. The tournament will be double elimination with the elementary level divided by age, weight, and grade. Registration and weigh-ins run 8-10 a.m. in Randall Hall Gym nasium. Wrestling commences at 11:30 a.m. for elementary and at noon for juniors and open-level competitors. All wrestlers must register by 10 a.m. Entry fee is $6 per person. For more information call Jim Jackson, athletic director at 657- 6958 ext. 2295. Halloween Run Clackamas is hosting a Hal loween 8K Trail Run and 2 mile Fun Run/Walk on Sunday, Oct. 26. The events will be held on campus to take advantage of the quiet and scenic surrounding roadways and trails. Complete course directions will be avail able during the check-in located in lower Randall Hall. All runners must check in outside the Health, PE & Com munity Recreation Office [R- 14] by 11:15 a.m. First and second place awards in each 8K division will be pre sented immediately after the race results are compiled. Divi sions with fewer than four en tries may be combined. Fun Run/Walk participants will be eligible for "bewitch ing" door prizes. The entry fee is $7 or $12 with a commemorative T-shirt. Tutors Are you an athlete struggling in your classes and concerned about losing eligiblity? Free tutors are available by call ing 657-6958 ext. 2804. The Clackamas volleyball team is earning some respect. Finally. After winning their 24th and 25th consecutive league games with victo ries over Southern Division opponents, the Cougars earned themselves a #1 ranking in the latest Northwest Ath letic Association of Community Col leges [NWAACC] Polls. Clackamas traveled south to the town of Roseburg last Wednesday to face off against Umpqua Community College in what should have been an easy victory. Instead, the Timberwomen jumped out in front early to claim a 15-8 win in the first game. The Cougars quickly re bounded, however, winning the next JOHN THORBURN / Clackamas Print three games 15-2,15-10,15-10 for the Head Coach Kathie Woods expects to repeat as NWAACC Champions this fall but match. “In that game,” said Head Coach stresses the team's need to remain focused on their goals. 7 p.m. in one of three remaining home Kathie Woods, “we just didn’t have the us.” Clackamas clawed their way past games and then at the Halloween intensity that we needed. We weren’t convincing in what we were set out to the Lakers en route to a 15-12, 18-16, Classic held at Mt. Hood Commu nity College in Gresham. do. We struggled and a little bit of frus 15-3 win led by a balanced attack. We're good The Halloween Classic show Freshman Christy Ekberg finished tration set in, but we played through but we’re not it and overcame that and that’s a qual with 13 kills and 13 digs, Amy Kraljev cases the top volleyball programs recorded 12 kills along with 15 digs, in the Northwest as last year’s ity of a championship team.” number one Sophomore Mattye Walsworth led Amy Felando turned in a great per NWAACC tournament competi until the formance with tors will attend the two day long the team in digs nine kills, 37 as event which draws dozens of ma with 20 and Amy championships sists, and 15 digs, jor college recruiters. Felando had 45 as “We would like to have more while Walsworth sists. The incred had three ace people come to our games,” said ible play of fresh serves and 18 digs. Woods. “We only have two more Kathie man Amy Kraljev Woods “Basically league games and a nonleague continues to rise we won because we game at home so we really need Coach steadily as she had were more con people to come out and see what 18 kills, eight digs, vincing,” said our #1 ranking is all about. Play and six blocks. Woods, “more ag ing close to a big city we have to Michelle gressive, more compete with all of the colleges McKinney also and lots of things to do but this is Cougar style.” had 10 kills, After be free entertainment and it’s qual After escaping ing ranked #1 for ity entertainment. Umpqua with a "I’d like to see some more school the first time in victory, the Cou school history in spirit both from the faculty and the gars traveled to the this week’s polls, students," adds Woods, "because small town of Coos Coach Woods feels other people would die to have this Bay to take on the need to reaf kind of quality. They’d die to have this Southwestern Or firm the team’s kind of team down in Coos Bay or in egon Community goals and remain Eastern Oregon. They’d die to have College [SWOCC] this kind of team in the midwest or focused. in its always rowdy JOHN THORBURN I Clackamas Print “It’s awe on the east coast and here we are right gym. Corinne Lawrence and the some,” notes here. You don’t want to take things “When we Cougars face Linn-Benton Woods. “But that for granted because there is something played SWOCC we tonight at home. doesn’t really here. It’s special.” played so well,” said Woods. “It was a very awesome mean anything other than the fact that match. The night before [SWOCC] we are respected. And it’s about time had beaten Mt. Hood and they are that we are respected, because we’re playing tough. They had a crowd there good, but we’re not number one until that just wouldn’t quit. Their fans were the championships." Clackamas plays host to Linn- stomping their feet and they came all 1986 Ford LTD, plush Must Sell!! 1988 Chevrolet painted up and we didn’t let it affect Benton Community College tonight at 99 1997 FALL SPORTS CALENDAR , Cross Country Volleyball 10/25 Southern Region Championships @ Chemeketa 10/22 Linn-Benton 11/1 OPEN 11/8 NWAACC Championships 10/24-25 Halloween Classic @ Gresham 10/29 Linfield [JV] Beretta. 2dr, AT;' AC, CC, 129,000 miles. $2200 obo. Call Kim at 817-7782 interior, V-8, automatic, runs good $1500 See Nick or Ray in Automotive or call ext 2569 73-87 Chevy 4x4 parts: Roommate Wanted: one bedroom, on busline, close to shopping. Cable TV, all utilities, phone (excluding long distance), some storage, garage, large yard, and security alarm. Approx. 6 mi. from campus in West Linn. Non- smoker, male or female, poss. couple. 656-6367. running 350 2 TH 400's, 1 np205 with adaptor, 2 torque converters, 2 drive-lines, 1 fly wheel, '$800 takes all. Contact Jacob at 622-5211 1987 Chevy Nova nice stereo, 4 cylinder, rebuilt automatic, cheap transportation $2000. See Nick or Ray in Automotive or call ext.2509 For Sale: 1974 Yamaha 650, disc brake, electric and kick start, clean, runs good, clean title lots of extras, needs battery $500 or poss. trade, call Nick at 652-5865 or call ext 2569 on campus in automotive National Fire Safety is Expanding- Now hiring full and part-time positions in Training and Sales Representatives. No experience necessary, training provied. Call 503-650-0741. 1 Bedroom- 10th & Madison, sep. entrance, 2nd floor, $400/m. 656-6197. Go Cougars Wednesday, October 22, 1997 Volume XXXI, Issue 3 8
