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Nix and company dominate All-Star Game
ate, dominated the game —scoring 23
points, grabbing six rebounds and fin
ishing with an amazing five blocked
shots.
In her final minutes of wearing a
A number of these blocked shots
Clackamas uniform, Lauren Mohan
were
on Wentachee Valley's Aimee
conducted herself like she did when
Sorensen, a player that Nix has grown
she first put it on two years ago.
to dislike over the past few weeks.
Like a champion.
Sorensen led her Wenatchee Valley
The sophomore guard scored the fi
Knights past Clackamas in last month's
nal two points to clinch an 83-80 vic
NWAACC
championship tournament.
tory for the Southern Division in last
The 6'1" center led the East with 21
month's Northwest Athletic Associa
points and nine rebounds despite Nix's
tion of Community Colleges
play.
[NWAACC] All-Star game, closing
"Robbie played a phenomenal
out a career at Clackamas after the
game,"
said recently-announced
team's two most successful years.
Clackamas Head Coach Jim
In games played throughout the af
Martineau. "She was just a dominant
ternoon, the All-Star festivities, held
force on the floor the entire game."
this year at Chemeketa Community
Not far behind Nix was the third
College, honor the northwest's premier
Cougar
on the all-star roster. 6' Oregon
junior college basketball players. With
City graduate Michelle McKinney
the Northern Division meeting the
greatly affected the outcome of the
Western Division, the Southern Divi
game —scoring seven points and col
sion was pitted against the East.
lecting an amazing 13 rebounds.
The South and East have historically
"The whole team played great,"
been the two strongest regions in the
added Martineau. "Michelle grabbed
NWAACC.
a ton of rebounds and scored some key
In the women's game, the Southern
baskets. It was a fun game to watch."
Division champion Cougars were rep
Mohan finished with only two points
resented by three players.
in
the game. Her two free throws, how
Robbie Nix, a 6'2" West Linn gradu
ever, assured the
Oregon schools of a
victory.
"Lauren
played real well,"
noted Martineau.
"She is a point
guard so I'm sure it
was a little different
for her to play the
off-guard when
Hedlund
[Mt.
Hood's point guard
Kelli Hedlund]
came into the
game."
As these three
players played in
their final game as
a Clackamas Cou
gar, Karen Twain
coached her last
game as well.
Coach Twain, the
Cougars'
Head
Coach for the past
five
seasons
stepped down from
her coaching duties
last month to pur
sue her career in
school administra
tion.
The Southern
JOHN THORBURN / Clackamas Print
Division's victory was
6'2" Robbie Nix will become a Portland State
afitting end to Twain's
Viking next year. She scored 23 points along
coaching career at
with six rebounds and five blocked shots.
JOHN THORBURN
Sports Editor
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Clackamas. The 36-year old southern Or
egon native built the women's basketball
program into the powerhouse that it is to
day during the past five years.
"It was great for her to get a win in her
last game," said Martineau.
In the South-East men's game, Clacka
mas was represented by J.J. Pilgreen.
Pilgreen, the Cougars' steady force this
season, closed out his lone season as a
Clackamas player with 14pointsandeight
rebounds.
After the game, the 6'6" forward from
Thurston was busy talking to college re
cruiters.
"J.J. played real well," added
Martineau. "He had a bunch of
coaches talking to him after the game.
He hasn't decided on where he wants to
play next year but wherever he goes, he'll
-
make an impact"
Along with Pilgreen, Mohan is still
undecided on where she will continue
her basketball career next fall but has
had a number of offers from schools
around the northwest.
McKinney at last report has plans
to return to Clackamas next fall where
she will participate in her sophomore
year of eligibility with the volleyball
team.
Nix signed a letter of intent to Port
land State University last November
and will play for the Vikings next win
ter.
"All four of these players have had
tremendous careers at Clackamas,"
added Martineau. "They'll be missed
but they will help out their teams,
wherever they end up."
[Robbie] ,
was just a
dominant
force on
the floor
the entire
game.
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Jim
Martineau
Head Coach
[From left to right] Clackamas players Michelle McKinney, Robbie Nix, Lauren
Mohan and Sarah Coleman of Umpqua combined for 53 of the team's 83 points.
All-Star
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Karen Twain closed out her coaching career with an 83-80 Southern Division
victory over the Eastern Division in this year's NWAACC all-star game.
Men
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South
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