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Hawks win,
Hawks win
Clackamas
javelin
thrower Heath
Fisher scored
a 61.96 at the
team's recent
meet in San
Francisco.
The mark
improved his
previous
record by five
feet.
Ding dong the witch is dead.
Yes, that's right, all of you Winter
Hawk fans around campus can open
their eyes now. You can stop holding
your breath.
The Winter Hawks made it past the
first round of the playoffs.
With its 3-2 victory over Seattle last
weekend, the Portland team of the West
ern Hockey League won a best-of-seven
series four games to one against their
rival Thunderbirds to the north.
Let's just hope they can figure out
what to do now.
For the past two years, the Hawks
regular season.
They had smiles
on their faces, nice
clean jerseys, and,
for lack of a better
term, choked in
the opening round
John of the playoffs.
Since
Thorburn
Sports Editor nearly the first
Winter Hawk goal
was scored in this
1997-98 campaign, the team has been
the top-ranked club in North America.
That's Canada and the U.S. for the lay
person.* The team only lost three home
games in the 72-game schedule, com
piling the franchises second best record
in history.
Seattle did not win a game in Port
land all year and managed to only de
feat the Winter Hawks in three of the
team's 13 meetings.
While the Winter Hawks removed
the first round monkey off their backs,
they have much to be worried about.
The Hawks did not earn an easy vic
tory over the Thunderbirds in the en
tire series with the exception of the 7-2
Portland win at home to open the play
offs. All other victories were by three
goals or less. The team that was sup
posed to make scoring records fall is
having a hard time getting the puck in
the net.
The team's scoring sensation, Marian
"Hurricane" Hossa has been looking
more like passed wind in the last few
weeks. Brent Belecki, the league's top
goaltender, has yet to be tested by any
offensive pressure and continues to al
low easy goals. Joey Teteranko, the
"pride" of the Hawks, is in his first year
as team captain and has so far only man
aged to come up with the original idea
of getting the team to dye their hair
bleach blonde. That'll boost up his bad
boy image. Don't insult him though, he
may get upset and stare at you.
The simple fact is this. The Hawks
are flying high right now. They just de
feated a sixth-place powerhouse in the
Seattle Thunderbirds and didn't do it
with any ease. What happens when the
top-ranked team in North America,
again, that's Canada and the U.S. for
the layperson, faces somebody that ac
tually plays good hockey? Don't pack
your bags for the Memorial Cup just
yet Winter Hawk fans. If you do, dop't
put any perishables in your suitcase be
cause those bags may be sitting their
for a few years.
Hey, at least Portland's better than
Seattle in something. This year anyway.
* The Editor is fully aware of Mexico be
ing part of North America Mexico, how
ever, would be as successful in the sport as
the U.S. Men's Hockey Team. That's not
very good... for the layperson, of course.
Wednesday, April 8, 1998
Cougars on track for record season
"Phil Elie had a tremendous
day," added Kegg. "He pole
vaulted into the school's Top 10
The track and field team is on list and also finished in the 100
pace to be the best in school his meter dash in his second fastest
tory.
time. He's very versatile."
After the Cougars meet at San
Alongside Elie in the short dis
Francisco State University last tance, Dante Betha has emerged as
week, there are few doubts when a solid competitor.
it comes to the talent of this year's
"Dante is going to be the domi
squad.
nant force in sprints in this
The meet was non
conference," noted Kegg.
scored, but Clackamas
Betha finished third in the
Interim Head Coach Jack
400m in a time of 48.69 and
Kegg kept tally of his ath
also anchored the men's
letes' points.
4x100m relay team that fin
"We had a pretty suc
ished second.
cessful day," noted Coach
On the women's team,
Kegg. "I kept score of the
Tristan Sharp won the jav
meet and we ended up
elin event with Jennifer
finishing second only to
Gardner finishing second.
the University of Califor
Jennifer Rea finished third
nia-Berkeley which is
in the 5000 meter run.
pretty awesome."
Last week, the team was
Cal-Berkely is an
dealt a serious blow to the
NCAA Division I Pacific-
women's hopes for a league
10 school.
title when they learned that
"We had some real
their star athlete, RaiLynn
strong performances from
Elliott came up short on her
a lot of people," noted
credits and missed qualify
Kegg. "Some personal
Jack Kegg ing for eligibility for spring
records were broken and Head Coach
term.
Elliot was on course for an
some school marks
All-American year. She
changed."
On the men's side, a number of broke a number of school records
athletes had intense performances. and defeated last year's Heptathlon
Heath Fisher won the javelin champion during preseason meets.
"With RaiLynn, that's 50 points
event with a five foot improve
ment. Chris Chatfield won the that we are almost assured of get
steeplechase event with a personal ting," noted Kegg. "Without her,
it's going to be a real fight when it
best time of 9:49.
"Our distance events have been comes to the championship meet.
"We've got a lot of talent but
much improved since cross coun
try season," said Kegg. "I think were not very deep in that talent.
some of the runners are finally re The talent that we do have is bet
alizing what it takes to be success ter than any other school."
ful at the college level.
JOHN THORBURN
Sports Editor
The Cougar Classic
Clackamas is having its first ever in
vitational basketball tournament.
The day-long event will be held on
Saturday, April 25.
To be eligible to play in the tourna
ment you must be at least 16 years of
age. There will be a maximium of 12
players per team, and a minimium of five.
All games will be five on five.
The tournament, organized by Jason
Knutson and David LeDoux of the As
sociated Student Government, is spon
sored by the Clackamas Federal Credit
Union.
"We hope that it will build student in
terest in intramural sports," said
Knutson. "This is sort of a trial period
for next year. We're hoping to organize
intramural basketball for next fall."
A number of participants have already
registered, deadline is April 17. Forms
can be found and returned in CC 140.
Clackamas athletes are encouraged to
sign up.
Freshman RaiLynn Elliot was derailed last week
after learning she did not earn enough credits to
be eligible for the spring season. Elliot broke
numerous school records before losing eligibility.
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