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T he CI ac I< amas P rínt Sports Gougar I Cougars remain confident despite losses Sidelines] JOHN THORBURN Sports Editor Smith resigns Oregon City High School's Brad Smith, the varsity women's basket ball head coach, resigned at the be ginning of this week. Smith, who coached the Pioneers to their fifth 4-A state title, resigned to take an assistant coaching posi tion at Vanderbilt University where his daughter Ashley is the starting point guard. "It's a good move for him," noted Clackamas Head Coach Jim Martineau. "Needless to say he's a great coach." Cougar Classic Clackamas is having its first ever invitational basketball tournament. The day-long event will be held on Saturday, April 25. To be eligible to play in the tour nament 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. A number of participants have al ready registered, deadline is April 17. Forms can be found and re turned in CC 140. Clackamas athletes are encour aged to sign up. Sooner or later, things will start to go in the direction of the softball team. Clackamas split a doubleheader with Southwestern Oregon Commu nity College [SWOCC] on Monday, leaving the three-time defending league champions with a 9-5 record. In the opening game, the Cougars and Lakers were locked in a pitchers' duel. "Megan [Smythe] pitched an awe some game," noted Clackamas Head Coach Denise Nasuta. Smythe [3-3] pitched all of the game's 11 innings and gave up only five hits in facing 40 batters. After threatening to score in a num ber of innings throughout the game, the Cougars were defeated 1-0 on a controversial play. In the top of the 11th inning, a SWOCC player rounded third base heading for home. Shortly before she reached the plate, however, Clackamas catcher Billie Williams was thrown the ball and tagged the Laker on her back as she attempted to squirt by. The run ner then fell to the ground touching the plate with her hand and the umpire called her safe. "It was a pretty ridiculous call," noted Nasuta. "He just kind of stood there like he wasn't sure what to do before he made the call and then he called her safe. It wasn't even that close of a play. Softball Slow pitch softball leagues are now forming for play beginning May 27. Two divisions [ASA, D and E] will be offered with a limit of eight teams in each division. "D" division games will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. "E" division games will be held Mondays and Wednesdays. The league format includes a com plete round robin of weekly double headers, plus a League Championship Tournament. Each team is guaranteed 16 games. Team entry fee: $470 covers ex penses for ASA umpires, field use/ preparation, weekly results/standings and awards. For more information call ext 2298. Freshman center fielder Marji Van Bramer went 1-4 and scored twice in the Cougars' 10-1 victory over SWOCC on Monday. Van Bramer has been a sparkplug in the Clackamas offense this spring. "It's frustrating because as the home team, you don't expect to see that on you own field. If Billie didn't tag her then she would have tried to tag her a second time and she didn't. If he would have called her out then nothing would have changed. The score would have still been 0-0." After failing to score in their bot tom of the 11th inning, the Cougars reloaded for game two of the after noon. In the second game, Clackamas locked in on the Laker pitchers and rocked the Coos Bay school for 10 runs on 15 hits. "We jumped all over them in the sec ond game," said Nasuta. "I think some of the players were pretty pumped up after losing that first one." In the second game, sophomore out fielder Stacey Peacock went 3-3 at the plate with a double. She scored two of the team's 10 runs. With two players on base in the sec ond, freshman first baseman Marissa Smith sent a rocket over the center field score board to clear the bases. Smith was 2-4 in the game. From the JOHN THORBURN / Clackamas Freshman Erin Stapish has been a steady glove in the Clackamas outfield. Chartwells Invites you to lunch. Or dinner or breakfast. Open 7 a.m.-8 p.m. for all your needs. The place to eat on campus! Numbers week of April 7- Aprill4 Baseball CCC LBCC LP: Schofield (0-2) «.. HE CCC 001322101 10 15 2 Linfield 000200101 4 5 1 WP: Sunnes (1-0) Boftball________ RHE SWOCC 00000000001 15 0 CCC 00000000000 0 6 4 LP: Smythe (3-2) ZZZZZZZ rhe SWOCC 00001 112 CCC 1610210 15 2 WP: Comstock (3-1) Top finisirers: «.Mt Hood Relays Men: Men's Throwers 400m Relay, 1st, 45.36 Women: Jennifer Gardner, Javelin, 1st, 146'2" W smto .... ¿..-a........ ;. .¿„¿..¿.J Wednesday, April 15, 1998 n We're playing good ball. We’re still just waiting to catch bur breaks. Denise Nasuta Head Coach C ] si s s i t i a d s Free advertising for students in the Clackamas Print. Wanted: R HE 011000224 10 9 2 01140021211 16 3 Track & Field Kelley Comstock threw a one-hitter in the contest to increase her record to 3-1. She also had six strikeouts. On Saturday, Clackamas split a doubleheader with South Puget Sound Community College falling 5- 4 in eight innings in the opener and capturing a 6-4 victory in second game. "We're playing good ball," noted Nasuta. "We're still just waiting to catch our breaks. "We're hitting the ball hard and our pitching has shown some improvement over the last few games. "On Monday, both Megan and Kelley threw the best all year but it's something we still need to work on. "Billie, Marissa and Dani [Soldani] are all crushing the ball at the plate. "Most of our losses have come when our opponents make some key hits and plays at the right time. We're just waiting for those key hits to come our way." Clackamas faces the Mt. Hood Saints at Erv Lind Stadium in Port land tonight. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. Public Address Announcer for all CCC home Baseball Games. Duties: Announcing line-ups, reading advertisement, playing music. Requirements: a good voice, enthusiasm, time. For more info, contact Asst. Coach John Marnin at ext. 2589. 1986 Pontiac Grand Am, AT, AC, 4-door, 115,000 miles. $1500 OBO. $2000 w/stereo and speakers. Call for detailsl Chris © 652-6188. Room to Rent: West Linn - Spacious Bedroom in new home. Fully furnished - share use of bath, sitting room and kitchen. Private entry arid patio. Includes utilities and cable. On Bus Line. FEMALE ONLY, No Smoking, No Pets. $350 per month + deposit. Call 657-7876 (Diane). Will share country home with working woman or female studept. $350/month + 1/3 utilities. Call Ann in student government, ext. 2245 or at home © 658-6241. 89 Prelude SI, AT, Moonroof, A/C, Low Miles, Just serviced, $7900 OBO. Leave Name & Number, 659-7416. Accepting Applications for part-time positions with flexible hours. Can be arranged around class schedule. Pay of up to $10.25/hr/appt. full training provided. Corporate internships and scholarships available, conditions apply. Call Mon.-Thurs. 9am - 3pm, 641-1995. Are you unemployed or need extra money? Please attend our briefing and learn how to be successful and save our environment at the same time! 631-2581. For information regarding classified advertising, call ext. 2578 or stop by B 104.
