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Wednesday, October 7, 1998
Cougars perfect in South at 5-0
Two nationally-ranked teams go head to head as Clackamas takes on Chemeketa
the top of its game.
'We have a veiy aggressive and tal
ented group of hitters," said Woods.
It's been said all year that the
'We have many hitters that are all dif
Clackamas-Chemeketa matches ferent and play different roles.
would be the biggest games of the
"Our setters are two of the best
year.
in Oregon and Washington. Any
Tonight is a big game.
time that you have two great set
The Cougars [5-0,21-1], ranked
ters there's going to be competition.
#22 in the nation by the American
Kimber [York] and Nikki [Tilton]
Volleyball Coaches' Association,
push each other, though, and be
travel to Salem today to take on
cause of that they're both stronger.
the defending Northwest Athletic
"Our defense is something that
Association of Community Col
the Cougars have always taken
leges [NWAACC] champions and pride in," added Woods. "It's re
#12 team in the country in part one
ally coming to shape and getting
of a two-part script that
better every day."
will likely determine the
Defense is believed to be
top seed heading into the
the key to tonight's match.
league championship
"If we play defense
tournament next month.
we'll win," said Assistant
Part two is set for Nov.
Coach Jake Harwood.
11, on the final day of the
"It's just that simple."
regular season, and will
Clackamas has had
take place here at
little trouble with the op
Clackamas.
position in recent weeks -
"Everybody is talking :
defeating every league
f .
.
■■
about this game," said
opponent in three games
Head Coach Kathie
each match.
Woods. "Both of us are
Both players and
5-0 and both teams ex
coaches alike understand
pect to win. There's go
what tonight's match
ing to be a ton of people
against rival Chemeketa
there so it should be re
means.
ally exciting."
The Storm are respon
Kathie
The Cougars faced the
sible for the Cougars only
Woods
Storm, formerly known as
blemish this season.
Head
the Chiefs, in an early sea
Clackamas had its
Coach
son tournament. After
league-record 28-game
beating Chemeketa hand
winning streak snapped in
ily in the first contest,
the final league match of
Clackamas lost the next two games
the year last fall by none other than
to fall in the tournament's best two- Chemeketa.
out-of-three title game.
"As this game has gotten closer
"We're not worried about that,"
and closer," noted Woods. "I have
noted Woods. "That was a pre
gotten more excited and have slept
season tournament that didn't really
less each night. The Cougars have,
mean that much. We would have a vision and a goal. This team can
liked to win it but it just makes us win the NWAACC title and we re
that more hungry for this match."
alize that to get there we have to
Clackamas has been nearly flaw
go through Chemeketa. They're a
less since then and looks to be at tough team but there aren't as
Freshmen Jessica
Rowley [left] and
Nikki tilton cool
down during the
Cougars'
tournament
winning
appearance in
Spokane last
month. Clackamas
won the two-day
long event
winning 18 games
and losing two.
The host Spokane
Sasquatch,
favored to claim
the tournament
title, were
dispelled by the
Cougars in four
games.
JOHN THORBURN
Sports Editor
fplll
Both of.
teams]am
5-0 and
both teams
expect to
win.... it
should be
really
exciting.
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JOHN THORBURN / Clackamas Print
dominant as last year's squad.
"Chemeketa is a consistent team.
They play solid defense and they
don't make many mistakes. The team
that makes the least errors will win."
After tonight's match, the Cougars
host the NWAACC Crossover Tour
nament this Friday and Saturday.
"We're excited to host this tour
A diamond in the rough
JAMES KHOSRAVI
Staff Writer
Sometimes, good people make
mistakes.
And sometimes they get la
beled, falling into a trap of mis
takes and prejudice. The problem
is, when they do clean themselves
up, the label follows them around.
It sticks to them like glue, like a
puppy following its owner. After
21 years in this vortex, playing for
the Minnesota Vikings must seem
like a purple clad heaven to Randy
i Moss.
Born February 13th, 1977 to
Maxine Moss, Randy’s life has
,been full of prejudice and prob-
ilems. He grew up in the small, pre
dominantly white town of Rand,
West Virginia where racial preju
dice is common. Attending
Dupont High School in nearby
Belle, he lettered in football three
times, basketball three times, base
ball once and track once; but that
is where any love affair with the
town ended.
Randy was branded a trouble
maker after being convicted of as
sault and battery. Walking through
the halls on March 24th, 1995, he
catne across a group of white stu
dents gang beating one of his close
friends, while screaming racial
slurs. In response, Randy got in
volved, injuring one of the other
students.
This landed him in jail for 30
days, and his problems didn’t end
there. Notre Dame revoked his
scholarship. Luckily for Randy,
then Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz
suggested to Florida State coach
Bobby Bowden that he sign Randy
Moss a letter of intent and offer
him a scholarship.
Graduating from high school
soon thereafter, Randy attended
FSU, where he did so extremely
well that he was in position for the
starting job at wide receiver. But
Randy couldn’t escape trouble.
A random drug test in April
1996 showed up positive for mari
juana use. His probation was re
voked and he spent 60 days in jail
for probation violation, resulting
in Coach Bowden asking him to
leave Florida State after release.
On November 17th 1996, Randy
and his girlfriend Libby Offutt,
with who he had fathered a child,
got caught up in a mutual argument
in which both were charged with
battery. They both agreed to coun
seling, and charges were dropped.
Libby's father, Frank Offutt, even
said in a later interview that it was
both of their faults, adding that he
liked Randy and thought he was a
See Moss, page 8
nament," said Coach Woods.
"We've been on the road so much
this first half of our season that
we're just exhausted. It will be
awesome to use our own facilities
for a while. The lighting in the gym
has been improved which is awe
some. It will be great to play in
front of our own fans."
Before Clackamas returns home,
however, they must take care of
some business in Salem first.
"We respect Chemeketa," said
Assistant Coach Casie Ireland.
"Whichever team wins this
match will be a good indicator of
who is #l in the NWAACC. We
expect to be that team."
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