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Wednesday, April 21, 1999
Katie Brewster, aka
Brew, brings an
extreme amount of
talent and
leadership to a
young Clackamas
softball team.
It's time for
Brew, baby
SALEN A DE LA CRUZ
Staff Writer
Hard-hitting Clackamas soft-
ball catcher Katie Brewster opens
up and introduces herself on and
off the field.
Katie grew up in Mcminnville
with a very loving family. Katie
was the youngest of five sib
lings. Her family was very much
into sports and it soon became a
favorite past time of Katie’s as
well.
Katie grew up watching her
older brothers play Baseball. At
the tender age of three had a bat
put in her hand and taught the
game and played until she turned
13. At 13 Katie was introduced
to Softball and switched from
Baseball to Softball for over two
years. At the age of 15 Katie de
cided to reach out to Softball and
see where it took her. Katie has
JOHN THORBURN / Clackamas Print
Sophomore catcher Katie
Brewster has been the field
general for Clackamas—
anchoring a strong core of
hitters while directing the
defense from behind the
plate.
since played the game ada
mantly.
“My dad has been a positive
influence in my Softball experi
ence,” said Katie.
Katie’s dad has coached her
for over 15 years and according
to Katie he probably will for a
long time to come. Katie receives
corrective sporting advice for her
game from her dad as well as her
coach, Paul Fiskum.
“Without a doubt, Brew is one
of the best players we’ve had.”
said Fiskum, Clackamas' head
softball coach.
"Coming out of high school
Katie was considered one of the
best players in Oregon,” said
Fiskum.
According to Fiskum, on the
April 6 game against Mt. Hood
in the second part of the game,
the team lost their composure
because he had. However, one
of the good plays was by Katie
"Brew” Brewster; she slammed
the cover off the ball and was 2
for 4 in her hitting game.
“There weren’t many places to
play ball in Mcminnville so my
dad built a Softball/Baseball
field in our backyard, as well as a
batting cage,” said Katie.
. There are those that know her
as Katie Brewster and those that
know her as Brew, but her nick
name originated from her family
who, called her “Baby Brew,”
since she is the youngest in her
family.
“Everyone in my family has
nicknames and so it was only fair
that I eventually got one.” Said
Katie.
Katie joined the Clackamas
Cougars Fall term 1998 and has
contributed her skill and tech-
JOHN THORBURN / Clackamas Print
nique as a power hitter and a tal
ented catcher since her arrival.
Katie left Utah last year because
of her grades and personal diffi
culties with her coach.
“We’re glad we got her. We’re
lucky she left Utah,” Said
Fiskum.
“We practiced eight-hour
days, and were really exhausted
by the time we had our game,”
said Katie.
“Softball there seemed more like
a 9-5 labor job.rather than some
thing I loved.’/
According to Katie the atmo
sphere there was very intense
and serious. Clackamas is more
relaxed and fun, allowing her to
enjoy the game.
“I believe I was homesick.”
said Katie, regarding to her poor
grades at Utah.
Katie is majoring in Parks and
Recreational Therapy (PRT). She
is currently enrolled at Clackamas
to earn her Health Degree. Katie
hopes to transfer to PSU by next
year.
“My best game this year was
against SWOC on April 15.” said
Katie.
According to Brewster the first
game went into overtime in the
eighth inning. Katie had been in
jured in a previous game and
didn’t get to play her catcher
position very much this game.
However, she still had a 7-8 hit
ting game. Paul agreed in what
were Katie’s best games, but
added that “she did very well at
the Mt. Hood game.”
“Katie is tough, But you will
never get her to admit it. Katie’s
been playing with a sprained/
bruised knee, and sprained fin
ger, and a problem with her shoul
der, but you’d never know it
watching her, unless you know
her,” said Fiskum.
As in any sport there are
strengths and weaknesses con
tributed by the players.
“My strength is my hitting,”
said Katie.
“My weakness is that I show
too much feeling and sometimes
let my emotions overrun me, al
lowing my attitude to get me
down really fast,” said Katie.
“Katie’s hitting is great, great,
great,” Commented Fiskum,
“Katie’s quickness behind the
plate could be improved, but she
is still a very good player.”-
“I really respect her opinions on
her own hitting. She has a good
focus and knowledge of the game
and its techniques,” he added.
Although Katie "Brew"
Brewster [#22] is one of 17-plus
girls on the team, and it takes a
group effort to win a game, she
contributes to the victories for
the Clackamas Cougars softball
team. She plays with heart, pas
sion, and determination a wel
comed addition to the team; her
talents will be missed next year.
Good luck at PSU, Katie.
NFL Draft: A recap
Saints run by Clackamas
of five prospects
The NFL draft has finally come Bengals to get me. So? The re
to a close. Two weeks ago I pro sponsibility is for me to turn this
vided a scouting report on five of thing around,” said Smith.
the top prospects. Here is a sum
Smith’s pro stock skyrocketed
mary of where they were drafted last season after the Ducks
and how their futures look.
jumped out to a 4-1 record, de
Akili Smith
Months of
speculation
about the fu
ture of quar
terback Akili
Smith came to
a close on Sat
urday when
the Cincinnati
Bengals selected the Former Uni
versity of Oregon quarterback.
Smith, the second-ranked passer
in the nation last season, was cho
sen by the Bengals despite an of
fer of nine draft picks, including 3
first rounders the next three years.
“They turned down a lot of picks
for the future of the Cincinnati
feating then number 24-ranked
Michigan State and narrowly los
ing to second ranked UCLA in
overtime. Before that, scouts
considered Smith a little known
prospect with a big arm. Now,
Smith is being tabbed as the fran
chise quarterback for the
Bengals.
What Smith gives the Bengals
is a smart leader with a big arm
and one of the biggest upsides
of the players in this year’s draft.
He could turn out to be the best
of the quarterbacks when it’s all
over. Smith’s father, Ray Smith,
predicted this pick will help get
See Khosravi, page 9
JOHN THORBURN
Sports Editor
The Clackamas track and field
squad turned in a strong perfor
mance at Saturday's Mt. Hood Duel
meet in Gresham.
The host Saints, however, looked
even stronger.
"We knew going into the meet
that we would have our hands full,"
said Clackamas Head Coach Jack
Kegg, "but we didn't expect Mt.
Hood to be this tough."
The final standings in the men's
events read: Mt. Hood 118, Clacka
mas 74.
'We had a lot of athletes, both on
the men's and women's team score
high in the first half of the meet but
we didn't have very many score in
the second half. We may have had
an athlete win an event, but Mt Hood
would finish second, third and fourth
which would give them more points.
"We're pleased with our perfor points anyway. He came back in the
mance because when we get to the last half mile and we haven't had some
one that tough. He was a
region championships,
real warrior about it"
we'll finish at the top again,
Bauman fin
but then the rest of the other
ished fourth in the 5k at
teams will sort of weed out
knew
15:42.35—three seconds
the next few places."
behind Clackamas' Paul
In the men's events,
Kezes in third place.
Ammon Bemis won the
the meet
In the 400m inter
high jump with a leap of
mediate hurdles, Erik
6'5". Mike Bondadurer fin that we
Anderson finished first
ished second at 5'10".
would
withatime of 54.81.
In the 100m, Tony Perkins
"In the men's
won the race in 11.11 sec have our
onds.
hands full. 800, Nick Faunce quali
fied for the NWAACC
Arlin Bauman placed
meet by equaling the
third at 3:58.32 in one of the
needed mark of 1:58.70,"
fastest times recorded in
Jack Kegg noted Kegg.
the conference this season
Head Coach
Corey Loebl de
in the 1500m race.
feated four Mt. Hood
"Arlin stepped up real
throwers in the shot put
big for us," noted Kegg.
"He didn't feel real good in the 5k to win with a mark of 43'8".
In the women's events, Mt. Hood
after that because he ran himself so
hard but he held on to get some
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