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TIdE ClAckAMAS P rint Sports _______ 7_ WedNEsdAy, FebRUARy 2, 2000 Men's Basketball Clackamas within striking distance MANDY GOOD Sports Editor The Clackamas men’s basket ball team is tied for third place, and is one game outside of sec ond place, walking into two home games this week in Randall Gym. According to Head Coach Clif Wegner, Who: the squad VS. PCC plays very When: confident at Tonight home and the Where: crowd brings a ■ Home motivating lift ________ to the team's game and performance. “I thought that our crowd gave us a lift, when we were struggling our crowd stayed with us,” explained Wegner in response to the home game against Linn Benton, last Sat- urday. “They got so loud that they had to be told to quiet down by the officials, which is great and the way that it should be.” The team played in an away game on Wednesday Jan. 26 against Chemeketa;. the final score of the game was 68-79 and ended in a Cougar loss. “We played a good first half, we were down 43-39 at the half, I thought that we were running our stuff and playing very well,” said Wegner. According to Wegner, a fac tor to the team's close and com leading posts in the NWACC,” petitive game was the fact that said Wegner. “Nate shot 11-18 the team did a great job of con from the field, had 17 points, trolling three of Chemeketa’s had nine rebounds, blocked best players. four shots, three steels, and “In the second half of the had a really good all around game they came out and turned game, he played very, very it up a little, I didn’t think that hard.” we responded very well, we got Wegner’s squad played the a little stagnant on our offense Linn-Benton Roadrunners at and they got up to about a 15 Randall Gym on Saturday Jan. point lead,” said Wegner. We 29. kind of went “We knew it / \- back and fourth, >7-7" would be a but we could tough ghme, We were a lot never get close they have enough to put been playing fresher, a lot the real pres very well deeper, we had a sure on them in lately,” said the end.” Wegner. “We lot more energy at According to played very the end of the Wegner, two well in the first game. players really half it was 48- Clif Wegner stepped up and 31 at the half, Head Coach we got them dominated the courts with all- down where we star playoff per wanted them;” formances. Kyle Bracy and In the remaining half of the Nate Block are making a name game, the Roadrunners made a for themselves in the league. rally in attempt to take over the “We got a great game out of game. The team saw some spots Kyle Bracy, he out played Chris where they were able to take Neal who is one of the top point advantage of the situation. “In. the second half, they guards an the league,” ex-: plained Wegner. “Kyle finished started shooting the ball pretty with 18 points and 6 assists, well, and taking advantage of only had one turnover in 37 some things. They were run minutes, and really defended ning some pick and roll plays, Chris Neal in good fashion. that we did not adjust to very “Nate Block turned in a re well,” explained Wegner. ally good game at the post, I “They were able to get the thought that he out played score down to about four, then Chris Baert, who is one of the we kind of put it away at the The Cougars travel to Coos Bay this weekend to compete in the Region 18 Championships. Top finishers move on to Nationals. The part-time Ppthat gives you... The Power Of Choice. 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Dine in or carry out! 11 am - 12 pm Monday-Wednesday 11 am - 2 am Thursday-Sunday Wednesday is Student’ Free soda with any en JOHN THORBURN / Clackamas Print Freshman Chris Lohery receives a pass from Mike Fisher and moves toward the hoop. end. We won the game by 15 points, if we would have had five more minutes in the game, we could have won by thirty. We were a lot fresher and a lot deeper, we had a lot more en ergy at the end of the game.” Mike Fisher led the game in scoring with 19 points, he had 3 three pointers. Block had an other good game with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Bracy, Ammon Bemis and Dallas Husak also brought a lift to the game with 9 points each. "Ammon Bemis had an in credible dunk that really got the crowd going, it was high light film material,” said Wegner The final ¿core of the game was 88-73 and ended in a Cou gar victory. 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