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WedNEsdAy, F e B ruary 9, 2000
TI he CL ac I< amas P rint
Men 's Basketball
Cougars on fire
MANDY GOOD
. Sports Editor .
The Cougars showed up ready
to play basketball this last week
end, and showed that they were
up to the challenge when it came
to defending their second place
standings in the league.
The Cougars went into the
weekend tied three ways for sec
ond place with Lane and
Chemeketa. Head Coach Clif
Wegner and his
squad defeated
the Lane Titans
at their own
Who:
vs. MHCC game: ball con
trol and defense,
When:
the outcome
Tonight
landed the Ti
Where:
tans a drop
Home
down to fourth
in the league.
On Wednesday Feb. 2, the
Cougars played Portland in a
game that ended with the score
of 131-87, with the Cougars
overwhelming the Portland
team. All 14 of the players on
the team contributed with play
ing time on the court.
According toWegner, the
team put forth a sensational
display of team execution and
sharpshooting.
“We played well, we were
ready to play basketball and I
don’t think that Portland really
was, we caught them on a night
where we played very well and
they didn’t,” said Wegner. “We
got out of hand early, we were
63-44 up by 19 at the half and it
got worse from there. We got
up to about a 60-point spread.
We played all 14 kids, which is
everyone that we had.”
According to Wegner, Kyle
Bracy keyed the fastbreaking
attack, with 12 points and 12
assists, which is his first
double-double of the season.
A hot-shooting Tom Lenox had
a career high of 19 points, 7-9
from the floor, 3-4 three’s and
2-2 free throws. Wing mate
Mike Fisher was as hot, with
21 points, 7-10 from the floor,
5-7 three’s and 2-2 free throws.
Nate Block turned in another
double-double with 17 points,
10 rebounds, 2 blocked shots
and 2 steals. Wes Jennings
also made his first start of the
season, with 8 points, 7 re
bound, 2 assists and 3 steals.
“We shot well, played well,
we defended, we rebounded, it
was really a complete game,”
said Wegner. “We really
outplayed them in every facet
imaginable.”
Saturday the Cougar squad
played an important, tough
game that squeezed Lane out
of their tied position. The
team's intention was a fast
tempo game with a score in the
80’s, but they did not get their
way. Instead they beat the Ti
tans in a low scoring game that
usually would end in the favor
of the Titan squad.
“It was the kind of ball game
of spurts, they got up about 7-
0, then we would have a spurt
and we got up,” explained
Wegner. “We went from being
down 18-12 to being up 25-18,
so we got a nice run.”
At half time the Coug>r
squad was up witha score uiat
tallied 25-24, in the second half
of the game the score was
close. In the last two minutes
of the game Lane was up by
five and the Cougars rallied
back and scored the last ten
points of the game. The final
score was 59-55.
“That was a really a great win
for us, and it was the type of
game that Lane typically wins,
which is slow and a physical
Freshman Nate Block stretches for the dunk against Umpqua two weeks ago. Block led the Cougars
to two wins this week—pulling the team into a second-place tie with Chemeketa.
game, “ said Wegner. “ Our big
gun that night was Nate Block,
with 24 points, on 10-14 from
the field, 4-4 free throws, 11 re
bounds and three steals. I
thought that down the stretch
he really put the team on his
back and just carried us. He
Many will be remembered
A member of the Cougar family
was lost last week when he took
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his own life.
This family will never be the
same.
Chris Chatfield was a great ath
lete and an even better student.
I only had the chance to talk to
him a few times over the last few
years. I don’t recall what was said,
I don’t know why we talked.
I didn’t know much about him
but I do know what the Cougar
family is like.
This group leans on each other.
They support each other. Ulti
mately, in sense, there’s love for
each other.
It’s sad that this had to happen
at all. It’s more
upsetting
that this
happened
this year
when spir
its
have
been
so
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gars.
You don’t believe there’s been a
change in spirit? Go to any basket
ball game on campus. Students are
going to the games. They’re ex
cited about each, other. They’re
proud of each other and this
school.
I’ve seen a lot of faces come and
go in my years at Clackamas. I’ve
made dozens of friends. I’ve heard
people outside of the family say
that these athletes are ‘stupid and
immature... they’re just dumb jocks
and they’re not serious about
they’re education ... they act like
they are still in high school.’
In high school, your class was a
family. Your friends were probably
closer to you than your own par
ents.
When people ask if I like
Clackamas, I always say yes but
not for the teaching or the educa
tion but because of the family—
the community.
In the fall athletes come out and
watch volleyball matches. In the
winter, athletes come and watch
basketball games. In the spring,
teams show up to watch baseball
and softball games.
Why? Because they are bored?
Because it’s the ‘cool thing to do?’
The Cougar family exists because
it is a special group of people. Ev
ery individual will leave his or her
own mark on this school.
Ammon Bemis will be remembered
for being someone who can fly.
Greg Palmer will be remembered for
his style and humor.
Kimber York will be remembered for
always being a cowgirl at heart.
Chris Chatfield will be remembered.
was unstoppable inside and 1
thought that he played harder
then anyone on the floor.”
The team has four remaining
games in the league before Region
Playoffs. Tonight the Cougars will
compete in Randall Gym against
Mt. Hood and on Saturday the
team will travel to Roseburg to
play against Umpqua.
“We’ve got four games left in
league and they are all games we
feel confident going into each one;
we’re just focusing on beating Mt.
Hood Wednesday; they will be a
handful,” Wegner concluded.
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