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7 Sports en's B-Ball sweeps opener E ClACkAMAS WedNEsdAy, WedNEsdAy 29, 2000 P r ÌNT JASON LINGEL Sports Editor I The Cougar men swept the competition at the Red Devil Blassic Tournament in ■ongview, WA this weekend. ■ The Cougars went into the tlurnament three men short, in cluding starting point guard ■ark Cambell, due to transcript nrocessing. Not knowing what tp expect, the Cougars started ■reshman Michael Kuebler, ■ho had never played a game ■ college ball in his life. ■ Kuebler showed he was not tp be taken lightly as he scored ■9 points against Seattle. The “I don’t think that in 25 years of coaching I’ve had a team play so well the first half of the first game,” said Head Coach Clif Wegner. “We were just putting on a clinic of attacking, pushing the ball up the floor, getting easy baskets and push ing the ball up the floor.” The next game did not come as easily for the Cougars. Clark gave Clackamas a run for their money, leading 46-42 at the half as Kuebler was held to only two points. Not to be daunted, Kuebler came back to score 19 more points to battle the Cou gars within two. With time run ning down Fisher sunk a key ■ougars were up 58-27 at half time and never looked back as three-point shot to give the they went on to win 105-75. ■ophomore Mike Fisher led the ■ougars in points with 25. ■ophomore Nate Block pulled ■ff a double double with 14 Joints and 10 rebounds. what Wegner defined as a big stop defensively combined with two free throws by Kuebler, the Cougars bounced back from the clutches of de feat with an 89-86 win. Kuebler Cougars a one point lead. With led the Cougars with 23 and Block pulled off his second double double of the night with 20 points and 18 rebounds. Game three pitted the Cou gars against the home team, Lower Columbia, for the tour nament championship. The game was riddled with what Wegner refered to as “tainted calls” by the home town offi cials. Undaunted by the sway of the whistle, the Cougars led 39-31 at halftime. “Some very creative whistles kind of made it close,” said Wegner. “The men got a little flustered but played through it.” Lower Columbia pulled within two points at 77-75 be fore the Cougars put them away with a score of 93-83 at the buzzer. Kuebler again led the Cougars in points with 23. Block once again dominated both ends of the court, con- tributing hi third double double with 19 points and 15 re bounds. The Cougars' pre-season will continue this weekend with the Olympic Tourna ment in Bremerton, WA. The only home game of the pre season will be Tue Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. against the Brisbane Austra lian Team. Every one is encour aged to come out and show their support for the Cougar Men and meet the basket ball team from MICHAEL CHOE I Clackamas Print Australia. Freshman Mat Tondreau slam dunks the ball. Cougars quell tough Storm JASON LINGEL Sports Editor MIKE POLLOCK I Clackamas Print \Sophomore Forward Jennifer [Lane dribbles the ball in [practice during a game of \bump. Defense was the name of the game as the Cougars' shooting game petition. The forfeit placed the Cou gars into the winners bracket pitting them against the Northern Washing Four Cougars scored in double figures as Clackamas defeated Whatcom 80-60. Sophomore guard shots from beyond the arc to pull away from the on-coming Storm. After that the Cougars never looked back as they rode out the Storm and won 81-68. Steen led the Cougars in scoring with 26 points, giving the boost the Mercedes Juarez and freshman guard Kayla Steen both came up Cougars needed. Freshman guard Lawly Redner had a great game com strong with Juarez getting 16 points and 6 assists and Steen scoring 18 cluding a couple of big three-point Southern Region. With five veteran sophomores and six promising fresh men, die Cougars are ready for the up satisfied with the way the tourna ment went “The season ended on a high note”, said Coach Kathie Woods. “We came back very strong.” ¡After playing four games, the Cou- ton-based team, Whatcom. dipped, according to Martineau. The game stayed within 5-6 points until, with about three minutes left in the 4th quarter, Kettles hit a pair of ing off the bench with 11 points in and pulling down 9 rebounds. shots of her own. Freshman forward “It was never close,” said Martineau. “We were up 30 at the half.” The Cougars knew their next op ponent would not fall as easily. Jennie Koch showed great intensity on the boards, pulling down 17 re bounds. “It was a good game and good way to start the year,” commented Martineau. “It’s definitely a confi dence builder.” Moving on to the championship round, Clackamas faced league rival 10th Annual Turkey Trot Of the four teams that the Cou gars played, the two that beat them went on to take the second and third place positions. The top spot went to tournament host Mt. Hood. 2nd place went to Linn-Benton, CBC took 3rd and Chemeketa claimed 4th.- Igars ended up with a tie for 5th out of The Cougars got some much- the 16 teams that participated. Clackamas started the tourna ment out against CBC, who beat ' them in three straight matches, 4-15, needed support from Cristina ssa RHÉ fr f 4 tP w V « J * WW i iJH M i Merrill, who had 46 kills, 8 blocks and 35 digs. Lisa Free contributed Clackamas Federal Credit Union with 33 kills, 5 service aces and 53 [7-15 and 6-15. After that initial loss, digs. Sarah Entenman had 4 ser the Cougars came back to win their vice aces, 146 assists and 44 digs. next two games, which were against Edmonds and Skagit valley. The Cougars', fourth and final game was Shelly Brannon also helped with 7 blocks and 35 kills, with a 40.6 per against Linn-Benton, a team that has end. cent kills average over the week played well against them through Now that the season is over, the out the season. The winner of that Cougar Volleyball Awards Banquet will be held on Dec. 13. Tickets are $10 per person, and will be avail match went on to play in the final four. Although the Cougars gave it all they had, Linn-Benton ended up the winner, 17-15,15-13 and 15-9. Overall, the Cougars are pretty “Their team is probably picked Jo The team was ready to put their prac Staff Writer pionships. I And that’s exactly what they did. win the league,” said Martineau. tice to practical use Friday night but was disappointed when Pierce did not show up for the tournament and the Cougars received a bye, forcing them to sit out the first night of com ELENA BORYSKA nnunity College (NWAACC) Cham women.” A strong defensive effort and back Cougar V-Ball places fifth After finishing the year with a Chemeketa Storm Sunday night. to back three pointers from Sophomore Kathryn Kettles helped the women clinch an 81-68 win against the Chemeketa Storm in the final round of tiie Thanksgiving invitational at home last weekend. Clackamas began their pre-season by playing host to the Women’s Thanksgiving Invitational over the weekend. The Cougars will play six pre-season games and two tourna ments before league play begins Janu ary 10 which, according to Head Coach Jim Martineau, promises to be a tough coming season. “I’m really excited about the outlook record of 5-7, the Cougar volleyball ream was hoping to make a good «showing last weekend at the North- Iwest Athletic Association of Com- of the season,” said Martineau. “We have a good group of really athletic FULLTIME STUDENTS, FACULTY, and STAFF... able through Dec. 6. Contact a vol leyball player if you have any ques- • tions, or to purchase tickets. : " '■■i 270 Warner Milne Road Oregon City 503-656-0671 V MIKE POLLOCK I Clackamas Print Top: 14 competitors walked or ran in this year's Turkey Trot Nov. 21. The top Male and Female runners took home a turkey as did the winner of a drawing among all competitors. Right: Winners Matt Solosabal and Sabrina Arrayan show off their prize turkeys. 10400 SE Main Milwaukie 503-653-7788 Got Turkey?
