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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
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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
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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
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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
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Right: Winners Matt Solosabal and
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