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ThE ClAckAMAS P rint
WedNEsdAy, D ecem B er 6, 2000
Cougar men's b-ball
team controls court
JASON LINGEL_______
Sports Editor
The men’s basketball team had a
convincing win against the Pierce Raid
ers and squeaked by the Olympic
Rangers to win the Olympic Tourna
ment in Bremerton, WA th is weekend.
Despite being down 42-41 at half
time, the Cougars out-rebounded and
out-scored the Raiders to win 95-85
Saturday in die first round of die tour
nament
“We really controlled die ball game
from the interior,” said Head Coach Cliff
Wegner of the game against the Raid
ers. “It was basically our inside power
game that did diem in.”
Sophomore Chris Lohrey had a
great start to his season, scoring 22
points against the Raiders. Nate Block
led the way in scoring with a season
high 30 points and pulled down ^re
bounds. Mark Cambell had a great
start at point guard after a transcript
against die home team favorite Olym
pic Rangers. The Cougars came out
strong and quickly tooka31-ll lead.
The Rangers climbed back into the
game to make itaten-pointgameatthe
half with a score of39-29.
“They actually had us down in the
second half,” said Wegner. “Down
the stretch we were able to pull away
and win a close game.”
The Rangers outscored the Cou
gars by seven points in the second
half and hit a three point shot at die
buzzer, but it wasn’t enough as the
Cougars defeated the Rangers 79-76.
Mike Kuebler showed again that he is
the freshman to watch this year as he
scored a game high 27 points, earning
the tournament MVP. Mike Fisher also
had a solid game with 16 points, 8 re
bounds and 4 steals. Nate Block and
Mark Cambell were also named all tour
nament
Friday the Cougars travel to Califor
nia for a very prestigious tournament
delay kept him out of the first tourna
“We’re invited because we are the
ment Cambell scored 14 for the Cou
best team in the Northwest,” said
gars.
Sunday found the Cougars playing
Wegner “We are really flattered to be
thought of that way.”
Women win 1, lose 1
JASON LINGEL
Sports Editor
The Clackamas women’s basketball
blew away Blue Mountain Community
College, and received its first loss to
die Columbia Basin Hawks this week
end.
The Cougars traveled to Pendleton
Friday to face Blue Mountain.
Clackamas, led by sophomore
Mercedes Juarez, jumped out to lead
36-27 at the half.
“We really turned it on the second
half,” said Head Coach Jim Martineau.
The Cougars outscored Blue
Mountain 55-23 in the second half to
win the game 91-50. Juarez had a
strong game, missing only two field
goals all night and scoring a season
Wrestling team #6 in nation
JASON LINGEL
Sports Editor
number one. Nykriem is also
“We’ve got some incredible
one in his weight division when
he moves off of the injured list
and Keinonen is expected to be
rated but.
“We’re out to make an im
pact,” commented Martindale.
“Other than that we’re just
hoping to get some good sup
port from the college.”
wrestlers this year,” said Head
faces second-ranked Ricks Col
lege at home tomorrow night as
they attempt to improve upon
their National Junior College
Athletic Association (NJCAA)
rating of six.
Clackamas jumped up to
sixth as they beat former top-
Coach Lloyd Martindale. “This
ranked Masquigan, dropping
the former number one ranked
mented Martineau. “We kind of ex
team to ten. This makes three
pected to walk out and play like we
had been playing.”
top ten teams that have fallen
to thé Cougars this season.
The Cougar wrestling squad
sin Hawks. The Cougars were unpre
pared for the onslaught they would
suffer. The first lOminutesofthe game
were close until the Cougars fell in on
themselves and dropped to 33-22 at
the half.
“Mentally I don‘t think we brought
any toughness to the game,” com
could be one of the best teams
that Clackamas has ever had.”
Sophomores Jason Pence,
Kjel Nykriem and Shawn
Keinonen are this year’s team
Pence is currently
ranked number one in the na
tion at 1841bs, and, according
captains.
to Martindale, is expected to
drop to 174 and still be ranked
expected to be ranked number
Martindale hopes for a large
crowd tomorrow at 7 p. m. in
Randall Gym to support the
men in white and blue.
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Not much improved for the Cougars
in the second half. Even though they
scored seven more points than the first
half, their shooting percentage fell to
26%. The Hawks capitalized on this
and scored 39 in the half to put the
Cougars away 51-72.
“It was kind of a poor effort on the
second day of a long road trip,” said
high 32 points. Jennie Kooch also
Martineau.
came up big with 18 points, 17 re
bounds and 3 steals.
Clackamas will face Blue Mountain
again Friday night at 7 p. m. at home.
Saturday brought the Cougars to
This will be the Cougars’ last home
Pasco, WA to face the Columbia Ba
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Sophomore and team captain Jason Pence takes down his teammate in practice Monday. Pence
has been rated number one in the nation by the NJCAA for his weight class.
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