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Sports
TI he CI ac I íamas P rint
WedNEsdAy, J anuary 17, 2001
Ravens vs. Giants
in Super Bowl XXXV
Dominant defense was key
ingredient in both NFC and AFC
championship games on Sunday
DARREL HOBSON
Staff Writer
JASON LINGEL I Clackamas Print
Above: Jason Pence holds down his Yakima opponent
duming an exhibition match. Right: Pence prepares to
take down his opponent for two points. Pence ended up
winning his match by points with two near falls.
Wrestlers grapple with injuries
JASON LINGEL
Sports Editor
The Cougar Wrestlers faired
well at the CCC Open Tournament
Saturday, after tough losses to
Yakima Valley Community Col
lege and number one ranked
North Idaho College.
Kjel Nykriem took number one
in his weight class Saturday,
where wrestlers from such col
leges as the University of Or
egon and Oregon State Univer
sity were present, Justin Elliot
had two pins in the tournament
and Josh Rhoden had one.
“It was good prep, for
regionals,” commented Head
Wrestling
Coach
Loyd
Martindale. “With players com
ing off of the injured list we
should do well.”
Injuries have greatly affected
the depth of the Cougar squad
according to Martindale. With
many forfeits, Clackamas gives
other teams freebie points for
overall score at meets.
The Oregon Classics Dual
last Friday night in Portland,
where Clackamas faced number
one ranked North Idaho, em
phasized this point. Although
the Cougars lost the meet, the
Cougars still showed that they
are a team to be reckoned with.
Wins came from Josh Roden,
who pinned his opponent, Sean
Keinonen, who won 7-4, and
Nykriem, who won 10-6.
Thursday’s meet against
Yakima Valley at home was much
closer. The Cougars lost by a
heart breaking two points with a
very tense ending. A last minute
score in the final match pushed
the trailing Yakima over for the
win. Rhoden, Keinonen and
Nykriem all had winning
matches.
A scrimage match was played
^against Simon Frasier, a Canadian
College team. Wins came from
Rhoden, Keinonen, Nykreim,
Chris Henry, and Jason Pence,
who won two matches.
Clackamas’ next match will be
a rematch with Yakima Friday
night in Yakima.
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At the beginning of the 2000
NFL season, much of the attention
was focused on the league’s high
scoring offenses. Teams such as
the St. Louis Rams, Indianapolis
Colts and Minnesota V¡kings were
favorites to go all the way. Now
the playoffs are over and not one
of those teams is going to the big
game, proving once again that de
fense wins championships.
It was the New York Giants
against the Minnesota Vikings in
the NFC championship game in
New York. The Vikings were never
in the game, letting New York score
a touchdown in the first two min
utes of the game, then fumbling on
the kickoff, resulting in another
New York touchdown. With the
first quarter not even half over, the
Vikings were in a 14-0 hole which
they couldn’t overcome.
Daunte Culpepper dug the team
deeper by throwing only 78 yards
and three interceptions. Randy
Moss and Chris Carter couldn’t
make any plays against the Giants’
tough defense. New York’s quar
terback, Kerry Collins, was the big
gest surprise of the game. He con
nected on 28 of 39 passes for 38!
yards and five touchdowns. The
Giants’ defense shut out the Vi
kings for a final score of 41 -0.
In the AFC, the Raiders couIdn’t
handle the Ravens even with their
home field advantage in Oakland.
Both teams have great defensive
and offensive weapons. The Raid
ers’offense is ranked first in yard
rushing while the Ravens’ defense
is ranked first in the fewest rush
ing yards allowed. Something had
to give, yet it was just a question
of when. After solid defensive per
formances by both teams in the
first quarter, the Ravens found
themselves on their own four-yard
line in a third and 18 situation four
minutes into the second quarter.
Trent Dilfer threw a short pass to
Shannon Sharpe who broke loose
for a 96-yard touchdown - the long
est pass play in post-season his
tory. After the touchdown, Raid
ers’ quarterback, Rich Gannon, was
hit hard, injured his shoulder, and
sat out the rest of the half.
Gannon did return at the begin
ning of the third quarter but was
unable to produce so reserve quar
terback, Bobby Hoying, returned
late in the fourth. Hoying con
nected with Andre Rison for a
touchdown but was taken away by
an offensive pass interference pen
alty on Rison. The Ravens’ domi-
nant defense racked up four inter
ceptions, four sacks, and caused
one fumble. Janikowski put up the
Raiders’ only points with a field
goal in the third quarter. Matt Sto
ver added three more field goals to
put the Ravens over the Raiders
16-3.
Who will win the Super Bowl?
Get ready for what is expected to
be a low scoring game on Jan. 28.
The Giants are 2 14 point under
dogs heading into the big dance
against the Ravens.
Softball team holds clinic
DAISY BAIN
Staff Writer
Do you know any young girls
who are interested in softball?
The Clackamas Community Col
lege women’s softball team is
hosting a softball camp for girls
ages 8-13.
It started on Jan. 8 and will also
run on Jan. 15 and 22. It is held
from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and
the cost is $25.
The camp is taught by the
women’s softball team and cov
ers hitting, bunting, slapping,
fielding and throwing skills.
According to Head Softball
Coach Paul Fiscum, the camp has
drills including infielding and
outfielding and uses three bat
ting cages.
“We really like to keep our
camps active,” said Fiscum. “We
try to divide them into small
groups.”
As of now there are 42 girls at
tending the camp, and Fiscum
expects to gain about 10 more
girls before the camp ends.
The team is doing the majority
of the coaching, according to
Fiscum.
“By teaching skills, they get a
real upside for analyzing their
own skills,” said Fiscum.
Some of the players were asked
how they felt about the camp.
“Overall it was fun,” said
freshman Nikkii Staley, team in
fielder. “It would be a lot better if
there were more kids.”
The team will also be hosting
the Ninth Annual Softball Hit
ting Clinic for ages 13-18. The
same clinic will be held on both
Jan. 27 and 28 and the cost will
be $25 per day. According to
Coach Fiscum, there will be an
estimated 120 girls attending.
The team will also be hold
ing a pitching and catching
clinic on Feb. 19, 6-9 p.m. for
girls ages 8-13. The cost will
be $30.
Fiscum said that he likes to empha
size die fun aspect in his clinics. “I
want them to leave with the thought
that softball is a great game.”
To register or get more information,
contact the Community Recreation
officeat503-657-6958,ext.2211. '