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E ClACkAMAS _____1_ Sports P r ÍNT WedNEsdAy, J anuary 24, 2001 The last hero n h GILBERT BARRETT I Clackamas Print >shman wing Michael Kuebler defends against a Southwestern Laker. Kuebler had five steals in Pl > game. d' Hi ien undefeated in league play DARREL HOBSON Staff Writer B t was a week of exciting basket- lias the relentless Clackamas Cou- Irs smothered the Umpqua Inbermen and the Lancers from yd luthwestem CC. ini Last Wednesday’s match-up was n| llose one against Umpqua Com- isn Lnity College. Midway through jn| t first period, Umpqua called a time It to try and regroup because the Lgars were up 15-8 right out of I gate. CCC remained aggressive I the boards, pulling down 12 of- Isive rebounds and 14 defensive ounds in the half. Their suffo- ing defense held Umpqua to just 3 percent from the field and forced m to turn the ball over 10 times, ickamas enjoyed a 12-point lead ng into the locker room, lead by Michael Kuebler. He was an amaz- Bg three for three from the three- -Bint line and five for seven from k field. ■The second half was a different try. The Cougar’s sloppy defense B the Timbermen back in the game. BCC came within one point with 12:56 left to go and kept it close until the final minutes of the game. The only tiling that carried over from the first half was Kuebler’s hot shoot ing. The Timbermen tied the score at 68 with fewer than seven minutes to go. Then Kuebler hit two straight three-pointers to put Clackamas up 74-68. Kuebler lit up at the three- point line connecting on all seven of his three-pointers and scoring 35 points in the game. Finis Bussey and Nate Block controlled the boards with eight and 12 rebounds respec tively. The Cougars held on to win this one 94-83. Saturday night, The Lakers from SWCC had no answer for CCC’s ex plosive offense and dominating de fense. In the first three minutes of the game, Kuebler was up to his old tricks putting in three baskets and grabbing two rebounds and one steal. The Cougars were up 21-14 with ten minutes left in the half. That’s when Block came off the bench and dominated the boards, blocking shots and getting the line. Late in the first half there were out standing performances with Bussey cleaning up the defensive boards, Kuebler hitting a three-pointer and Block rattling the rim as he stuffed one in to put the Cougars up by 20 at halftime. Even with the big lead, Clackamas did riot show any mercy in the sec- ond half. CCC continued to attack the bas ket While swarming the Lakers with great team defense. At one point, the cougars were up by 42 points. When it was all over, five Cougars had scored in double figures. Mark Cambell, who ejected with two tech nical fouls, had 15 points, five as sists and two steals. Lawson Struve chipped in 16. Kuebler was solid with 17 points, seven rebounds, three assists and five steals. Bussey lead the scoring with 20 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Block had a double double for the second game in a row with 12 points, 11 re bounds, three blocks and two steals. Overall, it was a great team effort on both sides of the ball. In the final score, the Cougars blew out the Lancers 103-65. The Men’s team is on the road this week where they will face Chemeketa and Linn Benton Community Colleges. JASON LINGEL Sports Editor Come Visit the espresso llllh bar today rs. 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri. 7 s-iojoa.m. Budget Entree Wednesday: Chocolate chip pancakes w/choice of meat Wednesday: i .inguine w/ Thursday: Italian Sausage and cheese omelette Spinach pesto Friday: Bacon cheese quiche Thursday: Mushroom potaloe Grill Special: 8a.m-8p.m. deluxe casserole Wednesday. Southwestern chicken sandwich Th ursday: Sloppy Joes Friday: Tuna melt Entree: 10:30 a.m.-2p.m. Wednesday: Beef stew Thursday: Chicken lasagna Friday: Japanese shrimp noodle Sports Columnist fastball - sailed forget that day. Th eodo re. past Williams’ mighty swing. Samuel Williams was 22 years old then. Now 82, the Shocked, Williams composed him man who wanted nothing more than self. The second pitch was a ball. i to be tiie greatest hitter in baseball On the third pitch, as he had done history is recovering from a nine 520 times before, he hit a home run. hour open-heart surgery performed As the fans in Fenway Park roared, last week. they intently watched Williams Ted Williams’ career with the Bos round the bases, hoping he would i ton Red Sox began in 1939. That( tip his cap. He did not He walked season, as was common in baseball, to the dugout and sat down. The after every home run he’d tip his cap fans called outhis name, hoping that to acknowledge the fans. It was only he would walk out and tip his cap after he was booed in 1940 that he one last time. Not one for spectacle, vowed to never again tip his hat to Williams sat stoically in the dugout the home fens in Fenway Park. One ofthe last of his generation, “Teddy Bailgame” went to bat Ted Williams is more than just an other sports legend. The ballplayers 7,706 times. He struck out only 709 times and hit .344 for his career. ofthe 1940s and 1950s have become Many believe that Williams would icons and represent a far more inno have topped every career-hitting cent time. statistic had he not stayed away Simon and Garfunkle wrote, from baseball for five seasons dur- u Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its inghis prime. Unlike some modem athletes, Williams didn’tholdout for lonely eyes to you..." Sadly, contract negotiations or criminal pro DiMaggio is gone. So are Mickey ceedings. He took the time off to Mantle and Roger Maris. But thank serve his country, flying combat fully for us; Ted Williams, one ofthe missions during W.W.II and the original “Boys of Summer” lives on. When we go to the ballpark this Korean War. In 1941, Williams developed a summer to breathe in the aroma of the freshly cut grass and bask in the harsh rivalry with Yankee great Joe summer sun, I suggest that we take DiMaggio. In an MVP season, DiMaggio captured the nation’s at a moment to think about the men tention by hitting in 56 consecutive who played, not for the money or games. That same magical summer, the accolades, but simply to be the Williams’ batting average soared to best at something. .406. Since then, no player has ac Mr. Williams, we tip our caps to complished either feat. you. It was also in the early 1940s that Wrestlers with attitude A New Dining Experience Breakfast: His eyes locked on the mound Williams developed an adversarial As the pitcher went into his wind relationship with the press. Williams up, -the man’s hands wrenched the didn’t enjoy talking to reporters; he bat. With thefury of a thunderclap, just wanted to play. Despite their he swung. But there was no combative relationship with Will “crack," only the iams, the sports dull thud of the writers honored ball hitting the him with tiie MVP catcher’s mitt. award in 1946 and 1949. As he walked Williams’ last back to the dug- appearance at the out, a cascade oj boos followed plate came on him. He sat down Sep.28,1960. Af ter a two-minute and heldhishead in his hands. The standing ovation from the fans, Wil fans - who he worked so hard liams stood in against the Ori to please - had turned on him. oles’ Jack Fisher. RYAN BRINKLEY The first pitch - a He would never Friday: Artichoke flan FINE HOST CORPORATION “Attitude,” shouted the Cou gar men in practice Monday af ter a tough weekend away. It’s this attitude that earned the Cou gars their number six national ranking. Clackamas went to Yakima with six men Saturday expecting a rematch with rival Yakima CC. Unexpectedly, they found them selves faced with three dual meets. The Cougars attitude was put to the test. First up was the rematch with Yakima after a heartbreaking loss in the final minutes of the meet two weeks prior. The Cougars brought attitude to this match up as they avenged themselves with a 22-15 win. “We just showed up to wrestle this time,” explained Head Wres tling Coach Loyd Martindale. “Last time, I think the guys went out taking it a little too light and we gave up some close matches we shouldn’t have. This time we came out with six guys and only lost one match.” Next up was Douglass College, a tough team from Canada. The Cougars put all the attitude they _ could into this match-up winning 23-21. Last on the list was Pa cific College. Clackamas had just' enough attitude left as they pum- meled Pacific 23-12. The Cougars will wrestle next at the regional tournament on Feb 2. The Cougars will have the, chance to show just how muph attitude they have.
