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WedNEsdAy, J anuary 24, 2001
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DARREL HOBSON
Staff Writer
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t was a week of exciting basket-
lias the relentless Clackamas Cou-
Irs smothered the Umpqua
Inbermen and the Lancers from
yd luthwestem CC.
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Last Wednesday’s match-up was
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llose one against Umpqua Com-
isn Lnity College. Midway through
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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
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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
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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:
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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.