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WEÓNEsdAy, FEÒRUARy 7, 2001
Sports
TI he CI ac I íamas P rint
The Comeback
DARREL HOBSON / Clackamas Print
# 40 Chris Lohrey and # 33 Finnis Bussey fight for a rebound against Portland Community College
after # 22 Michael Keubler shoots a free-throw last Wednesday night.
Lane stuns Clackamas at home
DARREL HOBSON
Staff Writer
On Saturday, the Titans from
Lane Community College came to
Cougar country looking for re
venge. Last time these two teams
met, it was a fight to the finish with
Clackamas coming from behind to
win in Eugene.
A packed Randall Gym buzzed
with a playoff energy that could
be felt by the fans, the players and
all the way out to the concession
stand. Clackamas felt confident af
ter controlling the tip off and get
ting a 7-2 lead with only a few min
utes gone by in the first. Lane put
a stop to the Cougars' early
progress by scoring three con
secutive baskets and taking the
lead by one point. Michael
Kuebler threw down a dunk on the
other end and fired up the crowd
by regaining the lead. Lane an
swered, but Mike Fisher hit a
three-pointer to go up two.
Unfortunately, it was the last
lead Clackamas would see in the
half. At one point, the Titans went
up 12. The Cougars fought their
way back within three with their game.
big men, Chris Lohrey, Finis
The Cougars played great de
Bussey and Nate Block. However, fense but Lane threw up a miracle
missed free throws and second base line jumper that went in. With
chance points left Clackamas in a only seven seconds left, Mark
35-42 deficit at half time.
Campbell drove the lane to try and
The Cougars came out of the draw the foul, but there was no call
lockerroom attacking the basket, by the refs.
scoring eight unanswered points
To their credit, the Cougars
and taking the lead
played an out
by one point. From
standing game
that point on, the
in which they
lead went back and
"It was a tough
remained con
forth, resulting in
fident, poised
game and we
numerous ties and
and unfazed
played well, but
lead changes. The
by a good
game was down to
Lane Commu-
we weren 't able to
the final 18 sec
nity College
hit the last shot."
onds when Lane
team.
had a one-point
“ I t
Michael Kuebler
lead and was
was a tough
Wing
fouled.
game and we
Men's
Basketball
The Titans could
played very
have increased
well as a team,
their lead to three if
but
we
they made both free
weren’t able to
throws. They didn’t, and Bussey hit the last shot,” Keuber said fol
was fouled as he grabbed the lowing the 75-76 loss. “But we still
board. Bussey swished both free need to step it up and win every
throws, and Clackamas had the game from here on out.”
lead with 16 seconds left in the
Earlier in the week, Clackamas
So far, its been a pretty forget her personal life into a downwarc
table year in sports
spiral As a result, less than a year
The Superbowl was horrible, after an Olympic victory in
college basketball and pro hockey Barcelona, Jennifer would make
are rarely interesting
other news.
before the playoffs
At 17, Capriati’s
and the NBA is boring
picture flashed across
and in desperate need
TV sets all oyer the
of an image makeover
world. Fans saw a
AndtheXFL? Are
young woman who,
we supposed to be
uncharacteristically,
lieve that nauseating
had dyed her amber
camera angles, bad
hair jet black, gotten a
sideline interviews
nose piercing and was
RYAN BRINKLEY
and cheerleaders yell
out of shape for a pro
Sports Columnist
ing, “Whoo-hooo!”
fessional athlete. The
are really going to
facts of th e story
make minor league foot
rocked the sports world.
ball compelling? Give me a break. Arrested for shoplifting and pos
But there was one recent story session of marijuana, many
that rose above the others
thought they’d seen the last of
Before Anna Kournikova’s Jennifer Capriati In fact, she aban
golden locks mesmerized men doned the pro tour in I994
twice her age, to be a famous teen?
But Capriati’s return to the tour
in the world of pro tennis you had would occur. After a 2 'A year hia
to be one thing - really, really good
tus, marred by several unsuccess
Jennifer Capriati was that good
ful comebacks, she reached an
At age 13, she flashed onto the other pro final in 1996.
pages of magazines like Sports Il
As her struggles had been
lustrated and was labeled as the played out very publicly, the ten
sport’s next superstar The nis community embraced Jennifer.
prodigy was tennis’ sweetheart,, Amidst endless questions: about
with a marketable personality and her past and her fitness, she ended
a milhon-dollar smile.
many press conferences in tears
Did I mention that she was Jennifer quickly became a senti
good?
mental favorite on tour and it
By age 16, Capriati was the seemed to help her play.
youngest player ever to have a top
Last year Capriati won a pro
ten ranking, reach the semifinals tournament for the first time in
of the French Open, win $ I million three years. Last month , the 24
in career earnings, win a match at year-old captured her first ever
Wimbledon and be seeded in the Grand Slam title by winning the
Grand Slam system Later that year, Australian Open.
Capriati won her first professional
It’s been a long and winding
title.
road for Jennifer Capriati. Blit her
But the spoils of victory did little rise from the depths of personal
to relieve the pressure that Capriati anguish to victory, in arguably the
felt off the court. Reported de toughest sport in the world, is one
mands from her father and the story that we can all smile about.
media’s spotlight helped to send
dominated the young and inex
perienced Panthers from Port
land Community College.
Campbell was just two rebounds
away from a triple double with 16
points, 11 assists and eight re
bounds. Keubler scored 29
points, 14 reboundsand six as
sists. Tom Lennox had 13 points
Is there anything good about sports?
I love sports. There are so Vancouver. It was his second of having intercourse with a mi
many great stories that come from game back after being arrested nor at a post prom party where
for punching his wife. Cliff alcohol was being served. This
the world of sports.
Robinson, also from incident happened last spring,
I love hearing
the Phoenix Suns, but since he is a professional
about a team that tri
umphs over adversity,
was arrested late Sun football player, they allowed him
and about the les
day night for a DUI. to finish the season before be
The MVP of the Su ing tried. He was acquitted on all
sons learned
iw >
per Bowl, Ray Lewis, z charges earlier this week, but my
from the agony of de
was involved in mur question is, what was he doing
feat. David verses
der charges last year, at a prom party in the first place?
Goliath and rooting
but he was. acquitted
Why do we hear about the bad
for the underdog.
Stories about build DARREL HOBSON even though he was things in sports? Let’s face it, the
Sports Columnist
ing character and dis-
present at the scene more shocking, scandalous and
of the crime. Former outrageous a story is, the more
cipline in young
v
people, which helps them for a Blazer JR Rider cbuld be waived Americans will tune in.
from the Lakers because he is
But remember, there are more
lifetime.
However, the sports stories being charged with possession great people than bad ones in
sports... guys who stay out of
coming out lately are leaving a of illegal drugs.
Now if that doesn’t make you trouble arid work hard to come
sour taste in my mouth. Get this:
Jason Kidd of the Phoenix Suns mad, then this will. The Green Bay out winners. I’m talking about
received a standing ovation af Packers, Mark Chmura, husband players such as Kurt Warner,
ter playing a great game against and father, was in court accused John Elway and Clyde Drexler.
These guys have a work ethic
that most of us could not even
fathom. There’s also Atlanta
Hawks
center,
Dikembe
Mutombo; he spends every sum
mer in Africa giving time and
thousands of dollars to help the
sick and poor. Brian Grant of the
Miami Heat arrived a day early
for his one - and only - game in
Portland so he could participate
in a Ronald McDonald House
fund-raiser. Derrick Thomas, who
unfortunately died in an auto
accident, will always be remem
bered for the time and money
spent helping local schools.
So before you become dis
gusted when reading about all
those over paid delinquents,
just keep in mind that they do
not represent the whole of pro
fessional athletes.
and was three for three from
three-point land. Bussey added
16 points and five rebounds.
The Cougars easily defeated
PCC107-87.
Come support Clackamas at
home tonight as they face Mt.
Hood Community College at 8
p.m.
Corrections
•in the issue 11 sports section, The
headline on Darrel Hobson's column
about the golfer Casey Martin should
read, PGA vs. Casey Martin.
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