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WEÓNESdAy, fEÒRUARy 21, 2001
Sports
ThE CI ac I íamas P rint
Wrestling team places 10th in nation Start yOUt engines
JASON LINGEL
Sports Editor
Two Cougar wrestlers placed in
the National Junior College Ath
letic Association Championships
in Rochester, Minn., and the team
placed tenth overall out of Divi
sion I schools.
Shawn Keinonen was the top
finisher for the Cougars with a sev
enth place finish in thel65-pound
weight class. After a bye in the
first round, Keinonen beat Todd
Gregg of Itasca 5-3 in the second
round of the
Clackamas preliminar
ies. In the
Wrestlers
Champion-
s h i p
quarterfinals,
• Shawn Keinonen
Mike Lester
7th place 1651b
of IA Cen
• Jason Pence
tral Fall beat
Keinonen by
8th place 1971b
fall in 0:44.
• Ryan Frashour
Keinonen
3rd consolation
moved on
round 1491b
to the third
• Josh Rhoden
round of the
consolation
3rd consolation
bracket. He
round 157lbs
pinned Rob
Pilcher of Ellsworth in 4:29 and
moved on to the consolation
quarterfinals. Tevon Fordyce of
Niagra won 3-2 over Keinonen.
Keinonen then wrestled Pete
Julander of Northwest for seventh/
eighth place. Keinonen was vic
torious with a score of 7-1.
Last years returning 165-pound
champion Jason Pence moved up
two classes to 197-pounds this
year, and came up with Clackamas’
second highest finish at eighth
place. Pence pinned Damien Will
iams of Kennedy King in 2:27, in
the first round of the preliminar
ies. Pence then lost 4-3 in over
time to Nick Lopez of Gloucester.
He then had a bye in the first round
of the consolation, and went on to
beat Trevor Smith of Highline 10-2
in the second consolation round.
Pence then won by injury default
over Greg Hartlaub of Cuyahoga.
In the Consolation Quarter finals,
Pence lost to Jack Dennis of Colby
8-0. Pence then wrestled for the
seventh/eighth place position
when he fell to Josh Porter of IA
Central in 5:56.
Ryan Frashour and Josh
Rhoden also went to Rochester
with the team. Frashour lost to
Josh Cyrus 9-3 in the first round
of the 149-pound preliminaries.
Frashour then went on to pin
Justin Turner of Morrisville in
the consolation first round. In
the second round, Frashour
pinned Juan Edwards of IA Cen
tral in 4:51. He then lost to Loren
Huthins of Northwest 5-1 in the
third, knocking him out of the
tournament.
Rhoden started out with a 9-
8 win over Joe Herron of Lin
coln College in the 157-pound
class. In the second round, he
lost to Artie Weidler of Nassau
10-7. Rhoden made his only pin
in the consolation first round
in 5:01 against Kenny Allenof
Kennedy King. Rhoden then
won by. disqualification
against the hometown wrestler
Brian Parlin. Rhoden then lost
to Chad Smith of Meramec
St.Louis, 9-3 in the third round.
The Cougars were without un
defeated Kjell Nykriem in the
185-pound class due to a concus
sion he received in practice. Josh
Birt of North Idaho, a wrestler
who Nykriem had defeated twice
this year, went on to win the 185-
pound championship.
star players as part of the
For years, NASCAR
sport.
has tried to make stock
Earnhardt’s son
car racing as main
took second place but
stream as pro baseball
had no time to celebrate,
and football. They tried
as his father was already
to get people’s atten
dead as they loaded him
tion by moving the
into the ambulance. Doc
Daytona 500, the best
tors could not revive
and lastraceoftheyear,
DARREL HOBSON
Dale, as he may have suf
to the first race of the
Sports Columnist
year. They have al
fered a great trauma, to
lowed the cars to be
the head in the crash.
I am in no way saying that NASCAR
come faster and more dangerous ev
ery year; This year, FOX televised the or other drivers in the race are respon
Daytona 500, which took place last sible for his death When you race at
Sunday FOX advertised all week long, speeds of200 miles per hour, you have
boasting that NASCAR was not like to accept the risk you are taking. How
all those other lame sports , The ad said, ever, it’s absolutely disgusting when
“We don’t slap each other on the be you try to get ratings by promoting
hind like those other wussy sports!
your race like is some kind of a WWF
But sometimes we smash the hell out demolition derby at the expense of
of each other!”
your star drivers: This is only the
Well FOX and NASCAR, you got first death of the year There were at
exactly what you asked for; a 13 car least two deaths last year and some
crash that resulted in one guy going major injuries last year. NASCAR,
to the hospital. But I guess that wasn’t what will you do once all of your
enough. On the final lap, someone had good dnvers are gone? Then no one
to “smash the hell” out of Dale will want to watch stock car racing.
Earnhardt’s car after his fatal crash I don’t have a solution to this prob
head-on into the wall. Yeah I guess
lem, but I think it’s fair to say that
you are not like any other sports, I stock car racing will never be one of
don’t know of any pro league that con the top three or four spectator
siders critically injuring and killing their sports.
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Know the rules
done. You either have to slow
Ever since the invention of
down and lose the speed
the snowboard, skiers and
needed for the jump, or risk hit
snowboarders have been at
ting them.
odds. Traditionally,
There
are
skiers have thought
other rules that
of snowboarders as
have been around
unruly, disrespect
long before the
ful punks who
snowboard. These
shouldn’t be al
should be followed
lowed on the moun
by everyone, but
tain: Snowboarders
for the most part,
have thought of ski
the people I see
ers as’ uptight,
JASON LINGEL
breaking these the
mountain hogs who
Sports Editor
most are skiers. I
need to let loose
don’t know if it’s
and have some fun.
because they think that they
I personally am a snowboarder.
are exempt from them, or if they
In receftt observations, I have
just feel everyone else should
realized that snowboarders are
be looking out for them.
no longer the ones who are
The first rule is, look before
disrespectful or don’t follow
you make a wide turn or cut
mountain etiquette.
across the field. Do not assume
I have found there is an un-
the other guy is going to look
writteri
code
between
out for you.
If you’re a
snowboarders, especially
snowboarder, this especially
when it comes to jumps, half
applies when doing backside
pipes and terrain parks, that
carves. Look behind you first
says everyone goes one at a
to make sure nobody is coming
time. Not only does it promote
in a path that would meet
safety, but also ensures every
yours.
I
think
most
one gets ah equal chance. It is
snowboarders do this reflex
very common to see a bunch
ively, though beginners have a
of snowboarders sitting and
problem with this. As for ski
waiting their turn at a big jump
ers, I see it from some of the
or terrain park. Skiers seem to
most
skilled. No matter who
have no concept of this. Rarely
you are, look.
will they wait their turn; they
Now if you are going down
just cruise right in and hit what
the hill.and you think some
ever they want, or ski right
body might be carving close to
down the middle of everything.
your
path, call out which side
The Worst is when they ski
of the person you will be on. If
down while snowboarders are
you’ll be on their left cry out,
going through, skip all of the
on your left. If you’ll be on the
jumps bitt the fphat” one at
right
cry out, on your right, and
the end, and cut in front of you
carve in the appropriate direc
to hit it. You have no idea what
tion to give them some room.
they are going to do until it’s
Do not assume they will move
The rules:
1. Be safe
2. Have fun
out of your way. The same
goes with the other way
around. If you hear someone
call out on your left, or on your
right, move the opposite direc
tion. Do not continue in the
direction they are calling and
do not assume they will give
you a wide enough birth on
that side.
The other day, while I was
going down the Mountain, I
saw a skier carving back and
forth close to my path. 1 called
out, “On your left,” and started
going left. The skier decided
to do’ the same. I called oqf/
“On your left,” arid again, still
no change. I cut as hard as I
could left and yelled, “Left.”
Then I yelled, “ahhhhhh,” as
my snowboard ran over the
front of his skis. He gave me
a dirty look and grumbled
something, and of course I
yelled out that he should look
behind him before cutting
hard and to listen better.
I have nothing against ski-
ing or skiers in general; there
are
plenty
of
dumb
snowboarders out there too,
just the ones who act like they
are above following the rules.
Here are the rules that will
ensure an enjoyable time for
everyone: be safe, have fun.
Know the rules
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