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The greatest
showyou
never saw
This term, I have had the privi
lege of being a part of something
great. What is amazing to me is that
most of you at this school could
have been part of that something,
but for some reason you chose not
to. Right here on campus, there is
an elite group of men who should
school that
would enjoy
Gaurd
Finnis
Bassey
warms
up fora
game.
Cougar Bas
ketball. You
watch the
Blazers, Duke,
UNC or you’re a
fan of Duck or Beaver bas
be considered cham
ketball. The sad part
pions as a result of
their hard work, dedi
cation and their win
ning record.
Although you may
is, that some of you
spend lots of money
and go to grqat
lengths to see those
teams play, yet ybu
have a well coached,
not have heard of
them or recognize
them as they walk to
and from class, I can
assure you that they
are for real. They may
not look like much in
street clothes, but when they put
on their uniforms and play as a
team, their opponents are often left
with their heads in their hands won
dering what hit them.
As some fans know, I am talking
about the Clackamas Men’s Bas
ketball team. I commend the play
ers' families, friends and Cougar
fans for diligently attending home
games. I realized, as the sophomore
players and families were recog
nized before the last game of the
season Saturdays that this, is the
last opportunity for anyone to see
this great team play.
To give the non-fans an idea of
who attends the games, let me
paint a picture for you. As you walk
in the gym, only half of the bleach
ers are pulled, out for seating. At
most games you’ll see the parents,
which is good. The players’ close
friends also attend. Most of the
time, the women’s team will stick
around and watch the men play.
The opposing team’s family, cheer
leaders or dance team will fill a sec
tion equal or greater to the home
team’s section. That is only if our
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championship team
right under your
noses.
I would like to
thank the coaching
staff, the players and
the players' families for bringing
such a high level of play to
Clackamas Community College. To
the Sophomores, Mark Campbell,
Tom Lenox, Mike Fisher, Nate
Block, Jered Gritters and Chris
Lohrey, we appreciate your com
mitment for the past two years.4-
Congratulations to all on a spec
tacular season. Good luck in the
NWAACC Championship.
WEÓNEsdAy, FEbRUARy 28, 2001
Cougars: Men’s
basketball team
dominates region
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in the league and we showed it
tonight,” said Head Coach Cliff
Wegner.
Last time these two
teams met, Lane beat the Cou
gars at home by one point and
I earlier in the season, Clacka
mas came from behind to win
in Eugene.
Monday’s final match-up of
the season between these two
division power houses
proved to be just as exciting
as the last two meetings.
The game remained close
for the first five minutes, but once
1 the Cougars gained a 17-12 point
® advantage, they never lost the
I lead. Lane made some good runs
| but could not tie. The Cougars
ing free throws and scoring on fast
breaks and were only down by eleven.
But the Cougars never lost their com
posure and were able to make tough
shots, get to the free throw line and
make great defensive plays.
‘‘It was a sweet win for us. It feels
good to be number one,” said a smil
ing Chris Lohrey. “I can’t wait for the
NWAACC tournament, I think we will
do well!”
The Cougars should do well in the
NWAACC where they will probably
face Big Bend Community in the first
round. Big Bend is ranked sixth in the
Feb. 25 NWAACC Coaches Poll. In
the same poll, Clackamas is ranked sec
had an eight-point lead at the half.
I Clackamas played tremendous
ond. The Cougars are capable of do
ing damage in the tournament, but play
ers admit they still need to work on
their game in order to be prepared.
“We need to woirk on our defense
and our rebounding and when we get
to the tournament, we want to take one
A team defense in the second half,
s forcing Lane to throw up shots as
game at a time,” said Mike Misher.
The Cougars have until March
the shot clock was winding down.
Lane went from shooting 58.6% in
the first half to 33.3% in the second.
Clackamas extended their lead to 18
atone point in the second half. Then
i the Titans cut into the lead by mak-
8 to practice for the NWAACC
championship. The tournament
will run March 8-10 at Shoreline
College in Washington where #1
Clackamas will face their ultimate
challenge of the season.
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athletic department has not invited
the track or softball teams to the
game. Even all these people don’t
fill the stands.
Our team deserves to play in a
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It is really too bad that so many
have never, and will never, see this
Clackamas team play. I know there
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