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14 Sports WEÓNEsdAy, OCTobER 10, 2001 TIdE CI ac I camas P rim Athletes of the Week Goin1 On? ________ NICK BARRON Staff Writer Major League Baseball is gearing up for the 2001 playoffs, with the Misty Bernhardt Mariners tying the 1906 Cubs with the most wins ever, at 116. Rickey Henderson reached the 3,000 hit mark and Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Lori Free Gwynn played their last games, as they head off into the sunset and eventually the Hall of Fame. Barry Bonds surpassed Mark McGwire’s MAGGIE JIRASEK I Clackamas Print Jeannette Lee is attempting a spike against the Cougars' foe. home run record by three, proving that the good guy doesn’t always win. Cougars Clawing Back The match-ups MLB2001 Playoffs AL • Mariners vs. Indians for the playoffs NICK BARRON have the Mari Staff Writer ners facing the Cleveland Indi As the 15-9 record reflects, the ans, New York Cougar’s volleyball team has Yankees against seen its ups and downs in. the the Oakland first half of the year. The season the began on a downslope, but in Athletics, recent times the Cougars have • Yankees Houston Astros vs. Athletics meeting Atlanta turned up their play and found and the St. Louis their identity as a team. In league NL Cardinals versus play the Cougars are just 3-5, but • Cardinals the Arizona Dia the team still has a vs. Diamond- backs mondbacks. Ob chance to make it to viously the fa the vorites to be in Athletic Associa the World Series tion of Community are the Mariners, College Champion • Astros vs. Braves witfi the National League being a wide-open field. Oregon community college. The road to the championships is not proving to be easy, but Coach Woods remains confident in her team’s ability. “I really believe in this team. We have the talent and the chem istry to make it work,” said Woods. Getting to the NWAACC long term goal for this season. Northwest Their primary objective re mains as bringing ships at the end of home the tro the season. The preseason for the Cougars Sports illustrated offers these pre was very benefi year. But due to their season rankings: 1) Detroit Red cial, yet as season early-season Wings 2) Philadelphia Flyers 3) Colo play began the team problems the rado Avalanche 4) Dallas Stars. The faltered. Clackamas team only thing this proves is that De is returning only first qualify to make the trip to five players from last year, leav the championships. curse. Speaking of Oregon State, the end of the must ing the majority of the team as Despite their early fluctuations, freshmen. Yet behind the leader the Cougars have shown Woods ship of Coach Kathie Woods, a determination to overcome their Beavers fell to 1-3 after another hu team captains Sarah Entenman, failures, gaining the admiration miliating loss at Washington State. Julie Dancer and Amy Klusman, of their coach The University of Oregon, mean while, is ranked number 5 in the AP poll, leaving them with a chance to claim the national championship in January. Continuing with football, the St. Louis Rams are once again at the top of the NFL, being the only un defeated team left in the league. Some surprises so far: The San Di the team seems to have found its niche. Two of the teams that Yr. No. Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Fr. Abby Pond Karen Anderson Fr. So. Julie Dancer Fr. Lori Free Misty Bernhardt So. Fr. Raine Miller Amy Klusmann So. Fr. Ellie Raines Sarah Entenman So. Corinne Lawrence So. Krystal Schneider Fr. Fr. Lan Evers Fr. Jeannette Lee Position Hieh School DS OH S/OH OH MB/OH OH DS/S MB S/OH RS/OH MB/OH OH MB Vernonia Lakeridge Roseburg Oregon City Eagle Point Naselle(WA N. Clck.Chi Canby Oregon City LaSalle Warrenton Benson Mt.View(01 phy at the The National Hockey League’s Cup in the spring, thanks to the SI Along with being named co-player of the week fo the Cougars, Lori was also given the distinction of NWAACC Southern Region Offensive Player of the Week. Lori has ai intense focus on her team's goals and the discipline to accomplish them. Championships is the Cougars’ 2001 -2002 season is underway, and troit will not be hoisting the Stanley Misty was chosen as co-player of the week for the Cougars volleyball team because of her intense desire to see her team succeed. She is a great inspiration for her teammates on and off the court. “I respect each one of them,\ Woods exalted. Clackamas lost to in the first half At the beginning of the year Coach of the season have fallen prey to Woods gave her team a quote: “Ob the Cougars’ attack the second stacles are what you see when you time around. take your eyes off the goal.” It seems If the Cougars can make the that the Cougars are finally focused NWAACC Championships, it will on what they desire: an unprecedented •be for the seventh year in a row, a seventh straight appearance at the feat never accomplished by any NWAACC Championships. HEAD COACH: ASSISTANT COACH: ASSISTANT COACH: ASSISTANT COACH/STATS: STATISTICIAN: Kathie Woods Casie Hulden Curtis Arrayan Neal Leland Julie Heitzler ego Chargers and Cleveland Browns are sitting atop their divi sions, while the Tennessee Titans rest at the bottom of theirs. The Seattle Seahawks have managed to play four games and remain at .500, and the Oakland Raiders are tied with San Diego for first in the AFC West at 3-1. The NBA, which is currently in the midst of preseason basketball, is about to begin its 2001-2002 season. You must not be breathing if you do npt know that Michael Jordan is coming out of retirement.. .again. The Trail Blazers have a new coach, Maurice Support Cougars Volleyball Check The Clackamas Print Cheeks, but we have no word yet if he brought a pacifier or jail bond money for his team. Espn.com has the Blaz ers ranked tenth in the league, with the Lakers receiving the number one spot. for dates', of all the times and places upcoming games
