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DICK CLOUSER
The Cougar's Julie Dancer sets the ball for Jeannette Lee in a
recent volleyball match.
Staff Writer
the three games 17-30, 25-30
and 25-30. The team leader
in kills for Clackamas was
A victory over Linn-Benton
an Wednesday and a loss to
Mount Hood leaves the Cou
gars volleyball team with a
20
1 overall record and a
league record of 4-6 with
anly two regular season game
left to play.
In the match against Linn-
Benton, last Wednesday, the
Cougars dominated their op
ponent, winning the first,
third and fourth sets by at
least seven points in each
game. Corinne Lawrence led
the team in kills with 12, fol
lowed by Lori Free with 10.
lulie Dancer was the assist
leader with 28, and Jeannette
Lee committed six blocks on
the defensive side. In serves,
Misty Bernhardt tossed up
four aces and had no serving
jrrors, while Amy Klusmann
vas a perfect 100 percent and
lad a serve-to-receive ratio of
2.41 on a three-point scale.
On Friday against Mount
rlood, the Cougars committed
mostly unforced errors, losing
Raine Miller with eight,
while Sarah Entenman was
first in attack percentage at 31
percent. Entenman was also
the assist leader with 13 and
Free had 13 blocks, the best
for the Cougars against Mount
Hood.
The next opponent for
Clackamas is Lane Commu
nity College, a team that the
Cougars trounced in their last
battle at the Clackamas Cross
over. If the Cougars defeat
Lane once again, they will be
assured at least a playoff for
the fourth spot in the North
west Athletic Association of
Community Colleges champi
onships to be held in Novem
ber.
As it stands right now, the
largest challenger to the Cou
gars’ trip to the NWAACC
championships is Umpqua
Community College. Umpqua
has a 3-7 league record and will
attempt to prevent Clackamas
from obtaining a berth in the
NWAACCCs.
NICK BARRON
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Originally, I had penned a column
full of statistics and complaints geared
towards the New York Yankees for this
week. It was my intention to prove to
whoever would read my weekly fea
ture that the Yankees did not deserve
another World Series, and that the
Mariners were the team that obviously
had the right to be in the Fall Classic.
Then on Monday night, in game five
of the American League championship
series, the Mariners lost to the Bronx
Bombers.
As I saw on the television the jubi
lation among the Yankees, complete
with pumping fists and big hugs, I knew
it was different this time. In previous
years the Yankees would have been
running around the field like little kids
who received that ultimate Christmas
present from Santa, and eventually
spraying champagne all over them
selves once they entered their locker
room. But not this year. In2001,with
their city just over a month removed
from a nightmarish terrorism attack, the
Yankees’ celebration was subdued and
reverent.
I continued watching the Yankees
celebrate mildly before their fans, and
then listened as Sinatra crooned about
New York City over the loud speakers.
ï By NickBarron
Joe Torre sauntered over to his wife,
who was in the stands, and gave
her a kiss and a hug. The Yankee
manager’s next stop was to the side
of New York Mayor Rudolph Guliani,
who stepped onto the field when
Torre approached and gave the skip
per a good pat on the back.
I reflected on pictures of Babe
Ruth leaning on a borrowed bat to
say goodbye to the Yankee fans
...I knew they were
yelling...for so much
more than a game.
before he passed away and Mantle
slapping a shot into left field. My
mind wondered what it would have
been like to hear Gehrig’s “greatest
man alive” speech, or to root for a
team that you knew was magic. A
team that steps onto the field while
being watched upon by the likes of
DiMaggio, Ruth, Mantle and
Gehrig, an organization with so
much history that it owns major
league baseball.
Suddenly, I lost my bitterness at
NICKBARRON
Staff Writer
Dreams of a national championship
died on the field of Autzen Stadium on
Saturday, as Oregon lost to Stanford
49-42. The Cardinals ended the Ducks
23-game winning streak and dropped
Oregon out of the Bowl Champion
ship Series top ten, from number five
to 13. The Beavers ofOSU faired none
better, likely eliminating any chance
they had at a Bowl game, as they lost
toArizonaState41-24. Anoteofpraise
to Penn State coach Joe Paterno, who
has tied Bear Bryant’s record for most
collegiate football victories at 323.
The stage is now set for the 2001
World Series, as the Arizona Diamond
backs cleaned up the Atlanta Braves
and are headed to their firstFall Clas
sic, the quickest an expansion franchise
has ever reached the World Series. As
for the Seattle Marinas, they had the
misfortune of facing theNew York Yan
kees in October and were sent home
for the off-season with a 12-3 loss
Monday night
Another week has passed and the
1972 Miami Dolphins team, which is
the only NFL organization to go unde
feated ova an entire season, must wait
at least anotha week to celebrate, as
the St. Louis Rams embarrassed the
New York Jets on Sunday and kept St
Louis’ season perfect. On the other
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side of the coin, Washington obtained
their first win of the season Sunday,
leaving Detroit as the only team work
ing to get that first victory.
The NBA preseason is nearing its
end, which means the return of bas
ketball that really matters. Michael
Jordan scored 41 points on Saturday,
a game in which his team, the Wizards,
lost to New Josey. ESPN.com’s Scott
Howard-Coopo reports that things
have improved in Portland, with play
ers actually showing up to the Trail
Blazer’s practices. Anotha shocking
revelation is that the Blazers have ap
parently settled last week’s disputes
and are not fighting and complaining
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watching another American League
pennant go to the Yankees. As I
watched, I began to feel a peace that
baseball had never given me before.
It seemed that at that moment, at the
epicenter of a nation’s crisis, people
were standing and cheering for a
baseball team. Normal people like
me were able to forget about their
neighbors who were murdered and
they seemed able to ignore the an
thrax attacks, if only for a moment,
to take in a baseball game.
The crowd continued to cheer as
Sinatra sang and New Yorkers
rooted for their team. Yet, I knew
they were yelling and clapping for
so much more than a game. Their
city was still alive, surviving what
would bring other cities to their
knees. The pride of New York, the
Yankees, was again in the World
Series. And as I watched those
wearing the pinstripes head toward
their dugout, surrounded by ap
plauding fans, I knew that New York
would survive. I realized that the
United States would be just fine
again, someday, and I felt secure to
be an American. All of this was be
cause of baseball, still reigning as
America’s past time.
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