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Sports
WedNEsdAy, J anuary 16, 2002
Thè ClAckAMAs P rì
Cougar men ranked number one in NWAACC
NICK BARRON
Business Manager
Two division opponents rolled
into Clackamas to try to bring the
Cougars down from their perch
atop the NWAACC this past week.
Mount Hood Community Col
lege arrived at Randall Gym hop
ing for an upset last Wednesday,
the Saints owning a 6-7 record. The
match was the first conference
game for both Clackamas and
Mount Hood this year, marking
the end of the early-season tour
naments and non-conference
games, in which the Cougars lost
just two games.
In the first half Clackamas
struggled to match Mount Hood’s
intensity, the Saints forcing
Clackamas into 10 turnovers. The
Cougars lost the battle of the
boards in the first half too, with
Mount Hood coming down with
SALENA DE LA CRUZ/ Clackamas Print
Lawson Struve of Clackamas
prepares to play full-court
defense against Mt. Hood.
Struve had three steals In the
game.
19 rebounds to Clackamas’ 17. At
the half the Saints led 38-33.
From the beginning of the last
half of the match, though, it was
evident that the Cougars were
ready to play their game. Clacka
mas roared back to take the lead,
46-40, with 15:13 left in the game,
as Mount Hood fell into foul
trouble early. The Cougars were
able to go to the charity line in
the second half 15 times, missing
just one of their free throws.
With just under 10 minutes to
play, Clackamas’ defense began to
wear down once again, allowing
Mount Hood to take the lead by
one point at 4:32 left in the game.
As the final minutes of the game
ticked away, both teams ex
changed the lead as they had
nearly the entire first half. It was
evident that whichever team had
the ball last would probably be the
MAGGIE
JIRASEK/
C/acka
victors in this classic game of col- The Cougars' Nick Kirkpatrick hustles for a loose ball in a match against Mt. Hood on Jan. 5/,
lege basketball.
teammates Marvin Noble and Evan Kiel ing look on. Clackamas defeated the Saints by a score
As the minute mark passed and 82-80.
the seconds began to tick away,
Michael Kuebler led Clackamas
hitting just 19 of 52 from the field.
Both victories over Mount H(
Mount Hood sank a shot to tie the
in
scoring
with
23
points,
going
But
in
the
end,
the
Cougars
es
and
Lane gave Clackamas the b
game at 80. Clackamas inbounded
caped from their scrape with Lane season record in the NWAACC, a
the ball and drove it up thé court, perfect from the line at 5 for 5.
hoping for one last shot to win the Matt Tabisz subbed in and gave with a one-point victory, 62-61, pre their number-one ranking in I
serving their NWAACC status and NWAACC/Horizon Air Coach
game. Michael Kuebler offered one the Cougar effort 17 points, the
improving their divisional record to Poll. Tacoma was ranked second
up and missed. But at the buzzer, majority of the 27 points scored
2-0.
The bench for Clackamas in this the poll, a team that the Coug
from
the
bench
for
Clackamas.
The
Matt Tabisz grabbed the rebound
game
hardly made an impact, scor defeated in the championship ga
offense
was
fueled
by
Marvin
and put the ball into the basket.
ing
just
five points, while the Titans’ of the Clackamas Holiday Tour
Noble
running
the
show
from
the
Clackamas had won arguably jts
bench poured in 20. Again, the free ment on December 30. Another ft
most emotional victory of the sea point, with six assists in the match.
son, preserving their nùmber-one In rebounding, Lawson Struve throw shooting for Clackamas gave ranked team, Walla Walla, fell p
the Cougars the win, as they shot to the Cougars on Dec. 15 at
ranking and best record in the brought down eight, followed by
Tabisz at six.
62.5% from the line for 20 points. Lane Tournament
NWAACC.
Once Mount Hood was out of Lane was only given 21 opportuni
Clackamas travels to Roseburg
The difference in the game for
ties for free throws, hitting just 13.
the
way, the Cougars welcomed
battle Umpqua this evening. 1
the Cougars was the free throw
Struve paced the Cougar attack Timbermen are 4-11 on the year a
shooting, aided by Mount Hood’s the Lane Titans to make an attempt
with 23 points, followed by Noble 0-2 in league play. Saturday will 1
foul problems in the second half. at knocking them off their perch.
Clackamas drained 20 of 22 for It looked like the Titans were go at 13. Nick Kirkpatrick came off the the Cougars making their way
the match, putting them in a posi ing to succeed. Clackamas suffered bench to grab six defensive rebounds Coos Bay to visit Southwestern I
as he and Jon Rylaarsdam tied for egon, a team that possesses a 1
tion to overcome their sloppy play through one of their worse shoot
the
team lead in rebounds at six.
ing
performances
of
the
season,
seasonal record and a 2-0 divisio
in the first half and win the game.
New Tidings for the New Year
By Nick Barron
As another year in sports has be
come part of the history books,
and we fly straight into 2002 and
all that the sports gods have in
store for us, I thought it would be
a worthy cause to help out some
figures in sports by suggesting
New Year’s-resolutions for some
of them.
For example, due to the beer
bottle throwing incidents in Cleve
land and New Orleans, it has come
to my attention that the aim of
those well-behaved NFL fans was
subpar, to say the least. So to bet
ter enhance the ability of football
fans to peg the nearest official, I
thought it would be a good idea
for Mike Pereia, the NFL’s direc
tor of officiating, to place bull’s-
eyes on all NFL referees.
Now that Kansas City Chiefs’
head coach, Dick Vermeil, has put
another season in the NFL under
his belt, he has also added more
teary moments to our memories.
Vermeil cried when his team, the
St. Louis Rams, won Super Bowl
XXXIV, then cried a'month later
when he resigned as the Rams’
head coach. Now, in 2002,
Vermeil wept after his team de
feated the Denver Broncos in over
time on Dec. 6. For a man who
breaks down more than a Geo
Prizm, I think it would be a good
idea if he would finally spend the
money
and
undergo
a
dacryocystorhinostomy, a proce
dure that would create new tear
ducts for Vermeil and thereby pro
vide more escape routes for his
tears.
2001 should have been a great
year for Major League Baseball
Commissioner Bud Seligs if it
weren’t for this silly contraction
idea. But I trust Mr. Selig. I be
lieve he knows the only real way
to level the playing field in baser
ball. So my resolution for the com
missioner is that he just follow his
heart and contract the New York
Yankees. This way, every .Major
League team has a chance to sign
big-name free agents and possibly
win the World Series.
As for another top official in pro
fessional sports, the Trail Blazers’
general manager, Bob Whitsitt
should finally make his career
move. Whitsitt should come to the
conclusion that the money and no
toriety of being a GM in the NBA
is not worth keeping him from tak
ing up his dream job, that of ad
ministrating a halfway house.
In another career-changing de
cision, Mike Tyson must call a
press conference in which he will
finally announce that he is a
woman trapped in a man’s body.
As Tyson stands to leave his press
conference, he should let us all
know what has really been bug
ging him throughout the years by
whimpering in his high-pitched
voice, “I never wanted to be a
boxer. I alwayz’ wuz’ drawn to fig
ure skating.”
And in closing, I think Tho
mas Junta should finally consider
those yoga classes, in which he
will find inner peace and tech
niques on how to “center” him
self. Junta is the 44-year-old fa
ther of a 12-year-old hockey
player in Massachusetts, con
victed of involuntary manslaugh
ter after he beat to death the
coach with whom he had an ar
gument at one of his son’s prac
tices.
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