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•____________________ 7_ WedNEsdAy, J anuary 16, 2002 ii' The ClAckAMAs P rint ELENA BORYSKA Sports Editor The Clackamas women’s bas ketball team was hard at work over Christmas break, going 7-1 and winning the 16-team Grossmont Tournament in San Diego, Calif. They finished the preseason with a 12-2 record and began their league play last week at home, tak ing on both Mt. Hood and Lane Community Colleges. On Wednesday, Mt. Hood came to the Randall Gym and was soundly beaten by the Cougars, 79-517. Kayla Steen was the lead ing Cougar scorer with 21 points and five assists. Cappie Smith had 15 points, Melissa Gibson had 12 and Jessica Heslop grabbed 10 re bounds and four steals. After starting league play with such a convincing win, the Cou gars took on Lane on Saturday. The Cougars started out with a pretty good first half, but finished with what may have been their best half af the season so far. Their above- iverage second half was enough .o lead them to an 88-62 win. Steen was the statistical leader once again, with 21 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. Regina Joo NICK BARRON / Clackamas Print Jessica Hansen (left) and Jennie Kooch (right) double-team a Mt. Hood player during a 24- point home victory. The Cougars were 2-0 in their first week of league play after an impressive 12-2 preseason record. ’ ' had 15 points and seven rebounds and Lena Grant scored 14. Smith also had 12 points and Gibson had 11. While the Cougars have done well so far, they aren’t without weaknesses. One of the things that Head Coach Jim Martineau is going to try to get his team to work Clackamas wrestling gets ready to rumble on is their consistency and get ting them to play hard for 40 min utes. They are going to need to do that this week, since it may be their hardest week of the year. On Wed., Jan. 16, Clackamas will be heading to Roseburg to battle the top- ranked team in the NWAACCs, Umpqua Community College. While it is a big game for the Cou gars, it is also a big game for Umpqua. At the Grossmont Tour nament, Umpqua lost to Santa Ana in the semifinals, while CCC beat Santa Ana in the championship game, so both teams have seen each other play. Martineau just wants to make sure his team is ready to go. “At this point in the season, it’s still just another league game,” said Martineau. “It won’t be the end of the world if we go down there and get beaten. If we go down and play hard, I think we’re going to be fine.” Since this is such a tough match-up of two talented teams, Martineau knows that some of the Cougars may be a little jittery. “Being a little nervous is okay,” said Martineau. “(But) I don’t want them to be at the point where they’re so nervous that they can’t go out and execute things as well.” Upcoming Cougar Events: WRESTLING ELENA BORYSKA Fri., Jan, 13 at 6 p.m, in the Sports Editor The Clackamas wrestling team started off the new year on the road at the Central Washington Open. The Open consisted, of eight different teams. Justin Elliott (184 lbs.), who is the team captain for the Cou gars came in first place in his weight class. Sean Bolen (133 lbs.) took second in his weight, Andrew Murphy (125 lbs.) wrestled his way to a third place finish in his weight, and Dennis Lewis (149 lbs.) and Clifford Hughes (174 lbs.) each came in fourth in their weight classes. The Cougars will be at home on Jan. 18, taking on Highline Community College, who they have already lost to once this sea son. Part of the reason for their loss may have been due to the fact Randall Gym WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Wed., Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. @ Umpqua Community College Sat, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. @ Southwestern Oregon Community College MEN'S BASKETBALL Wed., Jan. 16 at 5:30 p.m. @ Umpqua Community College Sat, Jan. 19 at 4 p.m. @ Southwestern Oregon Community College that the Cougars didn’t have a full lineup. They will be going into this meet looking to make up for that loss, and hopefully getting a lot of support from the home crowd. A World of Learning At Home Ski and Snowboard jackets & pants Winter jackets Fleece jackets & vests Gloves Was: Mittens mountainwear ClosingStore Blow-Out Clearance!!! $210.00 Expand your Clackamas course options with an online class in hospitality & tourism Vertical Jacket- Now: 50-70% off Waterproof-Breathable Take Online Classes Winter Term in: (§) (J) (?) (5) Hospitality & Tourism Management Meeting & Event Planning Computer Reservation Systems Food & Beverage Industry Clackamas Town Center www.hsm.org ® 503-399-5296 Board Pants $110.00 Register December 3rd! www.chemeketa.edu Chemeketa Community College is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. Now: $29.99 Upper level Close to JC Penny Across from Sam Goody’s 503-659-0748
