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Sports 10_________ WedNEsdAy, J anuary 50, 2002 The ClAckAMAS P r ¡ ïi- Cougars look to declaw Panthers tonight NICK BARRON Business Manager As another week passes by, Clacka mas’ men’s basketball team remained in first place in the Southern Division and dropped to second in the NWAACC Coaches’ Poll, after defeat ing both of their opponents. On Jan. 23, the Chemeketa Storm rolled into Randall Gym to play in front of a packed house in their attempt to try to knock the division-leading Cou gars from their perch. Chemeketa grabbed the lead early on, scoring on their first four trips down the court As the first half wore on, Clackamas was unable to contain the Chemeketa scor ers, leaving the Cougars trailing by six at the half. In the second half, Clackamas slowly chipped away at Chemeketa’s lead, tying the game at56-56 with 8:30 left to play. Just over a minute later, the Cou gars were able to go in front by two points. But with every score Clacka mas made, the Storm kept pace, knot ting the score up at 64-64 with 4:20 remaining in the match. As the final three minutes of play evaporated, both teams traded the lead back and forth. Cougar fans have been treated to great basketball games this season, with the home team winning numer- ous matches in the final seconds. This was to be no different, as the air of expectancy in the gymnasium rose with every second. The clock stood at 47 seconds left and the score was tied at 71. Chemeketa took a four-point lead with just 22 seconds remaining in the game, but .then Mat Tondreau of Clackamas stepped up and hit a 3- pointer to bring his team within one. The next venture down the court for the Storm brought a foul call against the Cougars, giving the visitors two free throw opportunities, with Chemeketa making only one of two. With just seconds left in the duel, Clackamas’ Marvin Noble brought the ball down the court, looking for a shot When Noble felt he had one, he of fered it up, missing the jumper. The Cougars’ Michael Kuebler, no stranger to late-game heroics, grabbed the re bound and put it in, tying the game at 76 to send it into overtime. In theextraperiod, Clackamas domi nated Chemeketa, as the home team seemed confident in their ability to se cure the victory. The Cougars outscored Chemeketa 15-7 inovertime, en route to a hard-earned 91-83 vic tory. Kuebler, Cougar hero for the night, dropped in 30 points, which led the team. Nobleadded 17 to the Clackamas effort, followed by Matt Tabisz with 16. Tondreau snatched 12 rebounds for Clacka mas, with nine coming on the defensive end of the court. Chemeketa won the turn over battle, forcing the Cougars to cough the ball up 22 times. But it was the re bounding that handed Clackamas the victory, as the Cougars out-re bounded the Storm 47- 36 After their emotional home game against Chemeketa, the Cougars welcomed Linn-Benton to town. Clackamas con trolled the entire match, with the Roadrunners lacking the speed to run with the Cougars, losing by a score of95-88. Again it was Kuebler who led Clackamas in scoring, with 27 points, trailed by Evan Kieling and Lawson Struve with 16. Noble was the leader in the assist category, with four. The Cougars out-rebounded their opponent yet again, 36-29, helping Clackamas to score 18 second chance points. Despite another perfect week for the Keepin* it real for the STL By Nick Barron Recently a friend of mine stormed into. The Print and voiced obvious displeasure with one of my favorite athletes, St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner. Her beef was triggered by a Fox Sports special on the Arena Football League-turned- two-time NFL Most Valuable Player, in which Mr. Warner ap parently “preached” about his religious beliefs. Of course I took umbrage with her anger, which I felt was an other attempt at an “open- minded” Oregonian to undermine a classic Midwesterner’s views. I explained to her that very sel dom does a superb athlete come from the area that I call home. I continued to tell her that those in th? Midwest tire of East or West Coast sports personalities grabbing the highlights and win ning the awards, blabbering in cessantly about themselves and the injustices wrought upon them by other multi-million dol lar athletes. In Kurt Warner’s case, he was a virtual nobody until that fate ful 1999-2000 season in which he was king, leading a consistent loser to a Super Bowl victory. What he did on the field was aipazing enough, but it was in front of the microphones in which Warner won the hearts of many fans in the Midwest. Kurt shrugged off questions that at tempted to belittle his teammates or coaches, instead praising all those who aided him in his quest to become the prolific passer he is today, including God. Perhaps Warner doesn’t re semble the faceless athlete that many people hope for, the kind of man or woman who does the job and goes home. But when one is shoved in front of report ers and television cameras, it is because they are expected to speak. In an occupation in which numerous athletes are “mis quoted” or utter phrases of de meaning and conceited thought, at least Kurt Warner has chosen Kurt Warner...will not be arrested for treating his wife like a tackling dummy." a cause that does not include the phrase “I want” or “I didn’t get.” The city of St. Louis realized that they had something truly special. In this man who always wears a five o’ clock shadow on his face, Rams fans found a per son who represents them, on the largest stage. Not all Midwest erners agree with Warner’s views, even many faithful Ram fans don’t believe in what Kurt be lieves in. But they still admire him, for they know that their quarterback is a man of values that most athletes forget about once their name is mentioned on SportsCenter. In Kurt Warner, St. Louis has gained an athlete who will not be arrested for treating his wife like a tackling dummy. Rams fans watch their team perform with the knowledge that their leader is not addicted to cocaine, steroids or painkillers. In short, the people of St. Louis believe in Warner not just for his athletic abilities, but because they know he will not disgrace the name of one of the best sports cities in the nation. So, even if they don’t concur with all that flows from Kurt Warner’s mouth, they love him because he can do things that most cannot. I’m not talking about placing a 50-yard pass into the hands of a wide receiver, but about being a real person, even when most people believe you are so much more. For the most part, if any one of us were thrust into the life that Kurt Warner lives, we would not be able to turn down a salary like the one in which Warner did. Our wives might become women who watch the children while we play “doc tor” in a hotel room with a hooker. Perhaps Midwesterners are backward. Maybe the city of St. Louis should muzzle Warner, in order to keep him from “pushing” his views onto other people. But most people back home don’t care if people on the coasts of the United States have a prob lem with our athletes’ beliefs. We have been putting up with yours for long enough. I Mat Tondrea of Clackam drives toward the bask against tC! Chemek He on Jan. lb 23. Tondre&a ■k scored |m n/ne IL points I s against |le the StoM. and si grabbed vi 12 rebounci fi in the Cougars 91-83 wi p' le Cougars, they lost their number-one ranking in the Coaches’Poll to Tacoma. Southwestern and Lane, members of the Southern Division with Clackamas, are ranked fifth and eight in the poll, respectively. Both teams have fallen to the Cougars this season. The next stop for Clackamas is K |f Jan. 30, a team which has strugg" this year, holding a 4-15 season recJ r On Feb. 2, the Cougars make their down 1-5 to meet the Lane TitaJ whose4-2 league record is third in J Southern Division. Cougar Athletics Men's Basketball @ PCC (Jan. 30) 5:30 pm @ Lane (Feb. 2) 4:00 pm Women's Basketball JUMP-START YOUR COLLEGE DEGREE. EARN UP TO 45 CREDITS FOR WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY LEARNED THROUGH: HOMEMAKING PARENTING COMMUNITY SERVICE PERSONAL STUDY CORPORATE TRAINING TRAVEL ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCE VOLUNTEER WORK Not all learning occurs in the classroom. 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