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rhE Sports CL ac I< amas P rínt _______ IL WedNEsdAy, FebRUARy 6, 2002 Women clawing to hold onto second place points and 11 rebounds. Cappie Smith was second in scoring Sports Editor with 18, and Kayla Steen threw in 13 more. Once they were done with After losing two important games in two weeks, it looks as PCC, the Cougars went to Eu though Clackamas’ women’s gene to take on their next op basketball team has finally ponent, Lane Community Col snapped out of its funk and is lege. Going into this game, both Lane and Clackamas were back on the right track. On Wed. Jan. 30, the Cou tied for second place in the gars headed to Portland Com Southern Region, and only one munity College to play a team team would be able to keep that that was still searching for its spot. Although they proved to be more of a first league challenge than victory. Need : . : <.... — PCC, Lane also less to say, fell victim to the they didn’t "This was a big Cougar attack, find it that win for us to 77-63. night. CCC “This was a convincingly make sure that good road win put away the we...still have a for us against a Panthers, with good team,” chance at trying to a final score of said Martineau. 88-57. The sneak that league “This was a big starters got a title out.” win for us to break this make sure we at game, leaving Jim Martineau least secure a chance for Head Women's second place the not-so- Basketball Coach and still have a used players to chance at try shine. Every ing to sneak player got to play at least 10 minutes, and that league title out.” Steen wasn’t shooting the according to Head Coach Jim Martineau, it was a good ball as well as normally, but still ended up with 22 points. She change. “They don’t get any of the also had eight rebounds, seven rewards as far as going out and steals and seven assists. Grant playing,” said Martineau. scored 20 points, and Smith fin “They are good ished with 12 points and nine players...playing behind some rebounds. After these two victories, better players.” The Cougars were shooting the Cougars are in second really well the first half, with a place of the Southern Region 28-point lead at the break. They and ranked fifth in the were also shooting 50 percent NWAACCs. Next up for from the floor and from behind Clackamas is a tight match-up the three-point line. The offen against Umpqua, the first-place sive difficulties that plagued team in the NWAACCs, on Feb. them from the week before seem 9 at 6 p.m. in the Randall Gym. to have disappeared, since The last time these two teams many of the shots that went in met, Umpqua edged out the were the same ones they Cougars for a victory by seven missed against Linn-Benton a points. This time, Martineau few weeks back. With so many hopes the outcome will be a players getting their minutes, little different. “I think it should be a really there was an even distribution of the points among them. Lena good game. I know we can score Grant was the scoring leader against them— I’m not worried with a double/double of 22 about that. We need to play a ELENA BORYSKA Need money? We can help. Advertise in The Print. 503-657-6958 ext.2578 \\ \ 4 IJ 'CMq 1 IS 33 NICK BARRON / Clackamas Print (Above) Lena Grant fights off two Portland players In an attempt to score a basket In a game last week at PCC. (Right) Melissa Gibson tries to keep a Portland player from passing the ball. The Cougars won beat PCC by a score of88-57. They will be at home on Saturday, trying to take out first place Umpqua. little better defense. And we’ve done that the last four or five games, even the game that we got beaten,” said Martineau. “Our defense has stepped up quite a bit the last three or four weeks. This should be a good test for us.” Cougar Athletic Events! Mett's Basketball Feb. § at HOME vs. Umpqua @ 4 P-m. Women's Basketball F«b. 9 at HOME vs. Umpqua @ 6 p.m. Cougar wrestlers prepare to battle the best of the best On Saturday, Feb. 2 at Rexburg, Idaho, 10 wrestlers from Clackamas competed at regionals to qualify for the na tional competition in Roches ter, Minn., on Feb. 15 and 16. The tournament was held at Ricks Junior College and as a team, CCC took fourth place out of the six teams present. They finished behind third- place Highline, runner-up Ricks College and tournament cham pion North Idaho. Six Cougar wrestlers qualified to go to Na tionals. Dennis Lewis and Cliff Hughes placed second in their weight classes. Placing third in his weight was Justin Elliott, and rounding out the other three spots were Andrew Murphy, Sean Bolen and Chaz Cointment, who all got wild card votes. These six wrestlers will rep resent Clackamas Community College at Nationals. Information compiled by Willie Hendrix
