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________i_ Sports The CI ac I camas P rint WedNEsdAy, F e B ruary 27, 2Ö02 Cougars eat up PCC 9^-58 ELENA BORYSKA Linn-Benton on Jan. 26, the Cougars Going into this game, the Cougars Staff Writer also weren’t playing very well then so have a league record of 11-2, while Martineau was unsure what to expect Mt. Hood is 2-11. Even though the The Clackamas women’s basketball team extended its winning streak to this time around. But the Cougars went season has almost reached its con out and played an impressive game. clusion, this game still is an impor seven games last week, pouncing on “Weplayed really wellagainst them. Portland at home and clawing Linn- The girls were still a little angry from “It’s a big game for us. We still Benton with somepayback for the last the first time, I think,” he said. “We have an outside chance at the league time they met. went down there and from the very title. We need to do our part here tant one to win. The Cougars hosted PCC on Feb. start, just dominated, just played re and see how the other things work 20, in what was the last home game for ally well. I didn’t expect to go down Out,” said Martineau. “Each game the sophomore players. Not a lot of and beat them by 40,1 just thought we do something a little better, and I people came to watch, most likely be we’d go down and play well.” think that’s the key right there, to cause of the assured Clackamas vic keep trying to get a little better. We’re tory, but the Cougars still played hard at the state where _we know we’re and coasted to a98-50 victoiy. playing pretty well and need to con “It was a hard game to play, know tinue to keep doing the things we’re ing we were going to win. But we doing.” played really hard,” said Head Coach The Cougars also made it to the Jim Martineau. “Overall, it was a good championship tournament last year, game.” but finished at the eighth position Kayla Steen led thè Cougars with in the Northwest. This year however, 20 points, 15 rebounds and six assists. Martineau is confident in his team’s Lena Grant chipped in with 20 points chances at doing well. and eleven rebounds, while Morgan “If we continue to play the way Hayes had 15 points and six rebounds. we’re playing right now, we’re as The Cougars played really good de good as anybody,” said Martineau. fense according to Martineau, and had “Last year... we had a good season, a 30 point lead in the first half. but I think we knew we weren’t quite After that easy victory, the Cougars Steen contrib as good as the top teams. There were traveled to Albany to take on Linn- uted 24 points, seven assists, and four or five teams a lot better than Benton. The last time these two teams six steals to this runaway victory. us, whereas this year, we’re right up played, the Cougars were surprised Jennie Kooch added 15 points and there with everybody." and fell to Linn-Benton, 80-76, in a frus seven rebounds, Melissa Gibson they'll even win the championship. Maybe trating overtime loss. Not this time, had 13 points and Cappie Smith and Martineau added, ‘‘And I think though, as Clackamas walloped Linn- Regina Joo both scored 12 points confidence-wise, we’re completely Benton, 99-58. The Cougars came out and grabbed six rebounds. different. We expect to go up there and jumped on them from the start, The Cougars now have only one and play well. I think we’d be disap preventing them from scoring long game left in league play, against Mt. Hood today, Feb. 27, before head pointed with anything less.” To reach Elena Boryska e-mail ing to the NWAACC Champion ships in Washington March 8-11. dropbyB-104. enough to jump ahead to a22-01ead at the beginning of the game. Although Clackamas lost their last match against MightyMouse030@hotmail.com or Forgotten heroes By Nick Barron ______________________________ With February being Black History facts concerning the sport of horse Month, I decided to research some racing is that the first Kentucky Derby What if black jockeys were allowed little-known but outstanding African was won by a horse trained and jock to perform as they had since the end Americans who played various roles eyed by African Americans. In fact, 15 of the Civil War? Would Secretariat in the sports world, before the white of the first 28 Kentucky Derbys were have been jockeyed by an African men who controlled professional won by black jockeys, with the last American? If Willie Thrower had been sports at that time realized they were one to win a Derby being Jimmy given a chance to prove himself to the being bigoted morons. Winkfield in 1902. Once the turn of the NFL, would America have had to wait First, I would like to pay homage to century came about, horse racing’s history? that the color of his skin didn’t keep the Negro Baseball League from 1930 him from performing atalevel that most to 1946. In a span of 17 years, Gibson white men could only dream of reach amassed962 homeruns, 207 mere than ing? Hank Aaron and 248 more than Babe The truth is, I will never know the Ruth. His lifetime batting average site answer to these questions. The only at .391, higher than any Major League truth that I find in the discrimination Baseball player, ever. This right- African Americans suffered at the handed slugger never made it to the hand of my fellow Caucasians is that big leagues, though, passing away at we white people can be a very stu age 35, just months before JackieRob- pid race. But I cannot change the Next on my list is Willie Thrower, who died recently of a heart attack, popularity increased, causing African past, I can only dream of what might American’s to be forced into “stable have been. boy” roles in the sport ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Flash-custom-jewelry State Certified and Licensed Guaranteed Quality Work Hospital Sterilization Traditional, New School, Custom Star Tattoo and Body piercing (503) 653-5679 ■ 15190 S’.E. Mcloughlin 2 Blvd. ■ Milwaukie, OR. J 97267 ■ 10% off for all students ■ 13 more years for James Harris toprove Josh Gibson, a catcher who played in inson broke baseball’s color barrier. SALENA DE LA CRUZ / ClackamasPrint Jennie Kooch goes fora basket while surrounded by PCC players.The Cougars beat Portland and stretched their winning streak to seven games. I dream of a game, on a hot summer and was the first black quarterback to Most recently, we have \rinetta Flow afternoon, in which a man named Josh play in the National Football League. ers, who discovered gold in Salt Lake Gibson steps up to face a pitcher Thrower excelled as aBigTenquarter- City at the2002Winter Olympics. Flow named Dizzy Dean, smacking Dean’s back in college, helping Michigan State ers becomes the first black to medal in fastball overthe left field wall. Gibson to a national championship in 1952, but a Winter Olympic event. trots around the bases, the crowd went undrafted and signed with the These people are just a few of the sending down its approval from high Chicago Bears for $8,500. He played in hundreds of black individuals who up in the stands, a smile beaming j ust two games prior to being released have contributed to sports that thou from the catcher’s face. With a by the Bears, and wound up playing sands love and follow. Mymind wan twinkle in his eye, Gibson touches professional football in Canada for ders as I look ova* Gibson’s stat sheet home plate, raises his cap to his ad-- three years. “Willie the Pro,” his nick What if this slugger had been allowed name until his death, retired at age 27. to compete with white men in the Ma mirors, and takes a seat in Major League Baseball history. Another black quarterback would not take the field in a NFL game until 13* jor Leagues? Would Yankee Stadium still be called “The House that Ruth To reach Nick Barron e-mail years after Thrower’s appearance. Perhaps one of the least-known' Built?” How much couldjust one man barronoru@hotmail.com or drop by have changed the course of baseball B-104. NWAACC MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS SOUTHERNDIVISION SW Oregon [Clackamas Lane Mt Hood Chemeketa Linn-Benton Portland Umpqua LEAGUE SEASON 11-2 io 3 21-6 23-5] 16-11 13-13 18-9 10-16 5-21 5-21 9-4 7-6 7-6 5-8 2-11 1-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS SOUTHERNDIVISION LEAGUE SEASON Umpqua Clackamas Lane Chemeketa SW Oregon Linn-Benton Mt Hood Portland 12-1 11-2 10-3 7-6 5-8 5-8 2-11 0-13 26-2 23-41 21-6 18-9 12-15 8-18 5-21 2-24
