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T h e http://depts.clackamas.cc.or.us/print Wednesday,. March 13, 2002 Second missing girl raises concerns INTERNET PHOTO Above: Miranda Gaddis is the second girl to turn up missing in similar circumstances as Ashley Pond, who disappeared Jan. 9. MAGGIE JIRASEK Editor-in-Chief Thirteen-year old Miranda Gaddis is the second girl to dis appear since January from the Newell Creek Village apartment .complex located on South Beavercreek Road in Oregon City. Investigators now consider the possibility that the two cases might be linked. Gaddis was last seen Friday, March 8, at 7:30 a.m. by her mother at the apartment complex. Just like Ashley Pond who dis appeared under similar circum stances Jan. 9, Gaddis was sup posed to be heading to the bus stop but .never made it. Gaddis and Pond attended the same school and were teammates on the Gardiner Middle School dance team. The FBI expanded the number of agents working on the case. On Sunday, more than half of the FBI agents in the state were in volved in the search. Gaddis’ mother and friends passed out flyers at Clackamas Town Center and stores in the Oregon City area. According to Diane Luther, Executive Director of Northwest Housing Alternatives, the own ers of Newell Creek Village are rewarding $5000 for information leading to the discovery of the two missing girls. “We are outraged at what is happening to our Newell Creek community,” said Luther. “We have taken and are taking a num ber of actions to increase secu rity at Newell Creek.” In addition, Oregon City Pub lic Schools have decided that See Gaddis, page 2 Clackamas Community College Oregon City. Oregon Volume XXXV, Issue Cougars take third NICK BARRON Business Manager Just as wine gets better with age, so will Clackamas’ men’s basketball team’s third-place fin ish in the Northwest Athletic As sociation of Community Col leges Championship Tourna ment Despite hope and expectations of the Cougars capturing the first- place trophy, the team failed to reach the championship game, taking third-round loss to Big Bend on March 10. In the first round, Clackamas defeated the Clark Penguins by a score of 76-73. The Cougars led their opponent 38-31 at the half, but Clark outscored Clackamas by four points in the second half to set up a dramatic finish. With the Cougars holding the ball with mere seconds remain ing in the game and the team grasping onto a one-point lead, Matt Tabisz tossed in a basket with one second remaining to seal Clackamas’ victory. Tabisz led the Cougars in scor ing with 22 points, followed by Michael Kuebler with 19. Tabisz grabbed seven rebounds, as Kuebler and Lawson Struve came in second with six apiece. Next up for Clackamas was Shoreline Community College, a team the Cougars beat on Dec. 14. The Dolphins' athleticism kept them in the contest, captur ing a one point lead with just a minute left. As the clock ticked away, the Cougars pulled ahead 83-80. Struve grabbed the rebound and was fouled. The sophomore hit both ensuing free throws with just 1.6 seconds left, assuring Clackamas of an 85-80 victory. Evan Kieling, a freshman post player who has steadily improved throughout the season, paced the Cougar offense with 17 points, going seven of eight from the free throw line. Clackamas Coach Clif Wegner thinks that Kieling is on the verge of becoming a domi nant athlete. “He’s very crafty, he’s got good moves, he has a very nice shooting touch,” Wegner said. “He is going to occupy a lot of attention next year.” Once Shoreline was disposed of, Clackamas dueled with Big Bend over the right to go to the championship game. The match was neck and neck in the first eleven minutes, with Big Bend taking the upper hand at the nine-minute mark by a scote of 23-16. At one point in the first half, the Cougars fell be hind the Vi kings by 12 points, trailing by six heading into halftime. In the sec ond half, Marvin Noble picked up his fourth per sonal foul, forc ing him to the bench for the majority of the h a 1 f . Clackamas pulled within one point of the Vikes with just over three minutes re maining, but Big Bend proved too much for the Cougars, who lost96-89. Kuebler put on his best of fensive perfor mance of the tournament, scoring 32 points to go with his six as sists. Struve followed ir. scoring with 22 points and three bassists. Clackamas was hurt by Noble’s foul problems, which limited Michael Kueblergoes up fora basket while facing the Shoreline the point Dolphins in the third-round of the NWAACCs. The sophomore guard guard’s play averaged 24 points a game to lead the Cougars to victory while going ing time to just up against the Shoreline Dolphins, 83-80. over 21 min utes. In the team’s two previous games in the tournament, Noble the tournament made their de devastating loss to Big Bend. had averaged 35 minutes per buts early against the Warriors. “They showed a lot of game. Freshman Nick Kirkpatrick and character.. .we just kept playing “I take responsibility (for the Andy Beehler played important hard through the half,” Wegner loss),” Noble said. The sopho roles in the game’s outcome. said. more has been a major key to With the Cougars up by eight “I thought Kuebler, even Clackamas’ success this season, points with a minute to go, though he didn’t have a great and in the tournament alone he Kirkpatrick blocked a Warrior shooting tournament...played was the driving force behind the shot. Beehler grabbed the ball very hard,” Wegner said. “I Cougars’ offensive scheme. and was fouled, hitting both free thought he (Noble) really did a Once their loss to Big Bend was throws and making thertnatch a good job of running stuff and in the books, Clackamas was four-possession game. distributing the basketball and forced to play for third place The Cougars went on to win making good decisions. against Walla Walla. 87-79, granting them third place Although Wegner and his play The Warriors were ranked fifth out of the NWAACC’s 36 teams. ers felt that they had a strong in the final NWAACC Coaches’ It was Kuebler again who led chance at the first-place trophy, Poll, right behind the Cougars, so the Clackamas offense, scoring he believes that his team will one the game promised to be an en 29 points. The guard finished the day look back at their accom tertaining match-up. tournament with a 24 point per plishments this year with pride. Clackamas led for the majority game average, and was named Sometimes things just get bet of the half, with Walla Walla seem second team All-Tournament ter with a little time. ingly no match for the hyped-up team. To reach Nick Barron e-mail Cougars. Some bench players Wegner was proud of the way barronoru@hotmail.com or who had not seen any action in his team rebounded from their drop by B-104. 17
