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WedNEsdAy, ApRil IO, 2002
Th e ClAckAMAs P rint
Track teams run away with Greed blocks lffte of
13 first-place finishes
J J. PEARSON
Staff Writer
Clackamas’ track and field
teams proved to be some of the
strongest in the Northwest
Athletic Association of Com
munity Colleges as the men
grabbed seven first-place
awards, while the women took
six last Saturday, April 6, at the
Southern Region Preview at
Mt. Hood Community College.
The Cougars virtually swept
both the men’s
won the discus throw by bet
tering his closest opponent by
nearly eight feet. Etter also
won the men’s hammer throw
with a toss of 185’11”. Finish
ing third in the hammer throw
was the Cougar’s Kelly
Howlett (148’4”).
One of the most intriguing
events of the day was in the
men’s 800m run. The top four
speedsters in the conference
raced in the same heat.
Clackamas’ Rusty Pruden had
his best race of the short sea
pole vault with a leap of 10 feet.
Clackamas Head Coach Jack
Kegg is looking ahead to the
From the
bleachers
to it.”
Other top finishers for the
Cougars: Rebekah Yancoskie
(Women’s 800m) ran a personal
best 2:20.90, which is the
eighth-best
and
women’s
finish of all
pole vault and
time
at
5000m run. Lead
Clackamas.
ing the way in
Kari Rissmiller
the
women’s
(2:22.69) fin
pole vault was
ished second
Sara Rowse with
in the event
a jump of 11’6.”
and
placed
Finishing closely
first in the
behind Rowse in
wo,m e n ’ s
second and third
1500m with a
places
were
time
of
DashaWakefield
4:58.49. In ad
(11’0”)
and
dition to her
Elisabeth
top
perfor
Malsey (10’6”).
mance in the
Malsey’s vault
pole
vault,
was a 6-inch im
Rowse
provement from
chucked the
the last meet.
hammer
Stacy Hopkins
139’8# to earn
paced all com
firgt place in
petitors in the
the women’s
women’s 5000m
hammer throw.
run with a time of
Isaac
20 minutes, 10
Frederick took
seconds to earn
first in the
first place. The
men’s 200m
rest of the field
with a time of
finished at least
22.35
sec-
one minute be
o nd s
hind
Hopkins
Frederick also
with Clackamas’
set the third-
Jennie Hardie
best time in
(21:06.00),
the confer
Alyssa Ander
ence in the
400m with a per
son (21:28.50),
sonal record
and
Rebecca
time of 49.78
Neal (21:49.21)
seconds.
following.
Andre Williams
Just as impres
(4:08.88) fin
sive was the
ished third in
men’s 5000m run,
SALENA DE LA CRUZ / Clackamas Print
the 1500m. Ben
as the Cougars Matt Solosabal takes a lap around Clackamas' track In
Kennedy took
took the top three preparation for the meets that loom In the future. After going to
third place in
spots. Pat Sear Mt. Hood on April 13, the Cougars will come home to host the
Cougar Invite.
the
400m
ing (15:52.92)
took first place while Brad son but fell to second place hurdles with a time of 58.02 sec
Brolin (16:00.70) and Ryan when Clark’s Micah Hulbert onds. Pruden and Matt Solosabal
Hennessy (16:16.08) finished outran him by less than one took the top two spots in the
3000m steeplechase. Corey Swim
second and third. All three run second. The Cougars’ Andre
finished second in the long jump
ners set personal records in this Williams finished fifth.
In the women’s 400m run, and third in the javelin. Steve
event.
In the men’s pole vault, Clackamas’ Maria Skipper set Groff took first in the triple jump.
Clackamas vaulters finished the fastest time in the Possibly the most impressive out
come was when Matt Tondreau
first through fifth, with Jesse NWAACC this year by burning
Dean (15’0”) placing first fol up the track en route to first finished second in the high jump
and fifth in the triple jump. It was
lowed by Matt Muravez place with a time of 59.85 sec
(14’6”), Richard Walker (14’6”), onds. Skipper also finished in his first meet since finishing the
Tuk Hodgen (14’0”), and Seth a fifth-place tie in the women’s basketball season in March.
Mashalek (14’0”).
Paul Etter finished the day
with two first-place awards. He
preventing the “roofers” from partici
pating in one of the most storied base
ball traditions.
People pay large amounts of money
to watch a baseball game from outside
Mt. Hood Relays on Saturday,
April 13. Kegg said the Cou
gars will be challenged by Spo
kane in each event as the two
teams finished one-two in last
year’s Mt. Hood Relays, sepa
rated only by a mere point.
“They always challenge us
each time we meet,” said Kegg.
“We are really looking forward
To reach J.J. Pearson e-mail
cccprint@clackamas.cc.or.us or
drop by B-104.
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Oh, the insanity! Just when it seems
that contraction has been pocketed
and Major League Baseball appears
content on playing a boy’s game, the
Chicago Cubs have gone and upset
the tranquility of the sport
Did the world say anything when
the Cubs traded away Lou Brock or
Greg Maddux? No. Has anyone com
plained that the Cubs have not won a
National League pennant since 1945
or a World Series since 1908? No.
Perhaps it was their cute little name
with their innocent-looking mascot but
the world sat silent through what has
been nearly a hundred years of stu
pidity on the part of the Cubs.
But now the team that plays in the
oldest National League bal lpark in op-
eration, Wrigley Field, is messing with
tradition, and this must not go unno
ticed.
The Chicago Cubs have plans to
expand Wrigley by2,000seats and add
windscreens for “security” purposes,
along with other “improvements” to
the stadium. Both will hinder the view
of the games from the rooftops of
nearby apartment buildings.
For decades, Chicagoans have
been able to watch their beloved Cubs
rest in mediocrity from the tops ofbuild*
ings that sit adjacent to Wrigley Field.
But now, in their greedy attempt to
snatch more money from their fan base,
the Cubs are toying with the idea of
the stadium. This season alone, the
price for just one game on the roof of
the Bricken Ivy apartment building
ranges from $65 to $125.
But not only are individuals paying
to sit in a lawn chair on a roof, but they
are also getting four bathrooms and
two showers, a presentatiqn room,
seven big screen televisions, bever
ages, a fireplace, dance floor, grilled
burgers, and dining tables all supplied
by the building managers.
Could you imagine watching
Sammy Sosa hit one out of the park
while you are getting your groove on
with a hot blonde? Truly, that would
be the pinnacle of any male’s life.
Yet now this seems to be coming to
an end, as the Cubs have already placed
darkened windscreens surrounding
the perimeter of the ball park, claiming
that by obstructing the view from the
outside, the team will be protecting the
lives of those inside.
While small airplanes are still allowed
to fly over Wrigley, the team believes
that the windscreens w ill act as a shield
for ticket-buyers and athletes alike.
Chicago Aiderman Bernard Hansen
is counteracting this selfish stride by
proposing to let apartment buildings
soar to 73 feet Currently, buildings sur
rounding Wrigley can max out at 61
feet tall, but with a 12-foot increase,
the windscreens and ballpark ad
justments will not prevent “roofers”
from seeing the entire expanse of
Wrigley.
So as the drama of Chicago and its
historic Wrigley Field plays out the
world watches in anxious anticipation.
To reach Nick Barron e-mail
barronoru@hotmaU.com or drop
by B-104
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