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Softball controls tough opponents
DAISY BAIN
A& E Editor
Cougar softball played hard
last week, losing only the first of
a six- game stretch to South
Puget Sound, Tuesday, April 23.
“They (South Puget) played
very well,” said Coach Paul
Fiskum. According to the
NWAACC conference statistics,
as of April 28, South Puget has a
3-12 record in league play, which
puts them in sixth place in the
conference. “We didn’t play our
best,” said Fiskum. The score
book records show two errors by
the Cougars, but according to
Fiskum, the team made many
foolish mental mistakes. Cou
gars suffered the 6-5 loss.
Shortly after the Cougars
showed revenge in game two of
the doubleheader verses South
Puget.
“We played tough,” said
Fiskum. Casey Lapp, sopho
more, “threw one of her best
games of the year,” according to
Fiskum. She allowed only one run
on five hits and delivered eight
strikeouts.
Breau Makin, freshman out
fielder, scored the winning run by
aggressive base running. She got
on base with a walk. Thereafter,
every advancement was a thiev
ing investment. The revenge
ended a 2-1 game.
Thursday, April 25, Clackamas
faced off with Mount Hood Com
munity College and was perhaps
the highlight of stress for
Clackamas so far this season says
Fiskum. “There was more drama
in that game than any other game
we’ve had.”
The game was thought to be a
sure win for Clackamas in the
fourth inning. Clackamas was lead
ing until they gave up four runs
off of four errors. Those mistakes
put Clackamas in the hole, 5-4.
“We gave the game away, and
came to take it back,” said Fiskum.
In the seventh inning,
Clackamas had two outs with no
body on base. Morgan Huffstetter,
freshman, slammed the ball to the
fence to gain a double. Lindsey
Burke, freshman, singled her in to
tie the game, 5-5.
“Then the drama began; every
pitch became crucial,” said Fiskum.
The game went on into three ex
tra innings with no runs scored by
either team. In inning 11 the inter
national tiebreaker was put into
effect. The Cougares scored a run
made by a squeeze play made by
Erin Murphy, sophomore. Kelsey
Bisbing, freshman, knocked her in.
To the Cougar’s dismay, Mt.
Hood retaliated and scored an
other run to tie the game, again.
Inning 12, still nobody scored.
Nikki Staley, sophomore, “made
two outstanding defensive plays
that probably saved the game,”
said Fiskum.
Finally, in inning 13, Clackamas
pulled out five runs on four hits.
Mt. Hood tried to make a come
back, scoring one more run but
turned out unsuccessful, giving up
an 11-7 win for the Cougars.
Over the weekend, Clackamas
again faced off with South Puget
Sound, winning 9-0. Vanessa Holm
threw nine strikeouts. Coos Bay
also felt the wrath of the Cougars
being defeated in twice in the
doubleheader 6-0 in game one and
7-2, game two. Miranda Gillaspie,
freshman, and Lapp both threw
well with a combined nine
strikeouts and one walk.
“Our defense was not as good,”
said Fiskum. Defense hasn’t met
to the Cougars standards of error-
free softball. “It was a real ouch,”
he said. Five errors were recorded
for game two against Coos Bay.
Clackamas played Lower Colum
bia Community College Tuesday,
April 30. Statistics were not avail
able at press time.
“Our time is due,” said Fiskum,
determined to beat Lower Colum
bia, who has beaten them three
times and holds first place in the
conference with a 17-0 record in
league play.
To reach Daisy Bain e-mail
Daisypower2@yahoo.com or
drop by B-104.
MIKE POLLOCK / C/ackamas Print.
Casey Lapp fires a pitch to
the plate in Clackamas'2-1
win against S. Puget Sound.
Track and field runs into a busy week with three meets
J.J. PEARSON
Staff Writer
Some of the best athletes in the
country competed at the Oregon
Invitational in Eugene on Saturday,
April 27, where the Cougars had
several competitors place among
the best, setting personal records
and high standards in the North
west Athletic Association of Com
munity Colleges. The track and
field teams also sent representa
tives to the Western Oregon Open
On the same day and competed at
the Multi-Championships on April
29 and 30.
OREGON INVITATIONAL
At first glance the Cougars do
not look like they placed very high
in the box scores, but the times and
marks are some of the best in the
conference this year. Sara Rowse
rebounded from a hamstring injury
to vault an NWAACC-leading 12-
9 Vi in the women’s pole vault dur
ing the twilight session. Unfortu
nately, Rowse played second fiddle
to former Cougar standout Becky
Holliday (13-5 %), who is now com
peting for Oregon. Nonetheless,
Rowse has recovered from her in
jury and has reclaimed her status
as the NWAACC’s top dog in the
pole vault and she is looking strong
for the upcoming NWAACC cham
pionships.
In the men’s hammer throw, two
J.J. PEARSON / Clackamas Print
Ben Kennedy, far left, and Jesse Dean, far right, of Clackamas try to oust a recent opponent
in the men's 110-meter high hurdles. The track team will be at Mt. Hood CC on Saturday.
of the best competitors in the na
tion, Kevin McMahon and Lance
Deal, participated in the meet Both
McMahon and Deal are profes
sional athletes who were invited to
the contest. Currently, McMahon
is rated the best thrower in the na
tion and Deal is the U.S. record
holder in the event. Clackamas’
Paul Etter said it was very interest
ing to compete against the pair. He
tossed the hammer 182-9, nearly 60
feet behind McMahon—the even
tual winner.
During the day session Andre
Williams set a personal record in
the men’s 800-meter run with a time
of 1 minute, 55.91 seconds. Dasha
Wakefield took first place in the
women’s pole vault with a leap of
11-5%. AndKariRissmillerrewrote
Clackamas’ record books in the
women’s 800, finishing with a time
of 2:18.30, which landed her in the
fifth spot on the all-time list. She
also finished in third place in the
1500 when she crossed the finish
line at4:40.70, which is the second-
best time recorded in school his
tory and is a 4-second improvement
on her best time ever. Keonie
McHone, Clackamas’ assistant
track coach, said that Rissmiller’s
achievements were incredible.
WESTERN OREGON OPEN
At the same time in Monmouth,
about an hour and a half north of
Eugene, several Clackamas ath
letes were participating in the West
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ern Oregon Open. McHone said
there were some great individual
efforts throughout the day.
Kim Provost had a pair of third-
place finishes. She ran the
women’s 100-meter high hurdles in
17.15 seconds and leaped 15-8 %
in the long jump.
In the women’s 5,000-meter run
Stacy Hopkins finished in seventh
place, Jennie Hardie finished in
eleventh, and Alyssa Anderson
set a personal record with a time of
20 minutes, 49.16 seconds.
Kyle Holland placed first in the
men’s 800 with a time of 1:56.48,
which is a 2-second improvement
on his personal best.
Steve Groff (47-2 %) leaped into
fifth place on Clackamas’ all-time
list in the men’s triple jump. It was
also a 1-foot improvement on his
best jump of all-time.
In the men’s hammer throw Kelly
Howlett chucked the hammer a per
sonal best 157-4 to finish in fourth
place. Howlett (42-10 %) also took
sixth place in the shot put.
MULTI-CHAMPIONSHIPS
The multi-championships were
held at Lane Community College
on Monday, April 29 and Tuesday,
April 30. There were no results at
press time.
To reach J.J. Pearson e-mail
doublejay67@hotmail.com or
drop by B-104.
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