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5, 2002
Steroids: Cheating FCA: a huddle of service
or part of the game? ELENA BORYSKA
mouth than a coked-out schizo
phrenic.
This scandal could turn into
baseball’s version of Watergate.
Did Selig know about the steroid
use in baseball? If so, what was
the depth of his knowledge? Who
else in Selig’s camp knew about
this?
If it could be proven that Major
League Baseball knew about the
use of performance-enhancing
drugs, and even encouraged it for
the sake of more home runs,
which could mean more fans, this
could be quite the scandal.
But there is one thing that may
be lacking in this equation of a
scandal, and that is that someone
has to give a damn. Watergate
would have just been another
break-in, or gotten swept under
the rug, if the American public
didn’t care.
So the issue isn’t whether or not
baseball players use steroids.
Because we know that they do. It
isn’t even if steroids should be
banned or tested. Before baseball
would take such drastic steps as
making players pee in a cup, it
would make sure that its fan base,
those that make the league what it
is, really care about the subject.
. If it were discovered and proved
that Mark McGwire was using
steroids in 1998, when he broke
Roger Maris’ home run record, I
would feel betrayed. McGwire’s
accomplishments would become
less significant, and if he had to
cheat to knock off Maris, I would
have rather have Maris claim title
to the record.
Yet am I alone in this belief?
Judging by what I know of San
Francisco Giants’ fans; they
wouldn’t care if Bonds were
using steroids last year when he
belted out 73 home runs.
With all that is starting to rage
on in baseball, with talk shows
and columnists trying to uncover
what could be the biggest scandal
in baseball since Shoeless Joe
Jackson and his fellow White Sox
gambled on the World Series,
there is one thing that the media
cannot do, which is make the
people care.
All the ESPN analysts and
Sports Illustrated columnists can
not make the public care about
steroid use in baseball. I guess
people like home runs and toss
ing aside their consciences for the
sake of cheap thrills.
Finally, it all makes sense. With
an article in last week’s Sports
Illustrated, former major leaguer
and MVP Ken Caminiti divulged
that he was a steroid user while
he was a player, and he estimates
that nearly ninety percent of all
Major League Baseball players
are currently taking some type of
performance-enhancing drug.
So as run production in baseball
has jumped higher than a Michael
Finley dunk, and managers, play
ers and analysts have tried to fig
ure out the cause of this phenom
enon, it now all makes sense.
In the last decade, there has been
a handful of major leaguers who,
reportedly past their prime, begin
to bang out power numbers that
they hadn’t obtained since t-ball.
Records that had stood since
baseball was played in knickers
have fallen, all within the last 10-
15 years.
Even the reigning home run
king, Barry Bonds, used to be a
scrawny outfielder for the
Pittsburgh Pirates, but in the last
five years he suddenly bulked up
and has belted out dingers like a
church league softball all-star.
Major League Baseball, and by
that I mean the players, managers
and
even
those
from
Commissioner Bud Selig’s
office, speculated that the
increased scoring in games was
due to more rigorous weight
training by players. They even
blamed the baseball itself, saying
it was made differently from its
ancestors, now more solid and
easier to hit farther.
But with Caminiti’s whistle
blowing came an SI article, and
with that article came other play
ers’ comments on steroid use in
baseball. And finally, now that
the cover has been blown, players
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Sports Editor
Service- noun. “1. an act of
helpful activity. 2. the supplying
of any articles, commodities,
activities, etc., required or
demanded.” These definitions
sum up what Clackamas’
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
(FCA) has been doing with their
time: serving others. It is for all
of their selfless actions and fre
quent meetings that the group
won the honor of being named
Co-College Huddle of the Year
along with Linfield College.
The awards banquet was held
on Monday, May 20, at Grace
Community Church in Tualatin.
The only other awards that were
given out were the High School
Huddle of' the Year, Student
Athlete of the Year for both high
school and college, as well as
Coach of the Year.
The winner of the High School
Athlete of the Year award was
Ashley
Walbridge
from
Reynolds High School, who is a
CCC recruit. Walbridge was one
of the first people who was
signed for next year’s volleyball
team, where she will play outside
hitter. Besides being the head
volleyball coach, Kathie Woods
is also the adult leader of FCA,
and knows what an important
factor that Walbridge will be on
and off the athletic floor.
“We’re really looking forward
to her for volleyball,” Woods
said. “We’re just excited to get
her and proud of her for getting
Oregon’s
FCA
Athlete
of the Year Award.”
The Cougars brought 1,300
cookies to the student-athlete
banquet, but have ¿Iso stayed
consistently busy throughout the
year, participating in camps,
retreats and just hanging out.
Contributed by Kathie Woods
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is an active club that
participates in fun events, as well as service opportuni
ties. It is for these reasons that they were awarded the
College Huddle of the Year award, along with Linfield.
“We’ve been at various events success of this club and her
helping. We help at the absence will certainly be felt next
Quarterback shootout, we go to year.
“She’s our leader. She’s been
camps..., Woods said. “It’s the
involvement that helps get them very much involved.” Woods
the honor of College Huddle of said. “Ashley will have some big
shoes to fill.”
the year.”
While Western Oregon doesn’t
The club meets every Thursday
in the club room in Randall, but have an FCA club established at
the group will alsd occasionally this time, Klusmann and
meet for a barbeque or bowling. Entenman are both considering
They average about 12-18 peo the possibility of starting one up.
ple, but at one point had 25 peo As this year’s leader, Klusmann
knows the advantages to being
ple.
“FCA is a very active club. We involved in a club like this.
“We have a core group of peo
do a lot of fun things,” Woods
said. “Plus with the weekly meet ple that come every week now
ings that we have, along with and it’s cool to see them every
Bible studies and devotions, it’s week and see them grow in their
with
Christ,”
just a good time. The purpose of relationship
our group is for fellowship and to Klusmann said. “It’s a good con
stay out of trouble, and to hang fidence builder for myself, too.”
“I’m very proud of the group.
around people in a positive envi
ronment.”
They work hard to do that and
This year’s leader of the club I’m proud of their commitment
was Amy Klusmann, who will be and dedication to their faith and
moving onto Western Oregon in expressing it here at Clackamas,”
the fall to pursue a degree in edu Woods said. “To get recognized
cation along with fellow FCA for that is really kind of nice.”
7b reach Elena Boryska e-mail
member and volleyball teammate
Sarah Entenman. Klusmann’s crazyforlance@hotmaiLcom or drop
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