Lady Cougars optimistic despite loss
Staff Writer"
With just six regular season games
remaining, the once red-hot Lady
Cougars who went 11-1 in the presea
son now sit in fourth place with a 5-3
league record. Clackamas split last
week’s games, posting one command
ing victory and one disappointing loss.
Clackamas put on a clinic for the
Mt. Hood Saints last Wednesday.
Opening the game with a tenacious
full-court press, the Lady Cougars
coerced the Saints into shooting an
abysmal 16 percent Meanwhile, an
inspired 59 percent shooting perform
ance by the Clackamas squad produced
a 47-18 blowout at the half. Mt. Hood
found the basket a little more easily in
the second half, scoring on a much-
improved 46 percent of their attempts,
but their performance just wasn’t
enough. In the end, Clackamas crushed
the Saints by a score of 80-53.
On a night when every Lady
Cougar had the chance to shine,
Morgan Hayes, Lindsay Calmettes,
Somer Erickson and Cappie Smith
were particularly impressive. Hayes
led all scorers with 16 points, while
also adding five rebounds and one
blocked shot to her stats. Calmettes
scored 14 points, collected four
rebounds, five assists and two steals.
Erickson had 13 points, seven
rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Smith had 14 points, six rebounds, four
assists and one steal. Melissa Gibson
also chipped in with a strong all-
around game, adding seven points, five
rebounds, three assists, and three steals
to the mix.
“We pressed them and they’re one
of the weaker teams in the league, so
they didn’t get very many good looks
at the basket,” said Head Coach Jim
Martineau. “The second half we didn’t
press, so they did a little better. They
couldn’t make very many [shots] and
they turned it over too many times. We
got a lot of lay-ups off steals.”
Saturday’s battle against Umpqua
CC was an entirely different story.
Having beaten the Timberwomen just
66-64 during opening night, the Lady
Cougars knew they would have their
work cut out for them. Entering the
game with matching 5-2 league
records, each team was determined to
claim the third spot in the Southern
Region for itself. Though Clackamas
led 43-38 at halftime, Umpqua ulti
mately emerged victorious by a final
score of 88-76.
This loss drops Clackamas, who
was first-ranked earlier this season, to
fourth place behind Lane CC,
Chemeketa CC and Umpqua.
“It was a big game for us, and we
played well for probably 30 minutes,”
said Martineau. “Then the first five
minutes of the second half we didn’t do
much offensively, and they went on a
10-2 run, and took a two or three point
lead. That’s what it was most of the
second half, about a four or five point
difference...They were a little more
aggressive late in the game, and that’s
what cost us.”
The consistently strong play of
Erickson and Smith kept the score
close. Erickson, who averages 10
points per game, played her “best
game of the year,” according to
Martineau. She had 26 points, seven
rebounds, two steals and one assist.
Smith added to the totals with 16
points, seven rebounds and six assists.
The second NWAACC Coaches’
Poll came out Feb. 2. Clackamas fell
from the top spot to number six.
Chemeketa CC and Big Bend CC each
moved up one place to claim the firSt
and second positions, respectively.
Other Southern Region teams Lane
CC and Umpqua CC were ranked
fourth and fifth, respectively. The next
poll will come out Feb. 16.
“I’m not so worried about the
NWAACC ratings,” said Martineau.
“I’d obviously like to get a little closer,
but we’re just two games out of first in
the league. The problem is that there
are three teams above us...We just have
to make sure that we take care of the
home games coming up. We have four
straight that we should win, and then
we’ll see how it plays out.”
Clackamas will host Southwestern
CC on Feb. 8 at 4 p.m. and Portland
CC on Feb. 12 at 5:30 p.m. in the
Randall Hall gym.
Phit FORD Clackamas Print
She shoots, she scores! Somer Erickson tosses in a bas
ket during Clackamas’ blowout victory over Mt. Hood,
80-53. This week CCC’s women will be hosting games
against Southwestern and Portland.
Men fall from first to third in Southern Region
Staff Writer
Mt. Hood stopped the Cougars in
their tracks last Wednesday night, but
Clackamas was able to get back on
track with a win at Umpqua on
Saturday.
Clackamas men’s basketball lost
84-73 to the Mt. Hood CC Saints. The
Cougars were able to keep the game
pretty close behind the offensive
spark of guard Brandon Gill. The
Saints out-rebounded the Cougars by
seven and scored 10 first half points
off CCC turnovers. Mt. Hood did
their scouting report, double-teaming
the Cougars’ leading scorer Evan
Kieling every time he touched the
ball.
With 4:32 to play in the first half,
CCC’s Chris Hutcherson slipped on a
wet spot in the middle of the Mt.
Hood gym. It was discovered that the
roof had a leak in it, leading to a delay
that lasted more than a half hour and
sending some fans home. The teams
retreated to the locker room for an
early half time with the score at 24-23
in favor of the Saints. While the
teams were preparing for the second
half, Mt. Hood’s athletic staff took
ladders and scaffolding to the roof to
try to stop the leak.
The teams returned to the floor
after the break and played the final
4:32 of the half with Mt. Hood leading
Wrestlers prepare for
Region 18 tourney
Managing Editor
The Cldckamas wrestling team
traveled to Des Moines, Wash, last
Friday to take on Highline CC in the
last dual meet of the regular season,
The Cougars came away from the
match a 37-16 victor over the home
team.
Ben Sevigny got the Cougars
started in the opening match. At 125
lbs. he posted a 5-1 victory over
Francisco Gonzales.
Jimmy
Crisman dropped a 14-4 decision at
133 lbs., but Sean Bolen came back
at 141 and defeated Shay Scribner of
Highline by a score of 10-2.
“All three guys wrestled well in
those matches. I hope they can keep
the effort and intensity up at the
upcoming regional tournament,” said
Head Wrestling Coach Lloyd
Martindale.
Ryan Stonemetz suffered an
injury during his match at 149 lbs.
and had to forfeit to Peter Puccio of
Highline. Clackamas’ Steven Tibbet
followed with a 13-6 victory at 157
lbs.
The Cougars’ Derek Bollier,
Austin Lawrence and Bridger Sacher
all picked up forfeit wins because
Highline did not have anyone to
compete against them.
Chris Henry closed out the
match for the Cougars by defeating
Jon Carr of Highline 6-0 at 285
pounds.
Clackamas will get seven days
off before competing in the Region
18 tournament, which will be held in
the Randall Hall gym on Feb. 14.
34-26. The teams huddled for a
minute, then resumed the final twenty
minutes of play.
CCC turned the ball over twice at
the start of the second half. Gill led the
Cougars with 21 points and was an
offensive spark throughout the game.
He combined quick runners in the lane
and three-point field goals to keep to
Cougars close; he also scored CCC’s
first seven points of the second half.
The only lead the Cougars had in the
second half was created by a Gill lay
up, which put Clackamas ahead 39-38.
Fouls would prove to be the down
fall for the Cougars. With 12:30 to
play in the second half, Clackamas had
10 team fouls, which meant that the
Saints would be shooting free throws
for every following Clackamas infrac
tion.
Mt. Hood was able to take the lead
using the foul line, going up by as
many as 12 in the second half. CCC*
was able to get within seven points
with 5:12 to play, but would not get
any closer.
Mt. Hood’s guard/forward Marcus
Jennings led the Saints with 21 points,
matching Gill’s game high. John
Olinger followed Gill with 10 of
CCC’s 84 points.
In Roseburg last Saturday the
Cougars were able to pull off an 86-82
victory over Umpqua, getting back to
their winning ways. Kieling got back
on track, scoring 19 points. Following
Kieling was Russ Schnieder with 17
and Jon Hildebrant with 15.
With one win and one loss last
week, the Cougars’ overall record went
to 14 wins and seven losses. Their
league record is now 5-3 making them
third in the NWAACC’s Southern
Conference.
Clackamas is still unranked in the
coaches’ poll. Tacoma is currently
ranked first with an 18-1 record.
CCC’s next home game is Feb. 8 at 6
p.m. against Southwestern Oregon
Community College.
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