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g_____ The Clackamas Print Cougse Calendar* March 5, 2003 postseason as South's top seed iBIIIIF IMii Staff Writer >3gs Now with more real Cougar! fl ios Friday-Monday, March 7-10 NWAACC CHAMPIONSHIPS at Pasco, Wash. ■ggi Friday-Monday, March 7-10 NWAACC CHAMPIONSHIPS at Pasco, Wash. After a slow start to the season, the Cougars dramatically intensified their level of play and were rewarded this past week with a league champi onship, albeit shared with Mt. Hood CC (10-4 league, 14-10 overall) and Lane CC (10-4, 20-6). In addition, the Cougars’ record (10-4, 19-8) was strong enough to stake sole claim to-'the Southern Region’s first seed going into the Northwest Athlffic Association of Community Colleges postseason tournament. Clackamas’ first game will be against Seattle CC (8-8, 14- 13) on March 7 at 10 p.m. in the Tri Evan Kieling, Clackamas’ leading scorer, gets some air as Cities Coliseum in Pasco, Wash. Clackamas finished the season in a three-way tie for first “These guys really showed a lot of resiliency,” said Head Coach Clif sixth and seventh, respectively. can shoot you out of a game. And if Wegner. “They were 2-2 early in Clackamas was not ranked, nor was we’re on, we can beat anybody.” South’s fourth entrant, league, they lost their first home the The Cougars closed out the regu game, they were in about four differ Southwestern Oregon CC (8-6, 16- lar season with an 84-76 loss to 10). ent junctures in this season where one Chemeketa CC (5-9, 11-15) last Clackamas won third place at the Wednesday, ending a six-game win loss would have ended a chance at a championship; and they won when NWAACCs last year after finishing ning streak. they weren’t supposed to win, and runner-up in league. Clackamas last “(Chemeketa) played very well they won when they were supposed won the tournament in 1994. that night, and we didn’t play very “We’d like to bring back the tro well,” said Wegner. “We had a miser to win, and I think it’s been an amaz phy, and I feel like the tournament is able night shooting the ball from the ing job. I’m really proud of them.” The final Coaches’ Poll, released wide-open this year,” said Wegner. “I field. We were even miserable from March 2, picked Green River CC feel good because we are capable of the free throw line, and if this team playing the four games in a row. We has one outstanding attribute it’s (14-2, 17-9) to win the NWAACC championship. Lane, the Southern have the depth and we have the shooting. That’s the one thing this shooting, and I think that a lot of peo team does really, really well.” Region’s third seed, and Mt. Hood, its second, are anticipated to finish ple are scared to play us because we Evan Kieling led the Cougars PETE FORD Clackamas Print he dunks against Mt. Hood. with Mt. Hood and Lane. with 23 points, nine rebounds, three steals and three blocks. Brandon Gill contributed 16 points, six rebounds and six steals. Chris Hutcherson added nine points, three rebounds and three assists to the total. However, the rest oflhe team was cold from the field as they combined for a 17 percent shooting perform ance. “I knew Chemeketa would be very motivated; they always are,” said Wegner. “I think it’s been six straight years that we’ve split, and we’ve always won here and they’ve always won there. So I always know it’s going to be a tough game.”. Stretch run catapults Lady Cougars into first place Staff Writer Saturday, March 8 Columbia Basin College (DH) at The Dalles, Ore. @ 10 a.m. Sunday, March 9 Pierce CC (DH) at The Dalles, Ore. @ 10 a.m. Saturday, March 8 Mt. Hood Open at Gresham, Ore. The Lady Cougars will enter the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges postseason tour nament as the Southern Region’s third seed after an impressive six game winning streak boosted them from fourth place into a four-way tie for first. Clackamas (11-3 league, 22-5 overall) will open the NWAACC tour nament against Everett CC (13-3, 20- 7) at 8 a.m. on March 7 in the Tri Cities Coliseum in Pasco, Wash. This is the second straight year that the Lady Cougars have won the league; they took seventh place at the NWAACCs last year. Co-champions Chemeketa CC (11-3, 24-4), Lane CC (11-3, 22-7) and Umpqua CC (11-3, 20-8) will enter the tournament seeded first, sec ond and fourth, respectively. The final Coaches’ Poll, released March 2, predicts Big Bend CC (13-tf 25-2) to win the NWAACC champi onship, followed by Chemeketa, Lane, Clackamas and Umpqua. “The keys to success are going to be...getting off to a good start and winning that first game, and just play ing the way we’ve played the last six or seven games,” said Head Coach Jim Martineau. “Our offense has been up and down a little bit, but our defense has been very solid, so our half-court defense is going to be a big key for us... If we play well and get a few breaks, we’ve got a pretty good chance at it.” The four-way tie forced a seeding game between Clackamas and Lane on Friday night for a chance to enter the NWAACC tournament as the Southern Region’s first seed. Numerous lead changes forced a down-to-the-wire nail-biter, but, avenging a one-point loss from just six days earlier, Lane returned the favor and handed Clackamas a 68-67 loss and the third seed. Fans were kept on the edges of their seats down to the final play as the two teams exchanged the advan tage. With 2:30 remaining, Clackamas went ahead 63-62 on a successful one- and-one transaction by Morgan Hayes (eight points, 10 rebounds), but that would prove to be the team’s last lead. Lane went on a 4-0 run before Brieanne Thum (13 points) scored on Chemeketa to a 28.8 percent shooting performance from the field, including a 1-20 effort from behind the arc. “We played probably our best defensive effort of the year,” said Martineau. “We did a good job know ing their personnel.” Erickson was the game’s leading scorer with 16 points; she also had 11 rebounds. Hayes had 12 rebounds and 10 points. Melissa Gibson and Ashley Storms each had 10 points and two steals. Smith contributed 10 rebounds, six points and six assists. COMPLETE a Ì YOUR DEGREE. ONLINE! ^Wepldyedlv o probably our 41 best defensive g effort of the O ■! 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