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7 • O ctober 22,2003 • T he C lackamas P rint S ports Cross Country hoofing it to success 17:16. The men were led by Butkey, who finished 10th out of S ports E ditor the 46 runners, with a time Of Clackamas Cross Country is on 21:01. i the verge of wrapping up a success The Cougars’ only home meet ful 2003 season. this year was the New Balance Currently the women are in first Festival of Champions on Sept. place in the Northwest Athletic 13. Association of Community The men were unable to score College (NWAACC) standings; as a team because they only had they have not placed lower than four eligible athletes, but the any other NWAACC Clackamas women team this season. took first place The men are sec with a team score ond behind "We look to win of 15. Spokane, who gave Passi came in it on both Clackamas their first out of 14 run sides." only NWAACC loss ners with a person this season. al record time of On Oct. 11 the 19:26. Leslie Cougars had a Bartell finished Keoni McHone strong showing at third with a time of Head Cross Country the Clark Invite. 20:08. Coach According to Head The Cougars Cross Country also ran in the Coach Keoni McHone, the condi Sundodger Invite, which was held on tions were wet and cold, causing 10 Sep. 27 in Seattle. of the competitors to fall. The men finished tenth overall The men ran their waÿ to a sec with a team score of 280. Butkey ond place finish, with a team score finished 13th out of 203 runners with of 76. The women finished third a time of 25:14. Nevarez finished in overall with a team score of 91. On the 27th spot with a time of 25:47. the men’s side, John Butkey fin The women’s team came in with ished first overall with a course a 13th place finish with a team score record time of 25:32. Eli Nevarez of 336. Passi once again led the way finished second overall with a time finishing as number 34 overall with a of 25:53. time of 18:58. Bartell came in 61st Saturday, Sept; 6, the Cougars with a time of 19:24. started off the season by traveling The Willamette Invite was held in to Moscow, Idaho for the Idaho Salem on Oct. 4, and the men and Invite. The Cougar men and women’s teams finished 11th and women were not allowed to score 14th, respectively. as a team because they were run This Saturday the Cougars will ning against NCAA Division One participate in the NWAACC schools Washingtoh State, Eastern Southern Region Championships, Washington and Idaho. held in Eugene. McHone is confi On the women’s side Tiffany dent his runners will have a strong Passi finished 25 out of 41 runners showing. with a time of 16:45. Ashley “We look to win it on both sides,” Adams finished 28th with a time of said McHone. Nic Delzell KEONI MCHONE C ontributed Freshman Tiffany Passi (531) battles through the pack during the Willamette Invite, held on Oct. 4 in Salem. The women’s team finished 14th overall. She also captured 1 st place at the New Balance Festival of Champions with a PR time of 19:26. Soccer has four games remaining to determine playoff eligibility Frank Jordan T he C lackamas P rint Clackamas women’s soccer has played a good-at-times, bad-at- times sophomore season in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges’ (NWAACC) 2003 campaign. “Our season has been up an down, but we have played our butts off and have had some success on the field,” said Head Coach Tracy Nelson. “The playoffs are coming up and we need to build some momentum heading in.” The Cougars currently are fourth in the Southwest Division of the NWAACC, trailing Highline CC, Green River CC and Lower Columbia College in the standings. Clackamas is coming off of a loss to Lower Columbia last Saturday in Longview, Wash., by a score of 1-0. Ashlee Strachan, a freshman from Portland’s Lincoln High School, is the team’s leading goal scorer with eight, while freshman Stevie Smith, from Canby, has six goals from her forward position. Sophomore Debbie Sheehan, from Seward, Alaska and freshman Kali Smith, from Gresham, Ore., have been splitting the goalkeeping duties this season and both have performed pretty well in the nets. “We have played some teams well and we have played some teams that have taken it to us,” said Nelson. “We had some early sea son success, but we have hit kind of a lull in the last couple of weeks. We have to step up the intensity in these last few games.” The Cougars have four games left in the regular season, begin ning today with a 4 p.m. home game against Tacoma CC. Tacoma is currently in last place in the divi sion. The team will travel to Seattle on Saturday to take on Shoreline CC beginning at 1 p.m. in the last road game of the regular season. Volleyball ranked number one in NWAACC coaches' poll Nic Dezell S ports E ditor CORY PRICE C lackamas P rint Lindsay Schiely and Becky Horn (6) focus during last Friday’s game against Lane. They were defeated in five sets by scores of 30-21, 25-30, 30-28, 27-30 and 13-15. With two-thirds of the season already over, the Clackamas vol leyball team currently is ranked number one in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) coaches’ poll. On Oct. 17, Mt. Hood CC visit ed the Clackamas gym and handed the Cougars their first league loss of the season by scores of 30-21, 25-30, 30-28, 27-30 and 13-15. Mt. Hood is in second place in the NWAACC Southern Region behind Clackamas. Sophomore Lindsey Schiely led the offense with 26 kills; she ranks third in the NWAACC Southern Region with 90kills in league play. Ashley Codòtte followed with 14 kills against the Saints. Tara Andrew led the defense with 21 digs, “It was a really great match Friday night, one that either team could have won,” said Head Coach Kathie Woods. The Cougars are 5-1 in league play, have a 14-3 record in 3/5 matches and an overall record of 18-4. The Cougar roster is loaded with experience; seven players are returning from last season. “The way they work as a team the returning players are on a mis sion to win the NWAACC’s,” said Woods. “They are really stepping up.” Woods knows the Southern Region can be difficult. “Any team in the south can beat any other team on any given night.” Tonight, the Cougars will play at home against Lane CC. This is a must win for the Cougars. If they don’t win tonight, they will fall into, a tie for the top spot in the Southern Region with Mt. Hood. . “It’s going to be tough; we are expecting another thriller-type game,” said Woods. This Friday and Saturday, the Cougars will participate in the Mt. Hood Halloween Classic in Gresham. According to Woods, only the best NWAACC teams-are invited to play in this tournament.
