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N ovember 26, 2003
T he C lackamas P rint • 7
Volleyball finishes second at NWAACCs
Nic Delzell
S ports E ditor
The Clackamas volleyball team
ended a successful 2003 campaign
with a second place finish at the
Northwest Athletic Association of
Community Colleges (NWAACC)
championship tournament, held at
Green River CC Nov. 21-23.
“Overall, this was a fantastic
toumatnent,” said Head Coach
Kathie Woods.
The Cougars opened tournament
play on Nov. 21 against Walla Walla
CC. The Cougars were victorious by
scores of 30-26, 30-28, 23-30 and
30-21. Ashley Cadotte led the
Cougar offense with 15 kills and
seven blocks. Lindsay Schiely fol
lowed with 14 kills. Tara Andrews
had 48 assists and two ace serves,
“This was a very good match,”
said Woods. “Walla Walla was out to
get us, but the girls handled them
selves well; it was a very good game.
Some fans said that Walla Walla
played the match of their lives
against us.”
Nov. 22, the Cougar women
moved on to play against Tacoma
CC and Whatcom CC. They defeat
ed Tacoma by scores of 30-22, 30-15
and 30-22.
“Tacoma didn’t have the weapons
to compete against us,” said Woods.
According to Woods, the Cougars
had an easier time with Tacoma then
they did in their previous match
against Walla Walla. The team was
able to gain momentum with this
win. Cadotte had 15 kills; Justine
Rhodes had 12 kills and 15 digs.
“Justine really stepped up in that comeback,” said Woods.
every aspect of the game,” said
This win put the Cougars up
Woods.
against Spokane once again, this
The Cougars also took care of time for the NWAACC champi
Whatcom CC, winning by scores of onship. The Cougars were defeated
30-25, 30-18,26-30 and W-li/
30-22, 20-30, 30-21, and 21-30.
“Whatcom matched up really
“We had a hard time getting our
well against us. It was a well-fought feet under the ball,” said Woods.
game; we needed that win because “We fought well in the championship
we knew the next day would be game, they just had the momentum.”
tough,” said Woods.
Spokane placed
The
Cougars
first overall fol
“
Lane
had
already
played three games
lowed
by
knocked off a cou
on Nov. 23. They
Clackamas, Lane
ple of NWAACC
played Spokane CC
and Whatcom.
Kowerhouses; we
twice and they also
Four Cougars
played Lane CC.
were selected to the
ad to play them
In
the
first
all-tournament
while they were on
matchup
with
team. Schiely and
a high.”
Spokane, the women
Andrews made the
were defeated by
first team, while
Kathie Woods
scores of 27-30, 30-
Bentz and Cadotte
27, 30-27, 28-30 and
made the second
Head Volleyball Coach
13-15.
team. Schiely has
also been nominat
“Twice in that
[match] we were two points away ed as an All-American.
from a victory,” said Woods. “It was
Woods is happy with her team’s
an incredible match ... it simply finish even thought they fell short of
an NWAACC championship.
could have gone either way.”
“We went out to be number one
This match put the Cougars into
the losers’ bracket where they went all year. This league is so strong, we
up against Lane CC. In a best two- weren’t that dominate of a team but
out-of-three match the Cougars won we played well when it counted
the first game 30-21. At one point in most,” said Woods. “There were a
the second match Lane had game lot of great teams at the tournament;
point at 22-29, but they were able to we made our goal of playing in the
came back and win 33-31. Woods championship game.
The girls
said that this sort of comeback is played hard and with class. It was
unheard of in the game of volleyball. Spokane’s weekend, but it was our
“Lane had already knocked off a year. Out of all the NWAACC teams
couple of NWAACC powerhouses; we feel that we had the best year
we had to play them when they were overall. I’ll take our year over
on a high. I was really proud about Spokane’s year,” said Woods.
EARL ENGLAND C lackamas P rint
The Clackamas volleyball team as they prepared to travel to
Green River CC to participate in the NWAACC tournament.
From Bottom, left.to right: Assistant Coach Leilani
Kamahoahoa, Tara Andrews, Lindsey Girod-Burgess, Michelle
Boeckman, Becky Horn, Ashley Walbridge, Halyey Bentz,
Jaime Herrera, Justine Rhodes, Ashley Cadotte, Head Coach
Kathie Woods and Lindsay Schiely.
Men's basketball team Wrestling looks to Thanksgiving tourney
takes out Concordia JV
Ben Maras
“I expect Jimmy Crisman,
lose, you move out towards conso
lation.
They moved out and Bridger Sacher, Ben Sevigny and
towards the front; they were only Mike Jacobs to do especially well”
Martindale said. “Mainly we'll just
one match away from placing.”
The wrestlers were not short on be getting a lot of experience.”
The team has been off to a rough
competition; the rivalry consisted
of many other colleges, as well as start, suffering from injuries and the
open wrestlers that are nationally normal problems coming with a
very “green” team.
ranked.
These
The team expects to
included a world
overcome
these
“All the guys wres
champion in the
obstacles within the
125 pound divi
tied really well,
next
month
and
sion, and a mem
especially two of
become a very strong
ber of the U.S.
team, after ranking
national team in
our heavy
ninth in the nation
the 175 pound
weights.”
last year.
division.
Most of the
While
most
team's time has been
people are at home
Lloyd Martindale
spent on the road,
in
bed
Assistant Wrestling
honing their skills
Thanksgiving
Coach
from
school
to
morning,
the
school. For fans who
Cougars will be
don't want to drive all
showing their ded
ication by leaving for Susanville, the way to California or Canada to
Calif., to wrestle in a tournament at see them, the Cougars next home
Lassen Junior College and are opti meet will be on Friday, Jan. 2
mistic about their upcoming experi against Southwestern Oregon
Community College.
ence.
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Frank Jordan
T he C lackamas P rint
The Clackamas Cougars opened
the 2Q03-Q4 basketball season with a
resounding 100-69 victory over the
Concordia College Junior Varsity
squad last Saturday night in the
Randall Hall gym.
“We played all right, but we were
a bit sloppy at times;” said Head
Coach Clif Wegner. “All this game
proves is that we have a lot to work
on to get ready for the league sched
ule.”
The Cougars only return two let
termen from a squad that won the
2002-03
Northwest
Athletic
Association
of
Community
Colleges’ (NWAACC) Southern
Region championship and finished
in seventh place at thie NWAACC
tournament. Those lettermen are
Brandon Gill, a 6-1 sophomore from
Gresham, who was voted to the sec
ond team all-Southem Region, and
Steve Lemma, a 6-2 sophomore
from Oregon City, who was voted to
the Southern Region all-freshman
team.
The Cougar men hope to add to a
couple of impressive streaks: 25
consecutive winning seasons and
four straight 20-win seasons. Ten
new players, including seven fresh
man will try to adapt to Coach
Wegner’s up-tempo style of play;
their success at grasping that system
quickly will more than likely be the
key to another playoff-bound season.
The Cougars will face stiff com
petition from an always-tough
region.
Chemeketa
CC,
Southwestern Oregon CC, Mt. Hood
CC and Linn-Benton CC figure to be
in the playoff hunt this season. Lane
CC, Portland CC and Umpqua CC
are always dangerous in this well-
balanced region.
Other teams, including Lower
Columbia College in the West
Region, Yakima CC and Big Bend
CC from the East Region and Seattle
CC and Bellevue CC from the North
Region, look to have the best
chances to win the NWAACC cham
pionship.
The Cougar men played the
Warner Pacific College junior varsi
ty team last night in the Randall Hall
gym; results were not available at
press time. The men are back in
action in Longview, Wash., this
weekend at the Lower Columbia
Red Devil Classic tournament, fea
turing community college teams
from all over the Northwest.
The Cougars have home games
next week against the Cascade
College junior varsity on Thursday,
Dec. 4 and against the Linfield
College junior varsity on Saturday,
Dec. 6. Both games begin at 7 p.m.
in the Randall Hall gym.
The Cougar wrestlers faced off
against the North Idaho College
Cardinals, the current No. 1 team in
the National Junior College Athletic
Association (NJCAA) rankings.
Although they wrestled well, the
Cougars were unable to top the
defending national champions. In
light of their defeat, the team has
been using it as a learning experi
ence to brush up on technique and,
as always, their conditioning.
They also wrestled at the Best of
the
West/Southem
Oregon
University Open. The Cougars
wrestled strong at the meet and con
tinued to perform well even after
wrestling as many as five matches
in one day.
“All the guys wrestled really
well, especially two of our heavy
weights, Thomas Lumsford and
Stanley Rodriguez,” said Assistant
Coach Lloyd Martindale. “When
you go to a tournament, you're
guaranteed two matches. If you
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EARL ENGLAND C lackamas P rint
Concordia players look on as Sophomore Brandon Gill rises
up and releases from beyond the arc during a 100-69 victory
on Nov. 23. Gill is one of two returning sophomores.
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