S ports
D ecember 3, 2003
T he C lackamas P rint • 7
Men's basketball off to undefeated start
Defenders
look up as
freshman
wing/
post Brent
Kahle splits
the defense,
elevates and
goes in for
an uncon
tested lay up
during last
weeks 124-
79 victory
over the
Warner
Pacific junior
varsity
squad. This
was one of
many spec
tacular plays
that night.
The Cougars
are off to a
5-0 start and
are currently
tied with
Chemeketa
for the top in
the NWAACC
Southern
Region.
Johnson was named the tourna
ment’s Most Valuable Player, aver
aging 22 points and 10 rebounds in
the three games. Gill, Lemma and
Swerzbin were also named to the all-
tournament team.
On Nov. 25, the Cougars enter
tained the Warner Pacific junior var
sity squad and blew out their oppo
nent by the score of 124-79.
Johnson led another balanced
attack with 29 points on 11-14 shoot
ing. Gilt had 22 points, Bemis had
19 points, including two spectacular
dunks, Swerzbin and Kishpaugh
dropped in 13 and Lemma added 10.
Swerzbin added a game-high 10
assists and the Cougars forced
Warner Pacific into 35 turnovers.
The Cougars shot 53 percent
from the floor and 83 percent from
the line in the rout. Clackamas
jumped out to an 18-11 lead after a
Bemis steal-and- dunk, and then the
Cougars blew out Warner Pacific
from there. CCC led 62-35 at the
half and took their largest lead at
116-65 with 3:30 left in the game.
“We did some really good things
and some pretty bad ones,” said
Wegner. “We got a little sloppy in
the second half, but did a much bet
ter job rebounding the basketball.
We really still need to work on
rebounding.”
The Cougars take on the Cascade
College junior varsity tomorrow at 7
p.m. in the Randall Hall gym and the
Linfield College junior varsity
Saturday, also at 7 p.m. in Randall
Hall.
The Cougars also play in two
tournaments during the holiday
break; be sure to consult the
Cougars’ schedule at www.clacka-
mas.edu/athletics/mensbasketball for
dates and times of tournament
action. -
The Cougars open
NWAACC action on Jan. 7, where
they will travel to Roseburg to take
on Umpqua CC.
Frank Jordan
T he C lackamas P rint
Clackamas men’s basketball has
jumped out to a 5-0 start, largely
thanks to a tournament championship
at the Red Devil Classic in Longview,
Wash., last weekend.
The Cougars opened the Classic
with an 87-80 win over Clark College,
getting 41 points from sophomore
Brandon Gill and 28 from Garrett
Johnson. Clackamas jumped out to a
quick 9-2 lead, taking a 44-35 lead
into halftime.
“We got off to a good start and held
on,” said Head Coach Clif Wegner.
“Gill shot really well and we fought
Clark off until the end. [It was] a good
win.”
In the tournament semifinals, the
Cougars blew out Bellevue CC by a
score of 111-81. Sophomore Alex
Swerzbin led a balanced Cougar
attack with a season-high 36 points,
while Johnson dropped in 20.
Sophomore Steve Lemma added 17
points and pulled down a game-high
11 rebounds and Gill chipped in 15
points, going 13-13 from the foul line.
In the tournament championship
game, Swerzbin led five Cougars in
double figures as Clackamas held off a
stubborn Peninsula CC team and won
109-102 in two overtimes.
“We played a great tournament all-
around and Sunday’s game was
indicative of that,”'said Wegner. “We
were short-handed with [Cole]
Kieling and [Ammon] Bemis being
out with injuries, but the guys sucked
it up and came through against a good
field of teams.”
Lemma and Gill each chipped in
22 points in the Peninsula game; while
Johnson had 19 points and 14
rebounds and freshman Brandon
Kishpaugh added 12 points. The
Cougars shot 49 percent from the floor
and 69 percent from the line in the
win.
Pt It FORD Clackamas Print
Clackamas wrestling nails the competition at Lassen tourney
Ben Maras
T he C lackamas P rint
The Clackamas wrestlers’ hard
work paid off this past weekend as they
emerged from a tournament in Lassen,
Calif, with a 3-2 record. The Cougars
defeated Yakima Valley CC, Western
Wyoming CC and Pima CC, but were
beat by Southwestern Oregon CC and
the tournament host, Lassen Junior
College, although they are taking their
two defeats in stride.
“Lassen, Southwestern Oregon and
Western Wyoming are three of the top
teams in the nation,” said Head Coach
Mike Haluska.
The tournament was a two-day
event, the first day (Friday) consisting
of the five dual meets. The second day
was a bracketed open tournament for
individuals. The Cougars performed
well as Chris Kidby came in second
place in the 184-pound division, and
Stan Rodrigues placed second in the
heavyweight division. Bridger Satcher
lost only twice; both times to all-
Americans, one from Menlo College
and one that had already graduated.
The coaches and team enjoy the
tournaments as an opportunity to prac
tice the skills they’ve previously
learned.
“All of these tournaments are the
best practice we’ve had,” Haluska said.
In practice, Haluska builds disci
pline and teamwork among the
wrestlers, something he sees as being
as important as physical conditioning
and technique.
Women's basketball opens
season at Mt. Hood tourney
Nic Delzell
S ports E ditor
The Clackamas women’s basket
ball team opened the 2003-2004 sea
son with a third-place finish at the
Mt.
Hood
Thanksgiving
Tournament.
‘We played well at times,” said
Head Coach Jim Martineau.
The Cougars took the floor for
the first time this season in their tour
nament opener on Nov. 28 against
Tacoma; they were victorious 63-53.
Forward Somer Erickson led the
Cougar attack with 17 points, seven
assists and three blocked shots.
Guard Lindsay Calmettes also con
tributed 17 points, while forward
Ashley Cadotte added a double-dou
ble with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
On Nov. 29 the Cougars moved
to the semi-finals, facing Umpqua,
and were defeated 73-66. According
to Martineau, Clackamas and
Umpqua were the strongest teams
that participated in the tournament.
The Cougars were down 10 at the
half, but were able to battle back and
finish strong, just falling short. Wing
Ashley Storms lead the Cougars with
18 points. Calmettes finished with
15 points and Cadotte had another
double-double with 12 points and 12
rebounds. Guard Cindy Alldrin
added 11 points.
The Cougars moved on to play
Clark for third place on Nov. 30.
Clark was only down 32-28 going
into the second half, but according to
Martineau, the Cougars played a
very solid second half and ended up
defeating Clark 76-47. Calmettes
finished with 17 points. Cadotte
continued her dominance under the
boards with her third double-double
of the tournament; she had 15 points
and 10 rebounds. Forward Somer
Erickson contributed 12 points and
nine rebounds. Alldrin moved the
ball around well, dishing out eight
assists and adding eight points. In
the tournament championship game,
Umpqua beat Mt. Hood 94-81.
Tuesday, the Cougars played at
home against the Linfield junior var
sity. Results were not available at
press time.
On Dec. 12-14 as the Cougars
will host the NWAACC Crossover
Tournament in the Randall Hall gym.
Clackamas will open up league play
on Jan. 7 in Roseburg against
Umpqua.
“I’ve been around wrestling for a
long time, and these are the hardest
working group of kids (I’ve worked
with). I think poor coaching is holding
them back,” Haluska joked. “My
biggest focus is that talent can be over
come by hard work ... if they see that,
I’ve got seven or eight guys who have
the potential to be All-Americans.”
The Clackamas wrestlers will have
another chance to smash Southwestern
Oregon this Friday, when they will
face off against them in Coos Bay. The
team will travel to Canada and Des
Moines, Wash, during the holiday
break, before coming home to face
Southwestern Oregon on the home
mats Jan. 2 at 5 p.m., and competing in
the Portland State University Open on
Jan. 3.
EARI ENGLAND Clackamas Print
A Clackamas wrestler grapples with his competition
during a match held earlier this year.
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