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October 13, 2004
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Volleybailers dig out three win!
Cougar volleyball
defeats
No.
1
Chemeketa CC and
improves to 6-1 in
league and 23-8
overall
I NIc Delzell
|| Sports Editor
The Clackamas volleyball
team is rolling their way to
another successful season.
The Cougars are currently
No. 1 in the NWAACC Southern
Region and ranked No. 4 in the
NWAACC Coaches’ Poll, with a
league record of 6-1 and an
overall record of 23-8.
“This team is really fun to
watch,” Head Coach Kathy
Woods said. “They’re a team
that talks and works together.
We are not blowing teams over
but I’m very proud and happy
with this team, and I’m enjoying
this team immensely.”
Last Saturday, the Cougars
took on Chemeketa CC and
came away with a victory by
scores of 30-21, 24^30, 30-28,
30-21.
This was a key victory for the
Cougars as Chemeketa is ranked
No.
1
in the NWAACC
Coaches’ Poll.
Crystal Jeffries led the
Cougars with 15 kills and 11
digs; Jeffries was also voted
Southern Division offensive
player of the week. Brianna
McLeod followed with 14 kills
for the Cougars.
The
Cougars
handed
Southwestern Oregon CC a loss
last Friday, 30-24, 30-23, 30-19.
Samantha Hennessy slammed
down 12 kills and McLeod once
again busted out with nine kills
and four blocks.
The Cougars battled Linn-
Benton CC last Wednesday, and
took out the Roadrunners 30-17,
30-20, 30-23. McLeod lead the
way with 17 kills and Hennessy
blasted 10 kills in the Cougars
win.
With half of the season
already over the Cougars are
looking toward the Southern
Division title.
“Our goal is to win the
South,” Woods said. “We have a
long way to go ... but we’ll
see.”
The Cougars only returned
two players from last year’s
squad that took second at the
NWAACC tournament in 2003.
The$ added three transfers to
give what would have been a
young team some NWAACC
experience.
Transfers include Karrin Orr
from Mt. Hood CC, Kristen
Dielh and McLeod from Lane
CC.
“We had a tough week,”
Woods said. “Three games in
four days that were all impor
tant, it was hard but we were
really competing.”
Tonight, the Cougars will
travel to Gresham to clash with
Mt. Hood CC. Game time is
slated for 7 p.m.
NIC DELZELL Clackt
Holler! Karrin Orr (12) and Becky Horn (8) celebrate after a Cougar victory against
Chemeketa CC on Oct. 9. The Cougar vollyballers won 30-21,24-30, 30-28, 30-21
Butkey takes home first place at Pacific Luthern Invi
NIc Delzell
Sports Editor
With half the season over the
Cougar cross country runners are
making moves on the running
trail.
The Cougars traveled to
Tacoma last Saturday to run in the
Pacific Lutheran Invitational. The
Cougars
competed
against
NWAACC schools as well as
some four year schools.
“I think they fared well,” Head
Coach Keoni McHone said, “con
sidering some of those teams had
ished 27th and 28th respectively
juniors and seniors on them.”
and Ashley
Both the men
Adams fin
and the women
ished 35th
had a strong show
out of a pack
ing,
proving
“On the
’s
of 90 run
Clackamas can run
we
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ners.
best
with
the
be in the hunt... ”
“Our
N W A A C C
women’s
schools.
team has a
Leading
the
tight pack
the
way
for
Keoni McHone
from one to
women was soph-
Head Cross Country Coach
six; all of
Tiffany
omore
their talents
Passi. Passi placed
25th with a time of 24:38.1. are pretty similar,” McHone said.
On file men’s side, Cougar
Lyndsey and Leslie Bartell fin
side
women
’re gonna
sophomore John Butkey had an
outstanding day finishing first
overall with a time of 25:28.1.
Josh Cobb followed placing 10th
and Hipolito Gonzalez finished
18th out of 87 runners. Both the
men and the women placed fifth
overall as a team.
“We preformed how I expected
us to,” McHone said.
The Cougars have been com
peting since early September par
ticipating in the Idaho Invite, the
Sundoger
Invite
and
the
Willamette Invite.
This Saturday the Cougars will
run the Nike/Danner Inviti
Troutdale. The Cougars i
take a week off to prepan
Southern Region Cham
held on October 30.
“On the women’s sit
gonna’ be in the hunt,”
said. “We’re in the hi
Clark CC and Spokane (
Highline CC trying to t
On the men’s side Lanei
team to beat. With the m
formances so far, we hav
ent to be hunting for sea
just need the guys to rd
potential.”
Cougar Sports
Calander
Volleyball
SANDWICHES
Tonight 7 p.m. @ Mt. Hood CC Gresham
Oct. 20 7 p.m. Linn-Benton CC
Oct. 20 7 p.m. SWOCC
or lesser
Expires Dec. 31, •
Soccer
|
Oct. 16 1 p.m. Green River CC @ Home
Oct. 21 3 p.m. Lower Columbia College
Oct 23 12 p.m. SWOCC
(home games in bold)
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