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0* ^^LACKAMASp^lfif Sm Volleyball digs out crossover tourne I H. RDelzell | Sports Editor When the Clackamas volleyball team takes the floor the NWAACC knows what’s up. The Cougar volleybailers were able to pull off their second consecutive tourna ment victory last weekend winning the Walla Walla CC Crossover Tournament. The Cougars dismantled die Linn-Benton Roadrunners last Saturday in the tourna ment’s championship game by scores of 30-23, 30-26, 30-20. “Two big tournament victories in two weeks,” Head Coach Kathie Woods said. “This is really huge.” The Cougars have now won first place in all three season tournaments they have participated in this year. “I have never had a team win three tournaments in one year,” Woods said. “To win those three tournaments really says a lot about this team.” En route to the championship game the Cougars also rode rough on Columbia Basin CC, beating them in the semifinal game by scores of 33-31, 30- 24,30-26. In pool play, on last Friday night, the Cougars took out Treasure Valley CC. They then moved on and lost a heart breaker to Walla-Walla CC. The Cougars got back on their grind in their next match and dug out Grays Harbor CC. This win sent the Cougars into Saturday’s bracket play. Three Cougar volleyballers were lift ed to. Chuck Taylor status; Lindsey Girod-Burgess, Brianna McLeod and Jessica Heidenreich all made the tourna ment all-star list. Heidenreich was given the MVP status for her outstanding per formance. The rest of the team added the extra punch needed to bang out the tour nament competition. The volleyballers were also able to post some impressive individual statisti cal numbers in the tournament. Girod- Burgess busted out with 94 digs and nine aces, Heidenreich was an offensive gang ster adding 53 kills, McLeod set the jump off with a team leading 66 kills; she also added 84 digs. Samantha Hennessy flipped the script on the competition with 51 kills. The Cougars are still ranked No. 1 in the NWAACC with a league record of 10-1 and an overall record of 37-9. They hold the No.l spot in the Southern Region and currently hold the Southern Region title. “This team is definitely making a statement,” Woods said. Tonight the Cougars will take on the Mt. Hood CC Saints at 7 p.m. in Gresham. “We’ll be playing our rival ... it’s a pride match and we would love to go out and win,” Woods said. Clackamas distance runners dominate South, take home three titles H. P. Delzell 10th, Terran Swehosky in 15th, Chris Smith in 20th and James Stevens in 25th. The women’s team also put The Cougar cross country run fourth a stellar effort with Lyndsey ners had an exceptional Southern Bartell placing fourth overall with Region Championship, taking a finishing time of20:03.1. home Southern Region hardware “Bartell...she came out and for the second consecutive year. just blazed it,” McHone said. Jessica Harper placed fifth, The race was held on Oct. 30 and was a muddy affair. Leslie Bartoll, Tiffany Passi, “The times Ashley Adams were about 40 sec placed eight, ninth onds slow because and 10th respective of the muddy ly. Samantha Cox course,” McHone rounded out the “ We just said. Cougar pack with a wanted to go With the home 17th place finish. turf advantage, the “These girls out and race Cougars ran away mix it up,” McHone hard. ” with the men’s and said. “They have all women’s team taken turns being titles and the co-ed No, 1 this year.” combined title. Keoni McHone The Cougars “We just wanted will take this week Head Cross Country to go out and race off to gear up for the Coach hard,” Head Coach NWAACC Keoni McHone Championships held said. “We wanted at Lincoln Park, in to use it as a tune-up for West Seattle on Nov. 13. NWAACCs.” Sophomore John Butkey Editor’s Note: placed first overall in the men’s Due to unforeseen circumstances race with a time of 25:53.5. The Clackamas Print was unable “Butkey ran really tough,” to run a full article last week on the McHone said. “He ran the whole cross country Southern Region thing in front all by himself.” Championships. Please look next Butkey was followed be week for full coverage of the cross Hipolito Gonzalez in fourth, Josh country NWAACC Championships Cobb in sixth, Trevor Snook in held on Nov. 13 in West Seattle. Sports Editor November 10, 2004 Clackarj leyballei Orr (10), Heidenri and Kris (3) anti drop din recent | game. 8 shorty} gets inti action a Cougar game. I the Cot the Wai CC Croi tournan ing out Region Linn-Ba by scop 30-26, Tonight Cougar square Mt. Hoi p.m. in N. P. Delzell Clackamas Print Wrestling opens season at Lass Cook grapples with shoulder in Jeff Sorenson The Clackamas Print Clackamas wrestlers kicked off their season with a trip to Susanville, CA for dual meets with Lassen Community and former California State top- ranked Sierra College. 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