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10e ^tLACKÀMASPrint Cougars softball hits league pla and we just made one bad responded. We played o throw,” said Head Coach Paul our most complete offei The Clackamas Print Fiskum. “SWOCC had only games of the year in gam one solid bit, but they took and we fought through The Clackamas softball advantage of our miscues and inning of adversity in, two, then turned it onto team has had its series of ups they won.” Clackamas shook off the going away.” and downs in the early part of The biggest of t the 2005 season, sporting a bad loss in game one and blew 9-7 record so far. The Lady away SWOCC in game two, offensive stars in Tacoma Cougars split a doubleheader shutting out the Lakers until catcher Kelly Stratton, with Southwestern Oregon the last two innings in a 9-3 freshman from Long, CC last Saturday, losing a win. Erin Snyder and Anna Wash, hit two mammoth 1 heartbreaker in game one by a Alcala each had three singles runs to lead the Cougaj score of 3-2 and coming back to lead the Cougar offense, the plate. She hit a thret while Alcala drove in three homer into a strong head' to win game two runs. Chelsea in the first inning of game 9-3. Koch had a solid then came back in game] Holly Marlow game on the hitting an equally imprei was sailing along “The key mound, allowing grand slam home run, ah with a no-hitter in for us this only five hits in the first inning, to get game one through picking up the Cougars rolling to ani season is six innings and win. easy win. CCC led 2-0 that we have “We came back “The key for us going to the last a great atti after the ugly season is that we have a,i SWOCC at-bat finish in game one attitude and we have wi tude and we in the seventh. and gave a very extremely hard. The i Unfortunately, the have worked solid effort in only shortcomings have; clouds parted just extremely game two,” said on defense, but we are woi in time for the hard.” Fiskum. “I was on those,” said Fiskum. Lakers as, their concerned that have pitched very well an! first hitter lofted a Paul Fiskum we might suffer very consistent pffensl lazy fly ball to the Softball Head a major letdown We have had great bal outfield that the Coach after it, but the up and down the lineup. Cougar outfielder girls came back [Snyder] is batting .50(1 lost in the sun. The and put it behind Team, is hitting .366 on next hitter walked, them. I was proud season. Caitlin Ooley I putting runners on the team with a very first and second, then the next of them.” April 5, the Cougars 19 RBI, and Cijay Ko hitter hit a little squibber that landed between the pitcher and traveled to Tacoma, Wash, has been our most consis the second baseman, ruining to take on the Pierce College hitting .451 and having s both Marlow’s no-hitter and Lady Raiders and Clackamas 14 bases. We are very ph shutout, cutting the Cougar treated their hosts very rudely from top to bottom so far in a 21-0, 12-1 sweep of the The Cougars travel lead to 2-1. Olympia, Wash, to taks The game ended as a doubleheader. “Pierce was pretty much South Puget Sound CC SWOCC hitter lined a shot to shortstop, who threw out the of a doormat last year, only Tuesday in a double!« runner at first, but the runner at winning one game all season, beginning at 2 p.m. , third broke for the plate. The but they recently played 22, Clackamas plays Mt. 1 Cougar first baseman threw Lower Columbia [College, the CC in Gresham beginnii wildly to home, allowing the six-time defending NWAACC 3 p.m., before coming I runners at third and, eventually, champion] very tough, losing to take on South Puget S the runner at second to score two close ballgames, and I told CC on Saturday, April the girls not to let up one bit,” beginning at 3 p.m. on the game-winning run. “It was a bang-bang play, said Fiskum, “and the girls Cougar softball diamond. Frank Jordan Cory Price Clackamas Print Due to Oregon’s April showers the softball team has been forced to practice more than they’d like. Tuesday’s game was postponed. Blazers disappoint fans with another lackluster seaso Mike Guidice The Clackamas Print The 2004-2005 season has been a series of unfortu nate events for the Blazers who are counting on youth to rejuvinate the Rose City As the 2004-05 NBA season winds to a close for the Portland Trailblazers, one thing has become evident, and no, I’m not referring to the fact that Shawn Kemp is still alive and smoking crack. It’s that the team is in a rebuilding state, looking towards the future, not really too concerned about the present. The Blazers, of course, deny the idea that they are throwing games and not performing to their full ability in order to land a higher draft pick. The Trailblazers’ season started off with reason to be optimistic. As is the case with all Blazer teams of recent, the squad was loaded with stars. Too many quality players and not enough positions and minutes quickly led to unhappiness and turmoil within the organization. However, this was just the beginning, as the season would ultimately prove to be consummate good guy Maurice Cheeks’ last; he was fired and the team also experienced countless off - court problems and various run- ins with the law. All- in-all, it is a disheartening season for true Blazers fans to watch. As the team looks towards next season, they’re once again optimistic and encouraged by some things they have seen in the final garbage games of the season. The emergence of players such as heralded point guard Sebastian Telfair, the former high school phenom, is something to note. Although still experiencing inconsistent play, onfe can’t help but to be intrigued at the idea of the flashy guard running the team’s offense in years to come. • Fellow Blazers draft pick Viktor Khryapa has also shown glimpses of greatness, as well as budding star Travis ■Outlaw. With thé addition of a solid lottery pick, a player that can contribute immediately, the Blazers have hope for, if nothing else, an exciting team to watch next year. It is still unknown what the future of many of the team’s star players will be, whether they will be back with the team, or relegated to a more diminished role on the bench. Many questions swirl around Damon Stoudamire and if his time with the organization is up, even after gaining back the respect he had once lost. Other huge question marks are the health of Zach Randolph; what the team will do with Shareef Abdur- Rahim, and how Darius Miles will play next year, fresh off signing his fat new contract extension? I remain ^adamant about some things concerning the team and the direction in which it’s headed. I feel that Joel Przybilla has proven to be the starting center of the future. I also believe that the Blazers somehow, someway need to find a way to dump Randolph and keep Abdur- Rahim. I have enough respect for Darius’ game whereas I can overlook his off-court antics and sometimes lethargic play during^games. I have faith that Sebastian is our point guard for the future, but I would also like to see Damon stick around and teach Telfair the game. If the Blazers can land an impact player in the draft and somehow hire a new head coach that is respected by the team and can truly get through to the players, I have a glimmer of hope that the Rose Garden can be resurrected, and fans just might have reason enough to return. Damon * Stoudamire attempts to drive past the Lakers’ Kobe Bryan! Stoudamire is averag ing 16 point per game along with 5.6 assists. His Trailbla future is uncertain, I his heart an dedication have made a fan favori once again Portland. 1 is Stoudam eighth seas with Portia Photo courtesy of Greenwichsdw 50<t off any coffee drink CCC Students & Employees (with proof of CX'C 10) 465 Portland I Gladstone, 0« 97027 50M50-4Í
