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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.
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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
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