April 20, 2005
Cougar Softball shuts down Centrali
The Lady Cougars put
on a showcase from
both sides of the plate
in two shutout wins
Frank Jordan
The Clackamas Print
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The Clackamas softball team suf
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fered through two rainouts last week,
but managed to pick a dry day and
beat up Centralia Junior College on
Thursday in a doubleheader sweep
by scores of 8-0 and 9-0.
Holly Marlow bounced back from
a disappointing loss to Southwestern
Oregon CC last week by throw-
8
ing a masterful two-hitter against
gg
Centralia,
walking
none and striking
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out five,
Marlow’s
teammates contribut
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“We played
ed behind her, play
ing errorless softball
really well in
while making several
the field; we
outstanding defensive
plays.
continue to get
The Cougar offense
better and bet
Cory Price Clackamas
got off to a slow start,
ter as the sea
with the first six bat
Caitlin Ooley (background) gets into position, as Cougars’ starting pitcher, Holly Marlow, is
ters being mowed
son wears on. ”
full stride delivering a pitch. Marlow only gave up two hits and struck out five in the Couga
down by strike outs.
8-0 win versus Centraila last week.
Paul Fiskum
Then the girls settled
Head Coach
down and adjusted to
their opposing pitcher
Game two featured an offensive explosion better and better as the season wears on,” said Fisl
and proceeded to rap
by the Cougars as they scored eight runs in “Kelly [Stratton] made a big play throwing out a ru
out nine base hits,
the bottom of the first to essentially finish off trying to steal. She has battled some injuries of late,
combining with five walks to score
their opponent. The big blows were a home run by Casey she is tough and her bat has been huge lately.”
their eight runs en route to the vic
The Cougars will make up some rainouts this w
Middagh and a bases-clearing double by Kelly Stratton,
tory.
traveling to Longview, Wash, today to take on the def
producing three RBI.
“One of our better days of the sea
Chelsea Koch continued her solid pitching of late, toss ing champion Lady Red Devils from Lower Colin
son,” said Head Coach Paul Fiskum.
ing a two-hitter, walking only one and striking out four. College, then going up the road to Gresham on Frida
“We finally settled down after the
The Cougars again played error-free softball as the defense play Mt. Hood CC in a doubleheader. The Cougars c
first two innings and took it to
continues to improve, much to the delight of the coach.
home on Saturday to take on South Puget Sound CC
[Centralia].”
“We played really well in the field; we continue to git p.m. on the Cougar softball diamond.
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Clackamas athelte
signs to Adams State
ALAMOSA,CO.-
Clackamas Community College
sophomore and Molalla, OR
about one of the top three-point
shooters in the NWAACC.
A 2000 graduate of Molalla
High School, Jensen averaged
national letter of intent to play 14.7 points and 9.8 rebounds
basketball for the Adams State per game while picking up sec
College Grizzlies, ASC Coach ond team all-conference honors
Larry Mortensen announced on as a senior.
Wednesday, the first day that
Jensen, one of eight children
players could formally declare in the Jeff and Billie Jensen
their choice of colleges dur femdy, then redshirted at Ricks
Junior College in Rexburg,
period.
Idaho during
A six-foot,
the 2000-01
220
pound
season before
“Wes is a great
wing and for
going
on
ward, Jensen
a two year
addition to our
helped lead
church mis
program. He
the
CCC
sion to Puerto
brings leadership,
Cougars
to
Rico.
an impressive
He then
scoring ability
24-7 redord
retumedhome
and a winning i to Oregon and
and a third
place finish in
helped CCC
attitude.”
the Northwest
to a solid 22-
Larry Mortensen
Atheletic
8 record in
Head Coach ASC
Associationof
2003-04.
Community
An excel
College
lent student as
Tournament.
well, Jensen
Earning First
earned
a
Team “All-NWAACC South spot on the NWAACC’s All
Region and All-NWAACC Academic Team and has more
Tournament honors, Jensen than a 3.9 GPA at CCC. He
averaged 19.5 points, 9.5 plans to major in exercise phys-
rebounds and 3.5 assists per iology and leisure science at
game throughout the season for ASC and hopes to become a
the Clif Wegner coached school college basketball coach fol
in Oregon City.
lowing graduation. Mortensen
“Wes is a great addition to also expects a handful of orther
our program. He brings leader- players to sign with ASC in the
ship, scoring ability and a win- coming days and weeks,
ning attitude,” Mortensen said
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Cougar track athletes
shine despite rainy day
Jimi McDonnell
The Clackamas Print
the NWAACC in the 5,000-meter and 10,1
meter, competed hard as well. He took sei
place in the 1500-meter with a solid tim
4:03.
As for the women there were a couple st
out performances. Megale and Harper both
well, considering they ran doubles in that de
pour. They each competed in the 1500-meter
800-meter.
Adams, Bartell, and Passi had good out
at last weekend’s invitational. All three rat
5000-meter and recorded times of 19:32,1$
and 20:08 respectively.
“Overall I’d say we performed about 50
half of our team competed hard and had st
performances while the other half just di
really compete to their full potential and peri
to their desire,” Coach Keoni Mchone said.
As for other track news, Butckey rece
signed to run with Western State Colleg
Colorado. WSC are the defending cross con
national champions in Division II.
The next upcoming track event will be
this Friday and Saturday, when select Co
athletes will compete at the University of On
Invite in Eugene.
This past weekend the Cougar track team
hosted the Clackamas Invitational, in spite of the
harsh conditions.
People fled the bleachers to watch from a
more sheltered area under the tents that had been
set up for the usual weather. When the athletes
weren’t competing they too would be stuffed
under a tent, but never-the-less the games must
go on, and go on they did.
“We’re pretty use to this kind of weather so
it doesn’t really bother us. I think it might be
weirder without it,” joked thrower Kyle Steele.
Cougar athletes showed great determination,
and performed to their best abilities, while not
letting the rain be an excuse.
Cougar athletes Trevor Snook, Adam Miller,
Elise Megale, Jessica Harper, David Arndt,
Ashley Adams, Lyndsey Bartell, and John
Butckey all had strong performances.
Snook ran the 800-meter dash with an impres
sive time of 1:54.98; that’s the second best time
in the NWAACC this season.
He also narrowly missed mak
ing the CCC all-time top 10 list
for the event.
Miller and Sexton pushed
each other to -fast times in
the 400-meter hurdles, each off any coffee
recording times just under 57
drink
seconds.
CCC Students &
Arndt is another who had a
Employees
solid performance despite the
(with proof of CCC ID)
rough weather. He improved
his hammer throw with his lon
gest official heave of the year,
a distance of 151’11”.
Butckey, who currently leads
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