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Clackamas Print Sports 7 Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006 Cougar basketball in full tilt en past halfway point of season; 13-6 overall ank Jordan \ Clackamas Print reshman Alex Brock ed in 28 points to help Clackamas Cougar men at Southwestern Oregon 107-75 Saturday night in i Bay. The win evened Cougars’ record at 2-2 in Southern Division of the ACC and 13-6 overall |e season. he Cougars got 21 points 10 rebounds from soph- re Martin Axnick and id Cemin chipped in 21 ,ts and six assists. Jake les had 17 points and eight its, while Steven Vaughan bed nine rebounds. lie Cougars opened league [on Jan. 11 with an 89-77 over Portland CC with ii Sims busting out 22 Is in the win. Cemin con tributed 17 points and seven rebounds, and Kettles added 14 points. Lane CC handed the Cougars their first league loss in a mild upset Jan. 14, by a score of 93-87. Sims led the Cougars with 30 points and nine rebounds, while Cemin tossed in 17 points and Vaughan added 12 points. The Cougars traveled to Salem on Jan. 18 and the Chemeketa Storm sent the Cougars packing with a 69- 66 loss. Sims led Clackamas with 17 points and seven rebounds, Vaughan chipped in 16 points and 10 rebounds and Kettles had a solid all-around game with 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. The Cougars travel to Roseburg tonight to take on Umpqua CC in a 7:30 p.m. game, and then go to Albany on Saturday to go against Linn- Benton CC in a game with a 6 Jeff Sorensen Clackamas Print Cougars Nick Haney, Alex Brock, Anthony Mink, Micah Mooney, Jake Kettles, David Cemin, Garold Howe, and Martin Axnick warm up before practice in the Randall gym. p.m. tip-off. Clackamas’ next home game is Feb. 1, when the Cougars take on the Saints of Mt.'Hood CC. Game time 'omen undefeated in conference at 4-0 ink Jordan ¡Clackamas Print ■be Clackamas women’s ■ethal 1 team has jumped out 14-0 start in the Southern ■ion of the NWAACC I a huge win over pre Bly unbeaten Lane CC Ian 80-54 dismantling of ■western Oregon CC in ■Bay last Saturday night. Be are playing very well ■ now; the girls have real- lepped up their play since leginning of league,” said K Coach Jim Martineau. “Our team is getting more confident as the season wears on and they are getting a bet ter idea of what they really can do.” The three returning sopho more starters from last year’s team, LaToya Hill, Rochelle Reeves and Kellie Morey, have played very consistently through the early schedule. Hill has had her offensive load cut down considerably from last season, when she was one of the NWAACC’s top scorers. With more help from her fellow sophomores and some dynamic freshmen, Hill has become a true playmaker. She is averaging 12.1 points and almost 8 assists per game so far. Reeves is averaging 14.6 points per game and has become a. steadying force on both ends of the court, while Morey has chipped in 10.9 points per game in the early going. Freshman Charday Hunt, from Tigard, leads the Cougars with 19.9 points and 7 rebounds per game. Hunt poured in a season-high 34 points in the 92-80 win over Lane and has delivered the big inside presence that the Cougars sorely missed last season. Along with fellow freshmen Kellyn Cooper from Corvallis and Monique Tribble from Coquille, the Cougars are more feared than in the past because they have the inside game to match their peren- nially-powerful perimeter game. “Our sophomores have done a-great job getting everyone involved inside and outside,” said Martineau. “Hill does not have to do as much as we needed her to do last year, and Reeves is shooting very well. Hunt has improved so much in the last 3-4 weeks and has been playing good all-around?’ i? 7:30 p.m. in the Randall Hall gym. I--------- 'Î I Editors Note: Please come out and sup- | port the C ougais the risi ot the régulai season and into the \Al C’s, I pconiing home games: Mcns- Feb. 1 («' 7:30 vs. Mt flood Feb. 11 @ 6:00 vs. SW Oregon Momens- Feb. 1 (&' 5:30 vs. Mt . , Hood Feh. Il (fi 4:00 vs. SW Oregon Superbowl good for NW Mike Giudice Sports Editor te your Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, ment, International Business, Business tion Systems, Social and Behavioral ces, Arts £ Humanities, or ugh Linfield College’s i E Br* T.;-y I' a < " T: ii Program- Classes meet ancial aid available. 1 Winter classes begii * Spring classes begin • Summer classes begin 0Minheld.edu. Adult Degree Program The Seattle Seahawks have done the unfathomable: they have finally reached the Super Bowl. The Pacific Northwest is buzz ing with excitement and anticipa tion after the ‘Hawks qualified this last Sunday. If you are a foot ball enthusiast in the Northwest, there is a good chance you are a Seahawks fan. The team that has endured countless seasons of mediocrity, disappointment, and discord has finally reached the pinnacle of sports games. After defeating the Washington Redskins 20-10 in the Divisional round, the Seahawks dominat ed the Carolina Panthers from the opening kickoff in the NFC Championship game en route to a 34-14 win. The team has flourished due to a revamped defense that has excelled with key free agent acquisitions, and an offense led by the league’s regular season MVP Shaun Alexander. The ‘Hawks had their doubters entering the playoffs, seeing as how the team hadn’t won a playoff game since 1984, but they quickly dispelled any questions about their ability by winning both of their contests handily. Home field advantage seems to have been the real deciding fac tor for this flock of fighting fowl. The team never had this luxury in the past, and with the state-of- the-art Qwest Field becoming the league’s loudest and most ruckus atmosphere, it is a real challenge for opposing teams. Sports fans in the Northwest simply haven’t had a whole lot to cheer about lately. The Blazers and Sonics are horrendous, and the Mariners aren’t exactly a force to be reckoned with either. Even my beloved Ducks have left fans with" a bad taste in their mouth after the Holiday Bowl. If the Seahawks were to win the Super Bowl it would restore some much needed respectability in northwest sports. The Seahawks have a good chance of winning the big game and gaining national attention, giving back to the people of Oregon and Washington who have had to endure so many years of futility and frustration. For them to lose in the biggest game of their lives would be nothing short of failure. The good people of the Pacific Northwest who have had to put up with the antics of the Trailblazers and what seems like 7000 straight days of rain deserve to be spoiled, at least for one season.
