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[ Clackamas Print Sports r Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006 resiling: hard work, hustle latthew Olsen [lie Clackamas Print Looking to finish the sea- i well, the Cougar wrestling m practices often and relies [teamwork to bring out their L buffering from early season ¡taeles, including losing wres- Luis Cisneros to a broken I the team has rebounded and led together. After trading lories with Southwest Oregon I Menlo College, the team is er to finish the season with ividual and team wins. The team took six members b 10 member team to their 1 against Pacific University Friday, Jan.27. Being ranked .th in the NJC AA, the Cougars good prospects. Winning five of their six tches, the MVP of the duel s Joe Vela who bested a sea- -long rival. Earlier this sea- Vela lost to the Pacific wres- three times, but on Friday mining paid off and he won ■7. The incomplete team Udn’t pull out the win, and [30-20. On Feb. 4 the team is com- ing in the Northwest Classic en in Forest Grove to prepare mselves for the Regional in as Bay on Feb. 11. If we wrestle to our poten- Iwe can win,” Coach Mike luska said of their chances at lional. “My goal has always been to have 10 students become All- American,” said Haluska. To achieve this goal, all 10 mem bers of the regional tournament team would have to place in the top four. “I’d love to have the whole team make it,” Haluska said. Both Bryan Cantrell and Shane Slover bear high praise from their coach. Of Cantrell, Haluska boasts, “I truly believe he’s going to win the [regional] tournament.” Cantrell was a redshirt fresh man of last year, but went to the Fila Junior Nationals and placed eighth in Greco-Roman style-. “I find the harder I work, the more luck I have,” said Cantrell. He hopes to reneat his suc cess this year at nationals and achieve All-American status. Slover is admired by his team and coach for his fierce drive. “I train as hard as I can,” said Slover. When asked about the regional, Slover smiled and said “I’m not much of a talker.” Haluska puts it well though, “He’s got a mindset that refuses to lose ... he wants it real bad.” “If I could have a team like this every year, I’d coach for nothing!” Haluska exclaims. A highlight of the sea son included the very close loss to Northern Idaho -which was ranked number one in the nation- by a mere two points. “We showed that we can com- Andy Zehrung Clackamas Print Cougar wrestlers Alex Bubb and Sammy Schmitz performing various takedowns during prac tice in Randall. The team is working around the clock in preperation for the season’s end. I pete with them,” Haluska said. The greatest asset for the Cougars wrestling team is not the individuals, but the team work that exists. “Our team has become a lot closer ... we help each other out.” Said team member Seth Roy. Blazers' inconsistencies leave fans at a loss for words, Chaiupas Mike Sindico I Sports Editor 'unt, Reeves continue to lead way rank Jordan le Clackamas Print ffhe Clackamas women’s bas- pall team improved its divi- I-leading record to 6-0 with ■ wins over Umpqua CC and li-Benton CC this past week, the Cougars traveled to ieburg last Wednesday and put [five starters in double figures [the first time this season in rating the Timberwomen 90- fWe played very well offen- |ly the whole game, but our Insive effort was the key to ■victory,” said Head Coach ■Martineau. “Umpqua only 133 percent for the game ■everyone had a hand in the BL” ■mpqua started the game in line defense but Clackamas Ihman post Kellyn Cooper led some easy baskets in the early to help break up the B Then the Cougars got hot B the outside as LaToya Hill I Charday Hunt hit some big Ipers to help Clackamas to a loint halftime lead, 45-32. Umpqua made a run early in the second half to cut the Cougar lead to six with 14 minutes to play, but the Cougars went on a 12-0 run to enlarge their lead to 18 and they coasted the rest of the way enroute to the 24-point victory. Hunt led the offense with a 23-point, 11-rebound night. Sophomore Rochelle Reeves hit five three-pointers on the way to 20 points, while Cooper ended the game with a double-double, 16 points and 13 rebounds. Hill nearly got a triple-double with 14 points, nine rebounds and a game-high nine assists, and Kellie Morey finished the game with 13 points. The Cougars traveled to Albany Saturday to take on the Lady Roadrunners from Linn- Benton and Clackamas overcame some early jitters to roar to an easy 84-52 win. “I was a little concerned going into the (LBCC) game because of our big win over Umpqua, and it showed as Linn-Benton jumped out to an 8-0 lead after four minutes,” said Martineau. “But the girls settled down and we PAID ADVERTISEMENT hit some shots to basically take over the game. Nothing much seems to faze our team and this team is very sure of what they are about.” The Cougars played solid defense after the early bad start and they controlled the game from then on. They held the Roadrunners to 32 percent shoot ing for the game and played well enough offensively for the blow out win. Reeves hit four three-pointers and shot 10-20 overall to lead the Cougars with 24 points. Morey followed with a solid 18-point, five-rebound effort, while Hill had her usual great all-around game with 13 points, seven rebounds and eight assists. Hunt had 12 points and seven rebounds, Cooper had nine points and seven rebounds and Monique Tribble chipped in eight points off the bench. “It was a good night all- around. Everyone got a chance to play some meaningful minutes and everyone played well,” said Martineau. “Rochelle [Reeves] shot the ball well, especially in the first half, and it seemed to get us going in the right direction. I was very pleased with the effort by everyone on Saturday.” The Cougars will play host to the Mt. Hood CC Lady Saints tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the Randall Hall gym to close out the first half of the Southern Division sched ule. Clackamas will travel to Eugene on Saturday to take on the second-place Lady Titans from Lane CC in a game which could have a big impact on the rest of the season. Clackamas defeated Lane 92-80 on Jan. 14 to hand Lane their only loss of the season so far. Saturday’s game is scheduled for a 4 p.'m. start in Eugene. The Portland Trailblazers enigmatic season is nearing the halfway point as fans are left only with questions and uncertainties, as is the team itself. The Blazers have had a roller coaster of a season, • experiencing various ups and downs. The inconsistencies have led to frustration, but the young team has not given up on new coach Nate McMillan^ Despite a handful of blow out losses by more than 30 points, the team hasldis- played resiliency throughout the year. - The^Mve«ytmcey against spifie of the lymey elite teams, nptchijm Avins’?^ ■ against MemphisyCleveland i / and New jfrsey^hy^lqy’ ing the Pistons down to the |||wii& The team is clearly in a JM| rebuilding mode, featur- M| ■’ ing such young talents as . Sebastian Telfair, Travis . Outlaw aW Martell Webster. The problem with this is 'that pwerslnd Mfe^like,,^ . want to win now and not develop players who are straight out of high school. The real key is that the team possessq^b^®^|riter#S that can <^wibute to t< The^O^tpS^imillioft? ■ dollar nucleus of Zach i'■ Randolph and Darius Miles has experienced a signifi cant amount of adversity this season, as they have both been battling knee injuries. Randolph seems to have fully recovered from his off-season surgery but still doesn’t seem to have the spring in his legs necessary for him to finish strongly inside. He also still strug gles to play defense and ■ often takes ill-advised out side shots. Miles meanwhile has been inactive since the begin ning of December, when he tweaked his right knee and was placed on the injured list. He is expected to return to the lineup sometime shortly after the Feb. 19 All- Star game. However, there have been some bright spots, most notably guards Steve Blake and Juan Dixon. Blake has solidified himself „.as theteam’sstartingnoint guard, white Telfair has • struggled with iryut*y ar*d turnovers. Blake consistent-' 1^ mikes big plays but in a way that is fundamentally sound and not flashy; low risk and high reward. Dixon may be the team’s solution at shooting guard, "■ with Martell Webster being aitootijebiio the National Basketball Developmental League; he’s taken the reigns of the position and ran with it, sinking satiny- smooth shots almost effort- lessly. 1 When all is said and done and the Trailblazer’s 2005- ■ 06 season has concluded, it’s bird to say what the The number eight seed seems to be wishful think ing but in sports anything is possible. IWhen Miles comes back after the All-Star break he has the ability to inject the team with a dose of energy that could hypothetically lead to more wins than loss es in the second half, or at least an increase in Chalupa distribution. This is yet to be seen though, and all that Trailblazers’ fans can do is be patient and keep support- L ing the team, McMillan can coach, so don’t lose hope.
