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n ■Clackamas Print . Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006 Sports 7^ ine wrestlers to go to ragionate tthew Olson Clackamas Print ■the 10 possible weight at k the regional jng tournament in Coos he Cougar wrestling team king nine competitors, [has earned his spot on am with hard work and ktion. ■ Vela, a freshman here Lckamas, is competing in [5-pound weight class. f I think that I’m I table, I’ll play my best.” I says of his mind set ■ matches. ■ plans for the future are ■nd Eastern Washington Ksity and major in pity and pcs. Mike Beeson, a 133-pound wrestler, is no' novice when it comes to big competitions. Having won the state competition in Idaho his senior year of high school, then attending the Fila Juniors Nationals in Las Vegas, Beeson has the experience to make it to nationals. His motto is, “Wrestle every match as if it’s your last.” Shane Slover is a 141-pound wrestler who attended the NJCAA Nationals last year, and hopes to improve on his 3-2 record at the competition. Seth Roy, a steady headed 149-pound wrestler, is wrestling his first year here at Clackamas. After a year at Northern Idaho, Roy returns to Oregon, where he won the high school state competitions in ’02. “I try to stay focused and calm,” said Roy, applying this to both poker and wrestling. As a big Texas Hold’em player, Roy brags, “I’m better than Shane Slover!” Bryan Cantrell is in his second year on the Clackamas wrestling team as the 157- pound competitor, red shirting his first year. “I just get in the mental frame that I can’t be beat,” said Cantrell. Alex Bubb, an accomplished high school wrestler, is wrestling in the 165-pound class. Attending school to become an art major, Bubb is an optimistic competitor. “No matter what, I go in with a ljappy attitude,” said Bubb. After attending the Fila Junior Nationals in Las Vegas this last spring, Bubb is ready to compete at the national level and move onto a four-year school. Brandon Perkins roots for his tehm’s success as well as his own prospects in the 174 pound class. “We’re all working hard towards that ‘big’ goal,” said Perkins of the nationals. Planning on studying American history and becoming a "high school wrestling coach, Perkins’ time in college wrestling will be vital to his career. Jon Basting is competing in the 197-pound weight class. Placing second at the regional competition last year and attending nationals as a heavyweight, this year Basting hopes to compete in a weight class that’s a little more reasonable for him. With lofty aspirations to get a doctorate in history, this scholar/athlete is one to watch closely. Dan Pownall is the heavyweight competitor with a weight of 285 pounds. After beating the third ranked heavyweight wrestler from Northern Idaho, Pownall is ready for regionals, and subsequently, nationals^- “I pray ... I talk to my father who died when I was a freshman in high school.” Pownall says of his preparation for matches. Il's all-around game showcased in women's ball hk Jordan Uaimas Print ■Clackamas women had an Mown week on the court, lout Mt. Hood CC and I road game against Lane Iweek. [Cougars took on an under- I Saints team from Mt. |-17, 0-8) on Wednesday, I balanced scoring and ifense to defeat the visitors pesham 81-42. ■ya Hill shows vertical leap ■he goes up ■ shot dur- |a game last Ik. Hill has ■he team all ton in assists ■continues to ■tribute to the n in various Irways. The ■ophmore ■rd is relent- I in her play. Ilady Cougars itinue to play k finding ■sieves in ■ for first Ke. i| “Mt. Hood played hard, as they always do, but they just aren’t very good and we pretty much had our way with them,” said Head Coach Jim Martineau. “We got balanced scoring and everyone got a chance to play.” Charday Hunt led the balanced attack for the Cougars with 15 points and eight rebounds, while Kellyn Cooper and Monique Tribble each had 13 points. Kellie Morey scored 12 points, and LaToya Hill had a near triple-dou ble with seven points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. “It was good that everyone got a chance to play during this game,” said Martineau. “Heather Rightley has not had much of a chance to play this season, but she came in and gave us 16 strong minutes. She had nine points on 3-4 shooting and just gave us a great effort.” Clackamas shot 49 percent from the floor and held thé Saints to 29 percent shooting. The Cougars led 44-19 at the half and never let up in the 39-point blowout The Cougars traveled to Eugene on Saturday to take on second-place Lane (23-1, 7-1). Despite shoot ing poorly -throughout, Clackamas led by five at the halftime break. The Cougars shot only 34 per cent in the first half, but held the Lady Titans to 28 percent from the field. The second half was a competely different story as Lane camel out of the locker room with their shooting eyes refocused. The Titans hit 17-25 shots from the floor in the second stanza, including 5-6 from three-point range to take the victory. The Cougars held tough and got within two points with eight minutes left, before two big threes put the game out of reach for Clackamas. Lane got clutch foul shooting down the stretch to hold off the Cougars and defeated the visitors 87-77. “Lane shot [the] lights out in the second half, and that above all else is what did us in,” said Martineau. “We just did not play very well throughout. It really was disappointing. It was a game that we really could have won.” Morey was the only real consistent shooter for Clackamas, going 10-20 from the floor enroute to 20 points, while Cooper had a strong game in the paint, scoring 18 points and hauling in a game-high 11 rebounds. Hunt added 17 points and nine rebounds, while Rochelle Reeves had 14 points. Hill had nine rebounds and nine assists, but only shot 1-10 from the floor and had four points. The loss to Lane dropped the Cougars into a first-place tie with the Titans at 7-1 in Southern Division play. The Cougars (17- 4, 7-1) only have one game this week as they host the Lakers from- Southwestern Oregon CC (10-10, 3-5) on Saturday in a 4 p.m. tip in the Randall Hall gym. 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