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Clackamas Print Sports 7 Wednesday, April 26, 2006 Softball team heals, perseveres- frank Jordan Caitlin Ooley led a balanced offense with two hits and ]h Clackamas Print Clackamas softball got healthier last week, ¿ng three out of four games from league aonents Chemeketa CC and Clark College, jh Katie King hitting two long home runs Clark and strong pitching from Janelie Jtofaro and Jamie Torgersen. > Cougars took on Chemeketa in a home jibleheader Friday, and Clackamas got taken K in game one by the Chiefs number-one ¿er and some questionable umpiring in a Sloss- “Considering the umpiring, we consider this ss to Chemeketa a gift. They only scored one ¡rued run on us, but that was mostly our fault, ¡ye errors will do that,” said Head Coach Paul tan. “There was a very inconsistent strike zone [ougliont the game being called and it may iie affected us mentally, players as well as ¡coaches,” Fiskun continued.” I wasn’t very ppy at all and you expect to see that from je to time, just not that blatant.” King was the offensive show in game one she blasted a three-run homer to momen tly give the Cougars a 3-2 lead in the fifth. Bieketa scored two runs in both the sixth RBI. Heather Rightley was 2-4, Cotie Howard was 2-3 with two RBI, Kelly Stratton was 2-4 with three RBI, and King blasted another home run, a two-run shot and had four RBI. The Cougars took on Clark at home Saturday, and in game one, Clackamas got a one-out RBI infield single from Ooley to score Tara Angelone from third to give Clackamas the 1-0 eight-inning victory. N.P. Delzell Clackamas Print “The Clark pitcher was very tough and we had a real Pitcher Lindsay Olin (left) has the whole world in her hard time figuring out how to hand while fellow pitcher Jamie Torgerson looks on. hit her,” said Fiskum. “Her fastball was really working and seventh innings to get the victory however. and by the time the eighth Cristofaro only gave up four hits from the inning rolled around, we went into our slap-hit mound, but was hurt by her defense behind her. ting game, just trying to get someone on. She fell to 7-3 on the season with the loss. “Tara (Angelone) worked a walk with one Game two was a different story as the out, and she proceeded to steal second. A wild Cougars exploded for six runs in the first pitch got her to third, and I told her to run and six runs in the second to take a 12-1 lead on anything hit up the middle,” said Fiskum. after two innings. Torgersen picked up her “Ooley hit a sharp grounder and Tara was off fifth win of the season on the mound, while like a shot She slid under the tag and that was the ball game. It really is exciting to win those kinds of games.” Cristofaro picked up her eighth win of the season on die hill, giving up only three hits and striking out five in the shutout victory. Game two was over in a hurry. Clackamas scored three in the first, four in the second and three more in the third enroute to the 12-0 vic tory. Stratton was the big stick in the lineup, belting a three-run homer in the third to seal the win. Casey Middagh was 3-3 with two RBI and three runs scored; Howard was 2-3 with three runs scored as well. Brianna Mondragon was 2-3 and scored twice, while Stratton was 2-2 and had four RBI in the game. Torgersen was sharp on the mound, giving up only three hits, striking out four on the way to her first shutout of the season. “We are coming along pretty nicely, con sidering all of the trials that this team has gone through recently,” said Fiskum.” We are still in second place in the division and we will get better as we enter the home stretch of the season.” Clackamas took on Mt Hood CC in a home doubleheader yesterday; results were not avail able at press time. The Cougars go on the road to Coos Bay on Friday to take on Southwestern Oregon CC and to Salem for a rematch with Chemeketa on Saturday. iaseball team consistently inconsistent, 16-14 overall N.P. Delzell me Clackamas Print With an up-and-down NWAACC southern league tord, pitching seems to be holding the Clackamas eball team (4-10 league, 16-14 overall) back, but the tense has carried the load most of the season, Head Coach Robin Robinson said. “It’s really been a dilemma ... our pitching is good it’s just not that consistent,” Robinson said. The diamond men took the field at Chemeketa CC (8-6, 16-13) last week and split their double header. Game one went to Clackamas 10-7. “We started to hit the ball again,” Robinson said. “The guys went back to the way we are supposed to- swing a bat.” Game two went to Chemeketa by a score of 5-6, with the Cougar offense knocking eight hits for the game and five homeruns as a team for the series. Marco Quintero, sophomore first baseman, went yard in both games giving him four overall for the season and tying him for third in the NWAACC. Cameron Ferguson and Chris Derthick picked up a win and a loss respec tively. Derthick currently has a .82 earned run average, sixth overall in the NWAACC. The Cougars battled 1-205 rival Mt. Hood i Sports journalism not for faint of heart ONVENIENCE FOR THE ORKING ADULT IS BUSINESS AND LEADERSHIP IA COMMUNICATION STUDIES IA ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION ISREAL ESTATE STUDIES UNDERGRADUATE INFORMATION SESSION, IAY20TH, 10-11:30 A.M., OOM 200, B.P. JOHN BUILDING 'Year CC (10-4, 22-7) last Tuesday. The Cougars were routed in game one 14-2, giving up 19 hits to Mt. Hood as well as two homeruns. Game two went to the Cougars- 7-5 behind the arm of Ferguson. Quintero added a homer in the win. “We have been more offensive this year then we have in the past, but we have hit well over the years,” Robinson said. “The game of college baseball with a wood bat is all about the little details and consistency,” Robinson said. Robinson said he has some key sophomores and good freshman that should help the program. He attri butes the up and down league play to the southern league’s dominance. “The guys are all feeling good about their play,” Robinson said. “The problem is our excellent league.” The Cougars are still over .500, but currently still in the cellar of the NWAACC south. The Cougars battled Linn Benton CC (7-9, 14-14). Results were not avail able at print time. nd admission Classes scheduled evenings, weekends and online Scholarships for transfer students Custom degree plan option 'Free parking Fo register for this event or to work with an advisor, e-mail iludentinfo@marylhurst.edu or call 503.699.6268. FjS News & World Report BEST COLLEGES 2006 "Number one in the Northwest for small classes" marylhurst university Mhwest Commission on Colleges and Universities accredited "'«■national Assembly for Collegiate Business Education accredited '7600 PACIFIC HIGHWAY (HWY. 43) WlHURST, OREGON - JUST 10 MINUTES SOUTH OF PORTLAND ^r>'n9 students since 1893. www.marylhurst.edu 800.634.9982 Mike Guidlce Sports Editor Recently I had the plea sure of having lunch with two well respected sports writers from The Oregonian - John Canzano and Ken Goe. Canzano is the main col umnist for the sports section, while Goe primarily covers Pac-10 athletics. During our conversa tion I was told of countless adventures and interactions Canzano had experienced during his time as a sports journalist. Canzano’s sto ries ranged from interviews with various Blazers players and management to running a marathon in Greece and hitchhiking with the locals. I was in awe with all the things Canzano had expe rienced and accomplished. Travelling around the world attending sporting events, interviewing and meeting athletes is what I have want ed to do since I was as big as Mugsy Bogues (eight or nine years old). Canzano and Goe eventu ally did point out something that I can honestly say dis- couraged and disappointed me. They said that they had lost their love for sports to an extent. Canzano told me he no longer went to sporting events for fun, and was actu ally surprised when he found out one of his colleagues still sporadically attended baseball games. They said that by getting behind-the- scenes access to professional athletes they had become jaded and desensitized after encountering so many ego tistical, , selfish players L and being exposed to so many scandals. Canzano explained how when he first broke into cov ering sports in California, he tried to interview Barry Bonds when somebody stepped in front of him and told him that if he had any questions he would have to write them out first and then have Bonds review them. Canzano obliged and did what was demanded of him, only to have all his questions dismissed. This was just one instance of an athlete leaving a bad taste in a sports jour nalist’s mouth, and it hap pens everywhere every day. I understand sports is a multi-billion dollar business and no longer is seen as sim ply a form of entertainment, but even with this being said, it saddens and disgusts me to hear about so many ungrate ful, disrespectful ball play ersand the people associated with them. I’m not completely oblivi ous to the ways of the world. Living in West Linn I have had multiple discouraging encounters with members of the Trail Blazers. That said, it still bothered me to hear the various accounts from the sports journalists from our area. I hope I never lose the pas sion I have for sports. In my future endeavors I’m sure |I will run into difficult athletes and disrespectful players, but I can only hope and pray that it doesn’t leave me perma nently jaded. If I get to the point where I can no longer sit and enjoy a game or root for my favorite player I will know something is wrong. Over time sports may have become something less than holy, but I always intend to be mixing pleasure with my business as I cover it.
