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ClackamasPrint Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007 Aen’s basketball excels like Guldlce grts Editor ]be Clackamas men’s basketball jhas been playing solid thus fer season, especially this month as ^rence play is beginning. Ihe Cougars are 5-0 in the lhem Division after their latest ty. a 92-85 win over Umpqua Sunday. Both teams entered the ie unbeaten in .league play and icipated in what Head Coach Clif per called a “tough, physical, ■game throughout” Brian Freeman led the way in the i scoring a game-high 30 points, legtabbing 19 boards, seven of ¡being offensive. Also worth noting is guard David in'sall-aroundsolidperformance .hich he contributed 21 points, 10 nods and seven assists. Ihe Cougars were playing the r that had originally been sched- Ifor the 17“*, but had to be post al due to the inclement weather sperienced last week So fer 1his season, toe team has been led by sophomore big man Brian Freeman and a host of guards, including David Cemin, Maurice Ross, Nick Eldridge and Steve Vaughan. Wegner cites these play ers as being the standout performers this season and a big reason why the team has had such success. Wegner believes that this team of gifted athletes and talented young men is fully capable of winning the Southern Division and contending for the NWAACC championship come tournament time. “We play an exciting brand of basketball: very up-tempo and very hard. Anyone who comes to a game will get hooked and be amazed at how good the athletes in our league are,” said Wegner. So, not only are these Cougars winning, but they are entertaining to watch, something that any sports fan can enjoy and truly appreciate. RIGHT: Sophomore Steven Vaughan gets hacked as he drives hard to the hoop in a game ear lier this season. Vaughan’s ver satility has been a huge asset to the team thus far this season. The good, the bad and the ugly i Mike Guidice LOWER LEFT: Sophomore Sarah Lindley scraps in the paint for a re bound between two defenders in an earlier game. Lindley previ sipport the Cougs tonight ously started for as they play host to Chemeketa at PCC, where she was a real force. 7:30 in the Randall Hall gym. All Photos contributed by CCC Athletic Department Women's team overcomes The women are hot out the gate, winning four of five in the Southern Division. Despite being ravished by injuries, the team has gelled and continues to improve with every game. guard Kelsey New had 14 points. The Cougars had a seven-point lead at the halftone break and used a big run early 77ie Clackamas Print in the second half to break the game open. The Clackamas women’s basketball “Our players have had to step up team, despite injuries to two key play their games, since Charday Hunt went ers, has started off Southern Division out,” said Head Coach Jim Martineau. playing very strong, jumping out to a “We played well on Sunday against 4-1 division record. Umpqua; our defense was solid all Last Sunday, the Cougars played a game long.” make-up game with Umpqua CC and got Leading scorer Charday Hunt has balanced scoring and solid team defense been lost for the season due to recurring to defeat the Lady Timberwolves 71- problems with a hernia she suffered 54. Freshman Rachel Copeland led the early in the season. Sophomore post Cougars with 19 points, and she hauled Monique Tribble has been out most of in six rebounds. Sophomore Kellyn the season with various injuries, but is Cooper had 16 points and a game- expected back any day now. This will high 11 rebounds, while freshman point help the Cougars out in the stretch run as they look to make another bid for a NWAACC champi onship. “We haven’t been scoring as well as we have in the past, but the girls realize that their defense is going to have to get better for us to win ball games,” said Martineau. “We have been finding ways to win games. We had an excel lent road win at Linn-Benton CC, to open the league sea son, and have played really well since. We played well at Lane CC last Saturday; we just ran out of gas (a 79-61 loss).” Copeland leads the team Call Oregon City Linfield Advisor, Jennifer with a 15.3 points-per-game average, while Cooper is Hawkins at 503-413-7166 (jhawkinsa __ -— a ___ x___ ■ . _________ Y.____ averaging 13.1 ppg, and New is throwing in 12.3 points per game. Cooper is also.lead ing the team in rebounding, hauling in 10.2 rebounds per game. The team is shooting about 40 percent as a team from the floor and 67 percent from the foul line. Clackamas is currently tied for second in the Southern Division with Chemeketa CC with a 4-1 record, trailing Lane by a game in the stand ings. The Cougars play then- next three games at home, beginning with the Chemeketa u» Lady Chiefs tonight at 5:30 Best p.m. in the Randall Hall gym. aCdUegcs Clackamas will take on Linn- 2006 Benton on Saturday at 4 p.m., also in the Randall Hall gym. Frank Jordan You’re halfway to your bachelor’s. Don’t turn back now. do. have. more. Sports 7 The Good: The Ducks men’s basketball team is playing excel lently. After beating perennial Pac- 10 powerhouses UCLA (number 1 at toe time) and Arizona (in the desert) earlier this season, toe Ducks have continued to win with in the conference and sit atop the standings, tied with the Bruins at 6-1 in league play (18-1 overall). Next up is a tough road trip that begins Thursday at U Dub with potential Pac-10 Player Of The Year Aaron Brooks sitting on the bench serving the last of his three- game suspension for throwing a ‘bow at Ryan Appleby’s face in toe Pac-10 Tournament last season. The team’s recent success makes one forget about the bad taste toat was left in all our mouths by toat other team toe Ducks have toat plays at Autzen Stadium ... well, almost. Other notable good things: Da Bears are going to lire Super Bowl! Being a native Chicagoan, yet; a completely loyal Packers fen, I am more than a little torn.. Peyton Manning will also be in atten dance at toe big game in Miami, something that is long overdue. Manning has been an elite quar terback in the league for almost a decade, but has never reached toe Super Bowl - until now. Colts O vs. Bears D, Feb. 4, it’s going down. Lastly, the Blazers are very entertaining, and if you haven’t been to a game this year; shame on you. The Rose Garden isn’t exactly back to ‘Rip City’ status, but toe team plays hard (usually) and scraps with toe best of them. The rookie trio of Brandon Roy (leading candidate for Rookie of the Year), LaMarcus Aldridge and Seigio “Spanish. Chocolate” Rodriguez continues to impress and give hope for toe future. Also, it seems as if Zach Randolph is finally spending more time working on his post moves and less time chasing hookers, handling guns and street racing. Kudos to Zeebo for acting right; he deserves to be an all-star with the numbers he has consistently been putting up. The Bad: Atlanta Falcons quar terback Michael Vick has appar ently notleamed from brother Marcus’ mishaps on, and off toe field. Vick was recently stopped by airport security in Miami for having a suspicious water bottle; I know, sounds ridiculous, but after further inspection, a secret com partment was found behind toe label; toe compartment apparently contained a black particulate con sistent with the smell of marijuana. Criminal charges aren’t going to be filed, apparently because lab tests couldn’t find significant evidence of toe drug; Regardless, toe underachieving quarterback, recently toe recipient of $130 million dollar contract, continues to disappoint his team and Falcons fens. My thoughts on the whole ordeal? Vck was too stoned to real ize he was carrying his homemade bong through airport security. The Ugly: Watching toe under sized Ducks get seemingly every shot rejected during a recent win over toe Stanford Trees. The broth ers Lopez made already diminu tive-sized Tajuan Porter look like Vem Troyer trying to climb Oregon’s own great Sitka Spruce. Lastly, someone should have Mike Tyson deported to Bahrain to be with Michael Jackson; now, that would truly be a thriller.
