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Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR
Volume 40, Issue 14
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
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While Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher
and author Chuck Palahniuk might be the most infa
mous names associated with the Tri-Cities, Wash,
area, it was the Clackamas Cougars who were the talk
of the town last weekend at the NWAACC basketball
championships.
Clackamas brought an impressive resume into
the tourney: the number one team in the NWAACC,
an undefeated league record and a 17-game winning
streak. The games aren’t played on paper, however,
and the Cougars needed every ounce of effort and
determination to prevail.
Tournament play opened at the Toyota Center
with a match-up pitting the Timberwolves of Blue
Mountain CC against Clackamas. Blue Mountain had
already handed the Cougars a loss early in the season.
On the other hand, this was a different Clackamas
team, and the limberwolves quickly found that out.
The Cougars were hot out the gates, scoring the
first 11 points of the ballgame, consistently feeding
Brian Freeman and Steven Vaughan inside.
“Brian did a really good job down low. When we
got him the ball, he either got something for himself
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or he created so much disruption that he kicked it
out and got something for someone else,” said Head
Coach Clif Wegner.
Despite their sizzling start, the Cougs couldn’t
shake the resilient T-Wolves, whose perimeter shoot
ing was able to keep them in the game. Clackamas
was not only challenged by Blue Mountain’s hot
shooting, but also had to fight against self-inflicted
wounds. The team committed eight first-half turn
overs, many of which could be credited to an over
inflated, slick basketball, and having to get used to a
harder-than-usual basketball court.
Clackamas composed themselves in the second
half and with the support of their bench, led by JR
“Mugsy” Morgan, was able to pull away and defeat
Blue Mountain by a final score of 87-75.
“We got a good spark off the bench; JR did a
super job and really gave the team a lift,” Wegner
said.
Freeman finished the game with 20 points and 17
boards, while guard David Cemin more than held his
own with 17 points, eight assists and six rebounds.
Vaughan contributed 14 points and seven rebounds,
while Maurice Ross added 17 points.
Please see NWAACC, Page 10
tudent leadership trip to D. C promises lessons in servitude
Ha Dickerson
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In upcoming trip for the
ociated Student Government
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lers how to be community
'ants.
the ASG will take their
•nual trip to Washington,
!• at the end of this term, to
fcipate in the Youth Service
Opportunities Project (YSOP).
“Everyone’s getting really
excited about it,” said ASG
member Margo Wyatt.
The 17 students and one
adviser who are going on the
trip will participate in a four-
day project, helping in soup
kitchens and shelters around
D.C.
The ASG group will be split
into three teams during the day.
Each of those teams will be
grouped with other volunteers
from around the country.
While the other volunteers
aren’t necessarily all students,
many of them are. The larger
groups will volunteer in soup
kitchens and paint and clean in
shelters. They will also spend
an afternoon and share lunch
with some of the people they
have served at the soup kitch
en.
The students will also meet
with advisers for Representative
Darlene Hooley and Senator
Ron Wyden. They are planning
to discuss the funding of com
munity colleges and hoping to
help increase it.
The YSOP is an organiza
tion dedicated to giving stu
dents of all ages opportuni
ties to help others. Last year,
the YSORprovided services to-
more than 225 thousand home
less people in New York City
and Washington, D.C.
“I’m a firm believer in lead
ing by example. I think that’s
the strongest way of leading,”
Wyatt said.
The YSOP and the ASG are
hoping that as a result of their
efforts, people will take initia
tive and assist those in need.
“It is all about reaching out
and helping others,” she said.
Wyatt calls this initiative
“servant leadership.”