Clackamas Print
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
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006-07: The sports year in review
Frank Iordan
I The Clackamas Print
The 2006-2007 athletics season has
come toaclose at Clackamas Community
College, and although championships
were lacking (with one notable èxcep-
tion), many individuals and all of the
teams competed hard and well through
out the school year. The following is a
recap of the season.
Wiw/ew X Basketball
Soccer
Women’s soccer came into the 2006
season with back-to-back NWAACC
championships under their belt, but a
first-round tournament loss to Spokane
CC by a score of 6-2 ended the Cougars’
reign. The team ended the season 14-5-1
with a third-place finish in the Southern
Region. Hannah Nash, Stephanie Catt,
McKenzie Creamer, Sara Carey, Deidre
Debski and Geòrgie Christensen were
named to the NWAACC all-star team at
season’s end.
Volleyball
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The Cougar volleyball team lost to
Mt Hood CC in four games in the
NWAACC final to finish second in the
championship tournament Clackamas
finished the season 41-9 overall, includ
ing 8-2 in Southern Region play. Rhea
Wortman and Heather Gerke were
named to the Southern Region all-star
first team, while Maha Kamahoahoa
was named to the second team.
Cross-Country
Sam Ki ause Clackamas Print
: Guard Maurice Ross
up with a shot over
competition.
VE: Renee Santos
ds up as she prepares
eliver a bomb.
National Championships in Rochester,
Minn, to lead the Cougars to a fifth-place
trophy, their first trophy in 18 years. Sam
Schmitz and John Bates each finished
third at the national meet after each
won Region 18 championships in their
respective weight classes. Alex Bubb
finished sixth at nationals, while Derick
Bartiemay finished seventh and Brian
Jacob and Seth Roy each placed eighth
in Minnesota to help the Cougars to their
trophy.
Both the Cougar men’s and women’s
cross-country teams finished fourth at the
NWAACC championships in Spokane
in November.
Andria Scheese finished seventh
in the women’s individual race to gar
ner All-American honors. Lyndsey
McKillup, Allison Body and Savannah
Walruff all finished in the top 21 to help
the Cougar women to their fourth-place
finish. Brandon Snook finished 13th to
lead the Cougar men at the NWAACC
meet, while Jose Barajas, Daniel Alvarez
and Spencer Bonney all finished in file
top 30 to help the Cougar men to their
fourth-place finish
Wrestling
Six Clackamas wrestlers raked in
All-American honors at the NJCAA
An otherwise successfill season
ended quickly for the Cougar women,
who went two-and-out at the NWAACC
championships in Kennewick, Wash.
The Cougars lost to Walla Walla CC
58-47 in the opener and went home
after an 82-78 loss to Highline CC at
the tournament. The Cougar women lost
leading scorer Charday Hunt to an injury
halfway through the regular- season and,
despite their best efforts, could not over
come Hunt’s injury.
Clackamas finished with an over
all record of 20-10, including 11-3 in
Southern Region play. They finished
in second place in the region. Rachel
Copeland and Kellyn Cooper were
named to the Southern Region all-star
first team for their efforts.
Men’s Basketball (champs)
at the NWAACC championships in May
in Gresham.
Six Cougar women, led by
NWAACC javelin champion Jeeni
Schantin, and both relay teams garnered
All-American honors for their efforts.
Fourteen Cougar men. led by 100-meter
champion Kenjamine Jackson, hammer
throw champion Chris Dilley and jav
elin throw champion Mike Simmons, as
well as both NWAACC-champion relay
teams, grabbed All-American honors at
the season-ending championships at Mt
Hood.CC.
Schantin has signed a national letter
of intent to throw the javelin at Seattle
Pacific University next year.
Baseball
The Clackamas baseball team was
ousted from postseason play on the last
day of the regular season after splitting a
doubleheader with Southwestern Oregon
CC. The Cougars finished the season
with an overall record of 22-20, includ
ing 14-16 in Southern Region play, fin
ishing third in the region. Jeff Bjorkland
and Todd McBride were named to the
Southern Region all-star first team,
while Bryce Roby, Todd Stutevoss, Eric
Renender, Cameron Childress, Sean
Sprauer and Ben Janal garnered second
team selections.
Softball
With all-everything Brian Freeman
The Cougar softball team lost a
leading the way, the Clackamas men 3-2 heartbreaker to Lower Columbia
defeated Bellevue CC 67-56 to win College in the NWAACC final to finish
their third NWAACC championship in second in the conference for the second
March in Kennewick, Wash. Freeman straight year.
was named the tournament most valu
Numerous records were set by this
able player, while Steven Vaughan and year’s edition of Cougar softball, includ
David Cemin were also named to the ing 52 team home runs and the amazing
all-tournament team.
pitching exploits of freshman Renee
The Cougars ran the table in the Santos. Santos won 25 games, pitched
Southern Region, winning all 14 division
196 1/3 innings and struck out what is
games andfinishing with a school-record . believed to be an NWAACC record 408
29 wins on the season against only four hitters, all school records. Santos’ season
losses. Head Men’s Coach Clif Wegner was rewarded with All-American recog
was honored with the NWAACC Coach nition by the National Fastpitch Coaches
of the Year award.
Association.
Freeman has signed with Long
Santos was also named Southern
Beach State and Cemin has signed with Region pitcher of the year, while Katie
California Baptist University to continue King, Samantha Daline and Cotie
their basketball careers.
Howard were named Southern Region
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first team all-stars. Second team selec
The Clackamas men finished third tions included Janelie Cristofaro, Heather
and the Cougar women finished fourth Rightley and Lacey Forbito.
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TOP: The women’s basketball team cheers on the men’s
squad in Kennewick, Wash, during their championship run.
ABOVE: Brian Jacob grapples with the opposition at a meet
earlier this year.