The
■ports
Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007
Clackamas Print
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Athlete of the Week
Clackamas volleyball star
Carley Johnson leads
team with dedication
Jess Sheppard
I Jbie Clackamas Print
>ylot very many people stick
ivith something that they started in
niddle school.
Their interests change, their
schedules don’t coincide, their
saents disapprove or they just get
Lazy.
This hasn’t been the case for
volleyball player Carley Johnson,
i very determined young woman
ind a member of Clackamas’ vol
leyball team.
Johnson began playing volley
ball in her middle school years.
“1 ran track in middle school,
and all my friends wanted to try
outlfor volleyball, so I tried out
with them,” she said.
On top of volleyball, in high
school she also participated in
Coach Kathie Woods said,
track and Club Volleyball. The “Carley is one of the most dedi
various coaches of Club Volleyball cated athletes I have ever had. She
influenced her volleyball career.
has almost a 4.0 GPA on top of
For her, though, it’s the team being a co-captain. She never has
work of the sport that she really excuses, but always gets the job
enjoys.
done.”
“In volleyball, you rely on your
Currently, Johnson is working
teammates for help on the court,” toward her general associate degree
she said.
here at Clackamas. Afterward, she
It’s a sport where “everyone plans to transfer to a four-year uni
touches the ball,” as opposed to versity to further her education.
some other sports that are more
“She’s already had several
of a “fend-for-yourself” or “sup- offers of interest from four-year
port-one-person” type of competi colleges,” Woods said.
tion, she added. Collaboration is
Johnson does not plan on play
important.
ing volleyball professionally, but
This strategy apparently works, that doesn’t necessarily mean that
since Clackamas’ volleyball team she will give up athletics entirely.
took second place at the NWAACC Instead of playing professionally,
last year.
she would like to be an athletic
The fact that she is still playing trainer.
now that she’s in college speaks
Right now, her goal is for her
of her determination to succeed. team to win this year’s NWAACC.
Juggling being a team co-captain
The volleyball team will have
and having a full course schedule its next games on Oct. 26 and 27,
is a difficult feat.
in Gresham. There they will com
“I don’t work during the school pete in the Dorian Harris.Classic
year so I can focus on school and Tournament. They will then face
the team,” Johnson said. “I do Chemeketah Community College
homework before I go to tourneys. on Oct. 31 at home.
I just stay organized.”
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U of 0 number two, OSU number five in Pac-10 standings
Melanie Fisher
The Clackamas Print
.College football has seen
many upsets this season.
Teams that were ranked high
lave lost to unranked teams,
md some that weren’t the best
Last season have come back to
regain their prominence. Then
there are the teams that really
haven’t changed much.
A very nice surprise has
been the Oregon Ducks.
The Ducks are currently
anked number five in the
lation. Compared to last year,
his is a giant leap forward.
U of O has only lost one
;ame by a margin of one
oufchdown, having beaten
?ach opponent by an average
)f 25 points or more.
One of their best play-
:rs, running back Jonathan
Stewart, was named the Pac-10 Yvenson Bernard, who was
offensive player of the week named the Pac-10 offensive
following his dominating per player of the week during
formance during the Huskies the week of Oct. 15. During
game Oct. 20. Stewart had 32 the upset of Cal, he had 110
carries, 251 rushing yards and yards, made two touchdowns
two touchdowns.
and caught eight passes for 53
Another key player on the yards.
Oregon team is quarterback
Another valuable player is
Dennis Dixon. Dixon has Alexis Serna. Even though he
completed 137 out of his 198 isn’t always the best, he puts
attempts, has had 16 touch his heart into every attempt,
downs and 1,712 yards.
and that is what the team needs:
The OSU Beavers have a player who has the ability to
experienced an unfortunate lift the entire team to victory
in nail-biting moments.
turn of events.
As far as the other teams
They have lost to their
opponents by an average of go, the rankings show what
23 points. In some cases, the they have accomplished or, in
numbers have been even more some cases, what they haven’t
staggering.
accomplished.
Their victory over Cal is
At the moment, Arizona
among the few game high State is leading the Pac-10.
lights thus far. Cal is ranked UCLA follows as number two
number two in the nation.
with a 5-2 record on the sea
A player who has come son. USC is number three with
through for OSU has been a 6-1 record, which isn’t too
LEFT: Oregon State cornerback Brandon Hughes jumps
for an interception in the game against Arizona on Oct.
6.
BELOW: U of O running back Jonathan Stewart dodges
Huskie defenders in the game against U of W on Oct. 20.
shabby considering that they
have lost many of their great
players in the last couple of
seasons.
Oregon is tied with USC
with their 6-1 record, and Cal
is after U of O with a 5-2
record. OSU is number five
with a 5-3 record.
The last ranked team is
Washington State, consider
ing they haven’t won a Pac-10
game yet.
There have been ups, downs
and those teams that are just
average. It will be exciting to
see who has the strength and
courage to emerge on top.
Current Pac-10
Standings
1- ASU
2- UofO
3- UCLA
4- USC
5 - OSU
6-Cal
7 - Stanford
8 - Arizona
9 - Washington State
10 - Washington
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