6 Sports
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007
Clackamas Prirj
Soccer advances to semi-final
Women s soccer has
clinched the Southern
Region championships,
hut can they take it all the
way to win the NWAACC
championships?
Lydia E. Bashaw
The Clackamas Print
Combining talent and effort, the
Clackamas soccer team sets out for
the Northwest Athletic Association of
Community College (NWAACC) cham
pionships.
After finishing 16-0-1 in the league,
the team placed first in the region. Now
they look toward the NWAACs and a
possible title.
Coach Tracy Nelson feels that the sea
son so far has been a complete success.
“We ... finished first in the Southern
Region division, which gave us a first-
round bye in the playoffs,” Nelson said.
“We finished up our last season game
on Saturday by beating Olympic College
9-0.”
Nelson, the 2004 and 2005 coach of
the year, has seen the-Cougars win two
previous titles and feels that this year
could surpass past seasons.
“This is one of our most tálented
teams,” she said. “We have a lot of speed
and athleticism. We have the potential to
win the NWAACC title.”
The team will travel to Tukwila, Wash.,
Nov. 17 and 18 for the final four champi
onships. They will meet Walla Walla
Community College, Lane Community
College, Clark College and Southwestern
Community College.
“Our biggest threat will be Walla
Walla,” Nelson said, “which we would
meet in final if we continue to win.”
“It has been a combined effort amongst
the team,” she added. “We have several
players with 10-plus goals, and we have
over 10 shutouts for the season.”
According to Nelson, the team will be
at their best in their upcoming games.
“(We are) ... a combination of tena
cious defense with an unstoppable scor
ing threat,” she said.
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AU photos contributed by Tracy Swisher - FotoZoneonline.
ABOVE LEFT: The team gathered around Kelly Lewis, number 18, after she scored the winning penalty kick
advanced the team. Lewis is a freshman this year and came to Clackamas from Estacada High School.
ABOVE RIGHT: Head Coach Tracy Nelson, left, and Assistant Coach Megan Diebel watch from the sidelines.
Cross country runs to NWAACC, falls short of first place
Contributed by Tracy Swisher - FotoZoneonline
FAR LEFT: Brandon Snook took ninth pl
overall in the individual men’s comp
tion. He ran a 00:26:44. The men’s te
took seventh place overall.
LEFT: Allison Body took 10th in the ov
all women’s competition. The Clackar
women’s team was listed as incomplet
ABOVE: A cross country member wa
up during practice.