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Soccer season ends victoriously
the women’s soccer team was made a
program at the college, yet they have
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encountered much success.
This year alone, a total of seven
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Clackamas players have been hand-
" Scoring 2 to 1 two games in a row, selected for the 2007 Women’s
the IClackamas women’s soccer team Soccer All-Star Team, which will
beat out top competitors to win the represent the South-West Region All­
Northwest Athletic Association of Stars in the South vs. West All-Star
Community Colleges (NWAACC) cham­ game Dec. 1.
pionships.
These players are team co-captain
The NWAACC championships were goalie/forward Geòrgie Christensen
held in the Starfire Stadium in Tukwila, (#0), team co-captain midfield/for-
Wash., this last weekend, Nov. 17 and ward McKenzie Creamer (#12),
18.
forwards Hayley Koch (#9) and
Saturday night the team played in the Kelly Lewis (#18), defenders Tarra
semi-finals against the North Region McCarthy (#3) and Caitlin Mandeville
Champion,
Shoreline
Community (#11) and midfield Miriam Coto (#7).
College. Freshman players Hayley Christensen, Creamer and Coto are
K.och (#9) and Kelly Lewis (#18), both representing the college as
forwards, scored the two goals for all-stars for a second time.
Clackamas.
The team has made the
On Sunday night, they returned NWAACC playoffs every
for a match-up against Walla Walla year since the beginning of
Community College, fighting long and the program, and although
for the victory.
many players transfer to a
“They were both good, well-fought university after two years
playoff games,” said Head Coach Tracy at Clackamas, the team has
Nelson. “We were in there really pres­ stayed incredibly strong.
suring them ... it really went back and
Nelson said that “eight
forth.”
to 10 players leave every
In the second game, Lewis again year.” The team is “looking
scored a goal, and sophomore team co­ to recruit 10 to 12 new play­
captain McKenzie Creamer (#12) slid ers each year.”
in another.
“Every team is different,
The championship was a significant and every team is unique
achifevement for Clackamas because the ... this has been one of my
team’s record, 18-0-1 for the league best teams,” Nelson said of
play, was matched by Walla Walla.
the 2007 team. The group
“They played with so much passion,” has done so well, she said,
Nelson said.
because “it is a whole team
- This is only the sixth .season since effort.”
■ Emily Walters
1 I The Clackamas Print
ieybaHplaces fourth at
'ÁACC championships
The Cougar volleyball team fell short during the Northwest
Association of Community Colleges championships, held Nov. 15
through 18.
fi Defeated in three of four games, the ladies hold the fourth-place
ranking for the Southern Region.
I The first set against Whatcom Community College began on a
high point, with Clackamas winning 30-27, but the victory was soon
annulled as Whatcom came back to win the next three games.
■ In their second set of games versus Bellevue Community College,
■■ackamas was victorious. With overall better blocking and more kills
than Bellevue, the Cougars crept up with one win. Kristel Baeckel
slowed off her skill with 12 overall kills.
B During the team’s last game against Clark Community College,
the Cougars’ NWAACC goals were cut short. In the three-game set
Clackamas won the first and lost the last two, not qualifying for the
championship.
»The team is young, and there is always hope for next year.
Photos courtesy of Tracy Swisher - fotozoneonline.com
LEFT: Co-captain and goalkeeper Georgie
Christensen was awarded the Tournament MVR
Christensen was also selected to play in the All-
Star game taking place on Dec. 1 in Tukwila,
Wash. This is her second time receiving the honor.
ABOVE: The team celebrates their victory over
Walla Walla with a winning score of 2-1. The two
goals were scored by freshmen Hayley Koch and
Kelly Lewis.
Turkey Trot tradition draws
crowd, supports good cause
. Dustin Ragsdale
11 The Clackamas Print
Clackamas students, faculty
and staff gathered outside of
Randall Hall, near the tennis
courts, Tuesday for the annual
Turkey Trot.
Participating in the event
were three walkers and 13 run­
ners, 10 of whom were mem­
bers of the women’s volleyball
team.
According to Coach Kathie
Woods, who coordinated the
Turkey Trot, attendees were
asked to donate one canned
food item as an “entry fee.”
Woods will give the dona­
tions to ASG, who will donate
them to a local food bank.
“It’s a fun run-walk-jog, so
it’s not really ... well, it can
be competitive because of the
turkeys we give away to the top
male and female competitors,”
Woods said.
Individuals followed the jog­
ging path around the Douglas
loop for one lap — just over
two miles - and ended back
at Barlow, where names were
drawn from a hat for pie door
prizes.
“The Turkey Trot origi-
nated 25 years ago,” Woods
said. “The trail didn’t use to be
there, so we had to use the road
- security had to lead us.”
Assistant Volleyball Coach
Lindsay Schiely won first place
in the women’s race. She passed
on die first-prize turkey in favor
of a Dutch apple pie.
“My family has always
brought turkey every year, so
I always bring pie,” Schiely
said.
Anyone from Clackamas
may participate, Woods said.
“You can still run with us, but
you can’t win any prizes unless
you donate food.”
- Compiled by Lydia E. Bashaw
Taya Clark,
LEFT, and
Carley
Johnson
block a
shot during
the Pierce
contest.
Johnson was
selected for
the All-Star
game. She
ended the
season with
a 99 percent
serving effi­
ciency and
451 digs. In
115 games
she had 323
kills.
Mistymarie Wilks-Salguero Clackamas Print
LEFT: Assistant Volleyball Coach Lindsay
Schiley leads the pack of runners in the
annual Turkey Trot.
ABOVE LEFT: The male and female win­
ners, Nathan Ingrim and Schiley, display
their prizes. Ingrim chose the traditional
prize of a turkey, while Schiley chose a
Dutch apple pie instead.
ABOVE: A group of runners participate in
the Turkey Trot. The competition started
from the lower parking lot of Randall
Hall.