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The ports Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 Clackamas Print 7 BROTHERS DON’T JUST ■AVE DNA IN COMMON 'ke&nd Vance Beeson are jarated in weight class but ned in interests and ademics ndrea Simpson torts Editor The Greek philosopher Antisthenes , “When brothers agree, no fortress is trong as their common life.” 'or the Beeson brothers, common life : hard to find. Both are full-time ents at Clackamas and among the •ol’s best wrestlers. like and Vance Beeson hail from Le, Idaho, located right outside of >e. They wrestled at Eagle High )ol, where Vance won the state com mon all four years and had an astound- record of 154-3. Mike placed second freshman and junior, winning state senior. Wrestling is in their blood. My 15-year-old brother wrestled but in thetsixth grade,” Mike, who is two s older, said. “My dad did it in high >ol. It’S just part of the family.” i'he sport has also brought them closer >ther as siblings. It has helped us make a lot of the e friends,” Mike said. “It brought us le same college, too.” the college has played a pivotal role in * education. [ came to Clackamas because of grade • :s,” Vance said. “My grades weren’t ■1 enough to go directly to a university, from Boise, so it was closer than any "r junior colleges with a good wres- ; program. That was a big reason to e herel” he brothers are aiming for their trans fer degrees and plan on returning to their home state to attend Boise State University. “If we go to the same school, we will probably room together,” Mike said. Vance added, “Even if we don’t go to the same school, it probably won’t change our relationship that much.” According to those who work with them, the siblings definitely inter act as teammates. “They act like broth ers,” said Head Wrestling Coach Josh Rhoden. “It makes it fun because there are five or six sophomores on the team, which is unusual. We are a fairly experienced team. “Community colleges tend to be a revolving door. They feed into it more than the other guys, but it does help with the team chemistry. They are all making jokes before a match, and it helps loos en the tension.” Wrestling isn’t the only area of their lives that is associated with fond memo ries. “My first memory of my brother is at his fifth birthday party,” Mike said. “He was wearing blue pants with white stars on them, MC Hammer-style.” More recently, Mike and Vance have bonded over wild, and sometimes illegal, escapades. “We went cliff-jumping at midnight,” Mike said. “It was in high school, prob Baseball shows dedication "hkoughout the entire year humas Print _______ kamas baseball tea ated than ever. includes 15 of k layers. Consequently, -e of its strengths. a result, the plaj I as athletes as well as ting,” he added. McBride has also received atten tion from the major leagues. He was recently drafted in the 42nd round by the Kansas City Royals. However, baseball isn’t the athletes’ focus - they have an average 3.2 “These guys are students first and baseball players second,” Robinson The team has one main aspiration for the season: “Our goal is to finish first or second guys mesh well the region, in order to make the d off the field, a ayoffs,” Robinson said. m chemistry,” ' neau The baseball team’s first game in Robinson. is March 1 against Spokane Falls n adheres to a seemingly Community College. ’“We are having a good time and are r through October, the excited about the games,” Robinson ctices their baseball skills,” said. “November ecember, the team the weight room, through February, practices more, and ugh May, the team of the players look 10 practicing at least iths prior to the sea- it. I work on ways to 11 in play and balance s,” said centerfielder , , . ?ypra“i?e “bout hit® y practice about mt Lydia E. Bashaw Clackamas Print J™ Bra* SWingS M 3 P,tch dUrinS 3 schmmage game on Friday, Feb. 15. ably our junior year.” Vance said, “Once, we broke into an Aquatic Center in Boise. There was a maintenance shell on the roof, and we broke the lock on it and jumped from the rafters into the pool and just swam around for a while.” When they are not wrestling or study ing, the men enjoy different pastimes. “I hang out with friends,” Vance said. “I enjoy working out in the gym as well.” . Mike said, “I like to long board when it’s sunny ... I like to wakeboard and try to snowboard. I like hanging with friends.” With nationals coming up, neither Mike nor Vance has much time for any thing other than preparing to compete with some of the most talented wrestlers from around the country. “I am excited for nationals and at the same time can’t wait for it to be over,” Vance said. “It’s been a long season.” The NJCAA National Championships are being held in Rochester, Minn., on Feb. 22 and 23. Basketball looks forward to securing spot for NWAACCs With just one game to go for men s and womens bas ketball, the teams anticipate victories I Megan Koler Editor in Chief ings are 8-5 in league play and 16-12 in season play. Both the men’s and women’s teams will face off against Chemeketa Community College in a home game today. The women will play at 5:30 p.m., and the men at 7:30 p.m., in the Randall Gym. This will be their last home game this season. Information regarding the NWAACC championships — hosted in Kennewick, Wash., from Feb. 28 to March 2 - can be found at the college’s athletics Web site, http://depts.clackamas.edu/athletics/ Basketball. A spot in this year’s Northwest Athletic Association of Community College’s championship tournament seems immi nent for both the men’s and wom- en’s basketball teams, who each have a mere one game to go. The women’s team won both their games this week. They defeated Mt. Hood Community College at their home game last Wednesday, 75-53, and Southwest Oregon this past Saturday, 55-53. The men’s team won their home game against Mt. Hood CC as well, 72-60, but they faltered in Coos Bay against Southwest Oregon, losing 75-110. Both teams are nestled com fortably within the top four places in the NWAACC standings, while the women’s team is tied for third with Linn-Benton. The men’s team also sits in third place. With only one game left to go, their chances of placing in time Megan Koler Clackamas Print for NWAACCs seem secure. Coach Jim Martineau instructs the team The women’s standings are 8-5 in league play and 18-9 in Feb. 13 during the game against Mt. Hood season play. The men’s stand- Community College.
