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The Clackamas Print Sports Wednesday. Nov. 26, 2008 Volleyball takes fourth at NWAACC Practicing those qualities. will not do that. We in their lives and commit we had to play a lot o ting themselves fully to leyball to make it bacl becoming a team led them the Championship gai to a successful season and a and this team was prei fourth place rank going into to do so,” said Woods the NWAACCs. During the On the final day of regular season, the Cougs tournament, the Cougs compiled a 41-15 record Walla Walla for the s< overall, including a 7-3 time, and the result wi record in league. better than the day be The Cougars started off Walla Walla defeated the NWAACCs with a tough handily in two sets. A win over the West Region’s their second loss, the defeated Bellevue Co third seeded Highline Com munity College in five sets nity College in three on Thursday, Nov. 20. The and Green River Con following day, they defeated College in two. Linn-Benton “Thi Community was thi This was the College in moste three sets, then ing am most Contributed by Tracy Swisher was defeated NWAA exciting The Clackamas Cougars celebrate one of their victories at the NWAACCs last weekend. They later that day Champ went on to claim a respectable fourth place finish. NWAACC ship io by the East Championship Region’s top 28 yea: be a great volleyball team Woods, head coach, they in my 28 years Jon Helmkamp seed, Walla coachi on the court, but to be out have been working toward The Clackamas Print of coaching at this lei standing individuals as well. Walla Commu the NWAACCs since they nity College, of the According to Taya Clark, first got together as a team this level... ” in five tough- wereg co-team captain, they have After making a name for back in August. and ev fought sets. focused on becoming better themselves as one of the “We have worked very Kathie Woods Despite the match people by focusing on four premiere volleyball teams in hard to get to where we are Head Coach excitii second loss to main covenants — passion, today. We started in August the Northwest by qualifying both tl Walla Walla, integrity, selflessness and with this tournament as our for the Northwest Athletic letesa Woods was commitment. goal. We are ranked fourth Association of Community very pleased fans,” “We apply those cov in the entire NWAACC (out Colleges Championships 13 with the at Wood; enants to school, volleyball of 29 teams) and the girls of the last 14 years, Cougar titude of the team after their “We played well a and life. This year we have Volleyball finished this year are deserving of all the played hard the entii first loss. respect they have received^” stuck by .those covenants with a fourth place finish at and have become a better “I was. very proud of this continued Woods. “1 said Woods. the NWAACCs last week At the start of the season, team because of them,” said team to bounce back after out fourth place this end. the 19-year-old sophomore. the team set out to not only the first loss. A lot of teams the NWAACC is ami According to Kathie 7 1 Left: Tyrell Fortune, on top, struggles against John Forrester from North Idaho College. Middle: Patti Polk (1) tries to dribble around Kayla Hutcheson (24) from Walla Walla Community College. Right: A Clackamas player drives to the hoop in a game against Walla Walla Community College. -at a glance- All photos by Megan Shaw (S’* r J jfc- ■E ■ 1 Clackamas, Print The Clackamas Print 19600 S. Molalla Ave. Oregon City, OR 97045 503-657-6958, ext. 230? Editor in Chief: Lydia Emily Bashaw Copy Editor: Emily Walters Associate News Editor: JohdfrHurlburt A&C Editor: Jess Sheppard Associate Sports Editor: Matt Garrison Photo Editors: Kayla Berge and John Shufelt \ Photo Associates : Robert Crawford and Lisa Sellars A d M anager : Meredith James P roduction A ssistants : Ashley Campos, Lindsay Hofer, S taff W riters / P hotographers : Kelsey Schneider and Jon Helmkamp, Nick Komafel, Mistymarie Wilks-Salguero Matthew Ostergren, and Megan Shaw D epartment S ecretary : Pat Thompson J ournalism A dviser : Melissa Jones G oals : The Clackamas Print® to report the news in an honest unbiased, professional mannei The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the student body college adminis tration, its faculty or The Print E-mail comments to chiefed© dackamas.edu.
