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lackamas Print Sports 7 Wednesday, May 26, 2009 or grades thin Cougar teams Ila Calloway | Editor lone who goes to school knows how difficult it can be trades up. For most, the largest consequence would be a ■t card— something that’s easily fixed the next term. But, I students who are actively involved with sports, that bad Id could mean being booted off the team. beet every year to lose guys,” said head baseball coach Ibinson, whose team is thin this year due to the loss of Buys, though not all to grades. I asked how many guys were lost to grades, Robinson would tell you five.” [ugh every season and every sport is affected by poor Ithletes who participate in spring sports have it a little rougher. “One of the dilemmas for spring sports, the athletes have to make it through two grading periods,” added Robinson. “We track every one of our athletes.” The coaches of spring sports monitor their athletes’ progress throughout the year. “We do attendance and grade checks,” said track and field coach Keoni McHone on the subject Online classes make it harder for the coaches to keep tabs on their athletes, according to both Robinson and McHone. Because of these poor grades, the teams suffer. Robinson thinks of the loss as a blessing iff disguise in some cases. “Several weren’t going to help us. They would be in our way,” said Robinson. “They don’t have the discipline or desire.” Robinson went on to say that the players he lost didn’t care about grades and what they did care about was playing base ball. That doesn ’ t change the fact that with the shortage of athletes, even those undedicated would’ve been a little help. “Some of these guys could’ve helped us, plus it would be good to have depth,” admitted Robinson. On the other side of the spectrum, the track team hasn’t suf fered much from bad grades, although they have still lost an average number of athletes. “We have quite a few that have done really well with grades,” said McHone. “Eighteen people with 3.2 (G.RA.) and up from last term.” Not everyone has done so great, though McHone and the other coaches have been helping. “We still have other ones that we’re trying to mentor with 2.5 and below,” McHone added. Those that were lost, however, were an asset to the team. “Some that were coming and working hard were the ones that we lost,” said McHone. WK J - ■ I All photos by Jessica Foster Clackamas Print ■gout is vacant and a lone student relaxes on the bleachers at the empty baseball diamond. Because of poor grades over the year, the baseball team lost five players, leaving the team thin for the season. Baseball May 12,2009 Game 1 123 456 789 R Clackamas Linn-Benton Game 2 Clackamas Linn-Benton 100 002 123 000 100 003 010 456 010 000 200 000 789 6 11 2 3 7 2 R H E 3xx Oxx 4 1 HE 12 0 9 0 Softball May 15-17,2009 NWAACC Championships 123 456 7-- R H E Game 2 - 000 121 1 Clackamas 5 9 0 100 220 ft - 1 9 0 Shoreline 123 456 7.. R he | Game 9 0 2 5 South Puget Sound 000 OOx X 931 4xx ,X 17 18 2 Clackamas ^Game 17”""” 123 456 R 000 Oil 6 8 12 0 Clackamas 101 010 0 Spokane 3 10 0 Game 23 123 456 7-- R he 100 210 0 4 12 0 Olympic 000 000 0 0 7 6 Clackamas | Brad Heineke Clackamas Print | Region All-Star Missy Eberhart slides past a Saint. The Cougars finished this season in ■ place out of 26 league teams and with a 21-21 record after the NWAACC Tournament 1st weekend. The team won three games against Shoreline, South Puget Sound and |e before slipping behind in the fourth game against Olympic. [/omen, including Eberhart, made this year’s All-Star teams. One girl, Susan Eham, was even named 2009 NFCA All-American team. Winningham, Emily Morrill and feterson made the All-Star first team. And, Eberhart, Samantha Genskay and Renae fell made the second All-Star team. Upcoming Games Baseball May 21-25, NWAACC Championship Tournament Track and Field May 21-22, NWAACC Championships, Spokane Falls Community College ¿Sifeal
