4 the clackamas print
Wednesday, Nov, 18, 2009
Cougars host Jamboree at honi
Basketball team gets
warmed up with
preseason Jamboree
with the
By Steven Weldon
The Clackamas Print
The NWAACC conference
centered around CCC for an
afternoon as multiple teams
from all around Washington
. and Oregon came to play
in the Clackamas Jamboree
Scrimmages to warm up for
the season. Teams from Skagit
Valley, Bellevue, Mt. Hood,
Linn-Benton, Grays Harbor,
Centralia, Blue Mountain,
Lane and Clackamas commu
nity colleges all played in 20
minute games centered on get
ting the new players involved,
showcasing the talent and see
ing where the teams stacked
up amongst each other.
In the case of Clackamas,
the Cougars benched three of
Cougars freshman
Andre Dickson
made a statement
in the game with
a fastbreak slam
dunk...
their five sophomores leav
ing sophomore point guard
Jeff Dorman and sophomore
forward EJ Manley on the
floor with a collection of
freshmen making their unof
ficial Cougars debut. While
the team has been practicing
with each other since before
school started, they were still
in the process of learning the
nuances of head coach Clif
Wegner’s offense.
This season the Cougars
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Jeff Dorman (21) shoots over a defender from Skagit Valley College. Dorman, a sophomore,
is returning from a season in which he earned second team All-South division honors.
have an entire roster’s worth
, of new players. Twelve fresh
men and one transfer complete
the team with returning play
ers Shane Fife, Justin Steinke,
Manley and 2009 NWAACC
Southern Region All-Stars
Dorman
and
Cheheles
Tapscott. While the team has
many fresh faces, the expec
tations from last year con
tinue, as they look to repeat
as NWAACC champions.
The Jamboree provided
some good competition for the
Cougars, and plenty of oppor
tunities to learn and make
adjustments. In a game against
the Skagit Valley Cardinals,
the Cougars looked a bit lost
on defense and weren’t clear
where to go with the ball,
leaving the door open for the
Cardinals who took advantage
winning 27-15.
After Wegner declared a
team meeting in a classroom
above the Randall Hall gym,
the Cougars were ready to
take on their next challenger,
the Chokers of Grays Harbor.
Freshman Frenchman Mathieu
Michaud showed leadership
and helped lead Clackamas
to a 25-14 victory in a much
needed turnaround.
It was then a challenge
arrived - the Bellevue
Bulldogs, a team who played
the Cougars in the 2007
NWAACC championship los
ing in the title game, hungry
for a vengeful victory. The
game was hard fought and
nitty-gritty, finishing in a 27-
all tie.
Cougars freshman Andre
Dickson made a statement in
the game with a fastbreak
slam dunk that made the crowd
‘ooh’ and ‘ahh’ like tj
just seen Michael Jacks]
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Trail Blazers. The gj
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finished them off will
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secured victory, 27-151
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Some notable appej
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talent the nine school
and five players were!
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opposing schools. Jakel
and Robby Rivers, boil
uates of Rex Putnan
School in Milwaukie!
for Mt. Hood Coni
College, Kamal Smfl
Oregon City High aluml
for Centralia, and Clal
High School had twl
ers come, Craig Siell
a member of Centra™
with Kevin Stanley!
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