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4 the clackamas print Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Cougars make tracks towards goa Right: Chris Olsen races in the 400 meter relay. Olsen and his part ner, Carlos Vazquez, fin ished third in their relay on April 9. Left: Anthony Lantz tosses the shotput at practice on April 26. Travis Hardin Cuda George Craig Clackamas Print 6A wrestling champ signs with Cd By Mark Foster Sports Editor I Photo illustration by Brian Steele and Kayla Berge Clackamas Print Tommy Siciliano is a four-time 6A Oregon state high school wres tling champion and is now look ing to continue his success on the mat wearing red and blue for the Clackamas Cougars. Siciliano, who was recently named Oregon player of the year for wrestling, was high on Clackamas’ list coming out of Newberg High School. Aside from being highly ranked in the state, he was also ranked in the top 25 by USA Wrestling for his weight class. Head coach Josh Rhoden is very excited to have him and sees a lot of potential to grow in Siciliano. Rhoden credited Tyrell Fortune with helping Clackamas get its name out there and attracting high caliber athletes. Rhoden said, “When [Fortune] chose C lackamas, it opened the door for us to get guys like Tommy.” After meeting Fortune, Siciliano spoke about the national champ saying, “He’s a good guy, excellent wrestler. He kind of helped keep the team together.” With six sophomores moving on to four-year colleges and two others leaving the team, there is a lot of room to fill. It was at the National High School Coaches Association senior national tournament that Siciliano really stuck out to Rhoden and other coaches. Rhoden said, “The senior national deal kind of solidified that we needed to get this guy.” Siciliano finished second at that tournament, wrestling at 125 pounds. Like his state championships, he has won the Reser Tournament of Champions four times. About Siciliano’s performances, Rhoden acknowledged he has the ability to win the big tournaments, “Wrestling wise, he is tough mind ed; he knows how to wire” The new recruit spoke very high1y of Rhoden and his coaching staff saying that he and the other coaches were what made his I sion over Northern Idaho Cel easier. Siciliano felt that his new J was a lot like his previous ol Newberg; he said, “My high $I coach to me, he was kind of li second dad. He was there tol me; he kind of pushed me tn high school and helped irl focused ... the way [RhodenJ for all of his wrestlers is a lot lin high school coach.” i Aside from the coal Siciliano is looking forward J ting to work on the mat and nJ his new teammates. His plan stay at Clackamas for two veal hopefully move'on to a DB 1 school after. The four-timB champ said that coming out ol school he had spoken to son el coaches but due to the fact thl grades were subpar he was J to go to a larger school. Siciliano’s ready to put ¡1 time and get the big time J he’s got his eye on a national ci pionship. | Soccer terms get defined By Steven Weldon Associate Sports Editor Spring has sprung, and that means it’s time for some soccer. The Portland Timbers season has begun, and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is on June 11! This week I’ll cover some soccer terms if you don’t quite understand the game all that well. Pitch: This is the British and Australian English version of our “field.” It’s basically an open air field for activities. Overseas, they call a soccer field a “football pitch.” Bicycle Kick: This not only sounds cool, it looks cool. A bicycle kick takes place when the player receiving the ball kicks it in mid-air, backwards and over his or her own head. Picture a “Y” shape when try ing to imagine this insane maneu ver. Offsides: Everyone wants the advantage right? In soccer, if you have too much of an advantage on offense, you’ll give the ball up. Why? If an offensive player is passed the ball and there are not at least two opposing players between them and file goal line, usually this is the goalkeeper and another defender, it’s considered offsides. Corner Kick: If you notice the flags on the four comers of the field, this is the general area where a cor ner kick takes place. If the defending team kicks the ball out of bounds on the end line, the attacking team will get the ball in the comer closest to where the ball went out and attempt to set up a play to score a goal off of the kick sent from the comer. Yellow/Red Card: This is not good. This means you made the referee mad. Maybe you didn’t call him or her “sir” or “ma’am,” maybe you delayed the game or maybe you did something dangerous on the field. In any case, if you receive a yellow card; it’s a warning. If you- get another yellow card while on file field, hit the showers; your day is over. Red card is even worse. Once you get this, you’re done on the spot. If two yellows or one red is given, your team has to be without a player on the field for the rest of the game. For instance, nine or 10 players on the field as opposed to 11 players. Timbers Army: A rabid fan base that takes up section 107 and even branches out to 106 and 108 at PGE Park. The Timbers Army chants most of the duration of the game, with such diddies as “MERRITT PAULSOIU!” when they see the Portland Timbers and Beavers owner walk by the section, singing “You Are My Sunshine” to inspire goals, and my personal favorite, “There’s no pity in the Rose City!” when an opposing player is on the ground in pain. The group was developed in 2001 when the Portland Timbers became an expansion team in the United Soccer League. Create a market for yourself. flPB Finish your degree online, within your budget and on your schedule. Linfield vT y College’s Adult Degree Program is one of the most affordable degree completion programs in the country. 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