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ports Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010 The Clackamas Print 5 ougars undefeated in region play .Robert Morrison - Sports Editor Romen’s soccer team hit Id this year in high fash bey finished second last [the Northwest Athletic ation of Community g’ South Region. Heading is week the Cougars are of a 8-2 overall record impressive 7-0 record in play. team has gone through hanges and has improved ace last year. “The team jy and the maturity of the ive made improvements,” acy Nelson, head soccer jink we have improved «thing,” said All-Region ¡nd Region MVP Jennifer .Cougars have had their (offensive and defensive fc year, but according to m, defense has been the fector in their wins. :y have to run every time in another team to score $o we have extra motiva- aid Nelson. Nelson also with the phrase “Defense ampionships.” hour defense and offense een important and our has really stepped it up,” i said. wements in players as improvement in the team ¡factors for a potential EC playoff berth. link our whole team has ed. Not any one per- re than any other,” said f Bauman, a sophomore lof the team. ling games against higher teams are always impor ting a good season. A n’t win a championship winning big games, link this last game was gest win. It was against They were ranked high >,” said Nelson. *4» r* g C * .."M S'»' 1 /, * ■ George Craig Clackamas Print The Lady Cougars practice hard to maintain their winning streak on Oct. 11 on Clackamas Community College’s soccer field. With hopes of remaining undefeated, tfie Cougars will continue to improve their offensive and defensive games. The Cougars are a team that’s used to big wins; the team won South Region Championships in 2004,2005,2007 and 2008. They seem to know their way around beating good teams. A good team never underestimates the aver age team either or a good team can lose to an average team. One game at a time is a common state ment in sports. “We need to treat every game like Walla Walla,” said Bauman. The Cougars lost to Walla Walla (1-3) on Sept. 1, the first of their two losses. Their only other loss was against Spokane (1-2) in the game immediately after their first loss. “We would love to stay unde feated (in Region play), but we are taking one game at a time,” Jackson said. Teams win some and lose tland Timbers lose in playoffs to Vancouver By Katherine Suydam The Clackamas Print Contributed by Steven Weldon ai^nder $*eve Purdy fights to protect his team’s tha i nc°uver Defender/Mid-Fielder Blake Wagner playoff game on Oct. 10 in Portland. The Portland Timbers suffered a bittersweet end to their season, playing a winning game and losing the playoffs. The Timbers played their sec ond game in the first round of the playoffs against the Vancouver Whitecaps at the University of Portland’s Merlo Field last Sunday, winning the game with a one-to- nothing shutout. But the win did not get them to the second round of the playoffs in Puerto Rico where the Whitecaps will be playing Thursday, Oct. 14. The Timbers held the Whitecaps to five shots, taking 15 themselves, and both teams took three comer kicks. ¿Timbers midfielder James Marcelin scored a goal in the begin ning of the second half, giving the Timbers their last win as a United States Soccer Federation Division Two team. “I think that apart from this year ...it has progressed. I think the style of football has changed. We’re starting to bring in some good players for the future. So I think for the organization, you look at the fan support, you look at the quality of the football, the only thing missing here is a trophy. It’s disappointing,” said Timbers’ Head Coach Gavin Wilkinson. “It was an extremely entertain ing game. Obviously it would have been nice to go on to the next level, but it was a good game and they played very well. Any other game this season... we would be celebrat ing, definitely,” said Ryan Pollard, a member of the elite group of fans known as the Timbers Army. The Timbers got four extra min utes after the second half to get the goal that they needed to tie up the playoffs and go to an overtime shoot out. Though they played hard and the Timbers Army cheered as loudly as they could, they did not get that extra goal. “It was mostly an offensive effort tonight. We didn’t have much to do, well the guys in front of me, the four in front of me did a fantas tic job. I mean I don’t even know if I really had a save tonight,” said Steve Cronin, Timbers goalie. “I’m real proud of everybody going for ward and we nearly got them.” “I think they came around late but they did really well, I think that the neatest thing about them this year is that they are so close to the fans and the community, and it’s going to be sad to see any of them go,” said Timber Joey, the mascot. Though the season has ended, Timbers fans can look forward to a hew beginning next year as a Major League Soccer team, with fresh faces and a stadium of their own. some, but with the season well underway and the playoffs roll ing over the hill come early November, the Cougars look to play strong as they try to add another NWAACC South Region Championship to the Clackamas Community College books.
