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The Clackamas P rint"/
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012
The Clackamas wrestling team celebrates their crushing victory a t regional* on Feb. 11. The regional championship is their second in as m any years, a n d the team looks to take their second
consecutive national championship. Clackamas has been ranked near the top o fth e coaches’polls in the N JC A A the entire season a n d is a strongfavorite entering the tournament.
Wrestling repeats as regional champions, takes another trip to
N atio n al C h a m p io n sh ip to u rn a m e n t
By John William Howard
Sports Editor
National Championships here we come. Again.
Over the past several years, Clackamas Community
College wrestling« has built themselves into a
dominant powerhouse program and for the sec
ond year in a row, they will be advancing to the
National Championships, kings of Region 18.
Clackamas didn’t simply squeeze by and squeak
into Nationals, they barged in and took the region
title with authority, racking up 142 points and
leading the runners up by more than 5-0 -points.
The Cougars crowned five -individual champi
“We went in to this tournament knowing that
ons.out of seven finalists en route to their impres all we wanted to do was qualify all 10 wrestlers for
sive victory, which saw wrestlers from ,each of the the Nationals as that gives these kids the oppor
10 weight classes make Nationals for Clackamas.
tunity to achieve their individual, as well as team
I -The regional championship only adds to goals,” head coach Josh Rhoden told Clackamas’
Clackamasr transcendent regular season run, a website; “This is simply a step in our process and
season featuring four matches in which Clackamas our guys know that. We are very*excited for them
scored over 40 points and 10 matches where and at the same time realize we have work to-do.”
they held their opponents to 12 points or less.
Clackamas,'which won the Team of the Year
Clackamas finished 9-0 in the regular season and distinction at the Oregon §ports Awards on Feb.
12-2 overall, their only losses coming to Southern 12, will be traveling to Rochester, Minn., .on Feb.
Oregon University and Labette Community 23 to compete in the NJCAA wrestling champion-
College.
shipis, looking to repeat as national champions.
Region 18 Placings:
Upcoming Events
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Women’s Basketball
Clackamas @ Mt Hood CC
Clackamas vs. Lane CC
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Men’s .Basketball P
Time/date
5:30 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 15
4 p.m. Saturday Feb. 18
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Clackamas @ Mt. Hood CC * 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 15
Clackamas vs. Lane CC
6 p.m. Saturday Feb. 18
Wrestling.
NJCAA Championships
Feb. 23-25
W EIGHT
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PLACE
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Sage Ornelas
Martin Gonzalez
Cody Randall
Clin ton McAlester
Nikko Veltri
Nick Sierra
Trent Noon
Austin Morehead
Rudi Burtschi
Jake Laden
Runner Up
Region Champion
Region Champion
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4th
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Runner Up
Region Champion
Region Champion
Region Champion
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