P R IN T :: Sports
4 *J2» Wednesdayjan.23,2013
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kidding!
Not your
girl! sorry.
SPORTS
OPINION
Andrew Millbrooke
Sports Editor < ’
It should have been a
slow week in sports, with
everybody disvussing
w eekend’s
conference
championship games in the
NFL or the NBAAH-Star
starting rosters that were
released, but it w asn't^
meant to be. First, cyclist
Lance Armstrong came o t n
finally admitting to years o f I
doping, followed by Oregon
head football coach Chip
Kelly reversing course and *
flying the coop to more
notoriety and money
Philadelphia.
But all of that was noth
ing, compared to thé bomb
shell dropped by Deadspin.
com about Notre Dame star
linebacker and H eisfiab
finalist Manti Te’o. Te’o
was duped into a three-yeàr
online relationship with a
fictitious woman, Lcnnay
Kukua.
I guess the sports world
is ready to join the con
versation on mental health
that is sweeping the nation
after the recent tragic shoot
ing events. This- story ranks
right up there with the best
Jerry Spi inger episode sick
and twisted to the core.
‘Lennay’
eventually
‘died’ from Leukemia, sup
posedly the same day as
Te’o’s beloved grandmoth\
er. Te’o perpetuated this
myth in numerous inter
views with CBS, SpowA
I llu s tr a te d , an d. ■ o t h e r s
fo r
through the BCS title game
on Jan. 7.
Te ’ o 1 earned ; that the
woman did not exist some
time in December. How
much he knew and when he
knew it are still questions
to be answered. There are
all kinds of rumors swirling
about his motives.
A friend o f M anti’s,
Ronaiah Tuiaspsopo, is the
perpetrator of the scam and
has apologized to Te’o. He
made the fake online pro
file of Lennay Kukua and
duped his friend with the
help of two cousins. AU ,of
the details o f how that went
down have not been report
ed. Ronaiah 'I uiasnsopn .ft.
reportedly in hiding and
has not spoken to anyboifc,
except for the apology call
to Te’o.
Te’o has continued to
claim that he was thé victim
of a hoax, but many people
are questioning the time
line of events.,Lying to the
public for over a month Will
put some doubt in people’s
minds. Te’o has made only
one interview, with ESPN’s
Jeremy Schaap, since this
news broke and he was in
control o f the content and
questions.
Did this affect Te’o ’s
mindset and performance1
in his preparation for the
BCS championship ganàél
against Alabama, where he
was a virtual no-show in
the Crimson Tide’s 42 to 14
shellacking of Notre Dame?
I’m thinking he wasn’t fully
focused on the game.
.How this affects Tfe’o’s,
chances to play in the NFL
is yet to be seen, but obvi
ously there are red flags
about his character, honesty
and sanity before even look
ing at his athletic ability.
1 expect this story to con
tinue to evolve and I have
no idea what it will pro
duce. Only time will tell, or
maybe Ronaiah ruiuxosopo
W INNING: W alking off the injuries
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Freshman Lacy Effenberger,
from Ketchikan, Alaska, added
17 points and four assists.
Freshman Tori Wilkinson, from
Eugene, played a great all around
game, tallying eight points, eight
rebounds and four steals.
Jordin and Megan Feldman,
6-foot 1-inch sophomore twins
from Estacada, are the two main
posts on the team and both
expressed that Lane was a chal
lenging opponent. When asked
why they felt like they lost to
Lane in the preseason Jordin
said, “We just -mentally broke
down.”
However, Clackamas had
several injured players in the
preseason and as the season
progresses the injured players
are coming back into the fold.
Co-head coach Jim Martineau
stated that there is some getting
used to the new players. Megan
Feldman had a similar sentiment
about the returning girls.
“We must work hard in build
ing the team,” said Megan.
Jordin and Megan also stated
that the returning girls will allow
for other players to have more
rest and will produce a team that
is less likely to have difficulties
with fatigue.
When asked what has contrib
uted to their success so far, Jordin
Feldman stated that “positivity
and communication” were the
main factors.
“The season has gone how
it was supposed to go,” said
Martineau. “I am pretty happy
with where we are at.” Martineau
also expressed what he hopes the
team improves on as the season
progresses.
“I think our playing together
—on the flo o r-- s a id Martineau.
“Offensively w e’ve been incon
Back in action after a sidelining injury, Laci Ejfenberger breezes by Linn-Benton defense en route to another win.
sistent and we tend to score more
points at home than at away
games.”
The CCC women soared over
Linn-Benton CC on Saturday,
Jan. 12 at home. Minutes into
the game Clackamas was ahead
17 to 2, displaying a quick and
ferocious defense to forge the
early lead. The Cougars went on
to a 43 to 27 halftime lead, before
closing out the Wifi’, '73 to 61.
With the new players com
ing back, there is hope that the
Cougars will beat both the teams
they lost to in the pre-season. One
of those injured players recent
ly back in action is freshman
guard Effenberger, who scored 20
points, making six three-pointers
in the win against Linn-Benton.
Megan Feldman added 16
points, while her sister Jordin
grabbed seven rebounds in
the win. Sophomore Ashleigh
Anderson added nine points, six
assists and six rebounds.
Wilkinson grabbed a team-high
eight rebounds.
Overall, the women’s basket
ball team has been succeeding.
Hopes are high and as the oppo
nents get tougher the women’s
basketball team will have to dig
deeper to stay atop the Southern
Region standings.
Men’s basketball strives for w ins
Andrew Millbrooke
Sports Editor
The Clackamas Community
College men’s basketball team is
struggling to right the ship with
six losses in its last seven games.
The Cougars (9-10, 1-4) are
tied for seventh in the Southern
Division, but only one game out
of fourth place as three teams are
tied at 2-3. The Cougars must
finish in the top four to make
the NWAACC tournament for the
14th consecutive season.
Lane 87, Clackamas 80,
OT - Last Saturday, the Cougars
stormed back from 24 points
down in the second half against
Lane CC to force overtime, but
fell 87 to 80 as the Titans con
trolled the extra period.
6-foot
3-inch
freshman
Keynan Middleton led the Titans
with game-highs of 22 points,
10 rebounds and six steals.
Middleton put down some nice
breakaway dunks after a cou
ple of his steals. Clackamas was
led by freshman Grant Sitton,
from Vancouver, Wash., with
18 points. Freshman Michone
Hopkins added 17 points, seven
rebounds and five assists for the
Cougbrs.
Clackamas 71, Mt. Hood 69
- The Cougars pulled out a close
win over die Saint's in Gresham
last Wednesday by making seven
of 15 three-pointers in the second
half. Freshman Michone Hopkins
led the Cougars with 16 points
and six rebounds.
Linn-Benton 73, Clackamas
72 - Freshman Sam Stafford hit
a driving, twisting layup with
0.7 seconds remaining to lift the
Roadrunners over the Cougars
on Saturday, Jan. 12 at Randall
Gym.
“Clackamas has a very good
team,” said Linn Benton head
coach Randy Falk. “This is a
strong win for us against a very
good program.”
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Jordan Barber eyes a rebound during the tough home game against
A lbany’s Linn-Benton Community College in which Linn-Benton won by
an unfortunately precise last-minute basket Saturday, Jan. 12.
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