Wednesday, Feb. 20,2013
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Men walk fine Sine to stay alive
Andrew Miflbrooke
Sports Editor
'I he Clackamas men’s bas
ketball team won iwo close
games last week to stay alive
m an e\ er tightening Southern
Illusion plasofi race I"he
Cougars (14-12, 6-6) have
turned their season around,
winning five of six games after
sUuling league play b\ losing
five of the first six.
On Saturday the Cougars
defeated Lane CC, 73-69. It
was a game that the Cougars
■ d to win, as any loss would
severely damage any postsea
son hopes, l’he Cougars now
sit ail alone in fifth place, one
game behind Portland CC and
1 anc. I he top four teams qual
ity for the NWAACC tourna
ment.
1 he men face rival Portland
CC tonight at. 7:30 p.m in
Randall gym. It is a great
chance to gain ground in the
playoti race and anothei must
win for the C ougars.
‘'Basically we’ve tried to
play every game like a tourna
ment game, a must-win situ
ation.” said head coach Clil
Wegner. “We know what the
stakes are. We’re just trying to
focus on one play at a time and
have fun while we’re doing it
The kids have a done a good job
so far.”
Wegner, in his 15th season at
Clackamas, is confident that if
they qualify' foi the NWAACC
tournament, they will make some
noise. “I feel like if we can get
there, I don’t think anybody wants
to play 1 lackamj'..” said Wegnei
“We’ve been there before and we
know how to prepare our kids. I’ve
coached more tournament games
than any coach in the NWAACC.”
Wegner coached the Cougars
to NWAACC titles in three of
the past six seasons (2007, 2009,
and 2010) Also. Clackamas has
finished in the top three of the
Southern Division in each of the
past 13 seasons to quality for the
NWAACC tournament.
Clackamas 73, Lane 69
lhe Cougars got a must win in
Eugene as they jumped ahead by
10 points at halftime and then held
¡IP a late fitans run to defeat Lane,
73-69. Michone Hopkins led the
Cougars with 18 points and Kirby
lbwkins added 13 points Brock
Lutes continued his excellent all-
around play with 10 points and
gamc-highs of 12 rebounds and
four assists. Jake Dewitt added 12
points for C lackamas
I he Cougars held Lane
to 37 percent shooting and
grabbed a rebounding edge
of 43-36. Clackamas also
made 11 of 29 3-pointers,
while 1 ane hit just lout of 19.
Clackamas 80, Mt. Hoed 72
A fired up crowd was on hand
in Randall gym to watch the
Cougar men go on a late 12-2
run to turn a one point deficit into
a nine point lead and then make
nine of 10 foul shots in the final
minute to defeat Mt. Hood 80-72.
I he win earned the Cougars a tie
with the Saints in the standings
and kept their play oil hopes ali ve,
A big crowd of Saints fens
came out to Oregon City; but an
even bigger section of Cougar
fans left home happy and serenad
ed the leaving Mt Hood fans with
chants of “drive home safely!”
Seven Cougars scored in dou
ble figures, led by Hawkins with
14 points off the bench. Lutes
and Jordan Barber each had
II points and combined for 17
rebounds. Matt Bryant, Grant
Sitton, Hopkins and Dewitt all
finished with 10 points. Sitton
drained a running 30-footer just
before the halftime buzzer to give
the Cougars a 36-34 lead.
Hie Cougars shot 48 percent
from the field fos the game, while
holding the Saints io 34 percent.
This oft'set a huge 48-35 rebound
ing edge for the Saints. Clackamas
won the hustle categories, get
ting seven blocked shots and nine
steals, while the Saints had no
blocks and only four steals.
Clackamas Michone Hopkins elevates fo r a ^-pointer in a game against
Chemeketa earlier this season Hopkins leads the Cougars on the season
in scoring (14 Ì) assists (3 >) and steals (1 76) pet game
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Women suffer first
loss in 69 da ys
Andrew Millbrooke
Sports Editor
The Clackamas women’s
16-game winning streak, came
to a screeching halt in - Eugene
on Saturday as Lane beat the
Cougars for the second time this
season, pulling out a 66-63 win.
Clackamas (11-1,21-4), with only
one league loss, is still in control
for the Southern Division title as
the Titans have two league losses.
You could look at any number
of reasons why the Cougars lost
to the Titans. Clackamas shot a
woeful 29 percent from the field
for the game. They committed
20 turnovers and had only seven
assists. One of their main strengths
during the winning streak has been
3-point shooting. Against Lane,
the Cougars made just six of 21.
The only bright spot was mak
ing 21 of 24 foul shots. That and
the fact that they only lost by
three points while shooting so hor
rendously gives hope for a future
meeting with Lane. The loss might
end up being a good thing, as it
puts the big winning streak behind
them before postseason play. Only
time will tell.
Jenny Johnson led the Cougars
with a game-high 20 points,
but made just five of 19 field
goals. Ashleigh Anderson added
13 points and 10 rebounds while
Megan Feldman got a double
double as well with 10 points
and 10 rebounds. Sade Elliott was
one Cougar that continued her hot
shooting, making three o f five
3-pointers to finish with 11 points.
Clackamas 108, Mt. Hood 65
Sticking to form, the women’s
team was dominant against the
rival Saints from the get go, gun
ning out to a 54-23 halftime lead
on Lacy Effenberger’s shot at the
buzzer before running away for
a 108-65 victory. Elliott led the
charge in the second half, drilling
three 3-pointers during a 17-4 run
that sealed the game. The win was
the 16* straight dating back to a
four point loss to Lane on Dec. 9.
“I think we did a great job of
sharing the ball,, getting the open
shots and not forcing anything,”
said Elliott. “We have really; good
chemistry. It took us a while to
get there, but now we’re really
focused on getting to NWAACCs
and winning the championship,”
Elliott led seven Cougars who
scored in double figures with 1.9
points, finishing five of 10 from
behind lhe arc. Selin Belin had
16 points and Tori Wilkinson and
Johnson had 13 apiece. Johnson
added a team-high seven assists.
Feldman added 12 points and a
team-high 10 rebounds and Alex
Howe had 12 points.
Effenberger was the final play
er in double figures with 10 points
as nine players all played between
19 and 27 minutes in very bal
anced action.
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