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Wednesday,Feb.27, 201 H oots fo r Hoops See Page 7 Plav setin oastmakina history PFEmilyRas<*l Co-Arts & CultureXtfitoi | Bulgarian Army and then sending him on ? fu tu re ^ ^ ^ ^ p H e S v h y 9 H ^ ^ ^ S r^ ^ a m S Clackamas ReperfoiyTTieatre iortw o andh - f hiSway the next morning, hiding beneath 1 diving high school, he continued.topursue a half her father’s coat. The war would come to'S it after his graduation. Although Olson As stag em an ^eySKuiJ^BjBSTKarr^ end^bul win the^S^bian soldier returrt^R did land a lead role in the play, he did not? “I set the s t a ^ j^ > d y T p f d r ! ^ » Z h 3 ^department will be® know about : showing the p lay “ Arms and the Man” to ftb efo re. ~ .J the show? finally opens I’ll be-Jballingj as tell the s t w y ^ J ^ g g l ^ g ; and if he w iM fc “I asked a friend for a monologue and queues that run the show. So up until th e a o ^ fe in d e e d re tu r^ J H H H te i^ ^ I B Iwent to the audition with the script in it’s really just making sure the students! ->a'"SMt T h o m m iaK j ^ ^ . Y plays C a p ta in ! hand rather than having it memorized,” or the actors learn their lines,” ¿she said J “Helping them learn their lines and help! lg Bluntschli, the Serbian soldier. He defines i t said Olson. ie his character as thoroughly practical andjfe? The play’s stage manager, Athena Ruhl, m g them learn their blocking Just if thejl ss contrasts himself with the other characters.! has been a part o f CCC’s drama depart-; need help in general I’m there for th at| • “They Sall<view: .w ar romantically ment for four years and is currently in the: Just making sure that things are going a s s. $ whereas Bluntschli is a pragmatist,” saidA rtist-in-R esidence program at CCC. Theg smooth as physically possible.$|^gB&£ A R Brad Heineke The Clackamas Print In the second act o f the play “Arms and the Man, ” Raina and Catherine P etkoff consult Major Petkpff after he gets back from war. He also finds out about the Serbian soldier who was hidden away in his daughter’s bedroom and wore his coat as a disguise to flee the next morning. The play runs Feb. 28-March 10 at the college. Basketball alumni shoot for the stars, land overseas Andrew Millbrooke Sports Editor Scott K ellar, had nothing but praise for his form er star player in a phone interview. “B etw een h is sophom ore and ju n io r years he physically and fundam entally ju s t explod ed,” said Kellar. “E ven m ore im pressive to m e is w hat a great team m ate he w as and how m uch he w as respected by his team m ates. H e had a gift for relating to people.” T ap sco tt p lay ed in th e International B asketball League last year for the Salem Soldiers and is planning on playing for the P o rtlan d C hinooks w hen they start at the end o f A pril this year. Tapscott w as sensational for the Soldiers, averaging 28.6 points and 12.7 rebounds w hile shooting 48-percent on 3-point- ers. Tapscott, at only 6-foot-5, is undersized to play on the inside, b u t he m akes up for it w ith trem endous hustle and athleticism . “H e’s got unbelievable tim - ing, especially rebounding and he ju s t has a nose for the ball,” said Kellar. “W ith his jum ping ability and his w ingspan, he plays a lot b ig g er'th an he is.” Tapscott, who w as in tow n in early D ecem ber for an alum ni scrim m age against the current C lackam as team , said his goal is to play in the N BA . Tapscott is w illing to do w hatever it takes to get there, even if it m eans travelling halfw ay across the w orld to do it. K ellar is sure th at Tapscott w ill eventually get a shot at the N BA. “H e ’s such a v ersatile offensive p lay er and h e ’s gotten better every year,” said K ellar. “T hat has been his dream since high school and I w ou ld n ’t put anything past him .” Please see EUROPE, Page 8 TAPSCOTT Photo illustration by Brad Heineke The Clackamas Print T hree form er CCC m en ’s basketball players are m aking quite a nam e for them selves on the other side o f the w orld by playing professional basketbalL . W hile not quite realizin g their dream and playing in the N BA , these players are living the dream by getting paid to play the gam e they love, w hile living com fortably and trav el ing all over Europe. C hehales T apscott, B rian Freem an and M ichael K uebler are all playing professionally in different E uropean co u n tries. In addition, all three players w ent on to successful D ivision I careers after they left Clackam as; Tapscott at Portland State, Freem an at Long B each State and K uebler at H awaii. A ll three first m ade a nam e for them selves at the O regon prep level, Tapscott at C entury H igh School in H illsboro, Freem an at W est A lbany and K u eb ler at South Salem. T apscott, 2010 C lackam as alum , is playing overseas in L uxem bourg’s D iekirch League for AS Soleuvre. T apscott jo in e d th e team m id w ay through the first stage o f the season, providing an im m ediate im pact. Tapscott averaged 22 points and over 10 rebounds per gam e w hile shooting 60 percent from th e field. T apscott w as a tw o -tim e NW AACC Player o f th e Year (2009, 2010) for the C ougars and w ent on to average 14 points and nine rebounds per gam e as a senior last season at P ortland State. Tapscott was nam ed A ll Big Sky C onference after leading the league in rebounding, blocked shots and double-doubles. T apscott’s coach at Century,
