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Wednesday, March 6,2013
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Men lose
out at end of
season
Andrew Millbrooke
Sports Editor
Laci Effenberger, a freshman from Ketchikan, Alaska, has been a key performer fo r the Cougars since returning
from an ACL injury. Effenberger made 41 percent o f her 3-pointers this season to lead the Cougars. She was named
2nd-Team All-Region and Freshman MVP after averaging 12 points, 3.8 assists and 2.8 steals this season.
Women fight for the
top of NWAACC
Andrew Millbrooke
Sports Editor
The Clackamas women’s
team won three straight games
late in the opening half to a fired
up Sasquatch team. Clackamas
responded with a late run to close
within six points at halftime,
33-27.
Clackamas kept up the pres
sure in the second half as an
Alex Howe basket started a 9-0
goal shooting in the game, while
forcing 23 turnovers.
Sade
Elliot
and
Laci
Effenberger led the way for
the Cougars as they both made
four 3-pointers in the win. Elliot
scored a game-high 18 points to
go along with five rebounds and
at the NWAACC tournament in
run that pushed the Cougars back
four steals. Effenberger added 14
Kennewick, Wash., to earn a spot
in Tuesday’s championship game
against Southern Region rival
Lane CC at 5:30 p.m. Lane is
one of only three teams to beat
the Cougars on the season, win
ning twice by a combined seven
points. The semifinals featured
three Southern Region teams, as
Lane defeated Chemeketa 83-58
in the other semifinal to earn its
title shot.
The Cougars (26-4) have now
won 21 of their last 22 games and
look poised to add another cham
pionship banner to the rafters in
Randall gym. Unfortunately, the
results were not in by deadline,
so you can check out the final
results at the tournament website
here, www.nwaacc.org/basket-
ball/championship/index.php
Clackamas 73, Spokane 65
In the opening round game of
the NWAACC tournament, the
Cougars came out lethargic and
found themselves down 15 points
into the lead. Clackamas extend
ed the lead to 13 points before
a late run by Spokane made the
final score look closer than it
was.
Ashleigh Anderson led the
Cougars with 17 points, 10
rebounds and four assists. Three
other Cougars scored in double
figures as Clackamas showed
off the balanced offense that
they have had all season. Tori
Wilkinson added 15 points, Laci
Effenberger had 11 and Jenny
Johnson finished with 10 points.
The three women combined
to make seven o f 15 3-point
attempts.
Clackamas 68, Clark 39
The Cougars reverted to form
against the Penguins, running
out to an early 17-5 lead before
pouring it on in the second half
with an 18-3 run to steamroll
Clark in a quarterfinal matchup
on Sunday. The Cougar defense
held Clark to 26 percent field
points, while Johnson grabbed a
team high nine rebounds.
Clackamas 73, Skagit Valley
56 — In a rematch of last years’
fifth place game, the Cougars
broke open a close game with
a huge second half to deny the
Cardinals a title shot. Clackamas
shot 70 percent from the field
and made 16 of 18 foul shots
in the second half. The Cougars
held Skagit Valley to just 36
percent shooting from the field
in the game, while forcing 20
turnovers.
Southern Region MVP Jenny
Johnson shot the lights out for
the Cougars on her way to a
game-high 32 points. Johnson
made eight o f 11 field goals and
was a perfect 13 o f 13 from the
free throw line. Jordin Feldman
added 16 points for the Cougars
off the bench, making eight of TO
field goals. Clackamas’ bench
outscored the Cardinals 29-7 in
the game.
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during the final eight games o f the season with 21.5 points per game.
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The
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(17-
14) men’s basketball team
defeated Yakima Valley CC,
80-73, in the opening round
o f NWAACC tournament
in Kennewick, Wash, on
Saturday to keep its dream
season alive. Unfortunately,
consecutive losses to North
Division powers Edmonds and
Everett knocked the Cougars
out o f the tournament. For
more information, check out
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website: www.nwaacc.org/
b a sk e tb a ll/c h a m p io n sh ip /
index.php
Clackamas 80, Yakima
Valley 73 - Clackamas con
trolled the game for most of
the opening half as Brock
Lutes carried the scoring load
with 16 first half points on the
way to a 34-28 halftime lead.
The Cougars extended the
lead to open the second half
and looked like they might
run away, but the Yaks had
other ideas as they stormed
back into the game to take the
lead with under eight minutes
remaining.
Kirby Hawkins came to the
rescue for the Cougars, getting
to the rim and the free throw
line at will to score a game-
high 31 points as Clackamas
pulled away to finish off the
win. Hawkins made nine of 18
field goals and 11 o f 13 foul
shots while also adding nine
rebounds. Lutes finished with
24 points and team-highs of
12 rebounds and five assists.
Edmonds 81, Clackamas
71 - The Cougars led most of
the way against Edmonds in
round two on Sunday, but a
late 12-2 run by the Tritons
pushed them ahead to stay
and they held on for an 81-71
victory. The Tritons were
led by the athletic all-around
play o f Shaq McKissic,
who led all scorers with 23
points. McKissic added eight
rebounds, six steals and five
assists in an incredible indi
vidual performance.
Michone Hopkins led the
Cougars with 21 points, mak
ing five of eight 3-pointers.
Hawkins had 17 points and
Lutes added 14 points, while
Jordan Mosby-Barber finished
with nine points and a game-
high 14 rebounds in the Toss.
Everett 90, Clackamas
73 - On Monday in a loser
out game, Everett jumped all
over the Cougars early and
often to build an 18 point
halftime lead on its way to a
90-73 win. The Trojans domi
nated. the Cougars on the glass
with a 56-42 rebounding edge,
including 25 offensive boards.
The Cougars helped the
Trojans along by committing
an unheard of 26 turnovers in
the game.
Jarell Banks led the Trojans
with a game-high 22 points,
while Connor Donaldson
played big in the paint with
16 points and a game-high
19 rebounds. Hawkins and
Lutes led the Cougars with
21 and 15 points respectively,
but they made just three of l4
shots from behind the 3-point
arc. The Cougars finished just
five of 21 on 3-pointers for
the game.
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