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P R IN T: Sports
Cougars clinch soccer playoff spot
with thrilling win over the Storm
Chris Browarski
The Clackamas Print
The Storm o f Cjiemeketa.
Community College couldn’t
rain on Clackamas’ parade as die
Cougars women’s soccer team
defeated their division rivals 4-2
this Friday. The sunny 70 degree
day at OC’s Pioneer Stadium pro
vided a perfect setting for the
Cougars offense to shine in a game
riddled end to end with scoring.
The Chemeketa defense looked
disheveled as midfielder Olivia
Thoroughman caught them off
guard with a charge at their goal
during the opening minute o f play.
The quick goal foreshadowed a
dominating performance as the
Cougars held possession of the ,
ball through most o f the match and
set up many scoring chances.
Chemeketa was able to tie the
game up quickly at the eight-min
ute mark as a shot from Hannah
Lopez slipped past Clackamas
goalkeeper Melanie Trumbull.,
The Storm’s relief was only tem
porary as the Cougars once again
found the back of their goal via the
foot of Stephanie Corea with an
assist by Mecca Krutsinger.
Down 2-1 early in the match,
Chemeketa coach Art Mota made
the adjustment at goalkeeper and
pulled Tonya Corral in favor of
Cheyenne Myers. '■ The change
would prove beneficial for the
Storm as Myers was able to get
her hands on several shots at goal,
earning nine saves, for the day.
Chemeketa showed frustration,
after the second goal, picking up
a much more aggressive, physi
cal style o f play. The referees
were lenient to the rough game
play showing no cards the whole
afternoon, but the Cougars were
awarded the majority of the free
kicks for the day.
The Cougars maintained their
high pace despite the aggressive
opposition. Clackamas - Coach
Janine Szpara’s yelling drowned
out the Chemeketa coaching staff
throughout the game. Szpara most
ly yelled short, simple phrases.
“Talk!” Szpara screamed,
encouraging constant teamwork
when her players made errors due
to lack of communication.
“Separate! Press up! Cross it!”
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Tahrti Harr (11) makes a play against two Chemeketa defenders. The Cougars beat the Chemeketa Storm 4-2, clinching a NWAACplayoff sp&t. The Cougars
lead the South Division with four regular season games left.
Szpara yelled often. She occasion
ally issued more direct orders to
the. team for on-field adjustments.
“Claudia, you’re playing too
tight! Keep her (Storm player) and
the ball in front of you!” Szpara
demanded as Claudia Fibres was
defending a Chemeketa throw-in.
Despite the aggressive nature
of their opposition, the Cougars
pressed hard, using quick style.
Flashy plays throughout the day
included passes through oppo
nents’ legs by Tori Roberts and
Stephanie Corea, both inspired
cheers from the crowd. The home
team was clearly outpacing the
womenfrom Chemeketa.
“They [Clackamas} are just
out-running them all game,” said
fen Jill Freeders at half time. “I
think the other team is getting
tired.”
The Cougars continued to play
hard. Tori Roberts managed to slip
two shots into Chemeketa’s net.
Roberts first scored off an assist
from Thoroughman at the 66 min
ute mark, and then again to put
the game out of reach in the 89th.
Chemeketa player Hannah Lopez
was able to score after 73 minutes
of play, but ultimately Clackamas
was the better team that day.
Other than fast offense, the
Cougars tough defense was excel
lent at blocking scoring chances
throughout the game. Despite
the two goals allowed, Melanie
Trumbull collected two saves
including a punch clearing the ball
to the other side of the field.
There were about 50 Clackamas
fans in attendance Friday to cheer-
on their Cougars. The fans loudly
roofed for their team’s exciting
play-
“I see NWAAC champ poten
tial ftere,” said Grant Sitton,
Cougars supporter and Hope
Butler fan. He had a good point
as the 10-1-1 Clackamas team
clinched a playoff berth and lead
the South division in points. The
Cougars play the Pierce College
Raiders on Oct. 23 in an away
game. The Cougars’ next and final
home* game is set for Sunday,
Oct. 27, 1 p.m. at OC’s Pioneer
Stadium.
Heralded new w restling recru it Adrian Salas
adapts to new life a t CCC
Sequoia Allen
The Clackamas Print
In a state with over 38 million
residents, it’s hard to stand out
J S but being named California’s
Division I Boys Athlete o f the
Year in your senior year of high
school just about does the trick.
Meet Adrian Salas, one o f CCC’s
newest Wrestling recruits. He is
part o f a team o f 30 wrestlers that
call CCC home and one of about
20 new team members.
In high school, Salas wres
tled and played various positions
on the football field for Clovis
High. Salas won the boys 182-
pound California Interscholastic
Federation W restling State
Championship title last March.
He was heavily recruited in his
senior year, but he eventually set
tled on Clackamas, because CCC
has a good wrestling program arid
because several o f his teammates
had also come here.
tt
H e is a good kid,
a hard worker and
likes to have fu n .”
C.J. Palmer
Wrestling teammate
Salas had never been to
Oregon before this summer, but
while he admits that it is a big
change, he expresses satisfac
tion not only with the wrestling
program at CCC, but also the
tree-filled greenness of his new
surroundings. The ;' wrestling
program is .equally happy with
Kim: CCC’s wrestling coach Josh
Rhoden praised Salas as a super
athlete.
“You can’t really teach ath
leticism,” ' said Rhoden. “In
those two sports, football and
wrestling, he’s definitely off the
charts.”
Salas has joined the Cougars
roster in the 184/197 weight divi
sions. C.J. Palmer, a returning
member o f the wrestling team,
described Salas as strong.
“A lot stronger than most peo
ple,” said Palmer. “[He is] a good
kid, a hard worker and likes to
have fun.”
Salas began wrestling in fifth
grade after his dad told him about
file sport
“[He] told me how physical it
was and how you can just drop
someone on [his] head and not
get in trouble for it,” said Salas
smiling good-naturedly, a smile
that lit up his whole face. “I
started wrestling after that and I
just stuck with it.”
Now, as a strong, hundred-and-
eighty-pound 18-year-old, it is
hard to imagine that fifth grader,
but the enthusiasm he described
is still there. His favorite move is
a double-leg takedown.
“[You] take one knee down
and you grab both [his] legs with
both arms and you just drive right
through the guy,” said Salas.
The wrestling team often
practices eight times a week,
but when asked if he liked this
demanding schedule, there was
no hesitation in Salas’ voice as he
answered yes. O f course, he can’t
spend all his time wrestling; he is
also busy with his classes. Salas
plans to transfer to a four-year
university after he finishes up his
SALAS
GED here at CCC and said he’s
interested in becoming a student
adviser. When he transfers, he
definitely wants another school
with a good wrestling program.
For now though, he’s a Cougar
and, as Palmer described him, a
big asset to the team.