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4 # PRIK T: Sports Wednesday, October30,2013 Cougars and Penguins balance on thin ice Chris Browarski ■ The Clackamas Print The Clark Penguins kept the Clackamas Cougars on ice for 86 minutes before finally allowing a tying goal. Neither team was ahead at the end of the match with a final score of 1-1. The Cougars retained their ur^defeated at home turf sta tus. It was the final home game of what has been a great season for Clackamas. A cold afternoon with light rain set the stage for a long grinding game between two of the NWAAC’s top .teams Saturday at Oregon City High School’s Pioneer Stadium. Both of the playoff bound teams resorted to physical play and presented fans with an exciting game despite the lack of scoring. The Penguins were first to strike 12 minutes into the match as an assist from Lee Ann Lauritzen gave Alexandra White a clear look at the Cougars’ goal. This, however, was the only score the Penguins could muster as Clackamas goalkeeper Melanie Trumbull was oh top of her game for the rest of the match. She collected four saves including two spectacular dives to deny any more Penguin shots to find the net. The Penguins learned from their 2-1 loss to the Cougars earlier in the season. They emphasized a tough defense that kept the Cougar offense frustrated by denying them many scoring chances. The Penguins posi Pressing hard, the Cougars even tioned four players far back. Through most of the match the Penguins were tually broke through the Penguins’ able to keep the ball out of their box defensive wall and Claudia Flores and quickly clear any penetration powered a shot into the net after 87 minutes to tie the game. After the back out to mid field. Coach Janine Szpara substituted- game Flores was proud of her team. “They played all the way to the in midfielder Hope Butler in the 33rd minute, a move that received a end and didn’t stop,” said Flores. loud cheer from the fans. The adjust Trumbull was also proud of her team ment energized the Cougars’ offense mates, calling them hard workers at as they developed two promising the end of the match. ;“I’m glad my team stepped up,” scoring chances. Unfortunately those opportunities were revealed to be said Trumbull. Trumbull is hungry for retribu teases. The first shot rebounded off the crossbar and the second was tion after last year’s disappointing scooped up but the Penguins goal loss in the NWAAC championship. keeper Victoria Fulton. The Penguins This being her last year playing for excellent play , in goal was a thorn Clackamas she only has one goal; “I want to come out and win the in the side of the! Cougars as Fulton picked up seven saves through 90 NWAAC,” said Trumbull, The 1-1 tie clinched the NWAAC minutes of play. The second half of the match South region championship for the upped the intensity of both sides, the Cougars, giving them a first round wet grass proved to be a challenging bye in the 2013 Women’s Soccer surface to tread on. Heavy contact playoffs. The Clackamas team has throughout the game made for sev the potential to come out as the eral injury scares from both sides. champions this year but will need to The official awarded yellow cards to play hard to beat the best teams in Clackamas players Tori Roberts and the league. “We have to work on our play in Butler, also to the Penguins’ Cristal the first half,” said assistant coach Ruvalcaba. The Cougar offense pressed hard Miriam Coto. Coto noted that the team played er as the minutes ticked by in die second half. As usual, the Cougars better in the second half. “We have to play hard from the played possession soccer, keeping the ball off of the Penguins’ shoes for beginning,” said Coto. This week wraps up the regular most of the match. Fast-paced and accurate passing kept the Cougars season as the Cougars play on Wed competitive while trailing late in the and Sat, traveling to Lane and SW second half. Roberts showed excel Oregon community colleges respec lent dribbling skill as her fancy foot tively. The NWAAC Championship work was able to beat defenders and tournament will be held on Nov. 16-17 in Tukwila, Wash. draw appreciation from the crowd. The red filters through Kenny Martin controls Dylan Holcomb at Thursday night’s Navy vs: Scarlet inter squad event. Martin won the match by 10-4 decision. Thursday night was an intersquad exhibition. Each team was coached by an assi stant coach. Navy Coach Bret Bom vs. Scarlet Coach Rich Vigorito. The Scarlet team won 22-21. At 125 Josh Johnson defeated Jared Cash (Dec.) 125 Stevan Knoblauch defeated Kamron Day (Dec.) 133 C J Palmer pinned Urmas Yanis. “I pinned him,” said Palmer. “I like Urmas. It’s gonna’ be a rough season wrestling allot o f D I guys, they do this for four years, they got allot more time.” 141 Peter Shea defeated Jordan Brewer (Dec.) 141 Lawrence Otero defeated Robbie Rizzolino (Dec.) 141 Daniel Leonard defeated Jared Sublet (Dec.) 149 Kenny Martin defeated Dylan Holcomb (Dec.) 10-4. “It feels good to wrestle this first match, it’s been a while, I felt like I was able to maintain a good pace,” said Martin. “It’s a new experience, I was kinda’ nervous, I heard this was a good school to go to, I feel like it’s done me justice so far, I feel like I’m in the best shape o f my life right now.” 157 EleazarDeLuca defeated Elijah Taylor (Dec.) 6-3. “I have allot of things I need to work on, so it was a good match to open-up what I need to work on,” said Deluca. “Coach Rhoden’s a really good guy, all the coaches have a killer mental ity, they want to win and I really like that.” 157 Nikko Veltri defeated Brandon Davidson (Major Dec.) 13-4. 165 Kyle Bateman defeated Tyler White (Dec.) 8-2. 174 Dustin Harris defeated Kolby Mays (Dec.) 6-1. 184 Adrian Salas defeated John Morin (Dec.) 5-1. 197 Dustin Johnson defeated Ihoughwama Odigizuwa (Dec.) 8-7. The Cougars head wrestling coach Josh Rhoden comented on the evening. “I thought it was pretty good, we got areas we can improve in, most o f them it’s gonna be a little shock to the system so we got some adjustments to make, but overall it was pretty good,” said Rhoden. The Cougars will com pete against NAIA Simpson University in Redding, Calif, next Saturday. The first home competi tion will be on Nov, 9 against Division 2 Simon Fraser University in Randall Hall at 5 p.m. -Compiled by David Beasley feated at home fo r the season. Clackam as volleyball beats the Storm Last Wednesday the Cougars volleyball squad brought down their opponent the Chemeketa Storm. The match was a competitive fray o f defense and offense with a few long-winded volleys; Bre Gibbons played a very active game with some solid blocks, well placed tips over the net, 12 kills and 17 digs. Taylor Balkan served an excel lent scoring ball in the second set, she had 20 assists throughout the game. Megan Minke got her hands on a few really nice plays in the third set. “It feels good to be playing in the middle again. Getting a kill in the middle is more intense and fast paced than the outside,” said Minke. “I think that were starting to get back in the groove, were on the uphill. Hopefblly the goal is to win NWAACCs and to come out on top in league.” Hannah Olson set up some good plays from a couple nice serves, she had 10 kills and some good tips over tire net. Chemeketa attempted to return one o f her serves in set three, but it was blocked by the double wall o f Gibbons and Minke. “I have a hurt shoulder right now, so it was pretty good, it was one of my better games,” said Olson. “We are working really well together, it’s nice to have a team that gets along.” Chemeketa tried to come back in the third, bringing the score danger ously close at 24-21, but the Cougars won the third set and the game was theirs at 25-20,25-15,25-21, The Cougars head coach Kathie Woods was impressed by her squad’s hard work so far this season. “Were ranked seventh right now, were 24-10,” said Woods. Dressed as the Harlem Globetrotters, the Cougars competed over the weekend at the Mt. Hood Dorian Harris Halloween Classic. The Cougars won on Friday against Edmonds and Tacoma. They won again against Columbia Basin. In the semi-finals the Cougars lost to Olympic College and placed third in the Halloween Classic. The Cougars play SWOCC Friday in Coos Bay at 6 p.m. Wed Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. will be the last home game. -Compiled by David Beasley Cougars rally between sets. The Clackamas volleyball team wins on Wednesday against the Chemeketa Storm. They also earned three wins in the Halloween Classic over the weekend.
