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http://www.theclackamasprint.com Wednesday, November27,2013 É &>% - in ^ o Çun^ ay B efore Thanksgw»*'* 1 O . J 0 «*»»» . _ L B , . rMe*»<at Jé* J ^ k s q s v t n g C e lr 12:15pm ~ Thdnks3w i« 9 Feasr Ä -Ä S W Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR W Ä ^ . Make w u ¡ Reservations Today @ 503-656-3854 www.TheClackamasPrint.com ¿ : An independent, student-run newspaper since 1966 Cougars finish in Top 10 at NWAACC Championship From left: Bre Gibbons No. 13, Courtney Lofton No. 14 and Kiki Stonebreaker No. 11 celebrate the Cougars’ scoring. David Beasley Sports Editor T h e regular volleyball sea son was over, but last weekend the Cougars kept swinging. The NWAACC championship was held at Mt. Hood Community College. The tournament fea tured 29 teams from the North west. Clackamas placed sev enth in the competition. Thursday, Nov. 21, the Cougars faced Shoreline for their first game o f the cham pionships. The game against Shoreline was an excellent example of the Cougars’ inten sity and patience. Clackamas measured Shoreline’s attacks well and let the ball go when Shoreline hit it out. The game was one o f attrition, so the Cougars patience really paid off. Set number one ended with a trio o f well-aimed serves by Clackamas freshman Sierra VeraCruz. The Cougars 25th point ending the set was scored after a hard-fought long volley. The first set was 25-16. Another long volley begin ning set two cost the Cougars a point and Shoreline gained a slight edge with four points to nothing. Kiki Stonebraker start ed the comeback with a kill, and some inspiring teamwork brought Clackamas another point, bringing the score to 2-4. Shoreline still held the lead at 4-9, then more Cougar team work put the points at 5-9 with a set by Alexa Toth to Bre Gibbons’ kill. VeraCruz con tinued the momentum with a couple of surprisingly effective back-to-back digs. Toth made great use o f the second dig with a marvelous set over the net that scored. Clackamas kept catching-up at 8-9. The set continued competi tively with the score tied a few times. Stonebraker faked a spike and instead tipped the ball over the net, breaking the tie at 13-12. Shoreline ran ahead with a series o f scores and was able to win the second set at 20-25. Shoreline came back for the third set with three straight points, but Clackamas answered with three o f their own to tie it up at 3-3. The Cougars held on to a good run, scor ing four more before Shoreline was able to get a shot through. Gibbons fired right back with a kill earning the score o f 8-4. Gibbons later powered another kill through to put the num- Student reports attack Erin Carey News Editor female Clackamas Community College student reported she was attacked on the pathway joining CCC and Oregon City High School on Nov. 21 around 5 p.m. CCC officials reported that two assailants pushed the student to the ground, punched her three times and kicked her before fleeing. They also reported that nothing was taken from the victim. Campus Safety urges anyone with information on that attack to contact officers at extension 6650 or 503-594-6650. CCC officials would like to remind all students of these safety tips, especially since it’s darker much earlier in the day. • Always be aware of your surroundings, and keep an eye on everything around you. • Do your best to walk in pairs, especially when it gets dark outside. • Use well-lit streets instead of dark paths, • CCC does provide walk outs to vehicles and other areas. Call ext. 6650 if you’re using a campus phone or 503- 594-6650. If you would like to talk to a counselor, you can contact Casey Sims at ext. 3186. Additional details of the attack were not available at press time. Hannah Olsen faces o ff with a Shoreline oponnent at the net, blocking t bers at 17-13 in the Cougars’ favor. Another Gibbons power shot blasted through at 19-15. Clackamas stayed dominant in the third and won 25-18. “Bre had like eight serves in a row,” said Stonebraker. “Stringing points together changed the momentum.” A fourth set was played for the game, and freshman Hanna Olson scored the Cougars’ first point. Stringing points together changed the momentum.” Kiki Stonebreaker C/ackamas Sophomore “The fourth game we got our momentum back up and when we had really good kills that got our momentum back up too,” said Olson. It was a close set. The score reached 5-5 and a serve by Gibbons was sent back by Shoreline, meeting the great teamwork o f Clackamas. The team ’s perseverance gave Gibbons another opportunity to score and she landed another kill, gaining the lead at 6-5. Gibbons’ next score came from her following pin-point serve. Celena Maxwell hit the next shot after great team set-up. The score was 8-5, but the Cougars didn’t let-up. Maxwell tipped the ball over at 13-5 and Gibbons continued to serve. Maxwell scored again on the run with a great kill, securing 20-5 before Shoreline was able to score again. “I think the fourth set was the best because we had really good energy and came out and showed them Cougar volley ball,” said Maxwell. When Shoreline fin al ly did rack-up a few shots, Clackamas viciously battled back with tenacious teamwork. The scoreboard read 23-10 for Clackamas and Olson landed a solid kill. The next point won the set 25-10 for Clackamas and effectively the match was theirs, winning 3-1. They next faced Blue Mountain. Olson was pumped coming off the game against Shoreline, she said. “I can’t wait, it’s exciting to be here,” she added. Please see VOLLEYBALL. Page 6
