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ebster’s dictionary defines community as “a group of people who live in the same area such as a city, town or neighborhood.” On Saturday, Feb. 22, Clackamas Community College opened its doors to The Living Room’s annual Gay Straight Alliance Summit. The summit brings different organizations together to discuss matters that involve the GLBTQQ (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning) community. Workshops were offered on subjects ranging from a 30-minute Q & A for adults to religion, from dancing to mental health support.
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ollege plays showcase a huge variety of performances. They’re not just another rendition of “The Nutcracker.” Nor are they meant to be a lullaby leading into a nap. They’re designed to make the viewer think about complicated issues
that affect people today. Clackamas Community College’s theater department is aiming to do just that. The department is currently working on the winter 2014 play, “Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom,” written by awardwinning playwright Jennifer Haley. The play is about parents who discover that their teenage kids have become addicted to an online video game.
The catch? The neighborhood in the game that is infested by zombies is identical to the one they live in, down to the most miniscule details like a gnome in the front yard and a cat owned by one of the teens. The goal of the game is to get out of the neighborhood for good, but the game begins to blur the edges between reality and online fantasy. James Eikrem is CCC’s the-
atre director, and he’s excited about the production, he said. “I think it’s very challenging and topical,” Eikrem said. “It’s fun. It has a lot of suspense. It has issues that are pertinent to today in terms of conflict between parents and kids, teenagers especially, over the use of computers and technology.” Please see DOOM, Page 4
Cougar baseball swings into season David Beasley Sports Editor
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arch is just around the corner and that means it will be time for baseball. In this frigid winter season, the men of Cougar baseball have been diligently honing their skills for spring. Cougar freshman Cody Watkins is one of the hard working Clackamas athletes practicing for spring season. “It’s slow right now because we can’t go outside,” said Watkins. “Just trying to get prepared inside before the weather gets good.” The team has been acclimating to college ball and learning to work together. They have been hard at work all school year. The Cougars hope to translate their synergy into success against the competition
during spring season. “We’ve been together since fall,” said Watkins. “It’s nice to have that bond. There’s a lot of us coming out of high school where we use aluminum bats. Getting used to wood bats is different, takes some pop off your swing, bunting is easier.” Some of the team is new and some are veterans, but they all have room to improve and they have been consistent on that goal. Cougar Hayden Heying has enjoyed building the team’s prowess throughout the year and is excited for spring. “We’ll be the sleeper team of the league,” said Heying. “Trying to get stronger, throw harder. Trying to get one of the starting roles. We’re working pretty good, team chemistry seems to be pretty good.” The NWAACC rules allow baseball to include an unofficial fall and winter schedule before they
start the regular spring season. The Cougars fall season is from Sept. 15 to Nov. 15. Nov. and Dec. are for conditioning only. Winter baseball is Jan. 15 to March 1, then spring season starts. During the Spring baseball is allowed 22 game days against opponents. Spring season lasts until June 1. The weather hasn’t allowed for any pre-season games since fall, but that didn’t stop the Cougars from improving. Shortstop Taren Bradd is excited for Spring too. He enjoys the teamwork in baseball and looks for the hard hits. Like his teammates, he has been honing his game in order to perform at maximum capacity. “I’ve been working on hitting, staying inside the ball and becoming a leader,” said Bradd. “My favorite part of baseball is hitting line-drives, hitting the ball hard and making plays.”
Head Coach Robin Robinson has been teaching and coaching at Clackamas since 1990. He has seen his fair share of various teams with different skill levels to work with. Robinson is impressed with his team this year. He welcomes the talented returners and looks forward to seeing the team perform in league. “I feel really good about the sophomore returners,” said Robinson. “Good group of sophomore kids. The depth of our pitching is better than we’ve had in years.” With such dedication towards practice, Clackamas is off to a good start this year. The coming season will test their strength as a team. The Cougars first four games of the spring season are set for this weekend against Spokane in The Dalles. They will play two games on Saturday and two on Sunday.
Started in August 2009 by Carolyn Russel and R.E. Szego, The Living Room is an organization aimed at creating a safe space for Clackamas County youth (ages 14 – 20). The summit allows GLBTQQ youth to meet others in their age bracket as well as connect with resources in their community. Kelly Blixhavn, program director and board member, grew up in Clackamas County and remembers how hard it was four years ago before The Living Room. Her experiences really made her determined to make it easier for others to grow up in Clackamas County, she said. Blixhavn also spoke about the future of The Living Room. Clackamas women’s services currently sponsors the youth program, but they are in the process of becoming their own non-profit organization. The application is almost completed, she said. Jessica LeBron, who is a CCC student, a member of the youth advisory council and was recently voted to the executive board of The Living Room in January, has been involved with TLR for three years. Please see GSA, Page 3
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Courtney Wilton, former chief financial officer and vice president of college services of Clackamas Community College, now sits on the Portland Community College board. A vacancy on the PCC Board of Directors became available and a friend of his asked if he would like to apply, he said. Wilton, who likes the community college environment, wanted to stay involved after his retirement from CCC last summer. He was accepted into his new post in January. “I wanted to keep contributing to the community colleges,” Wilton said. His appointment will end in June 2015, when the seat comes up for re-election.
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Letter to the Editor:
Dear editor of The Clackamas Print, There happens to be a problem on campus with disrespectful drivers. The other day as I was driving through the Niemeyer parking lot, I was rear ended while in the middle of turning into a free space. The car that was backing out was just fine, it was the dumb*** behind me that — while I clearly had my turn signal on — decided to drive up on the side of me and steal the parking spot. As he drove up next to me, he nicked the left back end of my car. I honked at him and drove up behind him and sat there for ten minutes, hoping he would exit his vehicle. He didn’t so I drove off and gave up. I also have a friend who has also had issues with drivers in the same parking lot.
There was a big truck taking up two parking spaces. They were parked directly in the middle of them both. Drivers in this parking lot are ridiculous, dangerous and irresponsible. If these drivers are not careful, they might run someone over. I do not particularly feel safe walking to and from my classes in this parking lot. It is a parking lot, not a demolition derby. Campus security should have some part in handling this situation. They should patrol the parking lots more often and look for these unsafe drivers. It’s getting out of hand and I see it every day. It’s only a matter of time before I witness a student getting hit or ran over. Like I said, somebody could seriously get injured. Fellow student driver, Kai Kiefel CCC Student
Kai — The Print wrote Campus Safety about your concern. Suzy Isham, director of campus safety, responded to our inquiry of patrols in campus parking lots. “Campus Safety does conduct patrols in all parking lots throughout their shifts,” Isham said. “What I would encourage students, staff, and visitors to do, if they see these irresponsible drivers or have a parking complaint, is to contact Campus Safety at 971-563-0101 to report the activity, so we can respond and deal with the issue or individual(s).” Students need to understand that we have a lot of traffic around the parking lots, and be mindful of others. “Everyone needs to assist us in being the eyes and ears of the campus to keep our community safe,” said Isham. –The Clackamas Print
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LeBron planned last year’s summit as part of her Oregon City High School senior project. Currently she is working on a transfer degree at CCC focused on business. “I plan to transfer to PSU for non-profit management,” LeBron said. Already she helps coordinate the Wednesday youth drop-in activities for The Living Room in Oregon City. Jefferson Morgan, program coordinator, has worked with teens for a long time in various organizations, but has only been the project coordinator for TLR since January 2014. “Office stuff is alright, but I’d rather spend time hanging out
with the teens,” Morgan said. “They are what makes my job awesome.” In fact, because The Living Room is a youth-centered organization, his first interview for the position was conducted by the teenagers involved in the program, he said. Morgan says his main job is to provide a link between the teens and adults. The Living Room focuses on helping teens in Clackamas County, he said. “[We] provide a service that wasn’t being provided out here,” Morgan said. “The Living Room is just about to start their middle school outreach program,” Blixhavn said. Enrique Solama, co-chair of the youth advisory council, has been involved in The Living
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for life. Students are able to learn how to borrow less, borrow smart and repay their loans efficiently. The nonprofit has created articles, videos, lessons, infographics and comics that help students digest information about student loans on its website. SALT specializes in U.S. student loans. They offer student loan repayment counselors who work with students one-on-one. The counselors work over the phone seven days a week with students to help manage loan payments. Although SALT is focused on loans which students take out for four-year college, the website also has resources for students at community colleges. They offer lessons on how to get ready for transferring to a four-year university and where to find scholarships and jobs through their free database. According to Allesandra Lanza, a spokeswoman for ASA, SALT has partnered with 250 higher education institutions and
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Room since he himself showed up as a drop-in when he was 14. Now he helps facilitate the GSA summit. But what of the teens that “age-out” of The Living Room by turning 21? Kat Taylor, one such individual, came back to volunteer. She is also involved in creating YOTA (youth of transitioning age) for young adults 21 and over to continue having a safe environment after they leave The Living Room. According to Blixhavn, Taylor is one of the first to have actually “aged-out” of the program, so this is new territory for them. “Currently, the only options available are to volunteer or get elected to the board,” Blixhavn said.
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has over 500,000 current students and alumni who are members of SALT. “I think it is very crucial to try and educate students early,” said Lanza. “We want to teach students how to live like students now so they don’t have to once they are out of school.” In the 18 years that Lanza has worked with ASA the saddest and most common thing she has seen with regards to students is not how much they are borrowing but the ways students are managing their loans without help, she said. Lanza also sees a lot of students not taking advantage of scholarships, grants and federal loans, which in many cases will have lower interest rates than private loans and a variety of payment options. “We are teaching them how to budget,” Lanza said. “It is very crucial to set them up for success once they are out of school.” Lanza hopes that by spreading
SALT through social media, smart device applications and online they will be able to reach out to students before they need help with their loans. Dustin Bare, an advising specialist for CCC, explained that SALT is another avenue to get information out to students. Although Clackamas’ financial aid office does reach out to many students, SALT will help get that same information out to a larger and more diverse audience, he said. “We are working to be proactive,” said Bare. “We want to help students understand financial literacy.” Navigating financial aid options may be daunting but it doesn’t have to be difficult. SALT offers a roadmap to understanding the pitfalls, byways and best routes to paying for higher education, tailored to each student.
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The play is incredibly sophisticated, and it takes more than the theater department to put this show on. Students in the Digital Multimedia and Communications department are producing animated backgrounds for the video game sequences. “We’re going to have rear projections for this show that simulate an online game,” Eikrem said. “We’re working on how we’re going to bring that to life in front of the audience.” Thomas Wasson is a digital media arts instructor who’s been working with students,
helping to make some of the projections that will be shown on the screen to simulate a video game. “I’m most excited to see how the actors convey the tension, ambiguity, and pathos that [are] in some of the scenes, and the generally surreal nature of the whole work,” Wasson said in an email about the play. He’s read over the play several times, and is interested in how the audience will react. Indirectly, Requisition of Doom spotlights one of the biggest issues today — the prevalence to school and public shootings. There are many who would make the argument that
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video games play a definite hand in this issue. The play is designed to make the audience really think about how this might affect them and bridge the gap between pare n t a n d teen. The s t u dents who are a part of the play have helped by bringing in their knowledge of video games.
I would hope they come back with a new feeling of what we do here at CCC.” Clayton Hiatt Requisition of Doom actor
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Minor Warning: The show contains strong language and some violence. It may not be suitable for young viewers. Upper left: Kiah Hart and Derek McNiel have a discussion over chocolate milk. Lower left: Beth Dodge and Kat Reed play a concerned girlfriend and a mom. Upper Right: Jennifer Witten plays a zombie in Requistion of Doom.
Clayton Hiatt is a student working on Requisition of Doom who acts in the play, designed the poster and is helping with the graphics. He hopes that when people see this play, they come away with a changed view of gaming and its role in society. “It’s very different from any of the other plays out there,” Hiatt said. “It’s a complete new experience compared to the rest of the plays. I would hope they come back with a new feeling of what we do here at CCC.”
Showings: Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom runs Feb. 27 - March 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for youth, students, and seniors.
Looking for spring classes? Here’s our Top 10 Marissa Nwerem The Clackamas Print
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ith Winter term slamming shut in a matter of days, it’s time we start thinking about what kind of courses we want to end the year on. Spring term is around the corner and The Print is here with a few classes we expect will definitely keep us registering early. These are going to fill up fast! Many of the descriptions below come straight from the course catalogue. Music CCC Music Department chair, Brian Rose, recommends
a few new classes in the music department he expects people will find quite interesting. MUS 199 — Songwriting: This class is for anyone wishing to improve or simply learn to write songs from many various approaches. Taught by Kathleen Hollingsworth, this class will even feature guest songwriters! MUS 199B — Scoring Music for Media: “This class will be for anyone wishing to learn how to write music for film, animations, or games. Music Fundamentals or equivalent is required. If in doubt talk to the instructor, Dave Fleschner. Different approaches to writing scores for visual are explored, and students will write cues using Music Technology tools.” said Rose.
Science Eden Francis, science department chairwoman tells the print about some exciting classes that’ll be offered this Spring term. BI-165C Natural History of Oregon: Taught by Jennifer Brown, this class is a 3-credit lecture and optional 1-credit lab course. It explores the geological and biological environments along our Oregon coastline including geological processes, ecology and marine biology. This course definitely seems like an exciting way to get to know our Oregon coast and its Pacific Ocean lines. “Students should be prepared to experience field based research while on field trips. You may get wet!” Brown warns.
G-154 Geology of the Pacific Northwest: This class will explore the dynamic geologic development of our northwest states, Oregon and Washington. Exploring how colliding plates and volcanic activity have shaped where we live, this course includes two Saturday field trips that will highlight the geology of the Columbia River Gorge and the local Portland geology. (4 credits) Instructor Sarah Hoover. Art Nora Brodnicki, Art Department instructor and chairwoman, gave us a quick and self-explanatory list of the new spring and most popular art classes that will be offered this upcoming term. DMC 250 Motion Capture:
Introduction to the fundamentals of motion capture. This projectbased course will prepare students to work in the field of motion capture. Students will plan and direct sessions as well as process data for maximum efficiency. Through this process students will learn how to create professional level, 3D-based motion capture-driven projects that can be used in video game development and film. (4 credits) taught by Damon Redmond.
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lright. So, classic situation. You wake up in the morning after a night out and you, once again, spent too much money. Then your girlfriend says, “Hey, I’m hungry, get me something!” So then you panic because you’re out of cash and can’t afford the McDonald’s breakfast (because she likes the big breakfast that’s delicious but costs like 6 bucks). I bet nine times out of 10 that series of events turns into a fight. But worry no more, because this week The Clackamas Print has your back with a recipe for some mean flapjacks.
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This week you’re going to need the following: • 3 tbsp. melted butter • 1 1/4 cup milk • 1 egg • 1 1/4 cup flour • 2 tbsp. sugar • 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder • 1/2 tsp. salt • 2 tsp. vanilla flavor (optional, but it’s worth it) Got all that? Cool. Throw it into a bowl and mix it all together until most of the lumps even out. Boom. You got your batter. Next grab a small frying pan. Some people like using a griddle but I think it’s a lot easier to wedge a spatula under your pancake with the help of the pan rim. Use a medium heat and get your pan up to temperature and then spray on a little bit of cooking spray. A nicely lubricated cooking apparatus is critical to flapping your jacks. Pour down a small bit of batter, about the circumference of a baseball, on your pan. It’s real important to watch the edges around your batter for when they start to round off and brown. As soon as it looks like there’s a firm edge slide in your spatula as deep as you can and flip your flapjack in one smooth motion. The other side will just take about 10 seconds to brown and then you can slide it off on a plate. Repeat until you’re out of batter, or cook up as many as you want and save the rest of the batter in the fridge. You can keep it in there for about three days. It’s really cool to get a pancake that fills up your whole plate but it’s so much harder to flip. Go one at a time and flirt with different sizes until you can pour out sizes you can flip easily and consistently. Once you got a stack of flapjacks cooked up you can really do anything with them. Syrup, chocolate chips, fruit, whatever you can think of. I like to spread some Nutella on them and throw on some bananas, ice cream, whipped cream and syrup. So next time don’t sweat when you have to feed a hungry lover. Pick up this recipe and say, “Yo, I got this.”
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ART 252 Ceramics: Broad general background in ceramics. Explore methods of working with clay including pinching, coiling, slab construction and throwing on the wheel. Introduction to glazing and firing methods. Research into contemporary and historical ceramics. (4 credits) ART 133 Drawing: Introduces drawing tools, materials, techniques, elements of composition; line, gesture, color and value. Assignments involve direct observational drawing and its relationship to volume and form on a two-dimensional plane. This course emphasizes space, perspective and composition. (4 credits) ART 206 History of Western Art — Baroque to Modern: Examines art, culture, and history from the Baroque period through the current century. This is a broad overview of art history that promotes an understanding of art and its history through readings, lectures, papers and exams. (4 credits) Journalism J-215 Newspaper Lab — Writing/ Photo: Students work as writers, photographers and editors on The Clackamas Print, the college’s award-winning student-run newspaper and its website. Students study and produce news stories and photos. In doing so, they learn different writing styles, photography rules, ethical standards of news gathering and the rights of a free press in a democracy. May be repeated up to 6 credits. J-226 Newspaper — Design & Production: Students learn Adobe InDesign, write headlines, lay out pages and use Adobe InDesign software to produce and ultimately distribute the weekly student newspaper, The Clackamas Print. May be repeated for up to 12 credits.
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When the Cougars come marching in Nathaniel Klein The Clackamas Print
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Freshman forward Brandon Halter takes a page from the wrestling team as he attempts to grapple the ball from a Saints player. Halter scored 10 points for Clackamas last Wednesday and stole five total rebounds.
Hood, 29-24. Late into the first half, the Saints had picked up some steam and were quickly gaining on the Cougars. At the start of the second half, both teams went wild trying to get the first point. Clackamas forward Moe Keita scored the first point, followed by Halter, bringing the score to 33-24. Mt. Hood scored next, bringing the score to 33-26. Neither team was showing signs of fatigue. Clackamas sophomore Grant Sitton scored next, bringing the score to 36-26. Mt. Hood scored three times in a row, bringing the score to 36-32. This was followed by a free shot and another score, 36-35. Then Mt. Hood caught-up and took the lead with another free shot and score, 36-38. The Cougars had fallen behind, and the Saints were holding on to their advantage, trying to build on it. Penalty shot for Mt. Hood, 36-38. Clackamas picked up some steam, and scored two times in a row, followed by two penalty shots, 43-38. Mt. Hood scored and got another free shot as well, bringing the score to 43-42. The Cougars scored twice, working to hold on to their miniscule lead, bringing the score to 48-42. By this point, both teams were looking like they were getting tired. By the time the buzzer was about to signal the end of the game, the score was 64-64. Everything rested on the last ten seconds. Both teams managed to score, taking the game into overtime, 66-66. Both teams were looking clearly fatigued and were slowing down. The coaches called more time-outs in overtime than in the rest of the game combined, all in an attempt to stretch the time out as much as possible. Both teams stayed neck and neck the whole time. It was the end of overtime, and the score was 72-74. It looked like the Cougars were going to go into double overtime, or lose. But, in an incred-
ible show of teamwork, Lott scored, and Halter caught the rebound and scored again, 76-74. The Cougars won by the skin of their teeth, barely stopping the Saints from beating them on their home turf. When the ending bell buzzed, just seconds after the double score, the stadium erupted into a deafening cheer that rattled the teeth and shook the stands. The Clackamas men’s basketball team traveled to Albany on Saturday to face the Linn-Benton Roadrunners. The Cougars really hit the road as they defeated Linn-Benton in another close game. Clackamas won 72-71, outscoring Linn-Benton by three points in the first half and only
falling short two in the second. Clackamas point guard Spencer Bankofier hit six threepointers and racked-up an amazing 22 points total. He was followed closely in points by Sitton, who scored 21. Lott led the team in rebounds with seven total. Forward Ezikiel Martin also had an impressive performance against Linn-Benton. Martin secured 11 points and took advantage of three offensive rebounds in his five total rebounds. The Cougars’ next game will be in the NWAACC Championship Tournament in Kennewick, Wash. The tournament is set for March 1-4 and will be broadcast online.
Sophomore point guard Spencer Bankofier celebrates as a three-pointer sails towards Mt. Hood’s basket. Bankofier took home 11 points for Clackamas last Wednesday as well as three defensive rebounds.
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n Feb. 19, the Cougars men’s basketball team defeated the Mt. Hood Saints men’s basketball team. The Saints head coach Geoff Gibor knew the game would be a competitive one. “Clackamas is a tough team and there’s been a rivalry here for years,” said Gibor. “You’ve got two historically good programs going at it tonight.” That statement proved prophetic, as the game went into overtime and was only won because Clackamas gained a rebound point in the last couple of seconds. Before the game began, there was a small ceremony to honor the sophomore players. Mt. Hood scored the first point in the first 10 seconds, followed by the second point as well. However, despite Mt. Hood’s early success, the ball was in the Cougars’ hands as much as the Saints’. Freshman forward Brandon Halter scored the first point for Clackamas, followed quickly by Tim Lott. Both teams fought for the ball, and four minutes into the game it was 4-5. Lot scored
another basket, bringing the score to 6-5. Spencer Bankofier scored the Cougars’ next shot, bringing the score to 8-5. Both sides were in possession of the ball and were all over the court trying to score. Halter scored for Clackamas, the score went to 11-5. That was followed quickly by Mt. Hood scoring, which brought the score to 11-8. Halter nearly made a point, but fell short. A foul shot for Clackamas brought the score to 12-8. Mt. Hood scored the next two points, bringing the score to 12-12. Halter scored the next point, with a beautiful nothingbut-net shot, quickly followed by a dunk by Lott. This was followed by a timeout. When the game resumed, both teams struggled to regain the momentum they had before the timeout. Mt. Hood scored first, 17-14. Lott then scored twice in rapid succession, bringing the score to 21-17. Lott scored again after a few moments of both teams trying to get a point, bringing the score to 23-17. Clackamas continued on a hot streak of points, bringing the score to 29-17 before a foul shot for Mt. Hood brought the score to 29-18. Then there were another two scores for Mt.
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Cougars stifle Saints, finish regular season with a win-streak Chris Browarski The Clackamas Print
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aving already clinched an NWAACC playoff birth, Clackamas didn’t even need to win Wednesday night. Regardless, the women capped off the season with a huge win over the winless Mt. Hood Saints. The Cougars lead the game end to end in the 88-40 blowout. The home team looked excited and energized and played a fast up-tempo offense while putting on defensive pressure on the other end. The Clackamas women had the edge in every statistical category by the end of the
game, most notably a shooting percentage of 52 that doubled the Saints’ 24 percent. Rebounding and assists were also big advantages on Clackamas’ end as the women pulled down 53 boards and dished out 16 assists respectively. Sophomore Laci Effenberger was having a good time in her final Clackamas home game and played with a smile. She offered fans a show, knocking down a trio of three-pointers on her 23 point night. Effenberger showed off with some no-look passes including one from near half court to Emily Pengelly who was fouled on the shot. Effenberger lead the team in assists with six and even pulled down six rebounds despite being one of the shorter women
on the court at 5 foot 7 inches tall. “It was a fun year,” said Effenberger. “We had some rough patches in the middle but in the last three games we came together as a team. It’s fun to bring each other’s confidence up. We got to keep a nobody-can-stop-us attitude.” The game capped off a streak of three big wins to close out the season that started after a tough loss to Chemeketa. Also confident in the team’s momentum was Cassidy Edwards, who was untouchable on offense. She nailed down six three-pointers on her 24-point night. Edwards also grabbed five rebounds and two steals in her huge night. “We played the past three games well and got our mojo
back.” said Edwards. “If we can play like this, nothing can stop us.” Tori Wilkinson was a monster in the post, collecting 10 rebounds and blocking four shots. Lauren Lindley also played aggressive defense with four blocked shots of her own. Jasmine GibbsBrown had sticky fingers stealing the ball away from the saints four times while putting up 12 points. Coach Jim Martineau was happy with the performance. He felt it was the team’s goal to hold Mt. Hood to 40 points. He saw the three-game streak as a good way to finish the season. “I think there are about eight teams that can win it [NWAACC playoffs] all and we’re one of them,” said Coach Martinaeu.
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We played the past three games well and got our mojo back. If we can play like this, nothing can stop us.”
“We’ve beaten everyone in the top five at least once. We have to go up and play well and we’ll have a chance to win.” Clackamas finished the season fourth in the NWAACC South region with an 8-4 division record, going 19-6 overall. Their season will extend into the NWAACC Championship. The Cougars will truly be tested in the first round facing NWAACC West’s champion Clark Community College who finished the season with a league best 23-3 record and a six game winning streak. The tournament begins on March first in Kennewick, Wash., but Clackamas fans can watch a stream of all tournament games live on the NWACC website.
Left: Sophomore Tori Wilkinson zips past the Saints defense, driving to the hoop for a layup. Bottom: Laci Effenberger scans the court for an open teammate during her 23-point, six-assist effort.
Cassidy Edwards Cougars Basketball
Photos by Chris Browarski The Clackamas Print
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