Lane basketball food drive huge success

January 26th, 2012

Eugene, OR – On Saturday, January 21 the Lane Titans Basketball teams hosted their 5th Annual Jam the Gym Night on Campus sponsored by Bi-Mart.  The event included a Men’s and Women’s game against Clackamas, 500 shirts donated by Bi-Mart to be given to the first 500 entrants, and plenty of other giveaways for fans.  Free entry was given to fans who brought food items to be donated to Food for Lane County.  Over 430 fans including Lane and Clackamas athletes and families were in attendance with the food donations totaling an impressive 523 pounds.  Staff and student-athletes from the entire athletic department were able to come together during this event to help give something back to the community. 

As for the games, the Lady Titans won a close battle 71-68 against Clackamas, while the Cougar Men’s Team beat the Titan Men in the second game 68-55. 

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NWAACC Basketball Championship Brackets Posted

January 25th, 2012

Brackets for the 2012 NWAACC Men’s and Women’s Championship presented by Mission Support Alliance have been posted on the web. This year’s first round pairings will be East vs. West and North vs. South.

Men’s Bracket (pdf)

Women’s Bracket (pdf)

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Shoreline men’s soccer coach resigns for job at Trinity Lutheran

January 25th, 2012

Shoreline Community College Men’s Soccer Coach, George Dremousis, resigned on Monday, January 23 to accept the men’s soccer head coaching position at Trinity Lutheran College in Everett, WA.

Coach Dremousis played soccer at SCC in the mid 1980′s and first served as assistant coach and then head coach for 12 years. His 2010 team won the NWAACC Northern Region and advanced to the NWAACC Final Four.

Shoreline CC will miss Coach Dremousis and his dedicated service to the college and wish him the best success in the future. The search for his replacement will begin immediately.

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Erika Quint hired as new Olympic Softball Coach

January 23rd, 2012

Olympic College alum Erika Quint has been named the next head softball coach.

Quint graduated in 2007 from Central Kitsap High School, helping the Cougars win two Narrows league titles. She was the MVP of the league her junior year. She played at Olympic College, pitching for the Rangers from 2008-2009 and was a first-team NWAACC North selection both years. In 2008 she was the Olympic College Female Athlete of the Year to go along with NWAACC North Division pitcher of the year. After OC, Quint followed in her sister’s footsteps to Western Washington University in Bellingham where she set a school record for strikeouts and wins in a season despite only playing there for two years. The Vikings were ranked as high as No. 6 nationally her senior year. Quint was a first-team Daktronics National West Region all-star in 2011 and was a GNAC first-team all-star in 2010 and 2011.

Recently Erika was hired by West Sound Orthopedics as a PT aide in Silverdale; her Bachelor’s degree is in Kinesiology. Before accepting the position at OC she was in her first year as a student assistant coach at Western.

Quint’s first priorities will be to assemble her coaching staff and get acquainted with her current team. “I’m very excited to set the expectation of winning an NWAACC Championship on a yearly basis. This is really surreal for me,” Quint said. There are currently six sophomores – five returners – on the roster. Local sophomore infielders Bridjet Box (South Kitsap) and Jessica Klump (Olympic) were all-league selections last spring.

Quint replaces Cabato, who in her four years compiled a 91-64 record, qualifying for the playoffs in all four years as coach. Her best season was her first in 2008 when Quint helped the Rangers take home 3rd place at the NWAACC Championships. OC’s first game is Saturday March 3 at a preseason tournament in the Tri-Cities. The team will play their home games at Lions Field in East Bremerton this season.

The Olympic College softball program won an NWAACC championship in 1981.

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Big Bend Volleyball aids breast cancer research

January 19th, 2012
Big Bend Volleyball team

Big Bend Community College volleyball team raised $500 for The Side-Out Foundation during the 2011 season.  Together with middle school, high school and other college athletes, volleyball teams across the nation raised over $1.3 million for The Side-Out Foundation’s Dig Pink® initiatives that fund breast cancer research and patient support services.  

The Side-Out Foundation’s Special Projects Coordinator Julie Matthews was quite enthusiastic about Big Bend’s support, "You should be incredibly proud of your students. All of us at Side-Out certainly are!  Their efforts have made a difference for breast cancer patients and their families, and that is something to be truly grateful for."

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Alaska Airlines Coaches Poll & Joward Power Rankings – January 18, 2012

January 18th, 2012

Men’s Basketball (prev poll)

1. Bellevue (1)
2. Clark (3)
3. Peninsula (2)

4 Whatcom (7)
Complete List

Women’s Basketball (prev poll)

1.Columbia Basin (1)
2. Clackamas (2)
3. Chemeketa (6)
4. Walla Walla (3)
Complete List

JOWARD Power Rankings
NWAACC Men | Women

Joward (aka John William Howard) is an independent journalist for the Clackamas Print and has created his own power rankings. His ranking are posted on the NWAACC website for review. Joward’s ranking and comments are his alone and is in no way the view or opinions of the NWAACC or Alaska Airlines.

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Severe Weather Wreaks Havoc on Basketball Schedules

January 18th, 2012

Several NWAACC member colleges have postponed basketball games scheduled to be played tonight due to poor weather conditions. The basketball schedule will be updated as we receive word from colleges about today’s cancellations and rescheduled dates.

Please visit the basketball schedule pages for up-to-date information.

Men’s Basketball Schedule

Women’s Basketball Schedule

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Alaska Airlines Coaches Poll & Joward Power Rankings – January 4, 2012

January 4th, 2012

Men’s Basketball (prev poll)
1. Bellevue (2)
2. Peninsula (3)

3. Clark (7)
4 (Tie) Big Bend (8)
4.
Spokane (1)
Complete List

Women’s Basketball (prev poll)
1.Columbia Basin (4)
2. Clackamas (1)
3. Walla Walla (2)
4. Yakima Valley (6)

Complete List

JOWARD Power Rankings
NWAACC Men | Women

Joward (aka John William Howard) is an independent journalist for the Clackamas Print and has created his own power rankings.  His ranking are posted on the NWAACC website for review.   Joward’s ranking and comments are his alone and is in no way the view or opinions of the NWAACC or Alaska Airlines.

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Holiday tourney results and all-tournament teams

December 31st, 2011

Four eight team tournaments were were completed over the last few days at Clackamas, Chemeketa, Clark and Lower Columbia.

In men’s action, third-ranked Peninsula cruised past host Clackamas 85-65 to take the Clackamas Holiday Invitational title [bracket]. Peninsula sophomore center DeShaun Freeman (Leuzinger HS, Los Angeles, CA) was named the tourney MVP.

Seventh-ranked Clark was out muscled by NJCAA opponent Snow College (UT) 77-69 in the title game of the Clark Holiday Invitational [bracket]. Snow point guard Brandon Vega (N. Miami Beach, Miami, FL) was selected as the tourney’s MVP.

Over on the women’s side, fourth-ranked Columbia Basin edged host Chemeketa in overtime 91-85 to claim the Chemeketa Holiday Invitational championship [bracket]. Columbia Basin freshman center Jennifer Noon (Crater HS, Central Point, OR) was named the tourney’s MVP.

Defending NJCAA Champions North Idaho sailed to victory over Whatcom 63-43 to win the Lower Columbia Holiday Classic title [bracket]. North Idaho Korina Baker sophomore guard (Valleyford, WA) was selected as the tourney’s MVP.

All-tourney teams
Clackamas
MVP – DeShaun Freeman, Peninsula
Dudley Ewell, Peninsula
Sam Waller, Peninsula
Taylor Dunn, Clackamas
Brett Ball, Clackamas
Mark McLaughlin, Tacoma
Nate Walker, Tacoma

Dylan Radliff, Walla Walla

Dallen Bills, Walla Walla
Austin O’Keefe, Everett
Joe Vance, Linn-Benton

Chemeketa
MVP – Jennifer Noon, Columbia Basin
Anna Jimenez, Columbia Basin
Louren Codling, Chemeketa
Kim VanDyke Chemeketa

Reed Levings, Lane

Shelby Posey, Wenatchee Valley

Clark
MVP Brandon Vega – Snow

First Team
Teancum Stafford, Snow
Lucas Swanson, Clark
Austin Bragg, Clark
Mauricio Modestin, Olympic
Jacob Champoux, Seattle

Second Team
Travis Wilkins, Snow
Tiegbe Bamba, Snow
Jordan Batey, Chemeketa
Trevor Phillips, Chemeketa
AJ Maw, Seattle

Lower Columbia
MVP- Korina Baker, North Idaho
Alli Nielsen, Big Bend
Simone Jordan, Yakima Valley
Alisha Friberg, Whatcom
Canbie Edwards, Whatcom
Julia Salmio, North Idaho

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Chemeketa midfielder Felipe Heredia named NSCAA All-American

December 28th, 2011
 
 
Felipe Heredia

Chemeketa midfielder Felipe Heredia was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association (NSCAA) All Western USA Region Team and was one of seven midfielders in the nation selected to the NSCAA All American team.

"Felipe has had an amazing impact on our team," said Chemeketa head coach Marty Limbird. "It is evident from the moment he steps on the field that he is capable of greatness on the soccer field.

Heredia was voted the NWAACC (Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges) South Region Most Valuable Player and a first team all-star. After Chemeketa culminated its season by winning it’s first NWAACC Championship, Heredia was also named the NWAACC Finals MVP by scoring and assisting in the 2-1 victory over Olympic.

Heredia finished the season with 18 goals (2nd in the NWAACC) and 15 assists (1st in the NWAACC).

"He’s like an artist with a ball, added Limbird. "He is on a different level and when he is at his best he makes others around him better. He is definitely a special player and we have been blessed to have him part of our program for 2 years. I am very proud to have coached him and to have seen his growth as an individual over the time that I have known him. Felipe is well deserving of these awards and it is remarkable to be recognized on the national level as an All American. Our first ever! It is quite an honor that will stay with him for life."

Limbird who coached Chemeketa to its first league title also had a award winning year being selected NWAACC Coach of the Year and South Region Coach of the Year.

Heredia has been invited to tryout in February for the Kitsap Pumas a professional team in Washington and the 2010 PDL National Champions. Watch for Heredia to continue greatness on the soccer field at the highest level.

 

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