Colton at Clackamas ~ Freshman Year

• The NWAC (NorthWest Athletic Conference) oversees thirty-six (36) community colleges located in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. They have a website full of information on the basketball season; schedule, standings, stats, regions, results... 
• The NWAC Sports Network provides streaming for the games, so check that out for live action!
• Colton decided to attend Clackamas Community College. Here's the game schedule, and there are additional pages with stats, box scores, play by play, etc ...
• To follow the family social media, there will posts on Facebook and Instagram, and Twitter ... there is a YouTube playlist/highlights for these college games and I'll update with links here as well. 

There were some early scrimmages. Short "games" ... 20min matchups. Then pre-season games from around the region, then the season, home and away against region teams. 

As 2024 ends ... out of all the players in all the schools in the NWAC, Colton is the assist leader. Keeping control of the ball until he finds the open man. The magic touch as he passes and they make the shot. He set the school record for assists at West Jordan and is continuing in college play ...

Highlight Videos ...

• Clackamas vs Centralia W 90-69 (Friday) November 15, 2024
• Clackamas vs MultnomahJV W 124-96 (Monday) November 18, 2024
• Clackamas vs Centralia  W 96-66 (Saturday) November 23, 2024
• Clackamas vs SkagitValley L 80-68 (Friday) December 6, 2024
• Clackamas vs PacificJV W 93-73 (Saturday) December 7, 2024
• Clackamas vs Pierce L 75-66 (Sunday) December 8, 2024
• Clackamas vs Walla Walla  L 93-82 (Thursday) December 12, 2024
• Clackamas vs Shoreline L 91-66 (Friday) December 13, 2024
• Clackamas vs Highline L 91-74 (Saturday) December 14, 2024
• Clackamas vs Blue Mountain W 76-64 (Thursday) December 19, 2024
• Clackamas vs Green River L 84-74 (Saturday) December 28, 2024
• Clackamas vs Walla Walla W 93-76 (Sunday) December 29, 2024
• Clackamas vs Edmonds  L 79-75 (Monday) December 30, 2024
• Clackamas vs SW Oregon L 102-79 (Saturday) January 4, 2025
• Clackamas vs Clark L 91-74 (Wednesday) January 8, 2025
• Clackamas vs Umpqua W 70-61 (Saturday) January 11, 2025
• Clackamas vs Linn-Benton W 74-65 (Wednesday) January 15, 2025
• Clackamas vs Chemeketa W 68-63 (Saturday) January 18, 2025
• Clackamas vs Portland  L 79-73 (Monday) January 20, 2025
• Clackamas vs Lane L OT 107-101 (Saturday) January 22, 2025
• Clackamas vs Mt. Hood W OT 95-92 (Wednesday) January 29, 2025
• Clackamas vs SW Oregon L 78-57 (Saturday) February 1, 2025
• Clackamas vs Clark L 77-60 (Wednesday) February 5, 2025
• Clackamas vs Umpqua L 81-68 (Saturday) February 8, 2025
• Clackamas vs Linn-Benton W 79-67 (Wednesday) February 12, 2025
• Clackamas vs Chemeketa W 71-67 (Monday) February 17, 2025
• Clackamas vs Lane  L 65-56 (Saturday) February 22, 2025
• Clackamas vs Portland  L 92-73 (Monday) February 24, 2025
• Clackamas vs Mt. Hood W 76-71 (Wednesday) February 26, 2025

 A collage from the Jan15 Linn-Benton game - Credit ManicMedia

February 22, 2025 ... Clackamas vs Lane

... as the season ended, they said goodbye to the three seniors (Gray is going on to play at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology) and had some Spring training. Colton returned home at the end of June (after pulling 4.0 GPA the last two trimesters). 

In July, the team had a Zoom call with the sad news that Coach Clif Wegner had passed away. He'd had some health struggles during the Spring, surgeries and hospitalizations, but it was still unexpected. 

Clackamas Colton ~ Signing Day

 As Colton progressed through this high school seasons, he knew he wanted to continue to play at the next level. We worked with a recruiter, and Colton was talking to about four colleges with real possibilities. Many video calls and discussions, and a trip to visit several colleges in the Pacific NorthWest. 

Ultimately, Colton decided to commit to Clackamas Community College in Oregon City. The official "signing day" was Friday, May 17, 2024 at the high school. It was a combo signing, with Colton's buddy Q committing to Centralia (also in Oregon).  Lots of friends and family, coaches and school staff came out to support and celebrate the boys. 

Colton will be leaving at the end of August, for a pre-season basketball camp with the school, and school starts September 30. I'll be sure to update here when we have more info on games and such. There is a college page that I'll be watching for updates on ... ClackamasCougars.