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SPORTS
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Plenty
of
pitchers
and
catchers
Portland plays host to Cascade Cup tournament
by
O riana G reen
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eight local teams playing in the tournament,
which features 34 teams from across the West
and Midwest region, including 15 from Seattle,
at the new Hillsboro Stadium Complex. Each
team will play four or five games, so there will
be plenty of action to watch.
Games start both days at 8 a.m., and the
championship games start at 2 p.m. July 8.
And here’s some good news: There’s no charge
to get into the stadium.
You’ll find the complex at Northwest
Evergreen Parkway at 229th Avenue, just
off Sunset Highway. Learn more at
www.portlandgaysoftball.com.
f you care more about the players than the
game, you probably will find most of them
at the Bases Loaded Party on July 7. This
progressive party starts 3 p.m. at C.C.
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PHOTOS BY MAPTY DAVIS
icture this: More than 500 huff softball
players from throughout the country
will be in town July 7 and 8 for the
Cascade Cup.
This is the 20th anniversary of the tourna
ment, which is sponsored by Ringor, a Portland
company that makes softball shoes. It donated
$3,500 to present the event, which alternates
between Seattle and Portland.
Competing will be teams of all men, some
mixed-gender teams and one all-women team
from Vancouver, British Columbia.
Roy Melani, Rose City Softball Association
commissioner, says he sees putting on this tourna
ment “as sort of a
practice run for
the World Series,
which will be
held here in
August 2002.”
He also is thrilled
that lots of spon
sors have support
ed the program.
He adds that half
of the needed
sponsors for the
World Series
already have
been secured.
So come out
and support the
No triskaidekaphobia here!
Slaughters and keeps moving to the Fox &
Hounds, Hobo’s, the Dirty Duck and Dar-
celle XV.
Expect entertainment, food and drink specials,
and prizes on into the wee hours. There won’t be
Guys working their glutes before game time
Boxxes/Brig— 1035 SW Stark St.................................. 1
CC Slaughters— 219 NW Davis St................................ 5
Chopsticks Express— 2651 E. Burnside St................. 13
Club Portland— 303 SW 12th Ave............................... 11
Darcelle XV— 208 NW Third Ave.................................. 5
Dirty Duct Tavern— 439 NW Third Ave........................ 6
Eagle PDX— 1300 W Burnside St.................................. 7
The Edge— 333 SW Park Ave...................................... 10
Egyptian Club— 3701 SE Division St............................ 8
Embers Avenue— 110 NW Broadway.......................... 9
Estrellas— 2845 SE Stark St......................................... 4
Fox and Hounds— 217 NW Second Ave..................... 14
Frontline— 1125 SW Washington St............................ 3
Hobo’s— 120 NW Third Ave........................................... 5
JOQ's— 2512 NE Broadway....................................... 12
Kokopell's Choice— 2845 SE Stark St.......................... 4
Neighbors— 1417 Villard St................................. Eugene
North Bank Tavern— 106 W Sixth St............ Vancouver
Panorama— 341 SW 10th Ave....................................... 1
Scandals Lounge— 1038 SW Stark St......................... 1
Shanghai Steakery— 16 NW Broadway ..................... 9
Silverado— 1217 SW Stark St..................................... 11
Starky’s— 2913 SE Stark St....................................
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300 Club— 300 Liberty St. SE ............................ Salem
3 Friends Coffeehouse— 201 SE 12th Ave.................. 2
Three Sisters Tavern— 1125 SW Stark St................ 11
Touchstone Coffee House— 7631 NE Glisan St........ 15
any cover charges at the participating bars.
At “Home Base”—C.C. Slaughters—enjoy
the sounds of jazz and blues band The Cool,
then a salsa dancing demonstration by Larum-
ba ought to heat things up. And if that doesn’t,
surely the decorated jock strap contest will!
Chow down at a huge Texas-style barbecue,
with outdoor seating for your dining—or cruis
ing—pleasure.
The Fox &. Hounds will be holding the
world’s longest happy hour from 8:30 a.m.
until 8 p.m. Hobo’s will have drink specials
plus live music featuring Max Woodburn and
Jim Blackbum. Over at the Dirty Duck you’ll
find another marathon happy hour all day
long with food specials.
The tournament closes with a trophy presen
tation banquet 5 p.m. July 8 at Hobo’s. JH
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