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Tech wrecks Auburn ¡’s Corner TACOM A. WA Witfi the quickness ol Ricrxhct Rabbit, guard Teresa Weatherspoon ignited fier Louisiana le c h team in a secirtxi fial, rally to beta Auburn 56-54 for the NatnHi.il Collegiate Athletk Assixiation Women's l inai finir victory Dear K iki, Why does everyone have to he labeled? I’m vailed a stoner. hut I don't want to be a stoner and labeled one. I wan, to he everyone's friend. I hang around w ith stoners most of 11iv time and the res, of the time with everyone else I’m txrt a stoner. I'm an everybody! I wan, to he me: a 14 year old girl everyone likes. How van I become myself? Enea Westbrooks Prom. II R Dear I L K . Sometimes people are labeled just because they hang around certain people. If you an- seen everyday with hank robbers, pretty soon everybody will think you are a bank robber I don't say it is fair, but it is an easy mistake to make Hut is why parents van lx- so picky about fneixls My Ixsl advice is to relax and do what you feel is right Don't try to compare yourself with others. Ihere will always be greater and lesser people tfian yourself It in your heart you feel you are the best person you can he. then I think you're doing great and so will every fxxly else Your fan. Kiki f ifth ranked louisiana Tech, winning their third national title in eight years, played a sluggish first half and went to tlx- lixker rixim down 3 1 1 9 . Number three ranked Auburn's Kuthie Bolton led the lig ers with 16 first halt points hut went scoreless in the second. Weatherspoon leanx-d with six hxrt three inch forward I nca Westbrooks to clam pdow n Auburn Weatherspoon netted ,us, five points hut finished with a game high eight assists. Westhnxiks, who hlixked a key stun with eight seconds let, in the game, finished with 25 points, seven rebounds, six steals and four hlixked shots Westbrooks was named tlx- final Four (Hilstaixling player, sconng 4.1 points in tlx- two games. In the semi-finals. #1 ranked Tennessee couldn’t keep up with laxnsiana lech, and Auburn downed seventh ranked Califonua State I inversity lam g Beach Kiki Vandewegbe W rite to K iki and ask him your question. If your letter is answered in Young \m rn can , you will receive .in autographed photo of K iki and a Fizuzig \merican I-shirt. Send your li tter to: K iki f orzzig American I ’.O. Box 12409 Portland. O K 97212 Teresa Weatherspoon Jayhawks fly away with title K ANSAS CITY. MO Tyler Bushndl won the bantam division (ages 10 and younger) at the Junior Olympics national cross-country championships in Raleigh, North ( 'amlina. Tyler, a fifth grader at Philomath (Oregon, Middle School. ran the 3-kilometcr course in 10 minutes. 56 seconds. Freshman Christina Melnness from Seldovia-Susan B English High in Fairbanks. Alaska, won five gold medals and a silver in the junior women's snowshocing events a, the I Oth Arctic Winter Games llx- Kansas Jayhawks, tlx- first championship team with II losses, ran Swimmer K ris tin Stoudt. a senior at Wheeling (Illinois, High School, fxxarne the state s first swimmer to w in consecutive state titles in the KMkyanl butterfly and 100-yard freesty le events Six-foot- 10-indl center Alonzo Mourning from Indian River High MOC 4 YOUNG AMERICAN w ith the SixHx-rs’ fast tempi» to leave at halftime lied at 50 Then Manning and his mates relumed to play at their own speed and controlled the game during the last five minutes with Manning hitting key free throw s Oklahoma was 2-0 against Kansas this season and favored to take home the NCAA haskethall title Known tor sconng 100 points in their games, the Sixmvrs had defeated Arizona in the semi finals. Kansas, clearly on an upset mission, defeated Duke in the semis. Teams take home basketball title trophies Keith Holley o f Bayside High School in Virginia Beach. Virginia, broke the high schixil indoor triple ,ump record with a jum p o f 52 feet. 7 1/2 inches. Sclxxil in Chesapeake. Virginia, was named the Gatorade Circle of Champions’ National High School Basketball Player o f tlx* Year Alonzo scored more than 2 .(MX) points during his prep career. He w ill play at Georgetown University next season. Senior Danny Manning decided to pass up the pros to play another year ol haskethall at tlx- I 'diversity of Kansas It was definitely tfx- right choice. Kansas, tfx- unranked team, upset < )k lain »ma X3-79 tor tfx- N( AA men's championship Manning, named tournament M \ I’ f inished his Iasi college game with gixxl numbers: U points, IX rebounds and five steals Junior Olympic champ Tyler BuahneM APRIL 18 MAY 2 Basketball season is over ;uxl the winning high school teams have made nx»m for a state championship trophy in the trophy case. In girls’ Wes, Coast action #2 nationally ranked Oregon City (Oregon) was upset by Tigard in the state championship game. Oregon City finished the year ranked eighth in the nation and Tigard received an honorable mention by (ASA Today Also finishing in USA Teddy's girls' top 25 were #13 Morningside o f Inglewood. California, aixl #16 Lynwood (California). Santa Barbara (California) received honorable mention. In hoys’ West Coast Basketball action two California teams finished in the nation’s top 25. Crenshaw (Los Angeles) linislied at #4 and Manual Ans (Lus Angeles) was ranked #16. l li e West Coast winners were. C A L IF O R N IA Boys — I: Manual Arts (Los Angeles); II: Foothill (Bakersfield,; I l f Jefferson (Daly C ity,; IV; Washington (Easton); V: Ripon Christian. (»iris I: Fremont (Oakland,: II: Grant (Sacramento,; III: Burlingame; IV: Willows; V: Ripon Christian. OREGON Boys — A A A : Gran, (Portlaixl); AA: Central (Independence); A: Knappa (Astona): B: Eddyville. Girls — A A A : Tigard; A A : Siuslaw (Florence); A: Gervais; B: Cove. W ASHINGTON Boys — A A A : Redmond; AA: Rainier Beach (Seattle); A: Cowiche; B: Monon. Girls — A A A : Sandle Park (Spokane); A A : Bainbridge Island; A : Cascade (Leavenworth); B Reanlan sii *• z-
