Tech wrecks Auburn
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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.
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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:
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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
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