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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1979)
Paga 10 Portland Observar Thursday. August 23. 1979 Portland Dunkers make Caribbean tour //«n Thirty-four Pacific Northwest re sidents left yesterday for San Juan Puerto Rico to represent the Dunk Kings in the Caribbean Dunking and Basketball Classic August 24th-29th Twenty young dunkers and basket- bailers ages 11-I6 will make the ten- day tour along with coaches and chaperons that w ill take them traveling through Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Miami Beach with dunking and basketball competitions and exhibitions as well as a few dunking clinics and other sports events. The young athletes are the Dunk kings A ll Stars and will represent the United Slates in the Classic. All the SPORTS HOUR JO E’S PLACE young athletes had to raise their own travel costs and many are receiving great support in their respective com m unities th ro u g h o u t Wash ington and Oregon. M aking the trip from Portland are: U lf Spears, I4; Greg Penney, I4; Timmy Pitt man, I I ; Todd Irving, I3; Tony Pittm an, 13; Kenny l.uckett, 13; and Philif Avery, 11. The young dunkers attending the Caribbean Classic will be divided in to two basketball squads, team A for 16 and under and team B for 13 and under. The teams will play at least five games in tournam ents in Caguas, Puerto de Tierra and San Juan in Puerto Rico and possibly one 1801 N .E . A l b e r t a / will * D R AFT Y O U F O R O N L Y 150 Days: Sat., Sun. 8-Mon. For M ore In fo rm atio n Call: 288 8786 Penny leads G rant squad TODD IRVING by Ullysses Tucker, Jr. “ Academics is number one in my lif e , " asserted Avery Penny, the 5'8 " floor leader from Grant High School. " I value it like money, because both o f them are needed to survive out here in this w orld. W ithout them, how can you be somebody?" Penny, a senior-to-be, took lime from his busy summer endeavors to sit down for an interview at Matt Dishman C om m unity Center; in between playing basketball and packing for a trip. He is on the way to C a lville , Washington for a two-week training session sponsored by G ran t's “ Career Education Center." “ I'll be receiving pointers in draft in g ," he said. " I plan to be an engineer when I go to college, and working with skilled professionals will give me good experience. I’d also like to mix business administration and P L w ith this m ajor it possible. " In June. Penny spent lout weeks in San I rancisco under the same program He worked on-sight with several field engineers, to com prehend their job When questioned about how lar he could go in basket hall on his height, Penny replied quickly. "I never worry. W hen I play with the big bovs like Steve lohnsoti at < )Sl and against the othei latger guvs in the city, I seem to do rather «ell I think that I can hang." Penny was All I’ ll last season (Honorable Mention) As a Ireslnnan in 1975, hot o il the court at Sabin Elementary School and placing loi ASP (Albina Spoils men). Penny averaged 170 per game and learned Io play on a high school level fie averaged I* (I d o tin g his ophomore season, but most ol die minutes were utilized on the IV team Giant liuished second tit the -late that season I ast season Pennv scored at a nine point per game clip on a ju n io r oriented team that qualified for the stale again. What are your expectations for this up coming year? "Personally, I would like to lead Grant to the State Championship," he said seriously. "T h is year, I'll be one o f five experienced seniors who have been there before and I think we will be very hungry for it . " Penny plans to raise his 3.1 grade point average to a 4.0 also. Where did you pick up on athletics? "Basically, I ’ m a self taught per son, even though I ’ ve had good coaching over the years,” said the wise 17-year-old. II the coaches did keep him on his toes, then he had to deal w ith brothers: Dewayne, 17 (Grant JV basketball team); Greg, the 15-year- old M VP o l P ortland M iddle Schools who will attend Benson lech and is currently in a "D u nk King” tournament in Idaho; and Darrlyn, the young baseball wizard at 13. Avery is a solid baseball player too and plans to tryout at Grant. This summer he batted 325, played third base, pitched, and banged lout ill- side the park homers He was also listed on the Irving Park Summer All Star I earn Timmy Pittman 12 o f Portland who have in the past year battled each other as finalists in more than a dozen com petitions w ill team to gether to lead the B team. The Puerto Rico teams will be very competitive. Some have still young high school teenagers who are playing or almost ready to play in the big league, the Baloncesto Superior l eague, lop Pro-Amateur League in Puerto Rico. Many o f the players in this league have U.S. college or Olym pic experience, and most play on the Puerto Rico national teams. The basketball com petition— win or lose— will be an exciting once-in- a-liletim e athletic and cultural ex perience that w ill add to all the young players confidence. Many o f the dunkers, with their local com munity pride, receive greatly appre ciated fu n d ra is in g help in th eir communities and will hail a hardy thank you by bringing back some C aribbean C lassic tropies and gold medals to the Pacific Northwest. ig* jjg Everything you w an t from a store ... and a little bit more W tin laid die foundation lor youi positive outlook and motivation io achieve? "M y parents (Joe and Sail dra Pennv I," he said proudly. " I hey have been behind me ever since I can lemembei and are always at the games, especially my father." What's the biggest thing that tliev taught soil? " I o have confidence and io |ust believe in anything dial vou set out to do, and how Ide still goes on when vou tail to accomplish I hat goal Bv this time Penny's mmd drilled back to basketball. "Y o u know, a person can always contribute some dung to a team. Even il it's just in spiration." L r J Tompson Seedless PPS promises desegregation I t outinued from page I col. 6) ate bussed out ol the community be allowed to return to their own school, oi il giades are not available, io a nearby school ol their choice. I he recomm endation lo t a monitoring system consisting ol a o m n iilte c and s ta ff was not hscussed by the Board committee. It is necessary lor the community to nonitor implementation ol whatever plans arc agreed upon We cannot depend on the District to monitor it- sell in a manner that guarantees equity to Blacks II we have learned ALF SPEARS game in the Virgin Islands. Team A w ill have many players who were freshmen and sophomore varsity players at th e ir respective high school. The team A rosier will rely on I4- year-old U lf Spears o f Portland. Al 6’ 6 " U lf w ill play center. In his hometown many people say he will not only "p la y ” as a freshman next year at Benson Tech but w ill break many school records set by Richard Washington ex-UCl A A ll American and NBA pro with the Kansas City Kings. Others on the A team roster are John M oore, Grandview H igh; Dusty Broderson, I6, Ephrata High; Keith C ooper, I4, M orion High; all forw ards. Jon Anderson, 16, I ebanon High, Oregon is the leading guard prospect. Others who w ill play are Greg Penny, I4, Portland; and Pierre Cockrell, I5, Brian W right, I.3; Roy W illia m s, I4, all from Tacoma. David Melton I2 ol Seattle and U S D A Choice Beef Blade Cut Crisp and Tangy Sweet Seedless Grapes no other lesson, we have learned dns.” Support ol the boycott has con tinued to glow with the Northeast C o a litio n ol N eighborhood, iepiesentm g nine neighborhood associations, adding their endorse ment. (iroups ol while parents are organizing support groups. Black Exotic or Red Queens Sliced Bacon Chuck Steak |b . 39« Hygrade Breakfast Sliced, Lean Streaked BI I planning meetings continue io be held each Thursday at 7:30 p in ai King Neighborhood I acilily. ( lo r (d ila tiv e plans fo r students during the boycott, please see page 3) . . . U N IO N O R C O M P A N Y DENTAL INSURANCE is a valuable asset. . . your health and appearance ( OM PI I 1 E COOPl RATION ON A l l. D ENTAI INSURANT! Cl AIMS d S A F IW A Y COUPOW fa g |?3 Redeemable thru Aug 28 1979 SAFEW AY i j M IN U TE M A ID ORANGE JUICE . 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