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good because they have the horses.
o f the best prep coaches in Oregon.
Jefferson, oh sweet Jefferson.
Believe it.
Gone are the days when the Demo
The Grant High Generals have
attack was led by the firs t player made perhaps the biggest turn
down court taking one pass and around in the league. A fte r
then launching a 30 foot jump shot. struggling in the pre-season, and
Jefferson doesn’ t have the in finishing with a dismal 1-6 record
dividual talent o f the 1972 cham the General spirited to five straight
pionship team, but is a better team wins and is now considered a good
than the 72 team. Does that sound bet to finish behind Benson for the
strange? Well, coach Bobby Harris second tourney berth from District
1.
has a Demo squad that w ill whistle
the ball around until they find the
Coach Tom Jones chose to utilize
open man. They are organized and all his squad during the pre-season
well disciplined.
but once the season started, he
Marshall Haskins, 5-11, Senior settled on seven players and the
Generals were o ff and flying.
forward is the glue on this 1980-81
team. Haskins is a hustler not unlike
The Grant offense is very smooth
U o f O’ s Ron Lee, while possessing led by the cool, quick 6-0, Senior
a better shooting touch than the ex-
forward Terrece Cage. Cage could
Duck star. Marshall is an intelligent
be a sleeper, and it is my belief that
player who keeps this Demo team
this young man is a m ajor college
together. However, the credit for
player. Cage has tremendous offen
Jefferson success goes straight to
sive talents along with great leaping
the coach. Bobby Harris is now one ability, with continued good team
Miss Black Portland
contest opens
Miss Black Portland 1981 will be
selected A pril 18th at the Coliseum
Convention ( enter and eligible can
didates interested in vying for the
title are invited to meet the pageant
committee at a prelim inary
screening on Sunday, February I,
3:00 p.rn., at the Matt Dishman
( 'ommunity ( enter, 77 N.E. Knott,
in Portland.
An a ffilia te o f the Miss Black
America pageant, the local commit
tee is encouraging young Black
women who will be at least 18, and
not more than 25 years of age by the
national pageant date to apply.
I he young women who w ill be
crowned the second Miss Black
Portland by 198O’ s reigning queen,
Sonya ( oleman, must be a high
school graduate currently enrolled
in a college, university, business or
technical school She must not have
been married or given birth to a
child. She must also be a resident of
Oregon, as she w ill represent the
state in the Miss Black America
pageant.
I he pageant w ill provide an op
portunity for a young Black woman
to further her educational and
career goals with scholarship funds,
wardrobe, and other gifts con
tributed by the local business com
munity.
I he pageant committee under the
direction ot Mrs. Grayce Kennedy,
an advisor with the Portland
Development Agency, will welcome
the participation and involvement
>1 the entire community in choosing
the next Miss Black Portland.
I or further details as to how in
terested persons or organizations in
cluding young women who would
like to apply fo r candidacy, may
become a part o f the upcoming
pageant proceedings, please feel free
to call Mrs. Kennedy at 249-0844 or
committee member, M r. Everett
Hunter at 280-6029.
The Caspian Sea is shrinking.
If it continues at its present
ra te, the n o rth e rn h a lf
could become a salt marsh.
play Grant will make it to the “ great
show" this year.
Tavern For S ale
And miracles s till happen, as
witnessed by Oregon State’ s
comeback win over W ashington
Huskies last Saturday. Perhaps the
biggest miracle o f all was center
Steve Johnson making 14 straight f
ree throws. Normally it would take
Steve 30 shots to can that many.
Johnson scored 38 points in leading
the nationally ranked No. I Beavers
to a 97-91 overtime victory. John
son was simply fanastic against the
Huskies, and was named PAC-10
“ Player o f the Week’ ’ fo r his
heroics. OSU may not be the best
team in the nation, but they can cer-
ta in tly play w ith the best. The
Beavers are undoubtedly the PAC-
10’ s best. Look for OSU to prevail
in their Thursday night showdown
when UCLA invade the Willamette
Valley.
S uper N.E. Tavern
3000 sq. ft. all carpeted, has un
limited food potential. Grill, chick
en deep frye, 3 pool tables, new
10 year lease at $3 95 per mo. $60,
000 w ith $17,000 down.
Call Al Boxler 238-1261
Bill Taylor & Associates
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Schools seeks
advisory
members
Applications and petitions fo r
positions on the Area I and Area II
Citizen Advisory Committee for the
Portland Public Schools are now
available to residents o f the school
district.
Area Advisory committee mem
bers are chosen by the school board
in June. The two committees advise
their respective Area Superintendent
and make recommendations to the
school board regarding issues which
come before the committees.
There are two ways a person may
apply for a position. The first is to
gain 30 signatures on a p e tition
from within the area which they will
represent. The second is to be
nominated by a school advisory
committee in the appropriate area.
Applications form s/petitions and
additonal information are available
from the Communications and In
tergovernmental Relations Depart
ment, Education Service Center,
501 N. Dixon Street, 249-3304
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By Bon Sykes
Sports Editor
The P IL basketball league has
completed a 360. In the past, the In
ner-City kids were thought of as just
a bunch o f run and gun kids with
lots o f talent but no discipline.
Hut
no
more.
Benson,
W ashington /M o nroe, Jefferson
and Grant are all smooth running
teams that put a special emphasis on
team play. Benson, coached by Dick
Gray, is the best team in the P IL
and probably the State. The Tech-
men have ten guys that come at you
like so many Kamikaze Pilots. They
are unrelentless in their attack on
defense and very smooth and
deliberate on offense.
A. C. Green, 6-7 center is just as
good or better than any big man in
the State. Green has been virtually
unstoppable all season. Against
number one Hillsboro, the big pivot
man was responsible for single
handcdly getting the entire Spartan
front line in foul trouble. Benson is
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