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Page 10 Portland Obaarvar Auguat 0,1001 McDuffie and Brown join Oregon All-Stars By Nyewusi Askari When sports b u ff speak o f great women basketball players, names like Ann Myers (on the professional level) and the McGhee twins (on the college level: USC) come to mind. These players have established respect from sport fans and coaches alike fo r their a b ility to add new dimensions to the game. As a result, there is a grow ing interest in womens' basketball, and as a sport, it is now drawing large crowds into basketball arenas throughout the nation. W ith all o f the attention being given womens' basketball and its stars, the State o f Oregon is groom ing its own: among them Heather McDuffie, and “ D ow n town” Cindy Brown. McDuffie, a St. Mary’ s Academy A ll-S ta r guard, and Brown, a 6- foot-2 Grant High sophomore, was recently selected to play on the Oregon A ll-S tar basketball team. The team participated in the Pepsi Summer Challenge Womens Mixed College, High School and In te r national Basketball tournament in Seattle, Washington. The tourna ment was held at Seattle Pacific University July 31 - August 2, 1981. M c D u ffie and Brown are es tablishing themselves as premier basketball players in the State o f Oregon. As a 14-year-old freshman, Brown roared onto the scene in the girls Class A A A state tournament, averaging 16.0 points per game, and HEATHER McDUFFIE 17.5 rebounds. She set a tournament record w ith 68 rebounds in fo u r games, and blocked I2 shots in one game. She plays center. Heather, a 5-foot-8 inch senior, was named to the A ll-S ta te and State A A A tournam ent teams. In 1981, she was named to the Metro League team and all M etro Area Team. The St. M ary’ s star led her team to the A A A basketball tourna ment and to second place fo r two consecutive years, and was selected as Oregon’ s Team Captain for the In ternation al Tournam ent. She played point guard. Other Oregon selections were: Cindy Brown, Grant High School All-State and A ll Metro Area Team (I980); Jennifer Freeman, Marshall High School (I9 8 I A A A cham pions); and Wendy Bradetich, C h u rch ill High School, Eugene, Oregon. College players par ticip a tin g were: Karen Johnson, Jeannette Cameron, C. J. Sealey, and Sharon Van Loo o f Portland State U niversity; C arol Mencken, Robin C lark, Donna Brigham, o f Oregon State U niversity. Wendy Hawley, Portland State University’s coach, directed the Oregon team against com petition from mixed high school, college, and in te r national teams from Canada and The Peoples Republic o f China. For Heather and Cindy, it was an invaluable experience. The In te r national basketball tournam ent featured the Seattle Blues; The Seattle Gold; The Republic o f China N ational Team; the USA West Select; the Far West Select from C a lifo rn ia ; tw o C andian teams, Alberta Select and British Columbia select, and the Oregon Select team. The firs t day o f com petition saw the Oregon team defeat British Columbia Select 76-74. The second game saw them pitted against the Seattle Blues. It was a hard fought game with the Seattle team winning 85-82. C. J. Sealy o f Portland State University led the Oregon team with 23 points, and Cindy “ downtown” Brown contributed 16 points and 10 rebounds. The game was a semi final match. Against the team fro m China, again it was C. J. Sealy leading the way with 21 points. Heather added 16 points, most o f which were shot from the outside. The point guard was dazzling w ith her speed and ability to get down the court and hit the open shot. The Oregon Select team ended the tournament in fifth place w ith a 1-2 record. In the championship game, USA, a team o f under-18 A ll-S tars fro m 14 Western states, defeated the Seattle team for top honors. For C indy and Heather, the ex perience o f playing against some o f the best women basketball players in the w orld, w ill make them better prepared to face their opponents during the upcoming Metro season. Both are receiving scholarship o f fers from colleges and universities across the nation; Oregon State University; University o f Portland; P ortland State U n iversity; the University o f C alifornia, to name a few. But fo r now, C indy and Heather have their sights set on this season’s upcoming basketball play. Both are eyeing a cham pionship, and although there can be only one team winner, both, w ill emerge as winners. They are that good! WE'RE HERETO HELP I Sports Talk By Ron Sykes Sports Editor Does the relative position o f the moon have any influence on a professional fo o tb a ll game? M r. Edward Slick, well known Eastern football writer, believes it does. Slick says: as great as Roger Stauback was, how many times did you watch in disbelief as he threw right into the enemy’ s waling hands fo r th ird time? A t the tim e, you probably wanted to throw a brick through your TV set. But after th in k in g it over, you probably decided to hold o f f to try and get even at 4 O 'clock, only to see M r. Stabler, Mr. Accuracy, do le meme drosc. Now think back, can you honestly remember how many times Terry Bradshaw let you down? Especially last season when the moon was in focus on four different occasions. Why I’d bet it’ s perfectly sa*e to bet that many o f you have been watch ing fo o tb a ll fo r years and d id n ’ t know Bradshaw is a Virgo - and Virgo quarterbacks usually don't perform well when the moon is in Pisces. Pittsburgh did manage to win one game when the moon was in Pisces last year on November I6th. They won 16-13. Bradshaw threw three or four interceptions. It was really not his day. The moon was not in its proper place. M ore im p o rta n tly, Pittsburgh did not cover the point spread. And in some fo o tb a ll circles, i t ’ s not how you play the gan.c to win or lose it's whether or not you covered the pointspread. Each o f us has a little bit o f Benedict A rnold when it come to professional football speculation. You know as well as I do that one week you’ re rooting fo r Vince Evans and his daredevil scamper; the next week yo u ’ re hoping that Mean Joe Greene sacks the living end out o f him. And he probably w ill i f the moon happens to be in Aquarius. Suppose you had known before last year’ s Super Bowl that Ron Jarworshi was going to have a bad day. C ould you have saved yourself a few frustrations? could your betting losses been curtailed? I f you had been betting Oakland, wouldn’t you have been relieved at the astrological data com piled against Jaworshi? Jaworshi is the only starting Aries quarterback in the N FL. P rior to last year’ s Super Bowl, the moon hadn’ t been fu ll in the Lib ra fo r years. In the absence o f the moon’ s presence in L ib ra , Jaworshi has compiled a number o f impressive statistics. Since October 29, 1978, the last tim e the moon was in L ibra, the Eagles were a 10-point favorite to beat a 0 and 8 St. Louis team. The fin a l score was 16-10...the Cards winning their first game. If you happen to like watching the NFL and have a desire to wager a bit, it might be beneficial to check the astrological charts before doing so. I ’ ve been involved in astrology for about five years and have made some amazing, and g ra tifyin g discoveries on how much effect the moon has on a NFL quarterback. The stars favor no particular team on a yearly basis. Equality amongst the N FL clubs is the astrological theme for the 1980s. Prepare for professional football in the beginning stages o f a new age o f Aquarius. Gone are the days o f two touchdown fa vorite, the automatic extra point, and the home team underdog. I f you care to ven ture to beat the p o in t spread, knowing when a quarterback w ill perform poorly will certainly help. Dates: September 6: Losing QB’ s Plunkett (Oakland); Montana (SF) and Robinson (Denver). September 13th: Losing Q B ’ s - Jones ( B a lt im o r e ) ; T h e is m a n (W ashington), and Danielson (D etroit). September 20th: Losing QB’ s - Landry (Baltimore); Jawor ski (Eagles). October 4th: Losing QB’s - Fouts (SD); M ontana (SF); Robinson (Denver); Evans (Chicago); October 11th: Losing Q B ’ s - Jones ( B a lt im o r e ) ; T h e is m a n (Washington); Danielson (Detroit); October 18th: Losing Q B ’ s - Laundry (Baltim ore); October 25: Losing Q B ’ s - Jaw orski (Eagles); Scott (New Orleans); November 22: Losing QB’s - Scott (New Orleans); November 29th: Losing Q B’ s - Pisarcik (Eagles); December 13th: Losing QB’ s - DeBerg (SF); Decem ber 14th: Losing Q B ’ s - Haden (LA). Remember as always, the moon is the moon, and this is only one Black man's opinion. 4k - J IM BRITT ALAN MOLDEN WENDELL BROW N Assistant Sales Mananer Sales Representative Sales Representative Expert consultation on your tra n s p o rta tio n needs on b o th n e w and used cars. 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A young Hmong man may disagree w ith his father, but only in the mildest o f terms. - A child is responsible to his father. - The patrilineal clan system with its household unit is an integral fac to r in the Hmong system o f authority. Tha Mian: The Mien have their origins in Southern C hina. The Mien m igrating to the U.S. are from Laos. Agriculture: Slash and burn agriculturist. -Family: The Mien likes to keep the extended fam ily together in the same household and m aintain lineage bonds whenever such house- WLST COAST IS THE PLACE FOR CUSTOM FRAMING •INCE I M S W e h»ve all the current trend« in Interior Framing Rick Oeke, Contem porary Metal» Oriental Pattern», natural Woods Gold le a l Traditional Our E ip e rt Sales Consultants are available to asaiat you w ith all your framing requirement» WEST COAST PICTURE CORP. SOOft N VISA L Skidmore 2*27 » S Hour* k t Monday Saturday MASTERCHARGE holds spread out to establish new households. The need for additional labor and a recurring problem o f female sterility has led to adoption o f children whenever possible, from neighboring communities. Adopted children are given full family status. - R e lig io n : The religion o f the Mien is a combination o f animism and ancestor worhsip. This Taoist religion and philosophy has been handed down from China. Today, their religion is integrated into their everyday life , and is free o f any modern Chinese influence. Their biggest spirit ceremony is the wor ship o f the Chinese god pictures. At the ageof I6 or 17, a boy is given a special name fo r use at religious ceremonies. When a man becomes a priest and is able to conduct funerals and various activities to pacify ancestors, they attain a high status. Many Mien men learn techniques o f d iv in a tio n and are skilled exorcists. - Funerala: Animists believe the spirit o f the deceased needs to be released to the spirit and they hold a big worship ceremony. •Language: For centuries, the language o f the Mien has been un w ritten. Except fo r a very few booklets, written in Chinese, there is no literature. • Woman: A woman must show respect for her husband and family. T ra d itio n a lly, she never stands in their presence, but w ould take a low, squatting position at the edge o f a group o f visitors. Women do not talk about pregnancy, nor do their husbands acknowledge the im pending event. -M ien D ecorum : An invitation to eat is not something that is accep ted immediately. It is not polite to accept the first time an invitation is extended. The Mien assume one in v ita tio n is a polite gesture, but i f repeated several times, it is genuine. This same procedure is follow ed even when preparing to go to the dining table. It is rude to move toward the table immediately. -Other: - M otioning to a Mien with the fingers w ith the palm up is not polite. Pointing or seeming to point at someone with the finger is very rude and w ill be interpreted as ac cusing the person very strongly. It is bold and belligerent to stand with the hands on the hip. It is impolite to fold the arms in front o f the body while talking with a Mien. Handing an object to a person with only one hand is impolite. It is disrespectful to look d ire ctly at a person when talking. It is polite in Mien society to look a different direction when addressing someone. The Mien people believe the head is the most saerd part o f the body and it should not be touched by others. Oregonians should be alert to this, especially in contact w ith Mien children. It is rude to point the foot or ain the sole o f the foot toward a Mien. The Mien do not publlically display affection. Next week: Some o f the problems refugees are having with Oregonians. 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