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hv Hoy l.rr Jerniyan
Sports Editor
Girts Class A A A observations
I was very disappunto] by the lack
o f aiieniion given lo Coach Lindsey
Strothers and his assistants. Ihomas
Channel and Anna Marie Lopez.
Karen Howell played through the
tournament with a very high fever
and righting the flu. The Blues aren’t
a one-woman gang, however, it can't
be denied that Karon is the heart o f
this team. When the heart isn’ t ticking
properly it ’s tough to get the other
organs to operate efficiently. The
Blues coaching staff brought their
team through it all and wasted no
precious time arguing with the referees
in the process. I was impressed.
Speaking o f being impressed: Julie
Scheer, Wilson center, showed any­
one with eyes that she is a major col­
lege prospect. That young lady is
tough! When she asks for the pill
down low, give it up because she can
do something with it. She w ill put you
on her hip and wheel for the hook
shot with that dirty left hand.
Lisa Reslock o f West Linn is going
to give the girls fits for the next two
years. Lisa is a sophomore guard
that stands 5 feet 11 and has some
sweet moves for you.
fraci Thirdgill, Wilson forward-
center. showed another dimension in
her game during the playoffs. She’s
decided to play more aggressively
and i t ’s going to expand her game
tremendously. Playing with Scheer
can do that to you.
N C A A T o u rn e y
Let’s start here in the West Region­
al. D on’t w orry, I don’t mention
the fact that all the PAC 10 schools
were eliminated in the first round.
St Johns w ill take Kentucky and run
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right through North Carolina St. to
advance.
North Carolina should get by A u ­
burn and ease around Maryland to
emerge from the Southeast Regional
second round. The Mid-West regional
will see some good basketball Okla­
homa should take Louisiana Tech
but Wayman Tisdale w ill play his
last college game against Keith Lee
and Memphis Slate. I look for Way-
man to head for the N BA next year.
Georgetown, the beasts from the
east, w ill get past Layola, III., with
style, but won’t find it so easy in get­
ting by Georgia Tech. I pick Geor­
getown to win against Georgia Tech,
but i f Tech pulls it out, I 'll say I told
you so. Tech has a player named
Yvon Joseph that I'm a little partial
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The women's N C A A tournament is
in progress also. Thursday, March 21
in Los Angeles, Cheryl M iller w ill lead
her Southern C alifornia mates (21-8)
against Long Beach St. (27-2) and the
infamous Cindy Brown. That is a
semi-final game. The game is to be
televised so make a note o f it. Cindy
cleaned Cheryl’ s plow in their last
meeting.
A n d still h e a v y w e ig h t
c h a m p io n o f th e w o r ld
l-arry Holmes met David Bey in
l-as Vegas, Nevada, for the heavy­
weight championship o f the world
and spanked Bey fo r half an hour.
That’s what happened, and that’s
all I've got to say about that.
If you traveled as I did, the cham
pagne flight, first class via H BO A ir,
you heard Larry announce his retire­
ment. The champ spread the word
that he would tight any light heavy-
weight (namely Michael Spinks) for
the championship and a few million.
Those few million will make you
U N R E T IR E quick, won’t they?
Girls AAA
T o u rn a m e n t S ta ts
Scoring:
1. Shanna Daniels, Sandy, 70
2. Julie Scheer, Wilson. 68
3. Nancy Im h off, Glencoe. 67
Rebounds:
1. Lori Elkins, St. M ary's, 30
2. Traci Thirdgill, Wilson, 45
3. Tam m y Lewis, Newberg, 42
Steals:
1. Karon Howell, St. Mary's, 20
2. Traci Thirdgill, Wilson, 19
3. Annan Wilson, Lake Oswego, 18
Assists
1. Jennifer M arron, Wilson, 22
2. Karon Howell, St. Mary's, 20
3. Lena Pinard, Roseburg, 18
Blocked Shots:
1. Tammy Lewis, Newberg, 14
2. Stacy Saucedo, West Albany, 9
3. Traci Thirdgill, Wilson, 9
All-Star Teem
Julie Scheer, Wilson
Karon Howell, St. M ary’s
Lisa Reslock, West Linn
KatySleding, Lake Oswego
Lori Elkins, St. M ary’s
Second Teem
Annan W ilson, Lake Oswego
Lena Pinard, Roseburg
Heidi Hakala, West Linn
Sandra Howell, West Linn
Shanna Daniels, Sandy
Sportsmanship Award
L IN C O LN H IG H SCH O O L
Women's basketball gains steam
Playing women's basketball has
yet to make anyone a millionaire,
earn someone a perfume contract or
turn a woman's name into a candy
bar, but the female game grows fast­
er, more aggressive and intimidating
every year.
Witness some o f this season’s mile­
stones:
• The U.S.A. Olympic team,
coached by Pat Head Summit o f
Tennessee, grabbed the gold this
summer in Los Angeles.
• A smaller, lighter ball was tipped
o ff and the first female slam-dunk
was stuffed through the hoops by
West Virginia’ s Lieorgcann Wells.
• An attendance record
was
smashed when 22,157 spectators root­
ed for the Ohio State-lowa women's
game on Feb. 3.
Even though the financial reward
o f men’s professional sports is but a
pipe dream for women, their spirits
are not dampened These dedicated
athletes play for something much
less tangible — the love o f the game.
Recognizing this commitment to
amateur athletics, Eastman Kodak
Company has teamed up with the
Women's Basketball Coaches As­
sociation for the last 10 years to honor
the top women college basketball
players across the nation. The 1985
Kodak Women’s Division I A ll-
America basketball team will gather
on March 28 in Austin, Texas, site o f
the National Collegiate Athletic Asso­
ciation (N C A A ) Women’s Final Four
Tournament at the Erwin Center,
March 29 31.
Previewing this year’ s likely candi­
dates begins with look at the eligible
returnees from last year's Kodak
A ll America team.
A leading member o f the squad last
year was Cheryl M iller o f the U ni­
versity o f Southern California. M iller
has kept up her incredible pace this
season, returning lo the forward po­
sition and leading her team with im­
pressive scoring and rebound sta­
tistics.
Already a two-time Kodak A ll-
American as a junior at USC, M iller
led the women’s Olympic team last
summer lo victory and a gold medal.
Her stamina, strength and pure
playing ability leave little doubt that
it would be "M ille r tim e’’ again in
Austin.
Another Kodak A ll American play­
ing well this year is Janet Harris o f
the University o f Georgia. Harris
currently holds the record as the Bull­
dog’s all time scoring leader, male or
female, breaking the 2,000-point
harrier this season. She has already
been named a Kodak All-American
twice. . .the first time as a freshman
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when she became Georgia's first
woman player to win the honor.
Harris' teammate from Georgia,
ju n io r guard Teresa Edwards, is an­
other favorite for the Kodak team.
Teresa was also a member o f the 1984
Olympic women's basketball team
and has "hulldogged" her way to be­
coming one o f the top guards in col­
lege basketball this year.
Two o f the University o f Texas’
l-ady Longhorns. . .currently the
No. I team in the nation. . .arc stam­
peding their way to possible inclusion
on this year’s team.
Sophomore forward Andrea Lloyd
has turned on the heat again this sea­
son after a hot first year. Last year
Andrea was named Southwest Con­
ference "Newcomer o f the Year,”
was the youngest o f 27 finalists for the
women’s Olympic basketball team, an
Academic All-America candidate and
a district candidate fo r the Kodak
team.
Joining Lloyd as a possible A ll-
America candidate from Texas is
guard Kamic Ethridge. Ethridge is
referred to as “ the brat,” not only by
her older sister Kriss, who also plays
for U .T ., but by her peers and coaches
who applaud her hard-nosed play
and floor leading drive. She’s a small,
quick dynamo that can push the ball
up court at breakneck speed. Eth­
ridge is a junior and served as an
alternate on the 1984 Olympic bas
ketball squad
Another team on the warpath to­
ward the ladies' finals arc the N orth­
east Louisiana University's I.ady
Indians. Thev arc nationally ranked
No. 2.
Two outstanding players have led
Northwest I ouisiana to N C A A D ivi­
sion I playoffs twice in the past couple
o f years and may, again this year.
They arc junior guard Fun Jung 1 «
and junior center Lisa Ingram, their
nickname is the “ dynamic duo.”
Lee is from Seoul, South Korea,
where her fam ily still resides. Before
playing with the Indians, she was a
member o f the Korean national team
and played in the Asian Gaines. Her
speed and m obility have led her lo be­
coming one o f the best fast breaking
women in the game today.
Ingram was named to the A ll-
District Kodak team last year.
At Penn State there’s senior center
Kahadeejah Herbert. Herbert has
captured a number o f kudos at Penn
State, including the l ady L io n ’ s lead­
ing all time scorer, rcbounder (1983-
1984) and most accurate shooter
(1983). She was named Kodak all
District player last year and twice has
been named "M o st Valuable Player"
in Atlantic 10 Conference Champion-
ships.
One o f the top scorers this year in
Division I is Anucha Browne ol
Northwestern. Anucha means "god
dess" and her superlative powers
have led to a scoring average o f 30 ♦
points and nine rebounds per game
Two senior forwards share the
throne this season for Old Dom in­
ion's lady Monarchs. Team work is
very evident here as Medina Dixon
and Tracy Claxton reign as probably
the best forward combination in the
nation. Both women were selected to
try out for the 1984 Olympic team
and both are previous members o f
the Kodak A ll-D istrict III Team
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St. Mary's takes state honors
in coaching masterpiece
This game began with defense and
it ended the same way Lindsey Stro­
thers, Head Coach o f the St. M ary’ s
Blues, played a chess game on the
basketball floor and came away a
winner last Saturday night at the Class
A A A high school girls basketball
championship. St. Mary’s came through
for their second straight champion­
ship.
West Linn began the game going to
their strength, everything starts in
the paint. West Linn has a very tall,
talented and aggressive team but
just couldn’t keep the Blues at bay. A t
6:37 o f the first quarter, Karon Howell
picked up her first foul trying to ma­
neuver around and through the tough
2-3 zone defense o f the Lions. A t
3:09 Karon picked up her second
personal and the Blues were down
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From my seat, it d idn't look good
for the Blues. Just as my mind reg­
istered that thought, Karon picked up
personal number three at 1:37 and she
was headed for the bench. The quar­
ter ended with West Linn out front
17-11.
Lori Elkins got tough to start the
second quarter and her play became
infectious and spread throughout the
Blues lineup. The Lions sal back in
their zone and tried to force the Blues
to take the perimeter shot and for a
time it seemed to work. Coach Stro­
thers decided it was time to close
down the painted area and now the
Lions were taking the p<x>r percentage
shots from the outside. When the
Lions missed their shots it was Elkins
on the boards and outletting for a
few uncontested good percentage
shots that went through the net.
The West Linn Lions missed their
golden opportunity lo take the Blues
out o f this game after Karon Howell
went to the bench at the end o f the
third quarter The score was 14-9
Lions when Karon left and the Lions
scored only 8 points for the rest o f the
half. St. M ary’s battled back and
the halftime score was 22-19 Lions.
Karon started the second half and
quickly got the Blues on top with a
quick score o ff the jum p ball and
then a steal for another basket. When
Coach Strothers had the upper hand
he quickly and wisely slowed the game
down to force the taller Lions to come
out o f that dreaded 2-3 zone defense.
The Lions were stubborn and wouldn't
budge from the zone so Coach Stro­
thers had to take a different approach.
He decided lo save his star, Karon
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Howell, who had picked up her fourth
personal foul on a rebound attempt,
substituted for her and relied on Lori
Elkins to hold down the fort until
Karon could get back into the flow o f
things in the fourth period.
Elkins did her thing to perfection
but the Blues started the fourth pe­
riod down 31-24. Karon came back
and quickly got the tip and suddenly
it was 31-26, and the Blues had mo­
mentum. The Blues fought back and
regained the lead at the 4:56 mark.
Karon Howell had a breakaway for
an easy layup but missed the shot, and
Coach Strothers brought her out o f
the game for some conversation. On
her way out Assistant Coach, Thomas
Channel looked Howell in the eyes
and told her to keep her head up and
not to worry about the miss. It was
the right thing to do and it worked.
A t 3:32 Karon was back. Now you
know where I ’ m coming from when
I referred to a masterful jo b o f coach­
ing. The Blues were up 38-37 when
Karon hit Elkins inside and Oe>k the
big end o f a 40-37 score.
The Blues called a timeout at 1:13
and Coach Strothers decided to see if
West Linn was still going to be stub­
born and not come out o f that 2-3
zone. The Lions didn’t come out o f
the zone and went back to West Linn
licking their wounds because it ended
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When there was :07 on the clock
the Blues fans started to yell and
scream and a few St. M ary’ s players
began to feel the victory but Coach
Strothers yelled from the bench, “ This
game is not over yet, it’ s not over
ye t." Well, it's over now. Coach,
and C O N G R A T U L A T IO N S !
C L A S S A A A G IR L S B A S K E T B A L L T O U R N A M E N T
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Wilson 34
Lake O sw eg o 29
Julie Scheer look this game into her hands to insure the win. Julie scored
14 points and grabbed 12-rebounds for the Trojans. Traci Thirdgill backed
up her partner with 13 rebounds and 4 points. Katy Steding led Lake Oswego
with 13 rebounds and 10 points.
AMERICA HONORS'.
Members o f the Womens Basketball Coaches Assn are studying
films, videotapes, scouting re p o rts and s ta tis tic s as they vote
for the 1985 Kodak Womens A ll America team. . . The 10-woman
squad w ill be announced a t the NCAA tourney