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Page 8, Portland Observer, Januarv ?7 1988 SPORTS Kinney Shoes Celebrates Black History M onth Limited Edition Poster Available new YORK, n . y — Kinney Shoes will offer Black History Month calendars at selected stores across the country as part of the company's observance of Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday and Black History Month. Entitled "Strides in History," the calendar highlights the contributions made by Black Americas in sports and is available from Jan. 18 to Feb. 29 as a gift with purchase. "Kiney Shoes is excited about involving its customers in the company s celebration of Black history by providing the calendars, Joyce Wilkins, special market manager at Kinney Shoe Corporation, said. This is a won derful opportunity to salute the achievements of many Black Americans. ' Presented by STADIA, Kinney’s line of athletic footwear, the calendar is featured on a full-color poster suitable for framing. The artwork was created by Kansas City, Mo.-based artist Dell Godbold. Visit your nearest Kinney Shoes for more information. FREE! T errace admission anu SEATING FOR TWO "Color of Action" Float Features Cheryl Miller in King Orange Parade Super Bowl Sunday Only Kodak All-American and Olympic medalist Cheryl Miller was on hand to greet 350,000 spectators during Miami's recent King Orange Parade. Miller rode aboard Eastman Kodak Company’s new "Color of Action float which features 4 x 5-foot color photographs of fast-paced sports enthusiasts in windsurfing, gym nastics, biking, basketball and track and field scenes. Accompanied by athletes who perform alongside the float, "Color of Action" appeared in Miami's Three Kings Day Parade Jan. 10 and will be included in other Florida community festivities during 1988, including the Gasparilla cele bration in Tampa, Feb. 6, and the Edison Pageant of Light Parade in Ft. Myers, Feb. 20. Portland Meadows and KUPL radio invite you to the track January 31st where you can watch the Super Bowl and wager on the best entertainment running. We will have a lull program ot racing action and you can watch the Super Bowl game in the comfort of our climate- controlled facility. Enjoy your favorite food and beverage. M eet Ed Whelan ot KUPL and NEWSROOM 6 Just clip the coupon below and present it to Portland Meadows tor your admission and seating. Post Tim e: Wednesday & Fridays 7pm Saturdays & Sundays l:3()pni (C hildren not admitted to night racing) For Information and Reservations Call. n Trailblazer "Write On Essay Contest: Deadline Feb. 22 is results of long, sweaty, long- wrenching workouts. Hats off to the day set. N ight Meet Thanks to the sponsorship by Pacific Northwest Bell and the gui dance of Tom Jorday, the Portland Grand Prix again played to a sold out crowd. Excitement and antici pation thickened the air. Only a handful of runners mana ged to hold up to their pre meet expectations. Earl Bell squeeked by a hungry field on fewer misses 1 8'4)6" — over Tim Bright's 18' 416". J u d y B ro w n King w in s 400 I —— — — w —— — —— • 1330 AM O< th S^e^'al information kits including a recommended lessor, plan have Post lim e : Sunday 1:30pm Terrace Admission and Seating for Two An $8.50 value PLE A SE CA LL FOR RESERVATIONS: 285-9144 been mailed directly to more than 11,500 public and private school teachers. "It's our hope that this year's essay topic will spark ardent class discussions and increased interest in world events while encouraging essay entr.es, says Valid January 31. I9K8 only 1-5 at the Delta Park Exit (306 Bi. Noi valid with any other offer. Cash value 1/20 cent Wally Scales, program coordinator. Deadline for entries is February 22. 1988. Three winning essays will be selected from each grade level. The Portland Council of the International Reading Association will be responsible for judging entues. Winners will each receive an autographed basketball plus two tickets to the Blazer's home game against the Sacramento Kings on April 1 / th. Levin Duckworth, center for the Portland Trailblazers, will hold a pre game recei tion. Student winners will also get the chance to tour the Blazer locker loom. Each student who submits an essay entry will re ce iv a special recogm- Improvement Concept (BASIC) program. Other phases include a reading program for fifth and sixth graders and an improvement segment designed to recognize students for adademlc or behavioral achievement. More than 120,000 students have participated in one or more programs of the BASIC program since its inception in 1984. The program has won numerous awards including: The 1987 Presidential Award for Private Sector Initiative; the Mayor's (Portland) Corporate Citizen Award; the Oregon Asso ciation of School Executives Distinguished Service Award; "Family t irch> Magazine's Leaders of Readers" Award; and the Portland Council of the International Reading Association's "Celebrate Literacy” Award. . For information on the "Blazer/AVIA Scholastic Improvement C on cept" program and/or the "W rite On" essay competition, contact: Wafty Scales, Portland Trailblazers, 700 N.E. Multnomah, Suite 950, Portland OR essay competition. "W e feel that writing is one of ttie most important ski s an individual can develop and hope that this program will encourage students to improve their writing skills," says Duckworth. The essay competition is part of the three phase Blazer/Avia Scholastic i the pole vault, James Robin a seasoned veteran, took a 3 field to school in the 800 ) time of 1:54. ptathlete Cindy Greiner won the women's 55 meter hurdles :he long jump (20' 9 ’/«"). A early showing for her. Sheppard took a commanding rlace in the prep 55 meter dash, ig a new meet record. "I felt dent coming into this race, but no idea I'd get a meet record,” >mmented. dy Brown-King won the 400, lo t unchallenged. In the final jur own Robin Marks made a rising move on King, but locked i with Rose Blake in the last er slowing her momentum to The day finally arrived. Saturday, January 23, 1988, ath letes big and small, young and tall, suited up and strapped on their Achilles' wings in hopes of a win. Although all could not be first, many shone bright that day. The day (developmental) meet kicked off with an electrifying win in the two mile relay (high school), anchored by Chuck Breabeck of Cleveland. Another heated competition brewed in the college-open 500 yrd. dash run by Pat Lanning (U of 0) and Steve Jackson (Portland) from Washington State U. They pushed each other into an amazing sub one minute clocking of 59.4 —Lanning, 59.5 Jackson. "I had some good competition in my heat. I think we ran the fastest heat yet," Jackson said. The fast est it was. Jackson is a Portland area resident who normally runs the 400 intermediate hurdles He should be in good standing for a bid on the 1988 U.S. Olympic squad. The day meet is quite unique. "It's the largest single one day event of its type in the nation. The meet is also the oldest," com ments Larry Breight, President, Ore gon Indoor Track Meet Commis sion. This meet gave all runners a chance to publicly display the end MFADOWS Present this coupon at Portland Meadows Sunday. January 31st for Terrace Admission and seating lor two. The Portland Indoor: M e e t of by Fred Hembry 98.5 I M NEWSROOM (fl) The Portland Trailblazers and AVIA Athletic Footwear Company are giving students a chance to demonstrate their writing skill by sponsor.ng the "W rite On" essay competition. The competition is open to all students grades one through 12 in M ult nomah Washington, Clackamas, Yamhill and Columbia Counties in Oregon and Clark County in Washington. This year's theme is: "If I were in charge " On TWS is the fourth year that the Blazers and AVIA have sponsored an This lim ited edition poster e ntitle d "S trid e s in H istory selected Kinney Shoes stores fro m Jan. 18 to Feb. 29. ........ - IKfflWPJl, 97232. Portland Pro-Am rilliant Perform ances ?eaS lue rtba" 34 year old James com m ands 800 Robinson meter dash another unknown com petitor, Joyce Rainwater (Kent ridge-Seattle, WA), sprinted away from the hometown field. "I was really nervous, but I've been train ing since August I felt prepared, she remarked. High Jump: There was a brief press meeting before the evening began. Dwight Stones was one of a four star panel M r. Stones pre dieted a good showing on his part before the festivities began. Die height Stones cleared was in picture-perfect form, but was not enough to eclipse 5' 8" Rick Noji of <elly Crerar (Canada) ‘sucks up' Seattle. .eon Sanders, Prep 640 Relay. Yes, that’s right! Not his mark, but his size five feet eight-inches hird place. "I felt great coming tall. Noji holds the all time .Junior nto this even. I didn't have any National lecord 7 4)6 acc- ¡peed work before tonight. I’m very complished in his junior year in high leased with my race," Robin said. school. This mark also earned him a Many events saw the turntables spot at the 1984 U.S. Olympic jf underdog aggression. Here are a trials. Rick Noji happens to be a ew: modern phenomenon ranking with Men’s 55 meter hurdles. The that of Franklin Jacobs, another field: J.J. Birden, Rodger Kingdom 5’ 8" jumper. Noji's uncanny ability (scratched —leg injury), Al Joyner, allowed him a jump of 7' 5". Renaldo Nehemiah, and Cletus "This year I'm looking for a 7' 7" Clark. The gun goes o ff . . . 7.2 or 7' 8" jump. I just want to do seconds later the race is finished. the best I can at every meet. I’m a The accomplished, but relatively un competitoi, but only against myself. known, Cletus Clark emerges the I could win a meet at 7' 2", but, winner. if I knew I Tl'vo jone higher. in th o h in h school women's 55 I'd be disappointed. I want to be more confident in my jumping and not worry about the competition," he interjects. With outstanding en trants like Dwight Stones and all- or-nothing' jumper Brent Harken, confidence has been a great friend to Rick Noji. Probably one of the most spec tacular races of the entire meet was the high school 640 yrd. relay. Over the first three exchanges, it seemed as if the Democrats of Jefferson would cruise to victory. Unfortu nately, club entry Kjaks of Vancou ver, B.C., had a secret weapon: Kelly Crerar. Jefferson anchor Leroy Sanders received the batton fully conscious of a decisive victory over 'the un knowns'. Seconds later, Crerar receives the pass. In not less than thirty meters, Crerar stormed San ders down, met him, and by the home stretch, the Canadian runner left the Democrats by ten meters. The feat absolutely sent the fans into delirium. "I was determined The Winter Portland Pro Am Basketball League is in full swing with a weekend schedule of the be’st semi-professional basketball in trie metro area partly sponsored by Mil ler Brands, Inc. The league hosts NBA playe/a during the Summer like Mychgl Thomson and A.C. Green of the Los Angeles Lakers; Terry Porter. Michael Holton, Kevin Duckworth, Charles Jones, and Jerome Kersey of the Trailblazers. The Winter schedule features eight teams from Seattle and four from Portland with hometown favp rites like Richard Washington, Amos Allen, Larry Anderson, Lar ry Jury who set a single game scoring record in 1987 at 62 points and others. The competition 'rs keen and the weekend schedule ad comdates the several retired pro fessional or working men who caji play the semi-professional level has ketball. The league serves as a training ground for NBA officials an 1 is governed by NBA rules including the 24 second shot clock and of ficial three-point shot. The level of play is outstanding. The excellent facility of Portland Community College Cascade Gymnasium at 705 N. Killingsworth Street and Kerby Avenue creates a family atmosphere that suit dll sports fans. Cletus Clark shakes up field in the 55 m eter hurdles. to catch him. We wanted the win bad,” Crerar spoke. Never before had I witnessed such a decisive win over this short distance (165 meters). This leg was not fluke, because Crerar com mands 10.5 hundred meter speed. In all, this meet was a beautiful opportunity for all to display what they've got early this season. Thank you, runners, and thank vnu fnnQ Best of all the admission is free. This bargain can't last forever, irtri out how you can become a "Char ter Member" of the Portland Pro Am Basketball Club. Games start at 5:30 p.m. eaqh Saturday and 4 00 p.m on Sundays at PCC Cascade Gymnasium. A special w eekend o f tourna rnent play: PCC Cascade G ynj, Saturday. J a il. 30th, 2:00, 3:30. 5 00 ft 6:30; and Sunday, Jan 31, 8:30 a m , 10:00 • m . 11 30 a m. ft 1:00 p.m . Four rival team s from Seattle w ill he fea tured.