January 8 , 1992...The Portland Observer...Page 5
Blazers And AVIA Sponsor
Competition For Students
To Tackle ‘Predjudice’
The Portland Trail Blazers and AVIA
Group International are again sponsor­
ing an essay competition for students
grades 1-12. The “ W rite-O n” com pe­
tition is part o f the three segment B lazer/
AVIA Scholastic Improvement Concepts
(BASIC) program which is co-spon­
sored by Bank o f A merica and The Ore­
gonian. The topic for this year’s essay
competition is “ Prejudice.”
“ W e choose the topic o f ‘Preju­
dice’ because we believe that it is im ­
portant for our youth to think about this
subject,” said W ally Scales, vice-presi­
dent o f special events for the Blazers
and BASIC program coordinator. “ In
simple terms, prejudice means having a
preconceived judgem ent or opinion.
There are many types of prejudice: ethnic,
religious, economic, physical...the sub­
ject really has no boundaries. Students
are encouraged to write on any aspect of
the topic (i.e. experiences, thoughts,
types, ideas, etc.). It is our hope that the
students, in studying this subject, will
gain new insight into themselves and
the world around them .”
Students throughout the state of
Oregon and Clark, Cow litz, Skamania,
Klickitat, Pacific and Wahkiakum coun­
ties in Southwest W ashington are in­
vited to participate in the essay com pe­
tition. Participating schools are asked
to select the best essay entry for each
grade level. Basic program am bassa­
dors at each school will then forward
these top essays to the appropriate
Education Service D istrict (ESD) for
their region. Each ESD will then deter­
mine the top entries at each grade level
for their area. All first place regional
entries will then be forwarded to the
Portland Trail Blazers. The Portland
Council International Reading Asso­
ciation will select a grand prize winner
for each grade level.
A special category has been estab­
lished for home taught and handicapped
students. Entries from this category
should be sent directly to the BASIC
Program Coordinators at the Portland
T rail B lazer office: 700 N. E.
M ultnomah, Suite 600, Portland, O re­
gon 97232. Ten names will be drawn
from these entries to receive autographed
Blazer basketballs.
Special recognition certificates will
be awarded to all essay program en­
trants. Regional first place winners
selected by their respective ESD will
each receive an AVIA BASIC athletic
bag. The grand prize winners at each
grade level will have the chance to at­
tend the Trail Blazer gam e at M emo­
rial Coliseum in Portland on April 18th.
In addition to receiving four tickets to
the game, the top winners will be pre­
sented a host o f prizes including AVIA
athletic shoes and an autographed team
ball. They will also be invited to a pre­
game reception with BASIC chairman
Clyde Drexler.
Schools m ust subm it their top es­
says for each grade level to their ESD
by no later than February 28th. Special
category entries m ust be received at
the Blazer office by March 11th.
Students, teachers or parents re­
quiring additional information about
the BASIC “ W rite-O n” essay com pe­
tition should contact the BASIC am ­
bassador at their respective school.
Special category entry forms can be
obtained by calling the BASIC Hot­
line: (503)231-5275.
Trail Blazers Activate
Strothers, Waive Young
Danny Young
The Portland Trail Blazers an­
nounced Tuesday that they have acti­
vated guard Lam ont Strothers from the
injured list and requested waivers on
veteran guard Danny Young. Strothers
is expected to be in uniform when
Portland hosts the Orlando Magic on
Tuesday evening.
Strothers, a 6-foot-4 guard out o f
Christopher Newport college, averaged
5.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 11.2 m in­
utes, shooting .600 from the floor, in
five appearances in Portland’s six-game
preseason. He was slowed by back
spasms that forced him to the team ’s
injured list on Oct. 31. Strothers had
averaged 17.4 points and 4.9 assists in
eight games of the Rocky Mountain
Revue in Salt Lake City last August.
The Trail Blazers acquired Strothers in
a draft-day trade with Golden State,
wiiivii nau sciccieu mm witn me 4 jr a
pick of the 1991 college draft. The
W arriors received the Blazers’ second
round draft choices in 1995 and 1999.
* ‘ S trothers adds some young talent
to our mix o f veterans,” said G eoff
Petrie, the Blazers’ Senior Vice-Presi­
dent of Operations. “ The decision to
go with Lamont and waive Danny Young
was a very difficult one for us to make.
Young was solid and dependable, but
we very much like the potential that
Strothers displayed during an outstand­
ing collegiate career.”
Young had appeared in 18 games
in this, his fourth, season with the Trail
Blazers, averaging 2.5 points, 1.1 a s­
sists and 7.4 minutes. He joined the
Blazers after signing a free agent con­
tract on Nov. 3, .
. He had played
three full seaso: . ud part o f a fouth
with the Seattle SuperSonics before
being waived. In his eight years in the
league, Young has averaged 4.7 points,
3.0 assists and 16.9 minutes, shooting
.443 from the field, in 458 games. He
scored a career-high 21 point versus
Denver on December 23, 1990.
Strothers, a First Team Division III
All-American lastseason,set anN CA A
record for all divisions by scoring in
double figures in 116 consecutive games,
each contest in his four-year career. He
finished as the third-leading scorer in
Division III history with 2,709 points, a
career average o f 23.3 points. Golden
Slate made the 23-year-old Strothers
the Division III player taken the high­
est ever in the NBA Draft with the 43rd
pick.
Trail Blazers To Air Second Prime Time Special
Blazer Broadcasting recaps the first
half o f the 1991-92 National Basket­
ball A ssociation season with its second
prime time special o f the year, entitled
“ Blazer Trail...A M idseason R eport.”
The show will air Thursday, January 16
at 8 p.m. on KOIN-TV. Blazer fans in
the greater Eugene-Springfield area can
see the special at 7 p.m. on “ O regon’s
FO X ,” KLSR-TV.
Bill Schonely hosts the 60-minute
program which includes highlights from
the first three months o f the regular
season. A special feature offers an up-
close and personal look at rookie Robert
Pack, w ho’s one o f the biggest Blazer
free agent surprises since Billy Ray
Bates.
The Trail Blazers will be playing
in a new building in 1994-95. A report
from Pat Lafferty updates fans on the
Oregon Arena Project. The Blazers/
AVIA Scholastic Improvements Con­
cepts (BASIC) program is in its eighth
year. Viewers can find out how BASIC
is encouraging youngsters to increase
their interest in reading.
Blazer Broadcasting will have a
musical tribute to one o f the all-time
greats, Earvin “ M agic” Johnson, who
earlier this season retired from basket­
ball after testing poistive for the HIV
virus. Terry Porter offers his perspec­
tive on common issues facing today’s
NBA players.
Mike Rice goes one-on-one with
coach Rick Adelman, as they lake a
look back at the first half of the regular
season and a look forward to what the
second half may have in store for Port­
land. Steve Jones pairs with Rice as the
two analysts dissect part one o f the
1991 -92 NBA campaign and offer their
insights and predictions for what lies
ahead.
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Charles Barkley and the Philadelphia 76ers got shut down by the hot
shooting Portland Trail Blazers 115-102 Sunday Night at the Memorial
Coliseum. Strong Blazer defense held Barkley to 21 points and a season
low three rebounds. The Blazers take on the Pistons Friday at Detroit.
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ob Lanier To Visit Portland’s
Middle Schools
One o f the National Basketball
A ssociation’s all-time greats, Bob
Lanier, will be in Portland this Thurs­
day and Friday as he visits middle
school students across the country
promoting the N BA ’s “ Stay in
School...It’s Your Best M ove!” pro­
gram. Lanier, a member o f the Bas­
ketball Hall o f Fame, will visit three
schools in Portland, highlighted by his
stop at Harriet Tobman Middle School.
The following is a list o f his school
visit itinerary:
T h u rsd ay , J a n u a ry 9, Harriet
Tubman M iddleSchool,2231N .Flint,
Portlan.O R 97227 at 2:00.
Friday, January 10, Ockley Green
Middle School, 6031 N. Montana,
Portland, O r 97211 at 10:45 a.m.
W hittaker Middle School, 5700
N. E. 39 th, Portland, Or 97211 at 1:45
p.m.
Over the course of 11 weeks, Lanier
will travel to 11 NBA cities, making
inspirational speeches on the im por­
tance of education. Lanier, who has
served as the National chairman o f the
NBA Stay in School Program since its
creation in 1989, feels that these school
visits can contribute to improving drop­
out statistics. “ I really believe we can
touch a young person’s life,” he says.
“ It’s a domino effect: if I can affect
the lives of tw o or three students here,
two or three students there, all over the
country - and they in turn do the same
thing - then things w illr get better.”
Lanier will talk with students about
self-esteem and the importance o f a
high school education. “ I think at
most o f the visits you could see that
kids really get into it,” says Lanier.
“ Instad of talking at them, I try to get
the kids actively involved in discus­
sions and responses, so many kids are
looking for self esteem and positive
role models to reach out to. T h at’s
w hat w e’re trying to do for them .”
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1 A team must begin the game with at least three eligible players. If fouls or injury reduces the roster to
two, the game may continue. A team may not continue with only one player.
2. As a general guideline, rules for Oregon High School basketball games are in effect for this
tournament. On matters not specified in these rules, the decision of the game official will be final.
3. Games start with a coin toss: there are no jump balls. Possession will alternate in "jump ball"
situations.
4. SCORING. Two points for a field goal; one point for a free throw. Three-point field goals will be
awarded for field goals made behind the three-point line. The winner is the first team to score 21
points.
5. FOULS. Three personal fouls will disqualify a player. Upon the fourth "team" foul, each foul will award
the other team with two free throws. Offensive fouls DO count as individual and team fouls. A player
fouled in the act of shooting will be awarded two shots (one shot if the basket was made).
6. Good sportsmanship and conduct is required throughout the tournament. The official is empowered to
call technical fouls. Any team assessed two technical fouls in a game is automatically disqualified.
7 When a basket is made by Team "A," the next possession belongs to Team "B." After a score by
Team'A," the ball must be handled by the official, then must be inbounded anywhere behind the three-
point line to begin play. On any change of possession, the ball must be "cleared" beyond the three-
point line.
8. After a steal or after rebounding a missed shot by Team "A," Team "B" must clear the ball behind the
three-point line. Then play can continue by means of a pass, dribble or shot.
9. Each team is allowed one time out per game. However, the official may stop play at any time because
of a player injury. Jewelry is not to be worn.
10. Failure to comply with tournament roster rules will result in disqualification.