V \ X \ l \ ' « • »yxixv*» • • » » > X M*» »'•d W’V « M 4 * < x M M X 4 * 4 W*4«rw**'*»**%'4»'** 4 "4 ■« 4 •» 4 4 « < < « t i v w . . . V X V ▼ » ► - » ~ * V A ▼ * < ▼ V t ’ V '«■V » ▼ x V * T iW IV ttT Page6...The Portland Observer...July 15, 1992 The Jury Is Definitely Not Out! M cDonald’s W om en’s Sum m er Basketball League .L IU O U I! I ID Q League Standing (as o f 7/9/92) lished in the next issue of the Portland Observer). All 12 positions are played out, with the semifinals scheduled for August 6 and the gold medal game on A ugust 8. BY JOHN PHILLIPS Olympics The M en’s Basketball competition o f the 1992 Olympics will consist o f 12 teams. Q ualification for the O lym pics is broken into five zones: the Americas, Europe. Asia, Africa and Oceania. Each o f these zones is aw arded one auto­ matic qualifier. In addition, zones rep­ resented by the top six finishers in the 1990 W orld Cham pionships will re­ ceive one additional bid. Since Europe and the Americas each placed three o f the top six teams in the W orld Cham pionships, those zones will have four entrants in the Olympics. Spain receives an autom atic bid as host country. Four teams have already qualified for the Olympics: A ngola, w innerof the African Zone Qualifying Tournament; Australia, winners in Oceania; China, winners in Asia; and Spain. The re­ maining berths were determ ined at the Basketball Tournam ent o f the A m eri­ cas and the Europe Zone Olympic Q uali­ fying Tournam ent, which ran concur­ rently and finished on July 5. The 12 qualifying teams were placed into two, six -team pools. The top four teams after round-robin com petition within those pools advanced (the results will be p ub­ European Qualifying Tournament Due to the political unrest in Europe since the 1990 W orld Cham pionships, it is difficult to predict which of the 26 teams entered in the European Zone Qualifying tournam ent in Spain will advance to the Olym pics. H ere’s a run­ down o f the teams w ith the best chances. Yugoslavia, which dominated both the Goodwill Games and W orld C ham ­ pionships in 1990, has seen its team broken up by the civil w ar in that coun­ try. T he team that featured Vlade Divac, Dino R adja, D razen P etrovic, Toni Kukoc, Stojko Vrankovic and Zarko Paspalj will now com pete as three na­ tions: Croatia, Slovenia and Y ugoslavia. O f those three,Croatia (Kukoc, Petrovic, Radja, Vrankovic) looms as the stron­ gest and is still arguably the top team in Europe. Y ugoslavia, with Di vac, Paspalj and g u a rd s P re d ra g D a n ilo v ic and Aleksandar Djordjevic from European champion Partizan Belgrade, is also a contender. Playing a Different Game I . NFL Quarterback legend Doug Williams gets a hand choosing a gold club from Football Goofy, during a visit to the Walt Disney World Resort. 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O f those four, CIS and Lithuania have the best chances of advancing to Barcelona. CIS features an experienced team led by Atlanta Hawks forward Alexander Volkov. Lithuania figures to join Croatia as one of the most talented teams in the field, paced by Sarunas M arciulionis,a6-5 guard w ith thcGolden Stale W arriorsand 7-3 A rvydaSabionis, who recovered from several injuries to have a strong season in Spain this past year. Italy, which won the silver medal in ’80, placed fifth in ’84 and failed to qualify in ’88, needs young forwards Stefano Rusconi and Ricardo Pittis to com plem ent guard Antoncllo Riva, who averaged 29.4 points in the ’90 W orld Championships. Germ any, with D etlef Schrcm pf expected to play and a tall, talented front line, looms as a dark horse. Greece, France and Israel should finish among the top 10. W 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 I Team Primo Limo Dr. Flowers Ram Light Truck Salvage Foot Action, USA Tire Hcadquartersjnc. Chevy Comer Oregon Nail Distributors Stadium Sports Cards W 5 5 3 2 2 1 0 Team Lakers Hawks W arriors Cavs Celts Spurs Knicks < • « . . / / • » A '* ' » ’ . . A . . Com er 71-36. Katy Steding tossed in 18 and Lee Ann Kriegh had 15 for the win­ ners. The best game of the week was played Wednesday (J uly 8) between Ram Light Truck and Dr. Flowers. Ram Light beat Dr. Flowers in overtim e 69-63. Sharpshooter Diana DeYoung led Ram with 18 points, while Laurie Northrop scored 17 for Dr. Flowers. In a nail biter. Foot Action, USA edged out Oregon Nail Distributors with a 60-59 win. The leading scorer for the w inners was Vanessa Selden with 16, and Allegra Green scored 17 for the losers. Ram Light moved into a lie for second place on Thursday with a 56-42 win over Oregon Nail D istributors. DeYoung’s 15pointsw erehighforR am . Allegra Green topped Oregon Nail with 16 points. In the last game o f the day and for the week. Foot Action, USA, led by Player of the Week Judy Shannon, beat Dr. Flowers 75-64. Shannon scored 23 injustoverhalfagam e. Jocelyn McIntire led Dr. Flowers with 16 points. BINGO BINGO BINGO P la y A structured environm ent and a great place to hang out during the sum ­ mer makes the Colum bia Boys and Girls Club a great place for kids to spend a portion o f the day. Club direc­ tor Linda W hite says it keeps kids off the streets and lend encouragem ent, education and a kind of extended fam ­ ily to children w ith opportun ities other­ wise not available. No children are turned away be­ cause of inability to pay and is open to youth ages six to eighteen. There arc a variety o f programs available for the youngsters including one designed to teach children responsibility and a work ethic. By far the m ost popular activity of the club is the Blazer exchange club sponsored by Terry Porter, Jerom e Kersey and the Portland TrailBlazcrs organization. Several club members were awarded trips to Phoenix during the season with the team. The program will continue next year. It’s an incen­ tive program designed to enhance sell - esteem and develop positive role m od­ els. The Colum bia Boys and Girls Club is accom plishing strategies set forth in the Portland Future Focus Plan in Cri m e, Education and the Economy. B IN G O W l IE R E W l IE N a n d h e lp P o r t la n d S a tu rd a y s , 1 IA A E : H ouse M e a d o w s Tuesdays, < 5 :0 0 to o f L ig h t! R a c e tra c k a n d 1 1 :0 0 T h u rs d a y s p m S P E C IA L S C o m p e titiv e A m p le F re e P a y o u ts P a r k in g C o n c e s s io n s * N o n s m o k in g a n d s m o k in g p la y in g a re a s House o f l/'cl'f is a non profit org.iniz.ition which works to provide care education and support for persons with AIDS and those who are HIV infected their families, and the community at large. Your participation in I louse o f light sponsored Bingo events provides the necessary fin.irxi.il support needed to continue its mission. Call 289 3370 for nxire information. Airport SHUTTLE Service, Inc. Bess Kaiser Medical Center Seeks Volunteers Clients Receive Confirmation Call Prior to Pick-up Corporate Billing Available Looking for ways to do something good for yourself and others this sunt mcr? Consider helping others as a vol­ unteer at Bess Kaiser Medical Center, 5055 N Greeley Ave. Volunteers de­ liver flowers and mail to hospitalized patients, greet visitors, work in the gilt shop, and help in other ways. For more information, call Bess K aiser's Direc­ tor of Volunteers Lorna Bunkeral(5O3) 240-6220. Portland 452-0687 "The most innovating *** •».; T--1? * BY JOHN PHILLIPS The M cD onald’s W om en’s Sum ­ mer Basketball League is as close as close can be at the halfway point in the season. H ere’s a look at last w eek’s action. On M onday, July 6, Dr. Flowers just got by Tire Headquarters 64-62, as T inaG eis of the University of Portland and e x -P o rtla n d State star L aurie Northrop each scored 14 points. Krista Smith again led THI with 20 points. Foot Action, USA, behind All-Pac 10 forward Judy Shannon, upset frontrun- ning Prim o Limo 65-58 in the nightcap. Shannon had 25 big pints for the w in­ ner, as Katy Steding led Primo Limo with 21 points. Tire Headquarters wheeled back into the win column with a 63-50 vic­ tory over Stadium SportsCardsonTues- day. Again Krista Smith led the way, this time with 15 points. University of Portland’s Kathy Adelman led Stadium with 18. In the 7:30 p.m. game Primo Lim o, in a blow out, ran all over Chevy PORTLAND MEADOWS PRESENTS Proactive Kids Program Prevents Crime G • • •* •.- p ■» • 40 topped the Cavs. In the W arriors’ victory over the Cells, Eric Dunn led the Celts with 31. On Sunday, the Lakers made it five in a row with an easy 125-99 victory over the Knicks, as Valentine again led his team with 33 points. 1 he Hawks took the victor’s honors with a 109-90 win over the Spurs. The Haw ks’ Chris Sheldon contributed 22 points, as Lavon Van and Steve Adams each tossed in 28 for the Spurs. In Sunday’s win over the Cavs, Jury led the W arriors’ march above the 500 mark, and Aaron Bell was the C avs’ high point man with 39 points. League Tight At Half Way Point Free? What? Clothes and F When? Tuesday: CIO Friday: Food 1:00 to 3:00 PM Where? . Mallory Avenue Church of Ch 3908 NE Mallory Portland, OR For further infor contact: Pat Gamble (503) 288dO 92jJJ W olverines o f Northeast Portland Captured The OSAA Boys Basketball Silver Metal This event was held Saturday July 11, at Sunset High School. This all day tournam ent featured boys from all over the city. It consisted o f four games played by each team, which determined their status in the playoffs. The W olverine were tied for second place along with 2 other teams, The Young Guns and Meadow Park. The W olverines Played the first place team Aloha and defeated them . They went on to Play St. Therese and were defeated by five points in the closing seconds of the game. The W olverines went on to received the Silver Metal for Second Place. Congratulations Boys for all o f your hard work, it certainly paid off! M embers of the team were: Coach M arcelle, Andre W ashington, Timothy Owens, Roy Bunn, Jr. Julian Cowans, J.T., Peter Clark, Ben, Antar, Michael. The boys ranged in ages 11 to 14 years old. J A? L 0 1 2 3 3 4 5 Mallory Av Church Of Announce Northeast Portland OSAA Boys Basketball Captures The Silver Metal league’s best guards. Valentine and the Lakers came out on top 114-104. V al­ entine led the Lakers with 28. Brandon s the W eek.” In other action on Saturday, Phil Hopson’s 26 points led the Hawks past the Knicks 106-104. Terrell “ Air” led the Knicks with 32 points. E x-B lazer V alentine w ent up against Cleveland Cavs’ Terrell Branon m a game that highlighted tw o for the League Standing (as o f 7/12/92) > . \ « ,’T S I L 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 7 Portland Men’s Pro-AM Basketball League Place I 2 3 4 4 6 7 * BY JOHN PHILLIPS Larry Jury made a case for him ­ self as he earned the “Player o f the W eek” honors in the Portland M en’s Pro-Am. He scored 97 points over the weekend! Jury who already holds the league record with 64 points, scored 56 points in the W arriors’ 123-114 win over the Celts on Saturday. On Sunday, Jury came back with 41 big points to lead the W arriors with a tight 124-119 win over the Cavs. For his play, Jury was this w eek’s “ Player of • -IT.’ ' x ' k t’s ' * « V - ! • • * Why pay the high taxi fares? .......or tolerate the discomfort and the numerous stops of a shuttle van. Portland’s perfect solution....