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O cto b e r 28, 1992...The P o rtla n d O bserver...Page 9
Saints Open Season
Against Seattle
BY JOHN PHILLIPS
Pop Warner
Football
(©HserVer
Player Of
The Week
scored a 94-88 com e -fro m -b e h in d w in
o ve r Seattle in last year’ s game. T h is
year’ s games lo o k to be very e x c itin g .
The Saints are led b y captain and
three-year starter D iana D eY oung, w ho
has averaged o ve r IS points per game in
the years she has been a Saint. O ther
three-year starters are M iria m Jenkins,
Shelley Hand, and center Sandra H ow ell,
also returning this year is Saints' M V P
A lis a R obinson, sister o f Portland T ra il
Blazers C li f f R obinson; and newcom er
La u rie N orthrop, and A ll-a m e rica n from
Portland State U n iv e rs ity . O th e r m em ­
bers listed on the S aint's 1992-93 roster
The P o rtla n d Saints W o m e n ’ s
A A U B asketball Team opens its fo u rth
season on Saturday, O ctober 3 1 ,1 9 9 2
at C o lu m b ia C h ristia n C ollege, 9109
E. B urnside, in P ortland at 7:30 p.m .
The Saints opponent w ill be the Seattle
Legends o f Seattle, W ashington.
The Legends, also an A A U m em ­
ber, w ill meet the Saints again on
Sunday, N ovem ber 1 at 3 p.m . A d m is ­
sion is free.
Seattle features Joyce W a lk e r, one
o f the best wom en players o f a ll tim e .
Joyce, a fo rm e r mem ber o f the Pan
A m erican team and one o f the firs t
w o m e n to p la y f o r th e H a rle m
Globetrotters, has moves that most guys
w o u ld love to have. She can shoot the
lig h ts o u t w ith her deadly ju m p sh o t. In
least year’ s m eeting w ith the Saints,
W a lke r scored 36 b ig points in a losing
e ffo rt. H er superb b a ll handling and no
lo o k passes brought ooohs and aaahs
fro m a ll the fans in the g ym . The Saints
are Jocelyn M c In tire , V ic k i Channel,
Jere E a to n , W e n d y B u tle r, B e c k y
C onrad, A n g ie H arris, L o ri R obinett,
Courtnae Jackson, and R obbyn Slade.
I f you ha ve never seen wom en com -
pete on the basketball court, do yo u rs e lf
a fa vo r, jo in us (and b rin g yo u r fa m ily )
at C o lu m b ia C hristian C ollege on Satur­
day at 7:30 p.m ., and Sunday at 3:00
p.m .
Last Saturday, Whitaker running
back #22 Devon Saahir broke
away from everyone to score a
touchdown. Whitaker’s 5th & 6th
grade team beat Madison 33-6.
By John Phillips
T h is w eek’ s P layer o f the W eek
is Benson’ s E lto n Seal, a 5 ’ 11", 170
pound ju n io r quarterback.
E lto n ran ten tim es fo r 42 yards
in Benson’ s 2 1 -20 o vertim e v icto ry
at L in c o ln on F riday n ig h t. He played
a role in a ll three touchdow ns fo r
Benson, as he had runs o f one and
tw o yards, and passed a nine-yarder
to A ubre D ickson fo r the w in n in g
Blazers Set To Hit “The Trail”
On Opening Night
w a ii, then one-on-one w ith E arvin John­
son as they discuss M a g ic ’ s return to the
The T ra il Blazers w ill begin de­
fense o f th e ir W estern Conference title
on S unday, N ovem ber 8 as they host the
D enver Nuggets in the opening game o f
NBA.
There are m any new faces on this
year’ s Blazers roster, among them Rod
the 1992-93 N a tio n al Basketball Asso­
cia tio n season. F o r the th ird consecu­
tive year, B lazer Broadcasting w ill tele­
S trickland. V ie w e rs w ill get an up-
close and candid lo o k at S trickla n d as
he pays a v is it to his old neighbcrh aod,
the South B ronx in N ew Y o rk . Fails w ill
vise P o rtla n d ’ s home opening game on
K G W -T V . Please consult lo ca l listin g s
fo r the exact Blazer Broadcasting sched­
ule in yo u area.
A ll the action gets underw ay at 6
p.m . as B lazer Broadcasting presents
“ B lazer T ra il... The Journey B egins.”
The 6 0 -m inute program , hosted b y B ill
S chonelty, w ill o ffe r a sneak p re vie w o f
the P a cific D iv is io n C ljam pions as they
begin the long trek back to the N B A
Finals. Fans w ill also have the op p o rtu ­
n ity to see Steve “ Snapper” Jones in
action on the h ig h seas as he goes deep
sea fish in g w ith C lyd e D re x le r in H a­
also take a trip back to last year’ s fa b u ­
lous p la y o ff run, one o f the greatest in
T ra il Blazers h isto ry. E v e ryth in g from
P o rtla n d ’ s u n fo rg e tta b le 1 5 3 -1 5 1
double-overtim e triu m p h o ver Phoe­
n ix , to B uck W illia m s ’ kn o ckd o w n -
dragout duel w ith “ The M a ilm a n ” K a rl
M alone, to the classic superstar show ­
d o w n betw een C ly d e D re x le r and
M ich a e l Jordan in the Finals.
The Blazers w ill not be the o n ly
ones m aking their season debut open­
ing n ig h t, so to is blazer B roadcasting’ s
score.
E lto n , a o n e-year le tte rm a n ,
new television open. In m aking the
game a com plete vid e o presentation, a
new open i created each season and is
used fo r a ll o f the Blazers T V and cable
broadcasts th roughout the year. T h is
year’ s open theme honors the 150th
anniversary o f the Oregon T ra il. Fans
w ill get to see th e ir fa vo rite T ra il B la z­
ers lik e th e y’ ve never seen them before
- decked out in western gear and rid in g
plays both offense and defense fo r
the Techmen.
W e, at the Portland Observer,
take out hats o f f to E lto n Seals o f
Benson H ig h School fo r achieving
“ Player o f the W eek.”
the O regon T ra il west.
V iew ers w ill also have a fro n t ro w
seat as the team hangs its th ird W estern
Conference C ham pionship banner in
the rafters o f M e m o ria l C oliseum , w hich
w ill be fo llo w e d by the in tro d u c tio n of
the 1992-93 T ra il Blazers team. Then
i t ’ s tim e to get to dow n business as the
Blazers and N uggets tip - o ff the regular
BENSON HIGH SCHOOL
“Techmen ”
Boys Basketball
Boys Basketball
DATE
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Feb 17
Feb 19
Feb 24
Feb 26
Lakeridge
Barlow
West Linn
Aloha
Madison
Wilson
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Benson
Grant
Marshall
Franklin
Lincoln
Madison
Wilson
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Benson
Grant
Marshall
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Lincoln
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Barlow
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Lincoln
Madison
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Marshall
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Feb 24
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GRANT HIGH SCHOOL
ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL
“Generals ”
“Rough Riders”
Boys Basketball
Boys Basketball
PLACE
TIME
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Aloha Tourney
David Douglas
Putnam
Wilson
Marshall
Roosevelt
Franklin
Lincoln
Jefferson
Cleveland
Benson
Madison
Wilson
Marshall
Roosevelt
Franklin
Lincoln
Jefferson
Cleveland
Benson
Madison
High School Football
Don't forget to
VOTE!
season.
“Democrats ”
OPPONENT
Former Blazer Robert Pack, traded to Denver last week, tries to score the
basket over new Blazer Mario Elie. The Blazers beat Denver 105-104
Monday night at the Memorial Coliseum.
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horses and covered wagons - as they
d epict the men and w om en w ho blazed
JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
DATE
Trail Blazers
Roosevelt Quarterback Doug Ashley hangs on to the ball despite taking a
hard hit. Roosevelt beat Grant 14-13.
2 8 8 -0 0 3 3
W HEN
Y O U W A N T T O A D V E R T IS E
Blazers “Make It
Happen” In New Video
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Dec 4
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Dec 16
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Jan 6
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Feb 10
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Hillsboro
Forest Grove
Sandy
Parkrose
Franklin
Lincoln
Grant
Jefferson
Cleveland
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Madison
Marshall
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Lincoln
Grant
Jefferson
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Blazerm aniacs w ent w ild last sea­
son as the Portland T ra il Blazers battled
th e ir w ay to a second straight P acific
D iv is io n title and th ird v is it to the N B A
Finals. There W ere m any m em orable
m om ents made along the way.
Fans can re live a ll the excitem ent
o f the 1991-92 season through “ M ake It
Happen” , a video produced by B lazer
Broadcasting in cooperation w ith N B A
E ntertainm ent.
B ill S ch o n cly narrates the 45-
m inute video that takes a look back at
one o f the m ost successful seasons in
team history as the Blazers captured
th e ir th ird W estern Conference C ham ­
pionship. U p-close and personal in te r­
view s w ith players and coaches o ffe r a
unique lo o k at last season’ s cam paign,
and “ behind the scenes” footage puts
fans a rig h t in the m id d le o f a B lazers’
practice session, team huddle and a
R ick A delm an post-game lo cke rro o m
talk.
The 1992 P la yo ffs were a ride that
Blazers fans w o n ’ t soon forget and
Blazer Broadcasting captures a ll the
em otion. E ve ryth in g from P o rtla n d ’ s
unforgettable 153-151 double-overtim e
triu m p h over Phoenix, to B uck W il­
liam s’ kn ockdow n-dragout duel w ith
“ The M a ilm a n ” K a rl M alone, to the
classic superstar show dow n between
C lyde D re xle r and M ich a e l Jordan in
the Finals.
Blazer fans can order M ake It H ap­
pen b y c a llin g 1 -8 0 0 - 3 9 5 - 9 5 2 5
(V IS A ,M C ,A M X ,o r D IS C o n ly please).
C ost is $17 plus $4 fo r handling and
shipping. Please a llo w tw o to three
weeks fo r d e live ry. M ake It Happen is
also available at Blazers on B ro a d w ay
in d o w n to w n P ortland and at selected
video retailers.
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