Page 4..The Portland Observer...November 11, 1992
Photo by Veronica Green
CITY CHAM PIONS
Blazers Open To
Showtime
Jefferson's 7th and 8th grade Pop Warner football team captured the city Championship by crushing Franklin 46-0 last Saturday Night at Walker
Stadium. Congratulations Jefferson.
Athletes Compete
In Olympics
At least 1,000 athletes with mental
retardation are participating in the 1992
Oregon Special Olympics “Fall C las­
sics”, N ovem ber 21-22 at the Tualatin
Hills Park & Recreation Center in Bea­
verton.
The g a m e s-fe a tu rin g aquatics,
soccer, long-distance running & w alk­
ing, roller skating and b o w lin g -are the
culmination o f twelve weeks of train­
ing for these dedicated individuals.
Opening cerem onies for the 1992
“Fall Classics” is 8:30 a.m ., Saturday,
November 21 Tualatin Hills Park &
Recreation Center, SW 158th & W alker
Road, Beaverton. The Blue Lake C ho­
rus (ranked number 14 in the world)
will entertain the crowd at this event.
A quatics,soccerand long-distance
& walking are being held throughout
the weekend at the Recreation Center.
1992 Portland
Interscholastic
League Standings
Roller skating begins 8 a.m., Saturday,
at Hillsboro Skate W orld, 4395 W itch
Hazel Road, Hillsboro. Bowling is con­
te s te d S a tu rd a y a n d S unday at
Brunswick Sunset Lanes, 12770 SW
W alker Road, Beaverton.
“ More com petitors than ever are
partie ipating in the “Fall classics.” They
are enthusiastic and excited to have the
opportunity to show the results of their
training,” said Ken Dale, Executive
Director of Oregon Special Olympics.
“We are extrem ely pleased to be
able to hold our aquatics events at the
Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation C en­
ter which is one of the finest facilities in
the state,” Dale added.
Special Olympics is the world larg­
est provider of year round sports train­
ing and competition for athletes with
mental retardation ages five and above.
Win
Loss
Jefferson
7
2
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Marshall
7
2
3
Wilson
6
3
4
Benson
5
4
5
Cleveland
4
5
5
Franklin
4
5
8
Grant
3
6
8
Madison
3
6
10
Lincoln
2
7
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Team
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'Generals ”
“Democrats ”
Wrestling
Wrestling
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DATE
OPPONENT
ILME
PLACE
DATE
OPPONENT
TIME
PLACE
Dec 3
Dec 10
Dec 19
Jan 5
Jan 7
Jan 12
Jan 14
Jan 21
Jan 28
Feb 4
Feb 12
Feb 18
Feb 23
Feb 25
Mar 4
Mar 11
Jefferson Tourney
Benson Tourney
Classic Tourney
Columbia River
Cleveland
Lincoln
Franklin
Grant
Marshall
Roosevelt
Milwaukee
Benson
Wilson
Madison
District Tourney
State Tourney
4:00
4:00
7:00 AM
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
4:00
6:30
6:30
6:30
Home
Away
Away
Home
Away
Away
Away
Away
Home
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
Dec 5
Dec 9
Dec 19
Jan 7
Jan 12
Jan 14
Jan 21
Feb 2
Feb 4
Feb 9
Feb 11
Feb 18
Feb 23
Feb 25
Mar 4
Mar 11
Centennial Tourney
Sandy Tourney
Glencoe Tourney
Franklin
Grant Tourney
Madison
Jefferson
Cleveland
Marshall
Roosevelt
Aloha
Wilson
Benson
Lincoln
District Tourney
State Tourney
10:00
4:00
10:00
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
Away
Away
Away
Home
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Home
Home
Away
Away
Away
BENSON HIGH SCHOOL
“Rough Riders ”
“Techmen ”
Wrestling
Wrestling
DATE
OPPONENT
TIME
PLACE
Dec 3
Dec 10
Dec 17
Jan 5
Jan 8
Jan 12
Jan 21
Feb 4
Feb 9
Feb 18
Feb 18
Feb 19
Feb 23
Mar 4
Mar 11
Roosevelt Tourney
Madison Tourney
Franklin
Mt. View
Hood River Tourney
Marshall
Benson
Jefferson
Grant
Madison
Roosevelt
McMinnville Tourney
Cleveland
District Tourney
State Tourney
4:00
4:00
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
7:30
4:00
6:30
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
Home
Away
Away
Away
Franklin
Franklin
Away
Home
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DATE
OPPONENT
TIME
PLACE
Dec 3
Dec 10
Dec 17
Jan 7
Jan 14
Jan 16
Jan 21
Jan 28
Feb 2
Feb 4
Feb 11
Feb 13
Feb 18
Feb 23
Mar 4
Mar 11
Marshall Tourney
Benson Tourney
Gresham
Wilson
Cleveland
Aloha Tourney
Roosevelt
Madison
Franklin
Lincoln
Marshall
Beaverton Tourney
Jefferson
Grant
District Tourney
State Tourney
4:00
4:00
6:30
6:30
6:30
8:00
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
8:00
6:30
6:30
Away
Home
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Aw ay
Away
Home
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forced seven turnovers while shooting
52% themselves.
The Blazer bench contributed sig­
nificantly in the victory with M ario
Elie and Rod Strickland getting big
minutes.
“Rick had a great substitution pat­
tern tonight,” Clyde Drexler said.
Blazer Head Coach Rick Adelman
looks to be going with a nine or ten man
rotation with Rookie Tracy Murray
cracking the line-up based on his out­
side shooting. Although rookies Reggie
Smith and Dave Johnson d o n ’t expect
to see much playing time, they did see
limited action in Sunday’s game.
T hat’s not to say that they didn’t
sometime play like rookie. The crowd
roared for the rookies to shoot w hen­
ever they touched the ball and a reluc­
tant Smith got his first taste of crowd
pressure When he threw up an air ball
that left the Blazer bench rolling.
Recent Blazeradditions Mario Elie
and Rod Strickland feltal home in their
first ever Blazer game. How did they
feel during the opening introductions?
“ It felt good, it pum ped me up for
the game, and was something I never
really experienced,” Elie said.
“ Mario saw those lights and thought
he was in Hollywood,”
Jerome Kersey said.
For Mario it probably was H olly­
wood, considering he has played pro­
fessionally in Portugal, Argentina, and
Ireland.
Although the Blazers made many
changes throughout the off season, the
upgrade in versatility with key acquisi­
tions on the bench seems to outweigh
the fact that C liff Robinson is growing
his hair back.
Although the verdict is still out on
if Blazers can come together and make
a serious run at the NBA Cham pion-
sh ip, but if the first game is any indica­
tion of the way things are headed, the
Blazers just might be the team to beat.
Jeff Wins, Jeff Wins!
ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL
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Lyn St. James, named “Rookie of
the Y ear” in her first attem pt at the
Indianapolis 500 will be in Portland on
Saturday, November 14, from 8:30 a.m.
6:00 p.m. at the Multnomah Athletic
Club for the Oregon W om en’s Sports
Conference. St. James will be address­
ing the attendees at the luncheon key­
note speech entitled, “ Racing to the
T op.”
The goal o f the Oregon W om en’s
Sports conference is to bring together
women who are involved in sports
(coaches, adm inistrators, journalists,
businesswomen, athletes, legislators)
for the purpose o f creating a statewide
netw ork to influence the future of
w om en’s sports in Oregon.
GRANT HIGH SCHOOL
JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
'5
Rookie Of The
Year In Portland
BY ERIC NOON
The 1992-93 Portland Trailblazer
c a m p a ig n c o m m e n c e d in tru e
Blazerm ania style Sunday night. From
the dropping of the W estern Confer­
ence Championship banner, to the spot­
lighted introductions of players new
and old, the Blazers shined throughout
their convincing 123-104 victory over
the Denver Nuggets.
The pre-game atmosphere in the
Blazer locker room was one o f confi­
dence and anxiety to get 23rd season
underway. Most noticeably excited was
Blazer guru Harry Glickman.Glickman
m ade it a point to reach out and shake
hands with every player while encour­
aging them on their season ahead. He
also made it apparent that the cham pi­
onship ring on his finger was within
their grasp if they played up to pre­
season expectations.
O ut in the arena, the Blazer fans
poured in early, not only to get a fresh
look at the newest players, but also to
get a look at the season opening spe­
cial, “BlazerTrail,” on the replay screen
overhead.
The Blazers started things off in
fam iliar fashion with Terry Porter hit­
ting a 10 ft. baseline jum per to give the
B lazer’s a lead they w ould never relin­
quish. Clyde Drexler then hit a three
pointer and a couple of free throws, and
the team was off and running.
Kevin Duckworth, looking strong
after an off-season workout program,
was a focal part of the B lazcr of fen se i n
the first quarter. W ith the look a man
with a mission, Duckworth put moves
on Denver center Dikembe Mutombo
with two sweet Duck hooks that seemed
to have both M utojnbo and the Blazer
faithful riled up.
The aggressive play by Duckworth
and the rest of the B lazci s seemed to set
the tempo for the rest c f the game. In
the opening quarter the Blazer defense
held the Nuggets to 17% shooting and
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BY JOHN PHILLIPS
The Jefferson High School foot­
ball team are the Portland Interscholas­
tic League cham ps after a come from
behind 24-20 win over Franklin. The
win gave the Democrats a 7-2 season
record, and the num ber one seed from
the PIL.
O ther PIL teams to make the state
playoffs is second seed Marshall, who
bom bed Grant 58-6. W ilson won third
seed honors after handing Lincoln a 21 -
7 loss. The fourth and final seed Benson,
whipped Cleveland 40-6.
In the only other PIL game played
on Friday, the Roosevelt Roughriders
ended their season on a winning note by
defeating Madison 19-6.
T h is is the seco n d y e a r that
Jefferson has finished co-PIL football
champs. Last year W ilson shared the
honors with the Democrats. Because
Jefferson beat Marshall in an earlier
meeting this season, the Demos get the
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nod over the Minutemen.
The win over Franklin was not an
easy one for Jefferson. On going into
the fourth quarter, the Demos found
themselves behind 20-18, and it took a
heaven-sent fumble which was recov­
ered by Hakeem M cCallister to set up
the winning s c o rc -a 28-yard pass from
q u a rte rb a c k M ark B u rk e to Jo e
Robertson.
Jefferson hasn't won an outright
PIL football championship since 1969.
Because of what Coach Mark Pinder
has been able to do with the Demos in
the last few years, look for more bright
things from Jefferson.
Another team that is up and com ­
ing in the PIL is R oosev elt. The
Roughriders won more games this year
than they have in over five years. Some
say that coaching does not make a
difference, Coach Jim M cDickins has
made a world of difference on the north
Portland campus.
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