> A v« « *« O ' *■ « ’RA'SVS"» » V t < • X * i .> P age 9 T he P ortland O bserver • J anuary 20, 1993 > > . 4 -,e. ’ .■•. r* SPORTS Observer’s Male Athlete of the week AT&T Long Distance Shootout Five o f the N B A ’ s top three- point shooters so far this season- Drazen Petrovic o f New Jersey, M a rk Price o f Cleveland, Dennis Scott o f O rlando, Kenny Sm ith o f Houston and C hris M u llin o f golden S ta te - W ill be jo in e d by three-time defend­ ing champion Craig Hodges, currently and unrestricted free agent, Dana Barros o f Seattle and B.J. Arm strong o f Chicago in the A T & T Long D is­ tance Shootout on N B A A ll-S ta r Sat­ urday, February 20 in Salt Lake City. “ Even though C raig Hodges is not currently on an N B A roster. There has been a lot o f interest expressed in seeing h im get the chance to defend his title in this event,” said N B A Vice President, Operations Rod Thorn. “ The issue was discussed w ith the N ational Basketball Players Associa­ tio n so the we could discern how active N B A players w ould feel about this participation, and th e ir reaction was that they thought it w ould be a great idea.” Hodges, along w ith Larry B ird (1986-88), is one o f o n ly two players ever to w in the A T & T Long Distance Shootout three times. •' - t ’ - - 2 - s' W 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 2 0 L 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 8 G irls Benson W ilson Roosevelt Cleveland F ra n klin L in co ln Jefferson Grant M arshall M adison W 8 8 6 5 5 4 3 3 1 0 Benson remained unbeaten in P.I.L. play after w in n in g both games loss week. On Wednesday, both Tech and W ilson went in to the game w ith ­ out a lost. But it was Benson that come up w ith the big game and now leads the league by a fu ll game. Center M fo n Udaha led Tech to a 62-48 easy w in w ith a triple-double, 19 points 16 rebounds and 10 steals. Udaha had a lot o f help from K im Green who had 20 points and M onica Watts added 16 points, 11 rebounds and 5 steals. Coach Dennis C arline said that guards N icole Bradford and Melissa Hubbert played a great game, w ithout scoring from the field, but played out­ standing defense and very good ball handling in Fridays game w ith Grant. The score was 59 to 25. A gain Udaha led the way w ith 18 points, w hile Wednesdays Results (1-20-93) (Boys) F ra n klin 61, L in co ln 54 G rant 74, Cleveland 73 M adison 69, Roosevelt 54 Jefferson 76, M arshall 57 W ilson 65, Benson 62 O T (G irls) Cleveland 38, G rant 33 Jefferson 60, M arshall 16 F ra n klin 44, L in c o ln 31 Roosevelt 62, M adison 32 Benson 62, W ilson 48 Fridays Results (1-22-93) (Boys) L in c o ln 80, M adison 59 M arshall 60, Roosevelt 59 W ilso n 99, Cleveland 76 Jefferson 101, F ra n klin 54 Benson 61, Grant 58 Roosevelt (G irls) L in co ln 63, M adison 26 Benson 59, Grant 25 Jefferson 56, F ra n klin 47 W ilson 61, Cleveland 41 57, M arshall 22 Watts added 12. W ilson came back after losing to Benson, w ith a 61 fo 41 w in over Cleveland C la ir Cox led the way w ith 12 after having only 5 against Benson. Mondays Results (1-25-93) (Boys) Cleveland 77, Benson 74 (G irls) Benson 56, Cleveland 35 i . - I < • • » . *t B ie rh o f s 15 points. Roosevelt picked up two w i n w ith a easy 62-32 w in over Madison. Jes­ sica E k o ff had 14 points. Jenelle M cN e il scored 10 for the Senators. Jenny O ’ D onnell d rille d the nets for 19 points in the 57-22 w ins over M arshall Tam m y Oldham scored 9 • ! Senior K.J. Dawkins from Grant High School scored 21 points against Benson last Friday, but the Techmen prevailed to beat the Generals 61 to 58. The race for the top spot in the PIL is tight with Benson Grant, Cleveland and Wilson all battling for first place. Points fo r the Minutemen. L in co ln was one fo r two fo r the week, after losing to F ra n klin 44 to 31. Then came back w ith a 63-26 w in over M adison M ich e lle Lee scored 11 points for the Cardinals. Heather Wells led M adison w ith 16 points. Blazers Stay In School Campaign Kicked Off Portland Parks and Recreation invites adults to take advantage o f the lap swims offered in fo u r Portland pools: Buckman, Dishman, M L C , and C olum bia. A ll four pools o ffe r m orn­ ing, noon, and early evening lap hours, The Portland T ra il Blazers tipped w ith lanes fo r diffe re n t sw im m ing o f their 1993 N B A Stay in School campaign Monday, January 25th when speeds. A dm ission fees are $1.50 per C l i f f Robinson and former N B A player sw im , or passes are available. F o r a and Blazers co m m u n ity a c tivitie s complete pool schedule, see the Park coordinator N ick Jones visited George B ureau W in ter Program G uide o r con­ M iddle School fo r a rally. A p p ro x i­ tact the Aquatics Department, 796- mately 600 sixth, seventh and eight grade students attended the assembly. 5130 The N B A e ffo rt was organized to encourage students to stay in school and complete their high school educa­ tion. The focus o f the assembly was to in s till P R ID E in students. Jones and Robinson brought the message home thorough a simple but direct presenta­ tion o f o u tlin in g the letters o f the word PRIDE. ‘ P’ stands for Positive Mental A ttitu d e ; ‘ R ’ stands fo r Respect; ‘ I ’ stands fo r in te llig e n t Decision M a k­ ing; ‘ D ’ stands fo r Dreaming Dreams and Goal Setting; * E ’ stands fo r E ffo rt Everything In The World O f Sports On PDX Sportsline! ■ 7 ’ • A Cleveland won a close game w ith Grant on Wednesday 38 to 33 as Josie Boccuzzi scored 14 points. Roberta H all led Grant w ith 17 points. Jefferson won tw o games last week, w ith wins over M arshall and Franklin. K enoris Blackm on scored 23 points in the 60-16 blowout o f the W arriors. T iffa n y Lamberth had 18 big points in the w in over the Quakers, 56 to 47. F ra n klin was led by Sarah Lap It UP! P D X Sportsline On Paragon Cable Hosted by John Phillips Channel Time Day 30 & 38 (live) 8:30 p.m. Monday 38 (replay) 5:00 p.m. Tuesday 38 (replay) Wednesday 9:30 a.m. 30 (replay) 11:30 a m. Thursday 38 (replay) Thursday 7:30 p.m. 38 (replay) 9:30 a.m. Friday 38 (replay) 4:00 p.m. Saturday r Monica Watts Benson High School Nate Williams Franklin High School enson Girls Win Showdown L 0 1 3 3 4 5 5 6 8 8 After 28 years of pleasure in serving the good people of Oregon and Washington, we are no longer able to com­ pete against the forces of big business. We are eternally grateful to those of you who supported us to the end and hope you are able to visit us during these final days. Benson Boys Loses One, Wins One Stay Atop P.I.L. Benson fe ll to W ilson in O ver­ tim e 65 to 62 as Tyrone Manlove scored 21 points. Jason F ra n klin led tech w ith 19 points. Benson came back w ith a close 61-58 w in over Grant. Richy Briggs and E arl C lark scored 16 points each, w h ile K.J. Dawkins led the Generals w ith 21 points. A fte r W ils o n ’ s b ig w in over Benson, The Trojans came back strong again w ith another big w in over Clev e- land 99 to 76. Bryan M cM ahan had 21 points and M anlove also added 20 ALL SHOESAND CLOTHING OUT S A LE Association. SHOES: Walking, Aerobics, Basketball, Tennis, Dress, Casual, Cross Training, Basketball, Kids Soccer, Kids Casual, Running and more Gatorade Slam-Dunk Championship CLOTHING: Warmups by Diadora, Ellesse, Vengo, Fila, Socks, T-Shirts, Shorts, Etc. BRANDS: Nike, Avia, Converse, Diadora, Ellesse, Foot-Joy, Ewing, Etonic, L.A. Gear, Starter, Saucony, Patrick, Prince, Stacy Adams, Etc. • ALL SALES FINAL • y D e fe n d in g c h a m p io n C e d ric Ceballos o f Phoenix heads a field o f eight competitors in the 1993 Gatorade Slam -Dunk Championship on N B A A l-S ta r Saturday. February 20 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake C ity. Also HOURS: MON-SAT 10-6 SUNDAYS 12-5 281-5819 VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME N.E. 30th & ALBERTA PORTLAND, OR V . • • t I I » A ' accepting invitations to compete were Seattle’ s Shawn Kemp, San A ntonio's Scan E llio tt. Houston’ s Robert Horry, D enver's C h ris Jackson, M ia m i's Harold M in e r and D avid Benoit o f the Utah Jazz. The host team for the 1993 N B A A ll-S ta r Weekend A n eighth contestant w ill be announced in the tifa i f game w ith 31 points. G rant’ s w in last week was over Cleveland as the Generals nipped the W arriors 74-73. A gain K.J. Dawkins È This Week In The P.I.L. Thursday (1-28-93) Girls At 5:45 P.M . - Boys At 7:3 0 P.M . Franklin At C leveland G rant At M a d iso n B enson At M a rsh a ll R o o se velt A t W ilson Friday (1-29-93) Girls At 5:45 P.M . - Boys At 7:30 P.M . B enson A t C leveland R oosevelt A t Franklin W ilson A t G rant M a d iso n A t Je ffe rso n M a rshall A t Lincoln Schick Legends Classic Rosters Announced awarded an assembly. The Stay in School program, now in its fourth year, is a jo in t in itia tiv e o f the N B A , its member teams, the N a­ tional Basketball Players Association and the N ational Basketball Coaches shooter Denm ark Reid led the Demos in both games w ith 24 and 27 points. Note W illia m s had 15 points in the lost to Jeff. He scored 21 points in the Quakers 61-54 w in over Lin co ln . The C ardinals M a tt Lansing had a very big led the way w ith 31 points. Madison got a w in over Roosev elt on the road 69 to 54. Led by Joel Greene’ s 30 points Then the Senators lost to L in c o ln 80 to 59 as Nat Meade points. Jefferson scored tw o w ins last scored 22 points fo r the Cardinals. week, 76-57 over M arshall and 101 to Joel Greene again led M adison w ith 54 over F ranklin. The Long range 19. in Education. A total o f 10 visits are scheduled during the rem ainder o f the regular season w ith a d iffe re n t T ra il Blazer player accompanying Jones at each assembly. A random draw ing o f Port- land-area m iddle schools was held to determine w hich schools w ould be All your friends at B&R u; X - W E Q U IT ! CLO SE • < ; ( ó .- .,. P.I.L. Basketball Standing Boys Benson Grant W ilson F ra n klin Cleveland Jefferson M adison L in co ln M arshall Roosevelt A ' - i . ■> • :*V 74- *1 Observer's Female Athlete of the week. H a ll o f Famers Dave Cowens and Connie Haw kins top a list o f 20 o f pro basketball’ s a ll-tim e greatest players who w ill suit up and take to the court one more tim e for the 10th annual Schick Legends Classic on N B A A ll- Star Saturday, February 20 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City . Six men closely associated w ith pro basketball in Utah, cither w ith the Jazz or the A B A ’ s Utah Stars, w ill also take part, w ith Ron Boone, Z clm o Beaty, W ali Jones and Hot Rod Hundley play ing in the game and Jazz. President Frank Laydcn and form er Stars Coach Joe M ullancy coaching. A lso playing in the classic are Spencer Haywood, A rtis Gilmore, GeorgeGervin. Bobby Jones, C alvin M urphy, C liffo rd Ray, Dan R oundficld, Maurce Lucas, Jamaal W ilkes, O tis Birdsong, A u stin C a n , Lou Hudson, M L. C arr and Bob Love. The events o f N B A A ll-S ta r Sat­ u rd a y, w h ic h also in c lu d e s the Gatorade S lant-D unk cham pionship and th e A T & T L o n g D is ta n c e Shootout (see below), w ill be tele­ vised live nationally at 7 p m E T on February 20 by T urner N etw ork Telc- vision (T N T ) Brian Mitchell s 19 points let Marshall just S ^ y ^ e v e l t 60 to 59. Tommie Charles paced the Rough Riders with 21 points near future. > â /k « » V f * * ___________________________________ F■* *3 Y .M