M arch 0 9 , 19 9 4 • T he P ortland O bserver
P age B 2
ORIOLES HALL OF
FAMER DON
BUFORD RETURNS
TO O S AS COACH
Don B u fo rd , the cla ssic lead-
o f f man and w in n e r w h o ig n ite d
m any a r a lly d u rin g the O r io le s ’
th re e -s tra ig h t p e n n a n t-w in n in g
seasons ( * 6 9 - ’ 7 0 -7 1 ), has r e
tu rn ed to the O rio le s on m anager
Johnny O a te s’ co a ch in g s ta ff. He
w i ll act as bench and o u tfie ld
coach. B u fo rd was rew ard ed fo r
th is years o f sta nd ou t se rvice in
the O r io le s ’ p la y e r d e ve lo p m e n t
departm ent. He became the c lu b ’ s
d ire c to r o f fie ld o p e ra tio n s a fte r
the 1988 season and spent the
past tw o seasons m a n ag ing the
O r io le s ’ D o u b le -A m in o r-le a g u e
a ffilia te .
B u f o r d ’ s re tu rn to m a jo r
league baseball has special m ean
in g . H is yo un ge st son, D am on
B u fo rd , is an O rio le s p la y e r, a d d
in g a nother u nique father-son duo
to be on the same team in the b ig
leagues.
The O r io le s ’ h a ll o f F a m e ris
p ic tu re d w ith h is son, D a m o n , a
ta le n te d o u tfie ld e r w ho has been
tagged fo r fu tu re sta rd om , ju s t
lik e his dad.
P.I.L. SENDS THREE TEAMS TO STATE
J ohn P hillips
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WILL SEND THREE OF
ITS B O Y ’S BASKETBALL
TEAMS TO THE BOYS 4-A
STATE BASKETBALLTOURNA-
MENT THIS WEEK AT PORT
LAND’S MEM ORIAL C O LI
SEUM.
by
Grant was the only P .I.L. team
not to make it after losing to Barlow ,
58-57 lastThursday night on the B ru
ins home court. Josh M arkland’ s 17,
C h ris W a s h to k ’ s 15 and M ik e
Kosdcrka’ s 14 points led the way for
the Barlow Bruins.
Jesse C oulter, G rant’ s leading
scorer all season long led the Gener
als w ith 17 points. Jefferson got a
home game against Glencoe from the
Metro League, and came away w ith a
J ohn P hillips
enson tech ’ s girls
BASKETBALL TEAM IS
THE THIRD BEST IN
THE STATE OF OREGON IN
1994. BENSON ENDED THE
SEASON WITH A 23-3 RECORD.
by
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Don Buford, Orioles Hall of Famer and son, Damon, Oriole of the
future
PORTLAND
OBSERVERS
BOYS PIL
ALL STARS
OREGON C IT Y ! *
C U S S STATE 4 A GIRLS
BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS
J a s o n F r a n k lin ,
Tech opened the tournament w ith
a tough 58-48 w in over Grants Pass
fo r Southern Oregon. Benson’ s se
nior center M fo n Udoka had a game
to remember, w ith 21 points and a
tournament record 23 rebounds. The
old record o f 22 rebounds was held by
G rant’ s C indy Brow n in 1982.
M onica Watts also had a very
good game fo r Tech w ith 15 points
and 13 rebounds. Benson was never
behind in the game, taking a 15-9
lead after the firs t quarter, and a 32-
29 h a lf tim e lead.
Benson, 6'-3", Jr
☆ RUNNER UP ■ ST. MURVS*
K ’Z e ll W e s s e n ,
Jefferson, 6'-6", Jr
T y r o n e M a n lo v e ,
Wilson, 6'-3", Jr
(19-3), 3 p.m.
• H ills b o ro (19-4) vs. Pendleton
(20-3), 7 p.m.
• South Eugene (18-6) vs. Clacka
mas (19-3), 8:45 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 3-9-94
• C hurchill (18-5) vs. South M edford
(22-0), 1:30 p.m.
• R eyn old s (1 3 -1 0 ) vs. Benson
(19-4), 3 p.m.
On Thursday night Benson met
Springfield, a46-45 winner over Lake
Oswegoon opening night. A fte ra 2 8 -
18 h a lf tim e lead, Tech ran away in
the second in blow ing out The M ill
ers, 61-34, Watts had a very good
game again w ith 23 points. Udoka
also came up big w ith 11 points and a
game high 14 rebounds.
Next up for Benson was M etro
League Champs, St. M a ry ’ s. The
name o f this game forTech was “ turn
overs: Benson had 26 turnovers
against The Blues, in fa llin g 59-46 in
Friday night semi-finals. St. M a ry ’ s
point guard Lisa G riffith made three
3-points shots and finished w ith 15
points. Again, Udoka had another big
n ig h tw ith 2 1 points and 14rebounds,
both were game highs.
The loss to St. M a ry ’ s put Benson
in the third place game on Saturday
night w ith C hu rch ill from Eugene.
Tech came away w ith a 56-49 victory,
fo r third place in the tournament.
Watts, the 5 ’ 8" senior forward ended
her season on a good note w ith 15
points. Udoka scored 10 points and
again had a game high 13 rebounds.
Udoka was named to the A ll-
T oumament First Team. She finished
the tournament w ith 63 points and 64
rebounds.
T eam m ate W a tts , a lso had a
v e ry good to u rn a m e n t w ith 60
p o in ts and 26 re b o u n d s . B u t,
M o n ic a d id n o t m ake the A ll-
T o u rn a m e n t T e a m . W h a t w ere the
c o a c h ’ s w a tc h in g . T he coaches
do the v o tin g , and they r e a lly
m issed the b oa t on th is one.
Udoka was the only unanimous
player picked to the All-Tournam ent
Team.
Family fun is happening this weekend at Portland Meadows. Bring the kids fo r a
behind-the-scenes look at the traditions of horse racing. See how the starting gate
works. Learn the secrets of the top trainers. Listen to a jockey describe the thrill of
L e la n d M a y e s ,
the ride. Watch an actual training race. You’ll learn a lot about the fun and excitement
Wilson, 6'-4", Sr
involved in “ Big League Horse Racing” .
JUNIOR JOCKEYS ON PARADE
SATURDAY, MARCH 1 2 ,
8 : 3 0 A.M.
McMurphy's
Appliance Center
The kids will love this part of the Saturday
Morning W o rk o u t Show:
• FREE pony rides to bring on the smiles!
• FREE refreshments to stop the “ hungries"!
• FREE Polaroid photo that’s yours to keep.
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19 KOs).
24 KOs).
lic (20-2), 1:30 p.m.
• Grants Pass (20-2) vs. South Salem
GET YOUR
SATURDAY MORNING
ON TRACK AT THE
WORKOUT SHOW.
Grant, 6’-4", Sr
FIR ST TEA M - Tammy Arnold, Jr., Or
egon City; Laurie Milligan, Sr., Tigard; Amy
Alcorn, Sr., Oregon City; Lisa Griffith, Jr., St.
Mary’s; Mfon Udoka, Sr., Benson (unanimous)
SEC O N D T E A M - Jess LeBlanc, Jr.,
Cresent Valley; Julie Brantley, Sr., Sheldon;
Ashley Smith, Fr., Oregon City; Jenny Warren,
Sr., Churchill; Chandra Benton, Sr., Lakeridge
(12 RDS. - WBO HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP)
M ic h a e l B e n tt, C ham pion,
New Y o rk, N Y (11-1, 6 KO s) vs.
H e rb ie H id e . W B O #2, W B A #5,
IB F #7, N orw ich , England (25-0,
(19-3), 10:30 a.m.
• Jefferson (19-5) vs. Central Catho
Benson, 6'-0", Jr
C U S S 4-fl GIRLS
ALL TOURNAMENT TEAMS:
Sunday, March 20 (Top
Rank/ESPN) Delayed
New London Stadium,
London England
3), 9 a.m.
• W e stL inn (1 9-4)vs. NorthEugene
Wlje JJcrrthmi* C^beeruer
J e s s ie C o u lte r ,
(12 RDS. - WBC CONTINENTAL
AMERICAS HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP)
L a r r y D onald C incinnati,O H
(12-0, 10 KO s) vs. Jerem y W il
liam s - C ham pion, Long Beach,
C A (1 5 -0 12 Kos).
(10 RDS. - HEAVYWEIGHT)
A le x Z o lk in , Columbus, OH
(16-2, 12 KO s)
vs. F ra n kie
S w ind e ll, N ashville, T N (28-11-1,
Basketball Tournament:
TUESDAY 3-8-94
• W ilson (20-3) vs. Beaverton (19-
E a r l C la r k ,
☆ 3RD P U C E - BENSON
Saturday, March 12
(ABC-TV) 4:30 p.m. ET &
PT Grand Garden, MGM
Grand - Las Vegas, NV
Jazz on Wednesday, the State T ou r
nament had to change the schedule.
Tim e is the first round sched
ule of games for the Boys 4-A State
BENSON 3RD IN STATE TOURNAMENT
CONGRATULATIONS
TOP RANK BOXING
62-47 victory.
K ’Z e ll Wesson scored 14 points
and teammate Nigel Richie added 12
more in the w in over the Crimson
Tide. Terrell Penny also came up w ith
10 points fo r the D em o’s, a 62-37
winner. Marcus Glaze led Glencoe
w ith 12 points.
W ilson the P.I.L. number two
team got a home game w ith Gresham
on Saturday and came out on top, 90-
68. Tyron Manlove, the P .I.L .’ s Best
Player, scored 25 points and Leland
Mayes added 13 more points.
wilson w ill open the State T our
nament on Tuesday at 9 a.m. against
Beaverton. Jefferson w ill take on
Central Catholic on the same day at
1:30 p.m. then on Wednesday at 3
p.m. Benson the P.I.L. number one
team w ill play Reynolds.
Because the Portland T ra il B laz
ers have a home game w ith the Utah
Open Mon. - Fri. 9:00om to 5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am to 2:00pm
Sunday Closed
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