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 - p . HE PORTLAND INTER- | SCHOLASTIC LEAGUE J 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 D 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. Join KISN radio's J.J. Jeffery live from 8:30-10:30 a.m. fo r exciting prize drawings: Washer fit Dryer $199°° T-shirts, mugs and other goodies. Refrigerators From $ 129°° Ranges From $129°° 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 .0 * 4011 NC MLK 288-3233 Soles • Service • Parts To find out more about FREE Saturday Morning W o rko u t Shows, call Portland Meadows at 285-9144. Then join us for a day at the races. I---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , ! C oupon ! I I I I I I I I L Bring this coupon to the Portland Meadows Saturday Morning W o rk o u t Show on March 12. Receive a coupon that's good for live racing at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, March 12, and also includes: I I I I I I I I FREE Parking FREE Admission and Program FREE Terrace Club Seating Valid March 12 only OB J For simulcast schedules and information, call 1-800-944-3127. D ire c tio n s : take the Delta Park Exit from 1-5. O ff T ra c k W a g e rin g : Multnomah Greyhound Park. 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