M arch 16, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver
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BENSON SAVES FACE FOR P.I.L.
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J ohn P hillip
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HE BENSON TECH BOYS
BASKETBALL TEAM KEPT
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THE P.I.L. IN A POSITION
TO HOLD THEIR HEADS UP AFTER
TAKING FOURTH PLACE IN THE 4-
A BOYS STATE B A SKETBALL
T O U R N A M E N T AT M EM O R IA L
COLISEUM LAST WEEK-END.
Benson entered the tournam ent
w ith a 18-4 record and cham ps o f The
P o rtla n d In terscholastic league, w on
three games and lost one d u rin g the
w eek long tournam ent.
In T e c h ’ s firs t game, they had a
easy tim e w ith R eynolds o u t o f The
M t. H ood C onference, 57-33. it was
P .I.L . P la ye r o f T h e Y e a r Jason
F ra n k lin w ith 11 p o in ts as d id team
mate Steven Stone, leading the was
fo r Benson.
w ith 11.
the d id in T h e D e m o s. B ra n d o n
Benson played H ills b o ro on F ri
day and came aw ay w ith 76-53 v ic
to ry on T a ll Team fro m The M e tro
League. It was F ra n k lin ’ s 19 p oints
and o v e ra ll flo o r gam e th a t led
Benson.
Hopson and T e rre ll Penny scored 11
and 10 p oints fo r The Demos.
W esson scored 24 p o in ts this tim e as
J e ff outscored G rants Pass 9-1 in the
C la rk and N a y lo r also came up
B ig again w ith 17 and 12 points.
Steve Slotem aker, The 6 ’ C ” center
fo r H ills b o ro , led his team w ith 19
points.
o ve rtim e period.
In the ne xt gam e it was W ils o n
and J e ff m eeting fo r the th ird tim e
Tech then had to p la y south Sa
lem fo r a fo u rth place fin is h . T h e y got
away w ith a 69-68 v ic to ry in double
overtim e. M a n lo v e scored 19 points
a 5 7 -47 w in o v e r south. F ra n k lin had
another B ig n ig h t w ith 23 points.
C la rk added 10 points.
to lead The T rojans. L e la nd Mayes
helped o u t w ith 14 m ore fo r W ilso n .
W ils o n and Jefferson w ere the
o th e r P .I.L . school in the tournam ent.
W ils o n lo st i t ’ s opening ro u n d game
w ith B eaverton, 59-43.
N e xt up was the state’ s num ber
one team in South M e d fo rd . South
Jum ped o u t to a 21-13 firs t quarter
lead, and a 68-61 w in . C had paris
paced M e d fo rd w ith 24 p oints on 9 fo r
T y ro n M a n lo ve scored 21 points
fo r the T rojans, w ho shot on 13-43
fro m the fie ld fo r the game.
T h e D e m o c ra ts m e t C e n tra l
C a th o lic , w h o ended up the state
15 sho o tin g fro m the fie ld .
cham ps, and g o t beat 75-62 K ’ Z e ll
W e sso n w as the m a in m an fo r
Jefferson w ith 17 an 38 rebounds. B u t
F ra n k lin was again h igh p o in t
m an fo r tec h w ith 22. Ear 1 c la rk added
13 p oints and J e ff N a y lo r came up
T h e n i t to o k o v e r tim e b u t
Jefferson got by G rants Pass 71-63.
it was the 27 points o f M a tt San tangelo
this season. The T ro ja n s had w on
both game before, and again came
W esson had a good day w ith 26
big p o in ts and a ton o f rebounds fo r
Jefferson. Penny scored 12 p oints fo r
The Demos.
W ils o n ended up w ith a 22-5
Spring Break
Charter
Review Team Blossoms With
Fun
Sought
mend to the c ity co u n cil any changes
o r amendm ents it believes should be
p u l to a vote o f the people. The c ity
c o u n cil then exam ines the re c o m
m endations and decides w h ic h sug
gestions should be p u t on the b a llo t.
The c it y ’ s charter is a do cu m e n t
that o u tlin es the c ity ’ s o rg a n iza tio n ,
re sp o n sib ilitie s o f the M a yo r, co u n
c il, manager and c ity departm ents. It
also includes in fo rm a tio n on e lec
tions, n o m in a tio n s, in itia tiv e s , re fe r
record on the year and Jefferson fin
ished w ith 2 0-7 record.
The P .I.L . also d id w e ll by ha v
ing three p la ye r o f the A ll-T o u m a -
ous parts o f the c ity , age groups,
m ent Team.
Jason F ra n k lin o f Benson made
the firs t team w h ile T y ro n M a n lo ve o f
W ils o n a n d K ’ Z e ll W e s s o n o f
Jefferson made the second team.
1994 9TATE TOURNAMENT
A s ix-h o u r “ P rin cip le s o t C oacu-
in g ” course aim ed at p ro v id in g an
D e p a rtm e n t’ s S p ring B reak Program
hands-on o ve rvie w o f the basic strat
w ill keep ch ild re n fro m kindergarten
egies o f coaching fo r a p p lica tio n to
through fifth grade busy w ith a c tiv i
any sport is being o ffe re d in a num ber
ties at the B agley C om m u n ity Center,
o f sites state-w ide by O regon Special
4100 P lom ondon St. The Spring Break
O ly m p ic s d u rin g the m o n th s o f M arch
Program runs M o n d a y-F rid a y, A p ril
and A p ril.
4 -8 , fro m 7am to 6pm .
The course is suitable fo r a ll le v
A c tiv ity h ig h lig h ts in clude ro lle r
els o f coaching expertise — fro m be
blade and C la rk C o u n ty K -9 Team
g in n in g to seasoned. W h ile geared
d e m o n stra tio n s, a s to ry te lle r, lin e
to w a rd increasing vo lu n te e r coaching
dancing, sw im m in g , v o lle y b a ll, and
w ith Special O ly m p ic s , the course is
a fie ld trip to M u ltn o m a h F a lls and
open to any program (i.e ., Y -b a ll,
B o n n e v ille Dam.
P articipants m ay sig n -u p fo r the: L ittle League, yo u th soccer, etc.
The seminars w ill be conducted
-7am to 6pm session fo r $26.50
in a classroom settin g , using slides,
($23 in -c ity )
-8am to 5pm o r 8:30pm session overheads and sm all g ro u p exercises.
The cost fo r the course is $7 per
fo r $23.50 ($21 in -c ity )
person, in c lu d in g m aterials and lunch.
- 8am to 4pm o r 9am to 5pm
T opics include: coaching p h ilo so
sessions fo r $22 ($19 in -c ity )
phies,coaching
ad m in istra tio n , coach
Prices are per session. The sec
ing
and
sports
p
sych o lo g y, sports in
ond c h ild receives a 20 percent d is
stru ctio n a l p la n n in g and in ju ry p re
count.
R egistration fo r the S pring Break ve n tio n and safety. P re -re g istra tio n is
program is through the V ancouver encouraged. T o re g iste r, c a ll Jean
V a n co u ve r Parks and Recreation
The C ity o f V a ncouver is seeking
15 applicants to re vie w the c it y ’ s
charter. E very fiv e years the c ity is
required to fo rm a panel o f residents
to exam ine the charter and re co m
endum s and recalls.
The m ayor and co u n c il w ill seek
a balance in representation, fro m v a ri
gender, and e thnic ba ckg ro u n d w hen
fillin g these positions.
A p p lic a tio n s are ava ila b le in the
M a y o r’ s o ffic c a tC ity H a ll and w ill be
accepted thorough A p r il 8. A p p li
Parks and R ecreation D epartm ent at Hansen at O regon S pecial O ly m p ic s ,
B agley C o m m u n ity C enter. C a ll 696- 1-800-452-6079.
Dates, tim es and lo ca tio ns o f O r
8065 fo r m ore details.
egon Special O ly m p ic s ’ “ P rin cip le s
o f C o a ch in g ” in clu d e the fo llo w in g :
cants m ust be c ity residents and re g
istered voters. C ontact M a rie D ay,
696-8211 fo r m ore in fo rm a tio n .
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