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P age B 3 4 / ‘ . .4 ▼.7; À i . -.»•Vi-: (P* ■ * • BRIEFSI BASKETBALL UIKINGS REBUILDING Second Year Blazer Totals Car Second year guard Jam es R o b in so n w re c k e d his 1994 Mercedes-Benz when it flipped over at a high speed on Interstate 5 early Sunday. Robinson and a unidentified male passenger were wearing seat belts as they escaped serious inju ry, in an early morning accident near the South W est Terw illiger Blvd curves. P o rtla n d P o lice S g t D an Slauson said “Robinson is a lucky man". Sgt. Slauson estimated that Robinson was driving more than 70 miles an hour around the curves when the accident occurred. The speed limit is 50. Police said there was no indi cation that alcohol was involved and citations were given. Massimo Comes To Terms U N L V b a s k e tb a ll c o a c h Rollie Massimo has reach a tenta tive agreement with University of Nevada at Los Vegas Friday. He will resign in exchange for a buy out of his $1,8 million contract This ended a week long tempestu ous on again off again meetings This was to be M assimo second year as U N LV ’s head coach. Hardaway Ends Holdout O rlando’s Anfernee Harda way who made the N .B .A 's all rookie team last year but stayed away form training camp in a con tract dispute, has signed a nine year deal reportedly worth an esti mated $70 million. The contract in an option year Hardaway has sat out since cam p opened Oct. 7. He will participate in Sunday practice and is expected to play against Phoenix t|ic Mag ics second exhibition. FOOTBALL Auburn Shocks Not Florida Taking advantage of an o f fensive miss match in the final seconds o f 35-29 game #6 Auburn exploited the match up of 6 ’2" 200 pound wide receiver Frank Sand ers covered one on one by safety Michael Gilmore who 5 ’ 11 and 180 pounds for the go ahead touch down to defeat previously unbeat en and number 1 ranked Florida 33-36. FOOTBALL Oregon Rips Cal O regon running backs ran over Cal Saturday both Tailbacks Ricky W hittle and Dino Philyaw posted career high rushing totals to carry Oregon over Cal 23-1. P.S.U. Demolishes Nebraska/Kearney P.S.U. defense took on the big offensive lineman of Nebraska Kearney and the offense took on the Antelopes defense and both turned in impressive games in the 51-3 rout Darnick Holmes and Steve Papin combined 220 yard rushing yards. Quarter back Kyle Allen passed for 163 yards. SOCCER U.P. Women Lose To #2 Nortre Dame A banged-up and injury rid den University of Portland worn e n 's soccer team lost to #2 Nortre Dame. Nortre Dame won Portland Addidas Invitational tournment. They arc only the second oppo nent to beat U P. on their home field -.V - by D anny B eli . Portland State has been one the most dominant teams in womens volleyball for two decades. The Vikings have p ro d u ced fo u r n a tio n a l championships and 10regional cham pionships with 24 All- America awards divided among 10 athletes. Presently 12-9 on the season and 5-1 in the Pacific W est Confer ence, P.S.U. has been ranked in ev ery Division II poll since its begin ning (9 years). O f the Vikings nine losses this year, eight have come to teams cur rently ranked in the top 10, and two have come at the hands of the number one ranked team. Currently the V i kings are ranked 12th in the nation. Second year P.S.U. head coach Cathy Nelson has the tough job of maintaining the Viking impressive record and history of success. How ever she appears nonpluss about her first outing as a recruiter. “We lost the core of our team following last season and those six seniors will be impossible to replace. But we have some young players returning, the freshmen who played last year, six redshirts who are very talented and what I feel is a great recruiting class, but I’m very opti /« . ’■*^7 ' • « #37: mistic about our future Nelson says. “Our strength should be our pow er in the front row. W e’re not going to be athletic as last year, but overall we will have more height, and should be an im proved blocking team. Nelson further states that “w e’re a fairly young team, with one senior, and a lot of people who haven’t played in a while (red shirts and transfers) Nelson says” I expect it will take a while to get into a groove, and we may take our lumps early on. Espe cially with our difficult schedule, but by the end of the season, we should have progressed to the point to be a tough team to beat.” Tw o weeks ago the Vikings beat a pair Pacific W est opponents beat ing W estern New M exico State 15-7, 15-12, 15-9 and M ontana Billing State 15-9,15-7,15-10. Last Thursday P.S.U. defeated the tough Seattle Pacific team. After twodecades of prominence in Division II P.S.U. is not about to abandon their pursuit of excellence even in a rebuilding year. f. I-.- . •r ■ te ? Chaney Ward, Portland State Volleyball Junior Middle Blocker ¿.’T O NFL AND DELTA OFFER TICKET TO A WINNING VACATION Hey kids and parents — you can score a touchdown this fall with Del ta's NFL Funfcast! The National Foot ball League has teamed up with Delta Air Lines to sponsor the Fantastic Fly er Funfeast, Delta’s in-flight children’s meal. The NFL Funfeast should score extra points with kids, as it comes packed in a take-home container with football-themed games celebrating the NFL's 75th anniversary. The ticket to beginning a winning vacation, the NFL Funfeast makes the flight on Delta more enjoyable for both kids and par ents. The NFL Funfeast will also fea ture regular Funfeast foods like pep peroni pizza, chicken nuggets, maca roni and cheese and other foods that are sure to please young flyers. The special football meals will be on board most Deltameal/snack Hights world wide (at no additional cost) from Sep tember to December 1994. In addition to in-flight games and meals, kids receive an NFL GameDay card pack. The pack features a Peel n’ Win Game Card that give kids a chance to instantly win a family trip for four to Super Bowl XXX in Miami. Kids can obtain a Peel n’ Win Game Card by sending a self-addressed stamped en velope to: Delta NFL Sweepstakes Card Request, P.O. BiSx 801373. Hous ton, TX, 77280-1373. Funfeasts are available year- round on Della - just request the Funfeast meal when making reserva tions, or at least six hours prior to departure. Kids can also enjoy some great entertainment on board Delta, from a special radio station to a children s magazine. Channel nine. Delta’s kids rad io sta tio n , offers m usic and storytelling, while Fantastic Flyer Magazine contains fun games and sto- ANNOUNCES WINTER CLOTHING DRIVE The 1994 Coors W inter Ski and Sports Show will sponsor the collection of winter clothing during the three day show happening Novem ber 4-5-6 at the Multnomah County Exposition Center in Portland. Show attendees can bring their used warm weather clothing to a collection site located at the main entrance to the show. Collected items will then be distributed to local agencies such as the LIFE Center in NE Portland. This program will afford citizens the chance to donate items that they no longer use and know that they will be used to help keep those in need a little warmer this winter. The 14th annual W inter Ski and Sports Show is the largest event of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. This multi-day event includes m anufac turers. resort and travel experts and local retailers with bargains on equipment. A freestyle ski show, ski fashion show and sled dog weight pulling contest are included. The show will be open Friday. Nov. 4th. from 1 pm to 10pm; Saturday, Nov. 5th, from 10am to lO pm .and Sunday Nov. 6th. from 10am to6pm . Admission price is $6.50 for adults and $3.50 for children ages 6-12. Children under 6 get in free when accompanied. For More Information Dan Schindler (503) 249-7733 A D V E R T I S E IN CLljv (D liö c v u e r c a ll 5 0 3 - 2 8 8 - 0 0 3 3 Auto Painting Pearl Platinum Chips Vinyl Dies Side Moldings Pin Stripes Detailing rics. The magazine is the official pub lication of Fantastic Flyer. Delta’s special children’s program for kids age 2-12, and is available in-flight in every aisle seat pocket. Children can enroll in the Fantastic Flyer program by filling out the application card in Fantastic Flyer Magazine or by calling I-8OO-392-KIDS. VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL OFFERED The Portland Parks and Recre ation Department is opening its tall indoor volleyball and basketball sea son Most of the city 's gyms, com munity schools and centers have ses sions scheduled for your athletic en joyment. Each site has various dates COORS WINTER SKI AND SPORTS SHOW and times to fit into a variety of schedules. The sessions arc also allotted for certain age groups and skill lev els. For more information call the P o rtlan d P arks and R ecreation Hotline at 823-2223 Delta and the Delta Connection serve over 300 cities worldwide with more than 4900 daily Hights. Though programs like the NFL Fantastic Flyer Funfeast. Delta maintains its commit ment to being “The Official Airline for Kids" and families. BLAZERS UPGRADE HOOPS AT ALBERTA PARK Thanks to a partnership between the Blazers and Portland Parks and Recreation, basketball courts at Al berta Park have been resurfaced and restriped.The Blazers started "C ity Hoops" to build and rehabiliate sev eral public outdoor basketball courts in the city. . Unqic Slaiic/i ¿ è *** ,4wr Car Painted For S300! Pager: (503) 870-5994 • Vancouver: (206) 418-9985
