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D ecember 2 8 , 19 9 4 • T he P ortland O bserver P age B 2 JEFFERSON’S SHINNING STAR SMALL TOWN BOY MAKES GOOD by 4- . X, ? Erika Mashia by D anny B ell Erika Mashia is a pretty and petite 5 ’7" Senior Point Guard for Jefferson varsity women’s basket ball team. She comes across as a disarming, quiet, talented and genu ine young woman. Mashia by most accounts is one o f the premiere women’s basketball players in the state. She says she first became inter ested in playing basketball when she was about two years old. She would play with her dad who is also an assistant coach at Jefferson. E rik a has one y o u n g e r b ro th er nam e Erik and her co ach M ilt A dam s a tte st to the fam ily b ein g clo se knit. Although she has been recognized as an outstanding athlete, and has been awarded a basketball scholorship to the University o f Southern California -- a top ranked w om en's program. Mashia make the impression that she is sensitive to others in as much as she wants to pursue a career in occupational therapy. This attitude is echoed by her coach “Erika is a great person in a sense that she gets along with the othere kids’’ he says "that her style o f Senior Erika Mashia pulls up for a jump shot for the Jefferson Democrats. Mashia has earned a scholarship with the University of Southern California. play is unselfish and that she will sacrifice on a drive to help another player.” She says she loves the whole sport o f basketball playing both of fense and defense. When pressed further she said she like the compet itive nature o f the sport. Her favorite aspect o f playing is driving to the basket to see what she can create. Mashia credits her coach with se ttin g high sta n d a rd s for the Jefferson team this year. Their goal is to win the P.l.L. and to advance beyond the first and second rounds in state. She says that the P.l.L. is underated, and that the Metro, Three Rivers, and Mt. Hood are most the competive leagues in the state. Mashia says that Jefferson play full court press defense through out their games and that th is leads to a lot fast breaks. Basically a run gun style emphasizing man to man defense throughout. With a game plan like that Mashia thrives as athlete. But just as fascinating as her athletic prowess is, the perception by Adam her coach as an individual o f values. Adams states that Erika is versa tile player who is am bidextrous and can play either I or 2 guard. She is very supportive ofher family, as well as supported by them inc luding aunts, uncle, mother and father, but the most intriquing thing noted is that she is a listerner, she listens to her peers as well as adults. That is kind uncommon quality in adolescence and young adults. Ms Mashia gives a quiet presence o f confidence and that a young she found direction. Good Luck. FIVE NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL STAR TEAM Five o f the more than 160 Uni versity o f Oregon students who re cently competed in the campus-wide College Bowl tournament have been picked to represent the university at the regional contest this winter. Tim Blackman, Drew Mirante, Hoi ley Powell, Peter Rayls and John Watson will compete in February at Linfield College in McMinnville against eight other teams from four Northwest states in the “varsity sport o f the m ind,” according to Sue Pederson, College Bowl coordina tor and manager o f the Erb Memo rial Union Recreation Center. Watson and Rayls were mem bers o f the first-place team, “The Jammers," Mirante participated with the second-place team, “Boiled;” and “Blackm an's team, “Smarter Than God”, finished third in the fi nals. Powell competed with a team called "Three Men and a Babe.” Depending on their showing at the regional event, the UO students could move later this spring tot the national competition at Ohio State University, where Pederson says they could face some the College Bowl giants-the Massachusetts Institute o f Technology, the University o f Chi cago, Pennsylvania State University and Cornell University. College Bowl is based on the pop ular “College Bowl” television series o f the 50s and 60s. Teams o f four players compete against the clock to score points answering toss-up and bonus questions on topics ranging from history, literature and science to cur rent events, music and sports. The com petition’s history at the University o f Oregon began in 1980 when a student resident assis tant and Sally Smith, currently Uni versity Housing’s resident life as sistant director, started their own Scholastic Bowl for dorm residents. Faculty members from different departments wrote the questions for the competition. “ We realized that we started something the student really like,” Smith said. As participation grew, the residence halls joined the col lege Bowl organization and used official questions to qualify for re gional competition. Later, the com petition began to incorporate the entire campus so teams from every aspect o f the university’s communi ty could participate. D anny B ell A c h ild h o o d r e s id e n t o f Glenwood, Colorado has come to the city o f Roses and already made an impact o f one local University ’ basketball program. Rob Chavez heads University o f Portland's bas ketball program and he already has made a noticeable as well as favor able impression. Chavez says he w asn’t bom a basketball coach, but may be the next best thing he was born a coache's son. You see that way one becomes a coach by osmosis. The one thing he did n 't say is how much he loves the game and the students who play the game. How ever it comes across in the enthusi asm in his voice and how he likes to explain his views. although he grew up in a bas ketball environment and played for his dad in high school. He says he felt it w asn’t a conscious decision more than a natural inclination. In college he played ball, worked at summer basketball camps, and hung around the coaches. Since they do not give specific degrees in coach ing he opted for one in biology. One might say that Chavez is an amalgamation in terms o f philos ophy he freely admits borrowing from his dad and other coaches that he has been affiliated with, yet he ROSE BOWL BUDGET their support o f the school and its athletic program. These fans include football sea son ticket holders, members o f the Duck Athletic Fund, current donors to the university dues-paying mem bers o f the university alumni associ ation, faculty and students. Participating in the event is the football team o f 96 players, march ing band o f 180 members, rally squad o f 17 members, and Oregon Duck mascot. Travel and accommodation costs for these groups are paid from the $1.3 million Rose Bowl expense fund provided by the Pacific-10 Con- ference. The football coaches, trainers, administrators and other support staff are an example - that the (JO wold have to purchase eventually out o f its own funds, so there is an offsetting effect on the athletic AEROBICS The attached preliminary bud get gives a rough outline o f the ex penses that are anticipated to be in curred by the University o f Oregon during its first Rose Bowl visit in 37 years. 1) Pac-10 share. Every school in the Pacific-10 Conference, every year, get approximately $550,000 as its portion o f a shared Rose Bowl payout. At the UO, that money goes directly into Athletic D epartment budget, where it is treated like any other budgeted revenue source. 2) E xpense b u d g e t. As this year’s participating Pac-10 represen tative, the UO will receive approxi mately $1.3 million from the league, in addition to the annual payout, to cover expenses. This money is used to equip, transport, house and feed 96 football players, seven coaches, train ers and athletic support staff, 180 band members, 17 rally squad members, one Duck mascot, some members o f the UO President’s Delegation and a number of support staff for up to eight days. SQUASH Some o f this expense allot ment pays fo r long-term equip ment purchases - band uniforms WHIRLPOOL THE 1994 ROSE BOWL: WHO’S G0IH6? TheUniversity o f O regon’s first Rose Bowl appearance in 37 years will bring tens o f thousands o f Ducks and Duck fans to Southern Califor nia this New Y ear's weekend. Most will go simply to enjoy them selves. but dozens o f UO employees and public official are also going to work, not only to make the football team successful, but to ensure that this "moment on the world stage" for the university translates into long-term benefits for the state o f Oregon The U O ’s allotment o f 39,000 tickets has been sold to Duck fans who have consistently demonstrated contributes the largest part o f his philosophy has been gained from what he terms life experiences. He especially acknowledges the freedom to experiment and the automy that his tenure at Chemketa allowed him made a big difference. He feels that there are three as pects crucial to the success o f a given program. 1. system o f play 2. recru itin g 3. discipline o f the p ro g ra m From there it is incumbent on the coach to effectively market and promote to everyone concerned be it potential recruits, high schools, fac ulty, students, and adm inistration to build support for the team. Chavez observed with the ad vent o f the media he has found that there is no noticeable difference in the style o f play on the east compared west coast. If there is a difference its because there are so many more schools back east. He finds that the ability and the talent level o f the players are com paratively the same, only difference being density o f population, & pro liferation o f schools. Noted for his ability to turn pro gram s around C h av ez previous coaching job had been at Maryland Eastern Shore which had only won 54 games in 10 years. He turned them around to 28.27 make up 71 persons, th band has a support staff ol person for the rally squad s WORLD GYM - ST. JOHNS 7522 N. Lombard Portland, OR 97230 283-5404 OPEN 24 HOURS - DAYS A WEEK If 1995 is the year you plan to lose weight and get back into shape, then see Lloyd Athletic Club for the solutions to your New Year’s resolutions. LOW FAT LIVING PLAN CHILD CARE CYCLING ROWING RACQUETBALL TAI CHI YOGA STAIRCLIMBING ROWING WEIGHT TRAINING department budget But in general the money is given - and is expected to be used - to pay expenses associated with the event itself N e w Year's R eso lu tio n S olution STRENGTH TRAINING MASSAGE THERAPY in two year reign as head coach. At Chemketa Community Col lege in Salem his record in an im pressive 136-24 from 1987 to 1992 Even though he has ju s t re tu rn ed from the east co a st he b ro u g h t no east co a st p rd sp re c ts back w ith him. He feels very stro n g ly that it is n e c e ssa ry to have a blend o f local and re g io n al talen t, on the team . “ It is beneficial for many rea son” say coach Chavez. “The big gest thing is to align the players with a common goal, it takes time and the ability to communicate”. 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