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Page B2 M A R C H 18, 1998 ¡life Purtlanh tfMwnner Beaverton Rallies to Smother Benson’s Hopes for a Title B y L arry J. J ackson S r . Dreams are made to be broken as the Tech-men know all too well. The Rose Garden was the venue for Oregon’s 4-A Boy’s Basketball C hampionship and in the presence o f 6,000 plus fans, Beaverton set the table tor PIL darlings of Benson High School, sporting a Number 2 seeding and a 21-game winning streak, only to advise that the state championship was not part ol the entrees and used a second quarter 15-2 run to make that point. When it was all said and done Beaverton High was sporting a 70-59 victory. Benson had to step back and really reflect on how far they had come. They were matched against the 5-time Metro champions, they were seated in the toughest bracket on their march for the championship. They were young with only 3 Seniors on the team, but more than anything they showed alot o f class in their defense and sportsmanship., which was a credit to the sermons preached by Coach Emry. Beaverton was an amiable foe and the other 50% o f the highest scoring team seeded in the tournament. The maturity and the inside defense proved to be too much for the Techmen. Jordan Clark was the leading scorer for Beaverton with 26 points. Terrence Green had 21 for Benson. The match-up was a showcase for what Oregon basketball is suppose to look like. Congratulations Beaverton and Benson on a job well done. Lennox Lewis VS. Shannon R eig n in g w o rld heavyw eight cham p L ennox L ew is clim bs into the ring to d efen d his belt against risin g c o n te n d e r Shannon Briggs w h e n W O R L D C H A M P IO N BO X IN G : LEN N O X LEWIS VS. SH A N N O N B R IG G S is p re s e n te d liv e SATURDAY, M A RCH 28 (1 0 :0 0 PM ET/8:00 PM M T/ 7:00PM PT ), from the A tlan tic C ity C o nvention C en ter. T he H B O S p o rts broadcast team o f Jim L am pley, Larry Mer c h a n t, and a n a ly st G eorge Fore man w ill be ringside to call the action o f the scheduled 12-round bout, w h ich w ill be clo se d c a p tio n e d for the h e a rin g -im p a ired and p resented in S panish on HBO en E sp an o l. C o m in g o ff a stu n n in g v ictory o v e r A ndrew G o lo ta, tw o-tim e w o rld ch am p io n L ennox Lew is (3 2 -1 , 26 K O ’s) o f E ngland is d e te rm in e d to keep his w inning stre a k alive. H is d e c isiv e first- ro u n d d em o litio n o f the im p o s ing G o lo ta last O ct. 4 served n o tice to the bo x in g com m u n ity that L ew is is a c o m m a n d in g fo rc e in the d iv isio n . B ro o k ly n ’s S h an n o n B rig g s (29-1, 24 K O ’s) is co m in g o f f the b ig g est w in o f th is c a re e r, a co n tro v e rsia l 1 2 -round m ajo rity decision o v e r legendary G eo rg e Forem an that w as seen on H BO last N ov. 22. T he show dow n w ith L ew is o ffe rs th e 26 -y ear- old B riggs an o p p o rtu n ity to e l evate his sta n d in g in the d iv isio n w hile v y in g for a w orld title . Hill H urt in ucks-Sixers Game Milwaukee forward Tyrone Hill was carried off the court on a stretcher Saturday night after falling hard on his back during the Bucks' game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Hill, a seven-year veteran in his first season with the Bucks, fell to the floor following a colli sion with other players as Philadelphia’s Allen Iverson drove to the basket in the first quarter. Bucks spokesman Bill King II said Hill was taken to Elmbrook Memorial Hospital for an examination. There was no word on what his injury was but Hill had “feeling in his arms and legs and could move his fingers and toes,” King said. Milwaukee guard Elliot Perry also fell to the court after the collision, and Iverson held a bag of ice to the right side of his face as he sat on the sidelines after the incident. Tyrone Hill A SPORTING CHANCE FOR GIRLS Most parents know that, like boys, girls who participate in sports can realize advantages such as increased strength and health, weight control, and better sleep and nutrition habits. For women in particularweight-bearing exercise helps increase bone mass and prevent os teoporosis, and regular exercise over a woman’s reproductive life can reduce the risk of breast cancer. But the reasons to encourage girls to get involved in sports may not stop with the obvious health and fitness benefits, according to the W om en’s Sports Foundation, a nonprofit group advocating for increase sports and fitness opportunities for women and girls. The foundation cites research suggesting that additional benefits may include greater self-esteem and self-confidence, lower pregnancy rates, less drug involvement, higher grades, and higher high school gradu ation rates among girls who partici pate in sports. A foundation publica tion on minority group participation in sports reported that Hispanic fe male athletes are more likely to score higher on achievement tests, stay in high school, and go to college than female Hispanic nonathletes. Research shows that in picture books, girls and women are much less frequently shown participating in sports than are boys and men. As well, newspaper and television cov erage o f sports is overwhelmingly focused on m en’s sports. Given this underexposure o f girl’s and w om en’s sports it may be up to parents to pique theirdaughter’s interest. What can you do to encourage her partici pation in sports? The foundation makes the following suggestions: * When buying her a gift, choose sports equipment or a book about female sports hero * Take her to a w om en’s sports event Take her with you when you work out * Go to a girl’s varsity game at the high school * Play catch or a sport in the back yard or your local park You should also be aware that federal law (Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments Acts) re quires that high schools and colleges that receive federal funds must pro vide sports participation opportuni ties to girls in proportion to their representation in the student body. In other words, if half the students at your daughter’s high school are girls, half the students in the athletic pro gram should be girls. As well, girls’ athletic teams should have the same benefits o f participation as boys’ teams, such as equipment, uniforms, and supplies; equal access to training and practice facilities; equal access to coaching talent; awards; and sup port form cheerleaders and band. " A G o o d W a lk S p o ile d " Mark Twain called the game “a good walk spoiled " now, the role walking plays in golf is the key issue in a disabled golfer's lawsuit against the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Tour. The case is being heard in federal court in Eugene this week. Martin, who suffers from a pain ful and disabling condition affect ing his right leg, sued the PGA Tour underthe Americans with Dis abilities Act (ADA) for the right to use a motorized cart during tourna ment play. “The biggest issue in Martin’s lawsuit is whether walk ing is an essential function o f the game and I don’t think that it is,” says Kenneth Lehrman, director o f affir mative action and equal opportunity at the University ofOregon. “ I’m not persuaded by the PGA’s argument that the high level o f competition on the tour makes this a fundamentally different game. I think the court should find that walking is a marginal function, which means that the PGA is obligated to make a reasonable accommodation for Martin to play.” A civil rights law expert, Lehrman handles ADA cases at the UO. he explains that one o f the technical questions that needs to be answered in the trial is whether Mar tin should be considered an employee ofthePG A T our. Ifthe court decides Martin is an employee, then the orga nization would need to provide a reasonable accommodation for him to play if the accommodation were needed to perfrom something other than an “essential” function. “The ability to hit the ball is an essential function in golf, walking from hole to hole is not, as is evi denced in the PGA’s seniors’ tour, which allows players to use carts,” says Lehrman. “On the question of employer-employee status, while it may be true that the PGA does not directly pay the golfers, I think Martin is technically an employee since the PGA tour decides almost every aspect o f how, when and where the game is played.” Lehrman doesn’t believe Martin would receive a special advantage over other players i f al lowed to use a cart. “You have to take into account that, becauseof his disabil ity, Martin is always in pain and, therefore, fatigues. H e’s at a com petitive disadvantage even with a cart. NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT BASKETBALL RECAPS FROM MAR 15 SOUTH REGION (1) DUKE 79, (8) OKLA HOMA ST 73 R oshow n M cLeod scored 22 p o in ts as to p -seed ed D uke used tw o key m om entum sw ings to re c o rd a 7 8 -7 3 v ic to ry o v e r eig h th -seed ed O klahom a State in ari NCAA T o u rn am en t second- round M idw est R egion gam e at Rupp A rena in L ex in g to n , K en tucky. T ra ja n L a n g d o n , w h o w as sco reless in F rid ay 's victory over R ad fo rd , added 17 p o in ts for the B lue D evils (3 1 -3 ). (2) KENTUCKY 88,(1«) ST LOUIS 61 J e f f S h eppard sco red 14 o f his 18 p o in ts in the first h a lf — including his 1,000th career point — and seco n d -seed ed K entucky used tw o huge early runs to rout n u m b er 10 seed Saint L ouis, 88- 61, in a sec o n d -ro u n d m atchup in th e South R egion at A tlanta A llen E dw ards had 12 o f his 17 b e f o r e th e b re a k a n d N a z r M o h am m ed had sev en in the o p en in g 20 m in u tes as the W ild c ats (3 1 -4 ) raced to a 10-0 lead and w ere n ev er headed. (6) UCLA 85, (3) MICHI GAN 82 K ris Jo h n so n hit eight free throw s in the final 39 seconds and scored 1 7 o f his 25 p o in ts in the second h a lf as six th -se e d e d UCLA held o f f th ird seed M ich i gan, 85-82, in the seco n d round o f the South R egion at A tlanta. T oby B ailey added 19 p o in ts for the B ruins (2 4 -8 ), w ho play se c o n d -seed ed K entucky in the re gional se m ifin a ls F riday at St. P etersb u rg , F lorida. (5) SYRACUSE 56, (4) NEW MEXICO 46 T odd B urgan scored 20 p o in ts as fifth seed S y racuse used a s ti fling d e fe n se to turn back fourth seed New M exico, 56-46, in a South Region second round gam e in L ex ington, K entucky. S y ra cuse (2 6 -8 ), a d v a n c in g to the Sw eet 16 for the fourth tim e this decade, held N ew M exico to 25 percent (1 4 -o f-5 5 ) sh o oting. The loss o f top th re e -p o in te r sh o o te r Royce O lney finally caught up to the L obos, w ho co u ld not solve S yracuse's te n a c io u s 2-3 zone. MIDWEST REGION (8) RHODE ISLAND 80, (1) KANSAS 75 C u ttin o M obley scored 27 p oints as eighth seed R hode Is land co n tin u ed top seed K ansas' m isery in the NCAA T ournam ent, sh o ck in g the Jay h aw k s, 80-75, in the se c o n d round o f the M id w est R egion at O klahom a C ity. T yson W h e e le r added 20 points and seven a ssists for the Ram s (2 4 -8 ), w ho w ill play the o ther su rp rise team o f th e region -- 13th-secded V alp araiso — on F ri day at St. L ouis. R hode Island is in the "S w eet 16" for the first tim e 1988, w hen it w as an 1 1th se e d and u p se t M isso u ri and S y racu se in the E ast R egion. (2) PURDUE 80, (10) DE TROIT 65 C had A u stin sco red 20 po in ts and Brad M ille r added 18 as se c o n d -seed ed P u rdue broke out to an early a d v a n ta g e and coasted to an 80-65 v ic to ry over 10th seed D etro it in the second round o f the M idw est R egion at C h i cago. P u rd u e (2 8 -7 ) led 8-7 b e fo re a th r e e - p o in te r by A lan E ld rid g e o f f a feed from A ustin spark ed a 16-1 b u rst. (3) STA N FO R D 83, (11) WESTERN MICH 65 A rth u r L ee sco red 24 p o in ts and th ird -se e d e d S tan fo rd shot 57 p ercen t from the field and rolled to an 8 3 -6 5 v ic to ry o v er llth - s e e d e d W estern M ichigan in an N CA A T o u rn a m e n t se c ond-round M idw est R egion gam e at C h ic a g o . Tim Y oung had 19 po in ts and 13 rebounds and M ark M a d s e n a ls o s c o r e d 19 f o r S ta n fo rd (2 8 -4 ), w hich b ecom es the th ird P ac-1 0 team to ad v an ce to the "S w eet 16", jo in in g d e fe n d in g ch am p io n A rizo n a and W a sh in g to n . It also m arks the seco n d stra ig h t year the C ard in al have re a c h e d the regional se m i finals. S tanford w ill play the w in ner o f the P u rd u e -D e tro it gam e in the M idw est Region se m ifi n als F rid a y in St. L ouis. W estern M ich ig an (2 1 -8 ), w hich u p set six th -se e d e d C lem son in the first ro u n d , w as ho p in g for its first trip to the "S w eet 16" since 1976. (13) VALPARAISO 83, (12) FLORIDA ST 77 (OT) B ryce D rew sco red six o f his 22 p o in ts in o v e rtim e as 13th- seeded V a lp a ra iso c o n tin u e d its stu n n in g run in the N CA A T o u r n am ent w ith an 83-77 v icto ry o v e r 12th -seed ed F lo rid a S tate in the se c o n d round o f the M id w est R egion at O k lah o m a C ity. A ntanas V ilcinskas m ade tw o key p lay s in th e final m in u te for the C ru sa d e rs (2 3 -9 ), w ho w ill play e ig h th - s e e d e d R h o d e Is la n d , w h ich stu n n e d K an sas, in the M idw est R egion se m ifin a ls F ri day at St. L ouis. STEWART GROUP REALTY ¿srourtny (zorn /n itted ¿ /ro u tin g (jorrim uatty” Fax: 289-3435 E-Mail: fred@sgrealty.com 289-4970 4217 NE Fremont Portland, Oregon 97213 (503) 249-5972 $12 off of $30 or more $8 off of $20 or more $4 off of $12 or more 25% off Blankets 7:30 - 6:30 M-F 9:00 - 4:00 Sat.
