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Page B5 SEPT. 2, 1998 U je JïortUttè Jim Paxson inducted in the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame P ortlan d T rail B lazers a ssis tant general m anager and form er N BA A ll-S tar Jim P axson was inducted in the O regon Sports H all o f Fam e on S atu rd ay , A u gust 29, 1998 at the P ortland C en ter for the P erfo rm in g A rts. P axson, one o f six in ductees in the 1998 class o f a th le te s, is being honored for his o u tsta n d ing co n trib u tio n s in b ask etb all. He is the first ever T rail B lazer to reach the 10,000 p o in t plateau in career scoring. R anking in the top 10 am ong B lazers career leaders in several categ o ries, they include: gam es play ed (627, 5th); steals (4th, 857), p o in ts (5th, 10003); assists (5th, 2007); 3-point field goals attem p ted (5th, 378) and field goals m ade (3rd, 4058). He is a tw o tim e NBA A ll-S ta r (1983, 1984)...av eraged 10.5 points in the two gam es, and shot .625 from the field in the tw o co n tests, he ranked 4th in the N BA in free th ro w p e rc e n ta g e in 1985-85 (.889). P axson was also a 2nd T eam , All N BA Team selection in 1983-84. He w as a first round, 12th se lectio n for the B lazers in 1979. He fin ish ed his c a re e r fro the B oston C eltics a fte r a trade in 1988. O th er Sports H all o f Fam e in ductees include H arold R eynolds (b aseb all), Ron Lee (b ask etb all), Pokey A llen (coach), Jim Boutin (b ask etb all) and R olla V ollstedt (sp ecial co n trib u tio n ). Ç’oittCand Congratulations to the Runnin’ Bulls from N/NE Portland, 11 year olds who r e p r in te d S W Washing ton/Oregon u tm e ^ C U National 11 and Under ItajEllaskadJall Tourna ment in CocdrfTjt'Q^h, Fl. July 24th - August 2nd. After an incredible and very suc cessful season, the Runnin’ Bulls qualified for theJiationals by win ning the SW Washington/Oregon AAU State Tournament. The N/NE Portland Team, with the help o f some parents and commu nity support, raised the funds to be come the first basketball team from the MLK Neighborhood to represent Oregon in this AAU National event. The Runnin’ Bulls finally met their match in this tournament o f 77 teams which mostly were from the Mid- West and Eastern states. For a team coming into the tournament with no national experience, it was an eye opening experience. After adjusting to the very differ ent Eastern-style o f play, the team played well. It was a learning and unforget table experience for the boys who had the opportunity to play against, S.E.I President Tony Hopson (left) & V.P. Marshall Haskins. Welcome Jackie Joyner Kersey to S.E.I. 's Comm. Challenge Golf Tournament. H eld a t The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club. The tournament raised $60,000 to support S.E.I.'s award winning program. S eah aw k s R elease 18 P la y e rs Qo cTo UVatioiaaßs The Seattle Seahawks released 18 players, the team announced, to take their roster to 64. W ith one exemption, the tearr must m ake three moves Players released were: K-Wade Richey, P-D irk Johnson, WR- C h ris J a c k s o n , W R B ria n Finneran, CB- Carlos Jones, ST- ta» z J r* * Congratulations to the Runnin' Bulls: Martez Branch, Alijuah Hale, Mac Hopson, Mychael Jones, Nate Kimes, Omar Leary, Sean Price, Rashad Richmond, Delon Stone, Josh Tarver and Ramon Wray and Coach Phillip Hopson. and see some o f the best players in the country at their age level. The Runnin’ Bulls worked hard throughout the year, improving on their skills and yet keeping up with their academics. The team didn’t do as well as they wanted to, but have set their goals to return to the tour nament next year, better prepared with more experience and knowl edge o f how to compete at the N a tional level. fire Leisure Hour Junior (joifers T h e 18th A n n u a l W e s te rn S ta te s G o lf A s s o c ia tio n J u n io r G o lf C h a m p io n s h ip h e ld th e w eek o f A u g u st 6 -7 , 1998, in P h o e n ix , A Z h a d 2 6 0 J u n io r G o lf e r s w ho b r a v e d th e 110 d e g r e e (a n d a b o v e ) te m p e r a tu r e s to c o m p e te in th e 2 day e v e n t, at th e S to n e C re e k , and E n c a n to G o lf C o u rse s o f P h o e n ix , A Z . W e are v e ry p ro u d o f th e p a r tic ip a tio n an d c o n d u c t o f th e P o rtla n d J u n io r s , it w as e x e m p la ry , (c o m m e n d a b le ) for a ll p la y e d up to th e ir a b ility . Seven Junior Golfers were chosen to go to the Junior Golf Championship from Portland, Oregon. We had 5 boys and 2 girls, the boys were: Johnell Bell, John Clark, Jermaine King, Taylor Lewis and Joseph Moore. And the girls were: Cennie Moore and Shaetye Reed (not pictured). 50M138|Mger J. C unningham , FB- O scar G ray, FB- Vershan Jackson, TE-Furnell Hankton, C-Jason M cEndoo, LB- J a m ie B a is le y , L B -C h ris C am pbell, T -T ashe W illiam s, D E -P a u l S p ic e r, D T - J a r r e tt Loggins, T-Jason Sadler, WR- T y ree D a v is, and D T -S tu a rt Hanson. T a y lo r L e w is m a d e th e to p s c o re in th e P o r tla n d J u n io r s , w ith Jo h n C la rk 2 n d , J e rm a in e K in g 3 rd , fo llo w e d by J o h n e ll B e ll an d Jo s e p h M o o re . C o n g r a tu la tio n s to a ll o f o u r P o rtla n d J u n io r s , a n d u n til n e x t tim e , “ K eep on S w in g in g .” A c c o m p a n y in g th e J u n io r g o lf e r s w e re th e A r e a - V ic e P r e s id e n t, Je a n n e L y d a y , A s s is t. 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