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March 22, 2000 Page B3 ÿlartlanb ©beeruer Jlortlanò > ^ " ''1 iM etro/Sports Portland Observer's 4A all-state basketball Class 4A Girls All-State team Player o f the Year: Kara Braxton, Westview Coach o f the Year: Mark Neffendorf, Westview F irs t Team Kara Braxton Westview 6'5" Jr. Betsy Boardman Beaverton 6’ 1" Sr. Hollye Holbrook Oreg. City 6’3" Sr. Brooklyn Lorenzen Cr. Valley 5*5" Sr. Sarah Hedgepeth Springfield 6’0" Sr. Second Team Jackie Woods Ashland 6’0" Jr. Jaci McCormack Lake Oswego 5-10" Sr. Andrea Armstrong North Bend 6 ’2" Sr. Camille Woodfield La Grande 5 ’ 11" Sr. Stephanie Burnham Wilson 6 ’2" Sr. T h ird Team Carrie Buckner Cr. Valley 5’8" Sr. Chelsea Wagner Springfield 5 ’ 10" Jr. Corrine Wong Clackamas 5 ’9“ Sr. Jenn Chesney Newberg 6 ’0" Sr. Da’ Love Woods St. M ary’s 5’4" Sr. H o n o ra b le M e n tio n Am y Denson So. B uffy Hummed 5 ’6” Sr. Kate Story 6 ’0" Sr. Heidi Buehler Sr. Sarah Keeler Sr. Sarah Pool So. Jenny Pippa Jenny Shetters Angie Wells Kayla Steen Crater Class 4A Boys All-State team Player o f the Year: Brooks, Coach o f the Year: Haskins, First Team Ian Elseth Grants Pass 6’ 7" Jr. Aaron Miles Jefferson 6 ’ I" Jr. Joey McCollum West Linn 5 ’ 10” Sr. Michael Lee Jefferson 6’2” Sr. Marshal Hartman Westview 6’6" So. B ill Swancutt Sprague 6 ’4" Jr. Michael Kuebler South Salem 6’3" Sr. Bryce Loftin Beaverton 6’ 1" Sr. Nick Rouhier Eagle Point 5’ 11" Sr. Brad Bahler Dallas 5’ 10" Sr. Lake Oswego Crater 5'6" 6 ’3" 5’6" Ashland 5’4" Sr. Wilson 6’3" Sr. Westview 5’ 11" Jr. St. M ary’s 5’7" Sr. Third Team Crook County 6’6" Sr. Mitch Meeuwsen Forest Grove 6’3" Sr. M ike McGrain Jesuit 6’ 3" Jr. Brett Elliott Lake Oswego 6’4" Sr. David Brautigam Tualatin 6 ’6" Sr. H o n o ra b le M e n tio n 6’0” Pendleton South Eugene 6 ’4“ Sr. Brandon Brooks Jefferson 6’0" Sr. Brian Michaelson Jesuit 6’4" Sr. Robert Day Benson 6’ 5" Sr. Salim Stoudamire Lake Oswego 6’ 1" Jr. Second Team Jon Tinnon Jefferson 6 ’8" Sr. Shilo Rowland McNary 6*5" Sr. Colby Summer Mtn. View 6’6" Sr. Brandon G ill Gresham 5'10" Sr. Anton Jarrell Jefferson 6 '6 ” Sr. Jared Abell Oregon City Tigard Brandon Jefferson Marshall Jefferson Blake Stepp Portland Observer's class 4A boys Coach o f the Year, Marshall Haskins Portland Observer's Class 4A boys Player o f the Year, Brandon Brooks. Always on Sunday: Woods is close to lead A ssociated P u r« Start counting. I iger W oods’ winning streak on the PGA Tour is at one after a powerful performance in the Bay Hill Invitational. He never trailed during the final 36 holes, didn’t make a bogey tor the last 34 holes and breezed to a four-shot victory over Davis Love III. Whether he gets as high as six consecutive victories — or beyond — is unlikely. But that’s not the streak that best defines his dominance. The depth on the PGA T our is such that any number o f 140 players is capable o f winning every week. So why is it Woods seems to be the only player in the hunt every Sunday? “He’s playing everybody’s ‘A ’ game every w eek,” Love said Sunday after his third loss to Woods in as many head- to-head showdowns since November. “Ernie Els could have just as easily shot 18 under here if he’d have played well,” Love added. “I might go and shoot 15 under next week and win. But he’s been doing it week after week after week after week. I think that’s the difference.” In his last 16 tournaments, Woods has won 10 times. The reason behind such a staggering statistic is the number o f times he puts himself into position. Consider what Woods has done the past year, which covers 18 stroke-play events on the PGA Tour: He has finished out o f the top 10 only twice. He has not finished lower than 18th. He has had at least a share o f the 54-hole lead in half those tournaments. His worst deficit going into the final round was eight strokes back in the Nelson Classic. Even there, he was tied for the lead on the back nine Saturday before dropping a couple o f shots and then taking quadruple-bogey 7 on the 17th hole at Las Colinas. “T hat’s where you always want to be, and that’s one o f the reason why I changed my golf swing in ’97, is that I felt like I couldn’t be in contention every time I teed it up with the swing I used to have,” Woods said. “Now, it’s a little different. Tiger Woods played the final 34 holes at Bay Hill without a bogey “I feel like if I go out there and play my game, and play smart, then I figure my golf swing can be a little more consistent,” he said. “My bad shots aren’t that bad. My good shots are always going to be pretty good, but it’s the bad ones that are the key to shooting good, solid numbers.” Woods has failed to break par only 15 times in his last 72 rounds dating to The Players Championship last year. His worst round is 3 over— the Players on a rock- hard day at Sawgrass, the Masters in the final round and three times in the British Open at Carnoustie, the wickedest links course in the world. De La Hoya given WBC belt Deion getting close to playing form A ssociated P ress O scar De La Hoya plans to work on his New Year’s resolution when he fights unbeaten Shane Mosley. The only loss o f his career actually was a blessing in disguise, De La Hoya said. He built an early lead against Felix Trinidad in their fight last September, but De La Hoya danced and didn’t throw enough punches in the later rounds, allowing to Trinidad to win the decision. “At 12:01 o f the new century, I thought, ‘ Hey, what were you doing? Wake up and smell the coffee and fight the way you used to fight,” ’ De La Hoya said. “I’m going to stick to my game plan, just keep going straight ahead.” In his only fight this year, De La Hoya knocked out Derrell Coley in the seventh round o f their Feb. 26 bout in NewYork. De La Hoya and Mosley were at a news conference Monday at Staples Center, where their June 17 bout will be held. De La Hoya was presented the WBC welterweight championship belt the sanctioning body reclaimed from Trinidad, but De La Hoya isn’t ready to consider it his just yet. “O nJune 17, this belt goes along with the title,” De La Hoya said. “The best man will win it.” When Trinidad moved up to super welterweight and did not defend his 147-pound title, the WBC stripped him o f the belt. Mauricio Sulaiman, son o f WBC president Jose Sulaiman, presented the belt to De La Hoya. Smiling, De La Hoya and Mosley staged a playful tug-of-war over the belt. “I’m ready to go on and take the WBC belt away from Oscar,” said Mosley, 34-0, with 32 knockouts. “That belt right there is mine.” De La Hoya is a product o f East Los Angeles, and now lives in Whittier. Mosley lives in Pomona, and the two natives o f the Los Angeles area have fought before, meeting in the junior Golden Gloves several times when they were around 10 or 11 years old. No one seems to know how many times they were matched as youths, alth o u g h one lo n g tim e boxing observer said Mosley beat De La 1 Hoya each time. De La Hoya, 27, said he had no recollection o f the bouts. Mosley, whose $4.5 million plus a percentage o f pay-per-view will be his largest paycheck, thanked De La Hoya. “A lot o f people said he w ouldn’t fight me, that he would move up or something,” Mosley, 28, said. “But he proved he wanted to take this fight, and I thank him for that.” De La Hoya, 32-1 with 26 knockouts, will get $8 million plus a percentage from TV. California’s 5 percent tax on boxing and wrestling shows would mean a bill o f $400,000 for a sel lout crowd o f 20,000 at the arena, in addition to $240,000 for the city tax. Staples officials are seeking a state tax cap o f $50,000 on the fight, such as the cap in place in New York. “Nothing has happened on that yet, but we are w orking w ith (state A ssem b ly S p e a k e r) A n tonio V illa ra ig o s a ,” S ta p le s C e n te r president Tim Leiweke said. Would you like to RENT A GYM? Elementary & Middle School gyms in the Portland Public Schools are now for rent at special rates throughout the week. Availability: M arch27-June2 6:00-7:15 pm or 7:15-8:30pm | I Rental rates: 10 weeks $100-$200 Single dates $25-$35 *$15 application fee For more information PPS Civic Use o f Buildings Office at916-3268or916-3256 STOP! GET HELP! FREE COUNSELING! SAVE MONEY! 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He signed a nonguaranteed minor league contract with the Reds and is trying to win a spot on the opening day roster. “H e’s got a way to go, but he has three weeks to get there,” Bowden said. “He has a chance to create some problems for us, which is a good kind o f problem for us to have.”
