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September 6, 2000 Page B4 (Tlje 'Portland ©baeruer iM etro/Sports ■ M M B H M B H M M H i Unity Week Basketball Tournament a success \O V O Aft T he seco n d annual U nity W eek basketball tournam ent and clinic was a success, providing coaching and mentoring to 80 inner-city young men. U nder the direction o f LaV on V ann founder and director o f Successful C hoices, the w eek included daily w orkouts at Irving Park then a two- day to urnam ent at the S alvation Army. T he clinic gave the young m en the opportunity to w ork on their skills as w ell as being turned on to positive people in the com m unity. Each day different people from the com m unity spoke and shared know ledge with the young men. F orm er Port 1 and Trai 1B lazer Darnel 1 V a le n tin e w as th e re p ro v id in g support and w isdom for athletics and life. A very, w ho w orks w ith college and N B A players told the young men that they should use basketball to get free education and open doors o f opportunity. John Phillips spoke about preparation for life and the im portance o f b e in g a b le to p r e s e n t th e m s e lv e s in a p o s itiv e manner. Another former Blazer, Kermit W a sh in g to n , sp o k e ab o u t hard w ork and the im portance o f surrounding y o u rself w ith positive people. L ife skills w e re s tr e s s e d m o re th a n basketball skills. U choice w hat U w ant be, is th e th e m e fo r S u c c e ssfu l Choices. “ T he choices you ¡-O C ^ Your life changes with the tim es and so do your insurance needs. We can provide a free, no obligation insurance review to check your current coverage for costly duplications and gaps. Check your local telephone directory for the agent nearest you. AMERICAN FAMILY N S U R A N C AUTO HOME BUSINESS HEALTH LIFE All Your Protection Under One Roof www.amfam.com ©1997 American Family Mutual Insurance Compony and its Subsidiaries He, 4/00 Home Office - Madison, Wl 53783 An Educational Tribute to JOHN COLTRANE make today will affect you tomorrow,” says Vann. “This event is designed to identify young at-risk youth in the com m un ity, bring them together for a p o s itiv e e v e n t a n d in tr o d u c e Successful Choices as an organization providing alternatives for our youth," adds Vann. The w eekend tournam ent provided exiting basketball w ith the team from M usic G alore defeating E ddie’s Ribs 96-87 in a w ell played game. M VP This sum m er has proven that there is a high level ofbasketball being played in Portland O regon. It also show ed that w ith the effort o f m any, a lot o f yo u n g people co u ld be reached. LaV on Vann, Paul K elly, Bill Porter and A nthony S tew ard should be com mended for their efforts. 80 young m en m ade the right choice w hen they played in the Successful C hoices b ask etb all to u rn am en t. L ook for bigger and b etter thing next summ er. Greater Northwest Summer league had game T here w as a lot o f basketball this sum m er, but none as exciting than the G reater N orthw est Sum m er League. This y ear’s sum m er league featured the top college players in O regon and W a s h in g to n a lo n g w ith g u e s t ap p earan ces from P o rtlan d T rail BlazerDam onStoudam ire. Thegroup o f C o u r ts id e E n te r ta in m e n t consisting o f C anaan C hatm an, Erin C ow en, Pat S trickland and D eray T hridgill, put together a concept o f skill developm ent as w ell as attitude development. Form er college players w ho delivered the m essage o f team play and positive attitudes coached the eight teams. T he level o f play was in ten se w ith p le n ty o f funk and sm ooth basketball entertainm ent. B asketball w as not the only thing taught in this league. M any new friendships w ere m ade as w ell as attitude adjustm ents. The success o f the league proves that w hen positive forces in the com m unity jo in together g reat th in g s can h ap p en for o u r y o u th . T h e G re a te r N o rth w e st Sum m er L eague w ill only get bigger and b etter next year. Thursday, September 21, 7pm Live Music with BRYAN DICKERSON and FRIENDS 3736 \T Itrelle L am bert scored 27 points and played great defense in leading his team to victory. Jalante M artin added 22 points w ith an assortm ent ofdunks and dazzling m oves. Bruce Jones and R yan C arroll had 23 points apiece for the losing team . Y oung Jerae N elson gave the ov erflo w in g crow ed an aw esom e display in winning the slam- dunk contest. 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