September 6, 2000
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iM etro/Sports
■ M M B H M B H M M H i
Unity Week Basketball Tournament a success
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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.
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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.
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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. N elson leaped over
three chairs and had the crow d and
everyone w ent hom e true winners.
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