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9 Page B6 (E lje ÿ o r t l a n b ( O b s e r v e r ______________________ August 28, 2002 Congratulations Riverside Champs! 7>* J A Damon Stoudamire S to u d a m ire T ra d e R u m o rs C o n tin u e ( AP) — T rade rum ors are still s w ir lin g aro u n d D am o n Stoudam ire. T hrough it all. the Blazers point guard has w avered betw een w anting out o f Portland and w anting to stay and prove he can beat out recently acquired JetTM elnnisand Antonio Daniels. But no m atter w hat happens, Stoudam ire says h e 's planning to have a big year on the court. Stoudam ire looks m ore m uscular than he did at the end o f last season. He says he has been diligent in his w orkouts on the court and in the w eight room. B la z e rs coaches sa id Stoudam ire w as im pressive this w eek en d d u rin g a 2 0 -m in u te scrim m age against Team USA at the Rose Garden. A fterw ard, B lazers assistant H erb B row n said S toudam ire looked good. Riverside Little League Softball All Stars are awarded championship trophies on Saturday at the Riverside fields in northeast Portland. The team won the District 1 Championship for 9-10 year-old girls and went on to a third place finish at the state tournament in Milton Freewater. The team also won the District 1 Sportsmanship Award. Pictured in front (from left) are Erika Clark. Teona Clark, Promise Shelby, Corina Butcher, and Chelsey Thomas; and in second row (from left) Coach Derrick Butcher, Elizabeth Girres, Kamie Boggan, Endga Bailey, Diana Surgeon, Sara Evans and Coach RayClark. P hoto Serena Will iams returns the ball to Corina Morariu during their U.S. Open match on Monday. Williams won 6- 2, 6-3. Serena Dazzles in First Round (A P ) S eren a W illiam s dazzled N ew Y o rk 's hot dog- munchingy cat-calling U.S. Open crow d on M onday night, floor ing fellow A m erican C orina M orariu 6-2, 6-3 in a brutal floodlit first round display. The w orld num ber one rated player w aited patiently In the w ings at the start o f the nigh, session as the Flushing M ead ow s crow d paid tribute to those killed in the Septem ber 11 at tacks last year. O ne o f the two American flags recovered from the remains o f the Twin Towers was carried into the stadium in an emotional scene amid members o f the New York police and fire departments. But once Serena, shimmering in a short legged, all-in-one, black leather- look, skin-tight outfit, was let loose all eyes were on the court. T he younger sister and run ner-up to V enus W illiam s here las, year did not disappoint. T he brave M orariu, playing her first grand slam since recov ering from leukaem ia earlier this year, w as pow erless against a barrage o f heavy hitting and vi cious serving from the pink- shoed top seed. bv M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Brandon Gift Supports Matt Dishman Center H om e grown NBA All Star Terrell Brandonisdonating$25,(MX) to the Matt Dishman Community Center, located at 77 N.E. Knott. B randon will present the gift during a cerem ony at the Portland Parks and Recreation facility on T hursday, Aug. 29 a, 2:30 p.m. w ith Portland Parks C o m m is sioner Jim Francesconi and D i rector C harles Jordan. T he N BA veteran o f 11 years has played for C lev elan d and M ilw aukee and is currently with M innesota, but he h a sn 't forgot ten his roots. Portland is and will alw ays be T e rre ll’s hom e. He grad u ated from G rant High School and the I 'd like to give back to the community center that instilled a positive impact, hard work ethic and dedication to other players and the game — N B A s ta r an d h om eg ro w n ta le n t T e r r e ll B ra n d o n . Terrell Brandon V U niversity o f O regon “ I literally grew up at M att Dishman between 1974 and 1984. I w ent there after school and on w eekends. T here w as alw ays so m uch to do there, from sw im m ing. to ping pong as w ell as basketball," said Terrell. “Since I’m a product o f Portland and M att D ishm an, I'd like to give back to the com m unity center t hat instilled a positive im pact, hard work ethic and dedication to other players and the g am e.” T errell Brandon is a tw o tim e N BA All Star and a 1997 recipi ent o f the S portsm anship A w ard. He continues to m ake his hom e in Portland during off-season. "Thanks for not blowing smoke at work, Oregon.” I used to work outside. Used to smoke, too. 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