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November 13, 2002__________________________________ Çortlatth ©böCrUer_______________________________ P.A.L. S ports /METRO LEAGUE GAMES Serena Williams to Face Clijsters in WTA Finals the season as the No. I player in w om en’s tennis. W illiams will face No. 5 Kim Clijsters in the final of the WTA Championships on Monday night at Staples Center. Although her ranking is secure regardless o f the outcome, W ill iams will try toextend her 18-match winning streak, improve her 56-4 record, defend the title she won last Serena Williams year in Germany and take home the (AP) — T here’s one more top prize of $765,000. match to play before Serena W il If she does, the 21 -year-old Flo liams can call it a year, go count ridian would become the first player her millions and revel in ending in women’s tennis to top $4 million PageB3 A Roosevelt player makes a run for a gain during the 7th and 8th grade B Championship game between Whitaker and Roosevelt Middle Schools. Several teams competed last weekend in the Police Activities League Championships at Lincoln High School. in yearly earnings. “Tomorrow is my last day and I’m hanging up the racket for a week and I don’t want anyone to ask me any questions about ten nis,” she said. W illiam s overcam e 54 un forced errors to defeat No. 3 Jen n ifer C apriati 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. She h it 42 w in n ers ag ain st Capriati, but won ju st four more total points. “Our intensity levels were so high,” W illiams said. “She re turned very well and hit some amazing shots.” photo by D avid P i . kchl / T hk P ortland O bserver Vikings Lose To Weber Top Athletes to Compete in Nike BorderClash Portland State will not advance to NCAA 1-AA Playoffs F o r the seco n d tim e in th ree y ears, a trip to O g d en , U tah w ill h a u n t the V iking fo o tb all team . O n a day in w h ich a soggy, soft tu rf bog g ed d o w n R yan F u q u a and the P o rtlan d S tate ru n n in g g am e, the V ik in g s c o u ld n o t o v erco m e W eb er S tate, losing 20-14, and e ffe c tiv ely elim in atin g any h ope o f re a c h in g th e N C A A 1-A A p lay o ffs. In 2000, PSU lo st to the W ild cats, 41 -9, a fte r c o m ing in to the gam e at O gden w ith a 6 -0 reco rd and ran k ed second in the nation. P S U h ad co m e in to th is gam e ran k ed 13th in the n a tio n and had w on fo u r o f five gam es. B ut the loss d ro p p ed th e V ik in g s to 6-4 on the se a son, 3-3 in the B ig Sky C o n fe re n c e. M ean w h ile, W eb er S tate en d ed a fiv e-g am e lo s ing streak and im p ro v ed to 3- 5, 1-5 on the season. P o rtlan d S tate gained ju st 20 y ards on the ground, and o n ly a 3 1 8 -y ard passin g p e r form ance by Juston W ood kept th e V ik in g s c lo se . W o o d ’s p a ssin g to tal w as a season high and threw fo r a p air o f touchdow ns. W eb er S tate ran 87 o ffe n sive plays, com pared to ju st 57 fo r the V ikings. W ood was 18 o f 38 passing and had tw o balls intercepted as each team m ade three tu rn overs. Fuqua m anaged ju st 27 yards rushing on 11 carries. Wide receiv er Jesse L evin caught seven passes for 131 yards - both season highs. Shinen made 12 tackles to go w ith his inter cep tio n . L in eb ack er M arcus G reen had 13 tackles in the gam e. Portland State will conclude the season next w eek in a Big Sky C onference game at M on tana State. Runners from Oregon and Washington High School will face off The top boys and girls cross country runners from Oregon and Washington will team up and race to prove which state truly rules the border on Sunday, Nov. 17 at N ike’s World Headquarters for Nike BorderClash IV. The high school that brings the most student spectators will win a visit from Olympic super- star M arion Jones. Last year Jones paid a visit to Beaverton High School. All attendees will have the op portunity to meet a handful of Nike athletes including Alan W ebb, N ational high school record holder for indoor mile, out- or A middle school co-ed bas ketball tournament to support the Youth Center for Police Ac tivities League o f Greater Port land will take place on Nov. 29, 30 and Dec. 1 at Reynolds Middle School, 1200 NE 201“. * door mile and 1,500m, 2001 BigTen Conference Cross Country cham pion and2002BigTen l,500mcham- pion, Bob Kennedy, two-time Olym pian and four-time US Outdoor 5000m cham pion, Suzy Favor Hamilton, three-time Olympian, nine-time NCAA champion and c ta tc c a d u mui a w< 1 The tournament is double elimi PAL Youth Center Director Beth for each team will benefit the nation, but a consolidation game Faulhabersaid. “At the same time Youth Center. Registration is due will guarantee each team three this event is enabling us to better by Wednesday, Nov. 20. For support and serve our PA L more inf ormation on the tourna games. ment or registration, contact Phil “We think it is important to youth.” Kent at 503-823-2098 or Beth The money raised through col provide youth teams with com Faulhaber at 503-256-3479. lection of $200 tournament fees petitive athletic opportunities,” OFF.: (503)286-1103 FAX: (503)286 1146 STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES L HOME OFF1CES:BLOOMINGTON. _ z = RIB EXPRESS = ^~ | Catering & Take-Out O ur S pecialty : ^2 \ A I Mark Robb Corps Secretary Administration (503) 493-3925 ext. 11 — The .Salvation Army ERNEST J. HILL, JR. (FORMERLY CHUCK HINTON'S) 4 three-time U.S. Outdoor 1500m champion and Alberto Salazar, a two-time Olympian and marathon legend. 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