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(Clic ^9ortlauh ©bscruer_____________________ November 27, 2002 Page B6 S ports /METRO FACT'. Prices are Lower at GARY OWENS APPLIANCES 148th & NE SA N D Y • W asher/D ryer set $135““ • R anges from S77w • R efrigerators from $77““ • Stacked W & D from $199“« Beavers Smash Ducks (A P) — Steven Jackson ran for 153 yards and set the Oregon State single season rushing record as the Beavers handily beat O regon 45-24 in their an nual Civil W ar rivalry game Saturday. W ith state bragging rights and a Pac-10 bowl position-on the line, the Beavers (8-4,4-4) finished with a slightly better season than the Ducks (7-5,3-5), who had been ranked as high as No. 6 before losing five o f their last six. The gam e was dom inated by Jack- son, who ran for two scores and caught a 69-yard TD pass from Derek A nder COM PLETELY REBUILT& SPOTLESS W ITH FULL GARY OW ENS GUARANTEE Sam e Day D elivery O pen 7 Days 9am -6pm M ajor C redit Cards A ccepted Call 503-289-6067 and Save! t son. It was the sophom ore tailback’s ninth game this season w ith l00-*plus yards and he finished with 1,656 yards this season. Jackson, w ho went into the game ranked fifth in the nation w ith an aver age o f 136.6 yards a gam e, surpassed Ken Sim onton’s record o f 1,559 yards set in 2000. Anderson com pleted 21 o f 37 passes for 370 yards and four touchdow ns, upping his season total to 24 TDs and passing Jonathan Sm ith’s school record o f 20 set in 2000. Philadelphia Eagles' Brian Mitchell is hoisted by teammate Duce Staley after scoring a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers ’ in the second quarter Monday night in San Francisco. The Eagles went on to win the contest, 38-17 (AP photo) Senior PGA Tourney Picks Portland The Tradition, one o f senior g o l f s four m ajors cham pion ships, will be played next August near Portland, PGA Tour Com m is s io n e r T im F in c h e n a n nounced Tuesday. The Tradition, w hich has been played in Scottsdale, Ariz., since 1989, w ill move to The Reserve V ineyards & G o lfC lu b in A loha next Aug. 25-31. The $2 m illion event will be sponsored by Jeld- W en, Inc., an O regon-based w in dow and door m anufacturer. It is the first time an official tour money event has been played in O regon since 1982. The T radition w as landed by Ducks Win John Thompson Challenge ii nrn Oregon’s Andre Joseph battles for a loose ball against Cal State-Northridge ’s Joseph Frazier. (AP Photo) (AP) — Luke Jackson scored 23 points and Luke Ridnour added 19 as No. 10 O regon struggled to beat Cal State Northridge 86-77 in the cham pionship gam e o f the John Thompson Foundation Chal lenge. Cal State N orthridge tied the game late in the second half M on day but could not overcom e the d e fe n d in g P a c -1 0 c h a m p io n Ducks, now 2-0 on the year. 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T h e D u c k s h a v e w on 18 straight at M cA rthur C ourt, their longest streak at home since they won 23 in a row from 1937-39. Couple Take Life Day By Day continued front Metro Portland’s schools. W ith the job market in bad shape and the economy slumping, Greene thinks the timing o f the layoffs couldn't have been worse. “ I miss our crew,” said Greene, who knows many o f his old friends are struggling, “I feel for those guys.” Greene didn ’ t know how much it was going to affect him when he had to say goodbye to his col leagues and school. “It’s a lot more than just janito rial work, you have a rapport with the students and teachers,” Greene said. “I would almost give my life for my school. When I left, it was an emotional thing.” Greene said students that had graduated high school would often come back to say hello, or flag him down if they passed him in the street. “They would come back and hug me, embrace me,” he said. “The school becom es equal to your home. It was a job we loved.” With one daughter in college and a house mortgage to make monthly, bills are quickly piling up on the couple’s kitchen table. Even though Greene and Wa ters would love their old jobs back, they are taking life day by day. “W e’re surviving,” said Greene, “Ideal with it, I havea family to take care of.” He feels fortunate. Not long after the layoffs he found work as an educational assistant at the Colum bia Special Education site. His wife is unemployed but seeking help from the Dislocated Workers Pro gram. In a twist o f fate, Greene has his room cleaned by PHC custodial staff. He says Jte has nothing against the new employees, but thinks the only thing being brushed aside these days is cleanliness. “My room hadn't been cleaned in 15 days,” he said. Greene and Waters aren’t sour; they just wish they could find the logic in the school board’s deci sion. As the two former custodians sit in their modest but immaculately clean house, Green remembers why he became a custodian in the first place. “ Most people in life want their life to have a purpose," he says, “I was serving a purpose. I was proud to be a custodian.” 1
