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January 08. 2003
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fo r HOOPS
photo bi
D avid P lechl /
T in P ortland O bserver
Elijah Owens shoots as
friend Deshawne Howard
tries to block in a game
of hoops at King
Elementary in northeast
Portland. The two were ,
taking advantage of
,
Sunday’s break in the *
clouds after a long string
of rainy days. Clear
skies are expected to
continue through the end
of the week.
MLK Holiday Invitational
Jeff H oopsters to
H ost N ation ’s Best
presented by
G.l. Joe's and Albina Community Bank
at Jefferson High School, 5210 N. Kerby
Invitational pays
tribute to Martin
Luther King Jr.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10™
Grant vs. M l. Tahoma at 6:00pm
Battle Ground vs. Mt. Zion at 7:30pm
SATURDAY, JANUARY 11'"
Lake Oswego vs. Prairie at 5:00pm
Battle Ground vs. Mt. Tahoma at 6:30pm
Jefferson vs. Mt. Zion at 8:00pm
? I f you 're trying to
be a top team in the
country’, you try and
play the other top
teams
Tickets available January 5th ■ January 9th
at the Delta Pork O.l. Joe's Ticketmaster
1140 N. Hayden Meadows Dr., Portland, exit 3 0 6 * off 1-5
P hone:(503)383-0318
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Students/yowth (18 and under)
$6.00
$4.00
Tickets at the Game
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$8.00
Students/youth (18 and
G.I. JOE'S
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$6.00
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Ground takes on Mt. Z ionat 7:30p.m.
Saturday’s action has Lake O s
w ego taking on Prairie at 5 p.m.;
Battle G round playing Mt. Tahom a
at 6:30 p.m .; Battle G round up against
Mt. T ahom a at 6:30 p.m .; and
by D avid P i . echl
Jefferson playing Mt. Zion at K p.m.
T he P ortland O bserver
Mt. Zion has consistently been
Jefferson High School in north ranked in the top five nationally and
Portland will host the first ever M ar has produced such greats as N BA
tin Luther King Jr. Holiday Invita sunerstarT racv M cGrady. Haskins
tional basketball
sees the gam e as
tournam ent Friday
an opportunity for
and Saturday, fea
his guys to match
turing teams from
skills.
around the coun
“Ifyou’retrying
try.
to be a top team in
Jefferson B as
the country, you
ketball Coach and
try and play the
— Marshall Haskins, Jefferson
A thletic D irector
High School basketball coach other top team s,”
M arshall Haskins
he said.
and athletic director.
said similar tourna
P roceeds from
m ents have sprung up across the the event w ill benefit Jefferson
country as a positive activity to honor High, C isco K ids and the Portland
the M L. K hoi iday in a spirit o f cam a Interscholastic L eague. H askins
raderie and brotherhood.
said the tournam ent w as m ade p o s
“ W e’re doing our part to realize sible by generous donations from
Dr. K ing’s dream ," said Haskins. G I Joes and A lbina C om m unity
“ Basketball is a perfect opportunity Bank.
for that."
“A lbina B ank and G l Joes are
The invitational pits Grant against doing som ething very positive in
Mt. Tahom a at 6 p.m. Friday. Battle the com m unity here," said Haskins.
SABONIS PROPELS
BLAZERS IN WINS
Portland Trail Blazers ' Arvydas Sabonis shoots over New York
Knicks ' Michael Doleac during first h a lf action at Madison
Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Portland won the
game 9 2 8 9 . with Sabonis ' play being instrum ental to the
team 's 10th victory in the last 11 games. (APphoto)
R ose B o w l V ic to r y
Stoudamire Benched;
Blames Whitsitt
(A P)
D am on S to u d am ire's
certain that h e ’s w an n in g the bench
at the behest o f B lazers' team p resi
dent Bob W hitsitt.
li e 's sure even though C oach
M aurice C hecks says the decision
w as made by him and him alone.
W hitsitt, too. says he w ould
never tell his coach w ho should
play
But S to u d a m ire say s h e 's fed
up, so m u ch so th at he say s he
w an ts to p lay fo r any o th e r team ,
as lo n g as W h i t s i t t 's n o t in
ch arg e.
At S u n d ay 's gam e against the
K nicks, a fan yelled to Stoudam ire,
" Y o u ' ve got to get traded. Y ou can
stay at m y house."
The disgruntled S toudam ire re
plied. “ I'd live in your dog house to
get out o f this."
Museum to Tell
Storv •/ of
Muhammad Ali
A tw o -f lo o r e x h ib it a t the
M u h am m ad A li C e n te r in L o u is
v ille, Ken. w ill tell the story o f the
b o x in g g reat
from ch ild h o o d
to h e a v y w e ig h t c h a m p io n to
g lo b e -tro ttin g h u m a n ita ria n
I
Oklahoma Sooners pose for a group photo after their 34-14
win over Washington State in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on
New Year's Day. Signaling number one in the center is coach
Bob Stoops and to his left is quarterback Nate Hybl (8). the
gam e's m ost valuable player.
(AP Photo)
T h e c e n te r is e x p e c te d to
o p e n in d o w n to w n L o u is v ille in
la te 2 0 0 4 . D e sig n w o rk on the
e x h ib its is a b o u t 4 0 p e rc e n t
c o m p le te , said M ik e F o x , p r e s i
d e n t o f th e c e n te r.
T he trib u te to the L o u isv ille
n ativ e w ill fe a tu re six “p o rta ls ."
each s p o tlig h tin g a trait the d e
sig n e rs a ttrib u te to A li: ch a rity ,
c o n fid e n c e , d e d ic a tio n , s p iritu
a lity , re s p e c t and c o n v ic tio n .