(Tiff ^Jortlanò (D baeruer Page B8 March 19. 2003 S ports Pac 10 Champion Ducks Prepare for NCAAs (A P) — For winning their con ference tournament, the Oregon Ducks were rewarded with a return trip to the NCAAs. But a potential second-round inatchup with Kentucky is their penalty for a so-so regular season. The NCAA Selection Com mit tee on Sunday made Oregon an eighth seed and placed them in the Midwest Regional. Oregon (23-9) will open the tournament Friday in N ashville, Tenn. w ith a gam e against Utah (24-7). The winner likely gets the top- seeded Kentucky Wildcats, win ners o f 23 straight and the favorite to win the national championship. The Ducks were on the bubble before securing an automatic berth by winning their first Pacific-10 Tournament on Saturday. Luke Ridnour had 18 points and nine assists and Luke Jackson added 17 points as the Ducks de UCLA coach Steve Lavin walks o ff the court after UCLA's 75-74 loss to Oregon Friday in the feated Southern California, 74-66 in semifinals of the Pacific 10 tournament in Los Angeles. Lavin was fired as UCLA's basketball the championship game. coach Monday after the team's first losing season since 1948. (AP photo) ‘E,’r Jjnrtlanb (Phscruer A u to s The two Lukes average a com bined 36 points per game. Oregon will be making its sec ond straight appearance and third in fouryears in the NCAAs, where the Ducks lost to Kansas in the final eight last year. O reg o n sta rted the season strongly, winning its first six games and ranked fifth in the nation. But the Ducks faded from the Top 25 after losses to Cincinnati and Pac-10 ri- vals Arizona,California and Stanford. The Utes were the regular sea son champions o f the Mountain West Conference, but the Univer sity o f Nevada at Las Vegas blitzed them 64-41 in the conference tour nament. No other Oregon team - m en's or w om en’s - made the NCAAs, but Oregon State earned a bid to the W om en’s NIT. The Beavers (14- 14) will host UNLV on Friday. Redmond Wins Championship P rice te s te d : $ 4 7 ,6 8 5 . 0 0 T ransm ission: 5 -S p e e d A u to m a tic E n g in e : 3 .9 lite r Engine (fe e d b a c k fu e l system ) 8 cylinders, fu e l In je c tio n c a ta ly s t The 2003 Lincoln LS has the fla ir o f European style and delivers a strong performance in powerful acceleration. The sports sedan comes to the market as a comparable vehicle to challenge European and Japanese competitors. It is one o f the least expensive vehicles in its class. In the past, you may have thought o f Lincoln as "BIG" like a boat. Now with the 2003 Lincoln LS, big means smooth, comfortable and a ride that glides. The LS does not share the traditional look o f the Lincoln line, but it offers the same classic, long, wheel-based vehicle with roomy trunk space. The interior design o f today's vehicle has more the fe e l o f a cockpit than a car. The Lincoln"s bucket seats allow a warm, wrapped in feeling fo r its riders. Heated and cooled seats are now available, as is a temperature controlled rear seat all nice luxuries to fo r those cool winter mornings. Another options the Lincoln features is it that when the ignition key is turned off, the driver's seat automatically moves back to allow the driver the ease o f getting out o f the vehicle. When the key is returned to the ignition, the seat will go back to the last driver's position. Also newly available is the touch-screen DTD navigation system that lifts to expose the 6-Disc in-dash CD changer. Inserting the CD's is a little tricky, so reading the manual may be helpful. The 2003 LS powertrain is more powerful and refined and it offers a consistent, effortless performance The Electronic Throttle Control replaces the traditional cable system allowing fo r smooth and accurate power delivery. The Lincoln has improved the ride with more precise steering, however it significantly stiffer and speed- sensitive. The Lincoln LS is outstanding vehicle in it line known for providing the consumer with classy style, performance, power and a whole lot o f fun. The Redmond Panthers took the boys 4A championship Saturday with a narrow win over the Hillsboro Spartans. It was the first state title for the Panthers, who survived the fast pace o f H illsboro’s run-and-gun offense to win, 50-47. Redmond, ranked first in the In termountain Conference, played consistent basketball to defeat Hillsboro in the 7'h game that team played in 12 days. Redmond coach Kelly Boknsaid the win proved that small town teams could play with the best in the state. “ I’m happy for smalI towns,” he said. “I hope this will show other teams that they have an opportu- nity when they go to the state tour nament.” Hillsboro’s 5-11 junior guard James Loe led the tournament with 24.3 points a game but scored just 2 o f 10 from three-point range. On the consolation side o f the bracket, the Jefferson boys could not be stopped after a first round lossagainst South Medford, 52-53. Devastation turned to determi nation as the Demos destroyed Springfield and South Eugene then topped South Salem by a point to take 5"' place. Expectations were high for Lin coln, but they too suffered a first round loss and were eliminated af ter losing to Grants Pass, 67-68. PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS Department of Athletics 2003 WOMEN S BASKETBALL ALL LEAGUE 1SITEAM ALL LEAGUE PLAYER NUMBER SCHOOL HEIGHT Cicely Oaks 23 Grant 5 ’6" 12 Brittney Davis 20 Jefferson 5 ’7" 11 Jessie Shatters 43 Wilson 6 ’6" 12 Lauren Grelf IS Lincoln 5 ’ 10" 9 Hannah Oken-Be rg 30 Lincoln 6 ’2" 10 Unanimous Co-Ptayerofthe Year. Brittney Dads (Jefferson) A C/cefy Oaks (G rant) Coach o f the Y ear Velalda Hards (Lincoln) 2ND TEAM ALL LEAGUE Suzzane Hanson 30 Benson 511" RosaundaJackson 42 Benson 6 ’0" 10 Korina Pongracz 32 Franklin 5 ’9" 12 12 Simone Jordan 11 Jefferson 5 ’8" 9 Tabitha Boyd 15 Wilson 60" 12 Amy Foster 25 Wilson 60” 11 12 HONORABLE MENTION Karla Boston 10 Benson 5*2" Brea Douglas 44 Benson 5 '3 " 10 Chelsl Allen 33 Benson 5 1 1 .5 " 12 M iaSkolnIck 13 Cleveland 5 ’9" 9 Sarah Clement 30 Cleveland 5 ’7 ” 12 Katie Curtis 10 Cleveland 5 ’6" 10 UndseyNolf 5 Franklin 5 '5 " 12 Amanda Peterson 11 Franklin 60” 11 BrookelleBoddle 21 Jefferson 5 '8 " 11 Joyce Nicholas 12 Jefferson 5 ’8" 12 Nicole Nelson 1 Jefferson 5 '3 " 12 JeQualaWarren 30 Jefferson 50" 10 Jordan Koklch 3 Lincoln 5 '9 " 11 Joyce Onlah 45 Madison 10 Celeste Campbell 12 Marshall 510" 5 -4 ” BrittanyGrizzard 20 Marshall 5-9" 12 9 MaygenSpokely 20 Roosevelt Kathleen Coolman 12 Wilson 5 '9 " 5-4" 11 Jamie Bauman 22 Wilson 5-4" 11 12 2003 MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL LEAGUE 1 st TEAM ALL LEAGUE PLAYER NUMBER SCHOOL HEIGHT YEAR Kevin Green 22 Benson 6 '4 " 12 Thomas Gardner 23 Jefferson Neal Zumwalt 23 Lincoln 6 ’5" 6 -2" 12 12 OmarLeary 11 Lincoln 510" 10 Bobby Lester 50 Madison 6 ’8 ” 12 Donnie Harrison-Davis 42 Grant 6 ’2 ” 11 Unanimous COACH OFTHEYEAR: Tony B m adousf Grant) PLAYER OFTHEYEAR: ThomasGardner(Jefferson) 2ND TEAM ALL LEAGUE John Cavalli 12 Grant 11 Madison 60" 6-2" 12 Geno Quinones Charles Woodruff 52 Roosevelt 610" 12 12 Tyler Monk 15 8enson 60” 12 TerranceTwoTwo 31 Jefferson 6 '6 ” 12 HONORABLE MENTION Diet Confirmed Herb in Player’s Death (AP) — The diet supplement ephedra contributed to the heat stroke that ki I led Baltimore Orioles pitcher and Oregon native Steve Bechler, a medical examiner in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. said Thursday. Toxicology tests confirmed that “significant amounts” o f an over- the-counter supplement contain ing the herb ephedra, along with other factors, led to the heatstroke that killed Bechler on Feb. 17, Broward County medical examiner Dr. Joshua Perper said. Ephedra is banned by many sports leagues but not M ajor League Baseball. Perper said in a news release that the toxicology analysis “revealed significant amounts o f ephedrine” in B echler’s blood along with smaller amounts o f two other stimu lants, pseudoephedrine and caf feine. T hat’s consistent with taking three tablets o f the weight-loss supplement Zcnadrine, Perper said. Zenadrineand other risk factors contributed to B echler’s death, P erper said. But the an aly sis showed no other drugs or alcohol in Bechler's system when he died, other than those used to treat him at a hospital, he said. In the wake o f b ech ler’s death, commissioner Bud Selig banned players with minor league contracts from taking ephedra. Quincy Sanders 23 Benson 6 -2 - 12 Deshawn McKenzie 1 Benson 510" 11 11 Ben McAnnls-Entenman 11 Cleveland 6-3" Avery Rosen 33 Cleveland 61” 11 Mike Willis 1 Cleveland 60” 11 JCAfexander 25 Franklin 5 ’9" 11 Sam Mowe 30 Grant 6 '4 ” 12 Dominic Waters 11 Grant 61” 10 Aaron Dickson 20 Grant 6 '2 ” 11 Jarae Nelson 24 Jefferson 6 '3 " 12 Ray Peterson 44 Jefferson 6 ’7" 12 Mac Hopson 1 Jefferson 5 ’9 " 10 LatravisTumer 15 Lincoln 6 '4 " 10 Shawn Thomas 3 Marshall 12 Mitchell Jones 23 Marshall 6 -1 " 6-2" Jerrell Allen 23 Roosevelt 6 -0 ” 11 Andre Ferguson 10 Roosevelt 60" 11 Gates Anderton 12 Wilson 6 ’2 ” 12 KyleRatoza 44 Wilson 6 ’5" 12 Cody Aker 32 Wilson 6 ’4" 11 The Portland Observer M ost A warded M inority P ublication by the YEAR W est C oast B lack P ublishers A ssociation for T he H ighest S tandard of J ournalism ' and . P ublishing 12