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The 2 0 0 3 Portland Observer Cory
Cougar Basketball team included
Lavon Van, Lenord Latin, Durray
Thirdgill, Canaan Chapman, Fred
Boogan, Keith Woods, Maurice
France and Mark Washington. The
team squared o ff against the
Jammin 9 5.5 Nike Big Bailers to
raise money for the Joyce Washing
ton Scholarship Fund, which
awards scholarships to local high
school students with interests in
social service or journalism .
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Portland High Step
pers Breshay Barney
and Shardea Booth,
both 8-years-old, show
o ff their dance moves
during h alf time.
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beats Portland
Observer’s
Cory Cougars,
81-76
Former Portland Trail Blazer Michael Harper Sr., with his son,
Michael Jr., served as m aster o f ceremonies for the Portland
Observer Cory Washington Memorial Charity Basketball game.
‘Tease’dance group members Aisha Dansby. Adore Butcher, Tasha
Morris, Ebona Moore. Eliza McCayand Shay Washington step it up
for the Cory Washington Memorial Charity Basketball game. The
girls are a ll students at Boumount and Fernwood middle schools.
The Portland High
Steppers perform a
routine for the crowd
at the S elf Enhance
m ent Inc. gymnasium
on Saturday. Dance
coaches Dana Ingram
and Alitash
Muhammed founded
the drill and dance
team for inner city
girls to create confi
dence and foster
creativity for local
youth. They perform in
area parades and
before Little League
games.
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