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Page B 8 M a rc h 2 4 . 2 0 0 4 (Tip? ^iìnrtlanò ©bsœruer. S ports H. & B. Too Congratulations State Champs S outh S alem boys and O regon C ity g irls are c e le b ra tin g 4A b a s ketball cham p io n sh ip s. Jerem iah D om inguez m issed ev e ry th in g in the first three q u a r ters, but he nev er stopped s h o o t ing, scoring 14 o f his 16 p oints in the fourth q u arte r to lead South S alem to the state ch am p io n sh ip in the boys tournam ent. South S a le m ’s 54-43 victory a g a in s t d e f e n d in g c h a m p io n R edm ond w as before 6 ,4 6 0 at M cA rthur C ou rt on M arch 14. K risten F orristall and Jessica R ichter scored 17 p oints each as O regon C ity d efeated L akeridge 59-46 on M arch 7 at the C h iles C e n te r in P o rtlan d to w in its fourth straig h t girls state c h a m pio n sh ip . It w as the 10th title in 13 y ears fo r the P ioneers. T h e g am e w as c lo s e fo r a l m o st th ree q u a rte rs. But O re g o n C ity b ro k e the g a m e o p en w ith a 15-0 run at th e en d o f th e th ird q u a r te r. Serena Seeded No. 1 at Key Biscayne Ends eight month absence due to injury (A P) — Sidelined by knee sur gery, Serena W illiam s spent m ost o f the past eight m onths designing dresses and dabbling in acting. Now that she’s ready to get back on a tennis court, it’s as if she never left: W illiams will be seeded No. 1 at the Nasdaq- lOOOpen, which begins W ednesday in Key Biscayne, Fla. “ I really, really am excited about getting back,” said W illiams, the tw o-tim e defending cham pion at Key Biscayne. " I ’ve been in a lot o f pain watching a lot o f players play when I really w ant to be out there.” The tournam ent will be her first since she won her sixth G rand Slam title by beating older sister Venus at W im bledon in July. D espite the long layoff, W ill iam s returns as the favorite - thanks to a series o f w ithdraw als. The four top-ranked w omen are m issing, in cluding Justine H enin-H ardenne and Kim Clijsters. W illiam s underw ent surgery on NOW OPEN Oregon’s Oldest Licensed Pawnshop 4709 N.E. Martin Luther King Blvd. 2 blocks south of Alberta Weekdays til 6 p.m. - Saturdays til 4 p.m. Free Parking - State Controlled Rates - Se Habla Español www.hbloan.com Oregon Family Business for over 50 years Lie. #306 TALK RADIO w ith REAL PEOPLE FROM YOUR COMMUNITY Serena Williams, sidelined by a knee operation, returns to the tour to seek a third consecutive title at the Key Biscayne tourna ment, which begins Wednesday. (AP photo) her left knee Aug. 1, and said that she had been advised by four doc tors to delay her return until now for fear o f m ore serious injury. “T hat’s been my battle, fighting with the doctors,” she said. W illiam s had a 38-3 record in 2003, w inning the Australian Open and W im bledon, and reaching the French O pen sem ifinals. She said she spent her tim e o ff focusing on other pursuits, but w as back to practicing by November. “I enjoy doing a lot o f stuff like acting and fashion, but my true love has always been tennis,” she said. “So I’ve ju st been desperate to get back to the court.” R&B, SOUL & W eekdays 7 -9 pm HIP HOP JAZZ, AFR0TAINMENT, HIP HOP & MORE S aturdays 4 -1 1 pm Baseball Legend Honored with Day ( A P ) — J a c k ie R o b in so n w ill be h o n o re d e v e ry A p ril 15 by M a jo r L e a g u e B a se b a ll, s ta r t ing w ith a n a tio n a l c e le b ra tio n a t S h e a S ta d iu m in N ew Y o rk p a y in g trib u te to th e H all o f F a m e r ’s le g ac y . C o m m i s s i o n e r B u d S e lig a n n o u n c e d J a c k ie R o b in s o n D a y , s a y in g “ w e a re f u r th e r e n s u r in g th a t th e in c r e d ib le c o n t r i b u tio n s a n d s a c r if ic e s h e m a d e — f o r b a s e b a ll a n d Jackie Robinson MMMMH Snowboarder Gets High Marks Keir Dillon at last year's U.S. Open halfpipe competition. PHOTO COURTESY OE BllRTON SNOWBOARDS Keir Dillon, the leading African- A m e ric a n p r o fe s s io n a l snow boarder, won third place hon ors and $5,000 in the m en’s halfpipe com petition in the Phillips U.S. O pen, held on Stratton M ountain, Vermont. Dillon, o f V ancouver, British C olum bia, won the gold at the W o rld 's Superpipe C om petition in Salt Lake City at the end o f Febru ary and the bronze in the M en’s Superpipe at the X G am es in Janu ary. ■M M M n In the 25-point pledge to fans this summer, the Portland Trail Blaz ers prom ised to hold forum s for fans to ask questions and share ideas with Blazers m anagem ent. In keeping that prom ise. Blazers P re sid en t S tev e P atte rso n and Coach Maurice Cheeks will be avail- able to answ er questions at a fan forum from noon to 1 p.m., Friday, M arch 26 at M emorial C oliseum 's Georgia Pacific Room. Fans are welcome to bring a lunch or to purchase food at the event. Parking is free in the G arden G a rage. FREE Tax Help Offered con tin u ed fro m Metro W h e n c o m in g to a T a x -A id e (F o rm s W -2 ); in te re st an d d iv i to sig n th e re q u ire d fo rm s. E- d e n d s ta te m e n ts (F o rm s 1099); filin g p ro v id e s th e h ig h e st d e an y o th e r in fo rm a tio n c o n c e r n g re e o f sp e e d , a c c u r a c y a n d site , ta x p a y e rs s h o u ld b rin g all ing in c o m e and e x p e n s e s fo r se c u rity in filin g ta x re tu rn s. re le v a n t in fo rm a tio n , in c lu d in g 2 0 0 3 ; an d c o p ie s o f la st y e a r ’s L ast y e a r, m o re th a n 2 2 ,4 0 0 S o c ia l S e c u rity c a rd s (o r In d i ta x re tu rn s a n d th is y e a r ’s fe d O re g o n re sid e n ts e - file d th e ir v id u a l T a x p a y e r Id e n tific a tio n e ra l an d sta te tax p a c k e ts , if fed e ra l tax re tu rn s th ro u g h th is N u m b e r c a rd s ) fo r e a c h p e r available. so n sh o w n on th e re tu rn ; all F o r e - f ilin g jo in t tax re tu rn s, w a g e an d e a rn in g s ta te m e n ts b o th s p o u se s m u st be p re se n t I C all t e n .” R o b in s o n w ill b e h o n o re d e a c h y e a r at all M a jo r L e a g u e b a llp a rk s h o stin g a g a m e on A p ril 15, th e a n n iv e rsa ry o f th e d a te he b ro k e b a s e b a ll’s c o lo r b a rrie r in 1947 b y su itin g u p as a B ro o k ly n D o d g er. S e lig a n d m e m b e rs o f R o b in s o n 's fam ily w ill b e on h a n d in N ew Y o rk fo r th e A t- la n ta -M e ts g am e. 503-231-8032 DJ! 503-231-8187 O ffice : s o c ie ty — w ill n o t b e f o r g o t MMMH Blazers Host Fan Forum W eekdays 7:30-9 am the W W W .KB00.FM C ommunity R adio **A II classes are free of charge! V -/ African American Health Coalition, Inc. Presents for your health. Wellness W ithin REACH Activity Calendar Aerobics Mallory Ave. Christian Church Pilates M att Dishman Mon, Wed, Fn, 6-7am , Pierce • 5:3O-6;2Opm, Granville • 6:3O-7:3Opm, Nickerson Mon, 12; 15-1:15pm, Jenkins Humboldt Elementary Stretching/Body Sculpting Tue, Thu, 6-7pm, Keller (Class courtesy o f Matt Dishman) Low Impact Aerobics Daniel’s Memorial Church Tue, Thu, 7-8am, Lois Tut, 7 :15-8; 15pm, Granville WaJkingjGroug Peninsula Park Water Aerobics (Contact AAHC) Sat, 12:30pm , Woods M att Dishman Salvation Arm y M att Dishman W eight Mgnt./Conditioning U, of Portland Indoor Track African Dance M att Dishman Tue, Thu, 9 -1 Oam, Hasan Sat, 10-1 lam , Addo Yoga W ild Oats Market B<?dy Conditioning W ild Oats Market Tue, Thu, 7:3O-8:3Opm, O’Rourke Sat, 9 :3 0 -10:30am, Nickerson Daniel’s Memorial Church. 1234 NE Killingsworth Matt Dishman. 77 NE Knott (12th 8 Killingsworth) Humboldt Elementary. 4915 N Gantenbein Peninsula Park. 700 N Portland Salvation Anny 5325 N Williams Malory Avenue Christian Church (Gym). 126 NE Alberta U. oi Portland Indoor Track. 500 N Willamette Wild Oats Market. 3535 NE 15th **Must be 21 or older to participate. Please contact AAHC before showing up to the first class and for more information at 503-413-1850 or kdempsey@aahc portland.org. Please receive approval from your doctor before beginning exercise class. R acial and Ethnic Approach«« to Com munity Health A Proijfflrn o i lire African A w irta a n Maallb Coalition. Inc Sponsore« by tEe Center» fer Dtseese Control and Prevention ;COC) v o lu n te e r p ro g ra m , an d m o re are e x p e c te d to u se e -file th is y ear. Contact AAHC at 503-413-1850 or visit our web site at wwwaahc-portland.org