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