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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
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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.”
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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.
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C olum bia, won the gold at the
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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
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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.
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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
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