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Page B2 îl!r Jîortlatth ©bserucr November 17, 2004 S ports All League 2004 Volleyball Team Player of the Year - Amanda Boggan - Coach Of the Year - Linda McLellan - Benson Benson First Team Helen Hanson — Benson Cassie Bishop — Benson Amanda Boggan — Benson Ashley Butcher — Benson Keeley McAnnis-Enteman — Grant Jean Rho — Lincoln Jessica Russell — Lincoln Devon Scott — Lincoln Allison G riffiths— Roosevelt PHOTO BV M Vkk W ASHINGTON/THE PORTLAND OBSERVER T hey ’ re N umber O ne The Alberta Park Panthers won an 18-14 championship over Franklin at Lincoln High School last weekend. Pictured from left are coach Rico Thomas, coach Curtis Johnson, head coach Steve Littleton, and seventh and eight graders Marvin Silvia-Carter, Andrew Robinson, Deontae Warre and Steven Littleton. Honorable Mention Second Team Laurel A lyn-Forrest— Cleveland Sheri Vogt — Cleveland Meagan Selis — Franklin Kimberly W alker— Grant Justine Rho — Lincoln Dani Suli — Marshall Molly Maxwell — Roosevelt Jamie Moreno — Wilson Chanteo Gray — Wilson Kendra Hyatt — Benson Mitra Aazad — Cleveland Brittany Biddle — Franklin Samantha Daline — Grant Ali Schlicting — Grant Lauren M u eller-G ran t Nyema S im m s— Jefferson Mallory Roberts — Jefferson Claire Scott — Lincoln Staci Heathman — Madison Mahine Lyman — Marshall G loriaG arcia— Roosevelt Charlotte Roehm — Wilson Legend Breaks Another Barrier won the green jacket in a record ning five straight national titles. He setting performance in 1997. longed to test his game against the “Charlie won tournaments, but best, only to run into the same more important, he broke a barrier.” roadblock as Teddy Rhodes and golfing great Jack Nicklaus said. "I Bill Spiller before him - the PGA of think what C harlie Sifford has America had a whites-only clause. brought to this game has been In his autobiography, “Just Let Me P la y ,” Charlie Sifford Sifford tells of scores a major meeting Jackie win in this 1969 R o b in so n in photo. Monday C a 1 i f o r n i a , he became the about the time first black R obinson was member inducted trying to break into the World the color barrier Golf Hal I o f in baseball. Fame. (AP photo) “ H e ask ed me if, was a quit monumental. To be inducted into ter,” Sifford said. “I told him no. He the Hall of F am e... I think it’s about said, ‘If you’re not a quitter, you’re time.” probably going toexperience some Sifford dominated the all-black things that will make you want to United Golfers Association, win- q u it.'” Sifford Named to Hall of Fame ,A P )— An iron-willed man who spent his career fighting for inclu sion, Charlie Sifford broke down another barrier Monday night when he became the first black member inducted into the World G olf Hall of Fame. Sifford fought the PGA Tourover its Caucasian-only clause until he became its first black member in I960. Full privileges didn’t come for another five years. He cou Idn’ t stay in hotels at some of the tourna ments he played. Hiscredentials include only two PGA T our victories, the 1967 Greater Hartford Gpen and the 1969 Los Angeles Gpen. He was never invited to the Masters, a wound that only healed when Tiger Woods AUTHORIZED DEALER Witxltxvs HOME WINDOW REPLACEMENT WHOLE HOUSE SPECIAL Cleariy the best' STEVE @ 503-284-9789 CCB 913 3 7 Equity Construction, Inc. It d idn’t take long for Sifford to find out. During the 1952 Phoenix Gpen, one o f the few events blacks could play, Sifford found human feces in the cup when he got to the first green. Even more bothersome was his first trip home to North Carolina after he had his PGA Tour card. Sifford received death threats over the phone at the ' 6 1 Greater Greensboro Open. He heard racial slurs as he walked the fairways of Sedgefield Country Club. And he still managed to finish fourth. His courage paved the way for other blacks to play on the PGA Tour - Pete Brown, the first black to win at the 1964 Waco Open; Lee Elder, the first black to play the Masters in 1975; Calvin Peete, whose supreme accuracy off the tee sent him to 12 victories, includ ing The Players Championship. Vikings Win Third Straight Portland State’s dynam ic rush Joe W iser hit on his first seven ing duo of Ryan Fuqua and Joe passes in leading all three scoring Rubin ran through the W eber State drives. defense for nearly 300rushing yards PSU shut down the Big Sky’s as the Vikings won their third leading rusher, NickChoumos. The straight game, 34-15 Saturday. senior running back carried the ball The Vikings had three long and 16 times for42 yards as Weber State impressive drives in the first half in m anaged only 61 yards on the building a 21-3 lead. Quarterback ground overall. S lo t i,l< lleiz Readers Hienler Build Credit with Easy Payment in association with Interstate Firehouse (Tilrural Center presents San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds connects for a solo home run. Bonds won his record sev enth National League Most Valuable Player award Monday. (AP photo) Bonds in a Walk (A P, — Barry Bonds won his record seventh NL M V Paw ard in a walk. Capping a season of sus picion and success, the San Fran cisco Giants left fielder became the oldest player to wi n the award. The 40-year-old received 24 of 32 first-place votes and 407 points M onday in balloting by the Base ball W rite rs’ A sso ciatio n o f America to earn the aw ard for the fourth straight season. “I don't know if one is better than the other. T hey're all over whelming,” Bonds said. Los Angeles third baseman Adrian Beltre was second, get ting six first-place votes and 3 11 points, and St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols was third with one first and 247 points. St. Louis third baseman Scott Rolen got the other first-place vote and finished fourth, fol lowed by teammate J i m Edmonds. Bonds is the only player with more than three MVP awards and the only one to win more than two in a row. Willie Stargell was previ ously the oldest to win it, sharing the 1979 NL award with Keith Hernandez at 39 1/2. Among the four major North American professional sports, he trails only the N H L ’s W ayne Gretzky, who won nine MVPs. In the NBA. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads with six. 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