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ÏI ortlanb ffibseruer Page B6 p o r t U m IO © s e rv e r Äui© R .e v ie w March 21. 2007 News and reviews on new motor vehicles Evolutionary on the Outside ~ Revolutionary on the Inside by K athleen C arr The BMW Mini Cooper is a throwback to its ancestor of the same name, mimicking its appear ance and performance. The original Mini w a s launched in I9 5 9 ataco s, of $786. and not much changed until 1974 when BMW purchased the English carmaker. BMW ’ssuc- cessful launch of the Mini Cooper in 2002 quickly made it the most recognized car on the road. The 2007 Mini Cooper is expected to maintain the brand's reputation for excellent resale value, retaining an anticipated 61 percent of its value after 36 months. The Mini Cooper hatchbacks are redesigned for 2007, gaining slightly more power and marginally larger dimensions. Though forced to redesign the car to meet the Eu ropean safety standards. BMW designers were reluctant to risk messing w ith a successful formula. Unless parked side-by-side it would be hard to distinguish the 2007 model front its predecessors. Nev ertheless. though the same chassis has been used, there is not a single exterior panel that is common be tween the two cars. The front of the 2007 Mini had to be restyled to conform to the rigid European restrictions on exte rior panel shapes for pedestrian safety, as well as to adapt to the shaped of the new engine. The hatchback is two inches longer, w ith a slightly longer nose and taller hood. H ow ever, the designers didn't want to loose the iconic bull dog image of the new Mini, and the remainder of the car had to be re styled as well. Describing the new model Mini Cooper, the designers called it “evo lutionary on the outside, revolu- tionary on the inside." The interior still has a sporty look to it, though now a bit less extreme, with the enlarged round speedometer in the center of the dash, and the tachom eter mounted on and moving with the tilt-adjustable steering column to remind owners of the classic Mini heritage and campy style. Though the rear seat wouldn’t ever be argued to be overly comfort able for adults, changes in the con tours of the rear seats have added about an inch of rear legroom, so that even adults can endure a short ride in the back seat. With the large rear hatch and separate folding rear seatbacks, the Mini isquite flexible in configuration, though its overall size limits luggage space, but still allows enough to accommodate two travel ers luggage for a 2-week vacation. If you crave uniqueness then you will love the factory capabilities of tailoring a Mini Cooper with your own flair, loaded with Englishcharm and German engineering. The 2007 Mini Cooper is fun. SPECIFICATIONS: 1.6-1 iter, 16-valve inline 4-cy Under, 118-hp engine; 6-speed manual transmis sion; 32 MPG-City, 40 MPG-Highway; $ 2 7 ,0 0 0 MSRP. S ports Portland Observer All Stars 5A Mens Basketball All League First Team All League 6A Men’s Basketball All League First Team All League Ameer Shamsud-din Jamar Johnson Paul McCoy MarioGill Kevin Reynolds Connor Kavanaugh Benson Benson Grant Wilson Lincoln Lincoln Jefferson Alum Stands Out 6’2 6’2 6’l 6’0 6’3 6*0 Junior Junior Junior Junior Senior Senior C oach of the Y e a r - David Adelman. Lincoln HS P la v e ro f the Y ear - Paul McCoy, G rant HS Antwon Wooten Richard Townsend Gant Anthony Golden Cameron Jackson Sean Gaines Sam Glasgow Otho Lesure Jefferson Jefferson Madison Roosevelt Madison Cleveland Roosevelt Senior Senior Junior Junior Junior Senior Junior 6’3 6’5 6T 6*0 6’4 6'3 6’3 Coach o f,h e Y ear - Robert Key, R oose ve ltH S Player of the Year-Cameron Jackson-Roosevelt HS Second Team All League Warren King Brandon Jones David McNair Mike Moser Sean Brownhill Conor Johnson Lincoln Grant Franklin Grant Franklin Lincoln 6’4 5’10 6’3 6’6 6’2 6'2 Senior Senior Sophomore Sophomore Senior Senior Janita Badon Nyesha Sims Tryisha Blake Shawndcz Santiago Amanda Anderson Lissie Parr 5’6 5’8 5’8 5’8 5’9 5’4 Junior Junior Sophomore Junior Freshman Senior Coach o f,h e Y e a r - Mike Bontemps, 7<y/i'rsoi; Player o f T he Y ear - Janita Badon. Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Cleveland Jefferson Jefferson 5'6 5'7 5'8 5'4 6'0 Cleveland Jefferson Jefferson Marshall Roosevelt Roosevelt Senior Junior Senior Senior Senior Junior 6’1 6’4 6'4 5'10 6T 6*1 Shardai Smith Jessica Musgrave Kelsey Goodell Meleesa Patten Tara Cook IrisLerch Benson Grant Lincoln Benson Grant Lincoln Senior Senior Junior Senior Senior Junior 5’10 5’8 5’11 5’7 5'6 5’9 Player of the Y ear - Kelsey Goodell, Lincoln Coach of the Y ear —Missy Smith, G rant PHOTO CREDIT LEHIG H ATHLETICS Marquis Hall, valedictorian o f the Jefferson High School Class o f 2006, is now a freshman at Pennsylvania s Lehigh University. Second learn All League Second Team All League LaQuay Kennedy Delease Carter C’laireGroth Dequise Hammick Ariel Reynolds Will Reese Tyrone White Herschal Slaughter Marcus M assey’ Isiah Johnson XavierTaylor 6A Women’s Basketball All League First Team All League 5A Women’s Basketball All League First Team All League Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Marshall Marshall Cleveland Second Team All League Jefferson High School alum M arq u is H all has becom e a standout athlete at Lehigh Univer sity in Bethlehem, Pa. and was named to the Collegelnsider.com Mid-Major Freshmen All-America Team. Hall, a freshman, was the only student-athlete from the Patriot League selected to the team, and was one of 16 freshmen from mid major teams across the country named to,he list. Division I coaches and NBA scouts are part of the selection process in determining the team, along with the staff of collegeinsider.com. Hall became Lehigh’s first-ever Patriot League Rookie of the Year this season after being named the Rookie o f the Week a league record eight consecutive times, and nine times overall. At Jefferson, Hall was class valedictorian and was named Third-Team All-State and Second- Team All-State tournament team selections and led his team to the Portland Interscholastic League championship with an overall record o f 21 -6, and league record of 17-1. He was also named MVP of the Oregon/Washington AII-StarGame after scoring 29 points, as well as a M cDonald's All-American nomi nee and Jefferson Sportsman of the Year. Senior Senior Junior Freshman Freshman Kara Kasch Josephine Young Nam-Phuong Hoang CaitlinGrimm MaKenzie Blythe JessicaGilmore Franklin Grant Benson Wilson Lincoln Wilson Senior Senior Senior Senior Junior Senior 5’8 61 5’3 6’0 5 6 6 0 Les Whitworth C.P.A. ,tn) bookkeepinp services 5421 \ E 3 3 n l W enur P ortland, OH 9721 I Phon.- 5113-295-1939 Cell 971 344-6414 l ax 503-295-1065 ii tete. les it It it irorllirpii. emu entail: lesla lestt It it icorthcpa. emit UO Ducks head m en's basketball coach Ernie Kent leads his team to the Midwest Regional sem ifi nals against UNLV at St. Louis on Friday, March 23. University o f Oregon s Bryce Taylor (left) and Maarty Leunen celebrate a win and the advancement to the ‘sweet 1 6 ' o f the NCAA basketball tournament. Let me help you purchase your next vehicle (new or used). Ducks Make It to Sweet 16 (AP) — So much for the little guys. The ones from Winthrop, at least. Aaron Brooks scored 22 points and third-seeded Oregon smoth ered the frazzled Eagles 75-61 Sun day to eliminate the last remaining double-digit seed from the NCAA tournament. The I Ith-seeded Eagles (29-5), who upset Notre Dame in the first round, lost for the first time in 20 games to end their most successful tournament in seven tries. This is the firs, time since 1995 that no double-digit seeds have advanced to a, least the third round. Instead, the Ducks (28-7) ad vanced to play IJNLV in the semifi nals of the Midwest Regional on Eriday, March 23 in St. Louis. They made it largely because of their 11 - for-23 shooting from 3-point range - that was almost as hot as the fluorescent yellow uniforms they wore. Tajuan Porter, the shortest man on the floor a, 5-foot-6. scored 14 points. He hit his first four shots of the second half, all from long range, in the gam e’s decisive spur,. The win sent O regon into the round of 16 for the first time since 2002. 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