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_________________________^'Portland Observer Black History Month ________________ February 9. 2011
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Packers Best Steelers in Super Bowl
The Green Bay Packers com­
pleted a memorable run through the
NFL playoffs by claiming their fourth
Super Bowl title with a 31-25 win
over the Pittsburgh Steelers Sun­
day in Dallas, Texas.
Q uarterback Aaron Rodgers
threw for three touchdowns and the
Packers' defense forced three turn­
overs on the way to winning their
fourth playoff game.
Rodgers, who completed 24 of 39
passes for 304 yards, was voted
Super Bowl MVP. Safety NickCollins
sparked the defense by returning a
first-half interception for a touch­
down to help the Packers to a 21 -3
lead.
Green Bay needed a win on the
final day of the regular season just
to reach the playoffs, then won four
playoff games away from its home at
Lambeau Field.
Ratings for the game put it as the
most watched program in television
history, with 111 million view ers­
eclipsing last year’s game by 4.5
million. Also, estimates for vie wers
who saw at least part of the game
were for nearly 163 million - more
Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers holds the Vince Lombardi
Trophy after the Packers' 31-25 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers
in the NFL Super Bowl XLV football game.
than hall the U.S. population.
bargaining agreement between own-
Next up for the league is the chai- ers and the NFL Players Associa-
lenge of securing a new collective tion prior to next season.
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SPORTS BRIEFS
by
C liff P fenning
Key PIL Girls Battle
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The Class 4 A girls basketball
team s from R o o sev elt and
Marshall are scheduled to play
one another Wednesday, Feb. 9
at Roosevelt with their season-
lo n g stre a k s on the lin e .
Roosevelt enters the game at 0-
16, while Marshall is 0-14. The
teams play at Marshall on Fri­
day, Feb. 18.
Cheerleading Finals
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T he O S A A /U .S . B an k /L es
S chw ab T ires C heerleading
state championships are sched­
uled Saturday, Feb. 12 at M e­
morial Coliseum beginning at 9
a.m. Clackamas is the defend­
ing champion in the Class 6A
large group, having upended pe­
rennial champion Westview last
season. Among the local teams
in the 6A large bracket are David
D o u g las, G ra n t, G resh am ,
Reynolds and Wilson. Cleveland
and Milwaukie are among the
C lass 5A sm all team s and
Marshall is among the Class 4A
small group schools.
Pins Set to Fall
The state high school bowling
tournament for Portland area
teams is set for Sunday at AMF
20th Century Lanes, 5505 N.E.
Sacramento. The tournament is
one of seven district tournaments
held across the state leading into
the Oregon championships, Feb.
25-27 in Medford.
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