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March 9, 2011
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The boys' basketball teams front Lincoln, Benson
and Roosevelt all played their way into their respec
tive state tournaments which begin this week.
Lincoln beat Sheldon of Eugene 59-44 Friday and
will play Central Catholic at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday,
March 9 at the Rose Garden in the quarterfinals of the
Class 6A tournament.
Benson reached the Class 5A tournament with a
65-54 win over visiting Pendleton Friday and will play
Mountain View ol Bend in the quarterfinals at 3:15
p.m. Wednesday, March 9 at the Matthew Knight
Arena in Eugene. The boys and girls finals are set for
Saturday night.
Roosevelt was scheduled to open play in the 4A
tourney in Corvallis on Tuesday. The Roughriders
photo by C liff P fenning /T he P ortland O bserver
reached the tournament for the second time in four
Roosevelt ju n io r Juwan Feliciano showcases his
years, having played in the class 5A final in 2007.
excitement during ‘"
the
Jefferson, the 5A champion .he past three years
c Roughriders ’ 65-54
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playoff win over Sweet Home Friday.
had its season end Friday when it lost at Milwaukie.
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The Portland Trail Blazers signed
Head Coach Nate McMillan to a
two-year contract extension, it was
announced Tuesday by General
Manager Rich Cho.
"With his NBA and USA Basket
ball track record, Nate has estab
lished himself as one of the premier
minds in the game of basketball,"
said Cho. "What Nate has accom
plished in the last few years is truly
remarkable and getting his contract
extended was a top priority for the
franchise and me."
McMillan, 46, is currently in his
sixth year with the Trail Blazers after
signing with the team prior to the
2005-06 season. He has a 234-239
(.495) record with the Trail Blazers
and a 446-422 (.514) overall mark in
11 NBA seasons with Portland and
Seattle. He is the second longest
tenured Trail Blazers head coach
behind only Jack Ramsay.
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Nate McMillan
"I'm very excited to have the op
portunity to finish what we started,"
said McMillan. "Portland is home
for me now and I greatly appreciate
the bond between the fans and this
basketball team. It's a very special
place to be and it's the only place I
want to be.
"I want to thank all the support
that I've been shown along the way,
especially that of our owner, Mr.
Allen, who time and time again dem
onstrates his commitment to this
franchise and winning basketball. I
also want to thank Larry Miller, Rich
Cho, my coaching staff and every
one in the Trail Blazers family as we
continue on this journey of bring
ing another championship to Port
land," McMillan said.
N O W D E L IV E R IN G
Y o u r fa v o r ite n e ig h b o r h o o d g r o c e r y s t o r e n o w d e liv e r s
g r o c e r ie s r ig h t to y o u r h o m e o r o ffic e .
Saadiq Calhoun
Outstanding
Season Again
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you click, we deliver, (or pull up for pick up
Saadiq Calhoun, an 8th grader at
City Christian School, has had an
outstanding basketball season, help
ing lead her junior high team to the
playoffs for the second year.
As a seventh grader, Saadiq
helped lead the Lions to the Metro
Christian Junior High League Cham
pionship game. This year, Saadiq
averaged a league high 34 points
per game while leading the Lions to
the semi-finals of the league play
offs. Saadiq also holds a league
record for scoring 42 points in a
regular season game.