Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, March 23, 2011, Page 10, Image 10

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S ports B riefs
by
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final season of play before the school
is closed, plays Parkrose at Walker
Stadium in baseball and McKay in
softball at Delta Park on Monday.
the city’s first “pumptrack,” a dirt
track that promotes skill develop­
ment for young riders in a safe envi­
ronment. The event is scheduled for
Saturday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 11
a.m. at Ventura Park, 145 S.E. 117th
Ave.
PIL Baseball Begins
Bike Track Demo
The baseball and softball regular-
season schedules begin for Port­ The N orthw est Trail A lliance,
land Interscholastic League teams Portland’s first mountain bike group,
Monday, March 28 with Benson has scheduled a dem onstration Winterhawks in Playoffs
playing at Wilson. Marshall, in its event to promote construction of Just three years after finishing with
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March 23, 2011
a league-worst 11 wins, the Portland
W interhawks finished atop the
Western Conference of the West­
ern Hockey League by winning 50
games. The team battles Everett in a
best of seven playoff series that
begins Saturday, March 26 at the
Rose Garden. Game two is at 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 27, also at the Rose
Garden.
Ducks visit Portland State
The 15th-ranked University of Or­
egon softball team w iil play a pair of
afternoon games against the Port­
land State Vikings on Wednesday,
March 23 at Erv Lind Stadium at
Normandale Park, beginning at 2
p.m. The Ducks entered the week at
22-4, while the Vikings were 12-8,
the program’s best start since 1997.
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Diversity in
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foster diversity, equity and inclu­
siveness across state government
as the new director of Gov. John
Kitzhaber’s Affirmative Action Of­
fice.
Garcia most recently served as
the Diversity Administrator for the
Oregon State Bar, where he lead and
implemented a system-wide vision
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