<£>jr Page 8 jJnrtlnnb (Observer lu n e 15, 2011 Future College, NBA Stars Ready for Battle NIKE’s Rose City Showcase this weekend Before D w ight H ow ard becam e an NBA A ll-star, before Josh Sm ith and Gerald Green won the N BA Slam D unk C ontest, before O.J. M ayo, M ichael Beasley, and Kevin Love becam e A ll-A m ericans and before B randon R ush and M ario C halm ers led Kansas to the 2008 N CAA C ham ­ pionship, they all had one thing in com m on - they participated in the R ose C ity Show case by N IK E. On Friday, June 17 through S u n ­ day, June 19 at Lew is and C lark C ollege, the 9th annual event will bring the n a tio n ’s top grassroots basketball players and future col- Trey Lyles lege and NBA stars to a battle for the 2011 R ose C ity Show case crow n. O pening night will kick o ff with four Super 17 m atch-ups including Kaleb Tarczewski BeeJayAnya A A U national pow erhouses Spiece Indy H eat (Ind.), B altim ore Elite (M d .), Team 94 (Calif.), T eam T ake­ over (D.C.), 1CP Portland, California Suprem e, B oo W illiam s S um m er League (V a.) and Seattle R otary Select. The w eekend’s top featured play- ers in the co u n try from the high school classes o f 2012 and 2013 include D ’Vante Sm ith-R ivera, Trey L y les, Jam e s R o b in so n , B eeJay A n y a , J u s tin A n d e rs o n , J a m a l Ferguson, Sam uel C assell, A aron Parham , R oschon Prince, T orren Jo n es, A n th o n y Jan u a ry Jr. and A nrio A dam s. T he R ose C ity S how case c h am ­ pion will be cro w n ed at 7 p.m . S u n ­ day, June 19 at L ew is and C lark, w here all S u p er 17’s feature g am es w ill be held. All oth er divisional gam es w ill tip o ff Saturday m orning at Lew is and C lark, B eaverton H oop Y M C A and W arner Pacific College. A portion o f the proceeds for this y e a r’s event w ill benefit local n o n ­ profit, Inner C ity P lay er A thletics. For m aps and d etailed schedules visit ro secity sh o w case.co m . Free Fishing at Trillium Lake Y oung fishing enthusiasts up to age 13 are invited to sharpen their skills at a free j unior fishing clinic on Saturday, June 18 from 10 a. m. to 2 p.m . at T rilliu m L ake, about 3 m iles east o f G overnm ent C am p. M t. H ood N ational F o rest sponsors the annual event w ith support from the O regon D epartm ent o f Fish and W ildlife and local m erchants. Chi ldren should bring w arm clothing, a rod and reel, and a cooler to bring hom e their catch o f the day. Bait and refreshm ents w ill be provided. F or m ore in fo rm atio n , call Jo h ath an S chillo at 50 3 -6 2 2 - 2016. Our First Priority Dr. Marcelitte Failla C h iro p ra c tic Physician We are located at 1716 N.E. 42nd Ave. Portland, OR 97213 (Between Broadway and Sandy Blvd.) • Automobile accident injuries • Chronic headache and joint pain • Workers Compensation injuries t i l For LeBron James, the wait continues (A P) - For D irk N ow itzki, the resum e is com plete. H e's an N BA cham pion. For LeB ron Jam es, the agonizing w ait continues for at least one m ore year. A seaso n th at b eg an w ith M i­ am i c e le b ra tin g th e sig n in g s o f Jam e s, D w y an e W ad e an d C h ris B osh — a lo n g w ith the p ro m ise o f c h a m p io n sh ip s — e n d e d on the Your Care Call for an appointment! Mavs Depth, Teamwork Clinch NBA Title (503)228-6140 v ery sam e flo o r, w ith the D allas M a v e ric k s h o istin g th e title tro ­ phy fo r the first tim e in th e ir fra n ­ c h ise h isto ry a fte r b e a tin g th e H eat 105-95 on S u n d ay n ig h t. T he M av e ric k s w on fo u r o f th e series' Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and Jason Terry last five g am es, a tu rn a b o u t th at celebrate after Game 6 o f the NBA Finals in Miami Sunday. The c o u ld not h av e b e en sw e e te r. Mavericks won 105-95 to win the series. (AP Photo "I really still can't believe it," said N ow itzki, w ho had 21 points and and T -shirts. B osh had 19, M ario D ecision" and all the anim us that took hom e finals M V P honors. C halm ers 18 and W ade 17 for the g e n e ra te d no t ju s t in O h io but H e an d Ja so n T e rry , w h o led Heat. around the entire league, the only th e M av s w ith 27 p o in ts, w ere the "W e w orked so hard and so long w ay he could silence som e critics tw o re m a in in g p la y e rs fro m the for it," N ow itzki said. "The team has was w ith a title. D a llas team th a t lo st to M iam i in had an unbelievable ride." M avs coach R ick C arlisle jo in e d th e 2 0 0 6 fin als. So did the H eat. U nlike D allas, an elite group, those w ith N B A titles "T onight," T e rry said , "w e go t theirs w asn't a jo y rid e. as both a p lay er and a head coach. v in d ic a tio n ." "It goes w ithout saying," H eat O thers on that list include the p re­ Ja m e s d id not. N o t e v en c lo se , coach E rik S poelstra said. "Y ou're sum ably retired-for-good Phil Jack- an d a y e a r u n lik e an y o th e r e n d ed never really prepared fo r a m om ent son, one o f C arlisle's m entors in th e y w ay th ey all h a v e so fa r — like this. ... N eith er team deserved K.C. Jones, and H eat P resident Pat w ith him still w a itin g fo r an N B A this ch am p io n sh ip m ore than the R iley — w ho led M iam i past D allas title. other, but D allas earn ed it." in 2006, and the m asterm ind o f w hat H e scored 21 points fo r M iam i, M ake no m istake: M iam i lost the M iam i did last su m m er by getting shook a few hands afterw ard, and finals, but the blam e w ill be directed Jam es, W ade and B osh on the sam e departed before m ost o f the M avs at Jam es. Even he knew that after the team w ith an eye on becom ing a tugged on their ch am p io n sh ip hats w ay he left C leveland w ith "The d y n a sty .