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April 3.2013
Schimmmel Shines in NCAA Tourney Athlete »»««
on Spring Break
Former Franklin
standout scores
22 points
(AP) — In one of the biggest
upsets in the history of the NCAA
women’s tournament, fifth-seeded
Louisville stunned defending na­
tional champion Baylor 82-81 in the
regional semifinals on Sunday night.
Shoni S ch im m el, a fo rm er
standout at Portland's Franklin High,
scored 22 points and Monique Reid
hit two free throws with 2.6 seconds
left to send the Cardinals to the win.
The Bears had been practically
invincible for the past four months,
winning 32 straight games mostly
by double digits.
Louisville (27-8) tied an NCAA
record with 16 three-pointers to pull
off the upset.
It was the end oi a remarkable
college career for All-American
______________________________ _
Louisville's Shoni Schimmel (center), the former Franklin High
School standout, reacts after a shot over Baylor's Brittney Griner
(left), in Sunday’s upset victory in the NCAA women’s tournament.
Schimmel scored 22 points.
Brittney Griner, a record-setting 6-
(AP) — Police say a Lewis &
foot-8 post player who wound up as
Clark football player visiting his
the second-highest scoring player
family in San Francisco was shot
in NCAA history.
and killed a block from his family's
Griner, who had averaged 33
home after a gunman approachec
points in Baylor's first two games in
him and asked if he was a member
the tournament, didn't make a bas­
o f a gang.
ket until she converted a putback
N in e te e n -y e a r-o ld
Jaco b
with 15:20 left in the second half.
Valdiviezo was shot after the gun­
She wound up with 14 points and 10
man got out of a car, walked up to
rebounds, making only four of her
Valdiviezo and a friend as they
10 shots.
walked to the home in the city's
Louisville surrounded Griner and
Mission District around 3 a.m. Sat
her teammates were often unable to
urday.
hit outside shots and relieve the
Officer Albie Esparza, a police
pressure.
spokesman, described Valdiviezo
Odyssey Sims scored 29 points,
as a "very good kid" with no gang
including two free throws with 9.1
affiliations.
seconds to go that put Baylor ahead
Family members say Valdiviezo
81 -80. Sims had one more chance to
was an athlete who graduated with
save the season, but she was off-
honors from San Francisco's Arch­
target and late on a desperation
bishop Riordan High School, be-
heave.
ore going to Lewis and Clark/
Jude Schimmel, Shoni's sister fin­
He was a sophomore at the uni­
ished with six points, five rebounds
versity, where he was a wide re­
and three assists.
ceiver on the football team.
Louisville Tops Ducks
Oregon makes a game out it late
Recovering from Broken Leg
Louisville Coach Rick Pitino and Richard Pitino visit guard Kevin
Ware at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Ware, 20, under­
went successful surgery Sunday night to repair the open fracture
of his right tibia that he sustained during Sunday's NCAA
Midwest Regional final.
Louisville center Gorgui Dieng
shoots over Oregon forward
Arsalan Kazemi during their
Midwest Regional semifinal
game in Indianapolis on
Friday. (AP photo)
(AP) — Russ Smith matched his career high with 31
points to lead three Cardinals in double figures as top-
seeded Louisville beat Oregon 77-69 on Friday night.
Kevin Ware added 11 and Gorgui Dieng had 10
points and nine rebounds for Louisville.
"We dug ourselves a pretty big hole and weren't
able to come back," Oregon coach Dana Altman said.
"Louisville is a very good basketball team and very
talented. Smith got going to the basket and we just
never got him slowed down."
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The 12th-seeded Ducks (28-9) at least made a game
of it late. After Louisville went up 66-48 with 9:01 left,
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