PageB8 3'*'t ^¡Jortlanh <©b»eruer May I. 2013 Portland High School Hoopers unite for 13th Annual Joyce Washington Classic ( The 13th annual Joyce Washing­ ton Classic Basketball tournament is set to tip off this Saturday, May 4th with the girls game at 1 p.m. fol­ lowed by the boys game at 3 p.m. Doors open at noon. Team rosters are filled with players from primarily north and northeast Portland for a game that honors Joyce, Charles, Cory, and Gary Washington and as­ sists in raising funds for amateur athletics in their names. Joyce Washington Classic past players include NBA basketball standouts Terrance Jones (Houston R ockets) and T erran ce Ross (Toronto Raptors). Also NCAA bas­ ketball standouts Shoni Schimmel (Louisville) and Jude Schimmel (Lou­ isville). This year’s games have several Oregon high schools represented by seniors and underclassm an. The players includes Anthony Mathis (West Linn), Payton Pritchard (West Linn), Bryce Canda (Grant), and Victor Sanders (Jefferson). Feature players in the girls game include Eleanor Van Buren (Riverdale), Elie Stanfill (Reynolds), Zaria Hale (Cen­ tral C ath o lic) and Lisa C hiem (Franklin). Games are played at Self Enhance­ ment, Inc., 3920 N. Kerby Ave., Portland. Tickets prices are $3 for adults and $1 for students. Children 9 years old and younger are free. Tickets can be purchased at the door on game day. JOYCE WASHINGTON • The Portland Observer •SEI ALL STAR CLASSIC PORTLAND, OREGON Announcer: Sam Thompson H alf time performance: • SEI Drumline • Musical Performance by Spencer Sanders 2013 GIRLS ROSTERS WHITE TEAM (Coaches TB Winston and Jordyn Reynolds ) 1. Taylor Ristvedt - Cleveland 2. Evan Harvey -- Grant 3. Shaquinn Cook - Benson 4. Zaria Hale - Central 5. Mariah Oliver — Wilson 6. Amira Abraham - Central 7. Megan Church - Wilson 8. Kayla Hyppolite - Glenco 9. Malan Woods - Grant 10. Audrey Frison-Sanders - Parkrose 11. Elle Stanfill — Reynolds We would Like To Thank Our Sponsors: BLUE TEAM (Coaches CeCe Moses and Kailee Johnson) 1. Taylor Trullio--Bcnjon 2. Diana Allen - St. M ary’s 3. Eleanor Van Buren - Riverdale 4. Shala Noles — Grant 5. Kyra Logan - Central 6. Martina McCowan — Si. M ary's 7. Caylee Newsom - Grant 8. Natisha Green — Roosevelt 9. Audrey Frison-Sanders - Parkrose 10. Jayden Blaylock - Reynolds 11. Lisa Chiem -- Franklin • Bashers • Bardy Trophy • Terrell Brandon Barbershop • Evan Van Buren Attorney at Law • Show Dogs • Zimmers Sausage • Michael Harper State Farm Insurance • Dr. Billy Flowers Chiropractor • PCC • Home Forward • Chase and Weil LLP • K and B Auto Wholesale • Norma’s Kitchen • J J lock and key • Jays lawn mower • Eagle Web Press • King Food Mart • ShalonXcellence • Cannons Rib Express • Sweet street food cart • Café Miracles • North By Northeast • Mt Hood • Lewis and Clark • American Family Insurance • Budget insurance • PCC Cascade 2013 BOYS ROSTERS WHITE TEAM (Coach Gary Thomas) 1. Jordan Ewell - Franklin 2. PJ Smith — Lincoln 3. Victor Sanders - Jefferson 4. Khayman Burton - Grant 5. Darren Kennedy jr. - Grant 6. LJ slycain — Roosevelt ~L Angel bibiano - Roosevelt 8. Hayden Hall — Jefferson 9. Iko Hollis — Benson 10. Payton Pritchard - West Linn 11. Anthony Mathis - West Linn BLACK TEAM (Coach Michael Mangum) 1. Eimer Lopez — Roosevelt 2. Jairo Lopez - Roosevelt 3. Deiondre B ird - Grant 4. Andre McCowan -- Roosevelt 5. Jamarte Brown - Jefferson 6. Kadeem Strickland -Jefferso n I. Jequan Knight - Roosevelt 8. Tay Arigbon - Grant 9. Nate Smith — Benson 10. Bryce Canda - Grant II. Frank Norman - Benson About the Portland Observer. In 1989, Joyce Washington purchased the Portland Observer, a northeast Portland weekly newspaper. The paper’s corporate name, Cory Publishing commemorated Cory Washington’s contribution to the paper. He was shot to death following a basketball-game dispute in Peninsula Park in 1991 After Joyce s passing in March of 1996 her son Charles Washington steped up and became publisher. He was a fierce advocate, a tireless worker and an uncompromising humanitarian. Charles Washington passed away in December 2012. Their legacies live on through the newspaper and suiw! vmg family members. Mark and Rakeem Washington oversee the daily operations of the paper and are heavily involved in supporting the youth of Portland, just as Joyce and Charles Washington did for decades. J