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Wednesday • February 26. 2014
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Portland Community College Coach Tony Broadus
fires up his basketball sguad just minutes before what
would be a history-making game against Chemeketa
Community College, a resulting 111-106 win that gave
the PCC men's team its first qualification ever for the
post season.
Panthers Rebound
Coach shatters losing ways with team’s first
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it is safe to say there wasn’t much celebration coming
from the men’s basketball program at Portland Commu-
nity College in years past. After capping the 2012 season
with a winless 0-24 record, it was clear the program was
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in need of either a
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not only just secured I
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post season, they are t
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win Feb. 19 at home on the PCC Cascade Campus
against Chemeketa Community College.
The season turnaround comes in the second year for
Coach Tony Broadus who was recruited from his 20
years of coaching experience at Grant High School.
As a native of the area, Broadus says he saw the
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