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The Nike Elite team is one o f
this weekend’s Rose City
Showcase marquee lineups.
The team is comprised o f the
best players from Oregon and
Washington, including kids
from Jefferson and Rainier
Beach in Seattle, two schools
who have won back-to-back
state titles.
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Payton Pritchard o f West Linn
High School is one o f the top-
rated basketball talents in the
nation.
Dr. Charles Drew
8th Annual Community Blood Drive
Saturday, June 21
7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
American Red Cross
Portland Donor Center
3131 N. Vancouver Ave.
Portland, OR 97227
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
17800 SW Kinnaman Road
Beaverton, OR 97007
Event includes:
Discussion Panels (Portland location only; 11:30-12 :30 p.m.)
• Sickle C ell Anemia - The Lamberth's Personal Journey
• Lupus Foundation of America - Meies Matz. PN W Chapter
• Blood Recipient Story
Blood Drive T-shirt and a 50% off Adidas coupon
to each presenting donor.
Free Hair Cuts from 8:30 am-10:30 am
(Portland location only)
by Signature Cuts, Geneva's Shear Perfection
and Champion 's Barber Shop.
Be the Match Information and Registration.
Appointments strongly encouraged.
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American Red Cross
redcrossblood.org | 1-800-RED CROSS
African American blood
specialist and pioneer in
blood collection and plasma
processing, Dr. Drew is
considered one of the fathers
of modem day blood banking.
He helped establish the first
American Red Cross blood bank.
Grassroots
Basketball
at its Finest
Rose City
Showcase tips
off Friday
Courtside Entertainm ent pre­
sents the Rose City Showcase by
Nike featuring some of the finest
young basketball talent in the na­
tion. Tipoff is Friday, June 6 at Lewis
and Clark College.
Before Dwight Howard became
an NBA All-Star, before Josh Smith
and Gerald Green won the NBA Slam
Dunk Contest, before O.J. Mayo,
Michael Beasley, and Kevin Love
became All-Americans and before
Brandon Rush and Mario Chalmers
led Kansas to the 2008 NCAA Cham­
pionship, they all had one thing in
common - they participated in the
Rose City Showcase by Nike.
Now in its 12th year, the Show­
case, will once again serve as the
host to the nation's top grassroots
basketball players in the country
and catch a glimpse at some of the
future college and NBA stars of
tomorrow
Opening night will feature many
of the top players from the West
Coast from the classes o f2015,2016
and 2 0 1 7 , in c lu d in g P ayton
Pritchard, DeJounte Murray, Jeremy
Hemsley, Kendal Small, Derryck
Thornton, Caleb Swanigan, Tres
Tinkle, Stephen Thompson Jr., An-
thdny Mathis, Kadeem Strickland,
Bollo Gnahore, Jermain Haley and
Deante Strickland.
The intensity of the competition
w ill con tin u e through Sunday
evening when the 2014 Rose City
S h o w case C h am p io n w ill be
crowned in a game that starts at 7:05
p.m. at Lewis and Clark.
Overall the Showcase field in­
cludes 234 of the top ladies and
gentlemen from Amateur Athletic
Union high school age and under
teams on an exclusive Northwest
stage.
For maps to all game locations
and d e ta ile d sc h e d u le s, v isit
rosecityshowcase.com .