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^Jortlanb (Observer
December 10, 2014
Aldridge Dominates
Early NBA Season
The NBA has named Portland iams and Mychal Thompson this
Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus week for third on Portland’s all-
A ldridge W estern C onference time rebounding leger, and is six
Player of the Week for the week points from tying Terry Porter for
ending Dec. 7.
In wins at Denver,
vs. Indiana and at
New York, Aldridge
averaged 27 points
(45.7 percent field goal
shooting), 11.7 re
bounds, 1.7 assists
and 1.33 b lo ck ed
shots. His 24 points
and 11 rebounds at
New York marked a
career-best eight con
secutive games of 10-
plus rebounds, and
his fifth stra ig h t
double-double. He
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doubles in his last eight games.
second in all-time scoring (11,330).
Aldridge scored 26 points in the
This is the seventh NBA Player
first half at Denver, en route to a 39- of the Week honor for Aldridge,
point, 11-rebound outing.
who was an NBA All-Star and All-
W ith 4,896 career rebounds, NBAThirdTeamm em berlastsea-
Aldridge passed both Buck Will- son.
Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota (#8) celebrates with teammate Tyson Coleman (#33)
after winning the Pac 12 Championship game Friday against the Arizona Wildcats Friday in Santa
Clara, Calif. The Ducks defeated the Wildcats 51-13.
Ducks Win Pac 12 and No. 2 Seed
(AP) - Alabama, Oregon, Florida play No. 4 Ohio State in one semifi
State and Ohio State have been se nal at the Sugar Bowl in New Or
lected to play in the first College leans. Oregon is the second seed
Football Playoff.
and will play third-seeded Florida
Alabama is the top seed and will State in the other semifinal at the
Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
Both games will be played New
Year's D ay..
The winners will advance to the
national championship game to be
played Jan. 12 at the home of the
Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas.
A 12-member selection commit
tee set the field, revealing its selec
tions Sunday morning. The College
Football Playoff is replacing the
Bowl Championship Series this sea
son. The BCS matched the top two
teams in the country in a national
championship game.
Porter Back as Blazers Ambassador
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Hulh Muara and Kigcl Scot! livre married on
August 2, 2014 hi Portland, Oregon. The Imde is
a public relations coordinator for Providence
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graduated from Oregon State l/nivmity. The
groom it a reporter for the Associated Press in
Portland Parents of the bride are Elizabeth and
Scott Muara of Arlington, Texas, and Shahnaz
and Ranjun Scott of Bend, Oregon
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Pastor John Loneson
and Wife, Eletibeth
Loneson celebrate
their 25 th wedding
anniversary. this
Friday, August 18th,
2014 at the banquet
hall in the Greater Good Samaritan Church in
Vancouver, Washington.The celebration takes place
at 3:00 PM. All oftheir family friends and
neighbors are invited to join in their celebration.
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NBA All-Star and Portland fan
favorite Terry Porter has rejoined
the Portland Trail Blazers as an am
bassador. The former Trail Blazers
point guard and NBA head coach
previously served as a team ambas
sador from 2009-11.
Porter will make appearances
throughout the year to support the
community, ticket holders, and cor
porate partners both on game days
and during events in the commu
nity. He joins current Blazers am
bassadors Jerome Kersey, Harry
Glickman, Brian Grant, Bob Gross
and Bill Schonely.
One of the greatest players in
team history, Porter played 10 sea
sons for the Trail Blazers during
which he twice helped Portland to
the NBA Finals (1990,1992) and was
twice named an NBA All-Star(1991,
1993). He remains the franchise’s
leader in assists (5,319) and 3-point-
ers (773), and ranks second on
P ortland’s all-tim e scoring list
(11,330). His No. 30 jersey was re
tired by the organization in 2008.
Porter was also a star in the com
munity during his playing days. He
earned the J. W alter Kennedy Citi
zenship Award for meritorious ser
vice in 1992-93.
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