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August 12, 2015
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Hall of Famer
Visit Saturday
NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott will
be welcomed to Beaverton for an ath-
letic leadership clinic for foster youth
and students from the St. Mary’s Home
for Boys on Saturday, Aug. 15.
The clinic, sponsored by The Other
Side of Basketball and All Stars Help-
ing Kids, will offer youth a chance to
learn about how athletics, academics,
and good citizenship can play a role in
furthering their futures.
In addition to the clinic, Lott will
conduct a 90-minute social session
emceed by Beaverton Mayor Den-
ny Doyle. Lott will share stories,
meet guests, sign autographs, and
take pictures. This will be limit-
ed to 50 people. A barbecue lunch
will be provided by Cook Securi-
ty Group during the social session.
Sponsor tickets to the social session
are $250. Participating youth will at-
tend for free. For more information,
visit TheOtherSideOfBasketball.org.
NFL Great Ronnie Lott
Mike Holton Jr., son of former Portland Trail Blazer Mike Holton Sr., and former prep player from Sun-
set High School, has signed a professional contract to play basketball in Europe after finishing up an
outstanding career at St. Michael College in Vermont.
Forging a Path on the Court
Mike Holton Jr.
signs contract
Mike Holton Jr. of Portland, has
signed a professional contract to play
basketball in Europe after turning in
an extraordinary career at Saint Mi-
chael’s College in Vermont.
The son of former Portland
Trail Blazer Michael Holton Sr.
and a former basketball standout
at Sunset High School in Beaver-
ton, he forged his own path to be-
come the 5 th highest scorer at St.
Michael’s. The 6-foot-1 guard was
the only player in school history
with four 400-point seasons. He
was named Northeast-10 Confer-
ence All-Conference three times.
Holton Jr. signed his first pro-
fessional contract on July 23 to
play with the Kapfenberg Bulls,
one of the most successful teams
of recent in the Austrian Basket-
ball League, according to school
officials. Kapfenberg is located
southwest of the Austrian capital
city of Vienna.
Holton was scheduled to join
the team this month in advance of
a season that begins in September
and runs until April.
