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Fl StatesmanJournal.com Saturday, December 8, 2012 Sports Check out more sports news, blogs, photo galleries and videos at StatesmanJournal.comsports. Kansas State's Collin Klein, Texas Johnny Manziel and Notre Dame's Manti Te'o vie for Heisman Trophy, presented tonight in New York. Area highlights. Russell Westbrook and the Thunder top the Lakers. McWilliams leads Saxons past Cavaliers South wins first meeting between schools points, eight rebounds and five assists with Payton Wilcox, Jordan Woodvine and Jenessa Bod-ine also reaching double figures in scoring.

South Salem put the game away early with a 16-0 run spanning the first and second quarters and led 35-14 at halftime. See HOOPS, Page 4B Saxons and Cavaliers had never met as athletic opponents. But that came to an end on the South Salem basketball court in a girls basketball game that saw the hosts come away with a 62-35 victory. Sophomore Katie McWilliams led the Saxons with 17 By Matt Monaghan Special to the Statesman Journal They're separated by just five miles, but South Salem and Blanchet Catholic did something the two schools have never done before Friday. Despite their proximity, the Blanchet Catholic's Emily Copple controls the ball during Friday's loss to the Saxons, timothy j.

Gonzalez statesman journal Adelman to attend Paldanius dedication NBA coach will be at Chemeketa today Woodburn's Michael Hobson is the Statesman Journal All-Mid-Valley soccer player of the year, timothy j. gonzalez STATESMAN JOURNAL CI my MAN By Bill Poehler Statesman Journal Rick Adelman, head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, will be in attendance at today's dedication of Ward Paldanius Court at Chemeketa Community College, Chemeketa Fundraising Coach and Life Story Writer John Hawkins confirmed. The Timberwolves (8-9) hosted Cleveland Friday night and Adelman and his wife, Mary Kay, are flying in this morning. Minnesota next plays Wednesday. The dedication will take place at halftime of today's 4 p.m.

men's basketball game between Chemeketa and Lower Columbia. Adelman was the head men's basketball coach at Chemeketa for six seasons from 1977 to 1983 after he had retired as an NBA player. He has gone on to coach 22 seasons in the NBA with Portland, Golden State, Sacramento and Houston. "I first started out here coaching," Adelman said at the Rick Adelman Golf Classic at Illahe Hills Country Club in August. "It was a big part of my life at the start.

The school was great. The things they do are really worthwhile." Paldanius was the athletic director at Chemeketa from 1972 to 1985 and hired Adelman for his first head coaching job. bpoehlerStatesmanJournal.com, (503) 399-6701 or follow at twitter.combpoehler UIILII I Woodburn's Michael Hobson is a forward. You'd never guess it watching him play. MICHAEL HOBSON School: Woodburn Year: Junior Position: Forward Statistics: Hobson scored nine goals and had three assists.

Honors: First-team all-Mid-Willamette Conference. STATESMAN JOURNAL TEAMS This week, the Statesman Journal is wrapping up high school fall sports with its annual All-Mid-Valley selections. Thursday: Cross Country Friday: Volleyball Today: Boys soccer Sunday: Girls soccer Tuesday: Football By Bill Poehler I Statesman Journal WOODBURN Michael Hobson's position on the soccer field is unclassifiable. At times the Woodburn High School junior is a forward and a good one: He scored nine goals this season and had three assists. The rest of the time he's a defender, using his raw speed to track down opposing attackers and take the ball away.

Wherever Hobson is on the field, he makes an impact on the game. For his efforts, Hobson is the Statesman Journal All-Mid-Valley boys soccer player of the year. "My official position, I don't think I really have one," Hobson said. "It's just wherever they need me to play." For the record, Hobson is listed as a forward, but try telling that to his opponents. Woodburn scored significantly fewer goals this year (60) than the year before (89), but the team won the state championship for a third time.

Hobson was a big part of that: When he needed to score, he would go forward and score, and when his team needed defense, he would drop back and play in the back. He scored one goal in each of the past two state championship matches and his play has been critical in the Bulldogs' con tinued team success. "You just don't think it's going to happen and then it happens again you're like, what?" Hobson said. "I helped win the first one and the second one and the third one so just to share that with people is pretty amazing. Hobson's parents, Thomas and Annette, both graduated from Woodburn.

Thomas Hobson was a senior on Woodburn's 1986 boys soccer team that won its league championship and made the state playoffs for the first time. Hobson's family lived in Mt. Angel when he was born, but soon moved back to Wood-burn when he was 4 and he started playing soccer soon after. "That's just the main sport," Hobson said. "I grew to love it, too.

I used to play baseball; I did not like baseball. I played basketball; I did not like baksetball. Soccer grew on me because my dad did it, but everyone else did it, too. "In recess, everyone's playing soccer, no one's playing football, no one's playing basketball. Everyone's playing soccer.

Even if See HOBSON, Page 4B Rick Adelman will attend today's court dedication in honor of Ward Paldanius at Chemeketa Community College, ap Oregon beats BYU to reach first regional final in 10 tournament appearances. They won 25-23, 25-21, 22-25, 25-12. Pac-12 player of the year Alaina Bergsma had 17 kills, Ariana Williams 13 and Kather-ine Fischer 12 for the Ducks, who were playing BYU for the first time since 1988. Lauren Plum had 68 set assists. "It was a tough match," said Oregon coach Jim Moore.

"BYU is a really good team and lost the first two sets narrowly, then fought their way back into it in the third set. We had a tough time controlling our emotions all day, especially in the first set Ultimately, we pulled together when it mattered, and it was a team win all the way around." See DUCKS, Page 4B News services OMAHA, Neb. Liz Brenner pounded 26 kills and Oregon defeated BYU in four sets Friday to advance to the NCAA volleyball tournament Omaha Regional final. The fifth-seeded Ducks (28-4) set a school record for wins in a season and reached a regional final for the first time Oregon's Haley Jacob (9) Liz Brenner (6) Canace Finley (5) and Katherine Fischer (12) celebrate their 3-1 win against BYU on Friday in Omaha, Neb. ap REACH US: Pete Martini, Sports producer, (503) 399-6730, pmartiniStatesmanJournal.com or sportsStatesmanJournal.com.