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A game of assessment, not inches
Saturday's Spring Game will give coaches a glimpse of how players will perform under the pressure and conditions of an actual game
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For the Portland State players who have endured the grind of spring practice over the past couple of weeks, a final opportunity to impress the coaches has finally arrived, as the Vikings suit up for the annual Portland State Spring Game at 1 p.m. Saturday at PGE Park.
Memories until the end
Mandy Hill impresses in her final outing as a Viking, giving the team 31 wins on the season
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Mandy Hill owns most of the important pitching and hitting records in school history, so there was little left to prove when she stepped into the pitcher's circle for the final time in her Portland State career Tuesday evening.
However, Hill left Vikings fans with one more lasting memory: a two-hit shutout in a game against Oregon State in which she also drove in the sole run.
Surprise season comes to an end
Portland State concludes golf season with a 20th-place finish at the NCAA West Regional
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Playing in their fourth NCAA Regional Tournament this decade, the Portland State women's golf team finished 20th out of 21 teams at the NCAA West Regional in Sacramento, Calif., this past weekend.
Talking shop with the 'Man in Black'
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The Vikings will fasten their chinstraps for the last time until fall practice commences when they hit the newly laid turf at PGE Park for the annual Spring Game at 1 p.m. Saturday. While most were sleeping over the past month, the players have been refining their skills with two-hour workouts starting at 7 a.
Forecast: fuzzy
Several questions remain following Portland State's Spring Game
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Even after Portland State's 80-play Spring Game Saturday, the Vikings outlook for the regular season is still fuzzy.
To start, it is not entirely clear who will lead the Vikings' attack at quarterback. It is still up in air which wide receivers the starting signal caller will target as key weapons. It is unknown whether young secondary players will pan out. And the Portland State offensive line appears to be a work in progress.
Punting perception
Punter/kicker Danny Urrego may play wide receiver next season
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For years kickers and punters have been stereotyped as the most un-athletic members of a football team, but one Portland State player is trying to change that longstanding perception.
His name is Danny Urrego.
Academic woes result in penalties
Four Portland State athletic programs did not fare well when the NCAA released APR reports earlier this week
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Portland State sports teams felt the strong arm of the law earlier this week when the NCAA released its Academic Progress Reports Tuesday for the four-year period of academic years from 2003-04 through 2006-07.
Schematic Breakdown
A glimpse at the run-and-shoot offense and Jerry Glanville's patented 3-4 defense
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Spotlight Athlete of the week
Putting for birdies with junior golfer Kayla Morinaga
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Twice named to the All-Big Sky Conference Second Team, Kayla Morinaga became the first Portland State golfer to win a tournament in three years, when she reigned victorious at the Colorado Memorial earlier this season.
