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gPORTgSome Win, Some LoseThe Thanksgiving holiday weekend saw three of Brooklyn%u2019s college basketball teamsC r t m n n o n r f n m n n n t U t ln 4b n m n u ( * * * * * *-''-'***'%u25a0 ' '' W O V ( jU iijt V k J ) r i i m v i h u u u i v i u o u ifered setbacks during home play.The Medgar Evers College Cougars beat the Baruch College Statesmen, 66 to 60, during a City University League game Nov. 29 at Medgar Evers while the Long Island University Blackbirds stole the play from the Nyack Parsons, 94 to 50, the same evening.Meanwhile, the St. Francis College Terriers lost to the Morgan State Golden Bears during home court action Nov. 29,58 to 61, and Brooklyn College suffered an overwhelming defeat to the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, 58 to 73, during Brooklyn%u2019s first home game of the season.Earlier, that same day, Polytechnic played the school%u2019s alumni, during the 15th annual homecoming celebration, with the Blue Jays defeating the alumni team, 73 to 66. %u2014 R.T.YW Athletes Swim OnJunior center forw ard R oger Chavez w asO u tstanding Player of th e Year in the M etroS occer C onference.Three young special athletes from the Brooklyn YWCA traveled to Miami Nov. 21 to compete in the Junior Orange Bowl Sports Ability Games.No strangers to competition, each of the girls has been tested in her ability to overcome the amputation of a leg due to bone cancer, trauma or congenital problem. %u201cMichele Scalogna, age 7; Tamara Pacheco, 9, and Elizabeth Zamoyta, 12, have the courage and pluck to compete in a national swimming competition even though they have only learned to swim 12 weeks ago,%u201d says Julia Bryant of the Y.The three young athletes, who have been training in the Brooklyn YWCA pool as part of The Hospital for Special Surgery%u2019s Amputee Rehabilitation Program, competed in the 25 and 50-meter freestyle events in the 7-12 year old division. They have been training under the direction of Paddy Rossbach of the hospital and Estelle Rogers, a Brooklyn YWCA swimming instructor.LIU Has Six All-StarsLong Island University, winner of the ECAC Metro Soccer Conference Championship for the second consecutive year, placed six players on the league%u2019s All-Star Team, the most of any other league member. LIU%u2019s junior center forward Roger Chavez, a5-foot-5 player with high speed, excellent ballhandling skills, and a nose for the goal, was named the %u201cMost Outstanding Player of the Year%u201d in addition to making the All-Star Team. Chavez, with 22 goals and eight assists this season, is the fifth leading collegiate scorer in the United States.Other Blackbird booters selected in the coaches%u2019 ballot for All-Star honors were: junior right-winger Maicol Antelo, freshman midfielder and team captain Raul Perez, junior goalie Ricardo Aguilera, sophomore stopper Vinitus Charley and freshman sweeper Emmett Trinity.Jay Girls Are SecondJohn Jay%u2019s High School%u2019s girls%u2019 cross country team recently placed second in the Brooklyn Cross Country Championship. Aishah Hasan, the team captain, came in second in the individuals. Kathy Ranson, Judy Atkinson, Tamika George, Lisa Adams and Jennifer Lord also won trophies for individual performance. Aishah Hasan, Kathy Ransom and Judy Atkinson qualified to participate in the State Championships.The junior varsity cross country team came in third in the Borough Championship, as did the freshman team. The freshman team was composed of Jennifer Lord, Lisa Adams, Latisha Thomas, Magda Riche and Simone Lyken. Each won a team trophy.BROOKLYN HOME VETERINARY SERVICEHousecallsPark S lope, B oerum H ill, Brooklyn H eig h ts,C arroll G ardens, C obble H ill, P rospect H eig h ts,F ort G reeneJ E F F R E Y S .F IS C H .D V M 718-499-6879GRAND OPENINGOSGIVE A GIFT OF EDUCATION TO A FRIEND FOR THE _________ HOLIDAYSC om puter Training%u2022 (W ord star, W an g ) %u2022 C o m p u te rized A ccountin g /B o o k ke ep in g %u2022 Lotus 123 %u2022 S u p e re ^ c %u2022dB ase ll/lll %u2022 D ata Entry %u2022 C om p 'te riz e .%u25a0 ty p %u00ading (keyboarding) %u2022 M S-D O S /B A L C %u00ae Com pu ter P rog ram m ing %u2022 D ata M an ag em c %u2018 %u2022S te n o %u2022 TypingOne Hour Classes %u2022 2 Days Pei *Veek$300-5600 Per CourseJob Placement Assistance For All________________ Training_______________OS Com puter Training Center226 A Atlantic Ave. (nr. Court St.) Brooklyn, NY %u2022 11224 Office Hours: 9AM-11PM %u2022 Mon.-Sat. (7 1 8 ) 9 3 5 -9 8 7 6Get The News of the Best of Brooklyn ArtsEvery Week In The Pages of The PhoenixLEVOLORBLINDS50%OFFIn Park Slope145 7th Ave.Bklyn. NY 11215636-1550bT \II%u00ab|Mailing Centre, Inc.O NE STOP SERVICEPRIVATEMAILBOX RENTAL* C o n v e n ie n c e* S e c u rity* Privacy$ 1 0 -m o n th ly* S ta m p s (d o m e s tic /fo re ig n* P o s ta l C ards* E n velo p es* P arce l Post* P h o to C opy* M e s s a g e S ervic eB & J Mailing Centra, IncC01 U.n/4.rHlll A*m(B