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The Voice
April 30,1982
SPORTS
FSU Golf Coach and Superstars - Coach Moses Walhey pauses during a pracnce
session to give advice to Tony Terry (c) and Ricardo Stevens before undertaking the
CIAA Golf Tourney at Winston-Salem.
Golf Dynasty
Continues
For the past eight years Fayetteville State University golf coach Moses Walker
has walked away with the CIAA team championship and/or the individual
medalist championship trophy.
How does he continue to do it?
Well, one thing is certain. He recruits excellent student athletes. And his latest
twosome—Tony Terry and Ricardo Stevens—are in the famed “Moses Walker”
mold.
Tony Terry, a native of Aberdeen, Maryland, is a junior majoring in business
administration. Ricardo Stevens, also a junior majoring business administration,
hails just up the road from his golf partner in nearby Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
These studious and friendly young men are a bundle of talent when it comes to
hitting the “little white ball” on the golf course and both starting playing golf at
an early age.
“I used to caddy for my dad,” began Terry. “He finally let me hit a ball one
day when I was around eight years old and I’ve been hitting them ever since. I
owe a lot to my dad for starting me and he is a fantastic golfer himself.”
Stevens starting around the same age in Philadelphia and like his classmate
Terry, was on the golf course playing in no time flat putting the ball in the cup.
“Actually, I lived a few blocks from a city golf course in Philadelphia,” said
Stevens. “I think I got into golf because everybody else was playing basketball at
the time and I was just curious about the game of golf.”
The Philadelphia native credits a black golf pro Bill Bishop with encouraging
him to learn and play the game of golf.
Terry and Stevens are a one-two punch for Fayetteville State’s golf squad and
are friendly rivals on the same team when it comes to golf.
“We just switch around when it comes to individual medalist play,” said
Stevens. “Sometimes I shoot low score for medalist honors and sometimes Tony
beats me out for the honor but we have a tremendous respect for each other.”
Since enrolling at Fayetteville State University, the two likeable young men
have continued the Bronco tradition of excellence in golf as well as their studies.
Terry won the CIAA medalist individual honors his freshman year while
Stevens captured the same league crown his sophomore year. Stevens was named
to the All-CIAA and NAIA selection his first year at FSU and Terry was selected
“Most Valuable Player” for the team his sophomore season. Terry also received
All-CIAA plaudits his freshman season.
Both individual had won several golf tournaments before entering college,
however, Stevens feels that one tourney stands out in his mind as the highlight
before coming to FSU.
“I think that winning the Greater Philadelphia Country Club championship
and looking at that handsome trophy was the big thrUl before coming to FSU,”
he said.
It certainly will be a big thrill for these two talented young men if they can cap
ture a ninth consecutive CIAA championship this spring at Winston-Salem.
“I just can’t say enough about these two young individuals (Terry and Stevens)
and they certainly know how to make a coach look good,” smiled coach Walker.
The Bronco golf team are CIAA perrenial favorites to capture the CIAA Golf
title for 1982 and with the mighty duo of Terry and Stevens leading the Bronco
linksters, it looks like another banner year for the Broncos and coach Moses
Walker.
Lady Broncos Prep
For Tourney
The Lady Bronco softball team, currently 7-3 in the CIAA Southern Division,
will participate in the CIAA conference softball tourney April 29-30 on the cam
pus of Winston-Salem State University.
“The teams to beat in the tourney, I feel, are Winston-Salem State and Virginia
State University,” said Bronco skipper George Williams.
The Ramette softball squad has dropped the Lady Bronco team in two outings
and the Winston-Salem team has a 9-1 league mark.
The Lady Bronco team has an overall record of 10-5 and are 9-4 in the NAIA
District 29.
Currently the Bronco nine are in second place in the CIAA southern division.
“Right now our team is healthy and we are going to the tourney with a healthy
attitude and a positive attitude,” said Williams.
After eleven games, Helen Smith, junior short center field from
Elizabethtown, N.C. is the fourth leading hitter in the league with a sizzling .438
average. The Lady Bronco squad has two players in the CIAA home run
category, Winifred Williams, a freshman pitcher from Fayetteville, has four
round-trippers while teammate Tammy Peele, a Washington, N.C. freshman first
base man, has three homers. Winifred Williams is also fourth in the league in the
runs batted in category with 15 and is tied with several players in the conference
with runs scored at 12.
In addition to CIAA post-season play, the Lady Broncos are hopeful of a bid
to participate in the NAIA District 26 Tournament, beginning April 26.
Athletic Scholarship
The Department of Athletics at Fayetteville State University will sponsor a
“Dollar Day” athletic scholarship fund drive Saturday, May 1 at the Community
Booth, Cross Creek Mall and will be asking for contributions of one dollar or
more toward the athletic scholarship fund drive.
Fayetteville State University athletics is in dire need of community support and
is asking all citizens in this area to come by the Community Booth at Cross Creek
Mall Saturday, May 1 and make a generous contribution toward Bronco athletic
scholarships.
Please helo suooort Bronco athletic.c.
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Chancellor Lyons and CIAA Golf champs.
Chancellor Receives
Golf Trophies
Recently, in the dome area of the Student Center, Mr. Moses Walker presented
all the trophies won by the FSU Golf Team to Chancellor Charles “A” Lyons.
Chancellor Lyons then presented the trophies to Mr. Irving Veazie, Student Cen
ter Director. The trophies will be placed in the trophy cases located in the dome
area of the Student Center.
The members of the Golf Team present for the presentation of the trophies
were Mr. Moses Walker, coach; Riccardo Stevens, Anthony Terry, Gary Robin
son, Lonnie McNeill and Charles Anderson.
In the past the Golf Team have produced exceptional players in persons of
Randolph Gaither, Dennis Williams, Randy Combes and Redell Miller.
The Golf Team have won eight (8) straight CIAA championships and four (4)
CIAA Medalist Championships. Vincent Reid, the first CIAA Champion led the
way for Andre Springs, Riccardo Stevens and Anthony Terry who were also
CIAA Champions.