PEMBROKE SENIOR HIGH'S WARRIORS EXPECTED TO RECAPTURE THREE RIVERS
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Experience is (he trade
nark at the 1982 edition at
Pembroke Senior High Scho
iTi baseball (mmc
The Warrior*' infield re
Koonie Chevi* has back four
rf five pitcher* from * peer
igo, the only ioe* being
ieparted aenior Glenn Thorn
is. Chavis can call on last
lesson's ace. junior James
Bird who posed a 7-1 record in
Ids first year at varsity
amipedtion. or seniors Mic
key Carter and Perry Strick
land. both at whom turned in
strong performances in "81.
Sophomore Eric Lock]ear,
who won Ms only start, should
see n? bit more action this
year.
Seniors Anthony Locklear
and Steve Camming* anchor a
veteran infield that is probab
ly the best in the county this
year. Third baseman Locklear
batted .340 last season while
turning in excellent defensive
play at the hot corner. Cum
mines is likewise a power
hitter and good fielder.
In the nflBdfr la shortstop
Devy BeO-and second base
man Timothy Carter. Both are
sound defensively and help
give the Warriors a potent
lineup.
If Coach Charts has one
thing to worry about this
season, it is inexperience in
the outfield. None of the three
players who will start have
ever seen regular duty there.
Senior Cleo Locklear will
replace graduated David Leek
in leftfield after working as an
utility infieider a year ago,
while Randy Jacobs wfll be
replacing AD- Three Rivers
Conference performer Reggie
Strickland. Bobby Sampson, a
senior who has never played
baseball before, wil play in
right fie Id along wkh Mickey
Carter and Fury Strickland
when they are not on the
mound.
That inexperience plus a
lack of overall team speed and
depth has Chavis concerned,
but he still remains optimistic
about his team's chances this
season. "1 guess people will
pick us to take the conference
baaed on last year's perfor
mance and the people we
return," said Chavis. "If we
can avoid injuries, we'll be all
right."
Posting an overall record of
13-11 last season, the Wairi
on were ft-2 la conference
play but lost a special playoff
game with co-champion
WhitevilJe, SO, to determine
the league's representative in
the state playoffs.
Another new addition to the
Warriors this season is assis
tant coach Ralph Ward, who
coached the school's football
team to a best-ever 6-2-2
record and No. 7 ranking in
the state Associated Press
poll last foil. Ward is not
without credentials, having
flayed for one year for s.1
Cincinnati Reds form dub in
the Pacific Coast League and
Another year la Merino, A
catcher in his playing days.
Ward works wkh the catchers
and infield.
Those first three losses the '
Warriors suffered last year
were all games in which they
%eld the load until the late
innings. The team was able to
regroup and turn in its best
he cord in three years while J
tying for the conference
championship. Coach Chavis
has been stressing the impor
tanoe of getting off to a good
start la '82. a season which
begins Friday at home against
Red Springs.
The led Devis arc a new
addition to Pembroke's sche
dule as are CUnton and
Pender County, first-year
members of the Three Rivers
Conference. The Warriors
play a 23-game slate. split by
10 conference games, 10
non-conference games, 10
three in the anneal Lumber
ton Easter Tournament which
the Warriors won in 1980.
About to enter his ninth'
year as head- coach of the
Wanton. Ronnie Chavto has
had mora than Us share of
that Lumberton Easter Tour
nament title. Chavis has
guided his team to live
regular season Three Riven
championships, four TEC
tournament championships,
and a third place finish in the
state in 197*.
A ste0ar pitcher for Fuan
brake State University daring
Us playing career, Charts has
seen a number of Us fanner
players go to college ball,
including '76 PSHS graduate .
Dwigbt Louny who plays in
the Detroit Tigen farm dub
systdm. ,
Manager
1981 Rewrite
Pembroke 6 Scotland 9
Pembroke 6 Hoke 10
Pembroke 4 Lumberton 5
Pembroke 6 Lumberton 1
Pembroke 11 Scotland 17
Pembroke 10 Hoke 1
Pembroke 10 McColl 7
Pembroke 8 McColl 10
Pembroke 1 UNC-CH JV 1C
Pembroke 7 W. Columbus 1
Pembroke 7 . East Bladen 9
Pembroke 4 Fairmont 0
Pembroke ? Whiteville 6
Pembroke 8 Tar Heel 5
Pembroke 3 W. Brunswick
Pembroke 18 W. Columbus
Pembroke 3 Littlefield 1
Pembroke 4 Hoke 5
Pembroke 4 Lumberton 6
Pembroke 7 East Bladen'0
Pembroke 6 Fairmont 5
Pembroke 3 Whiteville 10
Pembroke W. Brunswick
Pembroke 0 Whiteville 5
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17 - Cleo LocUear
LF, Senior
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#5 - B?ity Jacob*
CF, Sophomore
#6 - Bobby SampMH
RF, Senior
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#2 ? Devy Bell
?-?S,?Jumor *
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#1 ? Timothy Carter
2B. Junior
1982 WARRIORS BASEBALL
Mar. S RED SPRINGS 4:00
Mar. 8 Lumberton 3:30
Mar. 12 FAIRMONT 4:0fr .
I Mar. 18 SCOTLAND 3:30
Mar. 19 HOKE 4:00
Mar. 23 LUMBERTON 4:00
Mar. 26 Red Springs 4:00
Mar. 30 Hoke 3:30
Apr. 2 Fairmont 7:30
Apr. 7 Scotland 7:30
Apr. 9 WEST COLUMBUS 7:30
Apr. 12-16 Lumberton Easter Tournament
Apr. 20 -Eart^BUda* 4:00 t
Apr. 23 Clinton 4:00
Apr. 27 PENDER 7:30
Apr. 30 West Brunswick 7:30
May 4 West Columbus 7:30
May 7 EAST BLADEN 7:30
May 11 CLINTON 7:30
May 14 Pender 4:00
May 18 WEST BRUNSWICK 7:30
'Home Games In ALL CAPS.
#11-Anthony LoddearV
3B, Senior ^
#3 ? Mickey Carter
P-OF, Senior
I #21 ? Perry Strickland
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#16 ? Junes Bird
P, Junior
#22 ? Eric Locklear
P, Sophomore
X#17.St*v.Cwa-ihi??
^ IB, Senior
123 - Asst. Coach Ralph Ward
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1981
Three Rivers 3-A Conference
\ Baseball Co-Champions /
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#20 ? Head Coach Rranto Cfcavk
115 . W.*tal - Ifh., Smith *
OP, Junior P, Freshman ' INF. Sophomore
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