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GREENSBORO - A&T
State University initiated a new
era in its athletic program by
naming James McKinley as
head football coach, and Gene
littles as head basketball
coach.
McKinley, 32, resigned as
head coach at Central State
University in Ohio to accept
the A&T position. Littles, 35,
had served the past two years
as assistant basketball coach at
Appalachian State University
in North Carolina.
The new appointments,
both effective immediately,
were announced by A&T
chancellor, Dr. Lewis C.
Dowdy, at a Friday, March
25 noon" press conference.
"We are confident that we
have in Jim McKinley and
Gene Littles, two highly quali
fied and talented young
coaches," said Dowdy. "We
are certain that they will pur
sue a course of excellence in
guiding these two important
segments of the A&T athletic
program."
Dowdy commended the
A&T Search Committee and
athletic director,. Cal Irvin, for
their nominations. He said the
committee interviewed more
than 100 applicants for' the
two positions.
McKinley, who starred in
football at Western Michigan
'University, compiled a 32-9-4
record in five years ' of
high school coaching at Alle
gan (Michigan) High School
and won three conference
championships. His record in
three years as head coach at
Central State University was
17-15.
McKinley, also served one
year as defensive linebacker
coach at Eastern Michigan. As
a player, he earned. All-American
Conference honors as a
tightendin 1965.
He was born in Chicago,
grew, up in Bangor, Mich;, and
is married to Mrs. Connie Mc
Kinley. The McKinleys have a
daughter. ' .
McKinley holds a bache
lor's degree in physical edu
cation from Western Michi
gan and the master's degree
from Eastern Michigan Uni
versity.' Littles is considered to be ",
one of the finest . college
players ever to play, in North
Carolina. In four years as a
K layer for High Point College,
e earned NAI A All-American
honors three times and All-
Carolina Conference four
.times.
From . 1969-1975, he
played professional basketball
with the Carolina Cougars and .
the Kentucky Colonels of the
-American Basketball League.
A native of Washington,
D. C, Littles holds a bache
lor's degree in physical edu
cation 'from High Point
College, and he is working
on a master's degree at Appa
lachian State University. He is
married to Mrs. Rita M.
Littles. They have two sons,
Darren and Travis.
McKinley will replace
Hornsby Howell who re
signed as the Aggies' head
football coach. Littles will
succeed Warren Reynolds, who .
also stepped down as A&Ts
basketball coach. ,
BASKETBALL: BALLET - Bulls' Norm Van Uer
watches as rebounding ball falls free, after Laker's
Kareem Abduklabbar (33) blocked Van Lier's shot
during the 1st quarter of game. Chicago beat Los
Angeles'1 02-86. (UPI).
NCCU Softball Team Splits First 6 Games
EAGLES BEGIN SPRING PRACTICE
Coach Willie S. Smith
greeted some 70 football
players to the annual, spring
practice at NCCU, The Eagles
are preparing to buoy their
1976 record of 6-5 when they
defeated Elizabeth City 344,
Winstori-Salem 31-7,- Delaware
State 27-16, Virginia State
14-7, Johnson C. Smith 10-3
andN.C. A&T 17-16.
Coach Smith is faced with
replacing two Afl-MEAC first
team selected ; Tackle Darius
Helton and safety Louis
Breeden. Second team All
MEAC defensive tackle Bobby
Miller, lineback Aaron Whi
taker. quarterback Ricky
Moore, guard Nathan Morrow, s their season on March 10th
defensive tackle Joseph bv losine to Winston-Salem
NCCU Women's Softball
team under the direction of
Mrs. Sandra Shuler, has proved
To" be a potent offensive wea-.
pon in its first year of
operation. The Eaglettes have
split three doubleheaders to
date and have displayed quite
an array of hitters.
The Eaglettes opened
winning the second game 20 14.
Ballard, linebackers Allen
Overton, George Jones, and
Grover Battle, and cornerback
Charles Romes are
veteran players that
Smith must replace.:
.. Next Week: How things
went the first week at NCCU
Spring Practice.
104 then rebounding in the
nightcap and winning 18-11.
On March 23: the Eaelettes
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otner dropped the first game to
Coach UNC-Chapel Hill 15-6, then
upended the Lady Heels 13-11.
On March 25, the Eagles split
with Shaw University - .dropp
ing the first game 30-26 and
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YVONNE PERKINS
DURilAM COUNTY COnf.lUIJITY EDUCATION PROGRAM
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For Boys and Girls Who llavo Coaphtpj lst-6th Grades
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MERRICK-MOORE
Elementary School
Summer Camp
2325 Check Rd.
. Phillip Rigdon
Principal
Eddie Tice '
Coordinator.
PEARSONTOWN
Elementary School
Summer Camp
4915 Baiboe Rd.
. Shelred Cunningham
Principal
Virginia Tyndall
Coordinator
HILLANDALE
Elementary School
Summer Camp
2107 Hillandaie
Road
Wm. McCautey
Principal
Bob Simpson
Coordinator
. HOLT
I Elementary School
Summer Camp '
4019 Holt School ,
Road .'..'
James Armstrong
Principal '
' Bob Simpson
Coordinator -
LOWES GROVE
Elementary School
, Summer Camp
S. AlstonAve.
Alexander Decker
Principal
Virginia Tyndall
Coordinator
All Ccr.niur.iry Education Camps Stat Monday,
Jano 20, 1977
EDOLLnEtlT IS LDITED
CAMP FEES:
Fee is S20.00 per week.. Each
additional sister or brother may
attend - for only $15.00 per
week. A special 8-week rate is
' available. Registration: fee;
S10.0Q,
HOURS OF CAMP:
Camp is open at 7:00 a.m. to
,6:00 p.m. with supervision.
' Actual scheduled programs start
at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4:30.
LUNCH AND SNACKS: INSURANCE:
Orange juice, milk, and cereal
will be served when camper
arrives. A hot lunch will be
: served . at noon. Milk , and
: cookies will be served in the
afternoon,'
AD summer campers will be
covered by an accident policy
which also affords coverage for
any traveling campers during the
. day session; Policy is free to
campers. . - , -,
For more information or application forms for
the five ' camps listed ' above, , call or write:
Mr. Joe Bowman ;
. Camp Director
P.O. Box 2854 , ." ''
West Durham Station t ''.
" Durham, N. C. 27705
477-4343- : . ' ' '" V
Or pick up a copy at any participating school
site.,. i.; . : . ' ' ' .?
Other day camping opportunities are also avail
able. The following agencies of the Durham
County Community Education Task Force are
planning camps: -
I YWCA: Veronica Williams; 688-4396
YMCA: Jack Martin, 682-0313
City Recreation Dept.: 7 --
Carl Washington, 688-8021
N. C. Central University, Coach Carter, .
683-6256 ' -
" Lcvo Sppnd tho Summer Together" Sy)
C:v;!:;::.!f Cijci;!:.:2 , Cherecfcr. and Fun in Day Cppbg O
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In the six games to date
the Eaglettes have scored 87
runs while giving up 91-. They
are hitting .359 as a team while
the opponents are hitting. 275.
The Eaglettes are hitting at
least t300. Freshman left fielder
Barbara McPhail leads the team
with a.593 batting average. She
leads the team in hits (16)
and runs scored (15). Senior
Yvonne Perkins and freshman
Teresa Williams are planted at
500. Perkins, who has missed
two games, has 8 runs batted
in to place second on the team'.
She has hit one home run.
Williams, a sleek second base
man, also has hit one home
run. , ,
Uarlene Hammonds, the
shortfielder is carrying a.391
average with two doubles.
Janice Strickland, a catcher
first basewoman has slugged 2
home runs against Shaw and is
leading the team With 9 runs
batted in on her .375 average.
Centerfielder Janice Earle has a
.333 average with a double and
BLACK SKI SCENE RACER -? Stan McArthur of Los
Angeles, Calif pondsrtd results after a run on the
NASTAR race course at Vail, Colo. He was one of 375
skiers at the event from all over the country. The Jos.
Schlitz Brewing Co Milwaukee, Wis., provided prizes
for the skiers who raced near the top of 11,250 foot
Vail Mountain. f ; ! : - .
60 Schools Partidpato In
Chocrlcading Competition
Sixty Receive $200 cash, a distinctive
CHARLOTTE
cheerleaders ..squads ; from
North Carolina and South
a triple. Joanne Harris, a third Carolina high schools are to vie
baseman." is at .318" with a early next month for the top
double and a triple.
Tennis Team Drops 2-2
The 1977 NCCU Eagles
Tennis team opened their
No. 2 players - Bennett
Miller is sporting 3-1 record in
position in the Caro winds
Cheeleaders Championship.
' General Manager Michael
Bartlett said the competi
tion will begin at 10 ajn. on
Sat., April 2, : . in the theme
park's Paladium amphitheater.
Besides stimulating
'banner and a portable public
address system which can be
used at pep rallies,' athletic
events and various school
functions. The first place
runner . up will receive $150
in cash and a special banner.
The second and third runners
up will receive- $100 and $75
respectively and an engraved
plaque. '
Each team is to perform.
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W)rispn-5alern 6-3 and No. 6 Keith Haywood arete?rh participatwpy BarfJtT, tesjand I ..will ,be judged brlpri-
and " 7-2. Last week, they also j-i in angles piay, wnjue saia, vc wiU ' De awaraing gmauiy, aegreoi oi amiciuy,
dropped two contests 7-2 to
N. C. A&T State and 8-1 to
Elon College.
Coach Harry Edmonds,
saddled with no scholarships
and one returning veteran, i$
counting on youth to lift the
Eagles to their usual heights.
In spite of their . 2-2 re
cord, the Eagles have several
shining stars.
No. 3 Tamaz Greene is 2-2.
The remaining Eagles
Tennis schedule is:
March 31 St. Augustine's
in Durham; April 1 Si. Paul's
in Durham; April 8 - St. Paul's
in .Lawrenceville, Va.; April
18 N. C, A&T in Durham;
and April 20, St. Augustine's
in Raleigh.
$525 in cash prizes earmarked
for the school activity funds.
The first place winner will
precision, unity, appearance,
voice projection, clarity and
enthusiasm, Bartlett said. " v
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ORANGEBURG - Two
members of the South Caro
lina State College women's
basketball team which cap
tured the State AIAW cham
pionship and was recently .
named the top ranked team
in the nation, - have .been
selected to play on the
Palmetto State's AAU squad.
Margaret English, a 6-3
sophomore and 6-0 senior
Althea McGriff ; along with
other top players from the
state will represent South Caro
lina in the national AAU tour
nament in Fullerton,. Calif.,
March 28 April 2.
Other players on the eight
man squad are , Accronetta
Cooper of Claflin, Pearl Moore
of Francis Marion and Sister
Green, Scoote Delome, Vanes
sa Harris and Janie Ruth Lee,
all of the College of
Charleston. ; i , f
English and McGriff were
standouts on the Lady Bull
dog's team which finished the
season with' a 28-1 mark and
captured the Mid-Eastern Ath
letic Conference ' Women's
championship and the State
AIAW title. The Lady Bull
dogs were recently tabbied as
the top ranked team Iri the
nation in the .1976-77 Mu
hammed Ali Top Ten Black
Poiis. ,
English, a native of Colum
bia contributed 14.2 points
and a team leading -12 re
bounds for the Lady Bull
dogs while McGriff, of Mann
ing, averaged 11.5 points and
10 rebounds for Willie Simon's
squad.' ' .
The duo, along with
Simon, will leave for California
Sunday at 10:30 ajn. from
the Columbia Metropolitan
Airport. '
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