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4UVith Kemp teYUlM COUR *A P SPORTS WRITER 2JEATTLE - With Shawn K&pP and Ricky Pierce, the Swlle SuperSonics are headed into the NBA playoffs. jrj^ithout Roy Tarpley and Fat ^XSVfcr, the Dallas Mavericks are t going nowhere. , ' ; ? : Seattle moved a step closer to [ the playoffs with Saturday [: night's 115-102 victory over the v Mavericks. And that wasn't the only nega ?; live for Mavericks on Saturday. ; Earlier, the injured 7-foot Tarpley t; was arrested on suspicion of t' >?' ? .? _m . . ? ? ruLltj-im ..i |?|.| ? las. Tarpley has twice violated ;? the league's anti-drug policy. "It's very disheartening," Dal las coach Richie Adubato said. ; "He's been doing so well of late r with his rehabilitation. ' 'He slipped, obviously. I can't -comment beyond this until I get ; the police report." Dallas isn't the same team without Tarpley and Lever, both sidelined with season-ending knee injuries. The Mavericks were 4-1 before Tarpley tore the anterior cruciate in his right knee against Orlando on Nov. ,9. Norfolk mentor By Chronicle Staff Norfolk State women's basket ball coach James Sweat has been . named Converse's NCAA Division : II Coach of the Year in a joint announcement by Converse Inc. and the Women's Basketball Coach es Association (WBCA). In his third season as the Spar tanettes head coach, Sweat guided the third-ranked NSU women to a 33-2 record and a first-ever NCAA Final Four appearance. Norfolk won its first 33 games, tying a Divi sion II women's record for consecu tive wins in a season and most wins in a season. Earlier this year. Sweat, who & Pierce, Sonics are playoff-bound They're 21-44 since. Rolando Blackman, Tarpley 's teammate and vice president of the NBA Players Association, was saddened by the news of Tarpley's arrest. 4 'My first thought was I hoped number to four, any combination of wins or losses by either Dallas or the Los Angeles Clippers. Seattle has 11 regular- season games left, seven at home. The Sonics have won two straight after losing eight of 10 "At the end of the game, I want the ball because the most Important thing Is win ning." -Ricky Pierce he didn*t violate his probation/* Blackmail said. But he said the Dallas players, including himself, could not be distracted by Tarpley's latest headlines. Dallas has 12 regular-season games left, including a game in Dallas against Denver on Tues day night. The Mavejicks weren't confident about their playoff chances after losing to Seattle for the second time in four games. 4 'This was a two-game because this was the team we are compet ing with,'* Adubato said. Seattle (34-37) holds down the eighth and final Western Confer ence playoff berth. The victory over Dallas xut the Sonics* magic voted Division was also named the CIAA's Coach of the Year, earned his 250th career win. In 10 years of coaching, Sweat's record is 257-62, a winning percentage of .810. Sweat led the Spartanettes to the Final Four with only one senior on the roster ? Tracy Saunders, an All-American pick and the NCAA Division II Player of the Year. Nor folk has risen to the top quickly in just two years under Sweat whose team posted a 15-14 record in his first year at NSU in '89. Sweat received his Coach of the Year award last weekend during the NCAA Division I women's national championships at New Orleans. - games. Kemp and Pierce were the piv otal players for the Sonics in the second half against the Maver icks. Kemp scored 1 1 of his 23 points in the third quarter and Pierce had 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter. Kemp sat out most of the fourth quarter after his fifth per sonal foul. He made 10 of 12 shots from the field, including a 3 -pointer and three slam dunks. He had two of Seattle's seven blocked shots. The 21 -year-old Kemp was at his thrilling best. He excited the crowd of 11,756 at the Seattle Coliseum with a two-handed reverse slam dunk in the third ^quarter. ''My teammates said it's been a while since I got one of those dunks/' Kemp said. "It got the crowd going.'* Blackman, a 10-year veteran with 15,000 career points, said ? Kemp has the potential to be a superstar in pro basketball. "His abilities are limitless,'* Blackman said. "If his jump shooting gets more consistent and if he improves his court awareness* he'll be one of the great ones.** Kemp attributed his outstand ing game to Dallas' defensive tactics. "My game is in the low post.** -hesaid^They didn'tdoubie team me. It ?was like they were saying, 'Go ahead.*" The highly competitive Pierce was at his scowling best when it counted, the fourth quarter. He kept the Sonics on top with Kemp out of the game. Pierce, who didn't come to Seattle urttil Feb. IS in a trade ' with Milwaukee for Dale Ellis, is fast becoming the leader of the Sonics. "At the end of the game, I , want the ball because the most important thing is winning, V Pierce said. : ? v : . II women's coach oflhe year Photo by T-Lee Sweat guided NorfolK Slat* to their bast season ever. a \ JOURNEYS TRAVEL F THE WEEK MARGIE JONES Junior Pitcher The Lady Rams softball player, who does double duty as pitcher/1 st baseman, went 3-4 and had 2 RBIs vs. NCA&T. Margie has been one off the bright spots in a character building yearfor the women's softball team. She has a .360 batting average and; a .600 slugging percentage. [ < Next Game -vs. St. Augustines April 4 1 :00 p.m. Home J J OURNEYS TRAVEL (919) 721-9000 122-A Reynold* Village Winston -Salem NC 27106 FAX (919) 721-4877 FOR ALL YOUR TRAVEL NEEDS ??'?'X^'Vv.... y ? / X- *3fc April 8, 1990. Joe Amato shook The Rock with a new Top Fuel track speed record of 27958 and took home the trophy. 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