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JY ROUNDUP
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Timberwolves Happy With WSSU'sB&ttle
By ED MEYERS
Special to The Chronicle
Terrell Battle may not have to look very far for
employment when he graduates this spring from Winston
Salem State University.
Unlike most grad<\|$+io are having trouble finding a
job in the current Economy. Battle, 23. from Roanoke
Rapids, will have a decided advantage in his field, sports
administration and management, his major at WSSU.
The National Basketball Association's Minnesota
Timberwolves have employed Battle as an intern in the
community relations department. He works closely with
community relations manager Bill McMoore .and assistant
Wendi Jo Birt. The department is in charge of setting up
player appearances and charity events that the Timber
wolves sponsor and Battle has played a big role.
"We're, pleased to have the services of Terrell." said
Timberwolves President Bob Stein. "He has done a great
job for us so far and^ hope that this experience can help
him along in his career after college."
.Battle is hoping to get into professional sports man
agement upon graduation, and the experience he s getting
now as an intern with Minnesota is the kind of thing
prospective employers look for. Battle has also gotten to
know some of the Timberwolves players quite well, which
has helped him build friendships and a good working rela
tionship \\ ith them.
Terrell is a good guy. said forward Chuck Person.
He works hard and s ou can tell he s going to be a success
in whatever he decides to do.'
The Timberwolves use the services of interns in the
basketball operation and place great importance on the
contributions thes make to the organization.
This -program was established to offer the opportunity
To r practical. on-xne -jstrrraimnjr." mumtirraanee ? ~
of ttre candidate's educational experiences. The long-term
goals' of the program are to create a pool of qualified peo
ple who mas be considffPl^s candidates for future job
openings with the TimberwohVs or an\ other company.
Thrill Of Victory... Agony Of Defeat
Winston Lake YBA Highlights
By ED MEYERS
Speci&Ho The ChronicU--? ?
The Nets beat the^akers, 24
18, and Carolina downedlRebulls,
12-8, in the 5-8 division of youth
league play over the weekend at
Winston Lake YMCA.
In the 9-1 1, division all three
games were close as the Wolverines
edged the Blazers, 39-36, the Magic
nipped the Hoyas, 32-31, and the _
Tarheels downed the Bulls, 27-25.
The 12-15 division saw the
Blue Devils defeat the Golden
Bulls, 55-46, the Owls edged the
Rams, 35-33, and the Deacons beat
the Jaguars, 49-41.
Tony Byrd scored 9 points and
Kedrick Carpenter and Dedrick
Carpenter had 6 and 5 points
respectively to lead the Nets, win
over the Lakers. Chrison Hicks and
Chris Sm^rr each scored 5 points -
for the losers,
Clark Fredric and Randy Price
each scored 4 points to lead Caroli
na's win. Jason Jowers was high for
the losers with 4 points.
William Wilkins scored 1 8
points to lead tWe Blazers, despite
20 points by the Wolverines' Ron
B rah am.
Ken Richardson's 7 points
weren't enough for the Hoyas in
their loss to the Magic, which had a
\Si?JJ^balanced scoring attack
although nobody hit for double fig
ures.
Catorri White waits for loose ball
in Y action
Dan'Mickle's 9 points topped
the Tarheels' victory over the Bulls,
who were led by Kenta Sharpe's. 10
points.
Antoice Martin took game
scoring honors with 21 pdints for
The Blue Devils' win. Devon Hous
- ton added 12 points for'the winners.
Eric Jones and Dino Reynolds
scored 14 and 8 points respectively
.for the losing Golden Bulls.
The Owls' David Thorn led his
team with tl points, "while James k
Hairston scored 8 points and James ij
Stevenson had 7 points for the los- fj
ing Rams.
The Deacons placed two men
in double figures as Thomas Petti -
grew and Vince McConnell scored
14 and 11 points respectively. A1
Adams had 1 1 points for the losers.
Winston Lake AAU tryouts get
underway Jan. 31 and continue
through March 21.
The schedule is as follows:
Jan. 31 and Feb. 7, age 1 1, 2-4
p.m.; Jan. 31 and Feb. 7, age 12. 4-6
p.m.; Jan. 3 1 and Feb. 7, age 13, 6-8
p.m.; Feb. 2)8 and March 7. age 14.
2-4 p.m.; Fftb. 28 and March 7, age
15. 4-6 p. mi; March 14. age 16. 2-4
p.m.; March 14, age 17, 4-6 p.m.;
March 14, jage 19 and under, 6-8
p.m.; Marcn 20, age 16, 3-5 p.m.;
? March 20t atee 17> <5-7 p.m.; March ?
20, age 19 ftnd under, 7-9 p.m.;
March 21, agte 16, 3-5 p.m.; March
21, age 17, 5:>7 p.m.; March 21, age
P9 and under, V-9 p.m.
Tryouts for the girls' AAU
c teams are slated for JVf arch 13 and
14. Ladies should contact Ronnie
Allen at 724-9205 for times and
locations. \ \
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John Jowers consoles his son , Jason, after loosing the game.
Frustration Turns To Fist a cuffs In MEAC Game
By ED MEYERS
Special to the Chronicle
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Last week's bench-clearing brawl involving North
Carolina A&T and Morgan State University at the
Greensboro Coliseum was apparently the product of two
frustrated teams.
Officials suspended the contest with 1:55 left in the
first half and Morgan State leading 35-31 after tw o play
ers began fighting and numerous other players came off
the bench to join in.
According to A&T coach Don Corbett, "Frustration
had a lot to do with it."
Going into the game. Morgan State was winless in
9 starts and A&T was 3-5 after being picked to win the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship. The
Aggies were also coming off a disappointing 83-77
defeat at home to visiting Howard a few days earlier.
It was the second time in four seasons that a basket
ball game involving North Carolina A&T ended in a
fight. However, unlike the 1990 brawl between A&T
and North Carolina Central at Corbett Center on A&T's
campus, there were no fans involved at Greensboro Col
iseum and no addition security had to be called.
Morgan State, which is located in Baltimore, had
led the entire game and was up by 3 points. 32-29. when
A&T center Kevin Chamberlain got into a scuffle under
the Bears' basket with 2:43 remaining in the first half.
Chamberlain was ejected for a flagrant technical
foul and play resumed after a five-minute delay.
However, it wasn't a minute later that A&T's
Thomas Garner and Michael Br^w<;r of Morgan State
got into a fist fight following another scuffle irjyolving
some other players underneath the basket. The fight
quickly got out of hand as both benches cleared.
While no one was seriously injured, several good
punches were landed before referees Dave Lavell. Terry
Moore and Doug Hudson were able to restore order.
The MEAC's newly appointed director of officials,
m Russell. and Hank Nichols. supervisor of officials
and Sfccretury-rulcs tor the NCAA men's^asketball
rules committee. ^re in press row and together with the
three referees>^evieWfcd several video tapes to determine
which players weh^mvom^.
It was determm<KWJiat Nirx^an
Vincent Lancston. alone wHb A&
State's Brewer and
Gamer and Thad
everwpiaver on both
Young would he ejected, as we
team benches.
Garner. Young and Chamberlain hatfsjo sirtnu last
night's game at Coppm State under the
fight rule.
An attempt was made to restart the game, but the
ejections left both teams with just three eligible players,
and finall\.-the head referee ruled thai such a came was
not in the best interests of college basketball and it was
suspended.
Both coaches initially disagreed with the ruling to
suspend the game. Corbett said he felt it could have
been handled in a more tactful manner. Morgan State's
Michael Holes said he was concerned about the evalua
tion of a three-on-three game, calling it a "joke."
A small sampling of A&T students last week
revealed that many were worried the school's reputation
would be seriously harmed b\ the brawl.
One student said. "People think black colleges are
going to do this type of thing even time."
"It brings shame to our school tor the second time."
said another student, referring to the fracas two years
ago with N.C. Central.
Chancellor Edward R. Fort said he intends to
^Tre^wiuntl^N^j^es^ basket bail team this week "to
emphasize fhe im| ? n iti jh-'nr *' ? and
staying on the bench when .1 fight begins. 11 u.
MEAC commissioner Ken free. who was in Dallas
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WSSU Rams Looking For More Scoring
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By ED MEYERS
Spccial to the Chronicle
Winston-Salem State University basketball coach Clarence "Bighouse"
Gaines needs to find some scoring for his team after going 1 - 1 last week.
The Rams, 5-6 overall and 2^1 in the Southern Division of the Central
Intercollegiate Athletic Association, edged St. Augustine's 80-78 in a mira
cle comeback before being routed by North Carolina Central. 99-76. last
Saturday.
Currently tied for second place with Johnson C.rSmith and Fayetteville
State, they face Smith Saturday night at the Gaines Complex.
Gaines lamented. "We don't have any 'go-to guy.'" he said. "We need
to work on ball protection to be sure we get the shots we want."
Gaines pointed out the loss of Darrell Middleton, who underwent
surgery for a collapsed lung and is out for the season. "Most teams arc
stronger and quicker than we are.' he said.
The veteran coach said Smith |>oses a lot of problems.
TyrOn Satterfield. at 6-6 and 2^0 pounds, leads the ClAA in rebounding
with 10.3 and is the top scorer for Smith with a 16.3 average.
Columbus Parker, the CIA As top free-throw shooter, hits N"\3 percent
and hits 45.6 percent from 3-point range. According to Gaines, he's "a big
strong guy who goes inside."
Robert Bovkins. another 6-6 player, is very physical and average^ 9.5
rebounds and is hitting 54.3 percent from the field
Another Golden Bull that can score is Jason Stowe. who is hitting 52.1
percent from 3-point range.
Some bright spots for WSSU include Patrick Herron. wh<y leads the
CIAA in steals, with four a game and seven assists per contest.
Williamson averages two steals a game.
Smith coach Steve Jovner. of Winston-Salem, has 95 career wins thus
far.
In last week's game in Raleigh against St. Aug'v Mont> Gray, a fresh
man ?guard. feu three. 3.-poj.nters in the final 26 seconds to lift the Rams to a
stunning victory over the Falcons.
WSSU was down 74-63 with 2:45 remaining to play and trailed 75-68
with just 1:18 left.
Gray's game-winning shot came on the run from about 22 feet out with
just one second on the clock after he raced between two defenders
The Rams had led. 63-52 with 13:32 remaining, after outscoring the
Falcons. 1"-". A timeout to stop the run worked well, as WSSl went score
less for o\ er 11 minutes, as the\ missed 16 straight shots- ,;p.d had six
turn on erv
During that time St. Augustine's scored 22. corse. u::\e points for fc
"4-M advantage and all it seemed to need tor the \
En en Gaines had given up.
"1 was read) to go home." he admitted "1 gave up."
But the insertion of Gray, a former player at Fas* rorsyth. was iust
whatthe Rams needed.
C?ra> said his speciality is "shooting threes."
His first one with 26 seconds to go cut the deficit t: :ee points. 76-73.
A. Falcon free throw made it 77-73. hut Gray hit another tres and was fouled
in the process. His tree throw w ith 13 seconds let! tied it at ""-all.
Another St. Augustine free throw gave them a ~s-~^ adNantage with
seven seconds left. But Gray's final shot wen' in to give the Rams the victo
ry. No. X27 for Gaines.
In last Saturday's game in DOrham. N C'cntr;.! tuVi-t >urt pres
sure defense as the Eagles dominated the contest from. start to finish.
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