Daniel Willette , left * and Kennard Plummer lead their team into the state meet.
Plij m mimes' Strategy Would Make
Positive Thinking Crowd Proud .
By JEROME RICHARD
Chronicle Sports Writer ^
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. Kennard Plummer's strategy for
winning the- standing long jump
would do the positive-thinking,
preaching cfowd proud. I ^
"I look at the back of the sand
pit and try to reach it." the 11 -year
old Plummer said. "That's what I go
for. but sometimes 1 end up short. I
used to look at the lape measure, but
that didn't help much. 1 know f can't
get there (to the back of the sand
pit), but if y$>u try. you'll still do
well."
Plummer's strategy has served
him. welj. He won the 11-12-vear
old standing long |ump with a leap
of 6 feet. 10 inches on June 30 at the
regionals of the Hershey Youth
Track Program. The victory earned
him a spot in the July 15 state finals
in Raleigh where a vietorv-WjJJ-send
him to Hershey. Pa., for the national
tournament.
"The state meet is a big meet
with a lot of people that are as good
as me," said Plummer. who was
second in the 100-meter dash at the-'
regional with a time of 13.9
seconds. "That is the meet to do
your best in sn ypn ran pn In the
nationals."
Plummer will be joined at the
-state-meet by teammate Daniel Wil
lette. who won the 1 1- 1 2-year-old
softball.jhrow at the regional with a^
throw of 153 feet.
Wil lette credits his winning
throw to "using all my arm and a
couple of tips Mr. (Anderson) Noble
gave me." Looking ahead to the
state meet, Willette said, "I'm just
going to try rrfy best. It would mean
a lot to win."
Plummer and Willette will be
joined in Raleigh by 33 other region
al competitors from the Winston
Salem area. ' *
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Noble, who works for the Win
ston-Salem Parks Department and is
the regional director of the Hershev
program, is enthusiastic about Win
ston-Salem's chances for a state
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championship.
"We have a chance to win it
all." he said, pinning his hopes on
several individuals, including Albert
Gainer, Cassandra Penn. Karlton
Jones and Justin Meriti. The 4x100
relay team of Walter Funderburk.
Michael Rawlins. Anthony Nicholas
and Rayford Wilkins will also par
ticipate in the meet. "Ckssandra has
been to the state meet at least three
times, so I'm expecting great things
from her." Noble "Said.
LiEe Plummer. Noble has a
strategy for winning.
"The top five from our seven
state region go to the nationals. Thai
means that a second-place finisher in
Florida may go to the nationals
instead of the winner from Virginia
if his time is better," Noble
explained. "That's why it is so
important for the kids to do their
best. 1 tell them they aren't compet
ing against individuals, but against
time."
Long-Running Track
Program Is Good for Kids
The Hershey Youth Track
Program is a 19-year-old event
sponsored by the Hershey
' Chocolate Co. The program start
ed in Hershey. Pa.', the headquar
ters of Hershey Chocolate, as a
Inn ill i- vi* ni t.pre.,fU^
nationwide.
Male and female youngsters
- from age 9 to 14 are eligible to
compete in the program, which
groups competitors in age cate
gories 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14.
Competition is held at local,
regional and state levels with the
n ,
national championships held in
Hershey. J *
"If you qualify for the
nationals, Hershey provides
transportation and lodging and
has a wide range of activities for
the partivipmns. including a~totir
of the chocolate factory," said
Anderson Noble, the regional
director of the Hershey program
and an employee of the Winston
Salem Parks & Recreation
Department. "It's a very good
program for the kids."
? Jerome Richard
Harold Dunovant teachers the finer points of the golf swing.
Gettin' Into the Swing from page 15
McClain. who figures if he can get
kids interested when they are
young, there is a chance to teach
much more than golf.
"Inner-citv kids don't care what
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you know or who you are until you
show them you care." he said.
"Once they know you care, their
minds open up like you wouldn't
believe."
When those minds open. Duno
vant pours in discipline and tove trr
large doses using kindness, stern
ness. praise and encouragement. '
"Mr. Dunovant's rapport with
the kids is outstanding.'-' McClain
said. "Once they are exposed to Mr.
Dunovant and his enthusiasm. the>
are hooked. He is a wizard with the
kids."
The crusty Dunovant, he of the
Tcnrgh exterioi and marshmettow
heart, says kids only need a chance.
"I'm pleased with how the kids
have adapted to the game and the
swing. They seem like they have
been playing for years." he said.
"These kids have more intelligence
*han we give them credit for."
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