The Vic Johnson Junior Golf Clinic is a local annual mainstay
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Vic Johnson gives back to our
community and is a model for us
all to follow. Johnson grew up in
Winston-Salem, where he attend
ed Atkins High School and Win
ston-Salem State University. He
played football and excelled as a
center and linebacker in high
school and college. He also
played in the U.S. Army for the
82nd Airborne football team.
Johnston taught in Winston
Salem/Forsyth County schools
for 32 1/2 years where he rose to
the positions of assistant and
interim principal. Johnson was
elected to the Winston
^ -at
Salem/Forsyth County School
Board and has served on this
board since 19%.
After his football days, John
son says that he "did not have
anything else to do to hurt him
self," so he took up bowling and
golf. He had caddied as a young
ster and found golf and bowling a
little easier on the body than foot
ball.
Johnson recently reflected
that he never forgot some of the
recreation center directors -
Roscoe Anderson, Lonnie Rice
and "Dusty" Montgomery. John
son said, "These men got kids
involved in sports and other
activities and kept them off the
streets."
Several years ago, he and
good friend and local golf pro
Jim Conrad started talking about
the feasibility of conducting a
free junior golf clinic. In the sum
mer of 1996, the Vic Johnson
Junior Golf Clinic began at
Reynolds Park Golf Course.
Every year since. Johnson has
had from 60 to 80 youngsters in
the program. The clinic will start
the second week of June and will
be for four weeks on T?sdays
and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 12
p.m. at Reynolds Park Golf
Course. There is no cost for the
youngsters to participate in the
clinic. Golf clubs and balls will
be provided to all participants.
Parents are obligated only to get
their kids to and from the clinic.
Johnson and Conrad have
contacted several organizations
and kids will participate from the
Reynolds Park Recreation Cen
ter, the Sims Center, and
Emmanuel Baptist Church. How
ever, the program is open to all
youngsters in the community.
Over the years, Johnson and
Conrad have had four volunteer
instructors help them with the
program: Don Adams, Robert
Bethea, Dan Frazier and Sam
Puryear Sr. Hats off to these fine
individuals for giving their time
to such a worthwhile community
service. Johnson is also quite
pleased with the dedication that
, his wife, Constance, has devoted
to the program. Mrs. Johnson
does not play golf but is very
involved with the clinic. In fact,
last year Mrs. Johnson bought all
of the youngsters T-shirts, which
were given out at the closing cer
emony.
Johnson said, "We could not
have the clinic without Con
stance's involvement and dedica
tion."
Johnson said that about six
kids from the program are play
ing on area high school golf
teams. Johnson also visits area
schools during the year and
checks on the kids from the pro
gram. Many are outstanding stu
dents. Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Donald Martin also gives his
support to the clinic. Martin
attends the closing ceremony and
presents awards.
In all, Johnson is gratified by
the accomplishments of the kids
on the golf course and in the
classroom. Johnson said, "Some
body helped me while growing
up; therefore. I want to help
somebody also. Who knows? We
may have another Tiger Woods in
the making."
For more information on the
Vic Johnson Junior Golf Clinic,
contact Vic Johnson at (336) 722
2189. Although not a must, any
contribution of money, or of golf
clubs, gulf balls, etc., will be gra
ciously received and most cer
tainly will benefit the youths who
participate in the clinic. Thanks.
Vic and Constance Johnson, Jim
Conrad, DSn Adams. Robert
Bethea, Dan Frazier and Sam
Puryear Sr., for making a differ
ence.
In other local happenings, the
dedication of the E. Jerry Jones
Clubhouse at Winston Lake Golf
Course has been postponed from
this Saturday, Feb. 16. to Satur
day, April 27. Mark your calen
dars accordingly and plan to be
on hand for this memorable
recognition of Mr. Jones and his
contributions to Winston-Salem
golf.
Un^il next time - keep it in
the fairway.
Raptors hold off Switzer, Sonics in Hanes Hosiery Youth League
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Jay Switzer poured in 40
points, but it wasn't enough to
prevent the Raptors from tak
ing a 53-49 double-overtime
victory over the Sonics in the
13-15 division of Hanes
Hosiery's Youth Basketball
League last week.
Fred McClure led the Rap
tors with 17 points, Wayne
Crowell scored 14, Donnez
Johnson had 9, and Brandon
Home scored 8 to back him.
Rashard Brooks and Dwayne
Penn had 3 and 2 points,
respectively.
Switzer's 40 points led the
way for the Sonics, who also
got 3 points from Devin Harri
son and 2 each from Red Cros
by, Lemark Barren and Coco
Penn.
76ers 39, Hornets 26
Tristan Martin scored 13
points to lead the 76ers to an
upset win over the Hornets in
the 13-15 division. Martin was
backed by Corey McCann and
Tyrell Russell with 8 points
each. Fred Turner scored 5,
James Johnson added 3, and
Dock Sanders chipped in with
2.
Ronnie Gist led the way for
the Hornets with 12 points.
Sherrod Brannon scored 6,
Matt Fagan and Adrian
Mitchell added 3 points each.
Pistons 36, Spurs 31
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Jonathan Williams scored
14 points to lead the Pistons
past the Spurs in the 13-15
division. Whykette Morrison
scored 11 and James Squire tal
lied 10 to support Williams.
Bernard Lyons scored 8 and
B.J. Dubose added 3. Marcus
Harris scored 17 to lead the
way for the Spurs. Myron Hair
ston scored 6, while Edward
Rosenburg. Jermaine Wilkes.
Malcolm Springs and Alphon
so Smith each scored 2 points.
Jazz 48, Lakers 43
Cedric Amos scored 18
points and Eric Tate added 10
to lead the Jazz td victory in the
13-15 division. Rico Dodd
chipped in with 7, Roberto
Polonia tallied 4, and Matthew
Edwards added 2.
Tre Bailey and Wilbert
Johnson scored a team-high 16
points each for the Lakers.
Dennis Cody and Debo Smith
each had 3.
Felder, Green lead Seminoles
past Cavs 26-22 in 7-12 divi
sion
Casey Felder scored 13
points and Alphonso Green
scored 11 to lead the Seminoles
to victory over the Cavs. Ger
ald McCloud scored 2 points
for the Seminoles. Perry
Rowdy led the Cavs with 12
points. Brandon Gilchrist
scored 4. Bryant Forrest added
3. and Jamil Thomas chipped
in with 2.
Terps 40, Deacons 34
Tristan Martin led a? bal
anced attack with 16 points to
boost the Terps to victory. Mar
tin was supported by GeJuan
Hardy with 12 points and
Grady Hardy Jr. with 10 points.
Deshawn Thomas tallied 2
points.
Brittany Pollock had a
game-high 22 points for the
Deacons. Bradley Crews,
Steven Brown and Chandler
Cheeks each scored 4 points.
Blue Devils 37, Wolfpack 35
Malcolm Springs scored 20
points and the Blue Devils held
off the Wolfpack in double
overtime to earn a victory.
Antoine Simmons and Wes
Harrison scored 6 each to back
Springs. Fred Hawkins scored
3 and Jamie Dodd chipped in
with 2.
James McKeever led the
Wolfpack with 14 points and
Tyrone Dunlap was next with
10.
Demario Blockson added 7,
and Rasharra Jackson and Carl
Boswell each scored 2.
Yellowjackets 25, Tarheels 17
Dont6 Penn scored 12
points and Chris Brooks added
9 to lead the Yellowjackets in
the 7-12 division. Anthony
Davis and William Miller
added 2 points each.
Leon Smith scored 12
points to lead the Tarheels.
Marquise Pullen scored 3, and
Kendall Wicks and Tyrone
Taylor both tallied 1 point.
Wildcats upset Spartans 40
34 in overtime in 16-18 divi
sion
Eugene Galloway led the
charge with 17 points as the
Wildcats pulled off an upset in
overtime. Devin Harrison
scored 11 points, Antoine Bon
ner chipped in with 6, and Vin
cent Marsh, Anthony Green
and Matt Fagan scored 2 points
each.
Reggie Price topped the
Spartans with 13 points. Joe
Smith had 11, Dedric Carpen
ter had 4, and John McClean
and Marcus Rhodes each added
3.
Wolverines 48, Jayhawks 45
David Smith and KaRon
Hairston combined to score 29
points to lead the Wolverines to
an upset win. Smith led the
way with 15, Hairston scored
14, Marcus Bowles scored 8,
Dedrick Springs scored 6, and
Charles Rashwan had 5 in sup
port.
Greg Glenn's \1 points led
the way for the Jayhawks.
Jamar Peterkin scored 9, Craig
Amos scored 7, and Chris
Archie scored 6. Terry Law
added 4 and Duke Quick tallied
2 points.
Bruins 49, Rams 43
Val Bethea and Corey
McCann scored 13 points each
and the Bruins held off a late
run by the Rams. DeShawn
Lampkins added 12 points,
Antwoine Hairston scored 9
and Kevin Nelson had 2 points.
Haywood Richardson
scored 18 points to pace the
Rams. Monte Mitchell scored
14 to back him. Bobbie Peebles
and Demarco Cook scored 4
each, and Tay Stokes had 3.
Crosby s traveling basketball teams
raising money for trip to Orlando
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONlri .E
Crosby's traveling basket
ball teams are raising money
for a trip to Orlando, Fla. Car
washes will be held on Feb. 23,
Feb. 24, March 2, and March 3
(Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. and Sundays from 1-5
p.m.) at Burger King parking
lot at Northpoint Boulevard/
University Parkway. The teams
will wash cars, sell raffle tick
ets and food. etc. Tell your
friends, neighbors and teachers
to come out and support the
teams. Contact coach Hubert
Crosby at 722-4337 for more
information.
Winston-Salem Tiny Vikings
Booster Club will meet
The Winston-Salem Tiny Vikings will hold their
monthly Booster Club meeting on Feb. 14 at 7:30
p.m. at Carl Russell Recreation Center, 3521 Carver
School Road. The topic for the meeting will be the
results of the retreat. Contact Robert McCormick
(918-4498) with questions and/or concerns.
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