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Reynolds JYs want to close out
2001-02 baseball season with a title
Freshman pitcher Hampton Foushee tosses no-hitter to keep hopes alive
BY SAM DAVIS O
THE CHRONICLE
The 18 games thai R.J.
Reynolds' junior varsity base
ball team has played put the
team in position to challenge for
the Central Piedmont 4-A Con
ference championship. Now the
Demons hope to close the deal.
Thanks to a no-hitter by
Hampton Foushee last Friday,
the Demons began this week
with a 12-6 overall record and a
6-2 mark in the conference.
Foushee stuck out four and
walked three last Friday as RJR
O
took a 6-0
victory
over West
Forsyth.
The
Demons
finish the
regular
season
this week,
Kreshel
closing
out with a battle against confer
ence leader South Rowan after a
battle with North Davidson on
Tuesday.
Coach Scott Kreshel of RJR
said his
team has
pro
gressed
well this
season
and is
playing its
best base
ball of the
Broadstreet
season.
"We're right where we want
them to be." Kreshel said. "Fri
day's game is a big game."
Foushee. a freshman left
hander. will get the starting nod
a
against South Rowan. He has
compiled a 6-0 record for the
Demons this season.
"He's carried the load for
us." Kreshel said^ "The thing
that we really like about him is
his mentality. He goes right at
the batters he faces. And he
doesn't let pressure affect him.
The worse things get. the better
he gets. I think he'll be ready
with a week off."
The Demons haven't had
any dominating offensive play
ers this season, but they've taken
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Bailey's NFL
dream evolved
but was never
lost from view
From The Press Box
. Sam Davis
* f harles Bailey's sports career started
out with a dream. That dream was to
^ one day make it to the National Foot
ball League. Bailey was indeed a talented ath
lete, receiving numerous honors at Paisley and
R.J. Reynolds high schools for his play on the
football Held. It earned him a scholarship to
N.C. Central University.
But after his dream of playing in the NFL
didn t materialize. Bailey
had to reshape that dream.
And today he's living his
dream as the assistant gen
eral manager of the New
Orleans Saints.
Bailey was one of six
former high school athletes
from Forsyth County
inducted into the Winston
Salem/Forsyth County Hall
of Fame durinu a ceremonv
Bailey
at Benton Convention Center Friday night. The
others were Willie Ashford, William Bennett,
Charles Denning, Ernest Gary and Chris Plem
mons.
Bailey's presenter was his brother, Richard
Bailey Jr., who nominated him for the honor.
"This is an honor that I will always treasure,"
Bailey said after receiving his medallion and
plaque. "1 have several people here with me to
helm me cherish this moment. There are a lot of
people who played a part in this, and I would
like to acknowledge them."
That list included Bailey's parents, Richard
Bailey Sr. and Martha Bailey. It also included
his brother Richard and numerous coaches along
e
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Chris Paul, of West Forsyth, who was The Chronicle's 2002
Varsity Player of the Year and 2001 JV Player of the Year,
announced earlier this week that he will accept a basket
ball scholarship to attend Wake Forest University.
Penn Relays lives up to all of its hype |
The following is part of a diary
that was composed by Mike Loyd
of Mount Tabor, chronicling his
experience at the Penn Relays,
which was recently held at the
University of Pennsylvania.
Participating in the Penn Relays was a
wonderful experience for me and my team, as
a whole. Coming from Winston-Salem and
having my first experience in a big city like
Philadelphia was awesome.
First off, it was very exciting and amazing.
The big buildings, subways, food stands on
the corners and the smell of Philly cheese
steaks (were) a totally different experience
from living here.
The experience on the track was great too.
On the boys' side, we competed in the 4x100
meter relay (J-Mee Samuels. Jerrod Wiley,
Wes Bailey. Mike Loyd), the 4x400-meter
relay (Jerrod Wiley, Anthony Polzine, Mike
Loyd. Matt Debole) and the 4x800-meter relay
(Kirk Bjorling, Colin Cronin, Tim Leones,
Matt Debole). In addition. Matt Debole com
peted in the mile and took first place with a
time of 4:09.7. and Colin Cronin participated
in the 3,200-meter run and placed 19th in
8:50.
While there were lots of positives, there
were also some hurdles to overcome. Our first
event on the guys' side didn't go too well, with
the guys running 8:13 just after running 7:57
the previous weekend. We were out of it from
the start, and we never really had a shot at
qualifying.
The next event up for us was the boys'
mile, and Matt Debole was a stud. The runners
took it a little more (conservatively) than at
the Indoor Nationals, not slower but more con
servatively. And at the finish I saw him blow
past some of the top prep milers in nation. I
was never really worried that he wouldn't win
because I see him run every day and I know
what he is capable of. When I looked down
and saw that he closed in 57.8 for the last
quarter-mile I knew he was rolling. Man's one
of those special kids you can't limit - and his
future is really limitless.
Mike Loyd of Mount Tabor chronicled his experience at the Penn Relays. Loyd and his
teammates will be out to capture the 4-A West Regional track championship this Saturday.
Multi-talented Johnson
and Bobcats getting ready
for 3-A state title run
By SAM DAVIS
There appears to be no limit to the ver
satility of Nolan Johnson. His talent has
been manifested in many areas, and in each
he seems to have distinguished himself.
Johnson is the consummate example of
a student-athlete. He is a top student, with
a grade-point average that exceeds 3.5.
He's active in his church. Union Baptist.
He volunteers at the food bank, and he is a
top baseball player. '
And while his interests are varied, right
now he's trying to focus on something that
is important to him. For the next couple of
weeks Johnson will be pursuing an elusive
goal. He and his teammates at Glenn High
School will be about the business of trying
to win a state 3-A
baseball champi
onship.
It is one that has
eluded Johnson and
his teammates for
three seasons but
appears to be well
within reach this
season.
Johnson has
Johnson
been a member of the varsity baseball team
at Glenn for four years and has played a
major role in one of the state's tradition
rich programs. Johnson is the team's top
pitcher this season, having posted a 7-0
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Eric Brown of the Winston-Salem Falcons is
one of the many athletes from the North
west Midget Football League who will be
recognized for their academics at the Little
Scholars Banquet at the Hawthorne Inn on
Saturday night.
Kappa Magic wins
a title, and a player's
patience is rewarded
BY JOHN ALLEN
SPECIAL TC|THE CHRONICLE
Kappa Magic, a team
comprised of talented players
from Winston. Thomasville.
Lexington and Burlington,
captured the prestigious
Junior Boys title for North
Carolina in recent AAU com
petition. The competition
took place April 26-28 in
Charlotte.
North Carolina is known
for having some of the finest
AAU programs in the nation,
and to win the crown in this
older age division of AAU
provides a great deal of
recognition for the players
within the college recruiting
circles among the college
coaches and recruiting ana
lysts. This is basically the
same team that won the state
title last year as rising juniors
and then went on to finish
third in the nation at the 16
and under AAU boys nation
als. Several key additions
made the team look on paper
like the one to beat, but
championships are won on
the court.
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