SportsWeek
section B . Also Religion, Obituaries, Classifieds April 26, 2007
Eight
to join
Hall
of Fame
CIIRONK I I S'l \l l HI )K I
The Winston-Salem
Stale l niversit\ Clarence
"Big House" Gaines
Athletic
, ? , Hall of
Fame
will wel
c o m e
e i g h l
individ
uals and
one team
in the
Fair-Reese lion
class of
2007, as confirmed by Hall
of Fame Committee Co
Chairs Kimberly Fair-Reese
and Samuel Puryear on
Monday.
The WSSl Athletic Hall
of Fame enshrines an aiinu
al class of distinguished
individuals in three cate
gories as former athletes,
former coaches, and indi
viduals who have exhibited
meritorious service to the
University and the Athletic
Department
The latest Hall of Fame
class includes one former
coach, seven former ath
letes and one team as
announced by the 14-mem
ber Hall of Fame induction
committee.
Honored as the lone
2007 inductee under the
coaching criteria is Nlelvin
J. Fair. Fair, the former
head wrestling coach at
WSSl" who led the Rams to
three consecutive CIAA
wrestling titles and earned
four CIAA Coach of the
Year awards, is joined by
seven former WSSl' ath
letes including Richard S.
Glover (basketball),
Thomas J. Cunningham,
(basketball), Donald Franks
(football), Everette "Doc"
Payne (football), Harold S.
Kitt (basketball), Jonathan
"Sly" Nimmons (football)
and Jack Cameron (foot
ball).
The eight individuals
are joined by the 1953
Central Intercollegiate
Athletic . Association
(CIAA) champion WSSl
men's basketball team.
"We are very excited
about the opportunity to
See HOF on B4
Love & Track
Real life athletic
couple working
together
BY ANTHONY HILL
THE CHRONICLE
The movie Love &
Basketball was a hit drama in
2(MH) that w as a story of tWO
neighbors in California, who
grew up loving basketball
and, eventually ? eaeh other.
The two start as rivals and
grow into lovers and friends.
In Winston- Salem, a real
life love and athletic story
has been in the works for the
last two years and two
months. R.J.R. senior track
stars (Jjarlton Rolle and
Sh&nice Jones have been dat
ing for that long, and have
been tearing tracks up quite
nicely together.
"To see a couple like
them is rare," said Reynolds
sprint coach Derrick Speas.
"They are a very unique cou
ple that are both working
hard to be the best. I'm glad
to have both of them at
Reynolds. Over the last four
years, I'd say they've been
the most consistent than any
group of runners."
"Archie (Barrow) and J
Mee (Samuels) were great
athletes," Speas continued.
"But they had spells where
they battled injuries or some
thing happened. This couple
mm) h* Anthony Hill
Reynolds track standouts S ha nice Jones (left) and Charlton Rolle are quite a combination off the track as well.
has been able to maintain
excellence. They've put us in
a good situation for the last
three or four years."
Rolle is presently one of
the top hurdlers in the state.
He also cxccls in the long
jump event. During the cit)
county track meet, Rolie
cleared a distance of 22-0
1 2 feet. He also established a
new city county meet record
ill the 1 10- and 300-meter
hurdles In the 1 10-hurdle. he
finished with a time of 13.80.
Rolle finished with a time of
37.64 in the 300.
Jones is also having a
great year on (he (rack during
her final year of high school
competition. During (he city
county track meet, Jones eas
ily won the KK)-ineter hur
Sec Couple on B5
Swift
Kickin'
Photo bV ( turtle Pfaff
A group of young ath
letes participate in an
indoor soccer match at
Reynolds Park
Recreation Center last
week. Reynolds Park
has a soccer league for
kids, ages J to 4 .
League action will con
clude on May 1 7. dames
are played every
Thursday at the recre
ation center.
Pfctfo h\ lacson Pill
W-S Recreation
and Parks
Senior
C o m m unity
fi due at or Haley
Cingles, who's
also an AKA,
attempts a put
for the camera.
AKA Golf Classic goes off without hitch
SPKCIAI.TO l lll.l IIRONK I l;
Phi Omega, Inc.. a non
profit corporation of Alpha
-> Kappa Alpha women, held its
Thirteenth ""/Annual Golf
?lassic this past Saturday, at
W inston I-ake (iolf Course
2 The special event general
id funds for the Ivy Arms
apartment complex.
Economic development is one
of the most critical aspects for
continued growth and vitality
in the African American com
<5 Tourney had more than three flights
of competition
in unity. The visionary black
women of Phi Omega, Inc.
have provided affordable
housing in hast Winston
Salem since 1991 and have
built own 44 apartments mid a
community center.
Evelyn Acree chaired this
year's golf classic and < rencva
Brown > served as chairman
emeritus According to coor
dinators, the entire golf tour
nament was fun, exciting,
challenging and rewarding f(Jr
all golfers and guests.
Souvenir hags, program txx>k
lets, refreshments, silent auc
tion, prizes and a delicious
lunch catered by Aramark
pood Service -WSSU, were
part of the day's activities.
The big winners on the
golf link were as followed:
Champions Flight winners
were Ihe team of Donald
Adams, Robert Bethea, Sam
Puryear, Harden Wheeler
(S3). The Hirst Might w inning
leam consisted of Dan
McGill, Bill Tucker, Len
Tucker, Nathan Tucker (59).
The Second Flight winners
were: Donnie (iibson. Keith
(irandberry, Tyrone
(irandbeny , Finery Rann (63).
The Third Flight w inners
Sec AKA on B3
File photo
-4 respected youth coach receives love from his players after a contest.
Is it really all
about the kids?
FROM THE
HUDDLE
Anthony Hill
One of the most overused
phrases I hear is, "It's all about
the kids." I usually hear that
when I talk with people asso
ciated with some kind of youth
sport ? w hether it's a parent,
coach or representative
Youth sports should really
he about the kids. I can't say
that enough. Some sports and
te.uils give kids a
sense of belonging.
Some sports give
kids self confidence.
You'd be surprised
how more social
and responsible
some youth sports
can help as well.
Vet, most of you
have noticed that a
lot grown ups trying
to come up off
youth sports.
I hear soinc parents parad
ing their child around as if
they are the next Chris Paul or
("ainille Little. You'd he sur
prised w ith the number of par
ents or AAl coaches that act
like sports agents too.
I also see a number coach
es Uxiting their own horn as if
Ihey're the sole reason ccrtain
athletes do well in their sport
Let me get more specific
on thai one. A couple people
told me about a few remarks
that a Hack club coach said
after reading my coHimn on
Taylor Dewberry a couple
Springs
weeks ago. In the column, I
gave my opinion on how g<x>d
I thought she was, and will be.
I also talked about how she did
in the city count) track meet.
Why did a fairl} new AAl
coach, that didn't even coach
her in AAl , wonder why hei
summer coach dlttn't get quot
ed for my column ? N umbei
one\i$'s my column
? which means thai
it's my opinion 1
didn't have to quote
one person. Even if 1
were writing a story
on Taylor or any
other high school
athlete. 1 wouldn't
have quoted an
AAl coach. '' So.
every lime a high
school, college ot
pro athlete does w ell 11 reportei
is supposed to reference his 01
her Pop Warner, recreational
basketball or AAl' track
coach? Whatever.
Don't get me wrong. 1
truly believe that a number at
AAl . Pop Warner and othet
youth coaches have a lot to do
with the development of an
athlete. A nnmbcr of youth
coaches do a great job with a
number of kids. But none ol
them should reach for cover
age and disguise it with. "It's
all about the kids " If you want
lame then do your thing Don't
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