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North Carolina A&T Softball takes down Norfolk State to share MEAC Softball title CHRONICLE SI AM REPORT The North Carolina A&T softball team took care of busi ness at the Lady Aggies Softball Complex by using a six-run fifth to defeat Norfolk State 7-4 Sunday as seniors Chaola Simmons and Sylvia Felder were honored before the game as a part of Senior Day. The Aggies then received good news from Florida. Florida A&M defeated Bethunc-Cookman to give the Aggies a share of the MEAC - T, Southern Division title. It is the program's first regular-sea son title of any kind. The Aggies are 29-15-1 overall and 9-3 in the MEAC, the same conference record Bethune Cookman's holds. The Lady Aggies will like ly play either Morgan State or defending MEAC Champion Howard from the North to open the tournament. But before the Aggies get to the tournament - played May 8-1-1 in Ormond Beach, Fla. - there are a few things head coach Mamie Jones wants to correct After beating the Spartans in five innings twice thanks to the ?-run mercy rule on Saturday, the Aggies did have a tough tussle with the Spartans on Sunday A Micki Rodriguez homer to left and two errors on one play by the Aggies helped Norfolk State take a 2- 1 lead over the Aggies in the fourth. But the Aggies bats awoke in the fifth. Freshman Ryanne Hill hit a one-out single to right, which was followed by a RBI triple from I hanning Statham to tic the game at 2. Sophomore Brittney Reddick continued the rally by launch ing a towering shot to center field that almost left the park It resulted in a RBI double for Reddick and 3-2. Aggies lead Felder, who had nine RBIs on Saturday, recorded another RBI with a singlF Upright to score Reddick. Felder 's hit cfiased away Spartans reliever Sarah Wittwer and placed Rodriguez on the mound Rodriguez ran into more trouble. After getting Simmons to line out, she walked Yahamma White and surrendered a RBI single to right off the bat of Tangle Conover. Larson closed out the offensive inning by hitting a two-run RBI single to right field to score White and Conover for a 7-2 Aggies lead The Spartans kept fighting. Ashley Archer hit a two-run RBI single off of Aggies starter Jennifer Luper to move the Spartans to within three But Luper settled in, retired the last five batters she faced and made history in the process. She improved to 19-4 on the season and broke the school record for wins in a season. She broke the record teammate Sasha Philpot set last season. - 1 Photo by Michael Simmons N.C. A&T ace pitcher Jennifer Luper has been solid this season for the Lady Aggies. Jeptolo posts historic finish at Penn Relays CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT The Winston-Salem State Lady Rams track & field team made history, Thursday afternoon when the team tool part in the 1 15th Penn Relays in Philadelphia, PA. WSSU senior Irene Jeptolo had the best finish in school history, placing 12th in the championship heat of the women's 3000m steeplechase. Jeptolp finished 12th in the event in a time^of 11:13.15. She competed in a talented pool of some of the best runners in the country. The fin ish marked the first time in school history that a WSSU distance runner placed in the champi onship round of the event. Also competing last week were the WSSU relay teams. The Lady Rams 4x1 00m relay team placed eighth in their heat, posting a time of 48.45 in their heat, which included teams from the University of South Carolina, UCLA, North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and North Carolina A&T. The Lady Rams 4x400m relay team took the track as well, placing ninth in their heat in aPtime of 4:08.58. The Lady Rams' team, which con sisted of three freshmen and a junior gave fans a glimpse of the great future of Winston-Salem State women's track & field. For the men. The Rams placed sixth in their heat in the men's 4x400m relay in a time of 3:16.57. The Rams ran head-to-head against teams from Duke, Norfolk State, and East Carolina, among others. The Rams 4x200m relay team took part in the event, placing sixth in their heat in a time of 1:28.34. The Rams found themselves up against some top notch competi tion running head-to-head against teams from Liberty, the University of Florida, and the University of Delaware. For more results, please visit www.thepennrelays .com . Community Care Center Volunteers working together to provide tree medial and dental care to low-income, uninsured families. You must be approved as a patient before seeing a doctor or dentist. We accept applications for new patients on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 1:30-4:30 PM. We suggest you pick up a brochure about our requirements to pre pare for the interview. Applications are taken on "first come, first served" basis. We accept only 40 applications per week. ? We are not able to provide care for pregnant women. ? We are not a walk-in clinic. ? We can't handle emergencies. ? We can not accept patients with Medicaid, Medicare, Veterans' Administration Benefits or private health insurance. ? Volunteers and our small staff provide medical and dental care for our patients. We are supported with donations from churches, individuals, businesses, foundations and the United Way. We do not receive government funds. 2135 New Walkertown Road Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (across from Evergreen Cemetery) More Information: 336-723-7904 Tournament from page VI cess of the last two tourna ments we already have a lot of things in place. We hope to have 25 to 30 teams. That'* our goal." The price for a (four-per son) team is $400, and $100 for individuals. The cost cov ers green fees and golf cart use. Lunch and refreshments are also covered. Companies can purchase a hole for $500. As previously mentioned, proceeds from the tournament go toward the funding of the Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines Scholarship Fund. The schol arship fund is in honor of Gaines and his dedication to Winston-Salem State University and his support of the Reynolda Rotary Club ? as well as Cook Elementary. Gaines was one of the found ing members of the Reynolda Rotary Club. The golf tournament and scholarship fund are an exten sion of the Rotary Club's commitment to Cook Elementary and WSSU ? the school that Gaines basically put on the map. Club mem bers hope to raise enough money to award at least one deserving former Cook Elementary student with a full scholarship upon admittance into WSSU. Anyone interested in becoming a sponsor or regis tering a team should contact Mel Pearce at 336-575-1729 or mpearce002@triad.rr.com. AD from page B1 be a core focus for our department." into trie inc<_u Athletic Hail or Fame in 2004 as head coach of the 1998 softball team. She began her coaching career as a graduate assistant coach for the Wicker-Mccree began her career at NCCU as the head coach for women's volleyball and soft ball. She became the first coach in NCCU history to win con ference champi onships in multiple sports, capturing the school's first-ever riAA Nelms women's volleyball program at N.C. State. She then spent two seasons (1992 93) as head volleyball coach and student athlete academic counselor at North Carolina A&T State University before returning to her hometown to begin v-i/ 1/1 uiivo ill nun" ball (1998) and volleyball (1999, 2(X>4. 2005). A three time ClAA Volleyball Coach of the Year (1999, 2002, 2005) and former member of the NCAA Division 11 National Volleyball Committee, Wicker-McCree earned 239 match victories in 12 seasons as head volleyball coach at NCCU. She was also inducted her NCCU tenure m August 1994. Wicker-McCree has been involved as a player and coach in the USA Volleyball Carolina Region. She also served as director of three USAV Junior Olympic Teams and director of the Y.M.C.A. Middle School Girls' Volleyball Camp. KIDNEY FAILURE LINKED TO DRUG USED DURING SURGERY Trasylol*, a drug used to control bleeding during surgery, has been linked to kidney failure, dialysis and death. If you or a loved one had surgery and then developed kidney failure, call us now at 1 -SOO-THB-BAOLB for a free consultation, we practice law only In Arizona, but associate with lawyers throughout the country. . GOLDBERG ft OSBORNE ? ? - 1-SOO-THB-BAOLB Vfjjgl JSL. y?t?r www. i uoniMage.ooni i BELIEVING IN YOURSELF IS STRONG. 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