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Howard
is always
about
the kids
FROM THE
HUDDLE
People that know me could
tell you that I can be found at
Reynolds Park at least one day
out of the week. I think it's
called
some
thing
else. But
it's still
Reynolds
Park to
me until
they
have a
formal
event to
change
the name.
Anyway, I usually visit my
main man Bryant McCorkle to
see what's going on with him.
Sometimes I even ball on a
few young guys. You all know
how I get down. Let me stop. I
was at Reynolds Park last
Thursday, and it was actually
the start of Josh Howard's
Summer Basketball League.
The 17-and under play on
Thursday. That division is
filled with a lot of talented
high school guys from around
the city. I can see right now
that the Jones kid from West
Forsyth is going to be one of
my favorite players this year.
He's good. He's really good.
The league action .takes
place every , Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. I
think the younger kids play on
Tuesday. Some of you are
probably thinking, "Didn't J
Ho's league take place during
basketball season?" He did put
on a league during the basket
ball season. But he also puts
one on during the summer. The
summer season seems to be a
little more exciting because
the action is spread out
through three days, instead of
being rushed on Saturdays.
And, J-Ho actually gets to
watch the action during the
summer.
That brings me to my next
point. I was just chilling last
week. I spoke to a few friends
I noticed as I walked in the
gym. Then I spotted Josh when
I heard my man Richard
Daniels Sr. call my name. Josh
was posted up like everyone
else. That's what you've got to
See Hill on B2
Howard
Photo by Jeff Suto
Mt. Tabor's rising
senior student
athlete Hunter
Furr celebrates
after winning the
100-meter dash at
the Nike Outdoor
Track and Field
Nationals last
Saturday. Furr
finished the race
in a time of 10 J6.
Furr wins 100 meter dash at Nike meet
o
BY ANTHONY HILL
THE CHRONICLE
GREENSBORO ? Mt. Tabor's rising senior
star Hunter Furr had a look of supreme confidence
when he crossed the finish line in a time of 10.56 in
the 100 meter dash final over the weekend. He also
had a bright smile after he collected first place hon
ors at the Nike Outdoor Track and Field Nationals,
which were held at N.C. A&T's Irwin Belk Track.
"He's probably the fastest white guy I've seen,"
said East Forsyth's Dylan Ferris. Ferris will be run
ning for Stanford University in the fall. "Besides
professionals, I think he's the fastest white guy I've
seen. Hunter is fast."
Furr defeated Dentarius Locke (Florida, 10.60),
Horatio Williams (Mississippi, 10.64), Shaun Smith
(Indiana, 10.72), Ken Gilstrap (Georgia, 10.75),
Samuel Jordan (Wilmington, 10.76), Herman
Kirkland (Pennsylvania, 10.83) and Mike Shaw
(Ohio, 10.84). Furr recorded a 10.46 during his pre
liminary race ? which was the fastest he's ever fin
Mt. Tabor senior becomes 1
one of the nations fastest 1
ished the 100-meter dash.
"That was real big for me," Furr said. "I mean, (
you can't argue with it. It's the national champi- 1
onships. I am the number one rising senior in the
nation. If I'm not the fastest guy in the nation then
I'm definitely top three. That's huge for me. That's
what I've been working for. It started out with AAU
and I've slowly worked my way up."
"All of the hard work is starting to pay off," Fun
continued. "When I crossed the line it was just a
reaction to smile and lift my hands up. I was so
happy to be a national champion. I had to show
some emotion."
Heading into the Nike national track and field
meet, Furr thought that N.C. State signee T.J.
Graham was going to challenge for the 100- meter
itle, which in most cases declares the fastest sprint
:r. Graham defeated Furr in the 4-A State Track and
Jield meet this past spring. But Graham was battling
lamstring problems, and was unable to compete.
"When I got there T.J. Graham was obviously the
avorite to win," Furr said. "I thought that I had a
:hance to hang with him. It was a close race during
:he state meet. But he hurt his hamstring. I knew it
was me against the field after that ."
Everything didn't go completely right for Furr
over the weekend, though. He finished third in the
200 meter finals.
"That was a big disappointment to me at first,"
Furr said. "Looking back on it, I see it as being third
in the country. I'll take that any day."
Furr credits his week-long preparation for his
performance over the weekend. He said that he
worked hard with his start and other areas with Mt.
Tabor sprint coach Greg Marshall to be better pre
pared for the national meet. Eurr said that he raced
See Furr on B4
IM-City Relays team wins district title
BY ANTHONY HILL
THE CHRONICLE
The Tri-City Relays youth
track and field team continued
its impressive 2008 campaign
by capturing the AAU state
track and field championship
this past weekend at
Forestview High School in
Gastonia.
Tri-City captured 28 gold
medals, 31 silver and 22
bronze medals. The talented
club also collected additional
medals after winning relay
races.
The title was the first dis
trict title for the historical
Winston-Salem track club ?
being AAU has only collected
points for it the past three
years.
Last year, Tri-City was
defeated by 30 points in the
Photo by Jeff Sides
Some of Tri-City's talented athletes pose with their district trophy.
final standings. This year, Tri
City scored 1,180 points in
the two-day meet and out
paced the second- place team
by more than 400 points.
"About four teams
could've won," said Tri City
coach Perry Cabean Sr. "The
High Point Panthers were
tough. Charlotte Speed and
Charlotte Heat are always
very good. 1 thought we had
more depth than anybody,
though. A lot of teams are two
dimensional. We're four
dimensional. You have to
cover all aspects to get to us.
There's points all over the
place."
According to Cabean, Tri
City employed a balanced
attack by earning multiple
championships in the sprint
See Title oil B4
Fast Talk
^ ? . . . Photo by Ml Sides
Legendary Olympian Carl Urns, who's won 10 Olympic medals and 10 World
Championships, talks during an interview last Saturday at N.C. AAT's Irwin Belk Track.
Lewis was in Greensboro for the Nike Outdoor Track and Field Nationals over the week
end.
Wake's Warsaw gets ESPN the Magazine honor
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Phillip Warsaw, a Wake Forest track
and field athlete out of Elizabethtown, Ky.,
was named to ESPN the Magazine's
Academic All-America third team earlier
this week,
Warsaw, a rising senior, is pursuing a
degree in Mathematical Economics and
currently holds a 3.9 grade point average.
In addition to becoming a six-time Dean's
List member in May, Warsaw is a candidate
for the prestigious Beinecke Scholarship
and is a Golden Key Honour Society mem
ber.
On the field, Warsaw holds Wake
Forest's 400m hurdle record (51.60) and
earned his second consecutive bid to the
NCAA Regionals in the 2008 outdoor sea
son. Warsaw posted his top time of the year
at the ACC Outdoor Championships,
recording a 52.27 performance at host
school Georgia Tech.
Warsaw is Wake Forest's second stu
dent-athlete to earn Academy All- America
honors for the 2007-08 season. Football's
starter at left tackle, Louis Frazier, took
first team honors earlier this year. Warsaw
is the first Demon Deacon men's track team
member to receive the honor since Philip
Wiles was recognized in 2002.
Wake's Phillip Warsaw was named to magazine's all
american squad.