Don't
forget the
local role
models
FROM THE
HUDDLE
Anthony
Hill
I was talking with one of my
friends, who happens to play
professional football for living
last week, and we were talking
about the differences between
coaches we grew up with and
the ones that coach nowadays.
My boy, who I will not name
(because he asked me not to),
said that coaches aren't as hard
on kids as our youth coaches
were. I quigkly responded by
saying thar parents these days
won't allow coaches to be tough
on their kids, especially not the
w ay my
old ball
Coaches
used to
do. I
mean,
there
wasn't
any
abuse
going on.
But there
was defi
nitely some direct orders given
out. And, I had no problem lis
tening. And, I grew up listening
to a Jot of white coaches. So, it
wasn't about me seeing some
one that looked like my dad.
Nor, was it about me listening to
a coach because I knew he could
relate to me.
It was about me learning dis
cipline and working to make
sure I wouldn't get yelled at
again. My boy said that youth
coaches nowadays really don't
care about the kids. They seem
to be all about themselves, run
ning around bragging on their
records from year to year. And
some youth coaches even talk
about Pop Warner champi
onships they coached. Come on
now. I thought it was about the
kids. I had to kind of agree with
him because I see that type of
mess all the time. But I still had
to stick up for some coaches
that I do see doing a good job.
I mean, guys like coach
Wayne Rousseau, Dennis
Timmons, John Timmons,
Norris Gullick, Scoop Wallace,
Sam Davis, Officer Bennie
Oates, Alvin Robinson, P.K.,
Richard Daniels, Angela
"Queen" Lambson and a num
ber of others are very good
coaches. They are also good
people who spend countless
hours coaching kids, and help
ing them become better people.
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Mt. Tabor's dangerous rising senior guard CJ. Harris chose Wake Forest over several schoatt.
Mt. Tabor's
Harris commits
to Wake Forest
BY ANTHONY HILL
THE CHRONICLE
If you were to ask Mt.
Tabor star basketball player
C.J. Harris which college he
wanted to attend years ago he
would've probably said Wake
Forest. He's seemingly
always been a fan of the
Deacs, and
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on the same floor
that local NBA
stars Josh Howard
and Chris Paul
once played on.
Harris took a
step toward mak
ing that dream a
reality when the
rising senior com
mitted to play for
the Deacs earlier this week.
He's going to be the fourth
Winston-Salem native on the
Deac roster in the last five
years, joining Howard, Paul
and Mike Drum. He will sign
a national letter of intent in
November.
"I'm very excited about
getting an excellent col
lege education over the next
four years at Wake Forest
University and playing bas
ketball in the ACC," said
Harris. "I've wanted to play
for Wake for quite some time
now. And, the relationships
I've developed with the Wake
staff a?d players were key in
my recruitment. I really con
nected with coach Jeff Battle,
coach Mike Muse during the
recruiting process, as well as
Ish, L.D. (Williams) and
James (Johnson). I feel
the Wake Forest basketball
"""program is headed in the right
direction. Hopefully I can
help maintain the tradi
tion that past players have
set."
Harris chose Wake over
Virginia Tech, Clemson,
Michigan, Maryland,
Virginia, Stanford, UNC
Wilmington, UNC-Charlotte,
Winthrop, Davidson College,
George Mason and
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nasi Carolina.
"I would like to
thank the other
schools for their time
and attention they
gave me and my
family during the
recruiting process,"
said Harris. "The
process came down
to three schools:
Wake Forest,
Clemson and Virginia Tech.
All three schools are different
in their own way. I decided
to stay home to attend col
lege. After looking at all
aspects of academics, college
life, climate, coaching styles,
player personnel and relation
ships with all involved, I
know that Wake Forest is the
best school for me."
Harris had a very impres
sive junior season at Mount
Tabor High this past year,
averaging 19.1 points per
game, 6.2 rebounds , 5.4
assist per game and 4.5 steals
per game. He helped lead the
Spartans to the Elite Eight fin
ish in the North Carolina 4-A
state playoffs and a 26-4 over
all record. Mount Tabor also
won the Central Piedmont
Conference, the Central
Piedmont Conference
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Muse
Crowells and Tiny Vikings team for camp
BY ANTHONY HILL
THE CHRONICLE
Buffalo Bills star linebacker
Angelo Crowell and his broth
ers, Germane and Juwon, began
playing football fof the Tiny
Vikings during their Pop
Warner days years ago.
The trio, along with Boyz
Are Back (non profit organiza
tion), thought it was only right
to team up with the Pop Warner
organization for the third annu
al Crowell Education and
Sports Clinic this week.
"We are very pleased to be
able to get with the Crowells to
do this camp," said W-S Tiny
Viking president Barbara
Stowe. "We reached out to
Angelo to do this camp. They
were a little skeptical at first.
But they looked at this as anoth
er way to give back. Everything
has gone well. The kids are real
ly enjoying learning from them,
as well as other NFL players.
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Two young participants execute a drill during the third annual Crowell Camp on Tuesday.
This camp didn't simply offer
football instruction. Wc also
had guest speakers come in and
talk about drug awareness and
gang awareness. It was a com
plete camp. And, you can't beat
the fact that it was free. We had
great sponsors in Chick-Fil-A,
K&W and McDonald's. I
thought everything worked out
well."
The camp was geared
toward kids ages. 5-16. More
than 150 kids participated in the
special camp.
"I am extremely pleased
with the turnout," said Germane
Crowell, who's a former receiv
er for the Detroit Lions. "We're
happy to be able to give back.
Angelo was also very excited
about the way things went with
the camp. I've always wanted to
find ways to give back. I wasn't
as visible in my community -
when I played. I'm trying to do
that now."
"Plus, it all started for us out
here with the Tiny Vikings,"
Crowell continued. "That
brings everything home. We
wanted to not only teach foot
ball. This is our root. We want
ed to touch on mental health
and bring awareness to a lot of
See Crowelb on B5
Optimist offering fun camps for local young people
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Here several Optimist campers and soccer players dress up with various uniforms.
BY ANTHONY HILL
THE CHRONICLE
For many years Optimist Soccer has been teaming up
with national and local soccer camp instructors to keep soc
cer fun and affordable in the Winston-Salem community
This summer is no exception.
Recently. Optimist hosted the British Challenger Soccer
Camp run by coaches from England. It seemed to be a fun
and exciting environment for every child that enrolled in
the program. Each camp participant had the opportunity to
be a host family that provided housing for the coaches and
really get a taste of European Futbol (soccer).
The British Challenger Soccer Camp is more than a
week of drills and skills. In addition to taking part in a daily
regimen of foot skill development, technical and tactical
practices and daily tournament style plays, each child will
also be treated to a rich cultural experience and lessons on
teamwork, sportsmanship, self discipline, health and nutri
tion.
"It's really a great program." said Optimist Program
director Dan Levstek. "Our camps are for all kids that
would like to come. We have kids from other soccer clubs
come to our camps."
The most popular part of each camp is the Camp World
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