Bailey from page B1 sion." "1 wanted to break it back down and help them under stand what they're doing," Bailey continued. "They understand what they're doing. They just don't under stand why they're doing it. I deal with the people (high school kids) that think they know it all most of the time. I kind of wanted to get to these kids that have never picked up a ball." Alvin Robinson added: "Aaron is really doing some good things at Carl Russell. He's even helping my daugh ter. A lot of people don't know _ about some of the good things ?V Aaron and Louis Lowery are doing. I personally know that they're doi^Hg some good things for the kids in the com munity." Bailey tutors bailers ages 9-12 years old on Mondays and Wednesdays. On Tuesdays and Thursday, 13 and-up bailers take part in the free clinic. Bailey, who's a former basketball player for St. Paul's College, also trains two St. Paul's signees ? Kedrick Williams and Drew Church. 0 Young bailers are learning bounce passing, chest pass ing, dribbling, proper steps, dribbling with both hands and other skills during the four hours of instruction. "I'll workout anyone too," Bailey said. "Right now I'm working with Mitchell Hicks. He plays at Reynolds. I'm not concerned with who's kid anyone is, or where they're going to school. I care about Photo b> Anthony Hill Bailey gets a joy from teaching youth basketball. kids in general. That's what's it's all about. 1 am really not concerned with whether or not a kid wants to come to Carver. I'm more concerned with kids getting an opportunity to learn the game of basketball the right way." Bailey isn't just teaching basketball either. He's also putting down some discipline. He ordered a group of campers to get on the floor and do push-ups for not exe cuting a chesttpast correctly. He also preaches listening to authority and not talking while a superior has the floor. "There's a lot more than just skills that go into being a good basketball player, or stu dent-athlete in general," said Bailey. "You have to listen. You have to work as a team. And, you have to take respon sibility. I try to teach those things when I can. Again, I work with a lot of (high school) kids that think they know everything most of the time." Bailey still has his mind on his assistant athletic direc tor duties. "I have a lot on my mind," Bailey concluded. "I'm think ing about the vision I have for Carver. I'm trying to get a lot of things done as far as eligi bility. I'm trying to make that a lot smoother. I'm also think ing about ways to fundraise and trying different ideas to get revenue for Carver. Just trying to make a good pro gram even better. So, I've got plenty of things going on." Hill from page B1 founder Rob Little decid ing to shutdown the league this summer. He made the final decision this past Monday. "It's sad." said Little. "But it's OK. I don't mind guys playing other places. But I must admit to- being a little surprised. I thought the guys that grew up around here would still play. I wasn't sure if the word got around about some of the teams not coming back. But I kind of saw this coming. The system was get ting younger. It%as hanging . Plus, guys don't ball like they used to. We used to go from league to league to play. It's not the same." Like I told Rob, my sum mer won't be the same without that automatic thing to do on the weeknights. Seriously, I knew I was going to check out Late Nite at least two nights out of the week. I was just telling my photographer, Charlie Pfaff, that as well. We both enjoyed going to the Late Nite games. And, it wasn't a black thing. Charlie is my main man, and he's white. Please believe he enjoyed the atmosphere and action just as much as the next person. That reminds me of the first time I asked him to take pictures of the action for me. I was trying to warn him that it was really ethnic during Late Nite games. (I'm smiling as I type this.) I was basically say ing there were a lot of hood figures on site, and for him to let me know if he didn't quite feel comfortable in that set ting. He simply laughed at me. But I was serious. We both found out that Late Nite was n't a black thing. It was a bas ketball fan thing. It's honestly sad to see things end like this. I mean, there's a pretty good chance the league will never come back. If it does return it will probably be different. Who knows? So many people have been asking me what's up with Late Nite I thought I would go ahead and put it out there. I didn't want to believe it myself, but it's really not going on this summer. Great gesture For the next two weeks. Josh Howar tiotan Wildcats finished third with a Here, Tri City's Perry Cabean Jr., Sieve Stowe, Terrence Cannon time of 9:38.83 and Running and Nick Colebaugh hold their medals. Panthers Track Club finished fourth. Tri City will take 92 athletes to compete in the regional meet at the University of Tennessee's Tom Black Stadium, starting today. Multi events will take place today and Friday Running and field events will take place on Saturday and Sunday. Tennis greats are coming to N.C. SPECIAL TO TOE CHRONICLE 5 InsideOut Sports & Entertainment recently announced that Mark Philippoussis, the Australian standout who battled Roger Federer in the 2003 Wimbledon final, will begin his comeback to pro fessional tennis at The Championships at The Palisades, Sept. 24-28 in Charlotte. The tournament is the fifth' of eight events on the Outback Champions Series, the professional tennis circuit for men 30 and over. Joining Philippoussis in the eight-player field will be the former world No. 1 ranked, 1993 Wimbledon finalist and 2006 Championships at The Palisades winner Jim Courier, former world No. 4 ranked and 1994 Wimbledon semifinalist Todd Martin and 1992 Olympic silver medalist Wayne Ferreira. The remaining four players in the field will be announced at a later date. Philippoussis, 3 1 , will be returning to compet itive tennis starting in Charlotte, with the goad of returning to the ATP Tour. A native of Melbourne, Australia, Philippoussis achieved a career-high ranking of No. 8 in 1999 and won 1 1 career ATP singles titles. He reached the final of the U.S. Open in 1998, losing to countryman Patrick Rafter. He also reached the final at Wimbledon in 2003, where he lost to Federer in straight sets - Federer's first Wimbledon and first major singles Jiai m ! Courier, 37, was a Wimblidon singles finalist in 1993, where he lost to Pete Sampras in Sampras' first Wimbledon final. Courier's journey into the ultimate match at Wimbledon earned him the distinction of being one of six men in the his tory of tennis to play in all four major singles finals. He won the inaugural title in Charlotte in 2006. Martin, 37, was a two-time Wimbledon semi File photo Mark Philippoussis used to be one of the top players around the world. o finalist - in 1-994 losing to Sampras and 19% los ing to MaliVai Washington. He reached two major finals in his career, losing in the 1994 Australian Open final to Sampras and the 1999 U.S. Open final to Andre Agassi. FerTeira, 36, is best known for winning the sil ver medal in doubles at the 1992 Olympic Games and as a two-time Australian Open semi finalist His record for most consecutive major tourna * metis pSyed aonng\ career was broken this year at Wimbledon when Ai Sugiyama of Japan played in her 57th consecutive major tournament title. Ferreira, currently ranked No. 3 in the Stanford Champions Rankings, has won three career titles on the Outback Champions Series. For ticket info, go to Tickets www.championsseriestennis .com . NOTICE OF PRE HEARING OPEN HOUSES, DESIGN PUBLIC HEARING, AND ROADWAY CORRIDOR OFFICIAL MAP ACT PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE EASTERN SECTION AND EXTENSION OF THE WINSTON-SALEM NORTHERN BELTWAY TIP Project Nos. U-2579 and U-2579A Forsyth County The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold pre-hearinc open houses, a Design Public Hearing (Tor the Eastern Section Extension) and a Roadway Corridor Official Map Act Public Hearing (for tne Eastern Section and Extension) at the following times and places: Tuesday, August 12, 2008: Pre-Hearing Open House - 3:00 pjn. to 7:00 pjn. East Forsyth High School Old Gymnasium, 2500 West Mountain Street, Kernersville Thursday, August 14, 2008: Pre-Hearing Open House - 4:00pm to 6:30pm East Forsyth High School Old Gymnasium, 2500 West Mountain Street, Kernersville During the open houses indicated above. Department of Transportation representatives will be avail able in an informal setting to answer questions and receive comments relative to the proposed proj ect. The opportunity to suomit written comments or questions also will be provided. Interested citi zens may attend at any time during the above mentioned hours on the days indicated above. Thursday, August 14, 2008: Formal Design Public Hearing and Roadway Corridor Official Map Act Public Hearing - 7:00pm East Forsyth High School Old Gymnasium, 2500 West Mountain Street, Kernersville The hearing will begin at 7:00 p.m. The presentation will consist of an explanation of the proposed design, right of way and relocation requirements/procedures. The public hearing will also serve as a Roaaway Corridor Official Map Act Public Hearing for the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway from US 52 south to US 311 (TIP Project Nos. U-25/9 and U-2579A), in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 136-44.50. Under this General Statute, building permits will be restricted within the protected corridor. Anyone wishing to speak at the formal hearing may register to do so at the pre-hearing open houses, immediately prior to the formal hearing or by calling 866.223.0862. Speakers will be called in the order they signed up. A five-minute time limit will be imposed for speaking in order to allow a fair opportunity for all those wishing to do so. Additional spoken comments win be received after those wno registered have finished their comments. Additional comments will be accepted until September 14, 2008. Written comments should be sent to Mr. Drew joyner, P.F., Human Environment Unit Head at 1583 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC J7699-1583. Q TIP Project Nos. U-2579 and U-2579A propose to construct a multi-lane freeway on new location from US 3 1 1 north to US 52 east of Winston-Salem. (TlP Project U-2579A extends from US 311 to 1-40 Business/US 421, a distance of about 4.4 miles, and TIP Project U-2579 extends from 1-40 Business/US 421 to US 52, a distance of about 12.4 miles) The roadway will be a four-lane to six lane wide median divided freeway with grade separations or interchanges constructed at major cross roads. The proposed roadway will require additional right of way and the purchase of homes and businesses. A Record of Decision, which designates the Preferred Alternative for the Northern Beltway, Alternative C3-West-B/AIternative 7/AItemative N2-S1 (Western Section. Eastern Section, and Eastern Section Extension, respectively), as the location for the entire Northern Beltway, has been approved by the Federal Highway Administration. Maps showing the proposed design of the project and a copy of the approved environmental docu ments. the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and the Record of Decision (ROD) are available for public review at the Winston-Salem City Hall South - Room 307 located at 100 East First Street, Winston-Salem; at the Kernersville Planning Department located at 1 34 East Mountain Street, Kernersville, and at the NCDOT Division Office located at 375 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem. The maps may also be viewed at www.ncdot.org/projects/wsnb I Anyone desiring additional information may contact Mr. Drew Joyner, P.E., Human Environment Unit Head at 15X3 Mail Service Center, Raleigh. NC 27699-1583. phone (919) 715-1515, or email at djoyner@ncdot.gov. NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for dis abled persons who wish to participate in this workshop. Anyone requiring special services should contact Mr. Joyner at the contact information above as early as possible so that arrangements can be made. The Chronicle July 10, 17, 24, 31, and August 7, 2008 *