SportsWeek
July 23, 2009
Seven to be inducted into HOF
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Winston-Salem State
University Clarence E. "Big
House" Gaines Athletic Hall
of Fame will welcome seven
new former
WSSU student
athletes and Rams
athletic support
ers.
The 2009
class of distin
guished individu
als are from four
different cate
gories. as foot
bail.* wrestling
and track and
field will see
members induct
ed into the Hall of Fame and
two members of the 2009
induction class will be
enshrined for their untiring
service to the WSSU
Department of Athletics.
Three former Ram foot
ball players will be enshrined
McCoy
as Derrick Beasley, Hubert
"Muddy Waters" Hargett and
Harrison Junior Stokes will
earn the highest WSSU ath
letic honor in 2009.
Willie
Mouzon will be
enshrined after
a record-setting
wrestling
career with the
Rams, a history
that helped him
earn a pair of
CIAA titles and
receive back
to-back All
America hon
ors".
Vanessa
Kave Smith
Johnson will be the sole Lady
Ram to be inducted after a
stellar track and field and
women's basketball career.
DeValdean. Penn and
.Michael McCoy wijl -be
inducted for their 30-plus
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Inductees will receive the Rams Hall of Fame Medal.
Photo by Layla Farmer
Kristi Ingram practices her stroke.
She's Got
Game
Talented teen earns
coveted spot
at Golf Invitational
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE ? .
Sixteen year-old Kristi Ingram is making a name for her
self in the world of golf. Ingram, a rising junior at Mount
Tabor High School, says she first picked up a golf club at
age five. And she hasn't put it down since.
"I really enjoyed it." she said. "It's just a really fun sport
for me. I'm very competitive, and I just like going out and
competing against people and winning."
And win she did. Kristi has finished first place in the
last four TYGA (Tarheel Youth Golf Association) golf
events she competed in. She has earned top honors in the
high school sector as well. She has been named both
Conference Player of the Year and MVP of her golf team for
two years running. She was also named Golfer of the Year
by Triad Sports Weekly.
"It feels great," said Kristi, who is ranked 17th in the
state, of the accolades that have been rolling in of late. "1
just hope I can inspire some young girls out there."
Kristi competed in the 57th Forsyth County Junior Golf
Championship July 7-9 and again found success on the
green. She placed second in the three-day competition,
earning herself a chance to compete at the 62nd Forsyth
Invitational Golf Tournament, slated for July 3 1 -August I .
"I hope to win it, but if not, I just want to do my best,"
she said. "This'll be a good experience for me, playing with
the older people."
While she fully expects competition will be fierce at the
upcoming tournament, Kristi said she's used to the pressure.
"I try not to let it get to me. I just go out there and play
the course and try not to worry about my competition," she
said. "...I push myself to be better, but I don't push myself
over the top. I just think of having fun first."
Kristfs father, Christopher Ingram, encouraged both his
children to play golf at an early age Kristi's brother. Chris
Ingram, now plays on the golf team at Winston-Salem State
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High hopes
for new
V-ball coach
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
_ In an effort to return North
Carolina A&T's volleyball
team into a serious MEAC
contender again. North
Carolina A&T Athletics
Director Wheeler Brown
turned to someone who is
familiar with Aggie volleyball
success.
Brown recently named
N.C." A&T alumnus Toni
Conway as the new N.C. A&T
head volleyball coach
Conway spent the previous
four seasons as the head coach
at Division II Bowie State.
"I am
impressed
with coach
Conway's
overall
commit
ment to
academics
and disci
pline,"
s a i d
Brown.
"She was a
Cartway
very impressive student-athlete
in the classroom and on the
court when she attended A&T.
Therefore . I know she will
stress the importance of being
a complete student-athlete. She
will demand hard work, dedi
cation and respect from our
ladies. Those are the very
things that made this program a
solid one for many years."
Conway coached at Bowie
State from 2005-08. Three out
of those four seasons saw the
Bulldogs finish w ith a winning
record in the CIAA. The
Bulldogs won 52 games under
Conway's tenure. In 2007.
Conway led the Bulldogs to an
historical season.
* The program reached the
CIAA Championship final for
the first time in school history.
During the 2007 regular sea
son, the Bulldogs went 16-14
overall and 8-5 in the confer
ence. Conway also coached the
CIAA Rookie of the Year, in
middle hitter Bethany Sloat. in
the same seasop. Seven players
from Bowie State made sec
ond-team All-CIA A in 2(X)8.
"I'm so excited about
returning to North Carolina
A&T," said Conway, who
earned a B.S., in health physi
cal education and recreation
(HPLiR) and fitness and well
ness management in 2001
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Reynolds sports keeping
positive outlook for season
Photo by Tim Rullard
Members of the Girls JV H-ball team workout.
BY TIM BULLARD
FOR THE CHRONICLE
As quarterback of the R.J.
Reynolds jayvee squad,
Terrence Cannon has a lot of
responsibility in leading his
teammates, offering leadership
and performing to the best of
his ability.
That may be a heavy burden
for most 15-year-olds, but it's
all good to this 10th grader.
"It's hard. There's a lot of
hard work. I mean you have to
focus on the game, and you've
got to concentrate," he said.
Cannon will be a major part
of the team's effort to have ;i
su-llar upcoming wuon,
according to Coach Darren
Nelson. Since the team com
petes in the Central Piedmont
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legends Pommo*
Photo by John Slw/er Kansas Cit> Star VIC f
Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame members (from left) John Mayberry, Amos Otis,
George Brett, Frank W hile and Willie Wilson attend the grand opening of the Kansas
City Rpyals Hall of Fame building on July 17. The facility is behind left field at
Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.