Sports Week
June 9, 2011
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Members of the team with their coaches.
Mavericks finish as state runners-up
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The Winston-Salem Mavericks came up
a bit short in their attempt to win a fourth
straight USSSA State title.
Playing in the championship series May
28 and 29, The Mavericks had just one loss
- to the Kings of Chapel Hill, 51-41, in the
Championship Game. On their way to
becoming the state runner-up, the Mavericks
beat the CBC/Phoenix of Charlotte, 57-56 in
the opening game, and then the Titans of
Clayton. 61-55; the Gators of Greensboro,
47-43; the Carolina Pride, 61-43; and the
Charlotte Mustangs, 65-62.
The team includes players Ryan
Henderson, Xavier Jackson, Mitch Cain,
Tyler Rosbor, Naeem Razzak, Keeshon
Patrick. Taris Young, Devin Thomas,
Dequan Cunningham, Michael Hinton.
James Cain, Landon Choplin, Sid Nixon and
Cameron Mack.
The Mavericks qualified for the USSSA
Nationals in Greensboro and also received
several invites for ProAm Tournaments
across the country. The team's current
record is 16 wins and 7 losses.
A 501c(3) and tax exempt organization,
the Mavericks are owned by Mike Gonzalez
and Willie "BB" Patrick Jr.
For more information about the team or
to make a donation , contact Coach Patrick
at 336-416-0907.
Carver players college-bound
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Three more Carver High School football players are college-bound.
Seniors Jashon Jackson, Austin Pack and Jamil Thomas will soon suit-up for college
teams.
Jackson, a 6'3, 300-pound offensive linemen, will take his huge frame to Durham to play
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Central Eagles.
Although Jackson has
only been a
Yellowjacket for two
years, he really made
his mark as a skilled
lineman who worked
hard every down.
Pack, a four year
varsity football player,
will play at Winston
Salem State University,
where he will major in
the newly-formed BS in
motorsports program.
While at Carver, Austin
has maintained a 4.0
grade point average
while playing football
and baseball.
Thomas, a senior
outside linebacker, will
be a preferred walk on
with the Appalachian
State Mountaineers.
Thomas was the center
Carver Photo
(Standing, front left) Jashon Jackson, Head Coach Melvin
Palmer and Austin Pack with (sitting, from left) Jamil Thomas
and Channon Crawford.
piece of an experienced defensive front at Carver.
Senior running back Channon Crawford - who was named Offensive Player of the Year
in the PAC-6. All-County Offensive Player of the Year, and Carver High School Offensive
Player of the Year - is also among football standouts graduating from Carver this month.
Crawford, who once considered quitting the football team, ended up leading the
Yellowjackets in rushing averages.
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Coach Coquese Washington addresses the media.
VCU's Shaka Smart
among BCA honorees
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The Black Coaches &
Administrators selected
Virginia Commonwealth
University Men's Basketball
Coach Shaka Smart as the
201 1 Male Coach of the Year
and Coquese Washington.
Women's Basketball Head
Coach at Penn State, as the
Female Coach of the Year.
Other BCA honorees
included Dan Guerrero,
UCLA's AD. as the recipient
of the Myles Brand
Administrator of the Year;
and High School Coaches of
the Year Carmen Jackson, a
Track and Field Coach at
Miami Northwestern Senior
High Community School
and Ruth Lovelace, Boys
Varsity Basketball Coach at
Boys and Girls High School
in Brooklyn, N.Y
"Our honorees are not
just successful profession
als, but they are also out
standing individuals that
have demonstrated dedica
tion to student-athletes and
higher education," said
David Leitao, BCA
President.
VCU hired Smart to be
the head coach in the spring
of 2009. Smart's hire made
him the 10th youngest head
coach in Division I and the
youngest head coach to
receive the Fritz Pollard
BCA Male Coach of the
Year Award. In his first sea
son, he led the Rams to a
27-10 season and a CBI
Championship after VCU
swept Saint Louis in the
championship best of three
series.
Coquese, in her fourth
season coaching the Lady
Lions continues to enjoy the
Smart
Guerrero
level of passion from fans,
the community and adminis
tration as she continues to
build the program. The third
season saw the Lady Lions
return to the postseason for
the first time since 2004
2005 with a WNIT berth.
The honorees were feted
during the 2011 BCA
National Convention and
Expo on Friday, May 27 in
St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Black Coaches &
Administrators, a tax
exempt non-profit organiza
tion, works to foster the
growth and development of
ethnic minorities at all lev
els of sports both nationally
and internationally.
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Two big CIAA honors for Sikes
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Saint Augustine's College's Allison Sikes was named the 201 1 CIAA Woman of the Year
and CIAA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Sikes accepted both trophies during the CIAA Coaches Award Program in Newport
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league's inaugural Woman of the Year honor,
created by the Senior Woman Administrators
this season to recognize a female student-ath
lete for her athletic and academic achieve
ment. Sikes is now eligible for the NCAA
Woman of the Year Award, which will be
named later this year.
To be eligible for the conference's woman
award, a female student-athlete must have a
3.2 grade point average or higher,, exhausted
her college eligibility and graduated by the
summer of 201 1 . Sikes graduated magna cum
laude from Saint Augustine's College in May.
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Allison Sikes in action.
The league announced that Sikes was also the top female scholar-athlete. She is the sec
ond straight student-athlete from Saint Augustine's College to earn an individual academic
award from the conference. Track standout Orolando Duffus was the 2010 CIAA Male
Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Inspiration
Award goes
to Breland
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Former UNC standout
Jessica Breland, who gradu
ated last month and is now a
member the WNBA's New
York Liberty, has been
named the 2011 recipient of
the 23rd annual Honda
Inspiration Award.
This award is given each
year to a female college ath
lete who has overcome
adversity to excel in her
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May
2 0 0 9,
after a
history
of ail
m e n t s
including
asthma
and
severe
allergies,
Breland
Breland
visited a doctor for a sore
throat that wouldn't seem to
go away. Hours of tests led
to a biopsy and ultimately a
diagnosis of Hodgkin's lym
phoma.
Within days, doctors
installed a port in Breland's
chest to administer
chemotherapy treatments.
Side effects ranged from
severe chills and aches to
hair loss, constant nausea
and fatigue so debilitating
that there were times she
could hardly move.
Forced to redshirt the
2009-10 season, Breland
gradually got her weight
back up with a plan devised
by the UNC team trainer and
a nutritionist. She coura
geously returned to the court
for the 2010-11 season.
While it took some time for
her to regain her full
strength and capabilities, her
game continued to improve
steadily to where she aver
aged 19.5 points and 6.8
rebounds at the Atlantic
Coast Conference tourna
ment, helping UNC make it
to the finals.
Before her illness,
Breland was a standout in
her first three years at UNC.
As a sophomore, she was
named the ACC Sixth Player
of the Year. In her junior
year she played in all 35
games and started 27. She
averaged 14 points, 8.5
rebounds and an ACC-best
3.1 blocks to rank seventh
nationally.
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