CIAA Basketball Coach
of the Year Announced
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Charlotte, NC - The
Central Intercollegiate Athletic
Association (CIAA) announced
its men's and women's basket
ball coaches of the year at its
basketball tip-off awards lunch
eon, Monday. The luncheon
brought together CIAA players,
coaches, administrators and
sponsors to recognize superla
tive performers through its All
Rookie Teams, All-CIA A
Teams and Coaches of the Year.
This year's women's coach
of the year is Jessica Kem, head
coach at The Lincoln
University. Coach Kern led her
team to an overall 19-7 record
and Co-Northern Division title.
Last year the Lady Lions fin
ished sixth in the division but
enter this year's tournament as
the number one seed in the
North.
The men's coach of the year
is Darrell Brooks of Bowie
State Dniversity. Coach
Brooks' Bulldogs were also
Northern Division Co
Champions and finished the
regular season at 21-7, the only
CIAA men's team to surpass 20
overall wins. BSU successfully
defended its division title from
last year and enters this year's
tournament as the top seed in
the Northern Division.
Kern and Brooks will be
formally recognized at the
annual Coach of the Year
Awards Luncheon held in the
Spring. ^
Kern
Brooks
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Proclamation
Today (Thursday, Feb.
26) at noon. Mayor Allen
Joines will read a procla
mation about the
"5" Royales, the R&B
group that will be inducted
into the Rock & Roll Hall
of Fame on April 18, at the
Hanesbrands Theatre, 209
N. Spruce St. (next to the
Milton Rhodes Center for
the Arts) in downtown
Winston-Salem. A recep
tion will follow. Family
members of the band's
original members are
scheduled to attend. The
"5" Royales is Winston
Salem's homegrown, once
famous band that helped
shaped that unique genre of
American music called
R&B.
Neighborhood
meeting
The East/Northeast
Neighborhood Association
will hold its monthly meet
ing at 14th St. Recreation
Center on today,
(Thursday, Feb. 26) at 6
p.m. Invited guests are
Parks & Recreation, City
Of Winston Salem's assis
tant managers and
Community Services
.Department. Please come
and bring your neighbors.
Contact person is Marva
Reid at 336-831-7816.
Awards banquet
A student from each
public school in Winston
Salem and Forsyth County,
as well as from some pri
vate schools, will be hon
ored today, (Thursday, Feb.
26) at 6:30 p.m. at the
Embassy Suites, 460 N.
Cherry St. during the 35th
annual Human Relations
Student Awards
Banquet. The Human
Relations Commission
partners with the Winston
Salem/Forsyth County
Schools to hold the ban
quet, which honors stu
dents who exemplify posi
tive human relations in
their dealings with others
on such issues as race, reli
gion and cultural differ
ences. The theme of this
year's banquet is
"Celebrating 35 Years of
Youth in Service." The
speaker at this year's ban
quet will be Amy Patano, a
fifth-grade teacher at
Kernersville Elementary
School and the 2014-2015
Teacher of the Year for the
Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County Schools.
Entertainment will be pro
vided by students from
Speas Global Elementary
School, who will present
their international flag
parade. The closing speak
er will be the Rev. Darryl
Aaron of First Baptist
Church. Call CityLink 311
for ticket information.
Rezoning meeting
Council Member James
Taylor Jr. will meet with
constituents today
(Thursday, Feb. 26) to dis
cuss the requested rezoning
of a lot on the southwest
comer of Waughtown and
Cline streets. The meeting
will be at 6 pai. at the
Sprague Street Community
Center, 1350 E. Sprague St.
The lot is currently zoned
for residential use and is
proposed for pedestrian
business use. For more
information, contact
Vanessa Smith at 336-408
8618 or vanessas@city
ofws.org.
Downtown street study
Transportation planners
will hold a drop-in session
today (Thursday, Feb. 26)
to solicit public feedback
on proposed changes in
downtown streets that
would take effect when
Business 1-40 is rebuilt.
The session will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Old
Salem Visitor's Center, 900
Old Salem Road.
The study is assessing
the effects of the potential
conversion of Liberty,
Main, First and Second
streets to two-way traffic,
and improvements that the
conversion might require
relating to parking, pedes
trians, bicycles, business
access, signs and more.
There will be no for
mal presentation. Residents
may drop in any time.
Planners will be available
to explain the proposed
changes and answer ques
tions. For more informa
tion call CityLink 311.
Health & Safety
Workshop
Forsyth Tech will host a
Farm Health and Safety
Institute workshop on
Saturday, Feb. 28 from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Forsyth Tech Stokes
County Center, 1165
Dodgetown Road in
Walnut Cove. This event is
free and open to area farm
ers or anyone involved in
agriculture and includes
lunch, free safety kits, door
prizes and vendor displays.
The one-day workshop will
feature sessions on large
animal safety, emergency
preparedness, personal pro
tection (hearing, sight,
skin), and farm equipment
safety, including a dramatic
demonstration of a con
trolled tractor roll-over
(between 2:30 - 4 pm).
Health screenings will also
be available.
Preregistration is required
by calling 336-593-5402.
Lecture series
Dr. Tony Atala, direc
tor, Wake Forest Institute
for Regenerative Medicine
and chair of the Urology
Department at Wake Forest
University, will speak at
Forsyth Tech on Friday,
Feb. 27 at 11 a.m. on the
main campus at 2100 Silas
Creek Pkwy as part of the
college's SciTech Lecture
series. The topic of his
address is: "Regenerative
Medicine: Current
Concepts and Changing
Trends."
CIAM
CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
CIAA Tournament Game Schedule
Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte
Thursday, February 26 -
Lowe's Day at the CIAA
Men's Tournament - Session C
ASPIRE TV Live
Quarterfinal 1-1 pm.
Quarterfinal 2-3 p.m.
Men's Tournament - Session D
ASPiRE TV Live
Quarterfinal 3-7 p.m.
Quarterfinal 4-9 p.m.
Friday, February 27 -
Food Lion Day at the CIAA
Women's Tournament
presented by Food Lion -
Session E
Semifinal 1 - 1 p.m.
Semifinal 2-3 p.m.
Men's Tournament - Session F
ASPiRE TV Live
Semifinal 3-7 p.m.
Semifinal 4-9 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28 -
Toyota Finals Night -
Session G
Women's Championship Game
ASPiRE TV Live.-4 p.m.
Men's Championship Game -
ESPN U (Tape Delayed -
Time TBA) - 7 p.m.
QEA Pride!
QEA teams win and lose against Carter G. Woodson
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
On Tuesday evening, Feb. 10, Quality Education Academy's high school gymnasium
was filled with energy and excitement as the Mighty Seraphim (middle school boys bas
ketball team) and the Pharaohs (high school JV basketball team) hosted rival Carter G.
Woodson.
Although both QEA teams played skillfully, only one team was victorious.
The Mighty Seraphim's win against Carter G. Woodson (45-18) wrapped up their
season with a 9-3 record.
The excitement continued as the Fighting Pharaohs (varsity basketball team) domi
nated the court over Prominence Academy with yet another victory (87-41).
QEA's Fighting Pharaohs traveled to Mouth of Wilson. Virginia on Thursday night to
battle long-time rival Oak Hill Academy. The Fighting Pharaohs held true to their name
and fought until the bitter end.
Although the scoreboard did not reflect a victory for QEA, the Fighting Pharaohs
received a greeting of kings: chants, cheers and a standing ovation from staff and students
alike on Friday morning.
Winton-Salem's team winds down their season with two away games in Charlotte
(Feb. 18) and Durham, Virginia (Feb. 20).
Rams
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rest of the first half, before WyKevin
Bazemore would break away from the
pack and finish at the rim with a driving
layup at the buzzer to give Winston-Salem
State a 37-36 lead to take into the locker
room at the half.
The second half began just as the first
half ended with both teams scrapping and
clawing until the 12:13 mark, when the
Rams would seize control of the game.
With the game tied at 54-54, WSSU
ramped up its defensive pressure and
offensively got hot, as the Rams would use
an incredible 19-0 run to go up 73-54.
During the run, WSSU got three point
ers from Terrell Leach, Donta Harper and
three three's from Marquez Jones and a
breakaway dunk from CJ Ford as the Rams
seemed to have the game in complete con
trol.
But the last seven minutes were the
polar opposite, as WSSU went cold from
the field and committed several costly
turnovers to allow the Blue Bears to gain
the momentum, and get back into the
game.
Livingstone would finish the game on
a 30-8 run, as Winston-Salem State last
desperate attempts to tie the game on three
pointers came up short, and the Blue Bears
would hold on for an 86-83 win.
With the loss, WSSU falls to 16-9
overall, 9-7 in the CIAA and 7-3 in the
Southern Division, while Livingstone
improves to 16-9 overall, 10-6 in the
CIAA and 7-3 in the Southern Division.
Winston-Salem State was led offen
sively by Donta Harper who finished with
22 points, six rebounds, three assists and
two blocked shots, while Marquez Jones
added 21 points, two rebounds, one assist
and one steal. WyKevin Bazemore added
16 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and a
steal. Javan Wells chipped in 10 points and
four rebounds. CJ Ford and Terrell Leach
each dropped in six points, with Ford also
dishing out three assists and Leach adding
two assists and two steals.
Livingstone was led by Hakeem
Jackson who scored 21 points and four
rebounds, while Eric Mayo added 19
points and 14 rebounds. Ty Newman also
scored 19 points to go with six rebounds,
and Eric Dubose chipped in 14 points.
Winston-Salem State will now regroup
as they will get a first round bye in the
CIAA Tournament, as they will face either
Virginia Union, Shaw or Johnson C. Smith
on Thursday night in the last quarterfinal
of the day at the CIAA Tournament in
Charlotte.
This is the first time the WSSU Rams
have earned the Southern Division's top
seed since 2010, the first WSSU got back
into the CIAA after its transition from
going to Division I.
Be the VIP guests of Piedmont
Opera at our Meet the Cast
Party. Er\joy wine and
appetizers with cast members
and get a behind-the-scenes look
at the making of Mozart's last
opera. Tickets are $35.
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Soprano Brittany Robinson mil sing the role
of Queen of the Night, one of the most
challenging roles In opera.