Charity game supports Carver basketball program
WSFD tops
WSPD in face off
to raise money
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
The Winston-Salem
Police Department
(WSPD) faced off against
the Winston-Salfem Fire
Department (WSFD) in a
game of basketball on
Saturday, Aug. 22.
Although the game was
intense, the real winners
were the boys' basketball
team at Carver High
School.
Entrance into the game
at Carver High was $5,
with all proceeds going
toward the purchase of new
uniforms for the boys' var
sity basketball team.
Carver head coach Wil
Perry came up with the
idea after playing with
some of the participants
during open practices over
the summer and last sea
son.
"The team has played
with a number of these
guys before," said Perry.
"So most of the guys are
really familiar with the
gym."
Perry became head
coach at Carver in 2013
when he took over for
Danny Piggot, who was the
head basketball coach for
nine years before resigning
to take over as assistant
athletic director for the
Yellow Jackets. Before
coming to Carver, Perry
was the head girls' basket
ball coach at Greensboro
Smith.
Michael Winbush, ath
letic director at Carver,
walked around the gym
during the charity game
thanking those who came
out to support the boys'
basketball team. Winbush
said Perry approached him
with the idea and he
believed it was a great
fundraising idea.
Before the start of the
game. Perry welcomed the
crowd and thanked all the
volunteers for their partici
pation in the event.
"Without the help of
our many volunteers and
the participation of police
and fire departments none
of this would have been
possible." Perry said.
"We are looking for
ward to the upcoming sea
son" he said. "I feel confi
dent in the team's ability."
During the charity
game, it was clear both
teams were a little rusty.
During the first half, both
teams had a number of
turnovers and air balls, but
as the game went on, both
teams started to hit up.
The Police Department
held a slim lead at the half
but was unable to hold on
the lead, and the WSFD left
the gymnasium with the
win.
Winbush said he is con
fident in Perry's coaching
ability.
"We're getting better
each year." Winbush said.
Last season, the Yellow
Jackets finished with a 18
7 record, which was good
enough for second in the
2A Western Piedmont
Athletic League behind
North Surry. The Yellow
Jackets split the season
series with North Surry as
both teams took advantage
of their home courts.
The 18 wins was a six
game improvement from
the year before when, the
team finished the 2013
2014 season with 12 wins
and 15 losses. This year's
team will have to rely on
the youth after losing six
seniors from last year's
team.
The Yellow Jackets will
kick off their 2015 cam
paign on Nov. 28, when
they take on the Cougars
from Southwestern
Randolph.
City's Moonlight
Madness 5K & Fun
Run accepting
registrations
SPECIAL TO THE
CHRONICLE
Registrations are being
accepted for the fifth annu
al Moonlight Madness 5K
& Fun Run, sponsored by
the City of Winston-Salem
to benefit the United Way
of Forsyth County.
This year's 5K race
will be held 8 p.m. Sept. 18
at Bailey Park, at the cor
ner of Fifth Street and
Patterson Avenue in Wake
Forest Innovation Quarter
with a new, certified course
and a top prize of a $500
gift certificate from
Windsor Jewelers for the
male and female winners.
The one-mile fun run will
begin at 7:30 p.m. and fin
ishers will receive a finish
er's medal.
This year's pre- and
post-race entertainment
will feature a DJ and light
show. The 5K runner's vil
lage will offer beverages,
Foothills Brewing beer and
Mellow Mushroom pizza.
All runners will again
receive the coveted long
sleeve, glow-in-the-dark
race shirt.
5K registration is $30
through Aug. 31 and $35
Sept. 1 through Sept. 16, or
until registration reaches
1,500 runners. Registration
for the Fun Run is $15
through Sept. 16. There
will be no on-site registra
tions the day of the race.
Companies interested
in participating in the
Moonlight Madness
Corporate Challenge for
the best team run should
contact Ed McNeal at
eddiejm@cityofws .org.
For registration and
more information go to
MoonlightMadness5k.com
Special Olympics Forsyth County
promoting fair and free physicals
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Special Olympics Forsyth County will hold an adapted
sports fair and MedFest with free sports physicals and
health screenings on Saturday, Aug. 29, as part of a
recruiting and retention campaign for Special Olympics.
Both events will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The
Gateway YWCA, 1300 S. Main St., Winston-Salem.
MedFest? will provide free sports physicals to current
and prospective Special Olympics athletes, as well as gen
eral health assessments and screenings to assess blood
pressure, pulse, weight, body mass index, vision, hearing
and more. Participants will also be able to complete a
Special Olympics Athlete Participation Form on site.
Concurrent with MedFest will be a Special Olympics
Sports Expo & Community Adapted Sports Fair.
Representatives for sports and activities that have been
adapted for participants with disabilities will be available
to discuss their programs.
Sports and activities that will be represented include
baseball, wheelchair basketball, ice hockey, bocce, roller
skating, tennis, volleyball, horseback riding, dance, mar
tial arts, yoga and more, said Lisa Kiser, the coordinator
for Special Olympics Forsyth County.
"We're holding both events at the same time to pro
vide a 'one-stop shop' where folks can learn more about
opportunities to participate in Special Olympics and then
complete the necessary paperwork and meidical screen
ings," Kiser said. "Not only do we want to increase partic
ipation and awareness for Special Olympics, but more
importantly we want to improve their health and wellness,
and also make a connection between people with intellec
tual disabilities and health-care providers."
The health screenings and physicals will be performed
by volunteers from local health agencies and clinical train
ing programs. Additional support for the events is being
provided by the Winston-Salem Foundation and the
Family Support network.
Special Olympics Forsyth County provides year-round
sports training and athletic competitions in a variety of
Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellec
tual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to
develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience
joy and share friendships.
For more information about Special Olympics Forsyth
County, call CityLink 311 or go to WePLAY.ws and click
on the Special Populations link.
Tiger Woods
helps ratings
but not himself
at Wyndham
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
With Tiger Woods in
contention and looking to
extend his season, the
Wyndham Championship
in Greensboro on Sunday,
Aug. 23, produced a solid
rating for CBS.
The final round had a
3.9 rating - the best for a
non-major on any network
since NBC drew 5.7 in
May 2013 for Woods' win
at The Players
Championship.
Woods began play
Sunday, two strokes off the
lead but struggled in the
final round. He needed a
victory to earn a spot in the
FedEx Cup playoffs opener
next week. Davis Love III
won by one stroke.
During their practice
round together before the
Wyndham Championship,
Woods pumped local
favorite Love for tips on
how to play the course.
Looks like Love saved
a few secrets for himself.
Love became the third
oldest winner in PGA Tour
history with his victory
Sunday, while Woods' sea
son came to an abrupt end.
The 51-year-old Love
closed with a 6-under 64
for a one-stroke victory
over Jason Gore.
"'Tiger and I were talk
ing on the putting green -
one of us needed to get
going and win this thing,"
Love said.
He did.
Woods had trouble get
ting his final round started.
The dominant storyline
all week at Sedgefield
Country Club was the mere
presence of Woods.
He was poised to chal
lenge Sunday, starting just
two strokes off the lead.
But he only had one birdie
during his first 10 holes,
dropping way off the pace
with a triple bogey on the
par-4 11th. Woods shot a
70, finished four strokes
back and ended at No. 178
in the standings, well out
side the top 125.
AP Sports Writer Joedy
McCreary, writing from
Greensboro, contributed to
this report.
Woods
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