Sports Week {(
Also More Stories, Religion and Classifieds 28,2016
Phoenix athletes looking forward to the next level
Pholo by Craig T. Oreeake
Prep Combo guard
Mychala Wolfe averaged
13 points a game during
the Class 1-A playoffs
that culminated with the
Phoenix winning its sec
ond straight state bas
ketball championship.
BY CRAW T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
For Winston-Salem
Prep's Mychala Wolfe and
Llyric Mack, the vision of
reaching the next level is
now a joyous reality. The
two seniors recently signed
scholarship offers and will
be headed to college in
August.
Wolfe, a fixture in the
backcourt on the girls' bas
ketball team, will continue
her hoops career at North
Greenville University
(S.C.). Mack, a champi
onship-caliber triple
jumper and sprinter, will
attend the University of
Mount Olive.
During her tenure at
Winston-Salem Prep,
Wolfe, a 5-6 combo guard,
emerged as a prime factor
for the Phoenix, who won
back-to-back Class 1-A
state championships. Prep
finished up with 52-6
record over the past two
seasons.
As a senior, Wolfe, the
team's best most lethal out
side shooter, averaged 10.2
points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.0
assists and 2.5 steals. In the
1-A final - which just hap
pened to be played on her
18th birthday - Wolfe hit
three 3-pointers to lead the
team in scoring (13 points)
and she was voted Prep's
most outstanding player.
"I'm looking forward to
carrying the winning tradi
tion from high school to
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BY CRAIO T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
With less than a month remaining
before the state track and field champi
onships, now is the time of year when top
performances are expected.
The Mount Tabor boys' team has aspi
rations to rise to the top at the regional and
state levels. But first, the Spartans must
prevail in their own league, the Central
Piedmont Conference. Bagging the CPC
crown won't be easy. Coach Patrick
cromweii expects a
three-way battle
between the
Spartans, West
Forsyth and
Parkland when the
meet takes place at
Reagan on Tuesday.
Two weeks ago
at the Scott Brent
Invitational (a.k.a.
City-County cham
pionships), Mount
Tabor and West
Forsyth finished in
a first-place tie (133 points apiece).
Parkland, which has emerged as a legiti
mate contender this season, placed third
and was only 18 points off the title-win
ning pace.
"We're building to win locally by rely
ing on our depth," said Cromwell. "We do
have five to ten athletes who we feel can
score points at the regional and state
meets. But we also have 25 to 30 bn this
team who can make an impact locally.
We're working to develop enough balance
that will enable us to score points in every
event at the conference championships."
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The Spartans prime strengths are in the
distance races with senior Kenny Kneisei
and sophomore Cameron Ponder setting
the tempo. Both are elite-level runners
who are ranked among the top three in the
1,600 and 3,200-meter runs. In the
NCRunners state rankings for Class 4-A,
Kneisei is No. 1 at 3,200 (8 minutes, 57.77
seconds) and No. 3 at 1,600 (4:21.79).
Ponder has the fastest 1,600 time in the
state (4:19.82) and is third in the rankings
for the 3,200 (9:12.24).
At 800 meters, Kneisei is a strong
favorite to
repeat as
league
champ. A
year ago, he
ran a per
sonal-best
of 1:56.60
at the CPC
meet to win
it. While he
has yet to
approach
his career
best clock
ing this spring, he figures to be among the
state's top 10 in this event by season's end.
Mount Tabor's distance-running domi
nance extends to the 4x800 relay. The four
some of Ian Foley, Michael Moerk,
Kneisel and Ponder ran 7:51.49 at the
City-County to secure the state's No. 1
ranking.
Although the Spartans are exceptional
in those areas, they will surely need assis
tance in other events - specifically the
sprint relays - to claim a conference
crown. Based on what transpired at the
See CPC on B2
"We're building to
win locally by
relying on our
depth."
-Patrick Cromwell, Coach
Photo by Craif T. Greenlee
Sophomore Malik Chambers runs on Mount Tabor's 4x200 and 4x400 relay
teams that finished second at the City-County Track Championships.
CIAA TRACK
Kheir leads the way for Rams third-place finish
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
Winston-Salem State's women fell short in their bid to
capture a team title at the CIAA outdoor track and field
championships held last weekend in Charlotte. Even so,
that doesn't mean that the Rams, who finished third in the
final team standings, came away
empty handed.
Middle-distance runner Fawzia
Kheir turned in WSSU's best indi
vidual performances of the meet.
Kheir, who joined the team in
January after transferring from
Norfolk State, won the 3,000
meter run, finished second in the
1.500 and was third in the 800. In
the process, she set school records for all three races and
i
See Track on B2
. Photo by Craif T. Greenlee
Lead-off runner Jenele
Terry of WSSU bolts out
of the starting blocks
during the 4x100 relay
at the conference cham
pionships(
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