A&T Signs
3 Prep
Standouts
GREENSBORO - Jim Mc
Kinley, head fj»otball coach at
North Carolina A&T State Un
iversity in Greensboro, N.C.
has announced the signing of
three outstanding prep foot
ball players from Chicago,
Illinois.
Roosevelt Bradley, a 6-5, 207
pound defensive lineman who
played his prep ball at Robe
son High; Mike West, a 6-5, 2S1
pound offensive lineman who
prepped at Carver High Scho
ol; and Corey Junkins, a 6-5,
235 pound offensive lineman
who prepped at Morgan Park
High, will enroll at A&T in the
faU.
“Bradley, Jones and Will
iams were all highly recruited
student-athletes and we are
certainly happy that they de
cided to pursue their acade
mic as well as athletic careers
at North Carolina A&T,” said
McKinley, who guided the
Aggies to a 7-4 record last
season, good for second place
in the Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference.
“All three have excellent
high school backgrounds and
have had the benefit of some
good coaching. We expect
them to make a big contribut
ion to our program this season
and in the future.”
Lady Bulldogs
Competing In
National Meet
Orangeburg, S.C-The
Lady Bulldogs of South Caro
lina State College will be one of
two South Carolina teams a
mong some 16 throughout the
nation participating in the
A LAW small college national
championship scheduled for
March 21-25 in Florence,
South Carolina. Host Fran
cis Marion College will be
the other Palmetto State
team.
S.C. State, 25-3 and top ran
ked among black colleges,
earned the berth in the natio
nal tournamant with a runner
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up finish in the recent Region
II small college playoffs at
Bridgewater, Va. *
The Lady Bulldogs defeated
Austin Peay State (90-56) and
Hampton(79-50) before losing
to High Point 95-84 in the finals
of that tournament.
S.C. State faced Eastern
Washington State of Cheney,
Washington,, at 9 p.m. March
21 in first round action of the
tournament. Eastern Wash
ington, the region IX Cham-1
pion, is 23-7 on the year,|
RUSSELL HAKKUs
...Boy’s club ace
Harris Stars On
Championship Team
Russell Harris is one of the
stars on the Salvation Army
Boys Club team which won the
state championship in Greens
boro recently with a victory
over Greensboro’s Boy’s Club.
Russell averaged 6.1 points
per game for the midgets who
ranged in age from 10 to 12.
The son of Mrs. and Mrs.
Eddie Montgomery of the
Westerly Hills neighborhood is
playing organized ball for his
second year said his mother,
Ruth. She is very proud of his
accomplishments.
“We try to encourage him,”
she said. "We try to make it
possible for him to be able to
play. He has a goal to be a
great college basketball play
er.”
Next year, Russell says he
plans to play for the Quail
Hollow Junior High Junior
varsity.
He credits coaches Sam
Watts and Frento Burton with
helping him improve his game
and gain his accomplish
ments.
In Post Season Play /
QAA Teams Show Strength
ttAJVU'lUIN, VA...<J1AA Das
ketbali teams showed their
strength in post season play,
Elizabeth City’s Vikings en
tered NCAA Division II play
and were beaten by Eastern
Illinois in the quarter-finals.
Eastern Illinois went on to
finish third in the nation.
An NAIA play, Winston-Sa
lem lost to Kearney State in
the quarter-finals. Kearney
State lost ih the finals to
Grand Canyon to become
number two in the nation.
. ■ l
ine team mai Deal lump
ton's Pirates, in the opening
round in Kansas City, Central
State of Ohio, lost to Grand
Canyon after five overtimes in
the quarter finals.
An outstanding showing for
conference representatives
when one considers the tour
nament champion stayed at
home.
Bill Archie, Norfolk State’s
Athletic Director, made an
excellent presentation to
NAIA officials to assist in
preventing another school
from being so easily elimina
ted from tournament competi
tion. Stronger controls and
administration will undoub
tedly be the result of his
efforts.
Rangers Signs Top Pitcher
By Chase Vance
Post Staff Writer
Surely, the Morris Field
Rangers of the Jackie Robin
son Baseball League believe
in Unidentified Flying Objects
and Close Encounters of the
Third Kind.
Or maybe. Manager Her
man Thomas just follows any
tip until he finds an answer
-In an effort to stregthen his
club, already reported to be
one ot tne stronger teams in
the league, Thomas went tc
Rock Hill, South Carolina to
research a UFO.
Glowing obviously with ta
lent the object of tremendous
interest was Emmett Scott
High School graduate, Delan
cey LaFayette Currence.
The 26-year-old pitcher was
a stalwart in the Milwaukee
Brewers farm system until he
was released because of arm
troubles.
“When I was released in
1976, 1 was playing in the AA
Eastern League with Holyoke,
Massachussetts, and had a 3-3
record," Currence said.
“I played last year with the
Rock Hill Cheifs and somebo
dy told Mr. Thomas about
me," he continued. “I heard
that this new league would be
better than last year's," he
said. __
“ • r
The Triple County Baseball
League was so unwieldy with
18 teams, varying from very
strong to very weak and as a
result, 9 teams split to form a
new circuit.
‘‘I am looking forward to
playing for the Rangers
Twenty-six is not to old to
make a comeback for the
majors,” Currence said. My
arm is definitely well enough
for me to play triple A. It is
better than it was when I was
released in 1976."
He has been resting and
lifting weights every fourth
day to get his arm bothered by
tendynitis back in shape.
Over the years Currence has
played with Bradenton,
Florida; Niagara Falls; Mon
roe, N.C.; Salem, Vriginia;
Wilson N.C.; Charleston. S.C.,
Danville; Thetford Mines, Ca
nada and Spokane, Washing
ton.
His best years were 1974
when he had a 17-6 record for
Midwest League Champion,
Danville, Illinois in the Class
A ranks.
In 1975, he won 10 lost 6 for
Thetford Mines, Canada of the
Eastern League and was cal
led up to the majors with two
months left.
"I had a 0-2 record appea
ring mainly as a relief pitcher
on eight games." he said.
The curve Ball is his best
pitch. He has more trouble
with the fast ball.
But Currence is hoping that
this is his stepping stone back
into the major leagues.
YMCA Swimmers Win 12 Heats
Last week McCrorey YMCA
won 12 heats and four of its
swimmers placed in the finals
at Elon College.
In the eight years and under
division, Dan Herron placed
first in the butterfly and back
stroke division. Also in the
eight and under division, Ka
rin Ingram won two heats in
the individual medley and the
freestyle. Other winners in the
eight and under division were,
Meredith Navy in the back
stroke, Jill Short and Wendell
McCain in the butterfly and
Eric Crump in the breast
stroke.
In the 11th and 12th division
Kevin Crowder placed first in
the 100 yards breaststroke, 100
yards freestyle and the 200
yards individual medley Fred
Peay and Derrick Chambers
placed first in other 100 yards
breaststroke heats and Frank
McCain placed first in the
backstroke.
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