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BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW THIS.... West Charlotte
basketball coach Charles McCullough was recently
inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at North Carolina
Central University.
Inducted into the Hall of Fame on April 20, McCullough
became part of festivities at the Durham campus
celebrating the 75th anniversary of the athletic program.
Mac was inducted for his outstanding accomplishments
on the track, in the gymnasium and on the diamond.
Mac was a national champion at the NAIA
championships in the high jump competition.
He was jumping 6-8which was close to the world
record of 6-11.
He lettered four years in track. ' k.
In basketball, he played on the outstanding teams at
Central that also featured Sam Jones, the multipurpose
star of the Boston Celtics of the NBA during the 60’s and
early 70’s.
He lettered three years in basketball.
Although, he only played freshman baseball one year,
Mac lettered.
He was the CIAA track champions for three years and
was an All Army.
Mac has coached at West Charlotte since 196Ql__
After graduation from NCCU, he worked a year in
Washington, D.C., and coached at Booker T. Washington in
Columbia, S.C., from 1959-1960.
He came to West Charlotte in 1960 and has remained at
the school as one of its most successful and knowledgable
basketball coaches.
He is a West Charlotte graduate.
Melvin Cuthbertson, a fifth grader at Statesv^e Avenue
Elementary School, won a trophy at the Southeastern
Racquet Association’s eighth annual Open Championships
at O.V. Hester Park in Greensboro,
i. Bestinghis brother, nine year-old Ritchie Cuthbertson in
the opening round by a 6-1, 6-0 score, he upset Paul
Ramierez of Eden in the semifinals 6-4, 6-1.
In the finals, he lost to Jose Ramierez of Eden by a 6-4,
■ 1-6, 6-4 count.
i “I was very excited about winning,!’ exclaimed the 11
year old who completed in the 12 and under junior division
. of the tournament. _
UNCC has signed Garinger’s Doug Hamline, a 6-1, 175
pounder. Hamline is 2-2 on the season and has struck out 32
batters in 21 innings of pitching.
The 49ers meanwhile were beating Catawba last week
for their 27th victory.
That was a school record in the 21-5 win.
Recently, the 40ers knocked the number one rated NCAA
Division III team, North Carolina Wesleyan, 9-1 forvtheir
28th victory. __ ^ f
Here is my pick to win the Southwestern 4A Conference
tournament. The West Mecklenburg Indians have some of
the best hitting in the league. Look for the Indians.
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SOUTHWESTERN 4A BASEBALL RANKINGS
1. Independence, 2. Myers Park, 3. West Mecklenburg, 4.
Garinger, 5. Olympic, 6. North Mecklenburg, 7. South
Mecklenburg, 8. West Charlotte, 9. East Mecklenburg, 10.
Harding.
me aoumwesiem 4A DaseDaii race is really tight. Only
one game separated the teams last week and as they head
into the final week of the regular season nobody has
emerged as a shoo-in. The favorites are Myers Park,
Independence and a rejuvenated West Mecklenburg.
TOP BATTERS: l. Darren Puckett, West Mecklenburg,
.487 ; 2. Brian Dillon, West Mecklenburg, .458; 3. Derrick
-MeGowaiv-West-Mecklenburg. .449 ; 4. Willie Capagna,
North Mecklenburg, .436 ; 5. Mark Duncan, North
Mecklenburg, .414; 6. Ray Hughes, West Mecklenburg,
.405 ; 7. Howard Lattimore, Myers Park, .381; 8. Scotter
Simpson, Olympic, .354 ; 9. John Turner, Olympic, .346; 10.
Rodney Sellers, North, .333.
West Mecklenburg and North Mecklenburg are
dominating the batting race, West with four players in the
top ten and North with three.
•Olympic with two and Myers Park with one complete the
top ten.
Strangely enough, Independence has been at the top of
the league because of its good pitching because no Patriot
batters are in the top ten.
TOP PITCHERS j
1. Jamie Furr, Olympic, 7-0,1.40 ERA; 2. Scott Morgan,
Myers Park, 7-1,1.40 ERA; 3. Charles Garbiel, North, 4-1,
1.42 ERA; and Kevin Huffstell Huffstetler, West
Mecklenburg, 4-2, 2.44 ERA.
Big games coming up have Independence at West
‘ Mecklenburg Friday at 8 p.m. and Garinger at '
Independence on Tuesday at 8.
SOFTBALL RANKINGS
1. West Mecklenburg, 2. South Mecklenburg, 3. North
Mecklenburg, 4. Independence, 5. Harding, 6. East
Mecklenburg, 7. Myers Park, 8. Olympic, 9. Garinger, 10.
West Charlotte.
Nichelle McKay of West Charlotte is a real hotshot. She
has three hits and three runs batted in as West Charlotte
beat Garinger 8-1.
The South team plummeted Harding for 19 hits in a 9-1
rout.
Independence’s Michelle Prater had two home runs and
six runs batter in to beat Olympic 16-3.
Andrea Stinson had two and teammates Sherri Myers
and Jerri Moody had one each as North beat Myers Prk
15-4.
GOLF RANKINGS
1. South, 2. Independence, 3. Myers Park, 4. East
Mecklenburg, 5. Harding, 6. Garinger, 7. North, 8. West
Mecklenburg, 9. West Charlotte, 10. Olympic does not field
a team
TENNIS RANKINGS
1. East Mecklenburg, 2. South Mecklenburg, 3. Myers
Park, 4. West Charlotte, 5. Independence, 6. North
Mecklenburg, 7. Garinger, 8. Olympic, 9. West
Mecklenburg, 10. Harding.
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The Sugar Creek Spring Tennis Classic, sponsored by the Sugar Creek
Racquet Club, was held the third weekend in April. Winner of the
event, Terry Neal (r), receives first place trophy from tournament
director, Mattie Mitchell. Winners of the men’s doubles were Wilbur
Young and Ernest Felder. The third even was mixed doubled. In all M
players participated in the tournament. (Photo By Calvin L. Ferguson
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J-C. Smith Tennis Touma- t
To Raise Funds For UNCI'
By LaShUn Dawson
Post Staff Writer
The United Negro College Fund
(UNCF) of Johnson C. Smith Uni
versity (JCSU) will sponsor a ten
nis tournament Saturday, May 4,
and Sunday, May 5.
The tournament will kick off at 10
a m., Saturday at Hornet’s Nest
Park (Beatties Ford Rd. A Trinity
Road) and the finals will be Sun
day, 10 a.m., on the campus courts of
JCSU.
Gethel L. Caldwell, assistant vice -
president for Development of JCSU, -
is coordinating the 1985 UNCF drive
for both Mecklenburg and Gaston
Counties. According to Caldwell, the
UNCF fund raising office has set a
goal of $100,000.
“This tennis tournament is JCSU’s
first UNCF community function and
out-reach into the community. Our
promotions were targeted,through')
North and South Carolina and we're ■
anticipating a large turn out,”
stated Caldwell.
The tournament was divided into
two groups, male and female ages
eight to 17, with an entry fee of $6 for
singles and $8 for doubles, and ages
18 and up $8 singles and $10 dou
bles.
Some of the rules for each en
Deadline Extended
Older adults from Mecklenburg
and surrounding counties now have
until May 10th to register for the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Senior
Games.' These games will provide
fun, athletic competition for those
age 55 and older on May 17-18 and in
a wide variety of events including
walking, swimming, broad jump,
basketball throw and table tennis.
Registrations already received in
clude one from a Pineville gen
tleman who is 99 years old and plans
to compete in the softball throw.
Bowling and golf are scheduled for
Friday, May 17, and other events
will be held Saturday, May 18, on the
UNCC campus. All participants will
receive a certificate and the top
three winners in each five year age
category will receive a medal do
nated by NCNB.
Special activities will be held on
the UNCC campus for the enjoy
ment of events participants includ
ing exhibitions of archery and fris
bee throwing,Many participants are
planning to wear special name tags
dn T-shirts identifying a club or
organization they represent.
To obtain a registration form, call
338-2884, from 8 a. m. - 5 p.m , or
write Charlotte-Mecklenburg Senior
Games, 310 N. Kings Dr , Charlotte,
N.C. 28204. A $2 registration fee will
enable competitors to sign up for up
to six events.'
All competitors are encouraged to
bring friends and family to cheer
them on at the events and to attend
the Opening Ceremonies, Friday,
May 17, at « p m. at Memorial
Stadium.
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trant is to bring a can of new tennis
balls to become the property of the
tournament, No-Ad scoring and
Open draw based on age.
Saturday’s finalists will be award
ed trophies in all age groups and in
both categories. Winners wilT re
turn Sunday for competition.
For more information, call the
JCSU Office df Development at
378-1021. “Everyone is urged to
come out and support JCSU-UNCF
in this event,” Caldwell concluded.
McGowan: Inc11
“Pull Some Surprises
By James Cuthbertaaa
Post Sports Writer
“At first we did not have any
spirit,” said West Mecklenburg se
rcond baseman Derrick McGowan,
this week’s Charlotte Pest “Spring
Sports Player of the Week.”
^'Then, after the first half of the
season, we met and decided that we
heeded to pep it up,” he said.
“Everybody hustles now and every
body wants to win. We get real
pumped vp before a game. We
believe that we can win the con
ference tournament.”
The Indians won six straight after
the mid-point of the season and part
of that is due to McGowan’s .472
batting average.
He has hit one homer, one triple
and one double. He is basically a
singles man.
And although he plays three sports
well - football where he was the
quarterback, basketball in which he
is point guard, and second base in
baseball - he likes baseball the best.
McGowan has played since Ms
fourth grade year.
He played with Westchester until
he made the Western Pony League
team in the eighth grade.
The eighth grader led the league
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wrrtck McGowan T.'r ..
.Likes baseball best
in runs batted in with 33 before going
to West Mecklenburg.
Only a sophomore, the 16 year old
says the biggest difference in the
junior varsity baseball that he
played as a ninth grader and the
varsity baseball he (days now is the
pitching. v •
“Tb^pitching gets tougher," he
Look for Derrick McGowan and -
the West Mecklenburg Indians to
pull some surprises at the tourna
ment. . .
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