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mmm m mmmmm 4C SPORTS/tCle Charlotte $oat Thursday, April 22, 2004 For the Week of April 20 through April 26. 2004 SPRING FEVER WBA Photo McMATH: Man behind new pro league and black college hoops classic showcases both in Atlanta. T SMALL CROP OF NFL DRAFTEES; CIAA, SIAC, SPRING RESULTS; ALL-STARS IN ATL UNDER THE BANNER WHATS GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS HOOPS ALL-STAR TILT: The World Basketball Association (WBA) Foundation will host their first National Black College Showcase logo BEST OF THE BEST; Black col lege hoopsters get to strut their stuff Saturday in Atlanta. All Star Basketball Showcase Saturday at Atlanta’s Morehouse College. The top men’s and women’s black col lege senior basketball stars, including several black college confer ence players of the year, will get a chance to expose their talents to both U. S. and inter national scouts at the two-day affair which culminates with Saturday's games. "This is a much needed event that will showcase the top men and the top women athletes from Historically Black Colleges and Universities from across the country," slated Leroy McMath, President of the World Basketball Association, sponsor of the event. "Historically, black college basketball players have been over looked when it comes to traditional college all-star games, and the WBA Foundation is taking the opportunity to provide a outlet to make this a consistent reality." The women's game will begin Saturday at 5:30 p.m. followed by the men's game at 7:30 p.m. Former Hampton and NBA star Rick Mahorn will serve as coach of the men's East team that includes players from the CIAA. MEAC and EIAC. Former Coppin State player and coach Stephanie Ready will coach the women's East squad. Former Morehouse standout Harold Ellis will lead the women’s West team made up of players from the SWAC and SIAC. Former Albany State and NBA veteran Caldwell Jones handles the West men. Among the men’s stars are SWAC Player of the Year. Attarius Norwood of Mississippi Valley State. CIAA Player of the Year. Desmond Peoples of St. Augustine's, SIAC Player of the Year. Fiem T\icker of Albany State. On the women's side, Clark-Atlanta' Jennifer Stegall was the SIAC's outstanding player while Tamikey Hindsman of Barber-Scotia won the award in the EIAC. The WBA is a new league that bills itself as the first professional basketball league to leach, develop, and expose players to the NBA. NBDL, ABA. CBA, and International Scouts. According to its website {www.wbaball.net), the eight-team league will play a 20-game schedule that will begin April 29. Rosters for Saturday's all-star games are listed below. WOMEN EAST Antoinette Reese, Coppin State; Nicole Brathwaite, Hampton; Camille Akins, NC A&T; Yolanda Dixon, Florida A&M; Tiffany Winkfield, Md. E.- Shore; Sharon Atkins, Va. Union; Danielle Hoggard, Va. Union; Margiella Mobley, Shaw; Tiona Beatty, NC Central; Joi Surratt, JC Smith: Latasha Shipman, Shaw; Tamikey Hindsman, Barber-Scotia; Shemita McNeil, Vorhees WEST Amie Williams, Jackson State; Jennifer Stegall, Clark-Atlanta; Pamela Butler, Albany State; Schenwanda Boston, Grambling State; Latesha Lee, Jackson State; Carolyn Hopkins, Prairie View; Jacquiine Tucker. Xavier: Andeiette Roberts, Clark-Atlanta; Kim Cue, Benedict; Chenel Kendall, Tuskegee MEN EAST Jimmy Boykin. Coppin State: Terrence Woods, Florida A&M; Tee Trotter, Md. E.Shore; Demarcus Wilkins, Florida A&M; Desmond Peoples, St. Augustine's; Anthony Greenup, Shaw; David Young, NC Central; Anton Jenifer, Bowie State; Jonathan Harris, Elizabeth City State; Kenny Haywood. Fayetteville State; Melvin Whitaker, NC Central: Darren Green, Morris; Ronald Roundtree, Barber-Scotia; Renaldo Norm^, Edward Waters: Clint Perkins. Voorees; Michael Daniel, Voorhees WEST Attarius Norwood, Miss. Valley St.: Paul Haynes, Grambling State; Ishmael Joyce, Jackson State: Terry Horton, Alabama A&M; Ronald Thompson, Morehouse: Flem Tucker, Albany State; Mike Moran, Clark-Atlanta: Yari Scott, Paine: Allen Early, Fort Valley State; Roderick Riley, Prairie View; Lionel Willis, Texas Southern; Eugene Jackson, Benedict: Edward Mack, Miss. Valley State MORE HOOPS ALL-STARS: Following the tremendous success of the 2(X)3 Procter & Gamble Ohio Classic football game last year, the Ohio Classic has announced the creation of the Black College All-Star Basketball Game scheduled for Saturday. May 1. 2004 at Gund Arena in Cleveland. "The game, in conjunction with numerous community events, gives Clevelanders another opportunity to celebrate the city's diversity and to show sup port for black colleges," said John Pace, president of the Ohio Classic. The All-Star Game, featuring the 20 lop basket ball players from HBCUs, will be the centerpiece of a four- day celebration in downtown Cleveland. MEAC, SWAC & INDY SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL (Results, Standings and Weekly Honors) SOFTBALL ' Athletic Conference CONF ALL i. DIV. Delaware State Hampton Morgan Slate Coppin State Howard Md. Eastern Shore S. DIV. Bethune-Cookman Florida A&M SC Stale NC A&T Stale Norfolk State 33 19 25 21 12 20 13 18 7 19 2 26 38 23 25 29 12 23 16 31 7 29 MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER NA FKX)KIE NA * Athletic Conference CONF ALL BASEBALL Bethune-Cookman Delaware State FlondaA&M NC A&T State Norfolk State Coppin State Maryland-E, S. w L w L 13 2 22 15 8 5 18 19 9 6 20 26 8 7 19 23 7 7 14 25 6 9 12 26 0 15 2 38 MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER ’ Athletic Conference SOFTBALL E. DIVISION Miss. Valley St. Alabama A&M Alabama State Alcorn State Jackson State W. DIVISION Southern Prairie View A&M Texas Southern Ark. Pine Bluff Grambling State ALL L W L 0 22 10 6 19 33 11 13 35 13 12 19 11 6 23 24 14 21 26 7 22 , 6 16 3 42 PLAYER Athletic Conference BASEBALL E. DIVISION ' Jackson State Miss. Valley St. Alcorn Slate Alabama State Alabama A&M W. DIVISION Southern Texas Southern Prairie View A&M Ark. Pine Bluff Grambling State DIV ALL L W L 17 7 26 16 19 8 24 14 11 15 14 20 9 15 15 27 7 17 11 23 17 3 23 7 12 9 12 12 13 14 26 25 12 14 15 22 5 19 9 28 SWAC PUYERS OF THE WEEK PUYERS INDEPENDENTS West Virginia State Tennessee State 17 17 14 31 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK INDEPENDENTS BASEBALL W L West Virginia State 31 10 Savannah State 18 14 PUYERS OF THE WEEK GERRAD TALKINGTON, Sr, WVSU - Went 6 tor 9 and had game-winning h^re run vs. Charleston on Saturday. Slim pickins in weekend’s NFL Draft FIRST DAY (ROUNDS 2-3) ▼ ISAAC HILTON: Hampton DE was most feared player in MEAC, often facing double-teams because of his ability to make plays all over the field. Used his speed to run down opposing run- ners and QBs. Was a star at the (^-‘.^g^^mbine posting eye-popping •'* 'fibers in the 40-yard dash (4.5) anri on the bench. Could go any- from mid-second to third nds. cted team: Pittsburgh lert Kent, QB, Jackson State: iecord-setting QB has size (6-4, 222) and arm strength, needs better foot work and technique. Raw talent. Curtis Deloatch, DB, NC A&T; Rangy DB (6-2, 217) does not have great speed (4.65) and is not as phys ical as his size would indicate, Tramon Douglas, WR, Grambling State: Put up big numbers at GSU but overlooked because of deep crop of wide receivers coming out. others / free agents Shedrick Copeland, SS, Fla. A&M Sam Massey, DB, Morgan State Chad Lucas, WR, Alabama State Tim Manning, WR, Jackson State LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor If the name of Hampton defensive end Isaac Hilton is not called Saturday during the first day of the NFL's annual draft, don’t expect to hear any others from black colleges. Hilton, the Pirates' standout lineman.' is the only black college play er's name that appears on lists of the top 100 prospects for this week end’s draft. The 100 are approximately the number of players that will be taken in the first three rounds Saturday. Saturday begins the first day of the 69th annual Selection Meeting, called The Draft by the NFL. Players in rounds one through three will be selected Saturday beginning at 12 noon. Selections for rounds four through seven will be held on Sunday starting at 11 a.m. The Draft is being held at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York city and will be carried live on ESPN2. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference all-star achieved his lofty status by virtue of a stellar career at Hampton but perhaps moreso because of outstanding athletic ability which has wowed the pro scouts. At 6-3. 267 pounds, Hilton ran a 4.57 in the 40-yard dash at the Combine in Indianapolis, an unheard of time for a guy his size. He also bench pressed 225 pounds 31 times. Scouts and NFL brass consider anything over 25 reps to be outstanding. He also posted a vertical leap of over 40 inches. "The number one thing is that Ike is a competitor," said Hampton head coach Joe Taylor Tuesday of the prospect he signed out of Charleston, S.C.. that many thought would opt for track over football. "He's always been a track guy but he developed an unusual combination of physical skills,” said Taylor. His speed and athletic ability are expected to earn him a spot as a rush end in a 4-3 alignment or as a rush linebacker in a 3-4 scheme. His skill level is considered comparable to Green Bay’s Kabeer Gbaja- Biamila, one of the league’s premier pass rushers. "Everything we've heard says he'll go in the first day," said Taylor. The only other black college players mentioned in draft chatter are Jackson State quarterback Robert Kent, N. C. A&T defensive back Curtis Deloatch and Grambling wide receiver, Tramon Douglas. BCSP Spring Notes CIAA Wrap-up BASEBALL After dropping its first game of the 2004 CIAA Baseball Tournament 18-13, Virginia State rebound ed in the tiebreaker game to defeat Elizabeth City State 11-9 and repeat as conference champions. VSU's MVP Carlton Tucker finished the tiebreaker game going 3-5 including a 2-run homer and 4 RBIs. The starting pitcher for VSU. Tucker also struck out four baiters. Deron Chase Ernest Craddock Carlton Tucker Carlos Gutierrez Charles Monroe P.J. Camacho Jason Jennings Victor Branch Kevin White • Chris Taylor Jerrel Walter Jamie Moore burnament Team OF ECSU P VSU P VSU (MVP) RF ECSU 2B VSU 1B ECSU C VSU DH ECSU Utility SU 3B ECSU C SU C ECSU Field Athlete award. Teammates Melissa Murillo and Maria Medina were selected co-Most Outstanding Female Track Athletes. Murillo won the 100 and 200- meier dashes and ran a leg of the winning 4x100m relay squad. Medina repeated in both the 800m and 1500m runs and was a member of the repeat 4x400m relay team. Larry Marshall topped the first place Falcons with a repeal performance in the 1500m run and a run away victory in the 5000m run, taking home recogni tion as the Most Outstanding Male Track Athlete. Livingstone's Patrick Wright repeated as the Most Outstanding Male Field Athlete by capturing victories in the shot put and discus throw, and placing fifth in the javelin throw. There were two three-peat performances Saturday, with St. Augustine's Adrian Findley win ning the men's 400m hurdles for the third straight time and Livingstone’s Jordan Vaden capturing his third consecutive win in the men’s 200m dash. (WOMEN) The Lady Broncos of Fayetteville State captured their third consecutive CIAA Women's Tennis Championship on Saturday afternoon at Hornet's Nest Park in Charlotte, NC as they edged the Lady Trojans of Virginia State by the score of 66-62 despite VSU capturing five flight championships (two doubles and three sin gles). Brasheedah Elohim of FSU, who won the singles title, was named the Most Outstanding Player. RESULTS 1) Fayetteville St. 66 2) Virginia State 62 3) Shaw 49 4) JC Smith 45 5) NC Central 41 6) WSSU 24 7) Bowie State 21 8) Eliz. City State 12 SIAC Wrap-Up SOFTBALL Virginia State defeated Shaw 8-3 Saturday to win its first ever CIAA Softball Championship. WOMEN MEN 1) St. Augustine's 226 1) St. Augustine's 206.5 2} J. C. Smith 90 2) Livingstone 125 3) Virginia State 85 3) Virginia State 98 3) Livingstone 85 4) N.C. Cen tral 72.5 S) Shaw 53 5) Bowie State 69 6) Bowie State 49 6) Shaw 35 7) N.C. Central 23 7) J. C. Smith 16 8) St. Paul's 10 8) Virginia Union 14 9) St. Paul's 10 2004 CIAA Softball All-Tournament Team Shonda Welch P Shaw Amber Nance P WSSU Andrea Blake IB Shaw Tiya Hines P VSU (MVP) Lisa Harris DP ECSU Clarisse Steans P NCCU Dishondra Goree OF Shaw Jennifer Lewis P SAC Tishell Blakeny SS VSU Carrie Handfinger SS VSU Adija Beatty OF NCCU Katrina Rowson OF VSU GOLF Fayetteville State once again captured the CIAA Golf crown as they tallied a 613 total (306 + 307 = 613) with N. C. Central 30 strokes behind in second place with a 643 (318 + 325 == 643). The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference crowned champions in six Spring sports over the weekend in competition in Columbia, S.C. Benedict came out of the loser's bracket with three victories on Saturday to capture the softball title. Tuskegee knocked off Morehouse to take the men's tennis championship. Clark Atlanta edged Tuskegee for the women's tennis title and Albany State picked up its fourth straight SIAC baseball title with a 13-5 victory over Paine. Albany Slate's men and Fort Valley State’s women captured the outdoor track and field championships. SWAC Golf OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD Saint Augustine's continued its CIAA track and field dominance by winning both men's and women's team titles at the 2004 Championships held on the campus of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte. For St. Augustine's head coach and 2004 Olympic head coach George Williams, this is his program’s seventh consecutive men's team title and eighth straight women's crown. St. Augustine’s w'omen amassed 226 points to easily outdistance second place .1. C. Smith (90 points). Livingstone and Virginia Slate tied for third with 85 points. The St. Aug men tallied 206.5 points to claim their seventh consecutive team title. Livingstone cap tured second place with 125 points, while Virginia State scored 98 points for third place. Doris Thompson scored 30 points for the victo rious Lady Falcons with wins in the shot put. discus and javelin, earning the Most OuLsianding Female RESULTS Fayetteville State N. Carolina Central Elizabeth City State Johnson C. Smith St. Augustine's Virginia Union Winston-Salem State Virginia State St. Paul's 306-307 613 318-325 643 347-359 706 357 -363 720 389-374 763 368 -404 772 390-377 775 433-401 834 461-450 911 TENNIS (MEN) The Johnson C. Smith men's tennis team won its sixth consecutive CIAA Tennis Championship, edging Shaw by one point for the sec ond-straight year. Shaw’s Kabiru Ibrahim. Daniel Sabogal and Olayiwola Enitan won the number 3, 5 and 6 singles, but JCSU's Michael White won the number one position on his way to being named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Justin Stuckey won the number 2 position and Larry Holmes won the number 4 for JCSU. ORDER OF FINISH 1) Johnson C. Smith 2) Shaw 3) Virginia State 4) N. C. Central 5) St. Paul's 6) St. Augustine's 7) WSSU 8) Virginia Union The Jackson State Tigers captured their 17th consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Golf Title with a 38-siroke win over second place Alcorn State (886-924) at the 72-par Quail Valley Country Club in Houston on April 15,2004. Alcorn State's Greg Banks earned individual tournament top medalist honors, shooting a 2- under par 218. Banks, who shot a steady 74-72-72 during the three-day event, held off two Jackson State golfers, Harold \1llere and L.C. Honore, who lied for second shooting 219 for the tourna ment. Honore blistered the course with a 3-under par 69 on the final day of the championship. The Southern women's golf team captured its second straight Southwestern Athletic Conference title with a 33-stroke victory over run ner-up Jackson State (647-680) at the par 72 Quail Valley CC in Houston. Texas. Alcorn State's Ada Lamela finished as the women's medalist, finishing the two-day tourna ment with a 161. Southern golfers Danielle Sells and Josephine Ainley shot 162 each to lead five Jaguar golfers finishing among the top ten medal- Jsts.
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