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2C SPORTS/ttt Ctailint $ot Thursday, November 10, 2005 Ihingsione Standout has it made ki Shade Continued from page 1C Shade is the first Livingstone runner to win a ClAA and regional individ ual championships “I am very proud of Darius for his accomplishments, Bears coach Adrian Ferguson said. “Thus far, he has represented Livingstone and the track and field pro gram very well. As a sopho more, He has a lot of poten tial. With his work ethic and dedication, Darius’ track & field career has just begun. The slty is the limit when he reaches full potential.” Overall, the Blue Bears team finished 14th. Freshmen Joshua Smith fin ished 83rd in 40:07 and Lavemon Spivey finished 91st in 40:43. Junior Marshon Winters was 98th with a time of 41:58 and Freshman Saif Davis wrapped the race up with the 109th position. Livingstone finished with 352 points. Mars Hill won the lOK race with 48 points. The champi ons will join Darius Shade and the runner-up team St. Andrews (82 points) in California for the nationals. Bobcats tip off season with new home, attitude - and results Continued from page 1C ning record. After a heartbreaking loss in Charlotte’s season opener at Chicago, the Bobcats responded with a win over Philadelphia, enabling them to vault past ,500 with the sellout-win over the Cities. “We can remember it toni^t and maybe a lit tle in the morning, but we’ve got another team coming in here,” said Gerald Wallace, toeing the company line, trying to downplay the sig nificance of breaking the .500 barrier. “We’re trying to be a playoff contention team, but we need to take it one game at a time and to get used to winning. This is a big win for us, and a big win for the dty of Charlotte, but we have to move on. We have highergoals than just that.” Two nights later, the Bobcats were back in action, providing another overtime thriller. This time, Bickerstaff’s club fell just short, dropping a heartbreaker to the Utah Jazz to slip back to even on the season. Still, Bickerstaff remained classically stoic. “We’re just happy to be here,” said Bickerstaff “I don’t, think we had a winning record all last year. But we’ve had the ability to keep things in perspective, even last year. We’ve now won two basketball games. No big deal.” The winning record for the first time in fi*an- chise history was special, but not unique in nature, as many more firsts were established on the opening ni^t of the Charlotte Bobcats Arena, FIRST POSSESSION - Proving to be hos pitable hosts, the Bobcats allowed the Cdtics the initial possession. Leaping against the Bobcats’ Primoz Brezec, Metric Blount tipped the ball directly to Raef LaFrentz. FIRST POINTS - Shortly thereafter, a Chltic player also garnered the honor of regis tering the first points in the arena. Drifting just off the elbow, Ricky Davis drained a 15-foot jumper, earning his place in the history books. FIRST MISS, FIRST REBOUND - Collecting a much less desirable distinction. Matt Carroll clanged a shot off the lim to record the first miss in the Hedging arena. Reigning Rookie-of-the-Year Emeka Okafor swooped in to collect the first rebound, but promptly missed a baby-hook fix)m the lane, keeping the Bobcats scoreless. FIRST STEAL, MRST BREAKAWAY, FIRST BOBCATS POINTS, FIRST DUNK - Guaranteeing that his name would litter the record books, Wallace took matters into his own hands, ensuring that the Bobcats would not be held scoreless for long. With unsuspecting Celtics point guard Delonte West, who earlier tallied the first assist with the dish on Davis’ basket, dribbling atop the arc, Wallace snatched the ball and streaked down the court unabated. Tb the roar of the crowd, Wallace jammed the rock home with one hand, notching the first Bobcats points in their new abode. FILUNG UP THE BOX SCORE - Apropos, in addition to claiming the first rebound in the Bobcats Arena, Okafor also swatted the first block, deflecting a shot fix>m Blount. West colored the history books green with the first fi^ throw attempt and conver sion, as well as the first three-point field goal, but Wallace later managed the first traditional three-point play SECOND HALF, MORE FIRSTS - Throughout the accomplishments in the first half, the Bobcats never held a lead. But that changed with 10:40 remaining in the third quarter, as a field goal and fiee Ihrow by Brezec sent the Bobcats ahead for the first time in their new digs. The advantage was short-lived, but the brief taste of the lead sustained Charlotte fer the duration of regulation and overtime. FALSE FINISH - Despite the positive envi ronment, Charlotte appeared destined for a loss in the inaugural game at Charlotte Bobcats Arena. But when the home five pulled within five, 101-96, the sixth man made its first appearance, as the crowd rose to its feet, urging on the home team. The wave of momen tum carried the building into its first overtime, enabled by Melvin Ely’s clutch fiee throw in the waning seconds. FIRST WIN - Wallace shot the Bobcats ahead 107-105 in regulation and the defense held strong, blanketing Paul Pierce and pre serving the Bobcats’ first of assuredly many wins downtown. FIRST IMPRESSION - Amazing. From the wide-screen scoreboard to the wide-open con course, the Bobcats Arena immediately becomes a gem for the entire community “This was a great atmosphere,” said Sean May “This was an NCAA tournament kind of atmosphere. We came in at halftime, and the fans were just waiting to burst. We said that we had to give them something to scream about and we did. I think we did o\ir part for the people of Charlotte.” Shaw women aim for fourth straight CIAA championship Continued from page 1C just having a chance to win, but we won't be able to dom inate tliis yeai*,” said CXirtis who advanced to the Ellite Eight last year. “We’ll be able to be in every game and do everytlung that we need to do; but if we don’t do what we need to do, we can lose like everybody” Gone are outside shooting specialists Kiarsha Curtis (18.4 pi^) and Joy Hairston (17.9 ppg), and defensive hound Jessica Hawkins (10.6 ppg) Shaw returns three starters: guards’ Nastassia Boudcault (12.9 ppg), Jenna Bradford and Leslee Anderson. Chirtis added five newcom ers: Chanae Eariy (Atlanta), Jamie (5oshen (Chesapeake, Va.), Carletta Harrell ((Cleveland), Nicky Souter (Brooklyn) and Elrika Bailey (Newport News, Va.) The Lady Bears have sev eral streaks tp defend; three- time Eastern Division cham pions, three-time tourna ment champs, consecutive home wins and consecutive confCTence wins “All the pressure is always on the seniors to maintain what the last group of seniors did,” CXirtis said. “So Nastassia and Jenna know that they are not trying to be the first seniors to lose a r^- ular season game or to be the first team not to win the (CIAA championship. It’s a lot of pressure on them.” Shaw opens its season Nov. 18 at Ci^entral State in Ohio. N.C. Central (16-13, 11-5) 0)ach Joli Robinson can’t contain her excitement over the coming season. And with good reason. The Lady Eagles return three starters, three players with some playing time and four newcomers. Shaw aside, NC(CU was one of the hottest teams down the stretch. After start ing out 4-10, the Lady Eagles and won 12 of their last 15 games. It’s hard not to mention Cassie King and NCCTU in the same breath. King fin ished atop the conference in scoring (22.9 points) and was a rebound away fiom averag ing a double double (9.8). But neither NC(CU nor any other team can win a cham pionship on the back of one player. ‘'We want to be sure that everybody scores so that in turn can take the pressure off Cassie,” said Robinson, who was given a two-year contract extension. “People are still going to be aware of her, but younger kids can come in and contribute a lit tle bit more and battle it out.” Sophomore guard Karla Gamble has a year of experi ence under her belt, and senior 6-4 center Shante’ Collins is the brick house in the middle. Robinson added a stellar recruiting class. Tania Roundtree was a two-time all PAC-Six Conference at Northern High. Keyonta Thacker of George Washington High won two district championships. And NC State recruit Nakisha Stewart from Bunn High was conference player of the year after breaking the state rebounding record. The Eagles open their sea son Nov. 18 in the Winston- Salem State Classic. SL Augustine’s (17-12,7-9) COach Antonio Davis isn’t into preseason predictions. That’s good because the Lady- Falcons are predicted to fin ish a surprising fifth in the West. St. Aug’s finished fourth last year, but played its best ball down the stretch, and can even boast that it gave Shaw the most competitive games of anyone. Junior guard Valida Brown said the ranking is just a motivator for the season. “You care, but then again, it’s just a preseason poll, it doesn’t really say who’s going to be No. 1 at the end of the season,” said Brown, who was voted Miss St. Augustine’s. ‘Tt doesn’t really, affect me except for motiva tion. We’ll show them at the, end of the year.” OBSESSED WITH QUALITY 05 CTSs from $27,988 04 CTSs from $25,988 03 CTSs from $21,988 OVER 5 MILLION IN FRESH TRAOES AVAILABLE. 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