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http //www.thecharlottepostxom c Section T Wttt C()arIotte SPORTS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2006 CIAA TjQURNAMENT Kert7 FILE PHOTO/WADE NASH Ticket books for the CIAA basketball tournament are sold out, but limited sin gle-game tickets are on sale starting Monday. Hot tickets officially sold out By Herbert L. White herb.whited thecharlonepostrom The CIAA basketball tournament is officially a sellout. Conference officials announced Wednesday that all available ticket book lets have been sold for the Feb. 27-March 4 tournament at the Charlotte Bobcats arena. The CIAA will make a limited number of single- day tickets available for games until the semifinal round starting Monday at the arena box office. ‘"We knew that Charlotte would be a great move for the CIAA and the fact that tickets are sold out this early really shows how the community has embraced the conference,” CIAA Commissioner Leon Kerry said. “The CIAA fans are the greatest in the world and we expect this year’s tournament and its peripheral events to be the best ever.” The men’s tournament is expected to be Please see CIAA/2C ON CAMPUS DT Daniel signs with Rhode Island By Herbert L. White herb.whited thecharioaepostrom Carl Daniel, a 6-2, 275-pound defensive tackle fix)m Charlotte, has signed a football grant in aid at Rhode Island. Daniel, who played at Fork Union fVa.) Military Academy, was named Virginia Independent School Athletic Association all prep defensive lineman and Division I VISAA all- state. He also lettered in baseball and track at Fork Union and helped the Blue Devils win their 18th strai^t state outdoor track title last year. • East Mecklenburg lindbacker Nidc See EAST/3C Daniel PHOTOfl-WDA HEWETT East Mecklenburg High guard Max Furxlerburke i^ congratulated by athlet ics director Wlllidm Dulin after scoring his 1000th point PHOTO/CALVIN FERGUSON Johnson C. Smith center Charles Clark Is undersized at 6-5, but at 250 pounds can create space. He leads the Golden Bulls In scoring at 17.6 points per game, and shoots 64.9 percent from the field. The lane man Bulls’ Charles Clark toughest on offensive block By Herbert L. White heTb.white(& thecharlotiepostrom Charles Clark is ■ Johnson C. Smith’s securi ty blanket. ITie s^iior center is the Golden Bulls’ most consis tent offensive option and perhaps the CIAA’s best post player. When Smith needs a basket, the ball’s going inside, and the results are usually good. He leads the Bulls in scor ing Q7.6 points per game), shooting percentage (64.9) and is second ip rebound ing at 5.6 a game “I guess it’s just confi dence when I get tihe ball,” he said. "T’ve got confi dence in my moves and my ability” Althou^ listed at 6-6, the 250-pound Clark cre ates matchup problems for defenders. He’s sure-hand ed which serves makes it easier for entry passes to find their marii. His girth and footwork keeps defenders frinned to his ' back, where he works best away from the basket. But See JCSU/2C “i guess it’s just confi dence when I get the ball. JCSU center Charies Clark $300 MILUON ON BASEBALL D.C. council votes to cap park spending THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - D C. CouncU chair Linda W. Oopp planned to introduce legislation Itresday to cap Washington’s construction costs for a Nationals ballpark at $300 million as a provision to ensure that a stadium lease is af^xroved While the District of Ck)lum]cda agreed in 2004 to spend $535 mil lion on construction and land acquisiticxr for the stadium, the . 13-member council failed to approve a lease by the Dec. 31 deadline, prompting major league baseball to file for mediation The city and baseball then reached a revised agreement, which includes a $20 million con tribution fium baseball for stadi um constructicai. Mayor Anthony A. Williams also n^otiated a side deal with construction companies setting a “guaranteed maximum Fttice” for the dty at $320 million Bivens king of amateur courts Country Day star tops N.C. tennis By Aisha Lide IHE CH.ARLOTIE POST Dejon Bivens is at the top of his game. The Charlotte Coimtry Day junior is the No. 1 tennis player in the state. Ranking-wise, he has not always been the best. ‘T haven’t been there very long, so it feels pretty good,” he said. ‘It’s obviorrsly a very good achievement. I didn’t get their by myself” Bivens, 18, has not always been interested in tennis and admits he thought it was a dumb sport. His interest began one day when his father dropped him off at Park Road Park. ‘It was an accident,” said Bivens. He actually went to swim and got bored so he decided to join in on a tennis game. Prom that point he had to play the game. Under the guidance of Charlotte Country Day head coach Calvin Davis things should fall in order as planned. This year coach Davis expects Bivens to be the Buccaneers’ top player. “He wants to be the best at what ever it is he’s doing,” said Davis. Being the number one player on the team sometimes creates jeal ousy and envy but Bivens team mates have a lot of respect for him, ‘1 try to push team unity” says See BIVENS/2C Opponents of the lease said the consultants concluded that the side agreement did not cmstitute a firm cap on stadiiun costs. “The bottom line is, ei^t votes still have not changed,” coimdl member Phil Mendelson said Bob DuPuy baseball’s chief operating officer, was not con cerned with the legislation. “This doesn’t change anything,” he said throu^ spokesman Pfich Levin. PHOTO/CALVIN FERGUSON Charlotte Country Day junior Dejon Bivens is the top-ranked amateur tennis player in North Carolina. Baseball at Tuckaseegee Rec Center Registration is open now throu^ Feb. 28 for co-ed youth baseball at TVickaseegeee Recreation (Center, 4820 T\ickaseegee Road. The leagues, sponsored by Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation, are open to children 4- 12 in four divisions: • Ages 4-6: tee-ball. • Ages 7-8; coach pitch. • Ages 9-10 and 11-12 : player pitch. Most games wiU be at Thckaseegeee. Schedules will be determined later. The season gen erally runs April 1-Aug. 1. Joining costs $55, which includes a trophy and uniform. Birth certifi cates are required at registration. Leagues are co-ed and have volun teer coaches. Anyone who is inter ested in being a coach, can call the recreation center For more information call TXickaseegee Recreation (^[Jenter at (704) 399-4492 or e-mail Stephanie Frisbee at fiisbsm(&co.mecklen- burg.nc.iis. Herbert L. White
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