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Lady Braves sign fop high school stars
Belinda McKeel, coach of the
women’s basketball team, has
signed six high school players for
the upcoming season, including
two members of state 2-A semi
finalist Murfreesboro High School.
Inking with Chowan were Mur
freesboro High School’s Rosalyn
Flood and Barbara Lewis.
Flood is a 5-8 guard who averag
ed 13 points, 10 rebounds and four
assists per game. She led her team
to a semi-final appearance this
past season. Flood was named to
the All-East First Team, All-
Chowan College
1985 Football Schedule
September
7 Newport News App. Home 1:30
14 Hertford Comm. Col. Home 1:30
21 Hudson Volley Away 1:30
28 Lees-McRoe Away 1:30
October
3 E.C.U.,JV's Home 2:00
11 Va.TechJV's Away 2:00
19 Wesley Home 2:00
(Homecoming)
26 Potomac Stole Awoy 1:30
November
2 Nassau Home 1:30
9 Newport News App. Away 2:00
Region team and All-Conference
team.
Joining Flood at Chowan will be
teammate Lewis, a 5-10 forward.
Lewis averaged 11 points, nine re
bounds and three assists per game.
Lewis earned All-East honorable
mention status and was named to
the All-Conference team.
McKeel also signed 5-7 Judy Par
sons out of Franklin (Va.) High
School, a semi-finalist in 1984 and
state champions in 1981 and 1982.
Parsons averaged 20 points, 12 re
bounds and four assists per game.
She earned All-State, All-Region
and All-District recognition her
senior year and will play in the
Virginia H. S. Coaches Association
All-Star Game this summer.
Melanie Sawyer, a 5-9 guard
from Belhaven, rounds out the high
school players signed by McKeel.
Sawyer played at Pungo Academy
where she averaged 18 points, 11
rebounds and six assists per game.
She was the MVP in the Tar Heel
Independent-Carolina Academies
Conference All-Star Game this
season. She was conference player
of the year the last two seasons and
earned All-Conference honors in
her early high school years.
Chowan’s women’s team ad
vanced to the National Junior Col
lege Athletic Association’s
Women’s Basketball loumaraeiit
in Senatobia, Miss, this yeai. i'tjo
was the first trip to th** nitiorifil
tournament for the liiiy Bi'aves
and was McKeel's first ,v'’Hr 3s
coach.
Two non-high schcoi playofs
have also been sig..ed by MoKeel.
Death claims former coach
EDITOR’S NOTE-This
editorial fromThe News Reporter
of Whiteville, in Columbus County,
is in praise of the late Bill McCraw,
who endeared himself to Chowa-
nians and the community as head
basketball coach at Chowan from
1963-77. He died on May 24,1985. It
Churches Contributing
to Annual Giving Fund
Ashley’s Grove Baptist Church, Murfreesboro
Askewville Baptist Church, Askewville
Berea Baptist Church, Elizabeth City
Bethlehem Baptist Church, Cofield
Cashie Baptist Church, Windsor
Christian Harbor Baptist Church, Harrellsville
Coin jock Baptist Church, Coinjock
Colerain Baptist Church, Colerain
Cool Spring Baptist Church, Rocky Mount
Earley’s Baptist Church, Ahoskie
Elam Baptist Church, Gumberry
Eureka Baptist Church, Ahoskie
First Baptist Church, Elizabeth City
First Baptist Church, Greensboro
First Baptist Church, Scotland Neck
First Baptist Church, Tarboro
First Baptist Church, Wilson
Galatia Baptist Church, Seaboard
Hamilton Baptist Church, Hamilton
Hertford Baptist Church, Hertford
Jackson Baptist Church, Jackson
Macedonia Baptist Church, Spring Hope
Menola Baptist Church, Ahoskie
Merry Hill Baptist Church, Merry Hill
Middle Swamp Baptist Church, Corapeake
Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, Ahoskie
Murfreesboro Baptist Church, Murfreesboro
Potecasi Baptist Church, Potecasi
Ramoth Gilead Baptist Church, Elizabeth City
Riverside Baptist Church, Elizabeth City
Riverside Baptist Church, Merry Hill
Roberts Chapel Baptist Church, Pendleton
Severn Baptist Church, Severn
Shiloh Baptist Church, Shiloh
Speed Baptist Church, Speed
Tabernacle Baptist Church, New Bern
Union Baptist Church, Ahoskie
United Methodist Women of Oak Grove Church, Hertford
Wakelon Baptist Church, Colerain
Warrenton Baptist Church, Warrenton
Whiteville Grove Baptist Church, Belvidere
Woodland Baptist Church, Woodland
Woodville Baptist Church, Hertford
Yeopim Baptist Church, Edenton
is reprinted as a . ibute to a Chris
tian gentleman svho as i coach,
friend and Chris '!»n layman made
a positive and issting impre'-jion
on many, many young people and
adults.
Whiteville and Columbus County
lost a good man when Bill McCraw
died last week.
An example oi his impact can be
seen in the recent Red Cross blood
drive at Whiteville High School,,
which was dedicated to McCraw, a
longtime supporter of Red Cross
blood drives. A total of 188 units of
blood were collected at the event
held in his honor—the highest
number of units ever collected
from a single visit in Columbus
County.
Tuesday night, at a called school
board meeting to discuss person
nel, the Whiteville City Board of
Education adopted the following
resolution:
“Whereas, William P. ‘Bill’ Mc
Craw began his employment with
the Whiteville City Schools on
August 15,1977; and,
“Whereas, Bill McCraw, from
the very beginning, exhibited a
sense of caring and concern for
both students and co-workers
alike, whether in his role of
guidance counselor or while
coaching his tennis teams; and,
“Whereas, Bill McCraw was a
most conscientious individual,
always striving to do his best,
never seeking glory and acclaim
for himself, but working to help
students achieve their potential
and their dreams; and,^
“Whereas, Bill McCraw was a
kind and gentle man who, daily,
practiced, the Golden Rule; and,
“Whereas, the example set by
his courage, strength and faith,
amidst adversity, cheered his col
leagues;
“Now, therefore, be it resolved,
that the Whiteville City Board of
Education commends William P.
McCraw and recognizes the good
works that he accomplished at
Whiteville High School. His
memory will serve to strengthen
those who knew and loved him, and
his spirit of godliness will inrpire
us for all seasons.”
May 30,1985
THE CHOWANIAN
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Newsmagazine of Chowan College
ir.
Donation to Rotary Foundation
Peggy Diane Joyner, left of Ahoskie, and Tracy Amanda Hartert
of Chesapeake, Va., recently presented a $100 donation to the
Rotary Foundation in the name of Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker, presi
dent of the college. The gift was made by the Rotaract Club which
raised the money by charging a small admission fee to movies
shown on weekends in Lakeside Student Center. Contributions to
the Rotary Foundation enable the financing of scholarships,
group study exchanges and the 3-H program.
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