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SPORTING SCFNF Whiteville Remains On Top In Wachovia Trophy Chase BY JOHNNY CRAIG Whiteville remains in the lead for the Waccamaw 2-A Conference Wachovia Trophy following the winter prep sports season. The Wolfpack earned 11 points led by a second-place finish in girls' basketball to bring it's current points total to 33.5. Fairmont is presently in second place with 30.5 points followed by West Brunswick (29), South Brunswick (25.5), East Bladen (22), South Robeson (16.5), West Columbus (14) and North Brunswick (7). The Wachovia Trophy is a statewide program that recognizes high schools with the best overall boys' and girls' sports programs within each conference. Points are tallied following the fall, winter and spring sports seasons. Prep Athletic Directors Meet This Week The 20th annual conference of the North Carolina High School Athletic Directors Association began yesterday (Wednesday) at Atlantic Beach and will continue through Friday. A number of speakers are scheduled including former Wake Forest basketball coach Horace "Bones" McKinney, WRAL-TV (Raleigh) sports director Tom Suiter, East Carolina University athletic director Dave Hart, ECU associate A.D. Henry Vansant and N.C. Central University basketball coach Michael Bernard. Dave Diamont, chairman of the N.C. House of Representatives' Appropriations Committee, is also attending and will shed light on the fi nances of public instruction. Sports Development Commission Appointed Governor Jim Martin has named a 19-membcr committee called the North Carolina Sports Development Commission that will help plan sports initiatives in the Tar Heel state. Among those named to the commission are Charlie Adams of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, N.C. State women's bas ketball coach Kay Yow, Winston-Salem State men's basketball coach Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines and Winkie LaForce of North Carolina Amateur Sports. Other activities of the commission will include locating facilities for sporting events and creating directories of information listing current sport ing events in North Carolina. NCHSAA Annual Meeting Set For May The annual meeting of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association will be held May 2 in Chapel Hill on the University of North Carolina campus. Highlighting the meeting will be a panel discussion featuring a trio of University of North Carolina athletic staff members including men's bas ketball coach Dean Smith, head football coach Mack Brown and athletic director John Swofford. The meeting will also feature NCHSAA awards including association scholarship awards, Perdue athletes of the year honors, several distin guished service awards and state-wide honors for the top superintendent, principal, boys' and girls' coaches, athletic director and media person. Last year a record crowd of 800 attended the annual meeting. Shrine Bowl Coaches Named East Wake High School coach Johnny Sasser has been named the North Carolina head coach for the 55th annual Shrine Bowl all-star foot ball game scheduled for Charlotte in December. Sasser, a veteran of 21 years of high school grid coaching, will be joined on the North Carolina staff by Daryl Barnes (Richmond County), Dave Gutshall (Burlington Cummings) and Don Patrick (Newton Conover). Jim Oddo of Charlotte Catholic was named as a staff alternate. RECREATION BRIEFS South Wins Project Fitness South Brunswick Middle School won both the 11-12 and the 13 and over age divisions in the county wide Project Fitness competition April 17 at South Brunswick High School. The 11- and 12-year-olds had four first-places finishes, four sec onds and two thirds. The older group won 10 first-place ribbons, three for second place and one for third. Students competed in events in cluding pull-ups, 50-yard dash, 600 yard run, shuttle run and standing broad jump. Baseball Sign-Ups Baseball players interested in competing in Legion Baseball this year are asked to attend the first try out Saturday, May 4, at 6 p.m. at the West Brunswick High School ball field, according to a news release. Players age IS to 18 who reside within the West and South Brunswick high school attendance districts are eligible to play. For more information, call Coach Mike Alderson at 842-7608 or Coach Jack Brown at 278-3756. Log Your Mileage How physically active are you? During May, the Brunswick County Parks and Recreation De partment will log the number of miles walked, jogged or biked by county residents as part of Physical Fitness Month. SAFEMARK. ROYAL OAK SERVICE STATION MACK & JACKIE LONG FARM BUREAU T.BA IMPERIAL EASTMAN HYDRAULIC HOSES FMC COMPUTERIZED SPIN BALANCING HWY. 17 N., SUPPLY ? 754-4454 Farm Bureau Tires, Batteries & Baler Twine With Road Hazard Waminty Persons are asked to keep a daily log and to turn it in by June 7. Prizes will be given to the top mileage in each category. All partic ipants will receive certificates. For more information, call Emma McGraw at the Parks Department, 253-4357, or 1-800-222-4790. Cleanup Planned The Long Beach Parks and Rec reation Departmen*. is looking for volunteer block chairpersons will ing to help coordinate a May 4 litter cleanup. Individuals and groups who want to participate in the cleanup are in vited to an April 27 kick-off lun cheon at the recreation center. It starts at 12:30 p.m. The litter cleanup is scheduled the following Saturday, May 4, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. For more information, call the recreation department at 278-5518. Learn Bridge Life Master Irene Marshall will be the instructor for bridge classes scheduled to begin May 6 at the Long Beach Recreation Center. A class for beginners will be held Mondays from 10 a.m. until noon. Classes for intermediate players arc scheduled Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call the Long Beach Parks and Recreation Department at 278-5518. Raford Stanley Named Week's Top Trojan Spring Athlete BY JOHNNY CRAIG Raford Stanley, a senior member of the West Brunswick boys' tennis team, has been named West Bruns wick/Burger King Spring Athlete of the Week after a sensational effort against league opponent Whiteville last week. Stanley, in only his second year of tennis, is the Trojans' second seeded singles in player and teams with Lamar Hardy for the number two doubles tandem. However, he has seen some action at the top seed in both singles and doubles this spring for West. Against Whiteville, Stanley dis played a brilliant comeback in sin gles play against Brian Shelboume. Stanley dropped the first set 6-4 and was down 4-0 in the second before rallying to take the match, 7-5, 6-1. In doubles, Stanley and Hardy defeated the Whiteville duo of Jason Schroder-Martin Nicholson, 8-5. "Raford is overall, one of our most consistant players in both sin gles and doubles," said West Bruns wick tennis coach Marti Gillis. "He provides excellent senior leadership and worked hard last summer to im prove his game." "He really gets up for the more important matches. A prime exam ple was his play against Whiteville. Raford just hung in there, adjusted his game and attacked well to win both singles and doubles matches." Stanley currently has a 6-1 sin gles record in conference matches and is 6-3 overall. Teaming with Hardy at the num ber two doubles spot, Stanley is unbeaten in doubles play. "Raford is a former geography student of mine and I know him well," said West Brunswick athletic director Marshall Seay. "He lakes his ten.iis seriously and I would ex pect him to continue to improve." STAFF PHOTO BY JOHNNY CRAIG HONORED ? Raford Stanley was named last week's Trojan spring sports athlete of the week after picking up a singles win over league-leading Whiteville and teaming with lutmar Hardy to take a doubles decision as well. The senior is in his second year of competitive tennis. New Hanover Rips North JV New Hanover pounded visiting North Brunswick 12-1 in junior var sity nonconferencc baseball action last Thursday. Winning pitcher Kevin Skipper tossed a two-hitter to lead New Hanover while Mike Malcy had two hits and drove in three runs. Jay Lewis and Matt Rushing also had two RBIs each for the Wildcats. North Brunswick visits West Co lumbus at 5 p.m. today ( Thursday) in continued J V play. West Brunswick JV Tops South West Brunswick toppled visiting South Brunswick 6-3 in a Wac camaw 2-A Conference junior var sity baseball game last Thursday. Jason Benton and Scott Gore both doubled to lead the Trojans. The West Brunswick JV contin ues league play Monday hosting Fairmont at 5 p.m. Scorpions Blank Fairmont 4-0 North Brunswick blanked visiting Fairmont 4-0 in Waccamaw 2-A Confcrcncc baseball action Monday. Winning pitcher Chris Walker (4 3) hurled a three-hitter and struck out 13 to pace tin: Scorpions, now 5-2 in the WC. North Brunswick scored three of its four runs in the third inning sparked by Walker's run -scoring single. The Scorpions host West Colum bus on Friday and South Brunswick on Tuesday in continued league play. Both games begin at 7 p.m. Fairmont 000 000 0-0-3-2 N.Brunswick 003 010 X?4-5-1 Trojan Netters Rip Fairmont, Fall To Whiteville West Brunswick got a split of two Waccamaw 2-A Conference boys* tennis matches last week with a 6-3 win over Fairmont and a 6-3 loss to White ville. The Trojans, now 5-2 in the WC, trail league-leading and undefeated Whiteville (7-0) as the conference season begins its second half. Highlighting the week for the Trojans was a doubles win by the team of Michael Nelson-Jody Dale. The pair, playing the number one douules position, upset the previ ously-undefeated Whiteville team of David McCaw-Brian Shelboume. Also, second-seeded Raford Stanley was a singles winner over Shelbourne after dropping the first set 6-4 and trailing in the second 4 0. Stanley rallied to win the second set 7-5 then breezed to the win in the third, 6-1. Fairmont Results Singles: Locklear (F) def. Nelson CWB), 6-3, 6-1; Schofield (F) def. Stanley (WB), 6-4, 6-4; Dale (WB) won by forfeit; Hardy (WB) def. Tunstall (F), 6-0, 6-1; Hewett (WB) def. Lewis (F), 6-0, 6-1; Sellars (WB) def. Freeman (F), 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: Locklear-Schofield (F) def. Nelson-Dale (WB), 8-5; Stan Icy-Hardy (WB) won by forfeit; Hcwett-Dimmery (WB) def. Tunstall-Lcwis (F), 8-2. Whileville Results Singles: McCaw (W) def. Nelson (WB), 7-5, 7-5; Stanley (WB) def. Shelboume (W), 4-6, 7-5, 6-1; Schroder (W) def. Dale (WB), 6-4, 6-4; Nicholson (W) def. Hardy (WB), 7-5, 6-4; Eichman (W) def. Hewett (WB). 6-4, 6-1; Young (W) def. Sellars (WB), 6-1 . 4-6, 6^. Doubles: Nelson-Dale (WB) def. McCaw-Shelbourne (W), 8-5; Stan ley-Hardy (WB) def. Schradcr Nicholson (W), 8-5; Eichman Young (W) def. Hewett-Sellars (WB), 8-6. East Bladen Rallies Past West Girls 4-2 East Bladen's Jackie Burgess belted a two-run homer in the sixth inning to lift the Lady Cougars past visiting West Brunswick 4-2 in a Waccamaw 2-A Conference softball game last Tuesday. Winning pitcher Shannon Cain held West Brunswick to three hits while also going 3-for-3 at the plate. Shelley Skinner and Kim Lewis both doubled for East Bladen while Trade Hester had a hit to pace the Lady Cougars* seven-hit attack. Losing pitcher Jenny Judah, Pe rry Culpepper and Patti Clemmons each had a hit for West Brunswick. East Bladen took a 2-0 lead in the first inning before West Brunswick added single runs in the second and third frames to tie the score. The Lady Cougars didn't score again until the decisive sixth inning. West Brunswick continues league play today (Thursday) hosting Whiteville at 4 p.m. W. Brunswick Oil 000 0 ? 2-3-5 East Bladen 200 002 X? 4-7-2 South Robeson Downs Error-Prone Lady Scorps North Brunswick committed 10 errors last Tuesday enroute to a 21 14 trouncing by visiting South Robeson in Waccamaw 2-A Conference softball action. Despite the loss, Tanya Edge blasted two home runs and a triple and drove in six runs to spark the Lady Scorpions. North's Sonya Kennedy also had a two-run homer and Dawn Sholar had four hits. Angela Goddard also had three hits for the Lady Scorps who visit South Brunswick next Tuesday at 4 p.m. in next league ac tion. 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