This Week
In Brunswick Sports
THURSDAY, JULY 1
?Brunswick County Men's Church Softball League at
Waccamaw Township Park: Mount Olive vs. Dixon
Chapel. 7 p.m.; Calvary Baptist vs. Jennies Branch, 8 p.m.;
Letties Grove vs. Supply Baptist, 9 p.m.
FRIDAY, JULY 2
?Brunswick County Men's Church Softball League at
Waccamaw Township Park: Friendship Baptist vs. New
Britton. 7 p.m.; Seaside Methodht vs. Ocean View, 8 p.m.;
Emanu'al Outreach vs. Soldier Bay. 9 p.m.
?Brunswick Shores Post 445 hosts Warsaw Post 127 in
American Legion baseball. South Brunswick High School,
7:30 p.m.
?Brunswick County Post 68 hosts Whiteville Post 137 in
American Legion baseball. North Brunswick High School,
8 p.m.
SATURDAY, JULY 3
? 15th Annual Freedom Run will be held today at Waterfront
Park. Southport. The One Mile Fun Run starts at 8:30 a.m.,
followed by a 5K race at 9 a.m. For information, call the
Southport-Oak Island Chamber of Commerce. 457-6964.
?Brunswick Baptist Association Coed Softball League: No
games scheduled.
MONDAY, JULY 5
?Calabash Elks sponsors the Sixth Annual George
Leverence Golf Tournament at Colonial Charters Golf
Club. North Myrtle Beach. S.C. Shotgun start at 9 a.m. For
information, call Mike Heaiy. 579-3840.
?Brunswick County Men's Church Softball League at
Waccamaw Township Park: Zion Baptist vs. Seaside
Methodist. 7 p.m.; New Britton vs. Soldier Bay. 8 p.m.;
Friendship Baptist vs. Old Shallotte, 9 p.m.
TUESDAY, JULY 6
?Brunswick County Men's Church Softball League at
Waccamaw Township Park: Mount Olive vs. Jennies
Branch. 7 p.m.; Calvary Baptist vs. Shallotte First, 8 p.m.;
Dixon Chapel vs. Camp Methodist, 9 p.m.
This week's listings include events reported to the Beacon. To list a
sporting activity call 754-6890 or write to Doug Rutter. The Brunswick
Beacon. P.O. Box 2558. Shallotte. N.C. 28459.
IN COED LEAGUE
Mount Olive Stays Unbeaten
Mount Olive remained undefeated
in the Brunswick Baptist Associ
ation Coed Softball League with an
1 1-8 win over Supply Saturday night
at Smithville Township Park in
Southport.
Mount Olive leads Division 2
with an 11-0 record. Faith knocked
off Shell Point 13-9. and Oak Is
land-Bethel blanked Jennies Branch
7-0 in other games Saturday in
Sojthport.
At Lockwood Folly Township
Park. Division 1 leader Calvary im
proved its record to 9-2 with a 14-10
win over Southport "A." Gospel
Center-Brunswick Islands edged
Southport "B" 17-16, and Town
Creek topped Soldier Bay 17-15.
No games will be played this Sal
urday in recognition of the Fourth of
July holiday. Play is scheduled to re
sume July 10.
Baptist Softball League
Standings As Of July 1
DIVISION 1
Team Wins Losses
Calvary 9 2
Gospel-Brunswick 8 3
Supply 6 5
Shell Point 5 6
Jennies Branch 3 8
Soldier Bay I 10
DIVISION 2
Team
Wins Losses
Mount Olive
Town Creek
Faith
Oak Island-Bethel
Southport "A"
Southport "B"
II 0
7 4
6 5
6 5
3 8
1 10
Band Boosters Set Bucket
Shake, Rent-A-Kid' Program
The West Brunswick High School
Band Boosters have planned a
Saturday "bucket shake" and a six
week "Rent-a-Kid" fundraiser to
help send students to band camp.
The bucket shake will take place
Saturday, July 3. Students from the
WBHS band will be stationed at ma
jor intersections in Shallotte from 9
a.m. until 3 p.m.
The "Rent-a-Kid" fundraiser will
run from July 1 through Aug. 14.
WBHS band students will be
availble for hire for such chores as
babysitting, yard work, house clean
ing and p-M-sitting. To "rent a kid,"
call Craig Morris. 754-5539; Vo
netta Stumblingbear, 579-8587;
Gene Carter. 754-7693; or Ben Dc
Blois, 754-5859.
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Local Seniors Compete In National Games
BY DOUG RUTTER
Four of brunswick County's most active se
nior citizens recently returned from Baton Rouge.
La., where they competed in the United States
National Senior Sports Classic IV.
Walter Pennington of Sunset Beach, Ced
Brogden of Shallotte. Gerald Weber of Shallotte
Point and Rev. Murray Page of Southpcrt repre
sented Brunswick County and North Carolina at
the national competition June 15 and 16.
Pennington competed in golf. Brogden and
Weber in bowling and Page in running after quali
fying at county and state senior games last year.
Three other local seniors qualified for nationals
but did not make the trip.
"It was a grand thing, and I'm very happy that
I went." said Pennington, who finished eighth out
of 50 golfers in the 65-69 age group "I shot 83
78 which is pretty good for me."
The golf tournament was held at The Bluffs,
an Arnold Palmer course located about 40 miles
north of Baton Rouge. Pennington said a local
doctor won the event.
Weber and Brogden. who are brothers-in-'aw.
competed as bowlers in the 60-64 age group.
Weber said neither one advanced to the finals, but
both enjoyed the two-day competition.
"I had a great time. It was well worth the
trip," said Weber, noting that one of the bowlers
"/ got to meet a lot of folks
who are doing a lot of the
same things I am to stay in
shape. "
? Rev. Murray Page
senior athlete
was 98 years old. "Alter bowling, my brother-in
law and I went down to New Orleans and spent a
day and a half there."
Rev. Page, pastor at Soulhport Presbyterian
Church, tinished 21st out of 38 runners in the 5K
race and 19th out of 34 participants in the IOK
race in his age group (55-59).
"I beat almost half in my division and I felt
pretty good about it." Page said. "I averaged sev
en minutes a mile which is not what I wanted, but
it was really hot."
Page also qualified for the 1500-meter race
but did not compete because of a sore hip.
"It was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed going
down there." he said last week. "I got to meet a
lot of folks who are doing a lot of the same things
I am to stay in shape."
Page said he would like to form a local bas
kctball team to compete in the three-on-three
tournament at the next National Senior Sports
Classic scheduled for 1995 in San Antonio.
Texas.
"For those who still are healthy and want to
stay healthy, senior games is a good way to do it."
he said. "As long as my health holds up and I can
run I'll he running. It's part of my daily exis
tence."
Tina Pritchard. senior games coordinator for
the Brunswick County Parks and Recreation De
partment. said the four local seniors were among
265 from North Carolina.
In all. there were 7.2(H) senior athletes at the
competition. "It was amazing to sec some of these
people," Pritchard said. "It really is inspirational."
Opening ceremonies were held at the Pete
Maravich Center on the Louisiana State
University campus. Athletes fror each state
marched into the gy mnasium in the-r uniforms.
The governor of Louisiana and mayor of
Baton Rouge were on hand for the ceremony. A
speech was given by astronaut Alan B. Shepard
Jr.. the first American in space.
"It was a tremendous evening." Pennington
said, adding that he enjoyed the Cajun cooking
and time he spent in New Orleans, "i finally got
to try crawdads, and I ate catfish three times."
Tennis Ladder As Of June 25
1 . Sal DiFazic
2. Jerry Small
3. Ray DeVries
4. Rodney Gause
5. Teak Hemphill
6. Lynn Slimmer
7. Robby Davis
8. Bill Davis
9. Jim Foumier
10. Perry Woodard
1 1. Greg Bland
12. Robin Dale
13. Jack Redmond
14. Lewis Shaw
1 5. James Hardy
16. Doug Rutter
17. Billy Mims
18. Brad Singletsry
19. Mike Nelson
20. Dave Minder
Guidelines
1 . The initial ladder was determined by a round robin tournament held
May 15. Newcomers are added to the bottom of the ladder as names are
received. Call Jerry Small. 754-6712.
2. The ladder is updated weekly as results are called in to Small. Play
will continue through Aug. 31.
3. Ladder participants arrange their own matches by calling an opponent
and agreeing on a time and place.
4. Players may challenge one or two spots up the ladder. If the chal
lenger wins, he moves up the ladder and the loser moves down. If the
challenger loses, there is no change in positions.
5. When challenged from below, players must accept the challenge un
less they have previously committed to another match. All challenges
should be answered within 72 hours if possible.
6. Each match is the best two out of three sets with regular scoring. A
12-point tie breaker is used in sets tied at 6-6. Each player brings a new
can of balls to each match. The winner keeps the unopened can.
SPORTING SCENE
Leave The Umpire Alone
Or Go Directly To Jail
Lei me get this straight.
The North Carolina legislature is seriously considering putting more
teeth in the law that protects baseball umpires, basketball referees and other
sports officials from abuse.
And if David Redwine and his pa
any fan. player or coach who strikes a
game official in the line of duty could
be charged with a misdemeanor and
be thrown in jail for up to two years.
Sounds outrageous doesn't it?
Maybe not. I've never seen anyone hit
an official around here, but I've seen
many people who would have if they
thought they could have gotten away
with it.
By the nature of their job. um
pires and referees make enemies every time they go to work. They're always
making split-second decisions that affect the outcome of games.
Therefore, they arc often considered the lowest fcrrn of life by the icuiu
that loses. And quite often, even the winning team has nothing good to say
about the officiating.
Under the current law, any fan who hits an official can be charged with
simple assault and battery and sentenced to as many as 30 days in the brig.
In the real world, though, people convicted of simple assault rarely go to
jail.
I think this new law is a good idea if it's going to result in jail time for
offenders. After all, an umpire can't possibly call a good baseball game if
he's worried about the consequences of his every move.
Based on what I've seen at various high school sporting events, umpires
and referees need all the protection they can get from players, coaches and
especially fans.
Players will sometimes complain to officials. Coaches will often yell at
officials. But it's usually the fans who abuse umpires and referees the worst.
I don't think I've ever been to a football, basketball or baseball game
where a game official wasn't criticized by one or more fans. Even when a
basketball referee calls a perfect game, he'll catch the devil from someone.
Of course, there's nothing wrong with that. Criticizing umpires and ref
erees is sacred these United States of Ameiica. It's a right bestowed upon
every U.S. citizei at birth.
It's one of those "alien" rights, like the right to spit your bubble gum on
the floor as you exit a movie theater (never done it) or keep any money that
washes up on the beach (I once found a twenty).
But punching or otherwise striking an official remains a definite no-no
in this country. Verbal abuse is one thing, physical is yet another.
Games can be played without prime-time players and mastermind man
agers, but nothing happens without officials. Somebody has to call balls and
strikes in baseball, somebody has to whistle fouls in basketball and some
body has to throw the yellow flag in football.
These people dressed in zebra stripes, or sometimes blue, never get the
credit they deserve for the long hours they work and the low pay they re
ceive. The least we can do is punish people who try to beat them up.
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C1991 THE BRUNSWICK BtACON
Timothy Daniels, a rising junior
at West Brunswick High School,
earned Most
Valuable Player
and All-Star ho
nors last month
at a national
prep basketball
camp.
Daniels, 16.
of Long wood,
competed in the
sophomore and
DANIELS junior division
of the Five-Star Invitational Basket
ball Camp June 11-17 at Hampden
Sydney College in Hampden-Syd
ney, Va.
Daniels led his team to the divi
sion championship with a team-high
17.8-point scoring average. He also
led his team in rebounding, accord
ing to Five-Star coach Billy Mims of
Shallotte.
In addition to winning the MVP
Award, Daniels was named to the
camp's all-star team for the second
consecutive year.
"The young man had a great week
at camp," said Minis, noting that on
ly the top high school players from
throughout the nation attend the an
nual camp.
Daniels, who recently received
the Coach's Award tor the 1992-93
basketball season at West Bruns
wick. is a two-sport star at the
school. He was a defensive starter
on the Trojans' 1992 state champi
onship football team.
Timothy is a younger brother of
former West Brunswick and Ander
son (S.C.) Junior College basketball
star Ricky Daniels, who has signed
to play for N.C. State University
next season.
Daniels Named Camp MVP
Dixon Upsets Shallotte
In Church Softball League
Dixon Chapel upset Shallolte
First Baptist 13-11 last Thursday to
highlight a busy week in the Bruns
wick County Men's Church Softball
League.
Dixon Chapel entered the game
with a 1-16 record, and Shallotte
First was 12-5. Dixon's only previ
ous win had come by way of a for
feit.
Shallotte First won its two other
games last week, beating Letties
Grove 12-8 and edging Supply Bap
tist 7-6 to remain among the North
Division leaders.
Mount Olive, a 6-5 winner over
Supply last Thursday, leads the
North with a 15-1 record.
Emanual Outreach leads the
South Division at 15-3. Emanual
held off Ocean View 15-14 Monday
and beat New Britton 8-4 Friday
night.
In other games Monday, Friend
ship Baptist beat Zion Baptist 15-4
and New Britton topped Old
Shallotte 8-6.
Last week. Ocean View beat Zion
17-6, Soldier Bay defeated Old
Shallolte 20-14. Jennies Branch beat
Lelties Grove 15-2, Supply stopped
Camp Methodist 17-12 and Calvary
Baptist knocked off Dixon Chapel
11-6.
Men's Church Softball
Standings Through June 28
SOUTH DIVISION
Team Wins Losses
Etnanual Outreach 15 3
Ocean View 12 6
Friendship Baptist 10 7
Seaside Methodist 7 9
Soldier Bay 5 1 1
New Britton 5 1 1
Old Shallolte 3 14
Zion Baptist 0 16
NORTH DIVISION
Team Wins Losses
Mount Olive 15 1
Jennies Branch 13 3
Supply Baptist 13 5
Shallolte First ! 3 6
Calvary Baptist 1 1 7
Letties Grove 8 10
Camp Methodist 4 13
Dixon Chapel 2 16
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