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Tigers Win County Title
The Leland Tigers are this year 's county middle school football champions. Teams members are (front row, from left) Brent Robinson,
Steven Evans, Richard Duvall, Brandon Deathrow, AUen Lewes, Isah Bowens, Ryan Cobb, Ronald Jacobs, Chris Milligan, (middle row,
from left) David Barron, Mathew Watson, Lacie Caulder, Chris Kemp, Johnathan Ward, Michael Reeves, Sammy Lance, Jaqual Willis,
Gary Northam, Joshua Green, Nikki McNeil, Jerry Leggett, (back row, from left) Eddie Carroll, Rocky Brown, Chris Graham, Jamie
Williams, Matt Odham, Scott Hewett, Trevor Hutton, Will Yates, Andy Whitley, Clint Long, Carlos Cobb, Aaron Child and Chris Benton.
SPORTING SCENE
Hickman Credits Kids
For Conference Titles
In seven years as a high school head football coach. Yogi Hickman's
teams have won seven conference championships.
A winner of six league titles at St. Pauls, Hickman captured his seventh
Friday night when his West Brunswick
Trojans clobbered South Brunswick
34-14.
Seven championships in seven
seasons is the kind of success that
would make the heads of most football
coaches swell like George Foreman's
stomach at a cheeseburgei buffet.
But not Hickman's head. He
learned long ago that good football
? coaches won't win without good foot
ball players.
According to Hickman, seven titles in seven years says very little about
him and very much about the young men he has taught.
"It says I've had good players. I've been lucky. I'm serious. I mean
that," Hickman insisted following Friday's regular-season finale at Rourk
Stadium.
"I've been lucky because I've had some success as a head coach, but
you don't do that unless you've got great players. I don't care how good of a
coach you are. Nobody can," Hickman said.
"I think we've got an incredible staff here, but I also think we've got in
credible kids and that's the bottom line. I don't block anybody and neither
do any of the other coaches.
"We teach them fundamental football and then they're the ones who
have to go out there and knock heads. I always try to give credit where cred
it is due, and I think the kids deserve the credit when you win games."
Hickman knew he had some good football players when he arrived at
West Brunswick this summer, but he's finding out that these kids are more
than just good players. They're winners.
"These kids impress me with their ability to do whatever they have to
do to win games," Hickman said.
"I'm really impressed with them, and I'm looking forward to going to
the playoffs with them because they've had so much success and I hope we
can continue that."
West Brunswick finished the regular season 6-0 in the Waccamaw
Conference and 10-1 overall, an amazing record for a team that has won
back-to-back state championships and lost a load of talented players over the
past two years.
Before the season, Hickman said he didn't expect his Trojans or any
other team to go through the Waccamaw Conference undefeated. Yet except
for a 25-19 overtime win over West Columbus, the Trojans rolled through
the conference schedule without a serious challenge.
"We won one game we probably could have lost very easily, the West
Columbus game, which would have proven me right," Hickman said of his
preseason prediction.
"Except for that I don't guess we had a scare, not a down-to-the-wire
kind of game. We beat everybody by a couple touchdowns."
Hickman certainly had high expectations before the season, but he nev
er could have imagined going 10-1. Certainly not after a 41-0 loss in the sec
ond week of the season.
Is it just me, or does it seem like three years have passed since that
Dillon game?
Rule Changes Proposed
BY DOUG RUTTER
Eight proposed rule changes that
one state marine fisheries official
says would have "very little impact"
in Brunswick County will go to pub
lic hearing next week.
The N C. Marine Fisheries Com
mission will conduct the hearing
Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. at
UNC- Wilmington's Morton Hall.
Rich Carpenter, district manager
with the N.C. Division of Marine
Fisheries, said the proposals would
not have much effect on Brunswick
County fishermen.
Carpenter said the state is trying
to avoid making major rule changes
during the two-year moratorium on
the issuance of new commercial
fishing licenses.
One proposal that may affect
some area fishermen would limit the
season on blueback herring, alewife,
American shad and hickory shad to
Jan. 1 through April IS.
Carpenter said the new rule would
cut the season short in the southern
part of the state, where shad are typ
ically caught in Cape Fear River into
the month of May.
Carpenter said state officials have
determined that river herring and
shad stocks are "depressed." They
hope limiting the harvest season
would help conserve the species.
Also, the fisheries commission
has proposed continuing a rule that
gives the state fisheries director au
thority to close certain areas to the
use of specific types of fishing gear.
The board approved the rule in
1993 and it's scheduled to expire July
1, iv95. Commits arc consid
ering extending it for another year
The rule has already had an im
pact locally with the establishment
of strict regulations for the use of
gill nets along the Brunswick
County beaches.
Another proposal up for public
hearing next week would make per
manent an existing "emergency"
rule that allows the fisheries director
to set minimum size limits for gray
trout (weakfish).
As proposed, the limit could not
be set at less than 14 inches for gray
trout taken by hook-and-line or less
than 12 inches for fish taken by oth
er means.
The state commission also will ac
cept comment on a proposal that
would make it illegal to harvest live
rock and coral, which is a small fish
ery in North Carolina. Coral is sold in
seaside shops and used in aquariums.
Carpenter said there's a serious
move along the East Coast to pro
hibit or greatly restrict the harvest of
live rock and coral. The fishery is a
major one off the coast of Florida.
"It's a real important habitat for
fish that are both recreationally and
commercially important, snapper
and grouper. You're just essentially
taking away the habitat when you
remove it, ' Carpenter said.
Other proposals include the fol
lowing:
? Requiring violators of fisheries
rules to pay the state for recovery,
replacement and investigative costs.
? Establishing a procedure for
transferring vessel licenses.
? Interpreting and defining
"channel net."
? Changing rules for shellfish
leases, franchise production and
planting determinations.
For more information, contact the
N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries in
Morehead City at 1 -800-682-2632.
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DANCE TEAM members this year are (from left, front row) Erin
Redwine, a senior and co-captain; Nancy Smith, captain , senior;
Amanda Bryan, a junior; (back row) Jennifer Stanley, freshman;
Charity Henry, sophomore; and Shadal Capps, freshman. Their
coach is Kate Williamson.
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?1904 THE BRUNSWICK MACON
Dance Team
Stirs The Spirit
They work out as hard as ball
players. are as pretty as cheerleaders
and have all the musical talent of a
marching band, but the West Bruns
wick High School Dance Team
sometimes doesn't get as much
recognition for stirring up the spirit.
Formed in the fall of 1992 under
the leadership of coach Kate Wil
liamson, the high school dance team
"provides an opportunity for young
ladies to share their years of dance
education with the community,"
Williamson said.
They perform at home football
and basketball games and are avail
able for local community, civic and
cultural events.
"The organization of the dance
team was due to the many years of
dance education provided locally
through the Dance Connection.
Brunswick School of Dance and C.
Lane Academy." Williamson sard.
"Our present and former team mem
bers each have had six to 10 years of
dance education."
Past team members included Suz
anne Jones, Katie Harris, Sally
Schutte, Danlyn Morgan. Portia
Hankins, Trina Rogers, Rachel
Pearce and Dcmaris Russ
The 1994-95 present and charter
Erin Redwine, co-captain; and
Amanda Bryan Other 1994-95
members arc Charity Henry, Jen
nifer Stanley and Shandal Capps.
"The team is not supported Finan
cially by the school or booster club,"
Williamson said, "liach members'
parents provide her financial and
moral support." she said, adding that
costumes range from S 1 20 to $140.
Add to that tights and shoes and the
cost of camp at about S250.
"The team must also provide their
own facilities to practicc. which
have usually been their homes or lo
cal businesses." Williamson said the
dance team is grateful for the sup
port of local businesses
Try outs for the dance team arc
held every spring Former dancc
training is required
The dancc team has competed at
UNC-Chapel Hill and at Universal
Dance Association Camp last year,
bringing home numerous blue rib
bons. spirit awards and a trophy for
the most improvement.
"Our dream is to provide an op
portunity for more young ladies to
share their dancc talents." William
son said. "One day we hope to in
crease our team to 20 to 40 qualified
dancers with a superior school
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