The News Argus, March 1980, Page 5 Sports-in-Brief By Everett Jackson WOMEN'S SOFTBALL - Under the direction of Willie Yellock, the Rammettes will host the CIAA Softball Tourna ment April 19. tennis - Freshman sensation Kelvin Crawford, a transfer student from Texas Southern, i. seeking a bid to the CIAA Tournament with hopes ol winning it. WRESTLING - Due to circumstances concerning their status, the Ram wrestlers were unable to compete in post season play. Jeff Rale.gh, a freshman wrestler, comments about the incident. “It was very misfortunate we did not get to wrestle in the districts. 1 feel we could have won the district and placed 4 or 5 wresiiers in the NAIA Nationals m Kansas ^'football - Former Ram player Billy Diggs, a ninth round draft choice to the Minnesota Vikings, was recently traded to the Buffalo Bills. All-American Timmy Newsome is rated number three among twemy of the nation’s top ’backs sought m the NFL draft. Newsome is a possible first round choice, but should be chosen no further than fourth. , u- i BASEBALL - Calvin Parker, Terry Young, Chuck Hmsley and Derrick Johnson are forming a baseball dub at WSSU. With support, these determined men are seeking to restore baseball as an official school sport at Winston-Salem State i University. All interested persons are asked to meet on the baseball diamond weekdays at 4:00 p.m. ' BASKETBALL - After concluding his 34th season as Rarn basketball coach, Bighouse Gaines posted a 19-7 mark whic makes his overall total 658 victories and 263 losses. Reggie Gaines, WSSU’s scoring machine, was chosen CIAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR. Reggie was also chosen to the National Association Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All- , American basketball team along with Norfolk Slate’s Ricky 1 Mahorn. ,, , , , Intramural-Only in intramural basketball could one hear such names as the New Urbanites, Ohio Players, Face Squad, Zone-Busters, Wilmington 10 and Westside just to name a few In the imramural Championship game the Joint Sec tions squeeked by T-Connection 45-42 to determine themselves as the champs. 26 Students Hold Internships By News Argus Staff Twenty-six Winston-Salem State University students are serving internships at local businesses. This represents the largest number of students from WSSU to serve intern ships at one time. This is also the first year that students are serving in a cross section of places. In order be an intern, one must be an upper level junior or senior and must have completed most of the courses in his or her particular major. The internship must be in one’s major course of study. Students get from three to six hours of course credit for serving an internship. In order to receive three hours credit a student must work 150 clock hours, and in order to receive six hours of credit, a student must work a total of 300 clock hours. Cagers Receive Academic Awards By News Argus Staff Academic All-American Men’s and Women’s basket ball teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Di rectors of America (CSIDA) have been selected. Selections are made annually on the basis of excellence in athletics and scholastic achievements. This makes the first year for the naming of a women’s team in the 26-year history of the Academic All-Americans. The five men and five women making up the respect ive University Division first teams were presented on na tionwide television via Hughes TV and Madison Square Gar den Productions. The women i were presented during the Brown Addresses Athletes semi-final round of the NIT. March 17. The men were represented during the championship game on March 19. Nick Buoniconti, U.S. To- basso Company Director and former Miami Dolphin great, made the presentations along with the CoSIDA representa tive. U.S.Tobacco, manufacturer of SKOAL and HAPPY DAYS moist smokeless tobacco pro ducts, presented checks for $1,000 to each team members school scholarship fund in the players name. Players and schools also received com memorative plaques and scrolls. Checks for $500 were to be sent to each school represent ed by members of the College Division Academic All-Amer ican Basketball teams. By Everett Jackson Dr. Joe E. Brown Jr. , chairman of the Health and Physical Education Depart ment and also chairman of the WSSU Athletic Committee, gave an influential speech dedicated to the numerous athletes of Winston-Salem State University. The speech was recently given at the sports banquet held in the Student Union ballroom. Brown’s speech centered on progress and noted perfection in WSSU athletics. He also stressed the importance and desireness to excell in one’s chosen field of athletics with great enthusiam and pride. The banquet was climaxed with comments by athletic coaches from their respective positions. Bill Hayes, head football coach; Mike Edwards, head wrestling coach; Marcel- ene Scales, director of Wo men’s Sports; Clarence Gaines, head basketball coach; and A1 Roseboro; head tennis and golf coach. Bobby Bennet, President of Student Government Associat ion along with distinguished members, contributed their time and effort to sponsor the affair. Brown, a native of States ville, N.C., forsees a goal of excellence for WSSU sports. U.S. Tobacco has donated almost $700,000 in college scholarships during the past five years. The students serving the internships are housing man agement majors Joyce A. Her ring, Winfred Mack, Valjean- ne Miles, Willa D. Scott, Edward Smith, Clifford Spar row, Odessa J. Starnes and Phyllis Thorpe, who are all working for the Housing Au thority of Winston-Salem; Marilyn Person and Susan L. Smith, at Goler Metropolitan Apartments; Deborah K. Cousar, and Ivorette Stallings, at New Bethel Baptist Church Apartments; Doris A. Brown, at Community ’management Corporation; Sharon George, at Brantley Realty and Insur ance Co.; Joe T.Johnson, at Winston-Salem Hyatt House. Theresa A. Edwards, Den ise L. Sutton, and Myra Nun- ally, all Administration majors are working at the Downtown Church Center Planning Divi sion/Word Processing at WSSU and C.G. Watson As sociates, Inc. The Accounting majors serving internships are: Wal ter A. Gaddy, accounting sect ion of the WSSU Business Office; Lewis D. Rogers at the United Way of Forsyth Coun ty; Frank Williams at The Jr. Achievement Program of Winston-Salem; and Angela M. Winchester, at the Nation al Urban League (student based in Winston-Salem). Al so at the Urban League is Denise Jefferies, an econom ics major. Comprehensive Business majors participating in intern ship programs are: John W. Lewis, at Vanguard Corpora tion of The Jr. Achievement Program; Lenora ‘Mack, at Reynolds Health Care Center; and Craig L. Unstead at The Business Action League. School Seeks ‘SU Grads By Jacqueline Lane Wake Forest’s Babcock Graduate School of Manage ment is seeking applicants from Winston-Salem State University’s (WSSU) graduat ing students. William Shea, director of admissions, said “they were interested in seek ing black applicants as well as young ones.” The Babcock School does its heaviest recruiting from Jan uary to May. After success fully completing the two-year course, students ill receive their degree at the annual Wake Forest University com mencement exercises in May. The objective of the Bab cock Gradute School of Man agement is to educate men and women for careers as successful managers of organ izations. The Babcock School feels that it can supply the skills and concepts needed to help make a successful man ager. Among the courses of fered are accounting, econom ics, and managment financ ing. Although the Babcock School is small, it is flexible. Anyone desiring more in formation on the Babcock Graduate School of Manage ment, may contact William Shea, director of admissions by calling 761-5422, or writing the Babcok School of Manage ment,Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem. N.C.27109. PLANNING A PARTY OLD ENGLISH $2.34 SCHLITZMALT 2.34 MILLER $2.26 BUDWEISER 2.26 LAMBRUSCA Lini $1.50 per bottle 20 KINDS OF KEG BEER OVER 500 BRANDS OF WINES CITY BEVERAGE CO 908 Burke Street 722-2774

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