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page 4 SPORTS CIAA Basketball and Wrestling Wrapup By Bryon Tinnin Sports Editor ECSU Tames Ramg Elizabeih Cily Stale ended the hopes and the season for the Rams as Ernie Griffin hit an 18-foot jump shot from deep in the corner with six seconds remaining in the 1 p.m. game on Wednesday al the CIAA Champion ship Tournament. The outcome was an 81-78 victory, knock ing ihe Rams out in the first round of the CIAA tournament. Griffin was guarded on the play by Steve Hood, who played excellent defense on the Vikings streak shooter, but it was just one of those shots that just happens to fall. “Steve played him perfectly and had a hand in his face,” said Gaines. The Rams closed out their season with six losses in their last seven games. Seniors Charlie Spell, Sieve Hood, Gary Cromartie. and Matthew McMillan end their season al 16-12. ‘‘We had a lot of experience on this club, bul not really a lot of talent." said Gaines. We were able to get Ihe ball inside all year, bul we could never do that much with ii after we got it in there. Our inside game never really improved." Trojans Win CIAA Crown The Virginia State Trojans won their first CIAA crown since 1947 with a 75-72 victory over Norfolk State. The victory earned V'irginia State an automatic berth in thi NCAA Division II playoffs. V'irginia Slate led by as many as eight points in the second half, but the Spartans could get no closer than the final margin Virginia State improved their record to23-8 while the Spartans finish the year out at 22-6. Rams Take Wrestling Crown Congratulations are extended to the Winston-Salem State Wrestling team. They won the CIAA crown this year and two of its wrestlers made it to the NCAA Division II tournament. Willie Mouzon placed 8th in the nation with his victory. He also added All- American to his credentials. All of this as a freshman. James McLlinnaham didn’t place as high as Mouzon, but he did become a two time CIAA Champion. Coach Melvin Fair has done an extraor dinary job with these athletes and has high hopes of continuing a string of CIAA crowns. Women’s Softball Season Has Begun Spell Says Goodbye to WSSU By Bryon Tinnin Sports Editor Let’s lake lime lo recognize one of Winston-Salem Slate’s prolific players. His name is Charlie Spell. Spell, a 6’1” point guard out of Fayetteville, N.C., finished his 4-year college basketball career under the watchful eyes of C.E. “Bighouse” Gaines. He was a starter each year. Spell has found that over the years, the pressure in the classroom, as well as on the court, has made him a stronger person. “By me being a Medical Technology ma jor, it is an added weight to carry because of the constant moving around,” said Spell. “Gelling up at 6 a.m. and heading lo Thomasville for my internship, then heading to practice soon-thereafter for a grueling workout takes its toll on a person,” he added. Even though he stated that hitting the books and hitting the courts took the whole day, he did find lime to work in a social life. Spell said that conversation between him and Coach Gaines decreased over the years mainly because of the great deal of con fidence Coach Gaines has in Charlie, “Coach was more of an instructor in the early years, but as I progressed more into a team leader his confidence in me increas ed." When asked about Coach Tim Grant, he had this to say, “Coach Grant is everything ‘Chief is not. The players can talk to him on a different level than ‘Chief’, more like a brother. He’s very helpful and will someday make a good head coach." His scoring average this year was 18 points a game, while also having 8 assist and 4 steals a game. He said that the game that stands out the most in his mind is, beating N.C, A&T last year in Ihe Winston- Salem Coliseum. Spell is scheduled to graduate this sum mer. then head off to dentistry school a. UNC-Chapel Hill. ‘‘I just want to lhank the coaches for being such good teachers, and thanks lo the student body for their support. I'll cherish the memories." Thomas Wins Bronze at Olympics By Bryon Tinnin Sports Editor The hopes of the United States’ Debi Thomas plumeted when she relinquished her hold on second place and was denied the gold medal. The gold medal went to Thomas' arch-rival, Katarina Witt of West Germany. Ms. Thomas placed second after the com pulsory round and was favored to take the gold. Unfortunately, Ms. Thomas slipped on a couple of occasions due to the amount of pressure that was on her to do so well. Her hnal standing was third place, a bronze medal. Ms. Thomas exemplified true character on the ice, but she voiced a great deal of displeasure on her performance. Just being there was good enough because she was one of the “hand-full” of blacks who performed in the -winter games. She did not state whether she would skate in the next Olym pics, but she does plan lo defend her U.S, Figure Skating Championship later this year. Congra tula tions Coach Melvin Fair and the WSSU Wrestlers for winning the CIAA Wrestling Championship from The News Argus Staff and WSSU Faculty and Student Body Congratulations Student Athletes Charlie Spell 1987-88 All CIAA Men’s Basketball Team Willie Mouzon “All American” in Wrestling Angela Henderson 1987-88 All CIAA Women’s Basketball Team
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