Dec. 2,1988 The News Argus PAGE 15
Sports
Wrestling team hopes to repeat record
By Rita Miles
STAFF REPORTER
Last year's hard work paid off for the
wrestling team, sending them to the CIAA tour
nament and bringing home the CIAA gold
plaque.
This year's wrestling team is singing that
victory tune again by working hard towards
another successful year. Each day from 4 to 8
p.m. the wresders do their strenuous workouts,
which includes exercising push-ups, running
laps, sit-ups, and the most important -- weigh
ing in.
"A lot of the guys hate to weigh in because
sometimes they overweigh or undenveigh and
that could cause problems during a match. But
they know when it's time to get serious and
start getting in shape for the season," said
James McLinnaham, a two-year veteran. And
that time is right now.
The season began Nov. 1, and the wrestlers
hope that early preparation will be one of the
keys to their success.
Many of the wresders feel that this year the
wrestiing team will be a lot stronger since many
"If you want to be
better than anyone
else, you must
work harder."
of the veteran wresders are returning. Some of
the veteran wresders that are expected to show
promising contributions are: Benny Carver,
118 pounds; James McLinnaham, 126 pounds;
Andrew Flagger, 134 pounds; Jimmie Hester,
134 pounds; Juan Smith, 142 pounds; Danny
Bolton, 250 pounds; Reggie Douglass, 177
pounds; Willie Mouzon, 158 pounds; Shawn
Williams, 190 pounds; and Darren Pebbles, 270
pounds.
Wrestling coach, Melvin Fair says his goals
for this years wrestling team is to obtain the
1989 CIAA championship, qualify in the
national tournament and to have members of
the wrestling team qualify as All-American
wresders.
"Last year we finished No. 1 in the CIAA
tournament. We had an excellent season, and
I'm sure we will have a good season this year.
There is some advice that I always instill in the
kids and that is: If you want to be better than
anyone else, you must work harder."
Junior varsity cheerleading squad.
JV cheerleaders on the move
By Candi Smallwood
STAFF REPOPTER
There will be some fresh new faces cheering
on the court at WSSU's girls' basketball games
this year. These faces will belong to the junior
varsity cheerleading squad.
Some colleges do not have a JV squad
because there are not enough girls interested in
cheering or because the quaUty of the girls is not
good enough.
Since 1982, the JV cheerleaders have been
practicing hard at cheering and have to be in
good shape in order to perform the various
jumps, pyramids and stunts.
Varsity cheerleader Frostina Spruell feels
that "the JV cheerleading squad, for the most
part, gives girls as well as guys a chance to
adjust to new cheerleading techniques, and being
that the JV starts cheering second semester, it
gives the JV cheerleaders a chance to do other
things."
This year's JV squad consists of Monique
Mitchell, Cheryl Relford, Kisha Galloway, Jessi
ca Jackson, Twanjua White, Tracie Brown, Tara
Preston, Evette Edwards, Angela Little, Kimaka
Shute, Stephanie Davidson, Candi Smallwood
and Teresa Costin.
Head cheerleading Coach Deborah Rivers
said, "Coaching two squads (the JV and varsity)
is really a challenge. Taking 24 girls and molding
them into a unit takes a lot of time and pauence,
but as an alumnus and former cheerleader at
WSSU it's well worth the effort."
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