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march 1989 Mike Kendall Repeats As State Champion THE FULL MOON Bulldog Sports PAGE 4 Girls' Capture Sectional Title EDITOR: PAUL CHILDRESS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS HIT HARD I BY PALMER BROWN day mlhe North Carolina High School Athletic AssociaUon This is the d»v ,l.«T^ academic requiranents for athletes took effect snH if ^ new ^ students here at Albemarle High School. ' have a drasUc effect on many Li all, Albemarle lost ten of its athletes to ineligibility When broken down th * I ^1S=3=S== lineisthattheni.eexists^o^'riTen^:?!"” the ,x»ks harder aiKlre.™ to positive outlooks also and now uses the tiW that i^u un possesses this I up on his studying. would have spent practicing to catch I isatwohourcourse Thus he^H J ineugibie. Emrsaid^r.i.“rrr^^^^ ■h^Iplanto*etmysradesbac..;paM;.arafaS"^^ .evera, ohan^hte^^s^rr^r^ superintendents and school board chai*rm»^ ft- last week of January, discuss issues in the schc^I ” Charlotte to Public Instruction, mcludmg the superintendent of less requiranents.” He also states the fact that a chvi ^ order to graduate and that this new rule is richt in V courses in “An athlete should be passine five ciifi- ^ graduation requirements. MorgancommenrnS to complete the season of play before hem ' would allow an athlete athletes’ chances of obtaining athletic sch^T^™^ ^ *® MorganservesonlheNorthCaiDlinaHighSch^l^fdrA Mr- «nd he says that he would definitely voi ™ ^•”‘‘““''®“‘°f‘^^•>''• While the new rule may '»“l oeruin. Keenan Tyson should be competitive In the 400m and 800m. Travis Morehead, Keenan Tyson, Sam Davis, and Chris Gregory look to lead the Bulldogs this season. BOYS PREPARE FOR track season BY ROSS HOLSHOUSER Spring weather is just around the comer, and more and more runners are attempting to get in shape for that special time of year - track season Albemarle tracksters have been preparing for this year s season ever since mid-winter; some ^ers have even participated in indoor track. This year s team should perform well for Albe marle High School. The Bulldog track team is coming off a 3rd place finish last year in the conference and the loss of two All-Conference performers, David Moses and Chris CampbeU. Moses was the leading scorer for the Bulldog squad last year while Campbell was leader in shot-put and dis cus. Thisyear’steamisleadbyheadcoachBruce Marshall and assistant coach Paul Kluttz. Re turning for this year’s squad will be Albemarle’s ^d All-Conference participant from last year Palmer Brown. Along with Brown are seniors Sam Davis and Keenan Tyson. These seniors will guide a team of outstanding performers in all the aspects of track. Here are some faces to look for when the season rolls around: Seniors: Palmer Brown-800m, 1600m Sam Davis-100m, 200m Keenan Tyson- 400m, 800m Juniors: Mike Czesek- 400m, 800 Sophomores: Mike KendaU- distance Travis Morehead- distance HITTING THE HIGH NOTES by sonny miller Welcome to another edition of “Hitting the High Notes!” Buzzing through the new year, the Charlotte Hornets are making quite an impres sion on the other NBA teams. The Hornets have won 15 games as of March 14. KeUy Tripucka, theleadmg scorer for the Hornets, is being closely pushed and pressured by Rex Ch^an, who is quickly raismg his point average and gaining more playing time. The Hornets may not win every game, but they always give the other team a hard fight and a run for their money. * * * bad news has come £rom the state of South Cfflolina. University of South Carolina hrad footbaU coach Joe Morrison died February 5fromasuddenheartattack.Hehadbeenplayini! m a ra^etbaU game that afternoon, and after wards he wasn’t getting his breath back and was very fadpied. TTiey called the ambulance and he a shower. While in the shower. Monison coUaps^ He was rushed to the hospital uncon- saous. He died minutes later. On this tragic day MomsonwasSl. magical touch from three point range due to mjuries. Dale Ellis was crowned this year’s three pomt champion. I consider Walker and EUis lucky that Jordan and Bird weren’t there to give them a run for their money * * * * * ♦ * A little closer to home, around Albemarle, Diane Smith broke a school record in the 600 yarddash with the timeof 1:42 in the indoor track competition. Congratulations. Diane, on a fine performance! * * . * * Palmer Brown and Suzie Britt are represent ing AHS in competition for the N.C.H.S.A.A. Student-Athlete Scholarship. The award honors Aose who best exemplify the concept of “stu- ent-aWete”. To be eligible, students have to mamtaman“A”overaUgrade-pointaverage,and haveextensiveinvolvementandhonorsinathlet- rim RIdsnhour makes sxtra effort wHh T~T“ ' I »tu(jy time, hoping to regain athletic * '» concentrating on aca- ‘ “®'»ics this semester. As always, the NBA aU-star game, slam dunk con-est, and the three point shoot-out were^ exctmg ever. Michael Jordan, the defending sto du^ chrap was unable to partake in this slam show”, due to doctor's orders of a ^ssjle overexertion of his knee. However, Jor- ^ Old play m the aU-star game gathering 29 pomB. The winnerofihisyearsslamdunk contest was Kenny “Sky" Walker, who fascinated the ^wd with some vicious high flying jams. Also. the thr« pomt shoot-out was without last year’s champion. Lany Bird was unable to show off his Diane Smith now holds the school record In the 600 yard dash.
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