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12-THE CATOLINA TIMES—SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1998 For the Week of May 19 through May 25, 1998 "PIAAE!' Howard Sports Photo TWi/"TIIVIfc SINGLETARY: Howard LOSERS sharpshooter seeking greener pastures. T HOWARD LOSES TOP COACHING CAN DIDATES AND TOP SCORING ACE UNDER THE BANNER WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS COPPIN STATE LOSES KING: Coppin .State College announced last week that head women's gned on at stant, Coppiin State Photo KING: Takes job at FresnC) State. basketball coach Britt King res to take the head coaching posit Fresno State and that her top Jennie Hall, would take over as in terim head coach. King guided the Lady Eagl^ to a 10-18 record and a fifth place finish in her first year lead ing the team in the r^Iid Eastern Ath letic Conference this year. A native of Glenarden. Md., King came to Coppii 1 State fr om the University of the District of Colum bia where she compiled a 64-57 record in five seasons as head coach and women's administrator. She played collccaatelyat Providence from 1982-86, averaging 19 points and 11 rebounds. She was twice named to the Kodak District 2 All-America team, As a senior, she was first team All-Big East and Providence's Woman Athlete of the Year. Hall is a 1983 Rutgers University graduate and former All-Atlantic 10 performer who helped that school to the 1982 AIAW National Championship. She has played professionally in Finland, Swe den, Italy and New Zealand. She just completed her first year as King's top assistant. Coppin State Photo H/tLL: Takes over on interim basis. TRACK LEGEND PASSES : A memo rial service is scheduled for May 18 in Tallahassee, Fla., for former Florida A&M track coach Pete Griffin, who died May 13 ai age 81 after a lengthy illness. Griffin developed Olympic sprinter Bob Hayes when Hayes ran for the Rat tlers. Hayes, 55, cried when he heard of his coach's death. "I loved him," Hayes said. "I have lost a good friend and a mentor and a father. " Griffin played center on A&M’s- undefeated and unscored-upon 1938 football team. VETERAN MOVE; Washington Redskins cprnerback Dan-ell Green, who left Texas A&I University in 1983 as a No. 1 draft choice, picked up his college diploma May 10 from St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, Va. Green, 38, received his bachelor's degree in general studies/ social science from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) school. The 15-year veteran is a six time Pro Bowl selection who has 53 career interceptions, the most in Redskins history. THE STAT CORNER WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS SOUTHERN, HOWARD FALL IN NCAA BASEBALL PLAY-IN Southeast Missouri State, the Ohio Valley Conference champ, moved on to the NCAA Div. I Tournament by sweep ing SWAC champ Southern over two days in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In game one, Southern came back from a 4-1 deficit in the top of the third to tie the game on back-to-back home runs by Franco Blackman and Alva Thompson. SE Missouri scored the winning run in the seventh inning for the 5-4 win. In game two. Southern tied SEMS at three in the sixth inning behind a three-run home run from Thompson, the Jags only runs of the game. Southeast scored three in the seventh, one in the eighth and three in the ninth to post the 10-3 win. Southern could manage only four hits and committed five errors in the game. Atlantic 10 champion, Fordham advanced to the NCAA Div. I baseball tournament by sweeping MEAC champion, Howard in two games played in the Bronx, NY. In the first game, Fordham exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the seventh inning afterthe Bison pulled to within 7- 5, to post a 15-5 win. Herbert Wheat had a two-run home run for the Bison. In game two. Wheat hit his second home run of the day. a solo sliot, to pull the Bison within 3-2. Bison outfielder Chris Warren, whose dropped fly ball led to Fordham's three early runs, atoned with a two-run home run in the fifth to give the Bison a 4-3 lead. The Rams tied it in the ninth on a home run and won it 7-4 as the Bison gave up four walks and a hit batter in the inning. Howard made two errors and walked nine batters in the game. 1 998 NCAA BASEBALL PLAY-IN RESULTS MEAC SWAC BASEBALL BASEBALL NCAA DIV. 1 PLAY-IN NCAA DIV. I PLAY-IN Howard (MEAC champion) Southern (MEAC champion) vs. Fordham (Atlantic 10 champion) vs. S, E. Missouri (OVC champion) Fordham 15 SE Missouri 5 Howard 5 Southern 4 Fordham 7 SE Missouri 10 Howard 4 . Southern 3 Fordham wins best 2 of 3, 2-0 S. E. Missouri wins best 2 of 3, 2-0 Howard ends season at 27-33 Southern ends season at 31 -16 Central State football faces long road back LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor Central State alumnus Hugh Douglas, the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles fourth year defensive end, wants to see his school bring back football. But it's not that simple. The Wilbcrforce, Ohio in stitution, a dominant force in NAIA football over the last 15 years winning three NAIA championships and six Sheridan black college titles under ex coach Billy Joe (now at Florida A&M), dropped the sport a year ago amid sanctions and finan cial turmoil that threatened to shut down the entire school. With some critical help from the state and an infusion of new blood, the .school has made progress towards getting its fi nancial act togc.ther. Bringing back football, however, is not in the immediate plans. "It’s not a priority right now," said Athletic Director Theresa Check, who took over those duties a year ago and doubles as the women's basket ball coach, "But it (football) is down the road." How far, she said, will be determined by the school's new president, John Garland, a Central State grad who returned to his alma mater from the Uni versity of Virginia. Garland was not available for comment. Clearly, however, the school, through a host of new administrators, has a lot of other fires to put out long before re considering football. "We have to manage our finances, rebuild the academic programs, and focus on improv ing existing buildings and fa cilities on campus," said Public Relations Director Jim Cleve land. "We have a new presi dent, new board and new cabi net. And we've had a balanced budgel since July 1997." Financial administrators from the slate Office of Man- ageinenl and Budget ran things at the school for the last year before turning the reins back over the school personnel on March 1. The athletic priority now, according to Check, is to restore sports lost because of financial problems. "Track and volleyball, the sports we lost because of fund ing problems, we will bring back next year," Check said explain ing that baseball and football were eliminated as a result of the funding problems and NAIA sanctions. She said golf will also be added next year. "It (foot ball) is down there but we have to get the program stabilized and do things like increase en rollment. "Football is a funding is sue. We have to look at our sources and certainly outside sources are a part of that pro cess." That's where people like Douglas and former Marauder and all-NFL offensive tackle Erik Williams of the Dallas Cowboys, come in. A two-time NAIA All- American, Douglas registered 42 sacks in the 32 gaimes of his Central State career. He was taken in the first round by the New York Jets in the 1995 NFL Draft and was named Defensive Rookie of the Year after leading eSU Sports Photo Dallas Cowboys Photo KEYSTOTHE FUTURE: Formerplayers like Hugh Douglas (1.) and Erik Williams (r.), both now in the NFL, could play key roles in returning football to Central State. the Jets in sacks. He quickly earned a reputation as one of the league's premier pass rushers. New Jets coach Bill Parcells' switch to a 3-4 defensive align ment this year limited his pass rushing opportunities and pre cipitated his trade to the Eagles, in March. He wants to help. "I couldn't make it to the pros without playing football at Central Stale," Douglas said. "I certainly want to see the pro gram return. I think it can bring a lot to the school in terms of recruiting, not only football players but students as well. I didn't hear from a lot of colleges aboutplayingfootball," the Mansfield, Ohionaiivesaid. "Central State gave me achance to play the game. That's why I want the program back. I'm re ally blessed. I appreciate every thing I've received since com ing into the NFL. I play hard on every down. That's how weused to play at Central State." BCSP Notes THREE UP, THREE DOWN: its back to the drawing board for Howard University after Temple assistant Nate Blackwell turned down their offer to become the school's head basketball coach. His decision means that all three of the finalists for the posi tion have withdrawn. Blackwell, 33, a former star at Temple and fonner assis tant to Ron "Fang" Mitchell second and Blackwell third, according to sources. Smith, a Washington native who did not play high school or college basketball, withdrew his name on Sunday saying "the process is taking too long." Former University of California head coach Todd Bozeman and NBA Hall of Famer Nate "Tiny" Archibald were among the eight that were inter viewed and may be called back. Coppin state Photo BLACKWELL: Staying at Temple. at Coppin State, said after consulting with his wife he had decided to remain at Temple under John Chaney, his college coach. Blackwell was report edly offered a five-year guaranteed contract worth between $450,000 and $500,000. Blackwell was offered the Job Wednesday by Howard President Patrick Swygert, who was Temple's vice presi dent when Blackwell was a star guard at the school. Meanwhile, South Carolina State Coach Cy Alexander said he sent Howard a letter last Wednes day withdrawing himself from the running. Alexander, a former Howard assistant, later signed a new contract with SC State for a reported $120- 130,000. A Washington Post .story last week by Mark Asher said Howard, which declined to renew the contract of Mike McLeese after the season, interviewed eight candidates on campus. A screen ing committee sent three names to Swygert, rank ing Alexander first, Tulane assi.stani Julius Smith HOWARD LOSES STAR: Howard University sophomore guard, Xavier Singletary, a first team All-MEAC se lection who averaged 22.3 points per game for the Bi son, 11th best in the nation this year, has been granted a release to transfer from the school. Singletary, the 1996 MEAC Rookie of the Year said the relea,se "will allow me to talk to my family and explore my options with other universities." The University of Connecticut, which will likely lose all-American sophomore guard Ri chard Hamilton to the NBA next year, is reportedly high on Singletary’s list. The 6-foot-6 Singletary's decision follows the dismissal of his high school coach, Mike McLeese, whose contract was not renewed after a four-year stint. Singletary did not say whether his decision to transfer was related to McLeese's release. Howard Sports Photo SINGLETARY: 11th in nation in scoring. CIAA names first All-Academic team HAMPTON, VA — Twenty student-athletbs from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association have been named to the first annual CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic Team, the CIAA announced May 15. "This team exemplifies the best in the CIAA," said CIAA Commissioner Leon G. Kerry. "They have worked hard on and off the playing fields throughoutthe year and deserve this recognition. It is my hopelhatthis recognition will spark the interest of other sludenl- aihletes and inspire them to be a part of the team in the years to come." The 1998 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic Team consists of 20 student-athletes, ten on the First Team and ten on the Second Team, as voted on by the CIAA Sports Information Directors' Association. The average grade point average of the First Team is a 3 and the average for the Second Team is a 3.591 GPA(oii a 4.00 scale). The 1998 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic First Team consists of Ansel Brown and Robert Rusher of North Carolina Central, Sabrina Jones and Frederick Omondi of Fayetteville State, Denice Brown of Livingstone, Lisa Elizabeth Louis of St Augustine's, Jermaine McClees of St. Paul's, Stellica McComb of Virginia Union, Brandon Owens of Bowie State, and Alicia Washington of Johnson C Smith (see attachment). The 1998 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic Second Team includes Michelle Harrison, Yolanda McDowell and Stephanie Spindler of NCCU; / Davis and Benjamin Moyd of JCSU; Doris Moncrief and Desmond Thornton of Virginia State; Roddrict Dunlap of Livingstone; Natasha Hinds of St. Pauls College; and Monica Jacobs of Fayetteville State. To be eligible, a student-athlete must have com pleted one full academic year , earned a minimum3.20' overall grade point average, and played as a starlerot important reserve in a CIAA sanctioned sport. Heart attack claims life of NCCU grid coach DURHAM, NC - An thony Price, an assistant foot ball coach at North Carolina Central University and a 1980 graduate of NCCU, died Mon day morning (approximately 11 a.m.) of apparent heart failure. Price was 42. A Durham native and former head football coach at Durham High School (1991 -94), Price was named offensive line coach at NCCU in 1995. "We arc grieved, first and foremost, for his family, and also for the University and this athletic pro gram," said Dr. William Lide, NCCU Athletic Director. "An thony Price was an outstanding individual and a good friend. We will miss him." "Knowing him over the last four years, I am pleased to have had him as a member of our coaching staff, and happy to have had the opportunity to gel to know him as a friend," Eagle Head Football Coach Larry Little said. "My heart goes out to his wife and two children." A 1973 graduate of Durham Hich. Price continued his edu cation at NCCU, where he earned his bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation in 1980. He lettered three seasons (1975- 77) as an offensive lineman on the Eagle football team. Price began h’-' oachinp career in 1986, as an assisiani football and track coa''}' *'V Brunswick High School (Shallolte, NC). In 1989, he was named assistant football and track coach and head wrestling coach at South Brunswick High School (Boiling Springs Lake, NC). In July 1991, Price re turned to his hometown to serve as a teacher and coach at Durham High School. During his four-year ten ure at Durham High, he coached football, wrestling and track. In 1994, his fourth season'as head football coach at Durham H.S.. Price was recognized as 'he C 'escent Conference Co^'" the Year, Prep Newt ' ■ of the Ye^ Press State'"'-.. : ■ Ye.^r PRICE: offensive .
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