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I LOCAL SPORTS
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I By RANDY PETTITT
I Chronicle Sports Editor
I Some of the finest Amateur
I Athletic Union basketball players
I in the state will be heading to
I Winston-Salem next week.
Norman Joyner has announced
I that the Winston Lake Family
I YMCA will be the host of an
I AAU basketball tournament iniv
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!10, 11 and 12 for the 14 and
under and 16 and under age div!^
sions.
"We have been looking to take
the AAU basketball program a
step further around here,"
Joyner said.
"So we decided that we would
host a tournament so the kids
could get some exposure to outside
competition."
Joyner said that of the eight
?teams entered in the 14 and under
division, half of them will represent
North C/arolnia in national
competetion^
"It will rfeally be a competitive
I'iekl-fiUyjittg-in 4he tournaments
i he Washington ^).C. team was
the defending 12 and under national
champions last year, and
they'll be playing up with the 14
year old's in our tournament.
"We also have teams from
Raleigh, Kings' Mountain,
. Charlotte and. Waynesfcoro
Virginia. All of those teams will
use.our tournament as a tuneup
for national competition."
He said the Winston Lake YMCA
Summer Basketball Tournament
will use a round-robin format,
allowing each team to play
at least three games.
In the 16 and under division,
Joyner said two Winston-Salem
teams will compete for the championship.
"Our 15 and under team will
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. move up a notch, giving us two
teams in the 16's. I think it will be
good for our 14 and 15 year olds
to get a chance to play some of
I the older kids.
"'mat's the only way you can
improve -- playing against someone
better than you," Joyner
said.
Forsyth Consolidation
Joyner says he wants to see all
the Forsyth County AAU basketball
organization consolidate for
the benefit of the kids.
"We had a meeting a while
back to discuss bringing everyone
together," Joyner said.
"I think most of us agree that
if we pulled our forces together,
then it would ultimately benefit
the kids.
4 4We would have a better shot
at making the nationals and getting
the kids more exposure."
Joyner said that Glenn High
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speed by the time the 100-meter
dash is over. Whereas Derrick is a
better sprinter.
44 Julius just has the upper body
for the endurance and Derrick"
has the legs for the quick acceleration
for sprinting events.
44All I know, is that the Twin
City Relays is very fortunate to
have them both running on the
same team. I'm iust glad we
don't have to run against them."
Meanwhile Speas just takes it
one meet at a time for now. And
the hunger for gold medals continues.
He may even aquire a taste for
Olympic gold - somewhere in the
1990's.
Atlanta Results
Although the Twin City Relays
track club only took a handful of
athletes, they let the folks in
Georgia know they were there.
Julius Reese, the defending national
champion in the 400, spent
the weekend working on sprinting
events. Reese captured the
gold medal in the intermediate
boys 200-meter ^dash, winning
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School's Kevin Thompson was a ,
prime example.
"Kevin played with^us, and
after the state tournament, he got
all kinds of letters from colleges and
universities. I read in a
pubUcadonjQKOt^er day, that he .
?is one of the top 30 sophomores
in the nation already.
"Making a national tournament
can help us get some of the
kids like Kevin the exposure they
need to land that big college
scholarship.'*
Joyner was quick to point out
the academic advantages of consolidation
as well.
"If we're talking about a national
scope, then it will motivate
the kids in other areas too.
Organized activities are important
to building character in our
youth. That character usually
comes back to help them in the
_ classroom and later on in life.
"That's why we have this program
- to help kids, not just play
basketball.' *
Joyner said what kids do ? or
more importantly, what they
don't do over the summer months
can make or break a successful
high school athlete.
"To really make jjt these days,
kids have to use their time over
the summer wisely," Joyner
pointed out.
"That means playing in some
form of organized league and
continuing their conditioning. A
lot of kids will get in these
unorganized pick-up games and
get hurt. They also pick up some ?
bad habits when they're not being
coached.
"I wish more kids would take a
look at joining the YMCA. We 4
have an excellent atmosphere
here for them to continue playing
and conditioning themselves over
the summer.''
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easily with a time of 22.2.
The rising junior at Mount
Tabor High School was edged
out at the line in the 100-meter
dash, though. He settled for the
silver in the event, clocking a
11.0.
Joining Reese in the intermediate
boys division was
Sonny Weaks. Weaks ran a 11.19
for fourth place in the 100, and
narrowly missed the bronze
medal for third. He did,
however, take third in the
200-meter dash with a time of
22.5.
Scott Fletcher finished second
in the 110-meter high hurdles.
earning a silver medal with 13.9
second run. Elbert Ellis of the
Durham Striders won the event,
and went on to capture the 400
hurdles as well. Ellis was the
MVP of the meet, taking home
four gold medals.
Meanwhile, Fletcher showed
off his quickness by taking fourth
in the 400-meter dash with time
of 22.7.
In the midget girls division,
Jatarsa Hayes won the gold
medal in the long jump. Hayes
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Basketball Camp
The idea of a basketball camp
s being tossed around in the
\AU ranks.
Joyner"said that the idea of a
ocal AAU basketball camp
already has the blessings of
several area coaches.
<4Coach (Clarence
'Bighouse"! Gaines and Coach
[Bob) Staak of Wake Forest have
jxpressed their interest in getting
i local camp for our youth,"
Joyner said.
"We've had some businessmen
and other folks in the community
who have met with us about doing
some things with this program.
The idea of a basketball
camp has been discussed and 1
hope we can get one started evennintly-"
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