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Mustang transfer making a big splash By RANDY PETTITT Chronicte Sports Editor There is no doubt that Park land’s Shanon Stanback is a big fan of the Oakland A’s. The Mustang outfielder man used to live just five minutes away from the Oakland County Coliseum and admits it was a key to luring him to join the sport • "I used to go watch them play," said Stanback, who moved to Win ston-Salem from the California city last summer. "It was great having a major league team so close by," he said. Stanback, who spends most of his time leading off for the Mus tangs and anchoring left field, says he almost quit the sport once. "I had a hard time when I first started playing," he recalls. "My first few days of practice weren't so good and I felt like quit ting. But I kept striving and it dimed out to be good for me." Stanback’s return to the Twin City with his mother last summer has turned out to be a nice acquisi- $hannon Stanback hopes Parkland can remain in the thick of things “ in the Central Piedmont Conference (photo by Randy Pettitt). *86 MAZDA RX7 Champagne, auto, AC, local, one owner '86 OLDS CALAIS Med. gray, 4-dr., local, one owner '84 CUTUSS CALAIS 2-dr., immaculate, 1 owner, only 16,000 miles '87 OLDS DELTA BROUGHAM ••2;^^^ite, 8500 miles, loaded, was new $17 738 '86 CHEVY C20 CONVERSION VAN Only 12,000 miles, extra nice, local tradel $14 900 *86 FORD MUSTANG LX Black Beauty. AX AC, shaipl $8995 '87 OLDS CIERA 4-door, extra-nice, black, 23,000 miles $9995 79 MERCEDES 240-D Burgundy, Extra-Clean, Local Trade! $8995 '85 CUTLASS BROUGHAM 2-dr., med. gray, loaded, local, 1 owner $8995 '85 CUTLASS CIERA White, 4-door, one owner, 50,000 miles $6995 *87 BUICK CENTURY LIMITED Med. blue, 4-door, wilv 13,000 miles, all extras $11,900 '84 CHEVY CAPRICE CLASSIC 4-door, red, loaded, local, one owner. 46,000 miles $9995 *84 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 4door, blue, only 49,000 miles $6495 '85 OLDS TORONADO Black, one owter, immaculsde $12,900 '85 CIERA BROUGHAM Med. blue, 4-door, loaded, local, one owner $8995 •85 CHEVY S-10 BLAZER 4X4 Darkblue, loaded, 43,000 miles $10,900 NOW $11,900 $7850 $8500 $13,650 $AVE! $8250 $9495 $8150 $8500 $6250 $10,950 $6500 $5995 $12250 $8500 $10,500 JUST IN OFF LEASE- '86 REGENCY BROUGHAMS 4 Ooos, SmrsI Colors, & Ee^xiKrt Priced from $10,500 to $11,900 —r OJEdAmobiCe llnl ‘where complete customer satisfaction is our goal 3150 UNIVERSITY PKWY. 722-2593 NCDL2198 tion for the Mustangs. "He’s really helped us a lot," said Fred Norman, the head coach of Parkland's varsity baseball team. "Shanon is a super athlete. He's versatile, too. He played a lot of second and third base in Califor nia, but we needed his quickness in the outfield. "We had him for football this year, too. He has good speed and a good attitude.” Stanback’s average flirts around the .300 mark, but it is no big surprise as he was an all-city third-baseman and batted .325 for Oakland's Castlemont High School last year. "I'm striding too soon at the plate and it’s causing me to lose power. I’m trying to be more patient up there." Surprisingly, he says that base ball in Forsyth County is much the same as it is in Oakland. "I can’t see any big difference- it’s Still the same baseball," he said. 'To me, it’s about the same. Oakland was more of a baseball town and had more blacks playing. Everyone in Oakland just loved baseball. Here, it takes a back seat to football and basketball. But as far as the level of play, it's pretty much the same." Thursday, April 14,1988 Wiaston.SalemChwnide Page B5 Danny Piggott is 7-0 at number five seed (photo by Randy Pettitt). Up The Ladder From Page B1 win the conference. "We're going to lose two seniors after the end of the season," said Thompkins of teammates Lee Crews, Gary Preston and Geoff Ful ton. "I don't know if we have the people to replace them just yet." Thompkins, regarded as a serve and volley player, says he's trying to work on the baseline play. "I won't sit back there and hit it all day," he said. "But I do want people to respect my baseline game. I like to serve and volley, but sometimes it's nice to sort of feel out the other per son before attacking the net." Thompkins says he’s looking forward to an upcoming meeting with Greensboro Page. "They are probably one of the teams to beat," he said. "Glenn and Smith might be in it, too. I think we can be a legitimate threat for second and surprise." But in one sense, the Yellow- jackets have already won something - a little respect TWIN CITY CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH **THE NEW IN TOWN 1988 CHRYSLER LeBARON GTS 1988 CHRYSLER LeBARON 4-DOOR H1,286' 1988 CHRYSLER LeBARON COUPE *10,995* 1988 PLYMOUTH RELIANT 2-DOOR *6,995* 1988 CONQUEST TSI *18,155' 1988 PLYMOUTH SUNDANCE COUPE *7,995* 1988 PLYMOUTH HORIZON *5,995 c.nnnn^ VISIT TWIN CITY CHRYSLER n PLYMOUTH’S DISPLAY , I AT THE J AUTO SHOW FOR FREE PRIZES! 1988 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER *\ *10,887 ’Reflects Base Prices CHRYSI.ER Vlymoulfi I. 75 MILLER ST., WINSTON-SALEM 919-725-2991 NCDL #67
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