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Community Sports
The Magic, winners of the Hanes Hosiery 12-15 basketball league.
Magic Takes 12-15 Hanes Hosiery Title
h> MICH AM. JOHNSON
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Rico Bruton scored 27 points,
including 12 in the crucOtcl fourth
quarter-as the Magic defeated the
Rockets in a 73-66 come-from
ht'fnhd in the Hanes Hosiers 12-15
championships^ last week.
The Magic tell behind by as
. much as 1 1 points when Anthony
Scot! s b\ up put the Rockets ahead
43-32 with 2. 50 left in the third
quarter. That's when Bruton took
over, scoring six of" his team's last
ten points in the quarter and the
? Magic's first six of the -fourth to
rally the Magic to within 55-52.
"I talked to him at halftime
and told him he needed to step up
his game." Magic coach Danny
Womack said. "He got frustrated in
the first half, when his shot wasn't
falling and got down on himself."
The Magic grabbed the first
for the first time since the early
stages of the contest when Landon
Moore s three-point basket made it
57-56 with 3:32 left. Chris Vaughn
tied the score at 62 on a pair of free
Jhro-ws^with 2;()K4^frr-buf-Bruton?
made one of two free throws to put
the Magic ahead to stay.
"I was just hitting my shot late
and I was getting the ball down low.
and that s how we came back.'' said
Bruton. who was voted the most
valuable player for the age group.
Moore scored 14 points for the
Magic and Ryan Ottati had 14. Chris
Vaughn scored 20 points ahd B.J.
Bristow had 13 to lead the Rockets.
The Magic -advanced to the
finals by defeating the Celtics 75
67y &a#cm-tiad 32 poim^ for the
Magic and Ottati had 25, including
six three-pointers. Teddy Fant led
the Celtics with 22 points and Jake
scored 14 each. The Rockets elimi
nated the Sonics 49-43 in the semi
finals a* Vaughn scored 15 points.
Corey Burchette scored IS points
for the Sonics.
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Hawks, Celtics Capture Championships
Hn Ml( HAH JOHNSON
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The Carl Russell Recreational
Center concluded its basketball sea
son in two age groups this weekend
- a* the Celtic* ran away with 66-15
win over the K nicks in the 10-12
age group
The game was never in doubt
as the Celtics ran out to 26-8~hatf
time lead It was the second blowout
in two days tor the Celtics, who
pounded the Bulls 54-4 in the semi
finals. The Celtics raced to a 12-0
lead at the end ot the tirst quarter
and had *(>:2 lead at intermission.
1 he Knicks advanced b\ squeeking
out a win tker the Hornets.
The Knicks led led 2""- 14 at the end
ot three before the Hornets mounted
a furious comeback.
Ifl the consolation game, the
Hocnets mounted another strong
comeback in the fourth period, this
time beating the Bulls 29-27. The
Hornets trailed 20-12 going into the
Action between the Bulls and Hornets at the Carl Russell Center.
final quarter.
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In the 6-9 group, the Hawks
eeked out a 26-23 win over the Suns
to take the championship. The Suns
advanced by heating the Rockets
25-21 and the Hawks rolled to a 33
1 8 win over the Jazz.
In the consolation game, the
Rockets slipped past the Jazz, 28
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Twin Cities Registration to Begin
The' Twin Cities Little League
organization w ill he holding regis
trations tor its t'ue baseball league
teams ami two girls sottball teams
March 11 anil March IS Registra
tion sites will be at the Martin
Luther Kim:. 14th Street and Cleve
land Ave recreational centers.
Happ\ HUN C ommunity Center and
the Bo\s Club The season is sched
uled to start in April.
The league will consist of the
"1 -ball flflfuc tor bo\s and girls 5-7.
minor leagues tor nine-and ten-year
olds, a major league division for the
senior or Pony league players 13-15
and the Big Leagues for those 16
18. A girls softball league will be
divided into two age categories. 9
12 and 13-15.
Games will plaved on Satur
days starting at 9:30 a.m. and on
weekdays at 5:30 p.m. Games will
he played at Rupert Bell and Civitan
parks and a newTaciHty oh the New
Walkertown and Waterworks Road
intersection. An opening night cere
mony will be -held at the Anderson
Center prior to the start of the
season.
The league is looking for spon
sors and volunteers to support the
teams for the upcoming season. The
league has also announced several
new officials: Alfred Mitchell as
vice president. Doris Bankhead sec
retary, Gail Hayes treasurer and
Derrick Green in charge of opera
tions"
For further information, con
tact Twin Cities president Patrick
Gnmes at 784-9707 or 922.-4738.
Tennis
from page A1
forward to the junior circuit.
It s a good chance to improve
m\ skills and my speed." he said. "1
will he looking to improve on
where I hit the hall.'
vAn emphasis will he made on
team pia> and sportsmanship. The
teams v. ill play a round-robin
schedule and scores will be kept bv
team pla\. not b\ individual effort.
Players will be g-rouped within a
two-year range and skill level is
taken into consideration.
A new concept Moore spoke
about is rookie coaches. For the
first time. Moore will be working
with volunteer coaches who will
teach vounser players. The volun
teers will coach onl> during practice
sessions and members of the L'STA
will hold a coaching clinic March
26 to show volunteers specific
coaching methods.
"We don't want to put too
much pressure on kids." he said.
Some parents will say to the kid.
Hov. come you didn't hit the ball
that way? but don t realize that he
or she will not have the experience
to do that just yet.
You would be surprised on
what kids can do when it's fun.
They'll want to practice it everyday,
and the more they practice it. the
tnore they will want to play."
Of particular interest to Moore
*s attracting more males for his pro
gram. especially more black males.
Moore believes the reason girls out
number their counterparts is the
presumption that tennis is a "sissy
sport." He said that assumption
existed when he was playing the
game as a youngster and little has
changed to alter that perception.
"In the seventh, eighth grade,
there's pressure put on by peers to
play other sports, such as football
and basketball," he said. "Most of
that is misunderstanding. Someone
might have tried it and didn't hit the
ball several times and said. ' I don't
get it.' But we must open ourselves
to all possible avenues."
Leon Kay, the tennis coach at
Winston-Salem State, said the pro
gram's emphasis' is on fun, but the
program can be a way to let the
kid's competitive juices flow.
"The kids will have an oppor
tunity to play tennis three times a
week and then play again in the
summer, so it's a great time for
them," he said. "You'll see a lot of
kids playing hard and wanting to
win."
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