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? " ? ' 10 * | c"*faa>am,tt/yw *""7burn"' I Winston-Salem Chronicle g w^cn**. * nm** |; g? PORTSWEE MQPE RM networ?ve CHEVROLET ? GEO . TOYOTA OlISSAM . SMARTCARS ? ' ? s *? -???????????????????^ Winston-Salem State's Athletics Director search at a standstill? By SAM DAVIS Chronicle Sports Editor With only three months left before A1 Roseboro leaves his job as the athletics director at Winston-Salem State the school still hasn't begun interviews"to find his successor. . Roseboro announced his resignation nearly two months ago and it is scheduled to take effect on June 31. * Although the chancellor's office at Winston-Salem State, hasn't made any public state ments regarding Roseboro's replacement, sources told the Chronicle that the search is cur rently at a standstill. That might be because of the way the job description is written, according to several sources. In the job description, which has been listed in several national publications, the job requires five years experience in teaching, coaching and administration on the college level and/or five years experi ence in private business. The successful candidate for the job will be required to have acquired a masters degree at minimum and "preferably a doctorate degree." It also requires the successful candi date to manage the athletic department's coaches. In addition, the new AD at WSSU will be required to head the newly formed Red and White Club, which will serve as the chief fundraising unit of the university's athletic depart ment. When the search was ini tially announced Alvin J. Schexnider, WSSU's chancel lor, stated through a press release that he would personally hand pick Roseboro's succes sor. He has, in recent months, backed off that posture and stat ed that he would pick the new AD with the help of key admin istrative personnel at WSSU. Early on in the search it was I " "I. think there are some ? unrealistic expectations for I the job as stipulated in the I job (Ascription." ? -Alfreeda Goff I rumored that Alfreeda Goff, the athletic director at Virginia State, was the front runner for the position because of her per sonal association with Schexnider. Goff worked alongside Schexnider at Virginia Commonwealth, where she served as the associate athletic director, before becoming the AD at VSU. Goff stated in February that she had some interest in the WSSU job. However, after reading the job description she has lost interest in pursuing it, even remotely. "No, I am not a candidate for the position and I have no intention of applying for the job," she told the Chronicle in a recent interview. "I think there are some unrealistic expecta tions for the job as stipulated in the job description. It is not at all something that I would be interested in pursuing." %off stated that she thinks the job is one that would be attractive to a host of qualified candidates if there weren't so many responsibilities. "1 think the university is setting itself up," she said. "Td expect someone to come into ^ job like that and be successful! at all the things that are required is too much for one person." ? * Continues on B2 2 Woods' victory could signal emergence of black golfers ? '?I There is something about .sports that brings out the best and 'worst an all of us. Sports can draw-people, who have little else in common, together. They can also draw people together that have some commonality. One major case in point is Tiger Woods. Woods' astounding success in amateur and professional golf has mesmerized most of our nation. But particularly affected are African-Americans who have for years looked for someone with whom they could identify in golf - what has come to be one of America's fastest growing pas times. Though many have tried to explain or postulate the reasons why African-Americans identify so much with their sports heroes, no one has come up with the definitive explanation. The bottom line is African Americans, just as the remainder of society, are enamored with their sports heroes. Not only that but it reverber ates in the economic, political and social systems of our soci ety. For years it was Michael Jordan. Jordan's heroics on the basketball court peaked even the interest of the novice basketball player and, more importantly from a commercial point of view, the television viewer. Now Tiger Woods, comes, He's just as brash, he s just as exciting and he has the "made-for-TV look about him". And, in just a few years he has torn down barriers that have stood (for centuries. American's hold fast to tra dition. For years golf has been considered a "gentleman's" game. The strategy, the years it takes to acquire the requisite skills* the nuances and the men tal capacity that it takes to play the game, not to mention the financial commitment it takes to get started, were thought to be barriers that African-Americans would struggle to overcome. Not too long ago African Americans weren't even allowed on the greens at the Masters in Augusta, Georgia. Until Woods broke through with his record pace two weeks ago, an African American hadn't ever won the prestigious championship. Of course African Americans are happy to see one Continues on B2 ? Top 50 players?: gather to show basketball talent\ By COURTNEY DANIEL ; Chronicle Staff Writer V> " Fifty of the best high school players in the Triad gathered a* Mount Tabor High School to display their hardwood talents for college coaches and scouts last Tuesday night. The 5th Annual Triad Top 50 Showcase, as it is so apply named, was also enjoyed by the general public, who found the $5 admission a small price to pay for the basketball show-, manship. The Showcasejp the brain child of area coaches, Andy Muse (Mount. Tabor) and Mike Muse (North Forsyth). The two coaches felt the Showcase; could be a way to get high; school students from the Piedmont more exposure and Continues on B4 * Antonio Pitts of the Orioles in Twin City's Little League's T-Ball division gets ready to take a swing in his team's opening day game at the League's complex. More photos on page 3. | Aaron Bailey of Mount Tabor struts his stuff at last week's Showcase. Tee-ing Off! Workman signs pact with Miami Dolphins ? A Former WSSU star: By COURTNEY DANIEL Chronicle Staff Writer ?! All seven rounds of the NFL draft came and went last ? Tori Workman (91) was the ClAA's defensive player of the year. \ set to begin rookie camp weekend * without Tori Workman's name being called, but the 6-4, 284-pound defen sive lineman from Winston Salem wasn't dejected. "Whenever you figure you put a lot of effort into some thing you can't help but be a lit tle disappointed if things don't work out the way you plan," said Workman. "But I have a lot to fall back on, I'm used to obstacles, this is just another one I have to overcome." Workman has begun the task of overcoming by securing a free agent contract with the Miami Dolphins.The Dolphins coaching staff were impressed with Workman's speed and Continues on B2 Johnson C. Smith Univ. names Bill Davis ead football coach, athletics director By SAM DAVIS Chronicle Sports Editor Bill Davis, a former head fobtball coach at South Carolina State, Savannah State and Tennessee State, has assumed the head football coaching position and athletic director's job at Johnson C. Smith. Davis, who led South Carolina State to an MEAC championship in his first season at the helm after replacing Willie Jeffries, before going on to experience success at Savannah State and Tennessee State, took oVer the job in time to finish up the Golden Bulls' spring football drills. Davis replaced Gerald McNeil, who resigned to accept the vacant head coaching job at i Savannah State. McNeil led the Golden Bulls' program for two seasons and under his direction Smith recorded its first winning season in more than a decade. Steve Joyner, who served as the athletic director at Smith for nearly two years, will continue as the Golden Bulls' head bas ketball coach. However, he told the Chronicle that he gladly relinquished his position as ath letics director. But he will also stay in administration as the assistant athletics director. "I am very happy with the situation," said Joyner, a native of Winston-Salem and a mem ber of Atkins High's undefeated 1969 State 4-A championship team. "Now I can concentrate on coaching basketball without having a lot of outside distrac tions." I Joyner said the athletic i department is still in the transi- | tion process and he is continu- I ing to carry out many of the duties that he performed while the athletics director. However, he said he looks forward to relinquishing many of those responsibilities to Davis. "Often times in small pro grams you end up with a title and doing a lot of duties that you wouldn't expect," Joyner said. "I've always done the things to promote the program and help it go forward." After assuming the athletics director's position Joyner's teams didn't fare as well on the court as they did before he became head of the Bulls' ' sports program. The 1996-97 :eam finished with a sub-.500 record after the Golden Bulls posted an 11-16 record during ihe 1995-96 season. Steve Joyner (right) joins brother Ed Joyner during a break at this year's ClAA Basketball Tournament. t
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