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Buck Joyner, St. Paul's coach, taking it easy after undergoing "minor" surgery
By SAM DAVIS
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A lot of attention has been
directed toward Edward "Buck"
Joyner in the last two weeks.
Joyner and his family have
handled a lot of phone calls since
he suffered what he termed a
"mild heart attack."
During a telephone conversa
tion this week, Joyner said he's
"doing well" and expects every
thing to get back to normal in
the next couple of weeks.
Joyner, a Winston-Salem
native and head basketball coach
at St. Paul's College in
Lawrenceville, Va., Said he was
feeling a bit fatigued after his
team completed its CIAA sched
ule. He was deciding whether or
not he was going to attend the
National Association of Basket
ball Coaches (NABA) meeting at
The Final Four, when he noticed
circulation to his arms and hands
was becoming a problem.
It all came to a head one
evening at his home and family
members rushed him to the hos
pital.
Doctors immediately realized
that Joyner had a clogged artery
and performed a catherization to
open a valve. Joyner was in the
hospital and out the next day.
"I guess it was good that T
was around home when it hap
pened," Joyner said. "I was able
to get to the hospital in time to
prevent it from becoming a major
problem. It could have been
severe if I hadn't been able to
receive medical attention quick
ly."
Joyner said he appreciates the
concern of everyone who has
come forward, but also wants to
clear the record on his condition
and his future plans.
"Some people thought t had a
massive heart attack or some
thing," Joyner said. "The doctors
told me that it was a problem
that was handled and this should
be the end of it. They went in and
opened the valve and now I feel
fine."
Joyner's doctors prescribed a
change of diet and lifestyle and
that is going to be a challenge, he
said.
"I'm going through a lot of
changes with my diet," Joyner
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said. "My doctors said I should
n't have to worry about this if I
can make the changes that I need
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Smith turns head with showing at Portsmouth Shootout
By SAM DAVIS
The Chronicle
Question marks galore stared
Antwaine Smith in the face last
weekend when he took to the
court during the NBA's all-star
games for college seniors in
Portsmouth, Va.
Smith, the CIAA's Player of
the Year the last two seasons,
"had a lot to prove to his detrac
tors. The 6-7 forward made a
case for being drafted by putting
on an offensive show, scoring 57
points in three games against
many of the nation's top seniors.
Ed "Buck." Joyner, Smith's
coach at St. Paul's, accompanied
Smith to the workouts and said
NBA scouts were impressed
enough with Smith's showing to
predict that he would be drafted
this summer.
"He did extremely well,"
Joyner said. "I think he probably
was more impressive that any
player there."
Smith, playing in his home
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|| From The Press Box
Sam Davis
Stay by court on SAT
comes as no surprise
Some things just don't change There
were a lot of people applauding
recently when a federal judge struck
jjown the NCAA's requirements for freshmen
entering college to "pass" either the SAT or
ACT.
I was not one of them. When the ruling was
announced, I sat back and watched ... and
SAT and ACT tofts have prevented many
talantad African-American athletes from
gaining eligibility to play in college imme
diately after completing high school.
waited.
Somehow, someway, I knew that wasn't all
there was to the matter. Something that is as
significant in the lives of young African-Amer
ican student-athletes wouldn't go away so easi
ly. I figured it could only be a token victory.
Thus far, it has proven to be just that. The
NCAA has since been granted an injunction
on the matter, which basically allows the
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East Forsyth takes
3-2 win over North
Eagles use big hits to stay
unbeaten in Metro 4-A
Conference standings
By SAM DAVIS
The Chronicle ' .
Two baseball teams who were headed iff
opposite directions looked surprisingly sim
ilar when they hooked up in a Metro 4-A
Conference tilt on Tuesday afternoon.
North Forsyth, which came into the
game after playing its two wdrst games in
recent seasons in last week's Forsyth Invita
tional, looked the part of the better team for
{host of the game. However, the Vikings
couldn't hold on and dropped a 3-2 decision
to fast-charging East Forsyth. East Forsyth,
which captured the Forsyth Invitational
championship, trailed for most of the game
but got a game-winning, two-run, homer by
Nick Wedemeyer.
Coach Gene Bowie's of North Forsyth
said his team broke out of its recent slump,
but couldn't come up with timely hits to eek .
out a victory. North loaded the bases in the
bottom, of the seventh and had its cleanup
hitter at the plate with two outs. However,
they couldn't deliver the clutch hit to win
the game.
"It was just a good ol' fashioned baseball
game," Bowles said. "They got two big home
runs and that put them over the top. But I
thought we played very well." *
Todd Speas, the Vikings' ace, pitched one
of his better games this season. He gave up
only four hits, striking out 11 and walking
only one. However the home runs were
enough to allow the Eagles to soar to the
win. ,
"We outhit them, but they just had the
big hit," Bowles said. "They came through
when they needed to and we didn.'t."
Consequently East kept its winning
streak intact in the conference. The Eagles
improved to 4-0 while North fell to 1-2 in
the Metro and 4-7 overall. But Bowles said
the way his team played gave him hope that
the Vikings still have a chance to make a run
for one of the league's three playoff berths.
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Kappas work magic to capture Nike Showcase Tournament championship
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By SAM DAVIS
The Chronicle
Before his team ever tipped off
in its first game in the Nike South
ern Shootout AAU Basketball,
Coach Andre' Gould knew the
odds of his team coming home
with the championship trophy
were long.
That fact didn't deter the
team. But it did seem to light a
fire under the Kappa Magic 17
and-under AAU team from Win
ston-Salem. Kappa Magic ove
came incredibly long odds, upset
ting the top seed in the first round
en route to the championship, r
"The tournament was great for
this group of kids," Gould
said.during a recent interview.
"We came
into the
tournament
as a virtual
nobody and
we proved
that our
bunch of
scrappy f
players can
get the job ?
done."
Gould
Gould is hoping that Kappa
Magic shows that when it com
petes in Pool Play and Champi
onship competition later this
month. Hopefully, that will, earn
the team a berth in the AAU
Junior (17-and-Under) Tourna
ment this summer.
If their first competition of
the season is an indication. Kappa
Magic will be one of the state's
stronger teams. They marched
through their battle with Team
Georgia in their 84-72 opening
round victory and the rest of the
tournament with surprising ease.
"We were at a disadvantage in
size going in and I think they
(Team Georgia) took us lightly,"
Gould said. "You can't measure
the heart of the kids we have."
Leading the way for Kappa
Magic was Carlos Dixon, a junior
at South Rowan. Dixon averaged
23 points in five games. Dion
Dixon, from Fayetteville's 71st
High. was next with an 18-point
average. Not far back was Keegan
Haggins. a junior at Carver. Hag
gins averaged 16.3 points during
the tournament. The team also
got strong performances from
David Hairston, of Carver, and
Matt Ceniviva. who averaged 11.5
points in two games. Gould said
the Dixons, along with Haggins.
stepped up at key times.
"Those guys really provided
leadership as far as scoring is con
cerned." Gould said. "That was
one of the keys for us."
Kappa Magic got an unex
pected spark from Derrick Web
ster of Mount Tabor and Ken
nard Plummer. Both Webster and
Plummer stepped up with big
games off the bench for the
Kappa Magic throughout the
tournament.
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