| Season winding down
| for late-night hoopers
J ; MY AN I HON Y HILL
? : THE CHRONICLE
I j ? ? , ?
? i
J ; Some great hoop action
? j has taken place at both Martin
. j Luther King and 14th Street
; [recreation centers. The bailers
J [at MLK claim to be the more
? [physical, while 14th Street
| Jioopers respond by asking,
; JVWhich center won it all last
? ?4ar?"
s And the team that won it
, a season ago looked even
J [better this season as it took
? [down the last unbeaten squad
I (in either of the leagues Mon
; May night. The defending
; Champions, Hot Boyz, came
; a>ut like the UNLV Runnin'
; JRebels of the early 1990s en
< Toute to a 49-40 victory over
. Somethin' New at 14th Street.
' "The win put the Hot Boyz in
j first place heading into
< -tonight's playoff action.
I i. "I came in here feeling like
J ?we could win." said Danny
J Gathings, the Hot Boyz' star
j -guard. "1 mean, we're the
j .defending champs, ya know.
? We're still the team to beat."
j ., Gathings and the Hot Boyz
| -began the game on fire as they
j .raced to an early eight-point
, ;|ead. Gathings made the play
| -pf the opening half. He
( jumped over two Somethin'
, ,JNew players to throw down a
[ jam with 12:40 remaining in
j .the first half. Not only did he
i slam on two players, but he
! .just hung on the rim with one
j arm inside the rim for about
I ,10 seconds afterward.
i a "This is what type of ball
j people expect from us," Gath
> .ings said. "We're definitely
i the best team. We've been the
J .best for the last few years.
J We're the team to beat, and
' we're looking forward to win
: ning it again."
j Josh Pittman had some
> thing to say about that,
: Jhough. He refused to let his
[ (earn get smashed in front of a
j .packed house in the 14th
; Street gym. Pittman. Tim
j Wells and Jamil Pope did what
' 'hey could to keep the perfect
- ?season alive during the final
. _game of the regular season.
The Hot Boyz went into the
. : half with a 23-17 lead.
Both teams continued to
j battle back and forth in the
; second half. Somethin' New
! was even able to get to within
two points, but constant 3
pointers from Travis Hol
comb-Faye smashed any
chances of a comeback. The
; most devastating of his 3
point bombs occurred when he
hit a three as the buzzer
sounded.
? % "I did that to rub in the
, win." Holcomb-Faye said.
[ "They were talking junk the
; whole game. I don't really
talk junk out there when I'm
playing. We don't have to talk
junk. We feel like we're the
best team. We don't listen to
what everyone else says."
Pittman added: "I'm upset
about this. You know how
much I hate to lose, but I'll
take the blame for it. We
should've made them play
man-to-man defense, instead
of zone. They can't play man
to-man. All they do is reach.
But I'm not going to make any
excuses. They played a good
game. We'll get them next
time."
The game of the week over
at MLK was between OOO
WHE and Jump-Off. Jump-Off
used its awesome guard play
to get past OOO-WEE 46-41
last week. Show Tyme is
steadily climbing up the rank
ings as well. Show Tyme beat
Jump-Off. the Eagles and the
Hood Trailers last week.
"I'm trying to tell you,
man ? they're the hottest
team right now," said MLK
representative Ike Howard.
"They've got a lot of depth on
that team. They are the team
to watch right now."
The leading scorer for the
14th Street league is Josh
Pittman, with 21.8 points a
game. while Jump-Off's
Nardo Davis continues to hold
down the MLK league hoop
ers.
"I'm the best player in
Winston-Salem," Pittman
concluded. "If anyone wants
to try me out, I'm working at
Carl Russell Center and they
can come test me. 1 can close
the gym down and everything.
If I'm wrong, come and prove
me wrong."
Winston-Salem Depart
ment of Parks and Recreation
standings:
Martin Luther King's
week live standings
Jump-Ott
OOO-WEE
Show Tyme
Hood Trailers
Free Agents
Eagles
Rackafellas
T-Life
13-3
13-3
10-5
9-6
6-9
4-9
2-11
1-9
14th Street standings
(as of Monday)
Mot Boyz
Somethin' New
Strictly Da Realist
City View
Young Guns
Syndicates
Late Show
City Heat
25th Street
8-1
8-1
7-2
6-3
5-4
5-4
3-6
2-7
1-8
Photo by Anthony Hill
Somethin' New's Tim Wells prepares for free f/irow.
Hill
I a? i . . ?:
? from page BI
handle. And please stop letting
her friends get all kinds of
media, attention simply because
they know her. I'm sick of hear
ing. "She's got to be telling the
truth. I don'f know how anyone
; Could lie about something like
this." Well, it's been going on
for years. Pick up a newspaper;
watch the news. Women crying
wolf on athletes for money is
nothing new.
And now there's news of
people in the Bryant camp being
worried about not getting a fair
trial in Colorado because of the
closeness of the Cordillera com
munity. Well, if they're looking
for the best venue for the Bryant
trial, they might want to check
the open dates for the Staples
Center from August through
October. Hey. it's a thought.
Anthony Hill is the sports
editor for The Chronicle. He
con be reached at 722-S624
(ext. Ill) or ahill@wschroni
cle.com.
Las Vegas
? from page B1
i historically black colleges and
I universities. The games are
| played in Las Vegas in an effort
? to attract more African-Ameri
i ians to visit the city.
] The classic is said to have
activities for everyone. The
weekend will include an official
: iifter-party. featuring the Neville
| Brothers at the Stardust Hotel; a
1 fashion show; a battle of the
' lands between Southern's
| TJuman Jukebox and A&T's
Marching Machine. There will
; be a step show at the Thomas &
: Mack Center (Sept. 12). There
will be a vendor marketplace at
! -Sam Boyd Stadium with jewel
[ Jy. clothes and African art.
1 *
? J
To buy game tickets, visit
www.unlvtickets.com. The tick
ets start at $ 11 ?or a schedule of
events or to reserve hotels for
the weekend, go to www.vegas
footballclassic.com or call (702)
804-5529.
Footnote:
The 2003 Las Vegas Football
Classic has guaranteed $375,000
to each school, including
expenses, making it one of the
highest classic payouts in black
college sports. Clark County
high school seniors also will
receive $ 10.(KK) in minority
scholarships from the classic,
and the estimated economic
impact for the Las Vegas area is
$20 million.
Urban Sports & Entertain
ment Group (USEG). which for
10 years has been one of the
largest HBCU sports rparketing
firms in the country, has teamed
with two African-American
owned marketing firms. New
Creation Productions (NCP) of.
Las Vegas and CMC Enterprises
of Atlanta, to host the event.
USEG clients include the Bayou
Classic, the CIAA basketball
tournament, the Ford Black Col
lege Football Road Trip and the
Honda Battle of the Bands
(HBOB). USEG has raised more
than $13 million on behalf of
HBCUs and their programs.
"Not only will the Las Vegas
Football Classic expose young
people to a>black culture mostly
foreign to. them, but there will
also be tremendous opportunity
for black businesses and entre
preneurs." NCP CEO Jonathan
Simon said. "An HBCU classic
is about more than the final
score; it's about opportunity,
community and unity. This game
brings att?of those elements to
the city of Las Vegas."
Charlie Davis, athletics
director at N.C. A&T, added:
"This game is designed to be a
unique and diverse cultural
experience for the student-ath
letes participating, the" st?hprttx: "
the fans and especially the
African-American community
of Las Vegas. We are proud to be
a part of this game and look for
ward to bringing Aggie pride to
the Las Vegas Football Classic."
Boxing
? from page BI
? out strong in the first round, hut
! 3 also knew that he would wear
! Down in the last round," Sales
; said.
Green did tire out in the final
round as Sales eonneeted with a
| body shot, then right hook -
? almost in that order every time.
, The crowd went crazy as Sales
J Jnade his final attack in the last
?_ round. But the scorecards didn't
agree with the crowd or Sales
after the match.
"I don't know." Sales said in
disgust after the match. "I don't
have any excuses. He fought a
good fight. I just have to get in
the gym and work harder. But
I'll tell you what, for people to
come up to me and say that I
should've won the fight is great.
It hurts a little more too. But I
can't do nothing but get in the
gym and work harder. That's
all."
Fight promoter Sterling Bar
ber concluded: "I think the fight
ers did well tonight. If everyone
continues to come out and sup
port it. we could make Winston
Salem. Greensboro. High Point
and Kemersville places where
kids can learn about boxing.
This is a hotbed for fighting.
We're going to Ohio to fight
next. In September we'll have
another fight in the Sportsplex.
We also plan to be in the Colise
um soon."
Tri-City tears up tracks at competition
Hunter Furr leads
club's charge
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The Tri-City sprinters and
field event specialists had a
great showing in Durham last
weekend. The club was able to
win a few races and gold
medals at the Russell E. Blunt
East Coast Invitational track
meet on the campus of Hill
side High School.
"I was very happy with the
meet," Tri-City head coach
Buddy Hayes said. "We got a
couple golds and broke a few
records."
J. Hunter Furr led the
charge for the club. He col
lected two gold medals and
one silver medal during the
three-day event. The Midget
Boys 4x 100-meter relay,
which consisted of Furr,
Jashawn Gary. Lamont
Arrington. and Danny Boden,
set a new meet record in that
race. Other multi-medal win
ners were Stacey Gamble, the
talented Michael Rucker, Cer
ena Buchanan and Jason Jow
ers.
More than 1.5(H) athletes
from throughout the United
States and four other countries
competed in the meet. The
Russell E. Blum East Coast
Invitational is an age-group
competition linked to athletes
who meet rigid qualifying
standards.
Results of the Tri-City
Relays Track Club at
Blunt Meet
Bantam Boys: second
place, 4x100 reiay in 58.02
seconds. Members: Maurice
Love, Jake Gainey, Jimon
Crawford, Matthew Ramseur
Midget Boys: first 4x100
relay in 40.4 (meet record)
seconds. Members: Jashawn
Gary, Lamont Arrington,
Danny Boden, J. Hunter Furr
Others finishes:
J. Hunter Furr, first, 100
meters dash in 12.65 seconds
See Tri-City on B4
i . IWWtMN.
Michael Rucker takes a walk.
Bulldogs to hold sign-ups
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Are you ready for some foot
ball?
Well, the Winston-Salem
Bulldogs will host sign-ups for
football and cheerleading for
three days, starting on Saturday.
The other two days for sign-ups
will be July 30 and^l at Hill
Middle School. The coordina
tors will be at Hill Middle
school at 4 p.m. on Saturday,
and 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday
and Thursday of next week.
The team will begin practic
ing on Aug. I. The cost to par
ticipate in football and cheer
leading is $125. Flag football
costs $90.
For more information on
football sign-ups, call Jerry or
Marcus Thornton at 761-8497.
For cheerleading information
call Sabrina Pinson at 995-3861.
Tiny Indians to hold final sign-ups
CHRONICLE STAFF REPOKI
n you were planning on join
ing the Tiny Indians this season,
time is running out.
Final registration for the Win
ston-Salem Tiny Indians football
and cheerleading squads will be
held on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. at Ray Agnew Field, on
Waterworks Road. The fees are
$110 for Flag and $130 for
Mitey-Mite through Midget.
(The Flag, Mitey Mite and Jr. Pee
Wee teams are full fpr football.)
Doctors will be available for
physicals from 9 a.m. through I
p.m. The cost for the physical is
$10 per child. (Any other teams
who would like to bring their
squads for physicals are welcome
to do so. but the form with the
organization's name needs to be
on hand.) Full payment must be
made by cash or money order
only for sign ups and physicals.
No checks will be accepted.
Applicants must have certified
birth certificates, proof of physi
cals if not having one at the field.
report card with all four quarters
showing promotion to next
grade. (Anyone who has signed
up previously but has not turned
in all paperwork, needs to bring
this information. A child cannot
practice Aug. I if all paperwork
is not in.) All cheerleaders who
have not paid need to turn all
money in at this last sign-up.
For more information, con
tact a league representative.
Contact Sarah Jackson at 407
3298 or Leonard Green at 765
7515.
CIAA
from page B!
Eagles, we also welcome the
challenge of working hard dur
ing the regular season so that we
can have home-field advantage
on November 15."
Last season. CIAA champi
on Fayetteville State became the
first conference team invited to
the NCAA Division II playoffs
since 1993. riding the momen
tum of its championship game
victory. The Broncos knocked
off Bowie State 17-14 to end the
CIAA's nine-year absence from
NCAA postseason play. In 2000.
Winston-Salem State brought
home its second consecutive
conference title when it won a
31-28 thriller against Virginia
Union. In 2001, the Panthers
avenged its championship game
loss to Winston-Salem State the
previous season with a 31-24
victory.
Since the eastern/western
divisional format was put in
place in 2000. CIAA regular sea
son attendance has moved to
fourth among Division II confer
ences. Also, the CIAA has
undergone expansion by adding
two football members from its
current league membership (St.
Augustine's in 2002 and Shaw
in 2003). In 2005. St. Paul's will
become a football member.
bringing the conference's foot
ball membership to 12, and two
six-member divisions.
The CIAA originally began
the divisional championship
game format in 1970. At that
time, the northern and southern
division champions squared off
and played a championship
game., and the format continued
until 1990. The Conference
realigned into eastern and west
em divisions in 1997 and, before
20(X), determined the champion
by overall conference winning
percentage.
The interdivisional confer
ence championship game, a for
mat pioneered by the C1AA, has
become a staple in Division I
football with the Southeastern,
Big 12, and Mid-American con
ferences utilizing the format. All
began their championships in
the 1990s. The Atlantic Coast
Conference recently petitioned
the NCAA to add a champi
onship game.
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