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SportsWeek June 20, 2013 Carver hires new athletics leaders CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT Carver High School recently named Michael Win bush as its news athletic director and Danny Piggott as the assistant athletic director. Winbush is currently a physical edu cation and health teacher, and Piggott serves as a math teacher. "Mr. Winbush and Mr. Piggott are two very con scientious profes sionals," said Principal Ronald Travis. "They both have a great deal of pride. As prin cipal, my primary Bailey job is to hire competent, caring teach ers and improve the test scores of Carver High School. 1 needed persons in the athletic department who can take care of business without constant supervision. I feel we have accom plished this with the hiring of these two gentlemen." Winbush is stepping into the shoes of Aaron Bailey, who announced earlier this year that he was exiting the AD job at Carver. . Travis said he was looking for some one who has the ability to continue the process that Bailey began. "As athletic director, Mr. Bailey began the process of upgrading our facilities. During his tenure, the ath letic facilities at Carver High School have undergone a major facelift. Mr. Bailey also required all coaches to earn their commercial driver's license, which has resulted in a reduc tion in transportation bills for Carver High School," said Travis. "In addi tion, he revitalized a golf program which had folded prior to his arrival. These improvements have been accomplished with very little resources. I'm very pleased with the job he did." Win bu sh has served as a coach on the high school and college levels for more than 20 years, while Piggott has led high school basketball teams for 19 years. Most recently, Win bush served as head baseball coach at Carver, while Piggott recently resigned as Carver's head boys' bas ketball coach. They will now have to hire replacements for themselves, as well as a new head girls' varsity and JV basketball coaches. Win bush has outlined short-term and long-term goals that include building a positive rapport with his coaches, increasing collegiate expo sure for student athletics, increasing faculty and staff attendance at sport ing events, improving athletic facili ties and increasing alumni participa tion in athletic programs. Piggott wants to see the addition of tennis, soccer and volleyball pro grams at Carver. Submitted Photo Michael Winbush (left) shakes hands with Danny Piggott. Native could hear name on draft night, BY CRAIG T GREENLEE FOR THE CHRONICLE When the NBA Draft takes place next week (June 27), it's not clear if Reggie Johnson's name will be called out as one of the chosen ones. Johnson, a Winston-Salem native who played at the University of Miami, has been busy in recent weeks displaying his skills in pre-draft workouts for the Houston Rockets. Boston Celtics. Brooklyn Nets and several other NBA teams. The 6-feet 10, 295 pounds center has attracted more than casual interest. Michael Hodges, who serves as Johnson's agent, declined to speak specifics about his client's status as a draft pick or free agent. He's confi dent, however, that Johnson will get his opportunity to cam a roster spot on a NBA team. "We'll know a lot more after the draft is over," said Hodges in a phone interview. "Reggie excels when it comes to grabbing rebounds. He's agile, has legitimate NBA size and has the ability to score the ball inside." The 2010-11 season was Johnson's best as a collegian. As a sophomore, he averaged 11.9 points, 9.6 rebounds and was voted honor able mention All-ACC. Johnson grad uated from Miami with a degree in liberal arts last December. Johnson's final season of college ball didn't turn out the way he hoped it would. His per-game averages slipped to 6.7 points and seven rebounds. Prior to the start of his sen ior year (2012-13), the former Winston-Salem Prep star was viewed as a key cog in the middle for the Hurricanes, who won the ACC regu lar-season and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16. The season came to an abrupt end for Johnson after Miami's second round NCAA win over Illinois. A knee injury which required surgery prevented Johnson from playing in the Sweet 16. He had planned to be available for action if the Hurricanes made it to the Final Four, but those plans were nullified when Miami lost to Marquette in the Sweet 16. Being sidelined probably hampered Miami's chances to make a strong run at the NCAA title, and it certainly caused Johnson's NBA draft stock to drop because he didn't get the oppor tunity to show what he could do against the best college competition. Hodges is satisfied that Johnson is primed to prove that's he's a worthy NBA acquisition. . "Reggie is very close to being 100 percent (recovered from his injury)," said Hodges. "At the workouts, he's showing what he can do and he's competing." NBA Draft analysts aren't con vinced that Johnson will enter the NBA as a second-round draft pick or as a free agent. The consensus is that he'll have to re-establish himself all over again in the eyes of the pro scouts. They predict that he'll more than likely start his pro career in the D-League (NBA's development league) or overseas. There's no question that the D League is a step down from the big time. Still, it's hardly a career-ending move. Roughly 25 percent of every NBA roster is comprised of players who have played in the D-League. Jeremy Lin (Houston Rockets), Danny Green (San Antonio Spurs), Joel Anthony (Miami Heat), Matt Barnes (Los Angeles Clippers) and Avery Bradley (Boston Celtics) are among the most notable D-League alumni who are now playing in the NBA. UMPtwuw Reggie Johnson (No. 42) in action for Miami. Aggie Freeman taken by Cubs SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE North Carolina A&T first base man Kelvin Freeman was selected in the 17th round, 498th overall, by the Chicago Cubs in the 2013 MLB First Year Player Draft. Freeman is the first A&T player drafted since Xavier Macklin was selected in 2011 by the Oakland Athletics, and is the seventh Aggie player drafted since 2002. A&T has had IS total players drafted since the MLB First-Year Player Draft began in 1965. Freeman put together a tremen dous senior season for the Aggies in 2013, earning the MEAC Player of the Year award, first-team MEAC and MEAC All-Tournament team honors, and third-team Louisville Slugger All-American honors. He finished the season with a .342 average, 12 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 59 RBI. Freeman led the conference in home runs, RBI and total bases. He ranks ninth in the nation in home runs and 31st in RBI. He posted a .663 slugging percentage, which is 10th best in the nation. He led the team with 15 multi-RBI games and 20 multi-hit games this spring, and was named MEAC Player of the Week on April 29. "Good for him. He worked him self into this position, going from two home runs last year to 16 this year," said A&T Head Coach Joel Sanchez. "He always had the power, but put it together this year. That was good to see." He finished his A&T career with a .344 average with 49 doubles, three triples. 31 home runs and 175 RBI. Freeman was highly decorated throughout his career at A&T. He was the 2010 MEAC Rookie of the Year and earned second-team All MEAC honors in 2012. He also earned 2010 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American honors and 2010 MEAC All-Tournament honors. J Photo by Kevin L Doney Kelvin Freeman (No. 35) was drafted Saturday. Submitted Photos Derrick Reid Jr. hands off the baton to Joel Hayes. Pee-wee runners get team of their own CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT - < Positive Running 4 Kids, or PRE-K, a new Next Level Track Club group, is off and running - literally. "We've noticed the younger siblings of our Junior Olympics athletes for years, as they warmed up with the athletes, but we just didn't quite know how to incorporate them into our team," said Coachingr Assistant Buddy m. nayes. Plans to develop the group began in the early part of the year with the help of Parents like Yolanda Reid and Keith Perry, both of whom have children in PRE-K, which is made up of athletes between the ages of two and six. Though kids that young are not official ly recognized by track and field's governing body. United States Track & Field, Next Level was able to find track meets that offered events for PRE-K athletes. Jamon Simes makes his way to the finish line. "Even though the athletes are members of Next Level, they were given their own identity and uni- ? forms," said Coach Keisha Hayes. The team has already had great success. PRE-K has competed in five competitions throughout Virginia and North Carolina in events like the SOm, 100m, 4x100 relay and even the turbo javelin. While the older athletes, who are still competing in the Junior Olympics, continue their quest for medals, the PRE-K program ended its season June 1. In the coming weeks, Next Level's Junior Olympics athletes will compete in Charlotte, Greensboro, Durham and Richmond. Learn more about the track club at www.nextlevel trackclub.com or call Buddy Hayes at 336-705-6818. A&T to offer sports admin master's SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The Department of Human Performance and Leisure Studies (HPLS) at N.C. A&T State University recently received approval for a Master of Science in Sport Administration concentration, which is accepting applica tions for Fall 2013. The Master of Science in Sport Administration con ^ centration focuses on the professional prepa ^ ration of individuals who are interested in serving in a leadership capacity within various athletic and/or sporting industry contexts. I The hour graduate pro gram degree cur riculum places Bemphasis on a VH variety of theo retical HHBBHB practical sport leadership par adigms, with internship I opportunities at the local, regional and national levels. Admission requirements are a bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; three letters of recommen dation; and the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Applications can be completed online at https://aggiead missions.ncat.edu/graduateadmissions/default.asp. For additional information, please contact Drs. Daniel Webb (dwebb@ncat.edu), Dwedor Ford (dwfordl@ncat.edu) or Mingyong Lee (mleel@ncat.edu). ???
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