■ sa^msm s
JJ® yery “Cited,” said Garinger’s Gene Brown. “You
cgn t beat it. I went down a couple of weeks ago and they of
fered me a full scholarship.”
Brown was recruited as a wide receiver.
Coach Steve Shaugnessey had told me that The Citadel
1 wouM offer me a scholarship at receiver. I had thought about
the Navy, but I fell in love with the school in Charleston, S. C.”
Brown runs the 40 in 4.55. At Garinger, he was an All-County
quarterback.
I expect to see a lot of action. The Citadel throws 35 to 40
times a game.
Good luck to Gene Brown, a quality athlete.
*■ North Carolina Central signed six players to grants-in-aid
in the Charlotte area.
..They were Van Jackson, a 6-1,245 pound guard from South
■ Mecklenburg; Robert Massey, a 5-10, 180 pound defensive
back from Garinger; Earl Adams, West Charlotte guard;
Gerald Mack, Garinger defensive back; Darren Stinson, Gar
inger kicker; and Maurice WHson, West Charlotte linebacker.
advancing to this weekend’s games at East Burke
School in the boy’s bracket are MYERS PARK 19-7,
SIS S*sonE? OASTONU mss *** and R0X
Advancing in the girls bracket are HIGH POINT CEN
TRAL 24-1, NORTH MECKLENBURG 23-3, MORGANTON
FREEDOM 19-5 and HENDERSON VANCE 21-1.
)< Final Southwestern 4A girls rankings:
1. North, 2. East, 3. South, 4. Harding, 5. Olympic, 6. In
dependence, 7. West Mecklenburg, 8. Myers Park, 9. West
1 Charlotte, 10. Garinger.
Southwestern 4A boy s rankings:
<U *' Charlotte 2. Myers Park, 3. North Mecklenburg, 4.
•• Harding, 7. Garinger, 8. South,
9. East, 10. West Mecklenburg.
, 'Th« All-Conference Northern Junior High Boys League
team includes: Larry Blakeney, J. T. wHams, Clarence
Montgomery, Piedmont; Carlos Tate, Kennedy; John Camp
bell, Cochrane; and Dale Rainey, Ranson. The Player of the
Year was Kenneth Wylie of Ranson. The Coach of the Year
.Was Gosnell White of Ranson.
.The All-Conference Southern Junior High League in
cluded Harry Davis, Smith; Mark Robbins, Carmel; Reggie
Huntt», Carmel; and Volo Deas, Quail HoUow. Tony Horton of
Randolph was the Player of the Year. Nathan Kelton of Quail
HoUow was the Coach of the Year.
A the Southern League girls team were Nicole Watts, Alex
ander Graham; Patty Purvis, McClintock; Tracy Jones,
. Albemarle Road; Aimee SockweU, Alexander Graham; and
Coley TiUer, Northeast. The Player of the Year was SockweU.
The Coach of the Year was LondeU McClary of Alexander
Graham.
_ The Northern Laague AU-Girls team included Becky
Alexander is the Coach of the Year. ^
Congratulations to Providence Day and Coach Dave Price.
I feel great,” said superstar Reggie Clark. “I am glad that
we won it. In the first game of the tournament I scored 18. In
the second game I scored 18. In the final game against Bishop
McGuiness I scored 13 points and 15 rebounds.” w
Reggie's next sport at Providence Day is baseball.
Erica Abrams is the hottest thing on the junior circuit in
basketball. She is averaging 14-points from her point guard
position. She threw in 14 points recently as her team beat
Coulwood. The 11 year old plays for Long Creek. Erica at
tends Myers Park Traditional SchooL
Independence star player Eric Boyd was named
the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year.
DaveIs Just a phenomenon. He won a state champion
ship at Providence Day.
also won in 1870, 1971, 1972 and 1978 while at South
Mecklenburg.
The Southwestern 4A All Confemce Coaches’ team was an
nounced recently.
* ?!KJwere®yron Dinkins, East; James Elmore, Garinger;
Patti Grier Myers Park; Dee Pritchett, Myers Park; Todd
Holden, North; Letura Stitt, North; Antonio Howard, Olym
, f*f™18" Ph£er-S°uth; Kevin Reid, West Charlotte; And
Lonnie Tucker, Harding.
WesTcharlotte' C<>aCh * Ye®r Charlie McCuUough of
In last week’s rout by North over Northern Durham, the
• W£T® Andrea Stinson and Sherry Mobley.
£*2® C1‘arl<^,teJ P«t’8 1985 “Miss Basketball” scored 24
1:625? «nd pulled down eight rebounds and had six steals as
, north won 72-41.
Mobley, Junior center, grabbed 21 rebounds and scored 23
points.
very talented individual. He was the one
Hen^^onVance'Srew11'1 *t®P th* ag*reMlve <W ense that
Although the Mustangs have been playing only six players,
they appear to be the most conditioned team in the
Southwestern 4A. Myers Park won 63-48.
own •*WMt Ch*rlott'
Caldwell scored 20 points of 50 percent of his team’s total.
It is a shame that the Western Regional is held in the moun
tainseveryyear.
*“• site. The
♦ b*?Bnd 55 WM easily accessible.
Seven of the teams wul be traveling at least one hour and a
't*U tog* to E.«t Burke Hl«h School Si lord. NX
Roxboro Person will be traveling about five hours.
Why not brina the tourney to Charlotte or somewhere in the
Piedmont that is a lot closer to the schools involved. The state
might realize a great profit.
Tbe Coliseum would be a perfect site for this year’s tourney
Hu/L*orth' Myer» Part and West Charlotte. We are
talking 8,068 fans.
Teddy Pauling Has Been Honing Up His Talents
By JAMES CUTHBERTSON
Independence High School’s Ted
dy Pauling has'been honing up his
track talents on the indoor courts
this winter. Back in January, be
finished third in the 400 meter
at the Chapel HU) Indoor Champion
ships. ■ -•<
His relay team of Kelly Dixon,
Harold Simpson, David Kistler
finished third.
HU events are the 400 meter dash,
the 300 meter hurdles and the long
jump.
Last year, he won the
Southwestern 4A Conference in the
300 meter hurdles and finished third
in the state with a time of 37.6
seconds.
Over 30 young harriers have been
practicing for the Patriots.
Pauling U the son of Mrs. Rosanna
Pauling of Northerly Road.
He hasn’t decided what college to
attend but U pondering North
Carolina State, Furman or North
Carolina A and T.
HU heart U at North Carolina
State where he U considering major
ing in chemical engineering, ,
An active participant in track and
football for all three of hU high
years, be aUo participates in the Na
tional Honor Society, Order of the
Teddy Pauling
—“Athlete of the week
Patriots, Kappa Alpaha Psi’s
Beautlllion Mllitaire, Project Excel
and on tbe Senior Class Executive
Council as Presideht.
Weightlifting is a bobby for the
young man who was an Academic
All-American in football and on the
All County Teams in Track and
Football. ■*'&•* •* j 1
He also received a US. National
Football Award.
“Since entering Independence •
High School, I have become involved
in such activities because I feel that ’
it takes a well-rounded student to ex
cel in school,” be said. “I am proud
to know that many of my classmates '
respect me because of my many ac- *
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His next goal?
“My next goal is to win a state •
championship in track," be said.
The Patriots won the team cham
pionship last year and Pauling was
one of the reasons.
The Pats should be tough.
Spring Tennis
The Charlotte Spring Open Tennis
Tournament will be held March 30
and 31 at Hornet’s Nest Park.
The deadline is March 16.
Events include adult singles,
junior singles, adult doubles and
junior doubles. ,
Adult singles cost $8, junior
singles $5, adult doubles $12 and
junior doubles $10.
For further information contact •
James Cuthbertson at 383-2058.
Andre Springs Is Headed For Another Banner Season
By JAMES CUTHBERTSON
Post Sports Writer
Andre Springs is du&ng off his
golf clubs and that usually means
another banner season for the af
fable golfer.
In Us last time out, he teamed
with Johnny Bernhardt to win the
20th annual Grady McCanless
Memorial Four-Ball Tournament in
August in Salisbury, N.C.
Springs, a Charlotte native and
graduate of West Mecklenburg High
School, is a 1979 graduate of Fayet
teville State University where he
was captain of the golf team, earned
All-CIAA and All-District 26 honors
for three consecutive years while
also being named the CXAA’s most
outstanding Jtlfer.
“I like golf,” said Springs. "It is a
game of relaxation and fun.”
In 1961 and 1963, Springs was
runner-up In the Rowan County
Amateur Tournament.
His career in golf began as a
dream as a child. .
On one summer afternoon in
Charlotte when he was 13, be went
home to get a football for a game of
touch and was distracted by his
brother’s golf clubs.
“I went into the storage room to
And the football,” be said. “Then I
saw my brother’s old dusty golf
clubs hanging on the walL”
“I took a club and a ball and went
bade and hit it in Ate woods,” he add
ed. “It went a long ways and pretty
straight. I went back and got all my
brother’s balls and hit them into the
woods. I- never did get back to the
football game.”
Golf became an Integral part of Us
life from that instance. He began
working with each club, hitting more
balls into the woods. Then be tried
out for his junior high golf team and
got cut. The coach told him to work
on his game and try out again.
He worked on his game and was
transferred to a different school. He
was cut again.
“I was really disappointed,” be
said. “But it just made me more
determined.” ,
During the summer, he went to
work at a local driving range and be
worked hard all day and hit balls
well past dark after everyone had
gone.
You see, Andre Springs had a •
dream, a dream that he began to
feed daily.
He could aee himself playing on
the PGA tour.
The next year, he made the team
and concentrated about playing
number one.
Currently an Admla'aions .
Counselor in the Registrar’s Office
at Livingstone College, Springs
formerly served as Head Golf Coach
and recruited the nucleus for Liv
ingstone's 1964 CLAA golf cham
pions.
He still is seeking his dreams, say
ing it will come in time.
Share the spirit.
Share the refreshment. U
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