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For the Week of April 13 through April 19, 2004
FINDING A
PLACE IN
THE
ARENA
Philadelphia Soul Photo
RYAN: Rebuffed by NFL,
Clark Atlanta product one
of many making his mark in
the Arena Football League.
T SC STATE GETS NEW WOMEN'S COACH;
UMES MAKES HISTORY AT NCAA BOWLING
UNDER THE BANNER
WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
MOVIN' UP AT SC STATE: south
Carolina State University announced Tonya Mackey as
it's new women's basketball
head coach Monday after
noon. S.C. State interim
Athletics Director Charlene
Johnson proudly presented
Mackey as the new head coach
at a press conference in the
Garnet and Blue Room on the
campus of the University. "We
SCSU Sports Photo
MACKEY: From associate lackey as the new
head coach to head coach women’s basketball coach
at South Carolina State. South Carolina State
University," Johnson said. "We believe that she possesses
the knowledge and ability to move the women's basketball
program forward." Mackey, the associate head coach for
the past two seasons, was introduced as the successor to the
departing Keshia Campbell, who resigned at the end of
the 2003- 04 season. "I'm elated about being the women's
basketball coach at S.C. State," Mackey said at an after
noon press conference. "To me. South Carolina State
University is the number one school in the country." The
head coaching position will be the first for Mackey who
has been a Lady Bulldog assistant for the past seven sea
sons, including associate head coach the last two seasons.
"Coach Mackey has been a part of the basketball tradition
here for several years, both as a player and as an assistant
coach." Johnson added. "She's familiar with the universi
ty's expectations for our women's program - which has
enjoyed many successes and achievements over the years -
and has accepted the challenge to return the program to
those lofty heights." Mackey was a member of the staff that
led the team to consecutive 18-win seasons in 2000-01 and
2001-02. She also spent three seasons as a Lady Bulldog
player from 1987-1990, earning three letters and several
team and conference honors. Prior to returning to S.C.
State in 1997, Mackey served as an assistant women's bas
ketball coach at Kentucky State University where she
helped to guide the Thoroughbreds to the Southern
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Western Division
title as well as the SIAC championship in 1996.
PIN FALLS: The three black college teams
involved in the inaugural NCAA Women’s Bowling
National Championship were ousted in day two of double
elimination play Friday in Houston but not before making
a little noi.se. Maryland-Eastern Shore made history in
day one Thursday by bowling the first 300 Baker ever in
NCAA play. The feat is so rare that there may have been
only one other such game in ten years of professional team
bowling. UMES, which entered day two seeded seventh,
• was eliminated Friday by losing 4-1 to Nebraska and 4-0 to
New Jersey City. Winston-Salem State entered Friday's
play seeded eighth and dropped consecutive matches to
Central Missouri State. 4-1. and to Southern. 4-0.
Southern, seeded sixth, was eliminated by dropping two
matches with Fairleigh-Dickinson, 4-3 and 4-1.
THE STAT CORNER
WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
SPRING SPORTS
CHAMPIONSHIPS
THIS WEEK
CIAA
April 14-17, Charlotte, NC
SIAC
April 13 -18, Columbia, SC
SWAC
Golf (Men and Women)
April 12-14, Houston, TX
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2002-03 BLACK COLLEGE BASEBALL (Men's Results, Standings and Weekly Honors)
MEAC
FAMU 20, NSU B
NSU 10, FAMU 0
B^C 11,DSU2
DSU11,B-CC2
CSC 12, GlownO
SWAC
JSUl.MVSUO
JSU 9, MVSU 2
JSU7, MVSU 3
MVSU 2, JSU 1
AA&M 4, Ale. St. 3
AA&M 6. Ale. St. 7
Dali. Bapt.16. GSU1
Alab. Si. 15, Tusk. 11
Ale. St. 13. AA&M 11
Ale. St. IS. AASM 10
PV 9, UAPB 7
PV e, UAPB 7
^ 1 A A Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Association
CONF,
ALL
w
W L
Virginia State
9
13 14
Eliz, City State
6
14 9
St, Augustine's
4
9 14
Shaw
4
4 23
St. Paul's
2
10
2 15
CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
PITCHER
NA
OFFENSIVE
MEAC,
Bethune-Ckiokman
Florida A&M
Delaware State
Coppin State
Norfolk State
NCMT State
Matyland-E. S,
21 15
18 23
14 18
9 21
11 24
12 17
2 30
MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
JUAN SERRANO, Fr., 2B. NSU • Hit .818, going
9 tor 11 with lour douUes, 1 HR and eight RBI.
Raised batting average to .361.
PITCHER
BRYAN CROSSLEY. Jr.. P, CSC • Led Coppin
State to first-ever shutout 12-0 over Georgetown.
Had seven stakeouts ^ile surrendering three
tuts and two wahs.
CI A Southern Intercollegiate Q\A/A
OIMU Athletic Conference
E. DIVISION
Paine
Albany Stale
Morehouse
Benedict
Clark Atlanta
W. DIVISION
Miles
Kentucky Slate
Tuskegee
Lane
LeMoyne-Owen
SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
W
W
L
E. DIVISION
W
W
L
16
2
27
15
Miss. Valley Sf.
17
21
12
15
21
12
Jackson State
13
21
15
11
24
Alabama State
9
11
15
19
12
25
Alcorn State
10
14
13
19
1
17
36
Alabama A&M
7
17
11
23
W. DIVISION
Southern
11
17
7
12
23
10
Texas Southern
12
12
10
10
11
14
Ark. Pine Bluff
13
10
16
18
10
17
20
Prairie View A&M
11
13
24
24
12
15
Grambling State
3
17
25
11
25
SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYERS
MARK LEWIS - Jr., SS, UAPB - Hit .538 (7 of
13} with one double, one triple and 2 RBIs. Was
3 of 4 in stolen bases.
BRYANT LANGE, JR., Jr.. CF, JSU • Hit .538 (7
of 13| with 2 doubles, three RBIs and was 3 of 4
in stolen bases.
PITCHER
JERMAINE SHACK - Sr.. LHP, MVSU - Pitched
MV^U to only win in four-game senes with JSU
allowing two hits, struck out 3 and walked one
while giving up one lun.
INDEPENDENTS
West Virginia State 28 10
Savannah State 18 14
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
JERRY ADKINS, Sr., WVSU • Adkins betted
his first three HRs as WVSU won four
straight games vs. Bluefield State. He batted
.437 with nine runs scored and eight RBIs.
Also had two doubles as WVSU moved to
14-1 in the WVIAC West Division.
AFL offers second chance for stardom
LUT WILLIAMS
BCSP Editor
A total of 47 former black college play
ers are again making their mark in the Arena
Football League.
The 19-team league that plays on a 50-
yard field has become a practical alternative
for players that for one reason or another
don't make in the National Football League.
Currently, the defending Arena Bowl
champion Tampa Bay Storm leads the way
with six former black college players. The
Orlando Predators and Philadelphia Soul
each has six from black colleges.
Many of the players had short stints in
the NFL and have found homes in the AFL.
One former black college AFL standout.
Dwainc Carpenter, formerly of the Buffalo
Destroyers, went the other way using his
sound play in the AFL as a springboard to a
roster spot with the NFL's San Francisco
49ers last year. So it can go both ways.
Among those currently plying their
trade in the AFL, Philadelphia Soul full
back/linebacker Chris "Soul Train: Ryan
was named last week as the AFL's U. S.
Army Ironman of the Week for his all-around
performance in his team's 47-31 win over the
Dallas Desperados.
Ryan, who bounced around the camps of
several NFL teams before settling for an AFL
career, was a star running back at Clark
Atlanta. He is in his fifth year in the AFL.
Last week Ryan had five carries for four
yards and two touchdowns on the ground. He
also had one reception for eight yards and a
touchdown. He also excelled on defense and
special teams with three solo tackles includ
ing two for a loss, two sacks and one pass
defended. He also blocked a point-after
attempt by Dallas kicker Jason Wells. This is
the first time that Ryan has received an AFL
weekly award.
For the season. Ryan is leading the Soul
in rushing with 33 carries for 95 yards and 11
touchdowns. His 11 touchdowns on the
ground place him third in the AFL in that cat
egory. He has also blocked four kicks (3 field
goals, 1 PAT).-
San Jose Saber Cats wide receiver/line
backer James Roe out of Norfolk State was
recently named a Co-Baby Ruth Real Deal
Offensive Player of the Week.
BLACK COLLEGE PLAYERS ON
ARENA LEAGUE ROSTERS
PERRY
ROE
SOLOMON
ARIZONA RATTLERS (0)
AUSTIN WRANGLERS (0)
CAROLINA COBRAS (3)
Roe. who is in his fifth AFL season,
earned the honor by helping San Jose to a 62-
55 victory over the defending champion
Tampa Bay Storm last Sunday. The AIl-
Ironman performer hauled in 11 receptions for
158 yards and a league record-tying seven
touchdowns. The performance set new fran
chise records in receiving touchdowns and
points (42). This marks the third time and sec
ond consecutive week that the former Spartan
has earned an AFL weekly honor.
Former South Carolina State wide
receiver Freddie Solomon is nearly mirroring
Roe’s output for the Tampa Bay Storm.
Solomon has caught 48 passes for 19 TDs so
far this season for the Storm. Roe has 58
receptions and 19 TDs.
Among others are players like former
N.C. A&T standout Troy Pelshak who signed
as a free agent with St. Louis in 1999 and went
on to win a Super Bowl ring as an outside line
backer with ihfe Rams. He is in his first season
as an offensive and defensive lineman with the
Carolina Cobras.
Anotlier NC A&T product, wide receiver
Henry Douglas, .spent four years in the NFL.
three with the Detroit Lions, before coming to
the AFL this season with the Los Angeles
Avengers. Douglas is a wide receiver/defen
sive back in the AFL's two-way designation.
He has caught 23 passes for seven touchdowns
so far for the 5-4 Avengers.
Among other black college standouts with
NFL experience now playing in the AFL are
former Tennessee State QB Leon Murray,
now with the Georgia Force. Murray was an
AFL all-Rookie selection last season.
Former Livingstone and CIAA standout
running back Wilmont Perry, who spent two
seasons (1998-99) with the New Orleans
Saints, is in his first AFL season with the
Columbus Destroyers. Perry spent two out
standing seasons (2002-03) with the AFL2
Cape Fear Wildcats before Joining the
Destroyers.
BCSP Notes
Bobcats PR Manager
Bradford {B.J.) Evan.s, formerly the
Assistant Director of Sports Media
Relations with the Miami HEAT, has
recently left his post to join the NBA expan
sion franchise Charlotte Bobcats as its
Public Relations Manager.
The Charlotte Bobcats will begin play
during the 2004-05 season.
Prior to his appointment with the
HEAT, Evans spent one season as the Media
Relations Manager of the National
Basketball Development League's (NBDL)
Asheville Altitude before his move to
Miami in May of 2002.
A 1994 graduate of North Carolina
EVANS
A&T, Evans was the
Asst. Commissioner for
Media Relations for the
Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference from
August 1998 to June
2001.
He had also had stints as the Sports
Information Director and at his alma mater,
North Carolina A&T and Sports Information
Director at the University of Maryland
Eastern Shore.
Evans also served as the Tribune
Manager at the Beach Volleyball venue dur
ing the Centennial Olympic Games (1996) in
Atlanta.
95
Nate Bell
OL/DL
Southern
1
Jarrick Hlllery
WR/DB
Tenn. State'
91
Troy Pelshak
OLVDL
N. C. A&T
CHICAGO RUSH (1)
24
DaShane Dennis
WR/DB
Delaware State
COLORADO CRUSH (1)
91
Hugh Hunter
OL/DL
Hampton
COLUMBUS DESTROYERS (3)
95
Tyronn Johnson
OL/DL
Florida A&M
94
LaKendrick Jones OL/DL
S. C. State
33
Wilmont Perry
FB/LB
Livingstone
DALLAS DESPERADOS (1)
18
Jason Shelley
WR/LB
Central State
DETROIT FURY (1)
22
John Williams
DS
Southern
GEORGIA FORCE (2)
12
Leon Murray
QB
Tenn, State
92
Gillls Willson
OL/DL
Southern
grand rapids rampage (3)
34
Chris Avery
FB/LB
Kentucky State
42
Ron Perry
FB/LB
Grambling
80
Carlos Johnson
OS
Lane
INDIANA FIREBIRDS (2)
19
Anthony Hines
WR/DB
W-Salem State
33
Leroy Thompson
FB/LB
Delaware State
LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS (3)
10
Rod Robinson
QB
UAPB
21
Marvin Taylor
DS
Florida A&M
75
Joe Burch
OL.DL
Texas Southern
LOS ANGELES AVENGERS (2)
90
Silas Demary
OL/DL
Virginia State
17
Henry Douglas
WR/DB
N. C. A&T
NEW ORLEANS VOODOO (4)
44
Jason Bratton
FB/LB
Grambling
15
Anthony Collins
OS
Morgan State
3
Chris Pointer
DS
Kentucky State
11
Calvin Spears
WR/DB
Grambling
NEW YORK DRAGONS (2)
72
Matthew Steeple
OLJDL
Morgan State
80
Scott Cloman
WR/DB
Southern
ORLANDO PREDATORS (6)
5
James Bowden
WR/DB
N.C.A&T
33
Rupert Grant
FB/LB
Howard
92
Reggie Lee
OL/DL
Florida A&M
0
Connel Maynor
QB
N. C. A&T
98
Doug Miller
OL/DL
Howard
69
Fred Ray
O/DS
Howard
PHILADELPHIA SOUL (6)
6
Tyronne Jones
OS
Grambling
10
DeAuntae Brown
WR/DB
Central State
21
Joseph Todd
WR/DB
Miss. Valley St.
36
Chris Ryan
FB/LB
Clark Atlanta
90
Patrick Scott
OL/DL
S. C. State
50
Madison Johnson
OL/DL
Tuskegee
SAN JOSE SABERCATS (3)
2
Barry Wagner
WR/DB
Alabama A&M
9
James Roe
WR/LB
Norfolk State
72
Devin Wyman
OL/DL
Kentucky State
TAMPA BAY STORM (7)
65
Ernest Certain
OL/DL
Florida A&M
43
Darion Conner
OL/DL
Jackson State
1
Kelvin Kinney
OL/DL
Virginia State
81
Freddie Solomon
OS
S. C. State
18
Antoine Toliver
WR/DB
B-Cookman
50
Rod Williams
OL/DL
Florida A&M
30
Andre Bowden
FB/LB
Fayetteville St.
2002-03 BLACK COLLEGE SOFTBALL (Women's Results, Standings and Weekly Honors)
SCORES CIAAMEAC,
MEAC
Aprils
State 6, Hampton 0
Del State 4, Hampton t
FAMU 13, NC A&T 2
FAMU 5, NCA&TO
Aprils
Del State 11, Navy 7
ALL
SWAC
Alab. Si.12.JSU0'
Alab. Sl 11. JSU 2
Alab. St. to, JSU 3'
Alab. St. 4. JSU t
' Mercer 13. AA&M 5
Mercer 4. AA&M 2
GSU5.UAf«4
UAPG 7,6SU 0
E. DIV.
Sbaw
Eliz. City State
Virginia State
Bowie State
Virginia Union
St. Paul's
E.DIV.
Winston-Satem St,
, Fayetteville State
i N, C, Central
; St. Augustine's
; J. C, Smitti
: Livingstone
W L W L
A.ON.
19 13
17 7
16 21
8 16
4 21
0 23
W L W L
20 9
13 20
15 18
9 13
12 22
3 21
Delaware State
Hampton
Morgan State
Coppin State
Mdt Eastern Shore
Howard
S. DIV.
Bethune-Cookman
Florida A&M
NC A&T State
SC State
Norfolk State
1 28 18
5 23 20
5 11 13
7 10 16
6 2 25
7 5 15
7
4
5
2 12
1 33 22
1 24 26
7 13 28
6 11 20
5 28
CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
ASHA SUnON, Fr., SS, NCCU - 6 G) 9-14.
643,1 26.1 HR. 8 RBIs. 4 SB
' PITCHER
CURISSE STEANS, Fr.. P. NCCU • 5App, 54},
I 2i5 ERA. 20 IP. 14 H, 7 ER, n B8.35 Ks
I OFFENSIVE - JO PRINCE. Sr.. 36. FSU
: DEFENSIVE - LATISHA JUDO, Fr. C, NCCU
COACH - LARRY KEEN. NCCU
MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
CAROL McCRAY. Jr, 3S/DH. OSU - Fnshed
week bcng .476 with 1.048 slugging percent
age. In sot games, sbe was 10 tor 21 wdi 11 RBI.
. nne rurrs scored and tour HRs
’ ROOKIE
CATRINA ANSBACH. Fr. C. DSU - Had two
tnptes. two doubies wMe baaing .364 (8-22).
Also scored eight runs.
SIAC
CONF ALL
E. DIVISION.
Benedict
Albany State
Ft. Valley State
Clark Atlanta
Paine
W. DIVISION
Kentucky State
W L w L
12 2 19 8
11 3 17 33
86 19 14
5 10 13 22
0 13 1 25
17
LeMoyne-Owen
Cane
16 1
12 7 18 8
12 10 19 19
6 13 10 21
0 12 2 22
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PUYER
Athletic Conference
ALL
E. DIVtSiON
Miss. Valley St.
Alabama A&M
Alcorn State
Jackson State
Alabama State
W. DIVISION
Southern
Prairie View A&M
Texas Southern
Ark- Pine Bluff
Grambling State
22 10
14 32
12 14
6 19
9 34
20 14
18 25
6 19
6 16
2 37
PLAYER
HEAH PATTERS. Jr, OF/DH. Alabama SL •
Based ..462 (6 of 13). hioing 3 HRs. had rune
RBIs. scored eight tuns and tini^ with 1.154
slugging percentage in four-game sweek over
JSU.
PITCHER
PATRICIA DEL-REAL Sr.. RHP, Alabama St. -
Posted two wns. one shuloiA. and a save with
ERA of 0.54 alowrg nine hits and one run in 16
mings while walong two and sbimg out 15.
INDEPENDENTS
West Virginia State 15 13
Tennessee Slate 13 27
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
STACI KINDER, So.. OF, WVSU • Hit .437
In 37 at bats at WVW Invitational where
WVSU went 9-2. She had five multi-hit
games; includng four doubles, to go with
13 rims and 12 RBIs.