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last five points, putting them
in the win column. Tye’sha
Fluker did not attend
Friday’s game in San
Antonio, as she was in
KnoxviUe, TN participating
in the graduation exercises at
the University ofTfennessee.
Bogues chose to rest veter
ans Tangela Smith and Sheri
Sam in the Friday match up.
In their preseason opener on
May 3, in Houston, Bogues
sat Sam, Smith, and veteran
Tammy Sutton-Brown, to see
what a rookie dominated
squad could do. Though
rookie experiment ended in a
77-66 loss to the Comets,
Leuchanka led the Sting with
22 points, and Currie added
10 points and five reboimds.
At home on May 3, Currie
continued her impressive pre
season performance, adding
18 points in the Sting’s 85-66
Glenn serves notice in sprints
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level for the past couple of
years now,” says sprint coach
'Trent Guy, who works with
Glenn. “She is a more sea
soned runner which makes
for a better race. Gabby
Glenn does not know what
competition is because
around here she runs accord
ing to who she is running
against. Unfortunately, in
her 100 she might suffer a lit
tle because her competition in
the region wasn’t up to par.
However, the 200 training
and the combo attacks that
we did got her prepared to
drop (to) at least 53 (seconds)
in states this year.”
Glenn says Guy has helped
her success by making her a
more technical sprinter.
“Trent has been an excellent
asset, he has taught me so
much.”
Outside of track, Glenn also
plays basketball and tennis.
She is interested in attending
Hampton or Howard to study
pre-med.
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Eugene smiled when he
heard about Payton compar
ing his body to that of an
offensive lineman.
“That’s coach Payton,”
Eugene said.
Eugene’s weight didn’t pre
vent him from being involved
in practice. He got as many
repetitions as any quarter
back at camp and uncorked
numerous strong throws.
‘Tou can see his' arm
strength throwing the ball.
He’s just got to work a little
bit on his accuracy and his
location,” Payton said. “But
he does have a strong arm.
We’ll see.”
Eugene, a New Orleans
native, put up stunning pass
ing numbers at Grambling,
once throwing for 618 yards
and seven touchdowns in a
50-7 blowout of Prairie View
A&M last season. He threw
for 4,408 yards and 56 touch
downs in the Southwestern
Athletic Conference last sea
son.
He was not drafted but was
loss to the Indiana Fever. It
hasn’t just been the rookies
leading the way during the
preseason; Sutton- Brown
pulled down eight boards,
and tacked on 15 points on
May 9, only her second game
since returning finm playing
in Russia over the off season.
The Sting’s 1-3 preseason
put them in last place in the
Eastern Conference, but stUl
better than Los Angeles,
which went 0-2.
This weekend the team’s
preseason preparation will be
tested, as the players’ suit up
to face the Chicago Sky in
their season home opener,
6pm Saturday at the Bobcats
Arena.
“We have very talented
rookies and our core group
has played together long
enough that we should be a
better team this season,” said
veteran guard Allison
Feaster. ‘We have confidence
in each other and confidence
in our younger players and
it’s very encouraging.”
Prior to the game, 'The
Sting will be retiring the
number 32 jersey of three
time WNBA All-Star Andrea
Stinson. Stinson, one of the
best players in the Stings’ 10
year history, and a graduate
of North Mecklenburg High,
is happy about the honor.
“Tve always been treated as
one of the family [in
Charlotte],” said Stinson.
“I’ve had a wondrous career
and have enjoyed myself over
the years. I just want to be
known as a player who loved
the game of basketball and
loved playing in the WNBA.”
PHOTO/WADE NASH
Vance High’s Rico Bell, West Charlotte’s Edward Alexander and Archie Barrow of Reynolds
sprint to the finish of the boys’ 800 meter relay at the N.C. 4A West regional track and field
meet last week at North Mecklenburg. West Charlotte won the event.
Former Grambling star
impresses Saints coaches
among the first to agree to a
rookie free-agent contract
with New Orleans within
hours after the draft had
ended.
“It’s an honor to play for the
hometown team. 'This is a
dream come true for me. I’m
going to do what I have to do
to make the team,” said
Eugene, who grew up in the
St. 'Thomas housing projects,
which no longer exist. “I just
love the Saints. I always did
and when I got the chance, I
just jumped on it.”
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