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JL WEDNESDAY. JULY 12,2017
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David Friedman
Draft Day
trades
that failed
The 2017 NBA Draft
has come and gone
and, despite all the
fresh new talent com
ing into the league,
the biggest talk has
been surrounding the
trades. While most
of us agree that Chi
cago’s trade of Jimmy
Butler to Minnesota
for a few players and
a draft pick is a good
one, at least for the
Timberwolves, not all
draft day trades are
remembered so fond
ly. The following are a
few that aren’t.
The first draft day
trade that comes to
mind occurred in
1996 when the Char
lotte Hornets traded
the 13th overall pick,
a high school kid that
took Brandy to the
prom, to the Los An
geles Lakers for Vlade
Divac.
Divac was coming of
a personal best year
in L.A. but he only
lasted two seasons
in Charlotte before
being traded again.
Of course. Hornets
fans remember that
the above mentioned
17-year-old high
school kid was Kobe
Bryant. As it worked
out, Bryant had a fair
ly memorable career
with the Lakers.
While the Kobe deal
was the first to come
to mind, it is prob
ably not the worst
draft day decision of
all time. For that you
would have to go to
the 1956 NBA draft.
The Hawks, at the
time residing in St.
Louis, drafted a guy
by the name of Bill
Russell and immedi
ately traded him to
the Boston Celtics
for Ed McCauley and
Cliff Hagan. McCau
ley would go on to
become a seven time
all-star so he was cer
tainly no slouch but
Russell won 11 cham
pionships in 13 sea
sons and is arguably
one of the greatest
players to ever play
the game.
One of the greatest
duos, or trios, in NBA
history would not
have happened if not
for a draft day trade.
See FOURTH, B2
Post 37 season ends in playoffs
Windsor Junior Legion squad falls to Bear Grass
MANTEO - The season is
over.
Windsor’s Junior
American Legion base
ball team fell 12-2 to
Bear Grass Friday in an
elimination game during
the Area One playoffs at
Manteo High School.
Bear Grass went on
to claim the Area One
championship by edg
ing Ahoskie on Sunday.
Windsor jumped out
to a 2-0 lead in the first
inning, but wasn’t able
to hold it against Post
131.
Alden Cottle provided
one run for the Rebels
with an RBI single in the
top of the first frame,
and Trenton White
and Evan Wells added
hits while Caleb Damo,
Wood Trowell and Bran
don Ball were issued
walks.
Bear Grass didn’t ral
ly until the bottom of
the third inning, when it
plated three runs. The
No. 1 seed then added
four more runs in the
fourth frame and tacked
on five runs in the bot
tom of the sixth inning.
Windsor could not
come up with a base
hit after the first inning,
though Post 37 did have
baserunners.
White reached on
a fielder’s choice and
moved to second on a
groundout in the sec
ond frame, but a line-
out to left field ended
the rally.
In the top of the
fourth, Jarrett Burden
reached on an error, but
was erased on a fielder’s
choice. A groundout
ended the inning.
And in the fifth stan
za, Damo reached on an
error and Cottle walked
for Post 37, but a fly
out and two strikeouts
BOYS AND GIRLS OF SUMMER
JIM GREEN / Bertie Ledger-Advance
Alex Gastello, seen swinging at a pitch, is a member of the Miilenium Civic Organization, a Coach-Pitch team in Auiander.
There's action aplenty
in Auiander Youth League
There is action aplen
ty this summer in the
Auiander Youth League.
Recent results from
the league prior to the
July 4 holiday are as fol
lows:
June 12
(Coach-Pitch)
SC Hill 17,
Carolina Ped. 17
SC Hill and Carolina
Pediatrics battled to a
17-17 tie.
SC Hill tallied a run in
the first inning, added
three in the second,
eight more in the third
and five in the fourth.
Carolina Pediatrics
scored four runs in the
first, third and fourth
frames and added five
in the third stanza.
Will Newell and Abi
gail Woodard led SC Hill
by going 3-for-3 with
three runs scored. Tyler
Reason was 3-for-3 with
two runs scored.
Perry Newbern and
Adam Ball each went
4-for4 with four runs
scored for Carolina Pe
diatrics, while Noah Wil
liams was 4-for-4 with
two runs scored.
June 13
(9-13 Boys)
Diversified 9,
Auiander Medical
Practice 2
A six-run third inning
helped Diversified
defeat Auiander
Medical Practice.
Keonte Coatney
earned the win on
the mound for Diver
sified, going four in
nings with 12 strike
outs, one walk and
one hit allowed.
Aiden Miller suf
fered the loss, go
ing two innings with
See AULANDER, B2
ended Windsor’s last
chance to score.
Trowell started on
the mound and suffered
the loss for Windsor.
He worked five innings
and allowed five hits
and seven runs (four
earned) with two strike
outs and four walks.
Bryce Stevens came
on in relief and gave up
five earned runs on six
hits.
Rec
Dept.
slates
activities
The Bertie County
Recreation Department
has several summer ac
tivities scheduled this
year.
A registration fee and
form must be complet
ed before each child
can participate in any
activities. No spots will
be held for anyone or
any activity.
Some camps may be
subject to change due
to weather. ,
Activities are as fol
lows;
• Chuck E. Cheese; 10
a.m.-5 p.m. July 12, for
ages 8-12. The cost is
$12, and the class size
is limited to 13.
• Soccer Camp: 9
a.m.-12 noon July 18-20,
for ages 7-12. The cost
is $20, and class size is
limited to 20.
•Fun Games: 9 a.m.-12
noon July 25, for ages
8-12. The cost is $10,
and class size is limited
to 20.
• Soccer Camp: 9
a.m.-ll a.m. July 26-27,
for ages 4-6. The cost
is $20, and class size is
limited to 20.
• Putt-Putt and AIR
U: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. July 28,
for ages 8-12. The cost
is $20, and class size is
^limited to 13.
• Laser Tag & Painted
Peacock: 10 a.m-5 p.m.
Aug. 2, for ages ^12.
The cost is $30, and
class size is limited to
13.
• Fall Sports Registra
tion: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
throughout July. Soccer
for ages 4-15 and foot
ball for ages 6-12. The
cost is $20.
For more information
on any activities, call
the Bertie County Rec
reation Department at
252-794-5363.
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