Coach Disappointed
Bucks Beaten By Patriots, Falcons
The Hoke High baseball team
dropped two decisions last week at
the hands of Pinecrest and Seventy
First of Fayetteville.
The Patriots handed the Bucks
an 8-1 loss in what Hoke coach
Terry Grier called, "The most
disappointing game we've played
all year".
Grier said he felt like the players
quit after the first inning when they
were down 5-0.
David McNeill was the loser for
the Bucks and his record dropped
to 4-3 for the year.
"McNeill couldn't find the plate
as he walked five batter in the first
inning," said Grier.
He said it was hard to explain,
but he felt the players were down
before the game and just gave up
after falling behind in the first
inning.
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Crier explained that the team
worked hard after the Pinecrest
loss, but a strong game by the
Falcons of Seventy-First gave them
another loss in Fayetteville Friday
by a 5-0 score.
The Bucks collected only five hits
compared to the Falcons' eleven.
Each team had only one error.
The losses brought the Bucks'
record to 12-9 overall and 5-4 in
conference play.
Richmond County leads the con
ference with a 20-1 overall record.
The Bucks played Bowman in
Wadesboro Tuesday and will take
Hoke Wins Sectional
Kathy McMillan broke two rec
ords as she led the Hoke High girls'
track team to a win in the sectional
meet in New Bern last Friday.
She broke the 100 and 220 yard
dash records with times of 10.7 and
25.0 respectively.
She also jumped 20-1 in the long
jump competition and was on the
winning 880 relay team.
The Hoke 440 relay team also
finished first in the meet.
Minnie McPhatter was the only
other individual winner with a
jump of 5-0 in the high jump.
The top two finishers in each
event qualified for the state meet,
which will be held here tomorrow
night (Friday).
The Hoke team compiled 42
points to edge out second place
finisher Jacksonville, who had 35
points.
A total of 420 athletes competed
in the sectional meet.
Winners from two other sectional
meets that were held last Friday
will compete here in the state meet.
The Hoke team is the only
champion the state meet has ever
known and hope to keep their
record unblemished.
Kathy Congratulated
By District Legislators
District legislators expressed
desire to honor Hoke High's Kathv
McMillan in the North Carolina
General Assembly with a joint
resolution in recognition of her
achievement through a letter this
week.
The letter from District
Representatives Joy J. Johnson.
Henry W. Oxendine, David R.
Parnell, and Senator Luther J.
Britt. congratulated Miss McMil
lan for setting the American
women's long jump record of 22
teet, one and 3/4 inches and beine
"probably the greatest female
athlete in NCHSAA sports in the
past 20 years".
"Due to the limitations of this
mini-session, this recognition will
not be possible," the letter stated
concerning the joint resolution.
The legislators congratulated
Miss McMillan by stating,
"Therefore, we congratulate you
upon the most excellent achieve
ments, distinctions and honors you
have brought to yourself, school,
countv. state and nation.
"Hopefully, appropriate recogni
tion can be given you during the
1977 General Assembly.
"May your achievements,
inspirations, and true sportsman
ship be incentives to all youths the
world over."
Gals' Softball
Begins 18th
Hoke County's women Softball
season begins May 18 at 7:30 P.M.
at Armory Park, the recreation
commission announced.
First game competitors will be
Hollingsworth & Top Sound Music
taking on Rose's Aviation. Second
game, scheduled at 8:30, will pit
Hoke Jaycees against Rosa's Grill.
Little League
Organizing
All youngsters aged 10-13, (if
birthday falls after Aug. 1) in
terested in Little League Softball
should attend the meeting Satur
day, May 15 at 10 A.M. at Armory
Park, the recreation commission
announced.
Teams will be chosen at the
meeting.
on the Scots of Scotland Counl
here tomorrow (Friday) afterno- ..
Pinecrest 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 8-8-2
Hoke County 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1- 4-1
Hoke County 0000000 0- 5-1
Seventy-First 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 5-11-1
Softball
Results
In Thursday's first round action
at Armory Park in men's slow pitch
softball, Gentry's Tire defeated
Virgil's Drive-In 11-5. Harrison
Daniels powered two homeruns
scorir.D six runs, while Randy
Huggins went 3-3 at bat. Gentry's
had 17 mu ?o Virgil's 10. Leading
batter for Virgil s was Charles
Chandler, with Donnie Monroe
hitting a solo into the park.
Hoke Concrete won its first game
of the season over Raeford Plumb
ing and Heating, 15-10. RPH made
its rally in the fifth inning with five
runs, but couldn't pull it out. For
RPH, Eddie Rope was 4-4 at bat
while Dale Teal for Hoke Concrete
was 4-3 in trips.
In the final game Rexall-Turf
defeated Rose's Aviation 8-6. With
a four-run streak in the fourth
inning Rx-Turf was able to main
tain a winning edge. Bill McPhaul
and Mike Wood both hit 3-2 at bat.
For Rose's, Rene Figuroa had a
good night, going 2-2 at the plate.
In the seventh inning, Rose's
scored two runs, but were still two
runs short for a possible tie.
STANDINGS
W L
Gentry's 4 1
Rose's 4 1
Rx-Turf 3 2
Virgil's 2 3
RPH 1 4
Hoke Concrete 1 4
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beiween 18 and 23 years of age, and
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0 ~ My husband is a peacetime
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The Hoke High track team will send eight cindermen to the sectional
meet which will be held at Pembroke tomorrow (Friday).
Franklin Jordan will be competing in the pole vault, high jump, and low
hurdles. Charles Deese will compete in the high jump, long jump, and will
run a leg of the 880 relay along with Vernon Morrison. James Quick, and
Mitchell Bratcher. The Hoke 880 relay team won the conference
championship.
Morrison will also participate in the 100 and 220 yard dashes.
Daniel McNeill will put the shot for the Bucks and Carnell Andrews will
run the mile. Anthony Freeman will run the low hurdles for the Hoke team.
The Hoke team came in fifth place in the conference meet last week, but
coach John Buchholz thinks the eight trackmen who will compete in the
sectional meet will probably go on the regional meet in Greenville later in
the month.
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Baseball coach Terry Grier admitted this week that he is now working on
a building program for the Bucks' 1976-77 team by using freshmen and
sophomores along with the juniors and seniors.
It's good to hear that Terry is constantly thinking of the future. His work
with the team this year has been very commendable.
Kathy McMillan led the way as the Hoke girl's track team won the 1
sectional meet held in New Bern last Friday.
Kathy won her usual three events and helped out on the winning 880
relay team.
In the sectional, the top two finishers in each event competes in the state *
meet which will be held here tomorrow night (Friday).
Judging from past results, the lady Bucks should have no trouble
capturing another state crown.
Good luck to the team!
The ideal sports fan (fanatic) is not the type of person who is only
interested in one sport, but gets the fullest enjoyment out of every kind of
athletic event.
There are various problems that confront these fans, which have been
discussed in the past, and there are certain ways that he likes to dress.
The fan's wardrobe varies as much as his mood as it tends to change
along with the events, as everyone else changes theirs according to the
weather.
The all - season sports fan's wardrobe would consist of articles from every
sports event he attends.
The next time you see an individual walking down the street with a
baseball cap with a face guard attached; shoulder pads; hockey shirt;
soccer shoes; basketball pants; sweat socks; a tennis racquet in one hand
and a golf club in the other; and ski. attached to his backpack, don't
mention anything concerning sports unless you've got at least an hour to
waste. These people relish the subject and could go on for days talking
about any sport you can think of and supply you with various facts about
each one.
One should be aware of the fact that he should be very careful when
talking to the fanatic because he might whip out his boxing glove from his
pocket and let you have it if you don't agree with him.
These people are not sick or crazy, just merely falling into the American
way of life.
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among some 67 service and in
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Hoke - Robeson - Scotland area to
receive the North Carolina Depart
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Recognized for one year safety
records is prevening on - the - job
illnesses or injuries were Burlington
Industries' Dyeing Plant and Rae
ford Plant, Hoke Concrete Works,
Raeford Auto Company, and Rae
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