WORKING FOR A PIN?Dick McNeill works for a pin during a match
which led to his eventual qualification for the United States Wrestling
Federation Junior National Freestyle Championships in Iowa City, Iowa in
July.
Hoke Wrestler
Wins Silver Medal
Hoke High wrestler Dick
McNeill qualified Saturday for a
trip to the United States Wrestling
Federation (USWF) Junior
National Freestyle Championships
in Iowa City, Iowa, this July.
McNeill placed second in the
North Carolina qualifying tourna
ment held Saturday at N.C. State
University in Raleigh.
Competing in the 81kg (178 lb.)
division, McNeill wrestled five
matches on his way to the silver
medal.
In the first and second rounds
McNeill defeated Curry Hayes of
Durham 17-3, and won by default
over Tim Blake of Cary.
In a tough third round match,
McNeill was awarded an 8-7
decision over Roger Brown of
Stanley when the mat judge and
referee awarded Brown 3 points for
holding McNeill in one danger
position for five seconds instead ot
Pee Wee Play
Hoke County Pee Wee Baseball
will begin Monday, June 14, at 9
A.M. at Armory Park, according to
Mac McNeill, coordinator of the
county baseball program.
MpN^ill said Pee Wee baseball is
for young people ages 7-9.
2 points twice for holding McNeill
in two danger positions during the
same period of time. McNeill was
leading 8-4 and in the danger
position as the clock ran out.
In the final two rounds McNeill
pinned third place winner
Raymond Woo ten of Greenville in
5:24, but lost to eventual champion
Gary Dean of Eden on a second
period pin.
Runner-up conference and
sectional champion Mike McNeill
dropped identical 7-6 decisions to
eventual first and second place
winners Jose Magalhaes of
Waynesville and Melvtn Hodges of
Wilson before being eliminated.
Sectional champion Maverick
Carpenter also participated,
defeating Ronald Harris of Green
ville 6-2 before being eliminated in
the next two rounds. One of his
losses was to silver medal winner
Andy Aikens of Trinity, 14-6.
Carpenter wrestled in the 60kg (132
lb.) division.
Arthur Kemp was ousted in the
second round by S2kg (114.5 lb.)
champion David Glover of
Gastonia.
Silver medalist McNeill will
travel with the North Carolina team
to the USWF Junior Champion
ships during the week of July 19-26.
Out Of Bounds
Bv Mike Steadman
What is in the future of Hoke County High School athletics? This
question is in the minds of many people in the county, especially after the
athletic banquet last week.
As far as football is concerned, a transition of coaches looms in the
shadows of whether a change of face can really change the overall picture of
the sport.
This change of face is not just that but a change in philosophy. In all
fairness to the previous coach it can not be said that he did anything wrong
at anytime, but was a student of the old school of football.
This old schooling brought about vast differences of opinion. That is
fact! BUT even though the opinions were different, no one and that is NO
ONE, can say that tne old school teachings are wrong.
If a man is doing what he thinks is right, feels is right, and has faith that
it is right, who can condemn him. He should not be condemned in any way,
but in all probability should be praised for being man enough to confirm his
beliefs and stick by them.
What is wrong for one place is right for another and the whole matter
stems from geographic differences more than anything else, although it is
something that is hard to accept.
The future of the sport in the countv now is on the shoulders of a man
who believes that involvement is the key to the future. He wants to get the
parents involved in the program as well as the students. He wants to coach
each player as if he were his own son. Again this is not wrong.
Whether this approach will work or not is to be seen.
Basketball is a sport that many feel can be of primary importance in the
county since the talent is definiitely here. No one really knows what
happened last season. As Coach Smith said at the banquet, the fate of the
games was decided upon the moods of the players.
The new coach will try to develop this talent to resemble one of the great
all-time teams of a couple years ago that lost only one regular season game.
The baseball team's future is one that is looking very bright since their
program has increased so much in the last two years.
The facilities have come due to an extraordinary ettort by both the
coaches and players.
They won more games this past season than they ever have and they also
played more games than in the past.
They finished in third place in the conference standings and are looking
to better years as time passes.
Girls' sports have been the highlight of the year for the high school as the
golf team finished second in the conference and fifth in the state.
It was the first year the girls had a volleyball or Softball team and
considering the competition, they did well and are also looking to the future
with many players returning.
The basketball team did not seem as good this year as last but the fact of
change from 3-A competition to 4-A make it look that way.
Hoke had two conference champions this year: wrestling and girls' track,
with the latter taking the state crown again this year.
Coach Bill Colston is the coach of both teams, ironically enough; or is it?
That says a lot for him as a coach.
The boys' track team did not do as well, but they have over 25 people
returning next year to make the team much stronger.
The tennis teams (both girls and boys) did not come out too well, but they
too are in a building process.
Many awards were given at the banquet last week for each sport.
It is always hard to single out a person for a team sport, and the job of the
coaches the other night was not easy.
The athlete of the year is with no doubt Kathy McMillan, and no one
could dispute that.
Overall, it has been a very good year for Hoke High athletes and the
future looks bright according to the forecast of who is coming back next
year on each team.
What ever the outcome of next year's teams, there is one thing that is
sure. The support of the community is always present whether verbal,
written, or bodily. That is something to be proud of, even if everything else
fails.
That made the year a success and many other smaller things that go with
if
WINNING VAULT-Franklin Jordan clears the bar to win the pole vault
event at the Regional Meet held at East Carolina University in Greenville
last week. Jordan s best vault ever of 13 feet, six inches earned him a chance
to compete in the state high school meet, which will be held in Raleigh
tomorrow [Friday].
Jordan Wins Pole Vault
Hoke High finished in eleventh
place in the State Regional track
meet held in Greenville Friday as
they were paced by Franklin
Jordan's winning effort in the pole
vault.
Jordan vaulted 13 feet, six inches
(best for the year) to take first place
in the event and earn a place in the
state meet which will be held next
week at North Carolina State
University in Raleigh.
In addition to Jordan's per
formance, the Hoke 880 relay team
finished fourth.
Since the first four places in each
event goes to the state meet, the
relay team will also make the trip.
The Hoke team finished with
nine points, ten points behind
Terry Sanford, the winning team
with 19 points.
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Local sales and use tax col
lections in Hoke County amounted
to$16,106.21 in April, according to
state revenue officials.
Statewide collections for the
month were $11,112,467.53, ac
cording to the report.
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