Defending Champs
? Girls State Track Meet Next
Several members of the Hoke
High Girls Track Team qualified
?for the state meet following last
week's sectional competition here.
The state meet will be held Friday,
May 13 at the Hoke stadium.
Deloris Monroe placed second in
the high jump, clearing 5 feet, two
inches, which is a personal best for
her. "Hie first place finisher, Mc
Neill of Pinecrest, also cleared
5*2", but won because she had
fewer misses during the meet.
Betty McCormick placed second
in the 440 yard dash. She ran a 57.9
which is two-tenths of a second off
the school record time of 57.7 in the
440. The record is held by Kathy
McMillan.
Betty McDuffie was second in
the 1 10 low hurdles. She ran a 15.4
which is two-tenths of a second
slower than her fastest time of the
season. McDuffie was edged out of
second place in the 60 low hurdles
as the second, third and fourth
ftlace finishers came across the
inish line at almost the same
instant. She was ruled to have
finished fourth.
The mile relay team, Jerry Finin,
Deloris Monroe, Sharon McMillan
and Betty McCormick, finished
second with a time of 3:59.8. No
?;irls' relay team had ever run under
our minutes in North Carolina
until Friday night when Durham
k
RELA Y ?- Durham a Jordan [in front ] u followed by a Hoke County runner
in a first - second finish in the mile relay. The Durham team was the first
girls relay team to break four minutes in high school or college competition.
Hoke relayers also ran under the four minute mark.
HIGH JUMP -? Deloris Monroe scored a personal best during the sectional
competition with a jump of 5'2" and placed second in the event. The first
place winner also jumped 5'2". but won because she had fewer misses
during the competition.
Summer F un Plans
HOKE COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
SUMMER PROGRAMS SCHEDULE 1977
Men's Softball: May 5 - August 4, Tuesday and Thursday, Armory Park.
Men'a Softball: (Ages 35 and up), Wednesday, May 4, 7:30, Recreation
Office.
Little League: (Ages 10-12), Saturday, May 7, Armory Park; 10' yrs. "10:00
a.m., 11 yrs. 11:30 a.m., 12 yrs. 1:00 p.m.; Birth certificate required.
T-Ball League: (Ages 7 - 9), Saturday, May 14, Raeford Elementary
School Field. 10:00 a.m. Birth Certificates required.
Girl* Youth Softball: (Ages 10 ? 14), Saturday, May 14, Armory Park,
11:30 a.m. Birth certificate required.
Tennis Tournament: May 16. Call Recreation Office for details
875-5603.
Boy's Youth Softball: (Ages 16-18), Saturday, May 21, Armory Park,
10:30 a.m. Birth Certificate.
Jr. Tar Heel Baseball: (Ages 13 - 14), Saturday, May 21, Armory Park,
1:00 p.m. Birth Certificate required.
* Bike Club: (All ages & families welcome). Saturday, May 21. Armory.
3:00 p.m.
Women's Softball: (Ages 15 & up), May 23 ? Aug. 10, Mondays and
Wednesdays, Armory Park.
Volleyball Leagues: Gibson Gym. Co-Ed Teams, ages 18 & up, Monday,
June 13, 7 - 9 p.m. Ages 15-17 yrs. Wednesday. June 15, 7 - 9 p.m. Ladies
Free Play June 12, 7 - 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Pottery Classes: Call Recreation Office before June 15, (875-5603).
Mondays 2 - 4 p.m., June 20 - Aug. 8; minimum charge.
Swimming Lessons: Register June 3-4,9- 12 p.m., Armory Park Field.
First come - first serve basis. Ages 6 ? 13, $2.00 per child.
Playgrounds: June 20 - Aug. 12, Mondays thru Friday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00
p.m., Raeford Elementary, Scurlock, South Hoke Schools. Field sports and
games, Arts and Crafts, Library Representatives, and special events.
Part-Time Playgrounds: June 20 ? August 12, 10:00 a.m., West Hoke,
Mondays all day, Tuesday until 12:00 p.m.; Rockfish area, Tuesday, 1:00
p.m. - 5:00 p.m.; McCain area, all day Thursdays, Fridays till 12:00;
Rockfish area, all day Wednesdays.
Senior Citizens Trips: Dates and time to be announced.
Various Workshops: Macrame, Christmas ornaments, lamp shade
covering. Dates and time to be announced.
Gyms: Upchurch - Mon-Fri 9 - 11:30, 1:30-4:30; Saturdays 9 - 12:00.
Gibson -- Mon-Fri 9 ? 11:30, 1:30-4:30; Closed on Saturdays.
The Hoke County Parks and Recreation Commission welcomes your
suggestions and opinions. For more information about coming events
contact the Recreation Office at 875-5603.
Wicker Snaps Eagle Streak,
? 7-5 Loss Ends Girls Season
The Lady Eagles experienced
their first defeat of the season May
5 to Wicker of Sanford, 7-5.
: C. Black and S. Washington led
the attack with a 3-3 performance
a bat, but not good enough to
o rtrcome the Eagles' costly errors
tl at kept Wicker in the lead most
o the time. C. Love and J.
B lackshear were 2-3 at bat while
S tnford had four girts with a 2-3
p srformance.
The Eagles defeated Jonesboro
Monday, May 2, 5-3, after 6*/a
innings of play. Angela Thomas
was 3-3 i for the Eagles while
Bethune mesboro was 2-3 to
The to batters for the Eagle
season is follows: Cohilda
Black, .519, Teresa Parker, .516,
Angela Thomas, .496, Geraldine
Hasty, .486, and Carolyn Love,
.467;
lead the
are 8-1 f
jer hitting. The Eagles
the season.
Jordan and Hoke both broke the
four minute mark. Durham Jordan
ran a time of 3:58.3.
Other Hoke girls who scored in
the sectional meet were: Angela
McDuffie, fifth in the discus; and
the 880 relay team (teammates
Elizabeth Campbell, Deloris Mon
roe. Terrie Tyler and Betty Mc
cormick) finished fifth.
Opening ceremonies at the state
meet will start at 6:30 p.m. and
events begin at 7 p.m. Admission is
Softball
Scores
The Hoke County Parks and
Recreation Commission's Men's
Softball League got underway last
Thursday with three games.
In the opener, the All-Stars
erased a six-run deficit to defeat
Carolina Turf 14-10 in eight in
nings. The All-Stars picked up four
runs in the seventh inning to tie the
game and four runs in the eighth to
wrap up the victory.
Nate Singletary had four hits in
five trips to the plate to pace the
A-S 18-hit attack. Cecil Campbell
and Delton Hardin each went 3-4
for the losers.
All-Stars ' 030 201 44? 14
Carolina Turf 601 210 00? 10
(HRS) Singletary, Chandler, Mc
Call, P. Maynor 2, Tucker 2.
In the 8 p.m. game, Tex-Elastic
used an eight-run third inning to
defeat Odom Roofing 21-10 in six
innings. Joe Davis was 3-5 for
Tex-Elastic, including a home run.
For Odom Roofing, Jesse Taylor
went 3-3 and Ronnie Cameron 3-4
to lead their hitting.
Tex-Elastic 118 056 ? 21
Odom Roofing 003 502 ? 10
(HRS) Davis
In the final game of the evening,
Pig-'N-Chicken downed Rose Avia
tion 17-2 in five innings. Tim
Hawks, Bobby Baker, and James
Rainey each had perfect nights at
the plate for P-C, going 4-4, 3-3
and 2-2, respectively. Sam Ray
Kicked up two of his team's seven
its in two times at bat.
Rose Aviation 110 00 ? 2
Pig-'N-Chicken 446 3x ? 17
(HRS) Barch, Rainey, T. Hawks
Standings
W
Pig-'N-Chicken 1
All-Stars 1
Tex-Elastic 1
Odom Roofing 0
Carolina Turf 0
Rose Aviation 0
L GB
0
0
0
1 1
1 1
1 1
Recreation Bits
The Hoke County Parks and Recreation Commission
needs donations of wooden spools, bottle caps (6 to 12
oz. bottles), buttons, magazines, shoe boxes, salt or
oatmeal boxes, baby food jars with lids and rose petals.
Recreation personnel will go out and pick up any of
these items if they are called at 875-5603.
The Commission is sponsoring a T-Ball baseball
League (ages 7 - 9) and a Girl's Youth Softball League
(ages 10-14).
Organizational meetings for both leagues will be held
Saturday May 14. T-Ball participants will meet at
Raeford Elementary School Field at 10 a.m. The girls
will gather at Armory Park at 11:30 a.m.
Birth certificates are required from all participants in
both leagues.
A Spring Tennis Tournament will begin May 18.
Divisions of competition include: Men's singles 20 and
up. Men's doubles 20 and up, women's singles open age,
women's doubles open age, and mixed doubles.
Entry blanks may be picked up at WSHB, Hoke Drug,
Howell Drug and the Recreation Office on Elwood
Avenue. For more information, contact the Recreation
office at 875-5603.
Eagles End Season
The Upchurch Eagles concluded
a tough baseball season by de
feating Wicker of Sanford 13-1
and boosting their season's record
to 5 - 5.
The Eagles suffered four set
backs at the hands of Anson
County and Jonesboro of Sanford.
The scores were 13 - 12, 14 - 4, 14 -
4, and 16 - 6.
The Upchurch Eagles, under the
direction of Coach Parnell Miles,
struggled most of the year with
their defense.
The Eagle offense was led by
Mike McDougald, Marvin McKoy
and Anthony Brown, who batted
.515, .535, and .666, respectively.
Pitching chores were handled by
Bobby Posey, Ervin Jones, Anthony
Brown and Bobby McMillan.
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Thor (Thor's dayl and Friday
from the goddess Fria (Fria's
dayl.
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dayl while Sunday was the
sun's day and Monday is so
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