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St. Augustine’s Pratt Named By CIAA League CIAA Cites Co Players Of The Year, MVP Honor NORFOLK, V*. - Norfolk State's Andre Johnson and St. Augustine's Julian Pratt were named baseball's 1M1 co-players of the veer in the wWle •• Augustine’s Henry White was tapped as the league’s baseball coach of the year. -selections, along with the 19M All-CIAA baseball team, were announced during the CIAA’s baseball tournament which iis Mng played on the Norfolk State campus. Norfolk State placed four playerson the mythical team, while St. Augustine’s, the conference regular season champions, landed three men on the squad. Two players from Elisabeth City were also named, along with one each from Virginia State, Bowie (Md.) and Shaw University. The 12-member squad, selected by the conference’s baseball coaches, includes 5 repeaters from last year’s all-star squad, 4 freshmen and 4 seniors. Pratt, along with Kenny Gallop, Norfolk State; Greg Bobbitt, St. Augustine’s; Thomas Aka-, Shaw; and Russell Gammon of Virginia State, were all-league choices a year asn. Pratt, a senior second baseman who hit .364 this season, was chosen for the third year in a row to the all league team and shared MVP honors with Johnson, Norfolk State’s speedy outflelder, who made the team for the first time this year. Johnson, a junior GREG BOBBITT from Baltimore, Md., hit .439 this season, walloped 10 homers and batted in 44 runs. Joining Johnson in the AU-CIAA outfield are Elizabeth City’s Scott Bigbie, a senior from South Mills, N. HENRY WHITE C. and St. Augustine’s Leverne homeruns and batted in 31 runs, while Fairley, a freshman from Fairley, a .366 hitter, knocked in 41 Laurinburg. Biebie swatted .361, hit 6 runs. jk •* Bowie State’s Martin Costes (.430), y y ' a freshman from Baltimore, Md., Xv was named as the conference's top first baseman, while Shaw’s Aker (.338), third base; Norfolk State’s John Anderson (.350), shortstop; and Pratt, the nation’s leader in stolen bases in ’90, at second, comprise the All-CIAA infield. Gammon, Virginia State’s outstanding junior defensive catcher, was named the CIAA’s top catcher and Gallop, one of the repeaters from the '90 AU-CIAA team, was voted in as the designated hitter. Gallop, an NCAA Division II AL1 American a year ago, is a .308 hitter with 6 homers and a conference leading 45 runs batted in. The Spartans’ Antonio Boone was named the league’s Most Outstanding Pitcher, edging St. Augustine’s Bobbitt, by one vote for the honor. Boone, a senior righthander with a 5-1 record, 44 whiffs and an “eye popping” 1.74 era, was also named the CIAA’s top righthand hurler and Bobbitt, AL1-CIAA year ago as a freshman, was chosen as the best lefthanded pitcher. Elizabeth City’s Shaun Bigbie, a freshman and brother of the Vikings’ Scott, an all league choice in the outfield,, was named the CIAA’s top relief pitcher. Bigbie, along with Andeson, Fairl^ and Costes were the freshmen voted to this year’s squad. Bobbitt, a 6-3 soph, finished the egular season with a 5-1 won-lost nark and two saves. He has 48 itrikeouts in 58 2/3 innings. Bigbie, in elief, has four saves to his credit, a 2 l won-lost record and a 1.40 era Coaches Box BY JAMES L. GILES, SR. BRIEFS Eddie Robinson became Grambling State’s head football coach 50 years ago, and at age 72, is still acting 32. There’s no sitting in a practice-field tower, barking down instructions. Robinson still runs pass routes, demonstrates blocks, shows quarterbacks how to drop back, things he learned by going to clinics annually since the fall of mi. But what he did most was win, a habit he hasn’t—and never wants to—kick. His 49-year mark, all at Grambling, is 387-127-15, with only three losing seasons. No college football coach has won more games, not Bear Bryant, Stagg, Rockne, Heisman or Hayes. The Louisiana legend recently gave a stirring motivational speech at rhaw University’s sports banquet. Receiving Sports Superlative athlet awards were Stephanie McNeal ar Sheldon Owens. *. Chris Brown of St. Augustine College has been selected as tf golfer of the year in the CIAt Torrance Allen and Char It Hammonds of St. Aug.’s also mad first-team all-conference, an Lawrence “Peaches” Coleman of S Aug.’s is the coach of the year. After what one member said was a lot of aggressive debate,” the men' and women’s NCAA basketba committees voted to keep the thre< point arc at 19’9”. Hank Nichols, secretary and rule editor for the men’s basketball rule committee, said the NCAA wil “aggressively seek” to get nor BB&T Stays On Track BY JOHN MCCANN CaatrUMiiag Writer Phillip Petteway smashed a first inning fastball deep into centerfield to give Omegas a 2-0 lead, but it would not be enough to cool down a sizzling BB&T team. Friday night matched the young men of Omegas against the red-hot boys of BB&T, who, coming off a huge win the night before, showed no signs of fatigue as they rolled to a 10-5 victory. Besides delivenng the long ball, Petteway recorded six strikeouts—giving him the uppet hand in the pitching department over BB&T’s Nick Archibald, who threw five strikeouts. The win, however, was keyed b> offense. BB&T seemed to have the knack for extra bases as Kevin Stokes and Darryl Smith came up with doubles. Shawn Smith continued to swing the bat well, ending up with two singles. 5 EDDIE ROBINSON s 1 Division I programs, such as junior college and Division II and III schools, to experiment with the longer three-point arc and a wider free-throw lane. Houston Oilers’ quarterback Warren Moon, winner of the Jim Thorpe Award as the NFL’s most valuable player, says he still has plenty of enthusiasm for football. “I feel like I’m in the best shape of my life. I’ve kept myself in good condition,” Moon said during a dinner and charity auction in Oklahoma City. He was presented the award during the dinner. PATIENCE Patience is the ballast of the soul that will keep it from rolling and tumbling in the greatest storms. :3 NYV PROMAM TO ST. AIM’S—SwbMting dassts art tMgM It St AasaaSaa’s Mbit’s Saaawr NaSaial l#i . _ - * ~ tAaaL Umum. A^^^mASau Bam f irtiir TM Iputt TOffi®* «hM nanrvy Mumy, fi®y ccwi, Mak M|k aaS atfcacs an Mtr pbaatai br tfct 4tk annual IMbaal Yavth Sparts Praraia, wMck «i bagb at Monday, Juno 17th In tha Emory Gym. RagUtrotton tar tha program wi ha hold on Saturday. Juno 6 and again on Saturday, Juno 15th. Tha program wM run far Iva waoks and wM and an July IS, mi. muany or. scouts Land Top Hoop Prospect BY BARRY COOPER Albany (Ga.) State College, which over the years has had a top black basketball program, may have landed another star. Albany recently signed Florida high school star Bill Perry, who averaged nearly 20 points a game and came within a point of leading his team to the Florida Class AA state championship. Perry played so well that he was named “Mr. Basketball’’ in Florida, the top individual honor available in the state for a high-school player. Perry is only 5’10”, but longtime Albany coach Oliver Jones signed him without having seen him play—either in person or on videotape. Said Perry, “What really caught my eye was a comment his coach made about him as a freshman when he wanted the ball during the district tournament in a pressure situation. That tells me-that he is the type of player we are interested in.” So how did Perry get away from the big schools? He said he preferred the atmosphere—and black culture—of a historically black college. The Rams need some help. Albany State, which competes in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, was only 11-16 last year. There is more evidence that historically black colleges are putting more emphasis on staging their own championships than trying to compete against the other NCAA ' schools. The Southwestern Athletic I Conference and Mid-Eastern Athlethic Conference have firmed up plans for the first Heritage Bowl football championship. The game'will i be played each year during the first I week of December, and the first 1 game has been set for Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami. ( That date conflicts with the NCAA f Division I-AA playoffs, but SWAC and MEAC officials say they are willing 1 to pass up the playoffs in order to have their own bowl game. That is probably a wise decision. In the 13-year history of the I-AA playoffs, only one black college—Florida A&M—has made it to the finals. FAMU won the first I AA championship in 1978. Norfolk State picked up two honors as the college basketball season came to a close. James Sweat, Norfolk’s women’s basketball coach, was lamed the NCAA Division II coach of he year and Tracy Saunders, the leading scorer for Norfolk’s women’s earn, was named the NCAA Division II player of the year. It marked the irst time that a player from a listorically black school ever has von the prestigious award. Saunders averaged 21 points a ;ame and helped Norfolk State dvance to the NCAA women’s division II final four. Norfolk State lad a 33-2 record. SUMMER FUN FREE! Saint Augustine’s College’s National Youth Sports Program For Studonts Agos 10-16 Juno 17 • July 10,1001 7:30 A.M. • 2:00 P.M. Mon. • Frl. Free Physical, free transportation, and free sports instruction from college and high school coaches in: SWIMMINQ ENRICHMENT SOFTBALL VOULBYBALL TBNNIS SOCCER BASKRTBALL * * ’PHYSICAL EXAMS • REQUIRED - FREE - Emery Bymneslum Saturday, June 8 A15,1991 10:00 a.m.-12:00 Neon Two Free Meale (Breakfast, enack and hot lunches): Free Enrichment Hour; Free T-Shirt; Free Award*, Trophies, and Certificates; and Free Membership Card. for furthor Information oontoot COACH HEARTLEY - Project Administrator or ROY ECTOR - Activities Director at 820 445,( fxt. 315 or Sat. 200 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday - Fridav. NYSF BUS SCHEDULES A 7:20 a.m. Chavis Haights Health Center Q 7:20 a.m. Ayala Haights Centet 7:30 a.m. HaWax Caurt Health Center ® Raiaigh Herth C; Enroll** Name Address_ ':20i p:30 a.m. L_w ___ :40 a.m. Walnut Tetraee Health Carter RETURN TODAY NATIONAL YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAM RETURN T00AY TO: COACH HEARTLEY. IT. AMUtTMFI COHERE, RALBBH, HC 27110-2290 (111) 0204401 lit S1B - iWqAppiicrtlonFofp - ~ Slreot I f z Emergency Contact Name _ Date ot Birth_<_/ (Musi M ’0 YMfS Old pr*Of 10 ending date O' P'OrtCt • State Grade _ z« . Relationship . Telephone Home Address . Work C"ty ZtpCooe In the event ol an miury to this participant the NYSP host institution and/or the NCAA is authorized to oPtam any medical car* or treatment deemed necessary Office use only Eligible Z NoneligibieC Residing within target are* C Yes C No Complete medical examination record a- *. S
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