SPORTS
Area Youth Find Enrichment
In Summer Athletic Program
BY ALUE M. PEEBLES
Cootribettng Writer
A large number of area youth
participating in enrichment
claaeea during 8t. Auguetine’e
College*! National youth Sports
Program.
The program, which opened on
June 16 and ends on July 17, ia
designed to cover information on a
variety of problems that youth ex
perience. Its success is evident by
the support of many community
based agencies and. organizations
that send representatives to the
««npue to speak on a variety of
subjects. Some of those subjects
include career opportunities, alco
hol and drug abuse, sexually,
transmitted diseases, nutrition,
passive smoking, personal health
and community responsibility.
AIDS is eovsrsd in stssions
whsrs tims is spsnt on education.
Sines this is rslativsly now to ths
participants, ths prsssntsrs spend
tims in answering questions. After
showing a video, coordinator
Ernest Perry stresses the point
that AIDS destroys the body’s im
mune system. He stresses that the
disease is transmitted by the ex
change of body fluids, such as with
needles and by unsafe sex.
A recent study revealed that
males are the victims of AIDS 90
percent of the time. Sessions in
enrichment are often followed by
discussions and testing. In this
session, coaches Downing and
Perry gave a true-false test.
The coordinators are implement
ing a self-help program called
Neighborhood Fridays.
This special project was initi
ated during the 1991 summer
NY8P. Hie objective is to develop
persona] and community strate
gies to improve the effectiveness of
the individual, the family and the
neighborhood.
The participant completes a spe
cial worksheet where he agrees to
perform a task in each of the three
categories mentioned above. He
involves his family whenever nec
essary. On Mondays, the partici
pants report on their activities.
Hie Neighborhood Fridays proj
ect was shared with Magic
Johnson when he spoke to St.
Augustine’s students at Memorial
Auditorium. He agreed to help
spread the prqject to other youth
as he traveled across the United
States.
Four Wachovia Cup Winners
Hold First-Place Positions
The four leaders in Wachovia
Cup competition after the 1991-82
winter (porta season were able to
hold their first-place positions
through the spring season and win
their respective classifications.
Charlotte’s Providence High
School won the cup in the 4-A clas
sification, High Point Central won
in 3-A, the N.C. School of Science
and Math won in 2-A and Hender
sonville won the 1-A.
The Wachovia Cup award, spon
sored fay Wachovia Bank of North
Carolina and the North Carolina
High School Athletic Association,
recognises the high schools that
achieve the best overall interscho
lastic athletic performance within
each of the state’s four competitive
classifications. The Wachovia Cup
program is in its 13th year.
In Class 4-A spring competition,
Providence finished seventh in
boys’ tennis and girls’ trade and
third in boys’ track to wind up
with 36S total paints. Greensboro
Grimsley, a past cup winner, was
second with 327.5 paints, thanks
to runner-up finishes in girls’
track, girls’ soccer and boys’ ten
nis. Raleigh Millbrook, the runner
up in boys' track, was third with
320 points. Raleigh Sanderson, the
golf champion, finished fourth
with 310 points and Athens Drive
was fifth with 288.57 points.
In a tight 3-A race, High Punt
Central nipped crosstown rival
T.W. Andrews by a 372.5 to 360
margin. Central was the runner
up in boys’ tennis, tied for fourth
in boys’ track and was fifth in
girls’ track. Andrews won the boya
track title and was fifth in girls’
track. The Red raiders also won
the boys' track title and placed
fifth In boys’ tennis.
Sun Valley, the 8-A boys’ tennis
and girls' track champion, finished
third with 327.6 points. Salisbury,
the golf runner-up, was fourth
with 296 points, followed by T.C.
Roberson, which tied for first in
soccer, in fifth place with 285
points.
In Class 2-A, the N.C. School of
Science and Math built a big lead
through the winter and held on
with a fifth-place tie in tennis to
win the cup with 316 paints. Char
lotte Catholic, which placed first
among boys’ 2-A tennis teams, was
second with 302.6 points. Ledford,
the golf champion and a softball
semifinalist, was third with 281.26
points, followed by C.D. Owen in
fourth with 269.5 and Mooresville,
the top soccer team, fifth with
236.26 points.
Walleye Anglers Frustrate
Fishermen Seeking Big Bite
Hart’s a scenario that’s sasy to
ralata to for many anglsrs. Your
fishing companions, and all tha
othar anglars on tha lakt, ara
catching wallaya. You’va yat to
hava a bits. Suns area of water.
8ame color of Jig and bait. So much
for an enjoyable day outdoors.
You’re getting frustrated.
But before you hang up that rod
and reel, take into consideration
the following advice from Norb
Wallock, a professional walleye
tournament angler and fishing
guids from Wisconsin.
"Slow down your presentation
and let your Jig drag along the bot
tom,” recommends Wallock, a
member of Shimano’s Pro Fishing
staff. "Rely on fishing smart, not
luck.”
Wallock uses many different
techniques and presentations for
success on the pro walleye circuit
and in his guiding. "When Jigging
for walleye, the moat important
part of being successful is the rod,
reel and line. These represent the
only connection to the fish," notes
Wallock.
The rod, reel and line are an ex
tension of the arm and sense of
feel. When selecting a rod for jig
ging, Wallock advises that anglers
choose one that is extremely sensi
tive and highly responsive, and in
certain situations, one that can
help increase casting distance.
When casting jigs, Wallock’s fa
vorite way of fishing, he recom
mends that the reel be filled with
a small-diameter line such as Du
Ponfs Magnathin. Casting jigs for
walleyes is used most in spring
Gamer Rd.
‘YM’Seeks
Volunteers
The Gamer Road Rpmily YMCA
continues to serve the community
• by offering a variety of recrea
tional and educational programs.
a difference by volunteering
for the following positions:
Basketball coaches, fitness con
sultants, summer fby «amP coun
selors. Inquire about benefits by
calling 833-1256.
and early summer bafora weed
growth gate too high and the fish
are still shallow. “Ifs very effec
tive in water depth from one to 15
feet," said Wallock. “Anything
deeper, you're better off trolling or
vertical Jigging.”
Another important key to suc
cess is covering as much water as
possible. In the spring when lakes
are clear, and during periods of
calm conditions when poet-spawn
walleyes spook easily when ma
neuvering a boat near them, you’ll
want to make long casts. Wallock
states that by increasing casting
distance, anglers are able to in
crease their coverage of potential
walleye habitat
Many fishing tackle manufac
turers are designing long, conical
shaped spools for spinning reels
that help increase casting dis
tance. "This feature leads to re
duced friction when the line comes
off the spool, and therefore longer
casts,” aaid Wallock.
One* you have your equipment
needs handled, another key ingre
dient when Jigging for walleye ia
concentration. Wallock alwaya
knowa where the Jig ia in compari
aon to the bottom or flah zone, and
watchee the line for aidewaye
movement or a hopping motion in
dicating a atrike. “When the caet ia
made in ahallow water—leaa than
IS feet—let the Jig hit bottom,”
aaid Wallock. "And when retriev
ing, make sure the line ia coming
directly at you by pointing the rod
at the line.”
Wallock attributea hie aucceaa to
treating every hit like a fiah.
Whether it's a light atrike or juat a
weed or anag, he eliminatea the
gueaework, relying on akill rather
than luck, by netting the hook.
"You’ll loae aome Jiga, but you’ll
alao atart catching more fiah,” aaid
^Wallock. "It cure beats watching
the other folks on the lake. I enjoy
it more when they watch me."
NCSU Runner Takes GTE
All-American Accolades
David Honea, a croes-country
runnar from North Carolina Stata
Univeraity, was namad tha 1992
GTE Acadamic All-American of tha
Yaar in tha univaraity diviaion.
Tha honor goaa to tha individual
who boat reproaenta tha qualitioa
of an Acadamic All-American—-An
athlata who axcala both on tha
fiald and in tha daaaroom.
A aanior from Aahavilla, ho ia an
aloctrical anginaaring major with a
porfoct 4.0 grado-point avoraga.
Ha oamad All-Amarica and All*
ACC honora thia aaaaon.
Tha GTE Acadamic All*Amarica
Taama ara aolactad by a vote of tha
1,600-mambar Collage Sporta In*
formation Diractora of America. To
bo eligible, an athlata muet be a
varaity starter or key reaerve and
maintain a cumulative GPA of at
laaat 3.2 on a ecalo of 4.0.
Studont/athlotaa with North
^Carolina tiaa namad to tha univar
aity diviaion a fiusi warn vu>rr
Marc Cook of Eaat Carolina (awim
. ming), a uenior from Palm Bench
Gardens, Fla. (3.97/finance), and
Rodney Hennon of Western Caro
lina (baseball), a junior from Dal
ton, Ga. (3.78/economics).
Jock Kime], Western Carolina
(baseball), a senior from Clem
mons (3.66/marketing), was
named to the second team in the
university division.
In the college division, Paul
Benfield, Catawba (baseball), a
senior from Salisbury (3.81/busi
ness administration), was named
to the second team.
Also, Susie Gardner of Western
Carolina (cross country/track), a
junior from Marietta, Ga. (3.95/
psychology), and Laurie Gomet
Henes of North Carolina State
University (croes-country/track), a
senior from Boardman, Ohio (3.72/
history) were named to the first
team in the university division.
* • *
Opinions ai| only
worth the value of the
I'acts that hack them up.
FOUR BA66ER—Walaco Schuler is shown coming to
homo pinto otter hitting his second Inside-the-park home
run to help Iris team, Wake Baptist Bravo, defeat Word of
Gad FriowiMp 16-8 hi tiw Drat gam* of a softball double
header recently held at Sanderford Read Park. (Photo by
James Giles)
SPORTS
FROM THE
PRESSBOX
There’s nothing hollow
about these O’s in 1992.
They, have pitching.
They have speed. They
play solid defense. They
have pitching. (Pitching
can’t be stressed enough.)
Baltimore, which lost
95 games last year, should
flirt with Toronto in the
thin air atop the Ameri
can League East all sum
mer and may be alone in
first come Oct. 4.
The O’s may hold the
same edge that the Atlan
ta Braves had over the
“older and more experi
enced” Los Angeles Dod
gers in 1991.
The Orioles are young,
hungry and should only
get stronger as the season
drags into August and
September. There are no
big-money free agents on
their roster. These guys
have something to prove.
One example is leadoff
hitter Brady Anderson.
After five disappointing
seasons, he has begun to
shine.
Harris Sponsors Games
Harris Communications Co. of
Durham has recently become an
official sponsor for the North Caro
lina Amateur Sports State Games
by providing pagers, voice mail,
two-way radios and cellular
phones.
“With more than 10,000 partici
pants competing in so many sport
ing events across the area, effec
tive communication is critical,”
said Linda Logan, president of
Harris Communications Co. “We
are pleased to provide the commu
nications products for the gdmes
and hope that, with opr products,
the games will run smoothly.”
The NCAS State Games are an
Olympic-style competition for
North Carolinians of all ages and
skills. The games feature 23 differ
ent sporting events with competi
tion held in the Triangle and
Sandhill areas June 20 through
July 4. Prior to the final competi
tion, regional competitions took
place June 12-14 in Charlotte,
Cary and Jacksonville.
Wolfpack Nominated For Award
Athletic trainer Wade Holiday
has been nominated for the Nup
rin Comeback Award. The award,
which will be presented to U.S.
athletes competing in the 1992
Olympic Games in Barcelona, rec
ognizes exceptional athletes who
have come back from sports-re
lated injuries to distinguish them
selves in national or international
competition.
Presented to one male and one
female athlete, the award is also
shared by the athletes’ trainers of
physical therapists who contrib
uted most to their comebacks.
The Nuprin Comeback Award,
first presented at the U.S. Olympic
Festival DO in Minneapolis-St.
Paul, is the first of its kind to rec
ognize performance based on an
athlete’s perseverance through in
jury and pain and on a trainer/
physical therapist’s dedication and
prowess in readying the athlete.
With it comes a $5,000 grant to
the winning athlete (subject to the
rules of that athlete’s governing
sport body) and a matching grant
or gift to the certified athletic
trainer or physical therapist whom
the athlete selects.
The Flame of Hope
It’s hard to believe, but four years
have passed and another Olympic year
is upon us. And, with our interest
piqued by the 1992 Winter Games in
Albertville, France, the eyes of the
world now turn eagerly toward the
1992 Summer Games scheduled for
July 25 - Aug. 9 in Barcelona, Spain.
An estimated 1 billion television
viewers are expected to watch the
1992 Summer Olympics, with satel
lites linking people around the world
in a way that could not have been
imagined when the first Games took
place in Greece around 776 B.C.
Begun as a tribute to the gods, the
Olympic ideal was to replace interna
tional turmoil with friendly competi
tion, and all wars ceased during the
ancient Games. According to the ear
liest records, only one athletic event
was held in the early Olympics — a
foot race of about 200 yards. After the
warlike Spartans began participating,
however, the Games were expanded to
include events such as chariot racing,
boxing and the pentathlon — a five
sport event consisting of running,
jumping, spear throwing, discus
throwing and wrestling.
The original Games were held ev
ery fourth year, a practice that contin
ued until the Games were abolished
in the early Christian era — around
A.D. 394 — by the Roman emperor
Theodosius, who felt they had pagan
connotations. The revival of the
Olympics is credited to a 19th
century French nobleman, Pierre
de Coubertin, who was concerned over
the lack of physical fitness among
his countrymen.
De Coubertin became intrigued by
the Greek ideal of the balanced devel
opment of mind and body after learn
ing about the recently excavated ruins
of the original Olympic stadium.
He proposed re-establishing the Olym
pic Gaines during a meeting of the
Athletic Sports Union in 1892. Two
years later, the International Athletic
Congress approved the first modem
Olympic Games, which were held
L
C U S Olympic Committee
Jesse Owens runs for the Gold during the 1936 Olympics.
in Athens, Greece, in 1896.
That year, only 311 athletes from 13
countries met to compete in nine
sports. In 1992, more than 10,000 ath
letes from 172 countries are expected
to compete in the 257 events that will
make up the Barcelona Games. Par
ticular attention will be focused on the
U.S. men’s basketball team, which, for
the first time, will be made up of top
professional players from the National
Basketball Association. This year also
marks the last time both the Summer
and Winter Olympics will be held in
the same year; the Games now will be
staggered with the next Winter
Olympics planned for Lillehammer,
Norway, in 1994, while the host city
for the 1996 Summer Games will be
Atlanta, Ga.
Although the Olympics have weath
ered, many changes, the common
thread throughout the years always has
been the athletes. One of the most
memorable American athletes of this
century was Jim Thorpe, who wdn
both the decathlon and pentathlon
in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1912. A
Native American, Thorpe was later
honored as the greatest athlete of the
first half of the 20th century. When
Nazi Germany hosted the 1936 Gaines
in Berlin, African-American Jesse
Owens won four gold medals in what
many experts consider the greatest
track and field performance in
Olympic history. And in I9?2. U.S.
swimmer Mark Spitz earned seven
gold medals, more than anyone in
any Olympics.
The Winter Games also have
boasted some outstanding perfor
mances. Who can forget, for instance,
the 1980 Lake Placid, N.Y., Games
when the underdog U.S. hockey team
won the gold medal over the heavily
favored Soviet team?
Nonetheless, the Olympic history of
spirited competition among athletes of
all nations has not escaped political
division. In 1972, the world was
shaken by terrorism at the Summer
Olympics in Munich, West Germany,
with the death of 11 Israeli team mem
bers at the hands of Palestinian terror
ists. In 1980, the Soviet Union's inva
sion of Afghanistan led to a boycott
of the Moscow Summer Olympics by
the United States and other Western
nations. In 1984, the Soviet Union and
the bulk of the Eastern Bloc nations
responded by boycotting the Summer
Games in Los Angeles, Calif.
Despite the controversy and
changes, people and nations around
the world ultimately put aside their
differences every four years and allow
themselves to be caught up in the
spirit of the Olympics. Why? Perhaps
International Olympic Committee
President Juan Antonio Samaranch put
it best. “The Olympic flame is the only
hope for brotherhood, understanding
and dialogue." U
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