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February, 1985
The Spelman Spotlight
Page 9
Yvonne Owens is No. 1 in Basketball
Tennis Team
Gets Ready
by Marie Roberts
Rain, sleet, nor snow has kept
the Spelman tennis team from
preparing for their upcoming
season because they are prac
ticing indoors.
“Competition will be really
tough this season, said Maxine
Holland, the new tennis coach.
Holland, a graduate from
Hampton University, is new to
the Spelman staff and to
coaching. She was an instructor
at Kentucky State University
where she taught both health
and activity courses.
There is a definite difference
between coaching and
teaching,” said Holland, “and I
am looking forward to the
challenge."
Robin Dixon, the strongest
player on the team, has held the
number 1 position since her
freshman year. Last semester, she
was ranked number 30 in the
state of Georgia. Now a junior,
Dixon’s aim is at moving up in
the ranks, but as a double major
in English and French, she insists
that tennis is only a game. “I
enjoy playing, but it’s a hobby,”
she says.
The season will open February
23, at 1:00 p.m., against the
Morris Brown Wolverines.
Other scheduled matches are
against Emory University,
Oglethorpe University, Georgia
State, South Carolina State, and
Florida A&M.
Sports Trivia
Questions
1. Who was the only female
athlete at the 1976 Summer
Olympics not give a sex test?
2. What sport was pictured on
the cover of the first Sports
Illustrated?
3. How many seconds does an
NBA team have to shoot after
getting the ball?
4. What's the most traveled
sports team?
5. Who was the first black to
play major league baseball?
6. What tennis team is said to
come from the French word
for egg?
by Marie Roberts
When Yvonne Owens tried
out for her sixth grade basketball
team, she had no idea that she
would one day be leading the
nation, especially since she was
cut from the team.
“My friends made it and I was
really hurt," said Owens, a junior
at Clark College and a member
of the women’s basketball team.
“After that I was determined to
make it." Dedicated to her new
goal, Owens returned to her
school the following season with
not only the skills to make the
team, but also with a 20 point
scoring average, making her one
of the highest scorers on the
team.
Since then Yvonne, a native of
Griffin, Georgia, was won many
honors and awards. This year,
she has become the best in the
nation, both at rebounding and
scoring. Though playing only
college ball, with a 23.6 scoring
average, the lady is no amateur.
At 5’10”, she has been able to
rebound over 302 shots for the
Clark Panthers in 18 games,
giving her an 18.7 average.
Though they are her favorite
and strongest fans, a few com
plications keep her parents from
attending every game.
“Sometimes I play better when
they’re here and sometimes I
play worse. When my mom is
here I have to worry about
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controlling things like my
temper," Owens laughed.
Being the nation's best has not
changed the young hoopsters
attitudes about herself or her
team. “I never have bragged in
my life. As far as being good, I
know I’m good and I let the
people determine whether they
think I’m good or not. I’m not
the type to try and score all the
points. I want all of us to, because
I know one player cannot win a
basketball game.
Workouts for the team are
usually 6 days a week, sometimes
7.“I only workout during prac
tice and I dread it everyday,”
admitted Owens. “Her drills are
done daily, and weights are
added to the routine twice a
week.
As an office administration
major, Yvonne plans to go into
the business world from college.
Until then, she will just go on
playing basketball and being the
country’s best.
The Clark College Women’s
Basketball Team is coached by
Anthony Witherspoon. At press
time, the team’s record was 11-7
and they were first in their
conference. The Panthers will
participate in the upcoming
SIAC tournament along with the
number 1 scoring women’s team
in the nation, theAlabamaA&M
Bulldogs.
Yvonne Owens
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