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{HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER is in full swing. On Tuesday the Laney Wildcats did battle with a Harlem High team.
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'Above, two players jockey for position. Photo by Jimmy Carter. ;
ASU Sweeps Three-Game Series with Braves
’ PEMBROKE, N.C.
: The University of North
Carolina-Pembroke baseball
Jost both games of a double
theader on Monday March 4,
12002 against Augusta State,
falling 2-1 and 9-0.
! The first game was a
ipitcher’s duel between
fUNCP’s David Theisen and
gASU’s Marty Bruce.
¢ Inthesecondinning, UNCP
threatened with a leadoff
isingle by first baseman Matt
iScott. Catcher Josh Robinson
ifollowed up with a single, but
ithe Braves failed to score.
i Theisen sustained a no-hit
iter through five until desig
inated hitter (dh) Jason
iKirkland ripped a one-out
t{double to right-center field.
iKirkland scored the first run
sos the game off an RBI single
tby Chris Cooper.
¢ The Jaguars scored one
imorein the top of the ninth off
sos three singles.
% UNCP went into the bot
i{tom of the ninth down 2-0.
i Right fielder Anthony Aceves
isingled to right and Scott
-walked to bring left fielder
/Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity convention
‘hosts many activities Mar. 7-10
. The weekend of March 7 -
110, 2002 will see an influx of
.black and gold as the men of
:Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
‘lnc., the nation’soldest Greek
:lettered organization founded
:by and for black college stu
*dents, will meet at the
:Radisson Riverfront Hotel &
:Country Suites. The South
; Region, the largest of the
fraternity’s five regions, is
mprised of the states of Ala-
Bama, Florida, Georgia, Mis
+dissippi, North and South
“Carolina and Tennessee and
'is under the leadership of re
igional vice president Ronnie
|S. Jenkins. The 71st Annual
jConvention, to be hosted by
,Alpha Chi Lambda Chapter
,along with Eta Alpha Chapter
' Paine College/Augusta State
{University, will bring over
11,200 brothers, wives, sweet
.hearts and guests to the “Gar
den City.” The Region will
Andy Jewell to bat with two
runners on base. Jewell
singled to center to hit in the
Braves only run of the game,
but UNCP failed to score the
tyingrun. The second game of
the doubleheader got off to a
different start as freshman
starter Sandy Jacobs was
rocked in the first inning, al
lowing two hits and one run.
Braves centerfielder Jason
Carver led off the bottom of
the first with a single to right
field. Carver was caught steal
ingonastrike-him-out, throw
him-out double play with
Aceves at bat.
Shortstop Jake Fiedler
doubled to right field, but he
was left stranded as Scott
grounded to first.
Thedaguars scored onemore
run in the second inning off a
squeeze play. With Wayne
Dean on third, Sam Barth ex
ecutedaperfectbunt down the
third baseline. Augusta State
added to their 2-0 lead in the
fourth with back-to-back-to
back singles by Andre Hanks,
Jeff Macaione, and Dean. A
passed ball and errors by
have an additional 300 partici
pants in attendance who will
take part in the Southern
Region’s 3rd Annual
“Strengthening Families
through Fatherhood” Confer
ence, which is being co-spon
sored by Region IV of the de
partment of Health and Hu
man Services and the CSRA
EOA, Inc. Head Start.
The local alumni chapter,
Alpha Chi Lambda, was
founded in 1935. Eta Alpha
chapter at Paine/Augusta
State was founded in 1970.
Several events of the week
end are opened to the public.
Friday, March 8 eventsinclude
a public program and recep
tion featuring former ambas
sador and mayor of Atlanta,
The Honorable Andrew
Young, at 6 p.m. in the
Radisson Riverfront Hotel
ballroom. A Step Show and
party, with a $lO charge that
shortstop Jake Fiedler and
firstbaseman Matt Scott added
to the four run inning, giving
the Jaguars a six run lead. .
Going into the seventh and
final inning, UNCP made a
pitching change, calling on
John Ammons to relieve
Jacobs. The first two batters
reached on fielding errors by
Fiedler, leaving runners on
the corners for first baseman
Chris Cooper, who hit a sacri
ficefly toleft, scoring Kirkland
from third.
Ammonsstruck out thenext
batter; however, the freshman
reliever gave up a two run
homer to right fielder Jeff
Macaione.
Down by nine, the Braves
looked for a big finish but
failed to score. Pitcher Ricky
Buskin pitched the complete
game shutout for Augusta
State with three strikeouts
and only four hits. Theisen
takes the loss for UNCP.
The Braves fall to 11-10 on
the season and 4-8 in the con
ference, while Augusta State
improves to 16-4 overall and
7-2 in PBC play.
coversboth events, will be held
in the Richmond Academy
Gym, beginning at 9 p.m.
The local graduate chapter
will host its Annual Scholar
ship Dance in the Ballroom of
the Radisson on Friday night,
beginning at 10 p.m.; tickets
for the dance are $lO. Events
open to the public on Satur
day, March 9, include the fi
nals of the Collegiate Scholars
Bowl, aHonda Challenge type
event, and the Ms. Black and
Gold Pageant, held in the
Radisson Riverfront Hotel
ballroom. Admission for the
Scholars Bowl is free; admis
sion to the pageant is $lO. For
tickets or other information
please contact brother Bert
Thomas, convention chair
man, at 736-8044 or chapter
president, Ellis Albright at
414-1906. Tickets can also be
purchased at the various
events.
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AUGUSTA FOCUS
Ed Mcllntyre hosts first
amateur golf classic
AUGUSTA
Golfers, get ready totee offat
the First Annual Ed Mclntyre
Amateur Golf Classicon Satur
day and Sunday, April 27 and
28, at the Augusta Golf Clubon
Highland Avenue.
This spectacular event will
provide scholarships for disad
vantaged youth ages eight to
seventeen to take part in the
local First Tee Golf program,
which offers lessons taught by
certified instructors at the 40-
acrefacility on Damascus Road.
Thetwo-day extravaganzais
sponsored by the Ed Mclntyre
Foundation, Inc. The goal of
the Foundation is to have 75 to
100 youths entered into the
First Tee program annually.
Tournament participantswill
enjoy wine and free hors
Augusta Lynx players educate
students about breakfast
AUGUSTA
Collins Elementary Stu
dents will have their eyes
and ears open to learn from
Augusta Lynx players about
the importance of eating
breakfast to start a good day.
In celebration of National
School Breakfast Week, Au
gusta Lynx players Cris
Classen and Bryce Classen
ate breakfast with students
Wednesday, March 6 from
7:15 a.m. to 8 a.m. in the
school cafeteria. Cris and
Bryce spoke tostudents about
the importance of eating
breakfast for the best perfor
mance and also gave a small
MARCH 7, 2002
d’oeuvres during registration
on Friday, April 26, at the
RamadaPlazafrom 7tollp.m.
On April 27, an Old Fashioned
Deep South party willbe held at
BL'’s Restaurant, 1117 Laney-
Walker Blvd., from 9 p.m.to 1
am. Everyone is invited for
food, drinks, dancing and fel
lowship.
The cost of the event is SIOO,
which covers golf fees (includ
inggolf carts) and all festivities
for both days. For those who
plan to tee off — hurry! Space
is limited to 130 golfers. Tee
times will begin at 9:30 a.m. on
Saturday and 8:30a.m. on Sun
day.
For more information and
to register, call the Ed
Mclntyre Foundation, Inc. at
(706) 724-6788.
demonstration.
The School Breakfasts Pro
gram was made permanent
in October 1975 after a two
year pilot program under the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966.
About 70,000 schools nation
wide offer breakfast at school
and about seven million chil
dren eat breakfast at school
each day. Over the last 10
years, the School Breakfast
Program has nearly doubled
in participation.
For moreinformation abouit
National School Breakfast
Week, contact Nutrition Edu
cation Specialist Beth Rogers
8t 737-717 dune
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