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16- The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, February 10, 2010 New Birth Savannah Presents “One Night Stand” -A Women’s Event Pastor Kenneth K. Law and the New Birth Savannah Family extend an invitation to all women of Savannah, Pooler, Rincon and abroad to join us for “One Night Stand” - A Women’s Event, specifically designed to speak to the hearts of women, Friday, February 12th at 8:00PM- Doors open at 7:30PM Doors open at 7:30PM. Event begins at 8PM. Admission is Free! This event is for WOMEN ONLY! So please invite all Pastor Kenneth Law your sisters, aunts, co-work ers and friends. You don’t want to miss it! For more informa tion contact the offices of New Birth Savannah at (912)748-2969 or email newbirthsavannah@gmail.c om. New Birth Savannah is a cutting edge ministry built on prayer and love. Through this vision, its members operate in love and excel lence to win souls, make dis ciples, change the culture, and advance the Kingdom of God. United Way Celebrates National Most people know they can dial 9-1-1 for a medical emergency or to report a crime or 4-1-1 to inquire a phone number or an address. But the general public might not be aware that there is also a 2-1-1 human services hot line for anything from employment support to find ing a shelter location. United Way of the Coastal Empire celebrates National 2-1-1 Day on February 11th, 2010. It is a day to honor the service that connects millions of individ uals across the country with the services they need. Locally, United Way of 2-1-1 Day the Coastal Empire’s 2-1-1 serves seven counties: Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty and McIntosh. Last year, United Way’s 2-1-1 received 13,955 calls to connect indi viduals to food banks, cloth ing shelters, rent assistance, utility assistance, as well as to physical and mental health resources, employment sup port and support for elderly citizens and persons with dis abilities. It is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays. “The 2-1-1 helpline is a critical resource for those in need in our community,” said Trudy Jones, director of United Way’s 2-1-1. “It is a free, confidential, single access point for everyday needs and in times of crisis.” United Way’s 2-1-1 is made possible by the partner ships of Atlanta Gas Light Company, Publix Supermarkets, local individ ual donors, Department of Family and Children Services and funding from United Ways, local and national. For information and referrals, simply dial 2-1-1 or 912.651.7730 for assistance. United Way’s 2-1-1 is also available online at www.uwce.org. Peace of Mind Valentines Day is Sunday, February I4tli IL Call Today SO-to Schedule your MB Valentine’s Day Order I MHg 5548 Oyeechee Road. Suite I Ion Hiyhway 17 West ot Bean Forest Road) 912-234-0106 CyOomttowonw Bwe lUraivti Gratis Mcfrireri* ■ FbwsfrAiOcusais mi MAiDr cretin cams Accented Sports with Walter Moore SSU Football Coach Resigns Citing personal and health reasons, Savannah State head football coach Robby Wells has resigned on January 28. “At this point I have to think about my family and my health before I can think about anything else. I wish the players well as they pur sue their dreams on and off the field. My thoughts and prayers will be with them as they continue to progress in their collegiate career,” Wells said in a written statement issued by the University. He was 7-15 in his two years, including 2-8 in 2009. Defensive coordinator Julius Dixon has been named inter im head coach, and interim athletics director Marilynn Suggs says a nationwide search will begin for a new coach. Tigers Fall To NC Central Patrick Hardy's 3-pointer with 3:59 tied the score at 58 but Savannah State did not score another field goal as the Tigers dropped a 65-60 deci sion at North Carolina Central on February 6. SSU led 59-58 with 3:20 left but were outscored 7-1 down the stretch. The loss guarantees SSU (9-14) a losing season. Rashad Hassan had 14 points while Tracy Rankins and Louis Arnold scored 11 and Hardy added 10. SSU Women Down New Jersey Tech Crissa Jackson hit a 3-pointer with 55 seconds left to give Savannah State a 52-51 lead and then hit two free throws with nine seconds remaining to send the Lady Tigers to a 54-51 overtime win over New Jersey Tech in Tiger Arena on February 6. A layup by SSU's Carlita Johnson tied the game at 43 with nine sec onds left in regulation to force overtime. The win snaps a 13-game losing streak and gives SSU a 9-17 mark. Courtney Long scored 17 for the winners and Kym Stamps added 10. Walter Moore Former Player Wants SSU To Do Better I have never been one to jump to conclusions but to have 28 players that will not participate in Spring Practice is devastating when the total number of players on scholar ships are few anyway. If I recall something similar hap pened last year where many of the players didn’t practice for Spring Training. Alert and this is how many coaches over the last 15 years? One would have to assume that if 13 players quit the team that there must be some thing that the head football coach is not relating to these players, whether it be his lack of football knowledge and how he translate it to the playing field or uncaring “don’t give a damn attitude” displayed continuously with out some passion for the hard work the players feel they are contributing daily. Then again, it may not just be the coach. Whatever the case may be, it’s time for Savannah State University to “put up or shut up” and invest in a coach some serious money to hire a Great Coach for the long term progress of this program. On the other hand, I also don’t believe that it is all coaching. The administration and booster clubs share some responsibility as to the over all lack of facilities that SSU has to offer in football. Example, building the new press box that was mandated by code enforcement is one thing, but to attract the kind of athletes to produce a win ning program will require SSU to build a new stadium in its current location with concrete seating on both sides of the field and a state of the art building that consist of meeting rooms, class rooms and a weight room overlook ing the south end zone. It behooves SSU to demon strate that they are serious about its football program and athletes. For too long now has SSU taken a back seat to invest into its football program and it has caused pain and detriment to its play ers, coaches, alumni, admin istration and boosters who deserve better. It’s has been 29 years since I first step foot onto SSU cam pus in 1981 to play football under Coach Frank Ellis Jr. and that stadium was out dated then and even more so now. I currently have a set of plans for this stadium when it was designed and built in 1958. It’s the most common problem that most alumni and those that want to contribute have with the program. It’s an eye sore and it hurts SSU more than help. Please administration and boosters club, if you want to create a winning program get serious about investing into the facilities. Create an Endowment that can grow over time so we can con tribute to have a completely new stadium built or start a fund to have so one can con tribute towards a new stadi um. I am shocked that noth ing has been implemented since I first step foot on cam pus. Do something and stop sitting your hands. At least Coach Ellis treated the play ers and staff with respect and dignity and he accommodat ed the players to the best hotels and food that money could buy at that time and with the resources available to him. He experience the withholding of resources for years to coach a team when he and the players deserved better and it’s still going on in the form of facilities. Havard Seldon, Jr. Fayetteville, GA THE ALL NEW 2010 GMC TERRAI Now In Stock at Critz Buick/GM0^^5^^S! Ybu'11 be luird pressed Lo rind a bol de r, more soph ist icatedt c rossove? r SUV with better gas mileage-th-an the all -new, five passenger 201G GMC Terrain. 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All seniors on St. Paul’s first high school basketball team, the trio has managed to evolve as the teams leaders both on the court and in the classroom. Willis leads the team in scoring averaging 30.3 points per game, while spending only a few hours a day in school well on his way to graduation. Willis, a 6-4 guard/forward, spends his time away from school and basketball taking care of his nine month old daughter. Grant , a 6-2 guard/forward, has scored in double figures in eight out of nine games played and is a tenacious defender. The future honor graduate holds a 3.5 grade point average. Young, also a future honor graduate hold ing a 3.0 GPA, leads the team in steals and assists with 3.1 and 4.8 per game respective ly, while only committing five turnovers in the last nine games including six games with no turnovers during that stretch. Young is a 5-10 point guard. “I’m lucky to have such great talent in my first year of coaching high school basket ball”, said head coach Lee Pearson, Jr. “They have helped make the transition from coaching middle school a year ago much easier for me.” Six of the eight fresh men on the roster played for St. Paul’s middle school team from a year ago, which post ed a 25-6 record. For the senior trio, however, this is their last chance to show the world their talent level in hopes to get into college. Fortunately, they have displayed the kind of academic discipline that will open the eyes of the col lege basketball and academic scouts and make their transi tion to college...easy as one... two... three.
