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Winston-Salem Nationals capture District 2 title Nationals break open tight game with 11-run rally with two outs in 5th By Sam Davis Triad Sports Weekly

The Nationals went into the bottom half of the fifth trailing by one run after watching Rowan pull ahead 3-2 on a twoThe Winston-Salem Nationals run homer by Cameron Pyle. However, the unleashed an avalanche of runs to break Nationals went ahead for good on Moutos’ open a close game and take the single up the middle to score Josh District 2 Little League baseball Petusky and Jake Koonan. Andrew title with a 13-3 victory over Szvetitz followed with a homer to Rowan on Thursday night at right field and the route was on. Southwest Forsyth. The Nationals scored all 11 runs in The Nationals rallied for the inning after Basinger reached 11 runs with two outs in the bothis maximum pitch count. tom of the fifth inning to break Manager Joe Szvetitz of the open what had been a pitcher’s Nationals said the key for his team Spero Moutos duel between Spero Moutos and Rowan’s was staying close and getting past Basinger, Winston-Salem Nationals pose with their District 2 title banner. J.P. Basinger. see Nationals on 3

Natrone Means, UNC star, headlines the 2015 class of Living Legends at Hosiery Hanes Hosiery event will be July 23 From Staff Reports Natrone Means, former Univ. of North Carolina standout and professional football player with the San

Diego Chargers is one of 10 people who will be honored as a “Living Legend” at the 25th and final “Hang the Net” event on July 23 at Hanes Hosiery

Natrone Means with San Diego Chargers

ing skills while also affording them the opportunity to meet local celebrities, legends and heroes. “Hang-TheNet” started with about 100 participants and spectators, 2 local sponsors and 1 local celebrity, news anchor Cameron Kent of WXII-TV12. When Art moved from South Fork to Hanes Natrone Hosiery in 1992, the event moved with him. In 2001, “Hang-The-Net” was put on hold for a few years as Hanes Hosiery was demolished in order to replace it on the same grounds with the cities’ Natrone Means as a player at North Carolina newest facility which the shootout portion, Recreation Center. opened back up in 2004. children, local athletes The “HANG After the Grand Reand celebrities shoot THE NET”, basketball Opening, plans were shootout and slam dunk from outside the 3-point made to host the 16th line with the objective contest was first introedition in 2006 and duced to Winston-Salem of not only hitting, but have continued every also hanging the net by Art Blevins in 1986 year since. Since the over the rim for extra when he was the superbeginning days in 1986, points. Thus you have visor at South Fork it has grown to include the event name. Still, Gymnasium. It was 12 or more local spondesigned as a basketball the objective of the con- sors, media coverage test is to give children a from 3 local television contest comprised of a chance to demonstrate 3-point shootout and a stations, 2 local newspatheir three-point shootslam dunk contest. In pers and 2 local radio

stations, with more than 500 people in attendance. Over the years, the list of local celebrities and college stars taking part in “Hang the Net” has grown to include such names as: former University of South Carolina All-American B.J. McKie; former WFU Women’s Basketball Coach Charlene Curtis; former WSSU and Means Fayetteville State coach Sam Hangar; former WSSU and South Carolina Assistant Coach Rick Duckett; Xavier Head men’s Basketball coach Chris Mack, Winthrop Head Men’s Basketball Coach Pat Kelsey: the late great WFU Coach Skip Prosser and the Deacon coaching staff; former WFU and NBA All-Star Josh Howard; former UNC Lady Tar Heel and WNBA Star Camille Little; former College of Charleston Southern star Natalie Caldwell; former UNCWilmington star Joel Justus; former Wake

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Manning should have edge for Giles Wake Forest coach and rising star have more in common than meets the eye Wake Forest is still in the hunt to land Harry Giles III, the talented high schoool basketball player from Winston-Salem and for good reason. Giles, a 610 forward, has similar skills to the ones that made former Greensboro Page and NBA All-Star Danny Manning. Giles, who has been labeled the top high school basketball player in the land, is silky-smooth. He can handle the ball in

the open court, is great in recruiting Giles can talk a transition and is finisher. good game, few could ever Those same qualplay the way ities were attribManning did in uted to Manning, leading the who left Jayhawks to the Greensboro after NCAA title and his junior season was selected first and finished his in the following prep career in draft. As such, Kansas, where he Manning can give From the eventually signed the young with the Univ. of Press Box Giles advice that Kansas. few other head Sam Davis While coaches can. many coaches who are More, importantly, is the

advice that Manning can give Giles about things off the court. Giles will likely be a “one-and-done” player on the collegiate level. He will likely be a lottery pick after completing one year in college. With vultures lurking to catch ahold of young newly-rich youngsters, the advice Manning can offer on that subject could be vital to Giles’ development in the

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Home Grown Talent Hanes Hosiery Hot Hoops Summer League gets underway Deacons, Blue Devils take close wins in openers From Staff Reports Da’Mon Stokes drilled in 13 points, while Jalen Barkley added 8 more to lead the Deacons to a thrilling 28-24 win over the Tar Heels in a packed gym at HANES HOSIERY for the summer league season opener in the 6-10 Hot Hoops League Other standouts for the Deacons were Legend Edwards, Aquavis Hickman, and Noah Bethea. The Tar Heels were led by Damen ‘’DJ’’ Pegues who thrilled the crowd with his outstanding play by scoring 17 points! Other Tar Heels standouts were Zion Fant and Mitrend Curry BLUE DEVILS -23 WOLFPACK-22

In another exciting 6-10 games the Blue Devils nipped the Wolfpack 23-22 in a game that had the crowd on its feet! Wesley Deloatch and Jeffrey Ebert combined for a total 14 points, while the Mitchell brothers (Antwan and Zanni) scored 8 points to get their team ahead. Other standouts for the Blue Devils where Tira Sims and Ethan Bailey. The Wolfpack was led by Evan Dunlap and Corey Simons combining for 11 points, while Isaiah Rogers and Ian Coleman combined for 9 points to help their team. Other amazing players were Jayshon Reed, Jadyn Coleman, Caleb Jones and Micaah O’neal. Hanes Hosiery Director Coach Art Blevins is again very happy with the

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Nationals from Page 1 who was Rowan’s top pitcher. “Going into the game, we had a philopshy that we wanted to keep the game close and get past their starter,” he said. “This team has been great for the past three weeks. They came through big tonight.” Substitute Will Bradford also delivered a big blow to keep the Nationals close through the first four innings. He drilled a two-run homer in the fourth inning to lift the Nationals to a 2-1 lead. His homer also came with two outs, after Andrew Sevetitz singled. “That was a clutch hit,” Joe Szvetitz said. “He has gotten some key hits

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for us as a sub. We really he left the game after needed that to keep us in reaching his max pitch the game.” count. Pyle was greeted The 2-1 National with a single by Jake advantage Koonin. Winston-Salem Nationals didn’t last However, the long. next batter 7 Josh Petusky Cameron struck out. Joshua Jordan Pyle’s two- 22 Davis Hanson run shot then reached 9 Davis Hanson put Rowan on a single to 00 Spero Moutos back on top put runners on Andrew Szvetitz 3-2 in the 5 first and third. Luke Powers top of the 3 Moutos’ lined fifth a grounder at 24 Jake Koonin inning. Pyle that 8 Gray Andrews It looked richoted into 9 Samuel Carlton bleak for center field, 13 William Burns the scoring Nationals 11 Samuel Zach Shaw when Carlton and 12 Will Bradford Basinger Koonan to to 8 Walker Harris retired the give the Cam Hendricks first batter 77 Nationas a 4-3 he faced in Asst. Jeff Andrews lead. the bottom Bradford Asst. Mike Petusky half of the stepped to the Mnr. Joe Szvetitz inning. plate next and However, launched a

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The Winston-Salem Nationals begin their celebration after deteating Rown in the District 2 title game. ters and force in a run. blast over the right field Pyle then struck out Joshua fence to boost the Nationals’ lead to 6-3. Jordan, but the Rowan Luke Powers followed catcher misplayed and with a double to right, and Jordan reached base sucBradford tripled him in to cessfully. Hanson drew a walk. bringing home chase Pyle. another run. Moutos folLuke Koppe came in to replace Pyle and lowed with a three-run triple to end the game. walked the next three bat-

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Davis, Wake tennis recruit wins fourth straight state title From Staff Reports Wake Forest women’s tennis recruit Emma Davis polished off her high school career last week by winning her fourth-straight MIAA state championship. A five-star recruit out of Cohasset High School in Cohasset, Massachusetts, Davis is one of three players joining the Demon Deacons for the 2015-16 season with Anna Ulyashchenko from Brooklyn, New York, and Joanna Zalewski out of Linden, New Jersey. Together, the trio helped Wake Forest earn the No. 7-

ranked class in Tennis Recruiting without dropping a single set along Network’s spring list of top recruiting the way. At Wake Forest, she will join classes in the country, which is the rising junior Kimmy Guerin, who highest mark in the spring rankings in also won four Connecticut state championships without losprogram history. ing a set during her fourWith her fourth state champiyear run at Weston High onship, Davis School. Guerin was the secbecame the first ond player in Connecticut player in state histohistory to win four state ry – male or female championships without Emma Davis – to win the title in dropping a set, following in the footsteps of Patty Murren, who Massachusetts four times. played for the Demon Deacons from In her career at Cohasset, Davis posted a perfect 84-0 record. 1993-96. Even more impressive, she did it Earlier last month, Davis won

the New England US Open National Playoff Sectional Qualifying event held at Yale University Tennis Center. As the tournament’s No. 1 seed, Davis topped No. 2 Carol Finke, a rising sophomore at Yale, by the score of 6-1, 6-1 to win the tournament. The victory earned her a spot in the US Open National Playoff Championship in New Haven, Connecticut, which will begin Aug. 21. The winner of the singles championship in New Haven will earn a wild card entry to compete in the US Open Qualifying Tournament.

Wake’s Craig finishes runner-up at HR Derby From Staff Reports OMAHA, Neb. – Wake Forest

Will Craig

sophomore Will Craig blasted 30 total home runs, finishing as the runner-up at the 2015 College Home Run Derby at TD Ameritrade Park last Thursday night. Craig was the first hitter of the competition and was slow out of the gate, reaching five outs with one homer. He reeled off seven more bombs, including on the money ball which

was worth two, to finish the first round with nine and advance to round two. After a twohour wait since taking his first-round hacks, Craig was the final hitter to bat in round two. Needing at least 14 homers to tie and 15 to clinch a spot in the finals, the Johnson City, Tennessee native blasted 16 over the fence in the second

round, leaping into first place and clinching a spot in the final. North Dakota's Jeff Campbell hit first in the final round and set the bar with 10 home runs. Craig drilled five more in the first six outs, but was unable to clear the fence again. Campbell finished with 34 total homers to claim the event title.

Press from Page 1 NBA. Manning’s insight would definitely help the young Giles elevate his knowlege on many levels. As far as winning, Manning has put some key pieces in place that should help the Deacons in ACC play during the 2016-17 next season. Whether or not Wake Forest can do well enough to vie for an ACC championship

or the national championship will be determined mostly by the other players who might pick Wake Forest if Giles comes aboard. At any rate, Giles’ signing with the Deacons would increase the Wake Forest fan base and help create another local legend. By following in the footsteps of Josh Howard and Chris Paul, Giles would do well for himself and the city.

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Living Legends from Page 1 Forest star Porsche Jones;. Others include current and former WFU stars C.J. Harris, Ty Walker, L.D. Williams, Willie Griffin, Jerry Braswell, Taron Downey and Randolph Childress; former WSSU stars Tim Grant, Carlos Mumford, Monty Gray, Darryl “Big Dog” Hardy, and Brandon Hobbs; former LSU star Sean Gipson; former Florida star Jermaine Carlton; local media personalities Dave Goren, and Marlo Klain (now with ESPN) of WXII-12, Scott Pryzwansky of WFMY-2, Danny Har nden of Fox 8, Brian Formica of WFMY-2, Austin Caviness WXII-12 Suzy Stark of News 14, DJ Buster Brown of radio and television fame, Columnist Sam Davis, Columnists Kim Underwood, John Dell, Lisa O’Donnell and Michael Huie of the Winston-Salem Journal; former NFL players James Clyburn, Richard Huntley, and Jack Cameron; former UNC Tar Heels ReyShawn Terry, Quentin Thomas, Mike Copeland, and Terrence Petree. We also have local stars Flagge Stanfield, Brian Formica, Yale graduate Mike Grace, Ari Stewart from University of Southern California, Travis Holcomb-Faye, Whit Holcomb-Faye, Walt Baxley, Danny Gathings, “Popbottle” Thomas, and many more! With such an extensive guest list, it’s no wonder why the “Hang the Net Celebrity Shootout and Slam Dunk Contest” is one of the biggest and hottest special events of the summer. A “Living Legends” Award has also been presented over the years to area icons including the late Clarence “Bighouse” Gaines, the late, great Hall of Fame Sportswriter Mary Garber, Hall of Fame Hanes Hosiery Industrial Women’s Basketball stars Eckie Jordan and the late, great Eunice Futch, WSSU All-CIAA Basketball standout William English; former New York Knick Luther “Ticky” Burden, the late Mr. James “Catfish” Sprinkle, Claudette Weston, Coach Tom Muse, former Harlem Globetrotter Robert Little, former All American and WFU stars Charlie Davis and Skip Brown, local high school coaching legends Howard West and Brian Robinson, NFL head coach and former WFU coach Jim Caldwell, former Detroit Lion star Germaine Crowell, current WFU Football Head Coach Jim Grobe, former local star Jamie Wilkes Claudette

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Weston ,, WXII news anchor Cameron Kent, John Dell with the Winston-Salem Journal, UNC Lady Tar Heel and WNBA star LaQuanda Barksdale, and WSSU and NBA Hall of Fame star Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, WS Prep coach Andre Gould, MT. Tabor coach Andy Muse, former UNC Tarheel Star Rayshawn Terry. Mo lucas, Popbottle Thomas, John Justus, Danny Harnden, Laymar Marshall, Joel Weston. Sport writers Dave Goren and Sam Davis. The best part about the “Hang the Net” Contest is that is FREE to the public. To ensure that each youngster receives something for their participation, Art Blevins, his loyal staff and volunteers go out into the community and knock on doors, write letters and call on friends and sponsors in an effort to help secure posters, coupons, drinks, snacks, Tshirts, basketballs and various other door prizes. The amount of man hours Blevins puts into this events is immeasurable yet it doesn’t keep him from doing it year after year. Throughout the history of “Hang the Net” Art Blevins has also enlisted the services of a great supporting cast to aid with his effort. Special Thanks go out to these loyal friends, supporters and volunteers: “DJ Diamond” Jones; and Tim Grant; Kim Underwood; Sam Davis; Kenny Ferris; Claudette Weston and Joel Weston; Gary Lash; Jeremiah Hawks, Brandi Ingram ; Emerald Bowman; Kasey Taylor; Lisa Meadows; John Justus; David and Adam and., Rick and Julia Page, Avery Faucett, John Dell and Patrice Johnson and William Peay, Glen Stuart, and Sam Davis McDonald’s, Powerade, Pepsi-Cola, Pages Sports, Papa John’s Pizza, The Finish Line, Omega Sports, Wendy’s, Weston & Associates, ISP Sports Marketing, Jamie Wilkes Trophies and the Winston-Salem Chronicle, Burger King, and Chick-Fil-A

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Lakers knock off Heat in 11-15 Hot Hoops League Rashaad Hague knocked down 16 point to start the game, while Will Simons, Ahmad Byrd, Kendal Barr combined for a total of 21 points. Other standouts for the Lakers where DJ Barkley, Joryden Mack, Shamarion Porter, Anthony Cothnell. The Heat was led by Monay Galloway scoring 10 points, while Noah Leak and Justin Crawford combined for a

total of 8 points. Other player on the heat the stood out were Caleb Kelly, Keyon Smith, Ciiron Methay. BULLS-42 WARRIORS-30 In another amazing 11-15 games the Bulls vs the Warriors. Caleb Burgess drilled in 15 points while Chavis Martin and Jeremiah Hill combined for 18 points

to lead the Bulls. Other wonderful standouts were Willie Johnson, Carry Clay, and James Perry. The Warriors were led by Dionse Davis and Lee Sales who combined for a total of 26 points. Other standouts for the Warriors where Jonathan Crippen, Adonijah McPherson, Bobby Shackelford, Akiem Spaugh, and Miles Vanny.

SPURS-32 CELTICS-25 The last game of the day there was an amazing turn out. Nyseem Benekin knocked down 15 points while Adriana Tolla and Jon Tolla combined for a total of 9 points to keep the Spurs ahead. Outstanding defensive players were Anthoy Hamilton, Jasoan Russell.

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Other outstanding players for the Spurs where Jamari Hauser, Syberia Alexander, Jason Grant, Dangelo Lavalais. The Celtics were led by Kevon Wilson and Michel Conrad who combined for a total of 16 points. Other outstanding players were Amari StimpsonHatcher , Shavez Samuels, Sierra Samuels, Kaleik Robinson, Dylan James.

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WSSU track program concludes successful season From Staff Reports The 2014-15 athletic year was one for the ages for WinstonSalem State University cross country and track & field program. From it's very beginning to its stellar ending the WSSU program saw success at every turn, straightaway, and runway. The Winston-Salem State cross country programs hit their stride early and never looked back. The Lady Rams had a stellar season with top five finishes at the Catawba Invitational, the Bulldog Cross Country Invitational, the Robert Shumake HBCU Challenge, and winning the Livingstone Cross Country Invitational. As impressive as the rest of the season was, the highlight came in its finale when the WSSU women's cross country team placed second at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Championships. WSSU fell short by just one point shy of claiming their third championship in school history. Junior Danisha Wiggins led the way for the team when she earned All-CIAA honors for the second year in a row. Sophomore Tametris Morrison also earned AllCIAA honors as we. The men's cross country team also had an impressive season when they placed eighth in the meet.

From there, the Winston-Salem State track & field program kicked things into gear with another stellar season. The highlight of the season came when the team won its second Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Indoor Track & Field Championship in the last four years. Junior sprinter Raven Covington led the way when she won the women's 60m dash with a 7.47, setting a school record. Senior Tajanel McNeill had a stellar effort as well when she won the women's triple jump and placed second in the women's long jump. Freshman Domtilla Kiplaget also had a stellar meet when she won the women's 3000m run with a 10:13.12. For her efforts, she was named the CIAA Indoor Field Events MVP for the third straight season. After winning the conference championship, seven WSSU women's track & field student-athletes were named to the United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA) AllRegion team. From there, the team turned its efforts to the 2015 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field National Championship Meet where four WSSU student-athletes were selected to compete against the best competition in the nation. Covington once

again took center stage she placed second in the women's 60m dash with a 7.43 in the event. McNeill placed ninth in the women's triple jump as well. For their efforts, three WSSU student-athletes were honored as 2015 USTFCCCA Indoor Track & Field All-Americans as McNeill, Covington, and senior sprinter Nya Michaux all took home honors. The honors also came in for head coach Inez Turner who was named the 2015 CIAA Women's Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year. The team followed a stellar indoor track & field season with an equally impressive outdoor track & field season. Among the many highlights of the season, several came with both Michaux and Covington breaking the school record in the 100m dash. One of the highlights of the season came when the team placed second in the 2015 CIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship Meet. Junior Raven Hamilton set the stage for the team when she clawed her way to a first place finish in the women's 800m run with a 2:12.34. Kiplaget also had another great effort when she won the women's 1500m run with a 4:44.39. While the team had several great performances, the WSSU 4x100m relay teams were consistently one of the best in the nation as they

were ranked among the top ten teams in the country for most of the season. For their efforts, the team was among the eight WSSU student-athletes to be selected to participate in the 2015 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championship Meet. Along with both relay teams being selected, Covington, Michaux, McNeill, sophomore Ro'Daijah Faucette, and sophomore Tametris Morrison were all selected to compete in the meet individually. Covington qualified in the women's 100m dash while Michaux qualified in the women's 200m dash. Faucette also qualified in the women's 400m dash and Morrison qualified for the women's 400m hurdles. Both Covington and Morrison qualified for the finals of their events while the two relay teams also qualified for their finals as well. Covington finished ninth in the women's 100m dash while Morrison placed fifth in the women's 400m hurdles. Another highlight of the day came when the WSSU 4x100m relay team placed second with a 45.50 in the event. After the stellar performances, the WSSU student-athletes were honored with four individuals and both relay teams earning 2015 USTFCCCA All-American honors.

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Guilford ranked in Division III pre-season poll Quakers’ receiver Smith coming off outstanding seson in 2014 From Staff Reports Guilford College’s football team is ranked 13th in the Lindy’s Sports 2015 NCAA Division III Top 25 Poll and senior wide receiver Adam Smith

Adam Smith (Mocksville, N.C./Davie) was named to the publication’s Second Team AllDivision III unit. Another summer publication, The Sporting News College Football Yearbook, tabbed Quakers’ senior punter Tyler Hunt (Gibsonville, N.C./Eastern Guilford) to its Division III AllAmerica Team. Head coach Chris Rusiewicz begins

his fifth season on the Quakers’ sidelines with 19 starters back from last season’s 8-2 unit, which matched the school record for wins and Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) victories (5) in a season. Guilford expects 77 returning letter winners in preseason camp, which begins in August. Some 21 of the veterans are seniors, which marks one of the biggest senior classes in school history. Smith is one of nine offensive starters back for the Quakers. The 5-10, 165-pound receiver caught a teamhigh 52 passes for 1,072 yards and 15 touchdowns last season. He ranked third among Division III touchdown catch-leaders and was 10th with 107.2 receiving yards per contest. Smith had five games with 100 or more receiving yards, which helped him to First Team D3football.com All-South and AllODAC honors. The three-time all-league

pick starts his senior season ranked fourth among Guilford’s career leaders in receiving yards (2,726) and touchdowns (30). His 158 catches in 30 career games stand eighth all-

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Tyler Hunt time in school history. Like Smith, Hunt is a three-time AllODAC honoree and also has two career AllSouth commendations from D3football.com. A

year ago, Hunt was a third-team all-region and first-team all-league punter after topping the conference with a 42.7 yards per kick average. He had a long boot of 57 yards last year and pinned five of his 28 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. His efforts helped Guilford rank ninth in the nation with a 35.96-yard net punting average. Hunt also handles Guilford’s kickoffs and was a First Team All-ODAC placekicker. He stands prominently among the school’s career kicking leaders and has a 40.9yard average in 105 career punt attempts. Rusiewicz’s Quakers report to preseason camp August 12 in preparation for their season-opening contest with Greensboro College Sept. 5 at 7:00 p.m. at Grimsley High School’s Jamieson Stadium. Lindy’s Sports 2015 Division III Top 25 Poll

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Tyler Hunt Jefferson, 10. Mary Hardin-Baylor, 11. Hardin-Simmons, 12. John Carroll

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Wake’s Chub, Harris named to Bednarik list Senior Deacons’ football duo getting early attention from media, others From Staff Reports

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Chubb and defensive tackle Tylor Harris have been named to the preseason watch list for the Bednarik Award. Named for former West Virginia and Philadelphia Eagles star linebacker Chuck Bednarik, the award honors the nation’s top defensive player. Chubb, a 6-1, 245-pound senior linebacker from Powder Springs, Ga. (Hillgrove), was second on the team with 109 tackles in 2014. Chubb led the Deacons with six quarterback hurries was named honorable mention All-ACC by both the media and the coaches. He finished fifth in the ACC in tackles per game with 9.1 per contest. He opened the season with 18 tackles against Louisiana-Monroe and closed the campaign with a careerhigh 19 stops vs. Duke. Harris, a 6-4, 295-pound senior defensive lineman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Episcopal), started the first nine games of the season for Wake Forest in 2014 before a broken foot sidelined him for the final three contests. Harris made 25 tackles on the season and tied for the national lead with two blocked kicks. He was second nationally with four fumble recoveries. Harris was the ACC

Defensive Lineman of the Week against Louisville last season when he recovered three fumbles including one for a touchdown against the Cardinals. Harris was an honorable mention All-ACC selection as a junior last season.

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WSSU Basketball adds Brown to its staff From Staff Reports Winston-Salem Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball recently announced that Andrew Brown has joined the coaching staff for the 2015-16 season. Andrew Brown joins the Rams coaching staff after spending three seasons as the head coach at St Andrew's University in Laurinburg, N.C. He comes to WSSU with a wealth of experience and will be a benefit for the program with his wealth of knowledge and sheer energy. The Pontiac, Michigan native took over a program that was in transition into the NAIA in 2012 and has continued to build it up by incrementally increasing their win total every season during his time at the school. In the 14-15 season Brown lead the Knights to a 9-14 record and a 612 mark in the Appalachian Athletic Conference . St. Andrews's nine wins and six conference wins are the most for the program since 2011. In his first

year in 2012, the Knights finished 2-25 overall and 1-15 in the AAC, and in year two they were 5-19 overall and 3-15 in conference. Two St. Andrews players who Brown assisted in the development into 2nd team All-Conference players were sophomore Guard Titus Gary from Fayetteville and senior Guard Aaron Smith from Raleigh. Brown served as an assistant coach for St Andrews in 11-12 season under former head coach and current ESPN 3 commentator Richie Schueler. Brown gained valuable coaching experience at the D-I level while he was a Graduate Assistant Coach at Mercer University for two seasons (08-09

and 09-10) under Bob Hoffman. He was heavily involved with a variety of administrative duties within the program. He helped with community functions, severed as camp director for Mercer basketball camps, coordinated and participated in educational programs in the Bibb County School District. In addition he assisted with dayto-day office operations under the guidance of the director of basketball operations. In 2009-10 the Mercer Bears team advanced all the way to the title game of the Atlantic Sun Conference championships losing to eventual champion East Tennessee State. The team finished 16-17 overall and was 1010 in the A-Sun. After the season Brown trained aspiring profes-

sional basketball players included three former Mercer Bears, Daniel Emerson (All-Atlantic Sun conference member), James Florence (Mercer's all-time leading scorer and current professional basketball player) and retired professional basketball player EJ Kusnyer (ranked second in the NCAA in 3pt Field Goals made in 2009-10). In addition Brown was an assistant coach under John Meeks at Wallace Hanceville CC during the 10-11 season. Prior to coaching at Mercer, Brown aided the Bears of Mercer University (Macon, GA) on the court for three seasons by leading his team in scoring at 15.5ppg during his senior campaign. Brown played one season at Owens Community College (Toledo, OH); where he played an instrumental role in his team finishing with a overall record of 28-6 and ranked #4 in the Final poll of National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II.