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Moses Lucas was cut from a different cloth Moses “Mo” Lucas was a Ave. YMCA. With his great boomman whose reputation ing voice, barking out always preceded him. commands to everyone Lucas, who died last week who came inside the at the age of 89, was a doors, Mo ‘s voice echoed fixture in the East and resonated with everyWinston Community, one who was privileged to where he lived and encounter him. worked. Lucas set a great I remember the example for the youth that first time I came into conhe was so proud to work tact with him, nearly 50 with for more than 60 years ago. Anthony years. McDuffie, a friend and ` And while most classmate, invited me to remember the stoic “Mr. From The come with him to the Y Mo” for being the veneraplay on the Anderson Press Box to ble, grandfatherly figure Hi-Y basketball team. of his latter years, I can The league played its vividly remember him in games on Friday. his prime at the “old” Patterson see Moses Lucas on 7
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Glenn’s Meredith enjoying his summer experiences After spending time at Perfect Game, he hooks up with his future teamate at USA Tournament By Robert MacRae For Triad Sports Weekly
Kier Meredith slammed a triple in his first at-bit during his tryout at the USA Tournament of Stars. Meredith was also clocked at 6.3 in the 60 at the Perfect Game Tournament.
Kier Meredith is having a busy summer now that he’s gotten his official commitment out of the way. Meredith, who will be a senior at Glenn High in the fall, made a commitment to attend Clemson next year on a baseball scholarship. Although he cannot sign a binding letter until later this year, he is ready to head south to begin his collegiate career. Meredith is playing with the Dirtbags, a local team consisting of the top local baseball players, this summer. However, he recently worked out with other talented college recruits at the USA Tournament of Stars. Meredith impressed the coaches and was named as a member of the team. The Clemson Insider caught up with Clemson commitment Kier Meredith he prepared for the USA Tournament of Stars. It’s been a big summer already for the future Tigers, who ran a 6.3 in the 60 at the Perfect Game
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Kathleen Baker earns berth on US Olympic Swim Team W-S native & former Forsyth Country Day student finishes second at Qualifying Trials From Staff Reports
swimming trials on Tuesday in Omaha, Neb. Baker couldn't stop smiling in Kathleen Baker, Katie Meili a poolside interview with NBC shortand Ryan Lochte all earned spots on the U.S. Olympic swim team and will ly after making the squad by finishing compete in Brazil in August by virtue second in the 100 backstroke final. “I am literally of their performshocked,” she said. ances on the third about to cry. night of the eight“This is one of the first “I'm This is so amazing night meet. Baker times that I feel like ‘Oh, and I am so happy and Meili each be an Olympian. made their first it's a race,’ and not that to This is awesome!” Olympic team. she's an unattainable Baker, 19, is Lochte made his originally from fourth. goal.” Winston-Salem. At Ryan age 14 and already Lochte reacts after a swimming prodiswimming in the - Kathleen Baker gy, she moved to men's 200-meter Charlotte so she freestyle final at could swim for the U.S. Olympic SwimMAC. Home-schooled so that
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Home Grown Talent Buckland, former Villain, named to Presbyterian staff From Staff Reports Presbyterian College women’s basketball head coach Todd Steelman announced recently the addition of Megan Buckland to the staff as assistant coach. Buckland comes to Prebyterian after serving as the video coordinator for the North Carolina women’s basketball program for a season. Buckland was a four-year member of the North Carolina Tar Heel women’s basketball team, before graduating in May 2015. “I'm excited to have a rising star in Megan join our staff,” said Coach Steelman. “I've had the opportunity to recruit her and follow her career, and there's no doubt she is a great fit for our program. Her experiences at the University of North Carolina have prepared her for this opportunity, and she is ready to hit the ground running here at PC.” Buckland’s career was limited by several injuries that decreased her playing time going back to her freshman season of 2011-12. When healthy, she was a reliable three-pointer shooter that converted nearly 33 percent of her career attempts. As a redshirt freshman during the 2012-13 season, Buckland averaged
5.7 points as the primary scoring option off the bench, playing in 35 games. She led the team and ranked 11th in the Atlantic Coast Conference that year after shooting 35.6 percent from beyond the three-point arc. She posted a career-high 19 points in a win over Georgia Megan Buckland Tech and scored a teamhigh 17 points against Delaware in the NCAA Tournament. While in high school at Bishop McGuinnes, where she played for Coach Brian Robinson, Buckland was part of three state championships. She was also named Forsyth County Player of the Year by Triad Sports Weekly. “I am thrilled to be at Presbyterian College as an assistant coach,” said Buckland. “I especially want to thank Coach Steelman and the PC administration for this opportunity. I am eager to work with him, Coach Anderson and the tremendous studentathletes here. In addition, I am humbled to be able to recruit and develop student-athletes here at PC and I'm excited to get started here!”
Grayhounds Blair receives top honors Jadon Blair represented the State of N.C. and The Winston-Salem Grayhounds in the DMAXX tournament this pass weekend in Baltimore. Blair’s won the Champion and he was named the Defensive Player of the Game. Blaior also average more than 12 yards per carry on offense.
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Photo by Michael Simmons McKinley McNeil of Parkland and UNC Chapel Hill signee ran 53.68 to finish 6th in the 400 meters at the New Balance Track Championships at NCA&T’s BelkTrack in Greensboro, June 17-19.
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Crowell & Jackson, Carver’s lethal pair, commit Crowell Jr. will head to ACC & UVA, while Jackson will join upstart program at UNC-Charlotte By Sam Davis Triad Sports Weekly As far as temperment is concerned, the difference between Carver High football players Germane Crowell, Jr. and Kajuan Jackson is like comparing night to day. Or a better parellel might be to call Jackson “Fire” and Crowell “Ice”. Crowell comes with outstanding football pedigree. His dad, Germane Crowell Sr. was a top high school performer at North Forsyth, who went on to have an outstanding career at the University of Virginia. Following a career that included being named All-ACC, the senior Crowell was a first-round draft choice of the Detroit Lions. He was a starter for the Lions for some five seasons before a knee injury ended his career. Like his dad, the junior Crowell doesn’t do much talking on the field, preferring to show his opponents what he can do and takes a
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more cerebral approach to the game. any other player.” His choice for his future aspiGoing into his senior season, rations were arrived at in a similar Crowell said he and the fashion. He committed to the Univ. Yellowjackets have a lot of holes to of Virginia a couple of months ago, fill but he is positive that both he and after considering the Univ. of Florida the team will have a successful seaand Virginia Tech. son. “It’s good that my dad played “When the “I feel good college football and in the recruiting process about it,” he said of began I wrote down NFL because he is able to give the upcoming seame a different perspective on some goals that I son. “I feel that I wanted to see when some things. That has been can do more to help I visited colleges,” the team than I one of the positive things Crowell said. “My have in the past. If I about playing for him at dad helped with that. Carver. He expects a lot more can have a healthy He said I should out of me - he pushes me -and season, I think I can look at the position I have the advantage of him have a major coach and see how impact on the coming home with me every he coaches it. He record books here. day. I can ask him questions also said I should We’re young, but and talk to him about things look at the head this upcoming seathat happen on the field and I son we have kids coach and see how know he has my best interest he relates to the who are willing to players and the way at heart.” listen and accept - Germane Crowell, Jr. coaching. Their attithe players respond to the coach. I found tudes toward footthat at Virginia and Coach (Bronco) ball and winning are great. So I’m Mendenhall.” looking forward to a tremendous seaCrowell said he realizes that son. many Cavalier fans have fond memoUnlike Crowell, Jackson is a ries of his dad and his uncle (Angelo) fiery competitor and likes to add a who had stellar careers at UVA little pizzaz or flash to everything he before being drafted into the pros. does. He is also quick to let his oppoHowever, they didn’t factor much nents know exactly what’s about to into his decision to become a happen to them on the football field. Cavalier. He talks a good game, but he also “It’s good that my dad played produces. college football and in the NFL Jackson, a recent committee, because he is able to give me a difsaid he was impressed with all that ferent perspective on some things,” UNC-Charlotte has to offer as an up Crowell said. “That has been on of and coming program. the positive things about playing for “When I first got down there, him at Carver. He expects a lot more the first time I saw the campus I was out of me - he pushes me - and I impressed,” he said. “It was bigger have the advantage of him coming than I thought it was. And Coach home with me every day. I can ask Lambert laid out the whole program him questions and talk to him about that he has started and told me all the things that happen on the field and I things that they are expecting. They know he has my best interest at heart. have nice facilities and he is doing a About the only negative thing comes good job building the program. from people on the outside saying he Everything was great.” favors me because I’m his son. But Jackson said when Lambert that’s not true because when I’m not offered the scholarship he didn’t hesidoing well he will bench me or crititate to accept it. cize me the same way he would for “It’s a good program and I
Kajuan Jackson can see myself being there for four years,” he added. But first, Jackson and Crowell have some business to settle on the football field in WinstonSalem. “We’re young and we don’t have many numbers,” Jackson said. “We’re just trying to come together as a team and build relationships on and off the field. Our team is getting closer and closer every day. We’re all like brothers. Most of us grew up togehter and we want to be successful. We want to go out there and believe each other and accomplish things together as a team. “I just go out there and let things happen,” he said. I don’t mind proving myself to whomeve. I go out there and give them all I’ve got and I try to dominate whoever is in front me. That’s what I really like about playing football and that’s what gets me excited and hyped.
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Kathleen Baker from Page 1 country a year ago and just completed her freshman year at Cal-Berkeley. She returned to Charlotte in late April to continue her training with SwimMAC. Baker said in an interview with the Observer just before these Trials that she felt like the 100 backstroke would be her best shot to make the team. The top two in each event earn a spot. Baker knew the field
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would be stacked, however, and would include 2012 Olympic star Missy Franklin – whom Baker had never beaten. But, Baker said, she had come close enough to Franklin recently that “this is one of the first times that I feel like ‘Oh, it's a race,’ and not that she's an unattainable goal.” Baker beat Franklin Tuesday night, however. In fact, Franklin finished a surprising seventh and Natalie Coughlin was eighth – dead last – in the final. Those two have been
“Sam is my boy, it’s awesome that I get to stay with him for a week here and then this summer he will be living with me and we will from Page 1 play summer ball together, so it’s National, the second fastest time at great to stay with a commit all sumthe event. mer before we get to school next “It was awesome, I got to year,” Meredith said. race Jordon Adell. I knew he was a Meredith and his future fast guy and racing him would make Clemson teammates will get to play both of our times better,” Meredith with some of the top players in the told The Clemson Insider. nation this week. How was the Perfect Game “Being invited to the tournaNation? ment of stars was just a blessing, the “It was awesome. From the event starts tomorrow day I got to Jet “Being on the same and goes through Blue to my last Sunday so hopefully I game there, it was field with the best have a great week here all just breath takplayers in the country and perform well,” he ing. Being on the same field with the feels surreal and then said. Meredith is very best players in the it hits you that you’re impressed with what country feels surreal and then it hits one of the best players head baseball coach Monte Lee and the you that you’re one in the country.” Tigers did this year. of the best players “Really excited, I in the country. So it - Kier Meredith can’t wait to get to gave me a lot of campus. Me and Sam confidence going were watching the into this summer,” Meredith said. Oklahoma State game just a few minMeredith will be spending a lot of time with future Clemson team- utes ago and we both can’t wait to get to Omaha with Clemson,” he said. mate Sam Weatherly this summer. Meredith looks forward to Weatherly, Meredith and Sam Hall the opportunity to play with Seth will all be on the same team at the Beer at Clemson, too. Tournament of Stars.
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Baritone voice. “Who you got with you,” Mo barked out. “This is my friend, Sam Davis,” McDuffie said. “He goes to from Page 1 McDuffie and I played together on Diggs too.” football, baseball, and basketball “Alright Davis,” Mo said. teams at the Boy’s Club, so I decided “Go on down to the gym with the rest to venture out and see what was of the boys from Anderson.” going on elsewhere. It was always that simple One of the first people I met with Mo. He met people where they when I got inside the Y was “Mo”. were and built upon it. He was stern, Always chomping on an unlit cigar, he was strict, but he was always fair. he addressed us with that great It didn’t matter where you came from - who your parents were or what your financial circumstances were - he simply loved working with kids and didn’t mind setting you straight if you fell off the beaten path. Quite simply, he was cut from a different cloth. It’s hard even now to accurately put into words all that he meant to the people of East Winston. Mo’s memory was one of his greatest attributes and he never met a stranger. Even years later after I came back to Winston, he still remembered me and referred to me as “Davis”, the same Moses Lucas stands in front of a mural of him way he did upon the at the Winston Lake Family YMCA. first time we encoun-
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Kier Meredith has been quite busy since completing his junior baseball season at Glenn High School. “He is awesome! He is a Dude! He’s one of the best hitters I’ve ever seen and I can’t wait to be able to learn from him,” said Meredith. Lee and assistant coach Bradley LeCr oy keep in touch with
the future Tiger standout. “I just spoke with both of them briefly last week while I was at PG National, just telling me to keep working hard and playing hard,” said Meredith.
tered one another. Like many, my heart was saddened when I heard of his death. But I was also encouraged in knowing how much he poured into the people whom he surrounded himself with. For example, anyone who has ever witnessed the “Homecoming” or “Christmas” parades in WinstonSalem knows about the Boss Drummers, the Y’Ettes and now the Mo Lucas Foundation performing. But I remember the “Cadets”, his original group marching through the city of Winston-Salem as he personally called out cadence. The Cadets were always a crowd-pleaser. Mo made sure that they had their routines down pat and every step was well-coordinated. They were also well-dressed at all times. Mo never let any of his people go out looking
any kind of way. He always kept his standards. Many of those qualities are lacking in our current generation. Most don’t understand the importance of maintaining good, positive, decorum at all times. That’s one gift that men like Moses Lucas passed on to the next generation. Now, in his passing, we need others to step up and take the gauntlet and continue to help others. It is not only a duty, it is a responsibility. It is one that Moses Lucas handled quite admirably. Mr. Mose Lucas, we salute you and honor you for creating such a great legacy. Those who had the opportunity to know you were blessed with by presence. You have fought the good fight of faith. Now you may take your rest.
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