MEAC’s schools have a rich tradition with DeMatha Catholic High School

DeMatha Catholic High School (Hyattsville, Maryland) will have two of its top runners complete in the MEAC this winter.

William Kellogg, ranked number 3 in the United States at 500 meters during the 2010 high school indoor season will carry his talents to Hampton University.

Robert Corbitt III, a New Balance National 4x4 Outdoor All-American will be running for North Carolina Central University. Corbitt shown below in the video running the third exchange for DeMatha -- will follow in his father’s footsteps -- Robert Corbitt, Jr., a 1985 graduate of NCCU.

Corbitt III also will be feeling the heat from older sister Jamilah Corbitt, Assistant Sports Information Director/Media Relations at Alabama A&M University. Jamilah was an outstanding scholar and played scholarship basketball at Vermont, and Central Connecticut State University and knows a few things about collegiate track and field. She covers both the men's and women's track and field programs for the Bulldogs, among other responsibilities.

The Corbitts' are native Washingtonians and strong supporters of NCCU Eagles.

DeMatha participated in the New Balance Nationals 2010 at North Carolina A&T State University (June 17-19, 2010) in Greensboro, N.C., and was in a 18th-way tie for 38th place in the Boy's competition, out of more than a 150+ competing teams.

The Stags are coached by Norfolk State University Spartans 1982 graduate, Anthony Bryant. Coach Bryant will be entering his 18th season as DeMatha's Head Track & Field coach. DeMatha will be loaded again next season with the return of Christopher Walker (48.17/ 400m), Thomas Gaither (1:53.54/800m) and Michael Williams (38.55/300m hurdles).

Track and Field Videos on Flotrack: 4x400 Relay (3:15.54 / Gaither, Williams, Corbitt, Walker).

Track and Field Videos on Flotrack: Section 2 – Thomas Gaither (1:53.54)

Printers mirrors inconsistent Lions: Buono

Former FAMU quarterback Casey Printers is showing inconsistency as Lions starter.

VANCOUVER, B.C. — The one great quality of being a genius coach is having a great quarterback. And three games into the 2010 CFL season, B.C. Lions quarterback Casey Printers is not making his boss look very smart. In coach Wally Buono's view, his field general is exhibiting the same erraticism that is bedeviling the rest of the team.

"You'd like for him to be more consistent," Buono said Saturday, after reviewing tapes of the Lions' 16-12 defeat to the Montreal Alouettes Friday night at Empire Field. "Half the time, there is a very good quarterback." That statement was borne out by the statistics, which saw Printers complete 20 of 40 passes for 253 yards against the Alouettes. And he did throw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Jamal Robertson for the game's only major.

However, he was intercepted twice, the first time when he tried to throw a home-run ball into the end zone with Paris Jackson double-covered and the entire Montreal defence aware that Printers was going to go deep. It was not a smart call, Buono admitted, because the Lions were in Montreal territory and needed to come away with points in what was a low-scoring defensive struggle.

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South Carolina State's Wiley down, what now?

The bad news for South Carolina State fans broke Wednesday evening when Bulldogs backup quarterback Derrick Wiley showed up at the player's only practice with a cast on his leg.

Turns out Wiley, the MVP of last season's season-opening win over Grambling, broke a bone in his foot earlier in the summer and just recently underwent surgery to correct the problem. The injury puts Wiley's early season availability in doubt, and for that matter, should his recovery take longer than expected there is a chance that Wiley could miss the entire season.

It's not that Wiley, a player that S.C. State head coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough has compared to former Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards several times over, had big-time stats a season ago. In fact, after the Grambling game, Wiley didn't do much, finishing with 224 rushing yards and just 101 passing yards on 11 of 20 passing with no touchdowns and two interceptions.

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B-CU's Willie Mack III wins third Flint City Amateur Golf Championship in record-setting fashion

FLINT, Michigan — Bethune-Cookman University's Willie Mack III put on a display of shot-making unlike any other in the 79-year history of the Flint City Amateur Golf Championship.

Mack ( a native of Flint, Mich.) won his third City Amateur crown Sunday at Swartz Creek, where he shot 5-under-par 67 for a an 11-shot victory over Andy Johnson and Derrick Riley. Mack's winning score of 18-under-par 198 shattered the tournament record of 11-under 205 set in 2005 by Grand Blanc's John Lindholm, who is also a three-time City Amateur champ.

Mack, who also won the City Am in 2006 and 2008, started the day with a nine-shot lead over playing partners Derrick Riley and Jordan Phillips, the defending champion. He showed early that he wasn't going back to the field, opening with three birdie before missing a four-foot putt for birdie on No. 4.

“My mindset was to extend it,” Mack said of the big lead. “Play aggressive and get to 20-under. I was on track for that and I made a double (-bogey) on 14, the par 3. I think I lost my focus because I had such a big lead. “My goal was 20-under.” Mack is 2-for-2 in Flint-area events this summer, having won the Genesee All-Star Golf Classic last month at Flushing Valley.

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Albany State QB Club set to host kickoff reception

ALBANY, GA — The Albany State University Rams football fans and supporters are invited to meet and greet the football coaches and hear exciting information about the upcoming season at a preseason reception. The 11th annual Preseason Football Reception will kick off on Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Eula Lovett Hall at the Albany State University Coliseum at Albany State.

The reception is free of charge and open to members of the QuarterBack Club and Golden Rams football fans. The dinner, like every year, will mark the official start of the 2010 season, according to coach Mike White.

"The football reception is a great opportunity for us to thank our fans for supporting us throughout the past season and solicit support for the upcoming season," White said. "We are looking forward to a great 2010 season and providing lots of excitement for our fans as we compete for the SIAC and national championship titles."



White and the assistant coaches will give a preview of and answer questions about the Rams’ upcoming season. Guests will also get to meet and greet several Rams football players. ASU, which has won 13 SIAC Championships, will open the 2010 season on Aug. 28, in a conference matchup against the Kentucky State University Thorobreds. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in Frankfort, Ky.

For more information about the dinner or tickets for games this season, call (229) 430-4673 or (229) 430-6470.

CELEBRATION OF STARS: Grambling Legends honor athletes who guided them

The Grambling family gathered Saturday at the Monroe Civic Center to induct the Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame's second class, and to again celebrate the lives of the four biggest legends that made the school's proud athletics history possible — Eddie Robinson, Ralph W.E. Jones, Fred Hobdy and Collie J. Nicholson.

"It tells you what Grambling meant to so many of us," inductee Doug Williams said. "A lot of these guys — and even when I came out of high school — we couldn't go anywhere else. Grambling was the place that we had to go, and we made the best out of it.

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Not such a black-and-white decision for AAMU's/Fairview's Dex Sullivan

HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Dex Sullivan is the quintessential Southern country boy. His grandparents had a farm in Fayette County. He loves to hunt and fish. On Friday night at the ASHAA All-Star football game, he played what he called "my first game at my new home field." Sullivan is a big, affable 6-foot-4, 314-pound white offensive lineman from Fairview High in Cullman (Alabama). He has signed to play for Alabama A&M University, a predominantly black school.

So what?

Dex Sullivan with 2010 high school prom date says on his Facebook site that, "I am blessed and gain strength in achieving my goals with my faith in god and the support round me."

"It'll be a culture shock, but you see here (on the North All-Star team) it's a mix. It's what you see around the world," Sullivan said. "It's not white one way, black one way. It's people." And people with a sense of humor. After meeting Sullivan and another white All-Star headed to Alabama A&M, two black signees joked, "They're going to kick us out of the SWAC now."

Sullivan "can't be more excited" about coming to Alabama A&M. He has already grown fond of coach Anthony Jones. So has the Sullivan family. In April, when the devastating tornados swept through the state and came near their home, the first call they got the next morning was from Jones, asking if they came through the storms without damage.

Sullivan played tackle for Fairview and did so in the North's 14-7 win over the South at Louis Crews Stadium. Sullivan will play guard at A&M, which suits him fine. "I'll have to get out of my comfort zone and roll with it," he said.

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