WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- Coach Kevin Ritsche of the Winston-Salem State baseball team announced the signing of four more players to this fall’s recruiting class.
The Rams, coming off a school-record 39 victories, have added UNC Greensboro transfer Ray Crawford , who played at Dudley High School; outfielder Gavin Culler , who played at West Forsyth; first baseman Brad Miller from Largo, Fla. and pitcher Eric Corlett , who played at East Forsyth.
Ritsche says that Culler is a leadoff hitter who led the state of North Carolina in stolen bases during his junior season at West Forsyth.
Crawford, who will join ...
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Wells, assistant at WSSU, going to Arizona State
Coach Tim Wells (Courtesy: WSSU Athletics) |
Wells, 35, spent the last five seasons as an assistant for Coach Bobby Collins, helping the Rams with recruiting, scouting of opponents and working with inside players.
Wells, a Carver graduate and Winston-Salem native, played four seasons at N.C. State and graduated in 2000.
Collins said that Wells was instrumental in the success of the program. The Rams have averaged 20 wins over the last three seasons and won a CIAA title; they have been to the NCAA Division II Tournament three straight seasons.
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Sunday, June 30, 2013
Xavier's Fakler earns All-Louisiana in two running events
Catherine Fakler |
Fakler, a sophomore from Phoenix, Ariz., and a graduate of Xavier College Preparatory High School, was Louisiana's No. 3 female performer in the 5,000 (18 minutes, 23.24 seconds) and the steeplechase (12:20.90). The top three performers in each event, based on times compiled by the NCAA and the NAIA, earn All-Louisiana.
Fakler recorded her 5,000 best at the Mississippi College Invitational on April 5. Eight days later in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championships in New Orleans, she recorded her season best in the steeplechase and won the event.
Fakler is the first from Xavier to be named All-Louisiana in women's or men's track and field.
It's the second major honor this week for Fakler. On Monday she was chosen to the Capital One Academic All-America® college division women's track and field/cross country second team.
By Ed Cassiere, SID
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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FAMU Hazing Director Says Program in Place
TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- The Florida A&M Marching 100 will return to the field this fall. The band was suspended following the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion in 2011. The school has implemented more than a dozen new procedures in it’s get tough against hazing, including the hiring of a new anti hazing czar. Bryan Smith says he’s confident the right policies are in place, but says ending hazing still depends on the students.
“I know we have to remain diligent, we still have to keep providing our preventative measures, we have to keep enlightening and educating the students as well as out faulty and our alumni about our anti hazing and our initiatives, so ultimately it will still fall and come back to the students should they decided to do what’s right” says Bryan Smith, whose official title is Special Assistant to the President.
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White Sisters Named First Team All-State In Softball
RALEIGH, North Carolina -- Sisters Daja and Jo'Landa White of Saint Augustine's University were selected to the N.C. Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) College Division All-State Softball First Team on Thursday, June 27, 2013.
Twenty-three students including six from CIAA schools were named to the all-state first and second teams. St. Aug is one of three schools to place two or more players on the first team.
The Leland, N.C., natives led the Lady Falcons to their first winning season in 10 years. The Lady Falcons won 17 games, finished second in the CIAA Southern Division and placed fourth in the CIAA Tournament. The fourth-place finish is the highest for the Lady Falcons in recent memory. The sister tandem led the CIAA in home runs with eight apiece.
Daja White, a freshman outfielder, ranked second in NCAA Division II with 1.5 runs per game and 1.0 stolen bases per game in addition to ranking 10th with a .476 batting average. The Daktronics honorable mention All-American ranked second in the conference with 38 RBIs and 30 stolen bases. She was a Daktronics All-Atlantic Region first team pick and an All-CIAA rookie team selection.
Jo'Landa White, a sophomore catcher, ranked eighth in the CIAA with a .422 batting average and tied for ninth with 29 RBIs. A Daktronics All-Atlantic Region second team selection, White was part of a college division all-star softball team which played international competition in Italy in June 2013.
The All-State first and second teams are comprised of players across North Carolina from NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA institutions. The nominees were submitted by the North Carolina sports information directors and voted on by the NCCSIA members.
North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association
2013 College Division All-State Softball Teams
& - Named to 2012 All-State Team
% - Named to 2011 All-State Team
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Twenty-three students including six from CIAA schools were named to the all-state first and second teams. St. Aug is one of three schools to place two or more players on the first team.
The Leland, N.C., natives led the Lady Falcons to their first winning season in 10 years. The Lady Falcons won 17 games, finished second in the CIAA Southern Division and placed fourth in the CIAA Tournament. The fourth-place finish is the highest for the Lady Falcons in recent memory. The sister tandem led the CIAA in home runs with eight apiece.
Daja White, a freshman outfielder, ranked second in NCAA Division II with 1.5 runs per game and 1.0 stolen bases per game in addition to ranking 10th with a .476 batting average. The Daktronics honorable mention All-American ranked second in the conference with 38 RBIs and 30 stolen bases. She was a Daktronics All-Atlantic Region first team pick and an All-CIAA rookie team selection.
Jo'Landa (Left) and Daja Receive More Postseason Honors |
The All-State first and second teams are comprised of players across North Carolina from NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA institutions. The nominees were submitted by the North Carolina sports information directors and voted on by the NCCSIA members.
North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association
2013 College Division All-State Softball Teams
First Team | ||||
Pos. | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
P | Carley Tysinger | Fr. | Catawba College | Lexington, N.C. |
P | Maryann Hoskins | Fr. | Lenoir-Rhyne University | Havelock, N.C. |
C | Jo'Landa White | So. | Saint Augustine's University | Leland, N.C. |
IF | Jessica Fellmeth&% | Sr. | Lenoir-Rhyne University | Waxhaw, N.C. |
IF | Cynthia Hayes | Jr. | Guilford College | Seagrove, N.C. |
IF | Haily Jarman | Jr. | Lenoir-Rhyne University | Wadesboro, N.C. |
IF | Beth Overman | So. | Mount Olive College | Elizabeth City, N.C. |
OF | Taylor Cloninger | Jr. | UNC Pembroke | Jacksonville, N.C. |
OF | Leigh Ward | So. | Chowan University | Oriental, N.C. |
OF | Daja White | Fr. | St. Augustine's University | Leland, N.C. |
UTL | Brea Hartley | So. | UNC Pembroke | Lexington, N.C. |
DP | Kayla Saliga | So. | Wingate University | Asheboro, N.C. |
Second Team | ||||
Pos. | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
P | Stacey Houser | Fr. | Wingate University | Mooresville, N.C. |
P | Alora Lincoln | So. | Chowan University | Smithfield, VA |
C | Sarah Tompkins | Fr. | Greensboro College | Wilmington, N.C. |
IF | Sarah Connolly | Fr. | Greensboro College | Mount Airy, N.C. |
IF | Kierston Garner | Fr. | Salem College | Danbury, N.C. |
IF | Robyn Stanek | So. | Mars Hill College | Winston-Salem, N.C. |
IF | Amanda White& | So. | Meredith College | Wilmington, N.C. |
OF | Liz Hipple& | Jr. | Chowan University | Chincoteague, VA |
OF | Kelsey Maffucci | Sr. | Wingate University | Rockledge, Fla. |
OF | Jackie Nicholson | So. | Greensboro College | Snow Camp, N.C. |
UTL | Spencer Embler | Jr. | Fayetteville State University | Thomasville, N.C. |
% - Named to 2011 All-State Team
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PVAMU's Barrick Named On College Football Performance Awards Watch List
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Last season, after being sidelined all week due to an undisclosed injury, Prairie View A&M kicker Chris Barrick answered the prayers of PV Nation when he knocked down his first career field goal and clenched the Panthers 37-34 victory over the Texas Southern University Tigers.
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas -- Prairie View A&M kicker Chris Barrick was named on the 2013 College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) FCS Watch List for the 2013 CFPA Placekicker Award.
Barrick, a 6-4 junior out of Copperas Cove (Texas), led the Panthers in scoring with 65 points and ranked second in the Southwestern Athletic Conference in field goal percentage, going 9-for-11 last season. Barrick was named the SWAC Specialist of the Week on Oct. 22, 2012 following his team's 52-37 win over Alcorn State he went 7-for-7 on PATS and added a 23-yard field goal to pick up his second-career Specialist of the Week honor.
On kickoffs in 2012, Barrick averaged 56.1 yards per kick off of 54 attempts. He was named to the All-SWAC Second Team to cap off his season.
The CFPA is the largest awards organization in Division I college football, and it selected all of its recipients based upon objective scientific rankings to the extent of which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams. All players are eligible for awards at their respective positions; players are not preemptively eliminated from consideration. The winner will be announced January 8, 2014.
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S.C. State Releases Football Season Ticket Promo
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2013 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Date | Opponent | Location | Time | ||
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COASTAL CAROLINA $ | ORANGEBURG, SC | 6 p.m. | |||
Clemson University | Clemson, SC | TBA | |||
ALABAMA A&M | ORANGEBURG, SC | 6 p.m. | |||
Benedict University % | Columbia, SC | 4 p.m. | |||
* | HAMPTON UNIVERSITY & | ORANGEBURG, SC | 2 p.m. | ||
* | N.C. A&T State University + | Atlanta, GA | 4 p.m. | ||
* | NC Central University | Durham, NC | 2 p.m. | ||
OPEN | |||||
* | Bethune-Cookman University | Daytona Beach, FL | 4 p.m. | ||
* | Savannah State University | Savannah , GA | 1 p.m. | ||
* | FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY @ | ORANGEBURG, SC | 1:30 p.m. | ||
* | MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY # | ORANGEBURG, SC | 1:30 p.m. | ||
* | Norfolk State University | Norfolk, VA | 1 p.m. |
Home Games are in bold
Neutral Site Games are in italics
* denotes a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference contest
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