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South Charlotte Sports Report“HOMETOWN TEAMS ... HOMETOWN KIDS”
Volume 3, Issue 10 October 23, 2008 - FREEwww.southcharlottesports.com
The baseball term “hot stove” is affiliated with the time of year when those associated with America’s past time, whether it is players, managers, front office personnel and fans, discuss the summer game during the winter months. Even before the Boston Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1920, folks sat around the hot stove to de-bate and discuss the significance of their team’s transactions.
Even though air conditioning and furnaces have replaced the iron stove as sources of heat, the term hot stove is still quite com-mon in baseball vernacular. A place it is used frequently is to reference baseball banquets that take place during the off-season.
The banquets are held to cel-ebrate the game of baseball and to reward those in the game that contribute to its success.
On January 24, 2009 the 2ND Annual Greater Char-lotte Area Hot Stove League Dinner, hosted by Carolinas Baseball Center and The South Charlotte Sports Report will be held at the 25,000 square foot Carolinas Baseball Cen-ter. This first class evening of entertainment will celebrate the growth of
youth baseball and softball in the Greater Charlotte Community. Headlining the spe-cial night will be a keynote speech by former Major League All-Star relief pitcher and UNCC baseball alumnus Bryan Harvey.
The Bandys High School graduate played from 1987 to 1995 for the California Angels and the Florida Marlins. He was elected to the All-Star team for the American League in 1991 and for the National League in 1993. He led the American League in saves in 1991 with 46. Harvey was named Rookie Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News.
Providence High School Class of 2007 graduate David Mailman will also be honored. Mailman
was a 7th round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox and has what many scouts have described as a “picture perfect swing.” He has become one of the Red Sox top-rated prospects and is expected to one day take to the field at Fenway Park.
In addition to the speech by Harvey, guests will be treated to a social hour and autograph ses-sion with 10-20 current or former major and minor league baseball players, a sit down dinner, ven-dor displays and one of the larg-
est silent auction of sports mem-orabilia in the area. The evening will also include the presenta-tion of awards to the top youth baseball and softball players in the area. Last year’s winners included; Richie Shaffer (Provi-dence), Constance Orr (Butler, UNC-Chapel Hill), Chase Arnold (Holy Trinity Catholic) and Erin Kayton (Marvin Ridge.)
We are very proud to an-nounce our charity partner for the 2009 Greater Charlotte Area Hot Stove League Dinner. The
Miracle League of Charlotte. The Miracle League of Charlotte, a chapter of The Miracle League, will provide physically and men-tally challenged children a safe and spirited program in which they can hit, run, and catch on a baseball field – just like other kids. It will offer a unique and memorable opportunity these children would not otherwise have.
See Hot Stove, Page 14
GREATER CHARLOTTE HOT STOVE LEAGUE TO HONOR THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF CHARLOTTE BASEBALL
2nd annual dinner on January 24th to honor Major League All-Star Bryan Harvey and Boston Red Sox top prospect Davd Mailman among others
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Something big is about to open! For local basketball and volleyball fami-lies your wishes are about to be granted.. A brand new, 44,000 square foot, multi-purpose basketball and volleyball facility is set to open for your enjoyment in less than 90 days.
The brand new Carolina Courts fa-cility, located at 7210 Stinson Hartis Road in Indian Trail, will open their doors to the commu-nity on January 3rd. Located inside, active families will find 5 regulation size basketball courts that will double as ten volleyball courts. The facility will also in-clude meeting rooms, birthday rooms, an arcade, a first class parent’s lounge, full screen tele-visions and Wi-Fi throughout the building. In addition, Athletic Republic will run core strength and speed programs for athletes from 8 years old and up.
This unique facility began
as an idea for Co-Founder Ron Esser. A few phone calls later to Co-Founder Scott Chitwood and the facility was a fast break away from becoming reality. Esser and Chitwood had experience running the one of the largest basketball programs in the state at a local recreation association. Their constant battles with find-ing gym space and dealing with scheduling surprises helped to plant the seed of a stand-alone facility into the mind of Esser.
“Scott and I both learned a lot about running a large recre-ation association. We saw first-hand the challenges involved
as well as the need for a new facility in this area. Once we settled on the idea, we began to travel across the country visiting other bas-ketball facilities. We actually went as far as to tape interviews with facility owners in other locations on their experiences
and what they would change the second
time around if they could.”From these meetings Esser
and Chitwood moved forward with their idea, hired a con-struction company and went to work on creating something very special for the area, Caro-lina Courts.
Once construction began, Carolina Courts hired two well qualified individuals to lead the basketball and volleyball pro-grams.
See Carolina Courts, Page 12
David Mailman
Barbie Curry and Matt Jones await the opening of Carolina Courts
SOUTH CHARLOTTE SPORTS REPORT PRESEASON BASKETBALL CAMPBOYS AND GIRLS, AGES 5-14
NOVEMBER 7TH AND 8TH
SEE PAGE 3 FOR MORE INFORMATION
CAROLINA COURTS SET TO OPEN JANUARY 3RD
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South Charlotte Sports ReportCovering the Active Children and Families of Our Community
The South Charlotte Sports Report is published twice a month by The South Charlotte Sports Report, 9901 Zackery Ave, Charlotte, NC 28277. Phone: 704-341-0086. The South Charlotte Sports Report is distributed free throughout our coverage area in neighborhoods and local businesses. If you would like copies delivered to your business for distribution to customers, call 704-341-0086. Paid subscrip-tions delivered by USPS are available for $59.00 a year. Payment may be made to South Charlotte Sports Report, 9901 Zackery Ave, Charlotte, NC 28277
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SOUTH CHARLOTTE SPORTS REPORT SUPER SEVEN FOOTBALL POLLOCTOBER 19, 2008
1. Butler High School2. Charlotte Catholic3. Charlotte Christian4. Charlotte Latin5. South Mecklenburg6. Marvin Ridge7. Providence
The Super Seven Poll is updated every Sunday at www.southcharlottesports.com
Co-Players of the Week:
Johnny O’ Boyle, Catholic: Johnny had touchdown receptions of 75 and 73 yards, plus an interception to help Catholic continue their winning streak over Garinger.
Anthony Short, Butler: Anthony helped the Bulldogs in all phases of the game in their big win over East Meck. He returned a funble 26 yards for a touchdown, ran for another touch-down and was effective on special teams.
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WEDDINGTON VOLLEYBALL CAPTURES CONFERENCE TITLE,
AIMS FOR STATE TITLE
With a lot of hard work, Weddington High School Volleyball Coach Carrie Powell has built an incredible program. The Warriors just cap-tured the conference title and are now on the prowl for a State Title. The team is well balanced with freshman, sophomores, juniors and seniors.
Coach Powell is proud of the efforts of the team.
“This has been an awesome season so far. The senior captains have created an atmosphere that is fun to play in but competitive. Our defense is tough and that helps the offense get going. Great passes lead to great sets and great hits. Hope-fully, we can keep taking one game at a time and keep going in the state tournament.”
Good Luck to the Warriors in their quest for a Championship!
13 Arden Fuller Sr 14 Jamie Jandrisevits Sr 12 Lara Plattenberger Sr 4 Claire Veazey Sr 10 Alex Kachulis Jr 22 Allison Rickher Jr 15 Amy Schwartz Jr 23 Alyssa Springer Jr 5 Rachel Veazey Jr 3 Caroline Haugh Fr
11 Kaitlyn Duckworth Jr21 Sarah Harvey So30 Jordan Davis Fr 2 Lauren Horrell Fr 20/1 Lauren Martin Fr
Managers: Caroline Chambers Kaitlyn CouvillonCoach: Carrie PowellAssistant Coach: Beth Phifer
WEDDINGTON VOLLEYBALL ROSTER
Weddington High School senior Arden Fuller (#13) feeds the ball to freshman Caroline Haugh (# 3)
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SOUTH CHARLOTTE SPORTS REPORT PRESEASON BASKETBALL CAMP
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A TWO-DAY BASKETBALL CAMP DESIGNED TO PREPARE BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 5-14 FOR THE UPCOMING BASKETBALL SEASON.
CAMP FOCUS WILL INCLUDE:
DEVELOPMENT OF OFFENSIVE SKILLSINCREASING THE SCORING ABILITY OF EACH PLAYER
GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP AND HOW TO BE THE IDEAL TEAMMATETHE FUNDAMENTALS OF SHOOTING A BASKETBALL
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Tip-off to the 2008-2009 basketball season is just around the corner and the time is now for area boys and girls to tune up on their basketball skills.
The South Charlotte Sports Report Preseason Youth Basketball Camp will be held at St. Matthew Catholic Church Gym on Friday November 7th from 6:30pm-9:00pm and on Saturday November 8th from 9:00am-12:00pm. The camp is open to boys and girls between the ages of 5-14.
The two day camp will focus on preparing each player for the basketball season with a focus on developing their offensive skills. Our philosophy is to teach each child how to take their given skill set and raise their talent level to the point of complete enjoyment of the game of basketball. We want each child to find success on the court and continue to grow with the game. Basketball is a wonderful sport, especially when a child can find success in the game.
Coach Tripp Roakes and his basketball staff will lead the camp and deliver the same level of first class community service you have come to expect from The South Charlotte Sports Report. In addition to the basketball skills being taught, we will once again place a strong focus on Good Sportsmanship on and off the basketball court.
Cost for the two session camp is only $50.00 per child or $90.00 for two children. Each camper will receive a Basketball Camp T-shirt! To register, please visit www.southcharlottesports.com or email [email protected]. Payment may be made with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or by mailing a check to South Charlotte Sports, 9901 Zackery Ave, Charlotte, NC 28277.
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COACH LAWSON
The Olde Providence Patriots Pop Warner Football Team coached by Lance Lawson has been named the Play It Again Sports Team of the Week. The 2008 edition of the team is having a solid season and recently received an invitation to the prestigious Holly Bowl.
To nominate your team, please visit Play It Again Sports. Every member of the winning team will receive a $10.00 gift
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Congratulations to The Olde Providence Patriots Pop Warner Team for being named the Play It Again Sports Team of the Week!
Front Row(L-R) Joshua Tate; Jack Scharf; Zac Hoffler, Alex Marsh; Will Sapyta; Steven Santa Ana; Wyatt Maxey; Billy Senay; Luke Lawson; Garrett Gosnell; Nick Fedchock.
Second Row(L-R) Matt Ball; Turner Burgess; Elliott Chambers; Benjamin Phifer; Noah Belk; Parker Hoffler; Addy Banerji; Seth Davis; Parker Hall; AJ Davidson; Kyle Kukielski; Ethan Pugh.
Back Row(L-R) Steve Santa Ana, Greg Ball, Barry Hall, Lance Lawson, Bob Fedchock, Lou Senay.
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middle and high schools in South Charlotte. OPRA has winter leagues for girls and boys in the following divisions.
Instructional - Boys and Girls ages 5 and 6 years old.
Boys - Based on the child’s ages as of July 31, 2008.
7 years old (9’ basket), 8 years old, 9 years old, 10 years old, 11 years old, 12 years old, 13/14 years old, 15-17 years old
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The last article we looked at assessing upper back strength to keep a balanced shoulder and preventing shoulder pain. This article, the fifth in a five part series will examine how to modify your upper body program to avoid shoulder pain.
If you have trouble with any of previous 5 tests you may need to modify your upper body strengthening routine. Here are three suggestions:
1. 3:1 Pull/Push ratioBecause our upper back muscles tend to be weaker than our chest muscles we need to target this area more during our workouts. To do this, you should have a 3:1 pull/push ratio. Simply put, you need to do 3 times as many upper back exercises as chest exercises. For example: If you perform 3-4 sets of bench press then you would need to perform 9-12 sets of upper back exercises. Upper back exercises would include the Y, T, Bent T, one arm row with elbow away from the side, pull down in front, etc.
2. Work chest for endurance along with trunk stabilityWork your chest muscles for endurance with some bodyweight exercises. These exercises will also develop some additional core stability if performed with the back in a neutral position (not arched or rounded). Try these three exercises for one minute each with your goal to work up to two minutes
Figures A and B – Start at the top of push-up position. While maintaining one arm on the ground, lift one arm and rotate your body so that your chest is square with the closest wall. Return to the start position and rotate the opposite direction. Repeat for one minute.
Figures C,D,and E – “V-push-up”. Again start in the top of a push-up position. Push back to drop your head between your shoulders and form an “inverted V” position. Try to get your heels on the ground but do not move the position of your hands. Hold for 5 count and return to the start position. Repeat for 1 minute.
Figure F - Push up on a gymnic ball. Perform standard pushups on the ball. 3 sets of 10 – work up to 3 sets of 30.
3. Incorporate flexibility into your routines. Make sure you stretch your shoulders daily and especially after your upper body workouts.Remember it is your posture during the day combined with your upper body strengthening routine that can cause come tightness in your shoulder. Hold your stretches for slightly longer
(30 seconds) if you are trying to increase flexibility.
Are Your Shoulders Hurting Yet?!Five Tests to See if You Are At Risk for Developing Shoulder Pain
Part 5 of 5Alan D. Tyson PT, SCS, ATC, CSCS
The EpicenterSPORTS PERFORMANCE AT
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Holy Trinity Catholic Mid-dle School football player Mark Pollack cherishes the opportu-nity to play the game of foot-ball. For Mark, nothing beats the opportunity to wear his # 7 jersey and represent his school on the football field. The com-petition Mark finds every week with middle schools like Mon-roe, Weddington and Marvin Ridge is such a thrill.
Last April, Mark came very close to losing the opportunity to play football this season for the Holy Trinity Bulldogs. The
13 year old son of Mark and Angie Pollack describes a few tense moments from his hospi-tal stay.
“I was injured severely back in April in a basketball game. I made a layup and the next thing I remember is an ambulance ride to the hospital. My rehab began the moment I left the hospital. When I was able to walk again I began working on my basketball shot. The Neu-rologist cleared me to resume contact sports in late May and I went to a few basketball camps and played Babe Ruth Baseball. I got back on the court and our travel basketball team won the state championship of the 14 and under division.”
Despite the return to bas-ketball and baseball, Mark was still not 100% on the strength meter.
“I worked very hard to get my conditioning, strength and speed to where it was prior to the injury. I was given an op-portunity to use the Catholic weight room with my team-mates and that has really helped. I also rehabbed at the Athletic Republic of Charlotte.
Through all that I feel as though I am now 100% but am always looking to get better.”
Mark is still searching for lessons to learn from the injury as it came from no fault of his own.
“I didn’t really learn any-thing about the injury other than never take anything for granted and enjoy the oppor-tunity to compete. I am very lucky that I can still play the games that I love; football, bas-ketball and baseball.”
As Mark runs further away from the injury, he talks about this season on the gridiron.
“This fall I am playing tight end and defensive end. I love to block and tackle and these two positions give me an op-portunity to do that on every play. The tight end position is a challenge because my assign-ment is different on just about every play.”
The tall receiver is also hop-ing to have a few favors re-turned to him on the football field this fall.
“The new quarterback, Ed-die Hanlon and I have been teammates since 3rd grade so
that helps. When I was the quarterback I completed quite a few passes to Eddie, hopefully he will return the favor.”
Mark will move directly from the football field to the basket-ball court at the end of the sea-son. He always uses football to pre-pare him for the roundball season.
“ Y o u s t a r t the bas-k e t b a l l s e a s o n a l r e a d y in shape f r o m p l a y i n g footbal l . I play for-ward or center in b a s k e t -ball so the c o n t a c t you get in the low post is similar to what hap-
pens at the line of scrimmage in football.”
Away from the field of play, Mark is an Honor Roll student at Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School and his favorite subject is Math.
MARK POLLACK OVERCOMES INJURY FOR SUCCESSFUL RETURN TO FOOTBALL
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Volume 3, Issue 10 South Charlotte Sports Report Page 7Volume 3, Issue 10 South Charlotte Sports Report Page 272ND ANNUAL GREATER CHARLOTTE AREAHOT STOVE LEAGUE DINNER
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LARGEST SPORTS MEMORABILIA AUCTION IN CHARLOTTE AUTOGRAPH SESSION WITH BRYAN HARVEY AND 15-20 PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYERS
YOUTH BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL PLAYER AWARDS TO BE PRESENTEDYOUTH TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GAME OF BASEBALL AWARD
BRYAN HARVEYFormer Major League All-Star Pitcher
Special guest appearances from Houston Astros third baseman Ty Wigginton, Kansas City Royals outfielder Ross Gload, Kansas City Royals infielder Gookie Dawkins, Providence High School graduate and Boston Red Sox top prospect David Mailman, Wake
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MIKE GARDINERPITCHING INSTRUCTOR
Mike grew up in Canada, where he played both hockey and baseball. He came to the United States in 1983 when he was recruited by Indiana State University. Mike was a pitcher at ISU and led the team to its first and only College World Series. He still holds the all-time record for career wins and has been inducted into the Indiana State University Hall of Fame. Mike also played for Team Canada and went to the 1984 Olympics, where he was the winning pitcher against the eventual gold medal Japanese team. After college, Mike was drafted by the Seattle Mariners. He played professionally for 12 years, over 4 of those years in the major leagues, with the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Montreal Expos, and Detroit Tigers.
Mike is one of the lead pitching instructors at Carolinas Baseball Center. Many of the top young pitchers in South Charlotte rely on Mike’s expertise to help them become better pitchers. Mike takes a low-key ap-proach to working with pitchers and his number one rule-of-thumb is proper balance for each pitcher.
“Once you have balance, you have a chance to be a good pitcher. From that point, we develop a good frame of mind for each pitcher. When you are confident, you are going to perform on a higher level.”
Mike also works to enhance the given ability of each pitcher. “We try to enhance and tweak their skills, we make suggestions because in the end, I can’t go out there and
make the pitch for them. They have to take what they have been taught and apply it in the game.”Mike Gardiner is available for private and group pitching lessons. To schedule a lesson with Mike, contact
the Carolinas Baseball Center office at (704) 499-9040
CAROLINAS BASEBALL CENTERCarolinas Baseball Center provides the area youth
baseball player with facility, programs and instruction that compare to no other in The Greater Charlotte Area. CBC’s focus has been on the development of the youth baseball players. Over the past year and half CBC’s in-structors have developed drills, programs, camps, clinics and classes to enhance the performance of every player and team that comes into Carolinas Baseball Center.
INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: 1 on 1 instruction from former Major League Players, Minor League Play-ers, College Players and Coaches. The individual attention from instructors who have done it brings not only the fundamental/technical approach to all the skills being taught but the mental approach of the game.
RBI Lesson Plan: 2 players, 3 players and 4 players lesson plan will allow team members and individuals to come together in a group instruction setting. Many teams like to place their core players into this type of instruction CAMPS/CLINICS/CLASSES: Our camps are designed for different age group and skill levels. SUMMER BASEBALL CAMPS: (Ages 8-12) The summer camp programs are ALL SKILLS pro-grams designed for the younger players in the area Emphasis on the fundamentals of the game along with just having fun playing baseball ROOKIE CAMP: (Ages 4-7) Rookie Camps are de-signed for tee-ball and coach pitch players. This is Base-ball 101 teaching the future stars the basic fundamentals of throwing, hitting, fielding and running. This is a fun way for the kids to learn how the game is played. HIGH SCHOOL SKILLS CAMP: The 2009 High School Skills Camp is being held January 17th. College Coaches and Major League Scouts come to CBC and in-struct the players. Last year we had 25 college coaches and 5 major league scouts work this camp. The camp limits each class on that day to 50 players per graduat-ing class. This year the event will be open to High School Players graduating in 2010, 2011, 2012. HITTING BOOT CAMP: This is an intense 4 week/one hour camp that moves the hitters through stations. This program will begin in early January and expect to see special guest instructors working this camp. PITCHING CLASSES: (Ages 10-18) The four week
pitching class is designed for the age level the pitcher is competing at. Basic Classes for the younger players onto the advanced programs developed for the pitchers in high school who are preparing for the up coming season and college. COACHES CLINICS: CBC has held several free coaches clinics over the past year and a half. It is a way for us to connect with the coaches that sacrifice time and re-sources to provide a place for the kids to play. It is impor-
tant that we develop the players in the Greater Charlotte area and we want to pass on as much knowledge to the guys on the field with these boys as we can. We have had several former and current Major League Players speak at these clinics. Look for our next coaches clinic to held in January. CLASSES: CBC has developed position specific classes. These classes run for 4 weeks at one hour per class. Our classes are taught by instructors who played the specific position. Hitting, Pitching, Catching, Infield and Outfield classes run throughout the fall and winter months. Classes are limited to 6-10 players and fill up quickly. Check the CBC website at www.cbcbaseball.net for the fall/winter classes SPRING TRAINING: Starting early January CBC holds a Spring Training for the all the high school play-ers. This program preps all the players for upcoming high school tryouts and season. Spring Training is twice a week for 6 weeks.
FIELD RENTAL: Inside CBC is a full size infield. The field area in netted in from top to bottom. Teams have the opportunity to rent this space throughout the year. Sever-al organizations such as Stealth Baseball, The South Charlotte Panthers, Carolina Reds, 13U Express to name a few who have trained on the field area to better their organizations. This field area rental fills up quickly during the winter months. Early booking for the field area is encouraged.
BATTING CAGES: Custom designed cages with Iron Mike pitching machines. Each cage also has an L screen for the players who prefer to take live BP. The cages can be rented by the half hour or hour. The machines can be put on a timer or you can purchase tokens. The speeds range from 40-90mph.
PITCHING MOUNDS: A three (3) mound ballpen area separate from the rest of the facility allows pitchers to come in and work on their game. The mounds are available to rent for the half hour or hour.
MEMBERSHIPS: 3, 6, 12 month member-ships are available. The membership program al-lows the member to come in and use the facility when he chooses. This gives the player the free-dom to come and work on his game when time al-lows. This is a great bonding tool for father and
son, many of our members parents throw BP, hit fungos and catch bullpens.
CBC TEAMS: This past summer CBC put together its first team, The South Charlotte Cougars. We formed this 16U team and went and played in showcase events. Currently CBC has 3 teams (2012, 2011, 2010/09). The plans for the Spring/Summer of 2009 is to have teams from ages 11U-18U. Tryouts will be announced.
CBC has taken a dedicated approach to giving the youth baseball community a true baseball center run and instructed by full time baseball people. Our program goes beyond just teaching the basics of the game. CBC brings to the baseball community a level of instruction that teaches not just how to do it but what it takes mentally to succeed. Our dedication, facility and staff speaks for itself. We have been there and done it and now it is our turn to teach it.
For information regarding any of CBC’s program call 704-499-9040
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Providence High School Class of 2007 graduate David Mailman is busy at work this offseason at Carolinas Baseball Center. The 2007 seventh round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox is coming off a strong finish to his season with the Greenville Drive baseball team and is look-ing to continue his rise to Fenway Park. David’s swing has been de-scribed as “Picture perfect” by many scouts. He is a great athlete and possess a very strong arm.
David has chosen to train with Carolinas Baseball Center for the second consecutive offseason.
“Jeff Schaeffer runs a first class facility at CBC. His staff are all former big leaguers and know how the game is supposed to be played. They are all very knowledgeable and are always willing to assist anyone who wants to compete at the top level. I can’t thank Jeff and his staff enough for all they have done for me and I am looking forward to train-ing at one of the nicest facilities out there this offseason.
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The Charlotte Blaze Black 10U team is made up of a group of very talented young ladies that travel a long distance to play together and to compete at the highest level. The team entered the 2008 season as a first year 10U team and competed in 11 tournaments this Spring/Summer. The team improved with each outing and established themselves as one of the top 10U teams in North Carolina by winning the AAU “A” Spring Nationals, placing 2nd in the NSA “B” State Champion-ship, and by placing 5th in the NSA “B” World Series. Following the World Series four key players from the team moved up to play in the 12U division and the 10U team welcomed four new players to the Charlotte Blaze Black 10U for the 2008/2009 Fall, Spring, and Summer season.
The team worked very hard in August in preparation for an exciting and challenging 2008/2009 campaign and so far the results have been exceptional. The team entered and won the Top Gun Terrific Twelve tournament the weekend of September 6th with a 5-1 record. Two weeks later, the team took the field for their second tournament of the fall season and captured the Top Gun Fall State Championship with a 7-1 record.
The team has excelled in all facets of the game and has delivered outstanding results by le-veraging strong defense, timely hitting, and deep, strong pitching. Members of the 2008/2009 Charlotte Blaze Black 10U are as follows:
Front Row: Maggie Cotter, Sarah MartinRow 2: Morgan McCalla, Rachel Barber, Dharma Rosbrugh, Chelsea KriderRow 3: Emily Clinton, Chelsie Grazier, Carrie EberleBack Row: Head Coach Adam Martin, Assistant Coaches Chris Grazier, TJ Eberle, and James Hamby
The first annual South Charlotte Sports Report Basketball Boot Camp for sixth-ninth graders was held this past weekend at Com-munity House Middle School. The camp was designed to provide a boost to area students before they enter their school’s basketball tryout process. In addition to working on their basketball skills, the campers received first class instruction on physical condition-ing from Velocity Sports Performance as well as lectures from former pro basketball player Sean Kilmartin and his son Ryan, Sports Performance Coach Jeremy Boone and Peak Performance Specialist Erik Dunlap.
“After learning more about the turnout levels for some of the area schools, I wanted to develop a program that would help bas-ketball players prepare for both the mental and physical aspects of their tryout,” said Tripp Roakes. “Along with Mike Craft (Ardrey Kell Basketball Coach) and many other great coaches in the area, we put together this program and feel really good about the infor-mation we were able to share. Any sports tryout can be a scary situation, but our campers will enter their tryouts with an extra ounce of confidence following the camp.”
The Basketball Boot Camp is one of many youth sports pro-grams operated by Tripp Roakes and his South Charlotte Sports Report staff. Each camp is designed to improve the skills of local youth student-athletes while maintaining a focus on good sports-manship.
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Local baseball fans will be able to drive up I-485 thirty minutes to follow the college career of Marvin Ridge High School infielder Shane Basen. The 17 year old son of Bruce and Debbie Basen made a ver-bal commitment to UNC Char-lotte head baseball coach Loren Hibbs last weekend. Shane will follow former South Charlotte
area baseball stars Andrew Smith (Butler) and Tyler Pilk-ington (Weddington) to the Forty Niners baseball program.
“The last couple of years I started to think about college and wanted to play at a school with challenging, reputable academics and a highly re-garded baseball program. UNC Charlotte fit all of these. They have one of the best baseball programs in the country and it is improving every year. After visiting and talking to coaches Hibbs, Hall and Durkac last Wednesday I was even more excited about their program.”
Shane also had offers from UNC Asheville and Wingate in hand at the time, with more ex-pected to come.
“I decided to go to UNCC because it’s far enough away from home that I can have a college life and close enough to see friends and family. Also, UNCC was very appealing be-cause they are very competi-tive every year and have great
new facilities, and the coaches were great. They have won 40+ games the last two seasons.”
With the commitment, Shane goes down in history as the first ever athlete to make a college commitment at Marvin Ridge High School!
Shane has built a reputation as a quality player across the area by traveling with the South Charlotte Panthers the last few seasons. The Panthers are one of the top showcase teams in the state.
“Playing with the South Charlotte Panthers has been a huge role in my development. Not only did Coach Hutchins talk to many coaches for me and to have them come out and see me play but he also helped me gain the confidence I needed to play at a higher level. Also, the South Charlotte Panthers allowed me to play teams of the highest caliber around the country and to play with some of the best players in this area. We not only play together but
have developed lasting friend-ships.”
With the commitment now in the rear view mirror, Shane has had some time to reflect on all the people that have helped him make it to this level.
“I would first like to thank my Mom, Dad and sister for coming to all my games and en-couraging me to keep practicing and working hard in everything from academics to athletics. Also, I would like to thank Coach Mennitt, Hammers, and DeMaine from Marvin Ridge for helping me improve my game so I could play at a Division 1 school. Also, Coach Mennitt helped big time in the recruiting process. Everything they did means so much to me, they saw me as a person rather than a baseball player and got to know me for who I really am. Also, my closest friends have supported me throughout the recruiting process and endless seasons of basketball and base-ball. I appreciate all that they
do for me daily.”In just three short months,
Shane will take the field for his final season of high school baseball. The Mavericks will be loaded with talent and Shane hopes to lead them deep into the state playoffs.
“As a team goal we plan to win conference and make a push for the state champion-ship. I believe with the team we have we should be one of the strongest teams in the state. The thing that helps us so much is that the coaches make it en-joyable to come and play every day and the players really enjoy playing together and are always there for each other.”
Congratulations to Shane Basen on his commitment to UNC Charlotte. The South Charlotte Sports Report wish-es him the best of luck this spring.
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BEYOND THE GAME WITH JORDAN ALLEN
Jordan is a senior volleyball player at South Mecklenburg High School. She plays many different positions for head coach Leslie Berens. The daughter of Mike and Alison Allen, is an accomplished run-ner as well. She has competed in the state championships in cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track.
Tell me about the season for South Meck this year, how has it gone, what have you learned?
“The season started off a little slow because we did not have a coach. Coach Berens agreed to coach us and she has been great. The team was rebuilding after losing player of the year Jen Wiker from last year’s team. We have steadily im-proved, and played very hard all season long.” How long have you been playing Volleyball and what position do you play?“I have been playing volleyball
for six years. I have played Li-bero for my club team the past four years but I played outside hitter and right side for school this year. It has been fun playing on the front row some this year since I am usually a defensive player.”
“Although I have played for the club team every year, I have had an unusual school volleyball career. I made South’s volleyball team as a freshman and was the starting libero. We had a very strong team that season with mostly seniors except Jen Wiker and me. My sophomore and junior years, however, I decided to follow my love of running and ran on the cross country team instead of playing volleyball. Although I loved cross country and did well, I decided to re-turn to volleyball for my senior year.” What club team do you play for?“I have played for Carolina
Juniors Volleyball since the seventh grade. That has been a great experience and I recom-mend it to anyone who loves volleyball.”
“There were days last year when I would go to cross country practice at school until 5:00, then drive to club volleyball practice, and then get home around 9:30 to eat dinner and do homework. It has been a very hectic sched-ule.” What is your favorite volleyball memory?“My best memory is when my club team finished second in our region last year. My most vivid memory, however, is an accident in a club tourna-ment in Atlanta last Easter. I was going for a ball that had been shanked to the side, and while looking up for the ball I ran into the chairs for specta-tor seating. I was knocked out for a few seconds, and when I awoke I was being treated
for a deep cut on my forehead and a large knot on my leg. I was taken to the hospital for stitches, and I still don’t have feeling in parts of my forehead. My friends call me Harry Potter because of the scar on my forehead.”
What does it mean to you to be a good leader?“For me, being a good leader means being a good example for my teammates by working as hard as I can, pushing them to be the best players they can be, and being supportive of them. You have to be very positive in volleyball or else every mistake plays with your mind.” How well do you do in school and what are your college plans?“I am an A/B student and ranked in the top ten percent of my class. I am hoping to attend UNC Chapel Hill or NC State next year with a major in computer science.”
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SOUTH CHARLOTTE SPORTS REPORT STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
ABBY HARRILL
Age: 17School: South Mecklenburg High SchoolGrade: 12Parents: Robin and Jim HarrillWords people use to describe me: Outgoing, Responsible, Respectful, Hard-working, DedicatedHobbies: Volleyball, swimming, singing and cooking I am most proud of: Winning the Carousel Nominee title of Miss South this year.If I could donate $100,000: I would donate it to the Emergency Men’s Shelter because I have worked there and seen the good it does for the home less is our community.If I could travel anywhere: I would go on a cruise to Greece and the MediterraneanBest Advice I was ever given: Do it right the first time so you aren’t left with any regrets when it’s all said and done.Favorite Subject: MathFavorite Jersey #: 1
Athletic Accomplishments: Abby is one of the leading players on the South Meck Sabres Volley-ball team. She is serving as captain this season and last year was named the Outstanding Setter for the Sabres. Abby has played varsity volleyball for three years.
Abby is also a very dedicated swimmer and is scheduled to earn her fourth varsity letter in the pool this winter. She finished in 12th place in the 200 Free Relay at the North Carolina High School State Championship. Abby also qualified for the Conference, Regional and State meets the last two seasons at South Meck.
Academic Accomplishments: Abby excels in the classroom at South Meck. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Key Club, Beta Club, National Spanish Honor Society and served as a Junior Marshal.
KEITH PITTMAN
Age: 17 School: Covenant Day School Grade: 11Parents: Keith and Sharon PittmanWords people use to describe me: Determined, HumbleHobbies: Soccer and youth group I am most proud of: I am most proud of my soccer team, Covenant Day School If I could travel anywhere: I would travel overseas to England Best Advice I was ever given: Don’t waste your talent Favorite Subject: AnatomyFavorite Jersey #: 8
Athletic Accomplishments: Keith is a three time all-conference soccer player at Covenant Day School. He has also been named to the 2A All-State Soccer Team. His resume includes a State Championship with Covenant Day, where has also been named a two time Most Valuable Player.
Last week, Keith led his team to a 3-0 win over Gaston Christian to claim the MAC Conference Championship. Following the win, Covenant Day has a 16-1-3 record for the season.
Academic Accomplishments: Keith is a good student at Covenant Day and enjoys Anatomy class.
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For volleyball. Barbie Curry was named Program & Events Director. In addition to her re-sponsibilities as our Program & Events Director, she will over-see our volleyball programs and form a volleyball board in which she will chair. She is a graduate of Wingate University with an undergraduate degree in Sports Management and earned her
MBA. While at Wingate, Barbie was a 4 year starter, two time team MVP and 1st team all con-ference her senior year. Barbie played her HS & JO Volleyball in Ohio. In addition to playing Volleyball, Barbie has 8 years of coaching experience (from youth to college to Jr Olympics). The past year, Barbie worked as a grad assistant coach to current Wingate head coach Shelton Col-lier. Barbie and her husband Mason reside in Charlotte.
Jones and Curry will lead up many different basketball and volleyball programs in the new facility; including summer camps for both sports as well as fun camps that feature different activities all day long. Jones and Curry will oversee a full staff of instructors that lead clinics, academies, and group instruc-tion for volleyball and basket-ball. Registration is now open for youth basketball leagues, elite youth leagues, Winter Basketball Academy, Adult leagues. Volley-ball players can also register for instructional, recreational, chal-lenge and adult leagues.
Both sports will also serve as home to the Carolina RISE Trav-el Programs. RISE stands for Re-spect, Integrity, Strength & Ex-cellence. Learning each of these traits, on and off the court, will help develop/mold the character for our kids for their lifetime. Life lessons, like learning how to win with class & lose with dignity,
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C a r o l i n a Courts is also offering Family and Individual Memberships . These member-ships will grant the user priority access to all open gyms for basket-ball and volley-ball, invitations to special events, and discounts on all birthday party and special group events hosted at Carolina Courts.
C a r o l i n a Courts website, www.carolina-courts.com is loaded with additional informa-tion on all the programs offered at the facility as well as photos and artist renderings of the com-pleted facility.
In just a little more than two months, Ron Esser and Scott Chitwood will open the doors of Carolina Courts for the entire area. The clock is ticking down to tip-off and the basketball and
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SOUTH CHARLOTTE SPORTS REPORTSUPER SEVEN FOOTBALL POLL
October 11, 2008RANK HIGH SCHOOL1. Butler Bulldogs2. Charlotte Catholic Cougars3. Charlotte Christian Knights4. South Mecklenburg Sabres5. Charlotte Latin Hawks6. Ardrey Kell Knights7. Providence Panthers
The Super Seven Poll is updated every Sunday at www.southcharlottesports.com
Player of the Week: Luke BardLuke led the Charlotte Christian Knights to a big win over Charlotte Latin with a
rushing and a passing touchdown.
MATTHEWS BASKETBALL UNDERWAY! MARA Basketball sign-ups in process
Matthews, September 29th - Basketball signups have been brisk for the 2008 - 2009 edition of MARA Basketball. With over 500 players last winter, the league has doubled in size in the last four years. MARA Basketball is becoming one of the dominant recreation leagues in the southern part of Charlotte. “Basketball interest has peaked over the several years with the ACC in our backyard as well as the emergence of the UNC Charlotte, Winthrop and Davidson basketball programs” mentioned Jeff White, MARA’s Basketball Commissioner. Last year MARA fielded over 60 teams. “We’re putting out a really good product inside what is already a strong athletic organization” White stated. MARA basketball has become a teaching and developmental league without losing it’s competitive spirit. “We’re very competitive, we have more practice time, more games, longer games as well as professional referees and great facilities. MARA also has an all-star program and holds a Southeast Charlotte All-Star Tournament (The SCAT) that attracted 24 teams last spring. ” We have gotten tremendous support from the Principals, Faculty and Athletic Directors at the schools we use. As busy as they are, they always find a way to partner with us and make sure they support their students and local association. Providence, Butler and East Mecklenburg High Schools as well as Jay M. Robinson, South Charlotte, Community House and Crestdale Middle Schools and Mat-thews, Elizabeth Lane, McKee Road and Endhaven Elementary Schools have all partnered to make this happen”. The kids are the benefactors. It gives them opportunity to learn a team sport and all the lessons that come with it.
MARA participants also benefit from their association with the jr.nba/jr.wnba as well as their par-ticipation in the Charlotte Bobcat Youth Basketball network. Benefits of the Bobcats network are coaches, player and referee clinics, Bobcat uniforms as well as group ticket opportunities. MARA offers leagues for boys and girls from ages 5 - 17.
In person sign-ups will continue on Saturday 10/4 and 10/11 from 9:00am - 12:00pm and Tues-day, 10/14 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at Arthur Goodman Park, 120 South Trade Street in Matthews. Online is open now at WWW.MARASports.Org. Space is limited. Call Jeff White at (704) 579-1061 for more information
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“The Truth About Your Back – The Latest Scientific Treatments You Can Trust”
Topics and speakers include:
Understanding treatment options for your back”: Dr. Craig Brigham o Medications o Non-invasive procedures o Exercise o Invasive procedures o Surgery o Rehabilitation
“The Artificial Disc: Hype or Hope”: Dr. Dan Murrey, OrthoCarolina CEO“Managing Osteoporosis”: Dr. Sam BhagiaFitness and stretching tips: Molly Dudick and Jillian McGuire, physical therapists, and Chip Sigmon, sports performance trainer. Sir Purr, the Panthers mascot, will also attend to participate in the fitness sessions.“How to Choose a Physician: The Difference Between Science and Advertising”: Dr. Eric Laxer One-on-one question time for attendees with physicians and therapists
Who should attend: This forum is open to the public. Anyone of any age who has an interest in or questions about back care, current spine patients, therapists, physicians, and nurses are invited.
Registration: You can register at www.orthocarolina.com/education.
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Covenant Day School clinched both the regular season and the MAC conference titles for soccer with a record of 16-1-3.
The team defeated Gaston Christian 3-0 on Friday, October 10 to win the championship.
Seated: Carl Cedarholm, Stephen Little, Alex Daniels, Joe Simmons, and Jack Hill2nd Row: Davis Toney, Keith Pittman, Brad Michelle, Brandon Wissbaum, Grayson Owen, Matt Mercado, and Troy WeltyLast Row: Head Coach Tom Engstrom, Ross Anthony, Parker Ulry, David Loman, Aaron Hill, John Varol, Aaron Love, Stephen Boatman, CJ Donahoe, and Michael Ritch
The 2008 inaugural event was a sellout and a second straight sell-out is expected. A limited number of individual tickets and corporate tables for the dinner are available now. Once those tickets are gone, no additional tickets or tables will be made available. Individual tick-ets are available for $95 per person and $75 for baseball and softball players under 18. Corporate tables are also available for $950. Each corporate table will include eight seats and the guests of the table will be joined by a current or former major or minor league baseball player.
Three levels of event sponsorship are also available for this unique event dedicated to the growth of youth baseball and softball in the area. Grand Slam, Perfect Game and Home Run Packages are open for sponsorship. Each package includes many unique benefits for cor-porations interested in marketing to the baseball and softball com-munities in the greater Charlotte area.
Nomination forms are now available online at www.hotstovedin-ner.com for the top area high school and youth baseball and softball players of the year awards. In 2009 a special award will be added for Team of the Year. Nominations will be accepted until December 31, 2008
For more information on the 2nd Annual Greater Charlotte Area Hot Stove League Dinner, please call Tripp Roakes @ 704-906-5466 or visit www.hotstovedinner.com
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TORI HAWKINS ENJOYING HER VOLLEYBALL SEASON
AT COMMUNITY HOUSE
Twelve year old Tori Hawkins is enjoying her season on the Community House Middle School Vol-leyball Team. The 7th grade daughter of Lee and Peggy Hawkins is one of the hard-est working players on the team, Her size and volley-ball skills have helped her as a seventh grader on the middle school team,
Tori also enjoys swim-ming and basketball. She is a member of the YMCA Travel Basketball Team and hopes to earn a position on the Community House bas-ketball team next month. Tori is an excellent student and enjoys Math class the best.
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BEYOND THE GAME WITH CASEY POWERS
Tenth grader Casey Powers is a multi-sport athlete at Ardrey Kell High School. He is a versatile member of the football team and also plays basketball for the Knights. Casey is the son of Kevin and Katie Powers.
How long have you been playing football? “I have been playing football since I was 11 years old in the sixth grade for the South Park Falcons By the way I would like to give a shout out to coaches Register, Thorn-ton, and Campania”
Do you have a favorite memory on the football field?“It would probably be two things; the first would be our first win this season against West Meck after going 0-10 last season. And the second is when I played for the South Park Falcons in 2005 and won the Optimist Bowl. That is still the most fun I have had on a football team and I am still good friends with a bunch of guys from that team. We look back and reminisce on that season all the time.” What has been the big-gest obstacle for you to face in sports and how did you overcome it? “The biggest obstacle I have faced playing football is defi-nitely going to team camp for Ardrey Kell this summer. It was four hours away in the middle of nowhere at a place called Camp Chatuga. We didn’t even get cell phone service. The week of noth-ing but football and sleeping was tough but it definitely helped me out on and off the football field. I also became
great friends with many of my teammates.” What does Good Sports-manship mean to you? “Basically to me it means just having class on the field (or court). Just keep your cool and play the game.” If you could play one game in the NFL, what team would you want to play for?“If I could play one game it would not be for a pro team. I would play for the Univer-sity of Notre Dame. How do you do in school and what is your favorite class?“Right now my GPA is some-where around a 4.3 and my favorite class is science of vi-sual technologies because we are learning to use different software on computers. In this class I am learning how to do things like create imag-es and we are going to learn how to create 3D shapes and animations. I might actually try to enter a job that does things like this.”
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