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Randall to lead aa&M woMen: Normal, AL - Alabama A&M Director of Athletics
Bryan Hicks last week announced the
hiring of Semeka Randall as the new
head women's basketball coach. She is
slated to begin her new duties effectiveimmediately.
Randall, a native of Cleveland,
Ohio, graduated from Tennessee in
2000 with a degree in speech commu-
nications. She was a stand-out defensive player for the
powerhouse Lady Vol basketball program from 1998-
2001 and a key member on the 1998 NCAA Champion-
ship team that went 39-0. In addition, Randall received
Kodak and AP All American honors in 1999 and 2000.
After her college career, she played professionally
with the Seattle Storm, Utah Starzz, and the San Antonio
Silver Stars of the WNBA, in addition to playing interna-
tionally during the WNBA off season.
Randall began her coaching career in 2002 as an as-
sistant with Cleveland State. By 2004, she was an assis-
tant coach at Michigan State, and helped the Spartans to
the 2004 NCAA Championship game.
She also served as an assistant at West Virginia from2007-2008. Most recently, Randall was the head coach
at Ohio University where her contract was not renewed
after ve seasions with a 50-103 overall record and a 22-
58 mark in Mid-American Conference competition.
ClaFlIn CHooSeS HooPS CoaCHeS: Clain University has tapped a veteran coach and a
young, energetic motivator, recruiter and teacher to lead
its men's and women's basketball programs.
Athletics Director Dr. Jerome Fitch announced
Wednesday that Scott Monarch has been named the
head men's basketball coach and Deont’a McChester
will lead the women's basketball program.
Monarch comes to Clain from the University of
Northern Colorado where he was an assistant coach last
year. He was also an assistant coach
at Marquette where he helped lead the
Golden Eagles to four NCAA appear-ances from 2008 to 2012. He succeeds
Ron "Bootsy" Woodard who was let
go after nine years at the helm.
From 2000 to 2006, Monarch was
the head coach at Panola College of
Carthage, Texas, where he became the winningest coach
in school history. In 2003, he was named the National
Junior College Athletic Association Region 14 Coach of
the Year and his team captured the Eastern Conference
title.
Monarch also held assistant positions at Tennessee
State, Grambling and Kentucky Wesleyan College. Af-
ter graduating from Mississippi Valley State in 1990, he
landed his rst coaching position as an assistant at Mc-
Clennan Community College of Waco, Texas.
In 2008, he was an assistant at Tyler Junior College,
where the team compiled a 25-4 record and captured
the Texas Eastern Conference title. While at Marquette,Monarch is credited with recruiting Jimmy Butler, a
rst round draft choice of the Chicago Bulls, and Jae
Crowder, the 2012 Big East Player of the Year.
A Flint, Mich. native, McChester says he is a coach
who focuses on developing fundamental skills.
McChester was the lead assistant for the Lady Pan-
thers last year and was interim head coach following
the termination of Tiffany Tucker in
March.
Before his tenure at Clain, the Keu-
ka College of Keuka Park, N.Y. gradu-
ate held the position of women's head
coach of the Flint Lady Monarchs, a
women's professional team in Flint,
Mich. From 2010-2012, McChester
led the Lady Monarchs to back-to-back elite eight ap-
pearances in the Women’s Blue Chip Basketball League
(WBCBL) national tournament. The team also won con-secutive northeast regional championships. For his ef-
forts, McChester was named Coach of the Year for 2011
and 2012.
"We are very pleased and excited that Scott and
Deont’a will lead our basketball programs," Fitch said.
"We believe these characteristics will translate into con-
sistent winning and competitive programs at Clain."
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For the Week oF May 21 - 27, 2013
© AZEEZ Communications, Inc. Vol. XIX, No. 42
new HooPS CoaCHeS at alaBaMa a&M,
ClaFlIn; SSU, PV wIn BaSeBall tItleS
DIAMOND
GEMS
PItCHInG GeM: Junior
Kyle McGowin struck out
11 in 10-inning masterpieceas Savannah State beat
Bethune-Cookman 1-0 for
MEAC baseball title.
Savannah State Sports Photo
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MeaC bsb chmpiship ruNORFOLK, Va.- Peter Poole's sacrice y in the bottom of the 10th
inning that allowed Darien Campbell to score would be all that Savan-
nah State would need as the Tigers defeated eight-time defending cham-
pion Bethune-Cookman 1-0 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
baseball championship game.
"It was a well
played game against
the defending cham-
pions," said SSUhead coach Carlton
Hardy. "We knew
coming into the
tournament that in
order for us to win
this championship,
we would have to
play Cookman. Our
kids played hard.
Pitch to pitch and inning by inning. It took a total team effort for us to win
this game."
It is SSU's rst MEAC baseball championship and their rst confer-
ence title since winning the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Confer-
ence in 1999.
Kyle McGowin was the game's winning pitcher. McGowin went all
10 innings and struck out 11 batters to improve his record to 12-1.
"Kyle took the ball on three days rest and showed what a champion is
all about," said Hardy. "In 10 innings of work, he showed big time produc-
tion from a big time player."
Chris Arnold struck out to lead off the bottom of t he 10th but Camp-
bell doubled which was followed by a single by Todd Hagen to put run-
ners at the corners. Poole sent a shot deep enough to right eld that al-
lowed Campbell to score the game-winning run.
Hagen, Poole and David Richards all had two hits each for Savan-
nah State.
For the game, Bethune had seven hits but left nine runners on base
and made two errors. SSU managed eight hits, left seven runners on base
and made one error. The Wildcats, who had won eight consecutive MEAC
baseball titles, stranded at least two runners on base in the fourth, fth and
ninth innings.
Montana Durapau pitched eight innings for B-CU but it was Jor-
dan Dailey who was tagged with the loss. Durapau struck out four batters
while Dailey pitched 1.2 innings and gave up three hits, one run while
striking out three.
Josh Johnson and Eric Sams each had two hits for Cookman.
Savannah State made their way to the MEAC championship game
with tournament wins overMaryland-Eastern Shore, Norfolk State and
Coppin State. The Tigers earn the conference's berth to the NCAA Re-
gionals.
all-toURnaMent teaMDavid Hamlet, Coppin StateEric Kimber, North Carolina Central
Luis Diaz, North Carolina CentralKelvin Freeman, North Carolina A&TTroy Marrow, North Carolina CentralTre-Von Johnson, Maryland Eastern Shore
Todd Hagen, Savannah StateBrandon Turner, Bethune-CookmanEric Sams, Bethune-CookmannDavid Richards, Savannah State
Kyle McGowin, Savannah State
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fr SwaC bsb iFORT WORTH, Texas - Jackson State won its 15th Southwestern
Athletic Conference baseball championship by beating Prairie View
A&M 6-2 Sunday at LaGrave Field.
With the win JSU picks up its rst conference championship since
2000. The title is also the rst for head coach Omar Johnson at Jackson
State.
The Tigers never trailed in the game and scored their rst two runs
of the game in the third inning when Gary Thomas and Bryce Taylor
scored. The Panthers cut the lead to 2-1 in the fourth. JSU quickly re-
sponded scoring two runs in the fth when Charles Tillery and Taylor
scored on a Jose Cruz single to make the score 4-1.
JSU added a run in the sixth, as Stephen Curtis hit a double to score
Aneko Knowles and another in the eighth when Nick Marigny scored
on a Curtis groundout. The Panthers scored in the ninth to make the nal
score 6-2.
Alexander Juday (7-3), who was named the tournament MVP,
pitched the complete game en route to the win. In nine innings of action he
allowed nine hits and had nine strikeouts. Juday recorded his sixth com-
plete game of the sea-
son.
"Juday started
the season as our set
up man," said John-
son. "But when we
got some players hurt
he stepped up as a
number one pitcher."
Gary Thomas
nished with two
hits and a run in thechampionship game.
Cruz and Curtis each recorded a hit and two RBI.
The game will be aired in its entirety Monday, May 20 at 9:00 p.m. on
ESPNU. Next, JSU earns the SWAC automatic bid t o the NCAA Tourna-
ment and will move on to the Regionals to face a team to be announced
during the 2013 NCAA Baseball Selection Show on May 27. The selec-
tion show will air on ESPNU at 1 p.m. (CT).
2013 BaSeBall all-toURnaMent teaMLeo Rojas - Alabama StateDillon Cooper - Alabama State
Angel Polo - Alcorn StateStephen Wallace - SouthernJerry Ford II - Texas SouthernJeff Sealy - Prairie View A&M
Dominiq Harris - Prairie View A&M A.J. Helms - Prairie View A&M Aneko Knowles - Jackson StateCharles Tillery - Jackson State
Ethan Bright - Jackson State
2013 SwaC BaSeBall toURnaMent MVP Alexander Juday - Jackson State
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nCaa Fyvi Gf RgiFAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—The Alabama State men's golf season
came to an end this weekend at the 2013 NCAA Men's Golf Fayette-
ville Regional Championship. It was a historic season that saw the Hor-
nets win their second consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference
(SWAC) crown and play in the program's second consecutive NCAA Re-
gional Championship.
The region's nal round saw the Hornets shoot a 329 and ended the
championship last in the 14-team eld with a three day total of 969, +105
(313-327-329).
Robert Grant was the low Hornets' scorer on the nal day with an
80 while Francis Berthiaume and Branson Ferrier came into the club-
house with identical 82's.Jose Rodriguez had his best day of the champi-
onship nishing with an 85 while Ian Mmbando shot an 86.
Berthiaume was the low scorer in the
championship for ASU with a 233 (74-77-82) while Ferrier was next with a 241
(76-83-82). Grant shot a 245 (79-86-80),
Mmbando a 251 (84-91-86) and Rodriguez
nished with a 267 (88-94-85).
Only one team, Illinois at 1-under,
wound up under par and the winner on the
tough Blessings course. The Illini had the
best round of the nal day with a one-over
288. The host team, Arkansas, was second
overall at two over. Texas nished third at
16 over par with Oklahoma State only two
strokes behind at 18 over. The fth place
team, which is the nal team to advance to
the national championship, was Kent State
at 28 over par.
"Playing in back to back regionals gave us a lot of exposure," ASU
Head Coach Gary Grandison said. "We actually had two sophomores
playing and everyone else was freshmen. For the two sophomores it was
their second experience in a regional and it is something all of our playerscan build on for the future."
"Our play in this tournament veried we have the talent to compete
against the stronger teams in the country," Grandison said. "Our scores
didn't show, but the other coaches saw the talent and that is encouraging
for the future as we grow and continue to build and to continue to reach
our goals."
The season was one of the most successful in ASU history as the team
won six events and had one second place and two third place nishes.
"We made the next jump in NCAA Division I golf," Grandison said.
"We broke a lot of records this year. Last year's championship team pro-
vided the best team however; this year's team eclipsed all of the feats of
last year's team. We were able to get into the sub-300 category so we actu-
ally made that jump."
UNDER THE BANNERWHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
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East Stroudsburg 8, wis-Sm S 6
wis-Sm S 7, Concord 5
Shippensburg 7, wis-Sm S 4
SoUtH ReGIon
Tampa 5, Sim 4
Valdosta State 6, Sim 2
nCaa dIV. I SoFtBallGaIneSVIlle ReGIonal
Florida 7, Hmp 1
Georgia Southern 3, Hmp 0
MoBIle ReGIon
South Alabama 10, Mississippi Vy S 0
Mississippi State 2, Mississippi Vy S 1
THE STAT CORNER
WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS N BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
nCaa SPRInGSPoRtS PlaYoFFS
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FaSt FInISH: Robert Grant's
80 was the Hornets' best
score on the fnal day.
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a-SwaC bsb scis Arkansas-Pine Bluff junior shortstop
Isias Alcantar headlines this year's post sea-
son honors as the Southwestern Athletic Con-
ference Player of the Year. Alcantar played in
51 games leading UAPB with a .346 batting
average, fourth in the SWAC. He ranked rst
in the SWAC in hits (68), total bases (96), at
bats (198), and batting average facing two outs
(.459). He also led the Golden Lions in slugging
percentage (.485) and RBI (38).
Alabama State sophomore pitcher, T.J.
Renda, who nished 8-1 with a 2.28 ERA
and topped the league with 83 strikeouts, was
tabbed Pitcher of the Year. Grambling State
senior outeld specialist, Darren Farmer, who
led the SWAC hitting .361, received Hitter of
the Year.
Alabama State outelder, Dillon Cooper
(.298, 3 HRs, 49 runs), earned Freshman of
the Year with Jackson State junior outelder,Charles Tillery (.353, .479 OB%, 47 runs, 33
SB), capturing Newcomer of the Year. UAPB
head coach, Carlos James, was named the
league's Coach of the Year.
FIRSt teaMSP - T.J. Renda ('Bama State)SP - Jose DeLeon (SU)
RP - Andre Rodriguez (JSU)
C - Jose Cruz (JSU)
1B - Dominiq Harris (PVA&M)2B - Edmund Cheatham (MVSU)SS - Isias Alcantar (UAPBf)3B - Austin Husley (AA&M)OF - Ellis Stephany (TSU)
OF - Darren Farmer (GSU)OF - Tyler Kirksey (SU)DH - Malcolm Tate (JSU)
a-MeaC bsb scisNorth Carolina A&T rst baseman Kel-
vin Freeman, who led the league in RBI (54),
home runs (14) and slugging percentage (.644),
was named the 2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference (MEAC) Baseball Player of the
Year. Freeman's home run total was eighth in
the nation.
Savannah State pitcher Kyle McGowin,
who was 10-1 and led the league with 111
strikeouts and was second in ERA (1.49), was
selected as the Pitcher of the Year.
SSU teammate Mendez Elder (.317, 38hits) was named Rookie of the Year.
Head Coach Carlton Hardy of Savan-
nah State, whose team earned the top seed in
the South with a 17-7 record and earned the co-
divisional title withBethune-Cookman, earned
Coach of t he Year accolades.
P - Kyle McGowin, Jr. SSUP- Montana Durapau, Jr., B-CU
RP - Jordan Dailey, Sr., B-CUC - Eddie Sorondo, Jr., DSU
1B- Kelvin Freeman, Sr., NC A&T2B - JP Frey, Sr., DSU3B - Cameron Cecil, Jr., DSUSS - Luke Tendler, Jr., NC A&T
OF - Josh Johnson Jr., B-CUOF - Aaron Nardone, Jr., DSUOF - Luis Diaz, Sr., NCCU
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