McAfee coached for more than wins

The Wichita Sports Hall of Fame inducts 10 individuals and a team.

When David Norwood was asked to talk about Arthur McAfee Jr., his former coach at Morehouse College, Norwood didn't say one word about basketball. He said nothing of McAfee's knowledge of the sport, about McAfee's 518 career victories. Didn't reference McAfee's induction into the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday.

When Norwood talked about McAfee, he spoke solely of him as a person. "Coach Mac, he gave me a second chance. He was an individual that really gave me a chance to be the person I am today," said Norwood, a 1990 Heights High graduate. McAfee allowed Norwood to walk on in 1992, less than a year after Norwood got out of jail for selling drugs.

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Iverson's ability opens door for playing at Stillman College

TUSCALOOSA Sitting through team meetings and overhearing countless recruiting calls, Iverson Williams couldn’t escape football, no matter how much his father, Ivey, tried to deter him.

Iverson Williams, a junior wide receiver at Stillman College, learned the subtleties of football shadowing his dad, a football coach for 33 years.

Now an assistant head coach at Northwest Oklahoma State University, Ivey Williams is known to Alabama Crimson Tide fans as the running backs coach for Gene Stallings and Mike DuBose from 1994-2000. He coached the same position for the Detroit Lions in the late ’80s.

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Sixth Annual ASU Golden Rams Golf Outing

ALBANY - The college football season will be here before you know it, and regarding Albany State University, Coach Mike White is hoping to contend for an SIAC Championship. But Saturday afternoon, instead of barking out play calls, he hosted the sixth Annual Golden Rams Golf Outing.

The event is put on to help raise money for the ASU football program. Even though temperatures were high, many still showed, which White appreciated. "It is extremely important to our program. Our sponsors have been great to us. A lot of guys have come to play this year and we're really pleased. And again, we look forward to this each year."

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Bulldog defenders teaming up again at Lane College

PALM COAST, FL -- Ralph Jeanty and Brandon Hubbert took different paths to the same destination while playing football at Flagler Palm Coast, and now the pair are teaming up again at the collegiate level.

Jeanty and Hubbert, who graduated Saturday from FPC, each earned scholarships and signed National Letters of Intent last week to attend Lane College in Jackson, Tenn., next fall. The two were stalwarts on a defense that led all big school teams in the area for its stingy play and plan to continue that at Lane.

Jeanty played defensive tackle for the Bulldogs this past season, his second on the varsity. He racked up 10 solo tackles and six assists, along with two sacks, one fumble recovery and one pass break up.

Hubbert, a four-year member of the Bulldog program, played at linebacker and had 48 solo and assisted tackles this past season. He led the team with four fumble recoveries and also had 2 1/2 sacks, six hurries and five tackles for losses and a team-leading four fumble recoveries.

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SIAC fires commissioner, cites financial mismanagement

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has fired William E. Lide, its commissioner for the past five years, citing mismanagement of the league's finances.

A statement released by the SIAC's Council of Presidents said Lide had been suspended since April 15 and was terminated on May 31.

Tuskegee University President Benjamin F. Payton, chairman of the council of presidents for the NCAA Division II conference, said in the release, "the council of presidents regrets very much the necessity to take this action. ... (Lide) brought new energy and imagination to the conference and we certainly wish that we could continue this statement on that note.

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Morehouse and Albany State wins SIAC All-Sports competition

The men of Morehouse College and the women of Albany State University captured the SIAC All-Sports Award for the 2007-08 season. This award is Albany State Women's fifth consecutive SIAC Commissioner's All-Sports Award and Morehouse's second in the last five years.

In the women's competition Albany State tallied 44 points after winning conference titles in cross country, volleyball, softball and track and field. They also finished third in tennis. Since the restart of the Commissioner's Cup in 2003 Albany State has won five consecutive awards.

Tuskegee University made a strong push for the title but finished second in the conference competition compiling 27 points. Tuskegee finished first in basketball and tennis, second in cross country.

Clark Atlanta University wrapped up a third place finish compiling 19 points after a second place finish in track and field, and third place finishes in cross country, softball and volleyball. Benedict College (18 points), Miles College (7 points), Kentucky State University (7 points) and Fort Valley State University (4 points) rounded out the scoring.

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Bowie State and Virginia State wins CIAA All-Sports Awards

DURHAM, NC - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association presented Bowie State University with the Loretta Taylor Women's All-Sports Trophy and Virginia State University with the C.H. Williams Men's All-Sports Trophy at the Annual Award's Luncheon.

The Loretta Taylor All-Sports Women's Trophy and the C.H. Williams All-Sports Men's Trophy are determined by a point system established to award an institution for achievement in each of their women's and men's programs. The champion is the institution with the most combined total points for all sponsored sports based on their conference finish and the number of CIAA sponsored events.

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Perry High's Burgess signs with Fort Valley State

PERRY --Kim Burgess already had the royal blue and gold of Fort Valley State running through her veins. On Tuesday, she made it official when the Perry High basketball player signed a letter of intent to play at one of the top Division II programs.

"My mom (Paula King) went there," Burgess said. "My grandmother had nine kids and of those nine, seven went to Fort Valley State. So it was kind of natural to go there."
Burgess also got to know the program very well by participating in group and individual camps conducted by the coaching staff.

The one thing that is up in the air is what position she will play. At 5-foot-10, she was a little smaller than the average high school center. But she still managed to finish her senior season with 164 blocks.

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Scholarship signings from around the CIAA and SIAC

First Team All State wide receiver Emmett Brown has accepted the scholarship offer tendered by Elizabeth City State University. Brown, who was also invited to play in the Virginia Coach’s Association All Star Game in Hampton this July gained 842 yards and scored 12 touchdowns his senior year. His Powhatan High School record 57 receptions this year destroyed the old record of 49.

Taron Hampton will be showing off his running back skills at Virginia State University in Petersburg. As a First Team All Region running back, Hampton carried the ball 163 times for 1360 yards and 23 touchdowns in his final year at Powhatan. Hampton played at PHS for only two years, having transferred from Cumberland County, which makes his 3243 career yard totals at PHS an outstanding achievement. Even more impressive is his school record of 55 touchdowns scored in that two year period. He broke Lee Goode’s record of 54 which Goode set over four seasons.

“This is a kid we’ve been watching since his junior year,” said Virginia State Head Coach Andrew Faison. “He’s what we call a second level back, a complete back. He can run between the tackles but has great speed. Actually he’s a lot faster than the guy we have starting now.”

Florida A&M University High School senior Troy Curry inked with Benedict College (Columbia, S.C.) to play running back or wide receiver for the football squad. "I had a lot of people looking at me, but there was just something about Benedict College," said Curry, who played both defensive back and receiver for the 2007 Florida Class 1B state runner-up. "I just felt comfortable and at home there. They have brand-new facilities and it's just a nice homey place." (from Tallahassee Democrat)

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Dr. Autry to be keynote speaker at Benedict Athletic Awards Banquet

The Benedict College athletic department will host its annual Athletic Awards Banquet featuring Dr. Timothy J. Autry as the keynote speaker. The banquet will take place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2008 in the Benjamin E. Mays Human Resources Center Arena on the College's campus.

The event is an all-sports banquet that recognizes the achievements of Benedict College student-athletes, those who have proudly worn the purple and gold during the last year.

Currently, Dr. Timothy Autry is Athletic Director at Claflin University. With over 40 years in the field, Dr. Autry has enjoyed a stellar career in athletics.

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Danley takes over as Tuskegee athletic director

Photo: Tuskegee University athletic director Stacy Danley.

TUSKEGEE -- After a 29-month search, Tuskegee selected former Auburn athletic administrator Stacy Danley to serve as the university's new athletic director. Danley started his new role last week.

"We tend to take our time on these things to make sure we get the right person," Tuskegee president Benjamin F. Payton said. "I saw him as an individual who would make a good leader for our coaches as well as someone who could take guidance from me and others he would need to be listening to. The search committee and I were in full agreement that he stood well above the competition."

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Stacy Danley is a great hire for Tuskegee University, as he has shown he can take a big hit and move forward with his career goals.

Stacy Danley (Auburn RB) vs. Ohio State University