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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Penn State will bring seven All-Americans back to University Park, and possibly two individual champions, but whether it will bring a fourth consecutive team championship is very much in doubt.
The Nittany Lions have the slimmest of leads, .5 points, over Minnesota - 91-90.5. Oklahoma State is in third and will have something to say about the team race, too, with 87.5 points after the second round of the 2014 NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships on Friday at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
"We always want more points and we wanted a little more but we have to keep fighting. Everyone wants a little bit more. How we finish tomorrorw is obviously very important," Penn State coach Cael Sanderson said.
Senior 165-pounder David Taylor and senior 184-pounder Ed Ruth will both wrestle for championships tonight after both won semifinal bouts Friday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
"They're clutch. That's what they love to do. They want it and it's even more fun when the team race is a battle. Tomorrow will be a great opportunity for them to go out and do it again," Sanderson said.
Tyrone Area High School grad A.J. Schopp, Edinboro's 133-pounder had his title hopes dashed by Iowa's Tony Ramos in the semifinals. With the match tied 0-0 but Schopp having riding time locked up, Ramos got in on a single and flipped Schopp to his back at the edge of the mat for a takedown, three nearfall points and a 5-1 win.
Schopp got to the semifinals with an 11-7 quarterfinal win over Purdue's Cashe Quiroga.
Schopp wrestles Minnesota's David Thorn in this morning's consolation semifinals. If he wins he goes for third. If he loses he goes for fifth. He has earned All-America status.
Junior Nico Megaludis (125) and freshman Zain Retherford (141) both lost in the semifinals and face consolation semifinal matches this morning.
"Well they both gave up couple takedowns in the fist period and against tough opponents it's tough to come back," Sanderson said.
"Nico did a great job to give himself a chance to win at the end there; he just couldn't finish his shot. We need both of those guys to come back strong tomorrow because it's gonna be a big part of the team race here."
Junior 174-pounder Matt Brown will also wrestle in the consolation semifinals this morning.
Sixth-year senior James English (149) and sophomore Morgan McIntosh (197) will wrestle for seventh place.
Taylor pinned Iowa State's Michael Moreno in the quarterfinals before rolling to a 13-5 major decision over North Dakota State's Steven Monk in the semifinals. He will face Oklahoma State's Tyler Caldwell in the finals.
Lion 184-pounder Ed Ruth slipped past Cornell's Gabe Dean in the semifinals, 5-3, to earn a finals showdown with Maryland No. 1 seed Jimmy Sheptock. Ruth majored Minnesota's Kevin Steinhaus in the quarterfinals, 10-2.
Megaludis fell to No. 2 seed Nahshon Garrett of Cornell, 6-4, the third time this season Garrett has defeated him. Just 20 seconds in Garrett shot in for a lightning quick single and crunched Megaludis in a cradle at the edge for a takedown. Megaludis escaped 22 seconds later and the first period ended 2-1.
In the second, Garrett escaped in 20 seconds and at the end of the period scored another takedown for a 5-1 lead after two. Megaludis chose bottom to start the third and escaped in 24 seconds. He scored a takedown with 1:08 left to close the gap to 5-3. Megaludis rode him long enough to erase the riding time advantage the Big Red sophomore held and then went on the hunt.
The Nittany Lion junior got in on a single with around 20 seconds left but couldn't convert. Megaludis is a three-time All-American but for the first time in his career he won't wrestle for a championship.
Megaludis started with another dominating performance, shutting out Oklahoma No. 6 seed Jarrod Patterson, 6-0. Megaludis had takedowns in the first and third periods, escape and a point for 1:50 in riding time advantage.
At 141, Retherford met the same fate as Megaludis. Paired with two-time NCAA champion Logan Stieber, Megaludis fell by the same 7-3 score as he did in the Big Ten finals.
Retherford got to the semifinals by decisioning Northern Iowa's Joey Lazor, 5-2.
Brown had to endure a quarterfinal loss to his nemesis, Iowa's Mike Evans, by a 5-4 decision in the tiebreaker period. He bounced back with a 10-6 win over Navy's Matthew Miller. And then he decisioned Cal State Bakersfield's Bryce Hammond, 9-3. He'll wrestle Minnesota's Logan Storley in the consolation semifinals.
English, in his sixth injury-riddled year, earned All-America status by reeling off three straight wins. He edged North Carolina's Christian Barber 3-1 and then nipped Rylan Lubeck of Wisconsin, 4-3. Then he found wrestling's promised land by locking up a cradle on Virginia Tech's Zach Neibert in the sudden victory period for a 6-4 win. Edinboro's David Habat then pinned him in 4:52. English will wrestle Oklahoma's Kendric Maple for seventh.
McIntosh pounded American's Daniel Mitchell, 15-7, and gutted out a win over Bloomsburg's Richard Perry, 6-4, before scoring another major, 13-4, over Binghamton's Cody Reed to earn All-America status. He dropped a 5-3 decision to Iowa State's Kyven Gadson to drop into a seventh-place bout opposite Nathan Burak of Iowa.
Junior Dylan Alton (157), freshman Jimmy Gulibon (133) and junior Jon Gingric (285) were all eliminated in Friday's morning session.
Alton started his day with a solid 5-2 win over Duke's Immanuel Kerr-Brown. He was then eliminated, 4-2, on a controversial takedown in the sudden victory by Central Michigan's Luke Smith.
Gulibon was bounced from the tournament in the cruelest of manners. The match was tied 3-3 with Illinois' Zane Richards, but Richards had exactly 1:00 in riding time to earn the point and a 4-3 win.
Gingrich, too, was bounced in the second round of consolations. He was pinned by Oklahoma's Ross Larson in 2:03.
The team race will be interesting. Penn State and Minnesota have two finalists each, while Oklahoma State has four. However, the Cowboys only have one alive in the consolations.
The Nittany Lions and Golden Gophers each have five alive in the consolations. Penn State has three in the consolation semifinals and two going for seventh. Minnesota has four and one.


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The pressure just went up a notch for administrators in the Hamburg Area School District.
Another video has surfaced that appears to show Hamburg starting quarterback Joe Cominsky throwing a football at a teammate's stomach.
Karen Hoagland, the parent who owns the video, said she took the video to the superintendent weeks before the game against Annville-Cleona in which Cominsky was seen removing the helmet from an opposing player's head and striking him with it twice., and she thinks it is a coaching problem.
The Berks County district attorney's office recently received the new video, which Hoagland said she recently found one of her sons had shot. She said she decided to take it to the superintendent in early August.
"When he saw the video, he went, 'Oh my.' He said, 'I do not how I am going to handle the situation.' I said basically you need to remove him as a coach. He is endangering children here, and he said he would take care of it, and nothing happened," Hoagland said.
Hoagland was in the process of trying to transfer her son to Berks Catholic High School to play football. She said she took the video to the superintendent to show she was unhappy with the coaching staff and that is why her son should be transferred.
"When he stepped in and directly told him to do something dangerous, the coach is the adult. He is paid by our taxes to do a job and protect our children and he was not protecting our children. He is putting our children's lives at risk," said Hoagland.
Berks is the second county to open an investigation into Joe Cominsky since the Annville-Cleona game on Sept. 6.
The Hamburg superintendent, Steven P. Keifer, released a statement Wednesday afternoon, saying, "In both cases there were significant consequences given in a timely manner to those who made mistakes."
Hoagland, however, said the coaching staff has remained the same, and she is concerned for the future of football players in Hamburg.
Cominsky sat out last week's game, and school officials said he will also sit out this week's game.
Neither the school district nor the South Annville Township Police Department in Lebanon County has announced any further punishment for Cominsky,
Berks County District Attorney John Adams said he plans to make a decision regarding Hoagland's video within a week.


text: Robin R. Reitmyer, 44, Coalport, died Wednesday. He was born in Clearfield, son of Howard W. and Clella B. (Fulton) Reitmyer. Surviving are his parents of Coalport; his wife, Tiffany A. (Ball); three children: Robert R. at home, Cherri L. of Irvona and Chrystal M. of Glasgow; and three siblings: Harley W. of Ramey, Edith E. Kruise of Coalport and Christine A. Hepfer of Lyleville. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at McQuown Funeral Home, Glasgow, where a funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, Pastor Robert Ford officiating. Interment will be at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Utahville.


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quote: "We tried with Windows 8 to re-imagine how you work with a PC," Sinofsky said on stage during an interview with D9 host Walt Mossberg.He says it will work on laptops, desktops, and tablets, and that everything that worked with Windows 7 will work with the next-generation OS as well. When using existing desktop applications, the interface goes to a very Windows 7-like desktop.
quote: Windows 8 is the next version of Microsoft Windows, a family of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, netbooks, tablet PCs, servers, and media center PCs.
quote: Ugh. Reinventing the wheel for reinventing the wheel's sake always turns into a disaster.
quote: They're putting a square peg in a round hole.
quote: Schmidt said he believes Microsoft is "not driving the consumer revolution." He doesn't count Microsoft's Xbox business because it's "not a platform at the computational level."
quote: Methinks thou dost protest too much.
quote: Come on, admit it, you're really Eric Schmidt 8)
quote: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
quote: Windows 7 users will not likely upgrade to 8 unless MS pulls tricks like they did with the XP/Vista transition trying to force upgrades (like discontinuing DirectX updates and IE updates for XP arbitrarily).
quote: Also, I don't think Windows 8 is about replacing Windows 7.
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Virginia Union University welcomes author and national commentator Michael Eric Dyson as its 2016 Convocation Speaker on Friday, October 7, 2016.
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The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) honored Virginia Union University (VUU) with four awards for highest grade point averages.
Virginia Union University Senior Danielle Ebelle has been named to The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) 2016 HBCU All-Stars.
Major reports have been released concerning school discipline inequities throughout the U.S.
Four of the 34 Virginia Union students who were arrested for protesting segregated lunch counters at Thalhimer's Department Store in 1960 were on hand for the unveiling of a historical marker honoring their bravery.
The Virginia Union University Board of Trustees has named Dr. Joseph F. Johnson Acting President of the University. The appointment is effective July 1, 2016 when Dr. Claude G. Perkins begins a one-year sabbatical.
Students and faculty in the School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology are excited about new Physics and Cyber Security majors to be offered during the upcoming fall semester.
The partnership hopes to teach students about financial literacy.
To celebrate the life of renowned texture artist Thornton Dial, Sr. Virginia Union will host a gallery of his work.
Pastor West will be speaking at the Baccalaureate ceremony preceding graduation on May 6th 2016
Virginia Union University will hold its annual Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Hovey Field beginning at 10:00 a.m. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, the first African-American elected to Congress from Virginia since Reconstruction, and the second African-American elected to Congress in Virginia's history, will be the keynote speaker.
Due to inclement weather, Virginia Union University will be closed on Monday, February 15, 2016.
UPDATE: Virginia Union University resumes normal operating hours on Monday, January 25, 2016.
Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder will return to his alma mater for a book signing and discussion of his new autobiography on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Wilder Library Lecture Hall.
Virginia Union University will be closed on Friday, January 22, 2016. School of Theology and Weekend College classes are cancelled on Friday evening and Saturday.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch has named Virginia Union President Dr. Claude G. Perkins among the top ten finalists in its Inaugural Person of the Year awards program.
Bishop Rudolph W. McKissick, Jr., Senior Pastor of the Bethel Church in Jacksonville, Florida, will be the guest speaker at Virginia Union University's Founders Day on Friday, February 5, 2016.
Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, Pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia was unanimously elected to the Virginia Union University Board of Trustees.
Congressman George Kenneth "G. K." Butterfield, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will address students at Virginia Union University (VUU) on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 3:00 p.m.
The Virginia Union University community mourns the loss of President Emeritus Dr. Allix Bledsoe James, who died on September 26, 2015.
The grant was awarded by the Robins Foundation for the planning and eventual establishment of an initiative targeted at expanding access and supporting the persistence of black male students.
Rev. Dr. Todd C. Davidson, Senior Pastor of Antioch Baptist Church of Cleveland, Ohio, will be the guest speaker at Virginia Union University's Fall Convocation on Friday, October 16, 2015.
Virginia Union University has set aside the week of June 22, 2015 through June 28, 2015 to celebrate it's first-ever crowdfunding campaign,150 Hours of Giving.
Virginia Union University President Claude G. Perkins and the Board of Trustees are pleased to announce that the University will confer honorary degrees on four distinguished leaders at its Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 9, 2015.
Virginia Union University will hold its annual Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Hovey Field beginning at 10:00 a.m. Dr.James C. Perkins, President of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc., will serve as keynote speaker for Baccalaureate service.
Virginia Union University will open at Noon on Friday, March 6, 2015. *THIS IS A CHANGE*
Virginia Union University closing at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2015. All School of Theology activities canceled.
School of Theology classes and activities are canceled Thursday evening, March 5, 2015.
Virginia Union University will open at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2015.
Virginia Union University resumes normal operating hours on Wednesday, February 18, 2015. All classes on schedule.
Due to inclement weather, all evening classes are canceled on Monday, February 16, 2015 and Virginia Union University is closed on Tuesday, February 17, 2015.
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded Virginia Union University $98,456 to create a Learning Community Program (LCP).
The Evelyn Reid Syphax School of Education, Psychology, and Interdisciplinary Studies will offer a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction, starting in the spring semester of 2015.
Dr. Raymond Pierre Hylton has authored the first history publication for general circulation in nearly 90 years.
Dr. Dwight C. Jones, Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, was keynote speaker for the 150th Convocation. Order your copy today.
New Living and Learning Center will be named after President Claude G. Perkins
New $17 Million Facility is First New Construction in More Than 15 Years
Virginia Union's first new construction in more than 15 years is both a residence hall and a conference and seminar facility.
NCATE has continued the national accreditation of VUU's Teacher Education Program, located in the Syphax School of Education, Psychology, and Interdisciplinary Studies, through the spring of 2020.
Virginia Union University will feature the work of abstract artist Eugene Vango in the Museum Art Galleries of the L. Douglas Wilder Library.
Virginia Union Junior Saraisa Simpson will be featured on BET this Sunday. She is excited to be a recipient of the UNCF Rising Stars Scholarship in Partnership with Target.
The University's Honda Campus All-Star team will match its brainpower with 47 other teams headed to Torrance, California for the 25th annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge.
Virginia Union University will feature the work of Artist April Harrison in the L. Douglas Wilder Library Art Gallery from April 17 – May 17, 2014.
The new sequence will provide students with the knowledge and strategic skills essential to be competitive within the marketplace.
Virginia Union University will hold its annual Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Hovey Field beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Dr. Thomas Fensch's 32nd publication is a book of profiles in courage on facing prejudice in America.
The grant is for scholarships and related programs to attract and support students preparing for careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
All Tuesday evening classes in the School of Theology are canceled due to inclement weather.
The first annual Sankofa Film Festival will be held in the L. Douglas Wilder Library Media Room from February 24 -28, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. nightly.
Important information about classes in Martin E. Gray and Kingsley Halls.
Virginia Union University art professor Sukenya Best will display her exhibition "Dancing Ink" in the Main Gallery of Artspace in Richmond, Virginia.
Virginia Union President Dr. Claude G. Perkins has announced the appointment of Joseph "Joe" Taylor as the university's new athletic director.
Master Weaver Kwasi Asare will present two workshops on kente weaving followed by a public kente cloth exhibit and sale.
Journalist Alison Stewart will present her book entitled First Class: The Legacy of Dunbar, America's First Black Public High School in the Wilder Library Lecture Hall on October 30, 2013.
Rev. Dr. Ricardo Brown, co-pastor of Fifth Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, will serve as Convocation speaker at Virginia Union University on Friday, October 18, 2013.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Virginia Union University Physics Professor Dr. Shaheen Islam nearly $100,000 to plan a Physics and Pre-Engineering major at the university.
The VUU Sydney School of Business will host its 2nd Annual Emerging Leaders "B" School Bootcamp September 17-19,2013.
Virginia Living magazine has named Virginia Union University to its Top High Schools and Universities 2013 list. The list recognizes innovation and excellence in secondary and higher education in Virginia across five categories: Arts and Humanities; Science, Math and Technology; Capital Improvements; Co-Ops and Partnerships; and Athletics.
Virginia Union University's Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology is proud to be the new home of The Resource Center (TRC), a collection of nearly 14,000 teaching resources to be used in ministry by churches, schools, agencies, and individuals. Located on the fourth floor of Kingsley Hall, The Resource Center also houses the Joseph V. Nash Multicultural Collection, the Isabel W. Rogers Women's Resource Collection, and the Naomi Wray Art Collection.
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association's (CIAA) board of directors has elected new officers to serve on its executive committee. Elected from within the board of directors, the new officers will serve a two-year term, effective immediately and ending at the conclusion of its annual Spring meeting in 2015.
The James River Valley Chapter of the Links, Incorporated donated $18,000 to Virginia Union University on June 6, 2013 at a luncheon held on the Virginia Union campus.
The Delver Woman's Club has broken Club records in its giving to Virginia Union University, presenting a check for $25,000 at the Club's 68th Annual Luncheon Meeting held on May 18, 2013.
Nine Virginia Union University (VUU) science students have been accepted into the Meharry Medical College Center of Excellence Bachelor of Science/Doctor of Medicine Program.
Due to inclement weather, Virginia Union University has moved the Commencement Ceremony scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 11 to Saint Paul's Baptist Church, located at 4247 Creighton Road in Richmond, Virginia
Dr. Carleitta Paige-Anderson, assistant professor of biochemistry at Virginia Union University, has been selected as a 2013-2014 Fulbright Senior Scholar. Starting in February 2014, Dr. Paige-Anderson will teach science in Indonesia at Universitas Airlangga for a period of five months
Actor/Director/Producer Delroy Lindo will deliver the 2013 Commencement address at Virginia Union University. The ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 11 on Hovey Field. Approximately 328 graduates are expected to receive degrees. This includes 175 students from the undergraduate program and 153 students from the graduate school of theology.
(Richmond, VA) - Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Virginia Union University, has been selected for induction into the 2013 Class of the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame. The 28th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held September 27, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. This is the 28th annual induction ceremony held by the organization, which provides scholarships for students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and highlights accomplishments of alumni of HBCUs.
Dr. Elijah Anderson, one of the nation's leading urban ethnographers, will present "Emmett and Trayvon: a Tale of Two Black Boys" on the campus of Virginia Union University on April 25, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. The presentation will be held in the first floor conference room of the Richmond Police Training Academy located on the Virginia Union campus at 1202 W. Graham Road.
Due to inclement weather Virginia Union University will open at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 25, 2013.
For the fourth year in a row, Virginia Union University (VUU) has been named to the 2013 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service.
On Sunday, March 24, the Virginia Union University Chamber Singers will perform "Saga of a People: Musical Reflections" in the theater at Hanover Tavern. The 90-minute show, a combination of narrative and music, is the result of a first-time collaboration between Hanover Tavern Foundation and the Virginia Union University Chamber Singers.
A ribbon cutting ceremony for Virginia Union University's new softball field was held on February 11, 2013.
On January 24, 2013 the First Thursday Club completed its pledge of $50,000 to Virginia Union University for the new Robert J. Brown Living and Learning Center.
Dr. Aaron L. Dobynes will serve as speaker for Virginia Union University's annual Founders Day. The ceremony will begin at 11:00 a.m. in the Allix B. James Chapel of Coburn Hall on Friday, February 1, 2013.
The Virginia Union University Museum Galleries will present an exhibition and sale of the works of Charly Palmer on February 21, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. Charly Parker is an award winning artist whose works chronicle slavery, the Jim Crow era, the Civil Rights era, and the Negro Sports League.
On December 11, 2012, during a press conference at the Historic Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Union University, Capital One and The City of Richmond officially launched a Building Better Businesses--Steps to Success Mentorship Program.
Virginia Union University will break ground on the new Robert J. Brown Living and Learning Center on December 6, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. The Center is a $15 million complex consisting of a conference and seminar facility and residential suites supporting 240 beds. The new building, which will sit where the campus basketball courts now stand, will be the first new construction since the L. Douglas Wilder Library and Learning Resource Center in 1997. The last residence hall on the Lombardy Street campus was built in 1966.
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January 18, 2013 - 10:30am Delayed University Opening Due to Inclement Weather
The National Science Foundation has awarded Virginia Union University's School of Math, Science, and Technology a $1.75 million grant to increase recruitment, retention, and graduation rates in STEM programs. STEM programs include students majoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
More than 600 students turned out to participate in the annual Lucille M. Brown Community Youth Bowl held September 29, 2012.
The Hampton Roads Alumni Chapter, formally known as the Norfolk Chapter, gave a gift of $5,000 to Virginia Union University on August 31, 2012. This is the chapter's first gift after being rejuvenated in 2011.
On August 31, 2012, the "Tricky Tom" Harris Alumni Chapter presented VUU President Dr. Claude G. Perkins with a check in the amount of $10,410.35 raised from their annual signature event, The Outback Steakhouse Fundraiser.
Rev. Dr. Levy Armwood, Jr., pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, will present the keynote address at Virginia Union University's Annual Fall Convocation.
Virginia Union University Junior Lela Hatcher was crowned Miss North American Essence 2012 at the national Essence competition held in Arlington, Virginia August 4, 2012.
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $1,867,500 to Virginia Union University's Upward Bound Program in order to operate the program for the next five years. Virginia Union was one of 780 programs funded nationwide from a total of 1,594 applications submitted.
(Richmond, VA) - Samuel T. Rhoades, J.D., Special Assistant to the President/Title III Administrator at Virginia Union University has been named executive director of the National Association of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Title III Administrators Foundation.
Rev. Dr. Al Sharpton will keynote VUU's commencement exercises. Rear Admiral Barry Black, Chaplain of the U.S. Senate will be the Baccalaureate speaker.
Virginia Union University today signed a contract with the KEI (Kelso & Easter) Architecture, Landscape and Interior Design Firm, based in Richmond, VA to design the planned Robert J. Brown Living and Learning Center.
Virginia Union University (VUU) theology professor Yung Suk Kim has published his second book, titled Theological Introduction to Paul's Letters. In the book Kim explores the new way of reading Paul's letters and understanding his theology with a focus on three aspects of Paul's gospel: "the righteousness of God," "faith of Christ," and "the body of Christ."
At a meeting held on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, Virginia Union University's (VUU) Board of Trustees unanimously elected Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson its new chairman. Richardson replaces Dr. Frank Royal, who served as Board Chair for 30 years.
Carlton G. Edwards has been named Chief of Police at Virginia Union University (VUU) effective December 1, 2010. He comes to VUU with 25 years of law enforcement experience.
The Forum on Religion and Contemporary World Presents Dr. Cornel West Friday, April 23, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. in Coburn Hall.
Melody Barnes, Domestic Policy Advisor to President Barack Obama and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council will be the guest speaker at Virginia Union University's (VUU) 111th commencement exercises on Saturday, May 8, 2010.
Virginia Union University expresses great sadness upon learning of the passing of Dr. Dorothy N. Cowling, who served as acting president of the University from July through October 1979.
Virginia Union University Board of Trustees unanimously elected Dr. Claude G. Perkins president of the university.
Richmond Community Hospital Foundation provided $1.3 Million to Virginia Union University for scholarship program.


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WHEATFIELD – Twelve Hot Wheel collectibles, valued at $1,200, were stolen in a burglary at a senior citizen complex in the 3900 block of Forest Parkway, Niagara County sheriff's deputies reported.
A man told deputies Tuesday his 75-year-old father was hospitalized after a fall 10 days ago, and while he and his wife cleaned out the apartment they found that the apartment had been entered and the collectibles were taken out of a box near the door. There were no signs of forced entry.
A few neighbors told deputies that thefts have been a problem in the complex. They said someone was knocking on doors in the middle of the night and they heard someone running down the hallway.


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The Scholarship Jackpot!
We recently heard the fantastic news that some of our previous Digital Wave students had been finalists for some prestigious scholarships. Now we are so proud to report that we officially have 2 winners of the Dell Scholars Program, and 1 winner for the Gates Millennium Scholars Program! These are not your everyday scholarships. These are like hitting-the-jackpot type scholarships. The Dell scholarship includes: $20,000 towards college expenses, technology equipment, a private scholar networking community, and mentoring support throughout college. The Gates Millennium scholarship provides a full ride for all college expenses, opportunities to renew the scholarship if academic progress is maintained, leadership development programs, and even funding for graduate school in the areas of computer science, education, engineering, library science, mathematics, public health, and science. So who are the academic all-stars who earned the jackpot?
Gregory Hyppolite, winner of the Dell Scholars program, plans to attend the University of West Florida. At the Museum, he has participated in Digital Wave as well as the Upward Bound program since ninth grade. He is a member of the Museum's Youth Advisory Board and holds a position as Explainer to help supplement his family's income. At school, he is a member of the Leadership Team and has earned an internship position with the Superintendent of Miami-Dade County, Alberto M. Carvalho. Greg is a natural leader, ambitious, and as any other student will tell you, is always willing to lend assistance to anyone in need.
David Green, believe it or not, has earned both the Dell AND the Gates scholarships! David has also been a participant in the Museum's Digital Wave and Upward Bound programs. Graduating as valedictorian this year, he plans to attend the University of Florida. He has been actively involved in his school's robotics team, tutors other students, has helped develop the Overtown Cookbook, all while holding a steady part-time job. Quick, thoughtful, and encouraging to his peers, he believes that "education is my refuge in adversity."


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WILLIAMSBURG - High school basketball has been a way of life in the tiny community of Williamsburg for years.
Both boys and girls teams have won PIAA state championships - the boys in 1958 and 1966 and the girls in 1997 - and both programs have produced outstanding players and coaches.
Although Thursday's girls game between the Lady Pirates and the Claysburg-Kimmel Lady Bulldogs - Williamsburg won, 32-29 - won't go down as one of the best ever played, it was special in more ways than one.
Don and Jeff Appleman were two of the better players in WHS history and both have carved outstanding careers as high school coaches, too. Although they've been coaching for a combined 54 seasons, Thursday was the first time they ever coached against each other.
The gym was packed for the Inter-County Conference North Division game, and Dick Buckley, who coached both of the Applemans in high school, was on hand to watch his former players roam the sidelines.
The Applemans and Buckley received standing ovations when introduced prior to tipoff. Plaques were presented to Buckley, whose Pirates won the Class A state title in 1966 and to C-K's Jeff Appleman, who coached the state-champion Lady Pirates in 1997. Lois Appleman, Jeff's wife and assistant coach, was presented a bouquet of flowers.
The hospitality stopped there, however, as the Lady Pirates pulled off a shocker on the court, rallying in the second half to knock off the favored Lady Bulldogs.
"They're pretty good," Don Appleman said of C-K. "They just ran into a night where they couldn't hit anything. I've watched them and followed them in the paper, and they usually make those shots.
"We stayed back in that zone defense, and they couldn't make a shot," Don Appleman said. "Then they tried to force it inside and we were there. Then they started making mistakes and turnovers.
"They're very good and well-coached," Don Appleman said. "They'll probably end up in the top three or four in the district."
"This was a great high school game," Jeff Appleman said. "It wasn't the No. 1 team playing the No. 2 team in the state, but it felt like it tonight.
"It was a tremendous atmosphere," Jeff Appleman said. "I can't say enough about it. I coached about 200 games here [Williamsburg] and I know the other side doesn't win very often, and we didn't tonight."
A pair of 3-pointers by Hailey McCall and a trey by Kara Stayduhar gave Williamsburg its first lead, 23-19, with 3:45 left in the third quarter. C-K bounced back, though, to reclaim the lead, 24-23, after three quarters.
The Lady Pirates dug deep in the fourth, however. Stayduhar's 3 put the Pirates back on top and the senior guard then converted 1-of-2 free throws. Sophomore Madison Detwiler short bank shot gave the hosts a 29-24 lead at the 3:03 mark.
Paige Burk's 3 finally gave C-K some points with 2:34 left, but the Bulldogs couldn't pull out the win. Williamsburg's Emily Shaw sank two free throws to make it 31-27 with 2:26 to go.
Five free throws were missed in the next two minutes - three by Williamsburg and two by C-K - but both teams had chances late. C-K's Abby Kulick hit a driving layup with 23 seconds left before Stayduhar's free throw made it 32-29 with 18 seconds to go.
"She made some big plays," Don Appleman said of Stayduhar. "That was a step forward for us tonight."
When Williamsburg turned the ball over, Jeff Appleman called a timeout with 11 seconds left to set up a possible 3-point play for the tie. However, Williamsburg's defense was equal to the challenge and escaped with the win.
"They played inspired," Jeff Appleman said. "They outplayed us, they outhustled us. It was a lot bigger game for them than us and I give them credit. They stuck with that [zone] defense and we couldn't hit anything."
Game notes: Several boys in the Williamsburg student section wore argyle sweaters and glasses - trademarks of Don Appleman. ... It was the first time Jeff Appleman coached a game at Williamsburg since 1999 - his final season there. ... Stayduhar, with 10 points, was the only player in double figures.
CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (29): Brumbaugh 0 0-2 0, A. Burk 2 0-0 5, Ickes 3 1-2 7, Kulick 3 2-6 8, Snyder 2 0-0 4, Glass 0 0-0 0, Locke 1 0-0 2, P. Burk 1 0-0 3, Walter 0 0-0 0. Totals - 12 3-10 29.
WILLIAMSBURG (32): Kensinger 0 0-0 0, McCall 2 0-0 6, Stayduhar 3 2-4 10, Rhule 0 0-1 0, Detwiler 3 0-2 6, Crouch 0 0-0 0, Repine 1 3-4 5, Shaw 0 2-2 2, Kennedy 0 0-0 0, Peck 1 0-1 2. Totals - 10 7-14 32.
Claysburg-Kimmel11 6 7 5 - 29
Williamsburg7 7 9 9 - 32
3-point goals: Claysburg-Kimmel 2 (A. Burk, P. Burk); Williamsburg 5 (McCall 2, Stayduhar 2, Repine).
Records: Claysburg-Kimmel (7-3 overall, 3-2, I-C North); Williamsburg (6-5 overall, 2-3 I-C North).
JV: Claysburg-Kimmel 36-18. High scorers-Kari Glass, C-K, 10; Randilyn Peck, W, 9.


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People who are too successful in saving for their retirement through a pension will penalised with a 55 per cent tax rate when the lifetime allowance threshold (LTA) is reduced from £1.5m to £1.25m on 6 April, says ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).
When the new limit comes into force, any excess above the £1.25m will be taxed at 55 per cent. ACCA says this might discourage people from saving too much for when they retire.
Chas Roy-Chowdhury, ACCA head of taxation, said: 'While £1.25m might seem like a lot, the limit is not a penalty specifically on the rich. For those in their 30s and 40s, £1.25m or more might resemble a not uncommon-sized pension pot by the time they retire in 30 years' time.
'Even today, a surprisingly high number of those nearing retirement are likely to have pension pots edging over that limit. The on-set of paying 55 per cent tax on the amount saved above the threshold is hardly an incentive for people to save for their retirement through a pension.
'Those in the public sector will probably see the full impact of this the most, as many are still in the final salary schemes that will pay out higher amounts and therefore create a higher value 'pension pot'.'
ACCA says there are ways to limit the impact of this retirement tax. HMRC has a scheme that allows retirees to protect pension pots of more than £1.25m but less than £1.5 million.
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Chas Roy-Chowdhury said: 'This is a case of act now or pay later. Retirement might seem like a long way off for many at the moment, but the last thing you will want during your retirement is a huge tax bill eating into savings you have built up through your whole working life. It is worth seeking professional financial advice from a chartered certified accountant to find out all the options available to you before the new threshold kicks in.'


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CHARLES TOWN - Brian Collins, executive chef at the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, has overseen the opening of the Skybox Sports Bar, 9 Dragons and the Final Cut Steakhouse inside the casino. He also developed something rather unusual for a restaurant - a garden.
Collins and Christian Evans, executive sous chef, were kicking around ideas about purchasing vegetables locally when the idea for a garden came up.
"We had a lot of local farmers coming to us asking to buy their products," Collins said, adding that although he wanted to, the farmers could not produce the amount needed for the casino's restaurants.
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The Final Cut Steakhouse at the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has its own garden managed by staff.
Over the summer of 2012, the first year of the garden, the Final Cut Steakhouse did not have to purchase tomatoes, as the garden yielded more than 350 pounds of heirloom tomatoes.
Planted along a 40-foot by 4-foot wooden bed, are varieties of tomatoes native to West Virginia - such as Parks Whoppers and Mortgage Lifers - along with more common types such as Big Boys and Early Girls.
The bed, built by the maintenance department at the casino, features a raised design that allows for more control over the growing and not as much weeding. Evans said this allows more nutrients to penetrate the plants and higher yields to be produced.
"You couldn't plant this much in soil," Evan said. "We'll end up pulling stuff out as things will ripen in stages, and this is how we get more volume out of the tomatoes."
The vegetable bed is divided into three boxes. The first is home to what John Harder, chef de cuisine of the Final Cut, describes as his "little miscellaneous vegetable box."
"We have a little oregano plant that came back from last year, eggplant, cucumbers, okras and zucchini," Harder said. "Last year we were pulling some five- and six-pound zucchini out of here."
The tomatoes are in the middle box, and along the very end are the hot peppers. Harder said he plans to add some ghost peppers to the collection soon.
Collins said each and every plant is kept track of, from when it's planted until when it's harvested. He and his staff also keep track of concerns and conditions of the plans, if any are lost and what dishes they are used in.
"With everything we do in the Final Cut, it's all about the highest quality and consistent product that we could possibly have. So when someone says, 'give me the A1' for a prime steak, that kind of hurts," he said. "We decided to develop our own line of sauces, so our customers will have a higher quality, and unique to what we have to offer."
Collins said that one idea with the harvest of peppers would be to possibly develop a hot sauce that could take the place of the common Tabasco sauce, and bottle it for sale.
"We still have about four gallons of just pepper puree left from last year," Evans said.
From the servers to the cooks, Collins said all his staff have their hands in the garden somehow.
"The staff are growing the vegetables that we are then running as specials, so they are trying to showcase their hard work too," Collins said. "Even the service staff, they didn't make the food, but they grew the vegetables with us, so it gives them a whole different sense of ownership than what they would have had otherwise."
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LISBON - A man involved in the attempted burglary that claimed the life of Holly Carosiello in 2011 was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison.
County Common Pleas Judge Scott Washam sentenced Dustin R. Green, 21, May Street, East Liverpool, on charges of complicity to burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary, after hearing from Green and his attorney, Charlie Kidder. The six-year sentence was based on the recommendation by county Prosecutor Robert Herron.
Green's former employer and his Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) sponsor also spoke on his behalf, urging a lesser sentence, but Washam said six years was fair based on the seriousness of the crime.
Prior to the sentencing Green said he knows he should be held accountable for the crime but also hoped for a lesser sentence since he is "trying to get his life right."
He also apologized to the Carosiello family, who was represented by Sonia Reed, Holly's mother.
"I just want to say I'm sorry to Holly's mom and her family and friends," he said.
Reed's son, Jamie Adkins, 30, Dresden Avenue, East Liverpool, was already sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement the night of the Holly's death. He was charged in October with involuntary manslaughter, burglary and complicity to burglary.
Kidder argued during the hearing that Green should receive a lesser sentence since his involvement was "significantly different" than the others, specifically, Adkins.
Adkins was the one who reportedly hoisted 22-year-old Holly Carosiello up to a bedroom window of the Township Line Road home of her estranged husband Nick Carosiello on Aug. 12, 2011. It was during this maneuver that she was killed by a gunshot wound to the head.
Kidder said Green was at the back of the home, not near the window.
Although no charges have been filed yet as to who fired the fatal shot, Herron said Nick Carosiello was aware of the group's intentions and was inside waiting for them.
"Nick was ticked off when he learned they were waiting to steal from, him and he was waiting for them that night. Nick shot his estranged wife in the head causing her death," he said.
He added that it came out "during talks" that the group was intending to break into the home to steal between $10,000 and $15,000 worth of marijuana and drug money belonging to Nick Carosiello.
According to court documents, Green and Adkins were with Joshua Rudder, Jordan Gainer, Raymont Bryant and Holly Carosiello the night of the her death.
Rudder, 21, last known address St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, was sentenced to five years in prison in October for complicity to burglary.
Herron argued for the six-year sentence for Green based on the fact that he was involved in the crime while out on intervention in lieu of conviction for a burglary in 2009.
He added that when brought in for that crime he tested positive for cocaine and marijuana.
"He was given the chance (to do the right thing) but chose to do drugs and" commit burglary "Our recommendation is a reasonable sentence," he said.
Green's former employer, Robert Tellish, and AA sponsor Karl Marshall argued Green's poor decisions have been a result of his less than pleasant upbringing.
"He was just a very messed up kid and a product of his environment," Marshall said.
Tellish said Green was a good employee at his company and that he would hire him again.
"I think he's made an effort to turn his life around, and I'm willing to put him back on the job," he said.
Washam told Green that he believes their testimony of his efforts was true but the 6 year sentence is still necessary.
The sentence for complicity to burglary, a second-degree felony, and conspiracy to commit burglary, a third-degree felony, will run consecutive to the 12-month sentence he is currently serving for the 2009 conviction.
A fourth man, Anthony Carosiello, the brother-in-law of Holly Carosiello, faces sentencing on Jan. 18, 2013. The 26-year-old from Wellsville faces up to nine years in prison for three counts of tampering with evidence, although Assistant County Prosecutor Tammie Riley Jones has said she will ask for a two-year prison sentence at that time.


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Bb Learn - Communicating with Students
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Format: Hands-on Delivery Method: Real-time Delivery System: Classroom
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In this session you will have the opportunity to examine Bb Learn's Messages, Announcements, and Group features in a pre-set course shell, and explore how these can facilitate communication between you and your students and among students. �You will apply at least one of these features in either your own Bb Learn course or in the pre-set shell.
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Amber Campbell and Dantez Bennamon have much in common.
BOYSFirst teamDantez BennamonGoose CreekGuard6-0, JuniorAbout Bennamon: He led the Gators to a berth in the Class AAAA state championship. The two-time all-region selection averaged 20.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.8 steals per game. K.J. JamesPorter-GaudForward6-6, JuniorAbout James: He helped lead Porter-Gaud to the SCISA Class AAA Final Four. The all-state selection averaged 19.7 points, 10.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists for the Cyclones.Brandon WilkersonSummervilleForward6-4, SeniorAbout Wilkerson: He had numerous postseason honors, including Region 8-AAAA player of the year and all-state. He averaged 18.2 points and 9.0 rebounds. He was selected to play in the North-South all-star game.Seth McKelveyStallForward6-7, SeniorAbout McKelvey: A three-time all-region selection, he helped Stall reach the playoffs for the first time in nearly two decades. He averaged 12.3 points, 12.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocks.Khalil DavisCharleston CollegiateGuard6-1, SeniorAbout Davis: He led the Sun Devils to the SCISA Class AA Final Four for the second straight season. He averaged 17.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.0 steals, earning region co-player of the year and all-state honors.Second TeamName, Team Year PositionJohn Jenkins, Summerville Junior GuardTyre Moore, Academic Magnet Junior GuardDemetre Rivers, Stratford Junior ForwardTy Solomon, Charleston Collegiate Junior GuardBaptiste Staggers, Fort Dorchester Senior Forward/GuardHonorable mention: TeAndre Hansley, Stratford; Sergio Smith, Woodland; Scott Hollins, Military Magnet; Stepehn Archie, Military Magnet; Juadon Chandler, Woodland; Michael Wamer, Woodland. Yuneek Crittenden, Battery Creek; Reed Radabaugh, Pinewood Prep; DeVontae Wilson, Battery Creek, Adonis Williams, Battery Creek; Terrance Frazier, Ridgeland-Hardeeville; Michael Preddy, Porter-Gaud; Charles Mitchell, Ridgeland-Hardeeville; B.J. Grevey, Bishop England; Jacob Vecchiolla, Bishop England; Derrick Smith, Garrett Tech; Devon Smith, Burke; Josh Gantt, North Charleston; Sterling Smalls, Porter-Gaud; Christian Kalacanic, Summerville; Chris McKinnon, Summerville; C.J. Frazier, Bluffton; B.J. Hill, Bluffton, Demetrius Smalls, Bluffton; Eric Hayward, Fort Dorchester; Kendrick Colvin, Beaufort; Michael Julian, Hilton Head; Thomas Parker, Beaufort; Romelo Doctor, Ashley Ridge; Fred Weeks, Ashley Ridge; Rasheed Hodges, Colleton County; Chris Singleton, Goose Creek; Terrell Green, Hanahan; DeShawn Evans, Goose Creek; Daquan Glenn, West Ashley; Michael Byrd, Porter-Gaud; Avery Zorn, West Ashley; Richie Alston, Wando; Trey Price, Wando; Jiquan Howard, Cane Bay; Raekwon Rivers, Cane Bay; Ryan Felder, Pinewood Prep; Braford Allen, First Baptist; Mike Lewis, St. John's Christian; Josh Nelson, Faith Christian; Daniel Fralix, Dorchester Academy; Gabe Hognan, Palmetto Christian; Joe Siegwald, Palmetto Christian; Stokes Brownlee, Dorchester Academy; Raequann Gregg, Coastal Christian; J.T. Waters, Palmetto Christian; Tanner Crosby, Colleton Prep; Bobby Winters, St. John's Christian; Drew Murray, Cathedral Academy; Greg Gamble, St. John's Christian; Therron Reddy, Faith Christian; TayVaughn Major, Northwood Academy; Douglas Dwight, Northwood Academy; John Eck, Hilton Head Prep; Randy Young, Hilton Head Prep; Ryan Felder, Pinewood Prep; Brady Shuck, James Island.GIRLSFirst teamAmber CampbellNorthwood AcademyGuard5-8, JuniorAbout Campbell: She will be one of the top recruits in the Southeast next season. The two-time All-Lowcountry player averaged 31.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 5.4 steals, 1.7 blocks per game.Dekeyia CohenWest AshleyJuniorCenter/Forward6-0, JuniorAbout Cohen: She was all-region for the fourth straight year and selected all-state after averaging 26.7 points, 13.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.5 shots blocked per game. She is one of the most coveted recruits in the state.Ashley FieldsGoose CreekGuard, Forward5-11, SeniorAbout Fields: A four-year all-region selection, she was considered one of the top five seniors in the state. She averaged 11.9 points, 3.3 assists and 4.5 steals per game to earn all-state honors.Michele BoykinBishop EnglandGuard5-10, JuniorAbout Boykin: She was a team leader on a team that has gone 51-4 over the past two years. She led the Bishops with 16.4 points per game. She also excels in track and cross country.Raygon HendrixPinewood PrepGuard5-6, SeniorAbout Hendrix: She was a key player for Pinewood Prep, which won three consecutive SCISA state championships. She averaged 9.0 points, 5.1 assists and 4.3 steals. She will play basketball for the Air Force Academy.Second TeamName, School Year PositionDeyja Brown, Colleton County Junior Guard/ ForwardShelby Daly, Ashley Ridge Junior GuardMary Harriet Moore, Bishop England Junior CenterKwanza Murray, Summerville Junior ForwardJennifer Rhodes, Pinewood Prep Senior ForwardHonorable mention: Keosha Hardaway, West Ashley; Jhanice Stokes, West Ashley; Jalun Jones, Goose Creek; Rachel Torlay, Wando; Kearsten Duvernay, Wando; Makayla Dudley, Cane Bay, Brookelynn Doctor, Cane Bay; McKenzie, Stratford; Katelyn Powell, Northwood Academy; Allison Skinner, Stratford; Dashona Magwood, Baptist Hill; Kerrigan Simmons, St. John's; Americal Jenkins, Hilton Head; Bria Brown, Burke; Allysa Kinsey, Hanahan; Iesha Mitchell, St. John's; Jenna O'Dell, St. John's Christian; Rebecca Duggan, James Island Christian; Lori Guerard, James island Christian; Taylor Barcomb, Alyssa Kinsey, Hanahan; Dorchester Academy; Katelyn Dambaugh, Pinewood Prep; Bri Boyd, Pinewood Prep; McKala Rhodes, First Baptist; Macee Tamminen, Hilton Head Christian; Ziaira Doe, Hilton Head Christian; Julie Strout, Palmetto Christian; Corey Caulder, Palmetto Christian; Ashlyn Fralix, Dorchester Academy; Laura Reynolds, Colleton Prep; Kendall Jumper, Colleton Prep; Antoinette Davis, Northwood Academy; Ellie James, Bishop England; Mia Kiernan, Bishop England; Daisja Cannon, Battey Creek; Erica Alston, Battery Creek; Breona Kelly, Burke; Tasia Hopkins, Woodland; Choral Linhart, Academic Magnet; Ariel Brown, North Charleston; Rashida Minson, Garrett Tech; Shanyra Libson, Cross; Marchaeya Gilliard, Cross; Zelphair Grant, Cross; Jayla Ravenell, Cross; Jerika Magwood, Baptist Hill; LaQuanta Drayton, Baptist Hill; LeSha Mitchell, St. John's; Rebekah Jones, St. John's; Tiffany Holmes, Military Magnet; Niasia McKenzie, Lincoln; and Kiley Bennette, Charleston Charter; Briana Chisolm, Colleton County; Zuri Green, Summerville; Erica Cobbs, Fort Dorchester; Dynasty Mervin, Bluffton; Tinara Brown; Summerville; Jordan Fields, Beaufort; Heather Chapman, Summerville; Ashley Tierney, Ashley Ridge; Courtney Eady, Colleton County; Americal Jenkins, Hilton Head; Caris Grant, Porter-Gaud; Kelsi Pajaro, Home School; Essence Lloyd, Stall.
Both are juniors in high school — Campbell at Northwood Academy and Bennamon at Goose Creek. Both are rated among the top basketball players in the state. Both are always striving to improve their games, playing basketball year-round.
And now, both are The Post and Courier's high school basketball players of the year.
Campbell, Northwood Academy's brilliant guard, currently plays for the Georgia Metros, a traveling team based out of Atlanta. She is playing in the prestigious Nike Boo Williams tourney in Virginia this weekend.
This past high school season, she became just the ninth girls basketball player in state history to score 3,000 career points.
Bennamon, Goose Creek's two-sport star, is spending this weekend in Pittsburgh, refining his skills as a member of the Upward Stars AAU team. He was the quarterback for the Gators' highly successful football team, but his future might be in basketball. He was all-region as a sophomore and earned all-state honors this season, leading the Gators to the Class AAAA state championship game.
The common denominator for the two athletes is their work ethic.
It's not unusual to find Campbell alone in the gym at 7 a.m. She'll practice by herself and head to school. She even works with a shooting coach who helps NBA players refine their jumpers.
"People ask me why I practice," Campbell said. "I tell them I want to get better. I want to be the best player I could possibly be."
Campbell has been starting for Northwood Academy since eighth grade. She is seventh on the state's all-time scoring list with 3,093 career points. A two-time All-Lowcountry selection, she averaged 31.4 points, 8.7 rebounds and 5.4 steals per game this season.
Campbell is joined on the girls team by West Ashley's Dekeyia Cohen, who repeats as a first-team All-Lowcountry selection after averaging 26.7 points, 13 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.5 shots blocked per game. Cohen, who has 1,803 career points, is Campbell's teammate on the Georgia Metros.
Also on the first team are Goose Creek's Ashley Fields, Pinewood Prep's Raygon Hendrix and Bishop England's Michele Boykin.
Goose Creek coach Blake Hall said he is amazed by Bennamon's work habits.
"He's one of the hardest working kids I've ever known," Hall said. "You will find him at the gym at 6 o'clock in the morning two or three days a week. He works on football and basketball. He never wastes time or energy."
Bennamon averaged 20.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game for the Gators. But his most impressive number might just be his 3.9 GPA.
"I have to get A's and B's," Bennamon said. "My parents tell me there are no C's in basketball."
Joining Bennamon on the first team are Porter-Gaud's K.J. Middleton, Charleston Collegiate's Khalil Davis, Stall's Seth McKelvey and Summerville's Brandon Wilkerson.
Nancy Beatty, who led Pinewood Prep to its third straight SCISA Class AAA state championship, is the girls coach of the year. She announced her resignation after the season to take the athletic director's position at Providence Day in Charlotte.
Goose Creek's Hall repeats as the boys coach of the year after leading the Gators to the Class AAAA state championship game. He was coach of the year last season after leading North Charleston to the Class AA state title.
Follow Philip M. Bowman on Twitter: @PandCPhil.


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on July 4, 2013 - 9:54 PM
Independence Day celebrations across the region set the pace for post-dusk fireworks displays that burst across skylines.
The holiday-capping pyrotechnics emanated from communities across Western New York, from the Chautauqua Institution to the University at Buffalo's North Campus lookout at Baird Point and the Lewiston Plateau in the namesake village.
At Canalside in downtown Buffalo, revelers by the thousands streamed under the Skyway and across the Commercial Slip's signature span to take part in an evening of patriotic entertainment that started with a flag-folding ceremony and ended with the flash and bang of fireworks.
By 7 p.m., a full three hours before the fireworks show was scheduled to begin, folks were already staking out their spots on the lawn or laying claim to some of Canalside's brightly colored Adirondack chairs. People could be seen swaying to the smooth tunes provided by the George Scott Big Band of Buffalo's own Colored Musicians Club, and later by local soul artist Michael King. At the pier, boats were moored two-across, with many American flags fluttering from masts.
Mayor Byron W. Brown was on hand to greet revelers – 15,000 were expected to attend the fireworks display. He called the celebration "a great sign of the growth and development that's taking place at Canalside and downtown."
In Riverside, a family-oriented, crowd set up camp along Niagara Street for the annual parade near Riverside Park.
Meanwhile, in the City of Tonawanda, competitors downed plates of hot dogs in the name of charity.
Fire truck sirens wailed down Tonawanda Street during the 1:30 p.m. River Rock parade, which showcased several community groups and youth sports teams. Dora the Explorer and Dr. Seuss showered candy on young onlookers, who rushed the street for the sweet treats.
"It's been a tradition in my whole family every year since it started," said Margaret Bolock, 63, mirroring the sentiments of several in attendance, who made their way out for old times sake.
Amy Trzaska thought of her late father, Zigmunt, who served in the Vietnam War, as she sat shaded by a tree with her young children. "He was proud to be a soldier," said Trzaska, 31. "He was big on freedom."
Trzaska's daughter, 4-year-old Kylie, wore a single strand of red-white-and blue beads in her hair, with the flag well represented on her dress.
As he basked in the camaraderie and fellowship among those lining the sidewalk, Larry Benn, 37, reflected on the freedoms that allow citizens to pursue the American Dream. "To me, a parade is America," said Benn, accompanied by his wife and young daughter.
Further down the parade route was Mae McDonald, 53, dressed for the occasion in a shimmering silver top, red shorts and blue flip-flops as she greeted family and friends.
A parade veteran of at least 30 years, McDonald began trading trinkets with friends for Independence Day. One year, she received a fabric bracelet with the American flag printed on it. Another year, it was a blue coin purse decorated with silver stars – which now carries her cellphone. This year's trinket was a blue light-up ring, best reserved for the nighttime festivities.
Earlier Thursday, McDonald cleared her closet of the trinkets accumulated over the years, accessorizing her outfit with necklaces and bracelets aplenty.
"I bring out my red, white and blue ... just to show my spirit," McDonald said.
In the City of Tonawanda, spectators were on hand at Old Man River restaurant, watching a hot dog eating contest that raised money for North Tonawanda Meals on Wheels. Through contest entry fees and raffle ticket sales, the organization is projected to raise about $600, said Gary Rockenbrock, a North Tonawanda Meals on Wheels board member and volunteer.
The contest was preceded by a relatively tame "bunny dog" eating contest, which featured contestants scarfing down steamed carrots on a bun. Old Man River employee Rene Hudson, 19, defended her title for the second consecutive year after consuming six bunny dogs – five shy of her 11 consumed last year.
"I'm surprised that I even put two down," Hudson said, "Never thought I'd eat another again."
Hot dog-eating contest winner Jon Juliano entered the competition at the last minute. In underdog fashion, Juliano emerged victorious when Bob Hakes tried unsuccessfully to down one more hot dog in the contest's final seconds. At the end of the 10-minute competition and after consuming eight hot dogs, Juliano likened his post-contest condition to having "ingested a baby whale."
Jokes aside, Juliano said he was happy to spend the holiday afternoon helping give to a good cause.
"I really care about my city. I care about my country," he said. "Really, it's about giving back."
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ROSCOE — Historic Auto Attractions, 13825 Metric Road, will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address with a lecture from guest speaker Tom Johnson, a local attorney, at 10 a.m. Nov. 19.
The lecture will include a self-guided museum tour.
Cost: $20. For information or registration: 815-389-7917, historicautoattractions.com.
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What a terrific couple and their story is so passionate. Their matchmaking was the result of one single click of the shutter on Georg's camera. The portrait was a long, winding country road in Ireland, and it caught Ann's eye for the romance of a lifetime. Ann lived in Los Angeles, a city girl, confined and resigned to work in the center of the metropolis. One day at work, she clicked on a beautiful photograph, taken by a award winning Swedish photographer, Georg Lulich. The picture was featured in his first U.S. premier exhibit in Los Angeles of "Old World and New Images," a selection of some of the most popular photos from The Georg Lulich Gallery in Uppsala, Sweden. 'Old World/New Images' is proof of Lulich's unique talent for capturing everyday images, and with his images he aims to capture the joy, beauty and humor often overlooked by the distractions of contemporary life. Ann wrote to him about how taken she was with his photography and the rest was history! They were married over New Years and spent a relaxing honeymoon at the Black Horse Inn. Ann and George loved the horses and plan to be back next year for a carriage ride on their first anniversary. By the way, if you want to peruse some spectacular photos here is the link. George Lulich Grafisk Form and Fotografi , Sweden pbase.com/girafffe
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