Dynamo Start Season 2-0, Drop Open Cup Match

Greensboro, NC:Dynamo Host Fredericksburg this Saturday

The Fredericksburg Hotspur lineup is headlined by former Trinidad and
Tobago international star Evans Wise visit Greensboro this Saturday, May
26th to take on the Carolina Dynamo. Kick-off is 7:00 PM. Wise played
in the 2006 World Cup, appearing in games against England and Paraguay.
Wise is also a veteran of Major League Soccer (MLS), where he played for
the Tampa Bay Mutiny and New England Revolution. His most recent club was
for Waldohf Mannheim in Germany. The Hotspur lineup features players
four Internationals, joining Wise are Tishan Hanley, Don Smart and Travis
Mulraine. The remainder of the Fredericksburg lineup is comprised of
standouts from JMU, VCU & UVA.

Dynamo Start Season 2-0, Drop Open Cup Match

The Dynamo opened the season May 12th at home with a 5-1 victory over Real
Maryland. The Dynamo were led by Karo Okiomah (Chivas USA draftee) with
two goals, and Donnie Smith (Charlotte) who notched a pair of assists.
Other goal scorers included Shaun Sloan (High Point), Robbie Lovejoy (UNC
CH/Page), and David Reittinger (UNC G/Northwest Guilford). Shane Malcolm
(High Point) tallied the other assist in the season opener. Jonathan
Campbell (UNC CH/GSO Day) was named to the PDL team of the week for his
performance in the match.

The Dynamo traveled to Germantown, Maryland for a 1st Round US Open Cup
Match, on Tuesday, May 15th. The Dynamo came up short in the match,
losing by a score of 3-1 and were eliminated from the tournament. Tom
McCready (Limestone) notched the lone goal of the game for the Dynamo.

A few short days later, The Dynamo traveled to Nashville to take on the
Metros in divisional match up. Tom McCready (Limestone) scored the 1st
two goals for the Dynamo in the 24th &53rd minutes. Hakan Ilhan (UNC G)
assisted on McCready?s 2nd goal, and then scored the game?s final goal in
the 89th minute.

They had Archie Manning with Peyton and Eli as one of the tops today…
Then there was Bobby Bonds and Barry Bonds and Dave Glenn said this was number one all time…
Then they had the Pettys, with Lee, Richard, Kyle, and Adam and then the Earnhardts with Dale and Dale Jr. and didn’t Dale Sr. have a dad(Ralph) that drove down in Concord or somewhere??? And they tossed in the Allison’s too with Bobby and Davey/father and son….

But what about Tug and Tim McGraw….Tug was a World Series winner with the Phillies and Tim was a very successful high school quarterback down in Alambam or Mississippi, or somewhere….And what about Kobe and Joe Bryant…..Dave may have mentioned them, but they are big from the past and present, with Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant with the 76er’s and Kobe today with the Lakers….

What about a bunch from wrestling with Angelo Mosca Sr. and Angelo Mosca Jr……Dory Funk Sr., and then Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk….Rick Flair and then David and Reid Flair….Bob Orton Sr., then Bob Orton Jr. and then Randy Orton….

You go back to baseball and you have Ray Boone, Bob Boone and Brett Boone….Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. and the two of those together may be equally as good, as Bobby and Barry Bonds….Maybe not the same exact numbers, but equally as good talent-wise…..

In hockey you had Bobby Hull and his son Brett and I think that Gordie Howe had some kids that played….(Didn’t they have three Howes on the same team at one time?) Maybe the Houston Aeros of the WHL with Gordie, Mark and ???

In wrestling again, what about the Von Erichs…Fritz, David, Kerry, Kevin, Mike and Chris…All of them but, Kevin dead……You had the Hart Foundation with Stu the dad and then Brett, Owen, Bruce and others…..

In the announcing of sports you had Jack Buck and then Joe Buck, Marty Brenneman and his son(Tom)…Woody Durham and then Wes and Taylor Durham…..You had all the Alberts with Marv, Steve, Al and the like, but I think they were all brothers…..And those lists go on and on for us and throw in a few more while you are at it today…….

Team Roster:
Logan Bottoms – NW Guilford HS
Ben Ferguson – SW Guilford HS
Josh Gibson – Northern HS
Matt Graham – Northern HS
Sam Hildreth – Northern HS
Adam Johnson – Trinity HS
Colin Lipke – Ragsdale HS
DJ. Lowe – Morehead HS
Hunter Osborne – Trinity HS
Keenan Scott – Northwest HS

Coaches
Head Coach – Bob Lipke
Asst. Coach – Fernando Cole
Asst. Coach – David Hildreth

*****I had heard that they are making some basketball coaching changes out at Northern Guilford and I am not sure of the status of this camp, at this time…Maybe some of our readers can help shed some light on this subject….*****AD

The next Contest kicks in next Monday May 28, so get ready to win……Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Tickets, Car Washes from the Water Works car washes, ‘T’ shirts and a nice plaque from Crown Trophy……

The Gaters will play for the title against Durham’s Avery YMCA Sunday at 2:30.

Greensboro hosted the games in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007 & 2008. The event draws in about 14,000 athletes from across the state over a two week period.

“The Powerade State Games are one of the oldest and largest State Game programs in the United States. This is the first time that multiple Piedmont communities have partnered together to host this extraordinary sporting event.” stated Henri Fourrier, President of the Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. “This is a step toward regionalism in our area and we are proud to be part of the Piedmont Triad.”

The North Carolina Amateur Sports’ Board of Directors announced that the following North Carolina cities have been also been selected to host the Powerade State Games of North Carolina:
2013-14 – Charlotte Region
2015-16 – Triangle Area (Raleigh, Cary & Durham)
2017-18 – Piedmont Triad (Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Burlington)
2019-20 – Charlotte Region
2021-22 – Triangle Area (Raleigh, Cary & Durham)

North Carolina Amateur Sports (NCAS) is the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that annually hosts the Powerade State Games of North Carolina and Cycle North Carolina. NCAS is dedicated to the promotion of health, physical fitness and the Olympic Movement in North Carolina. For more information on NCAS and its events, please visit www.ncsports.org.

The Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is an independent, non-profit governmental authority whose mission is to aggressively market Greensboro’s assets, maximizing economic impact while providing excellent visitor service. Guilford County ranks third in the state in travel and tourism expenditures, with over $1 billion generated in 2010 and more than 11,000 people employed in travel-related jobs.

The auction will be held June 13th at the Mariott in Winston-Salem. You can get more details here.

Dynamo Announce 2012 Roster for Season Opening Match Tomorrow

The Carolina Dynamo has announced their roster for the club’s 20th
Anniversary season. The Dynamo is loaded with both depth and talent.
The team features a group of versatile players, many with prior PDL
experience, including 18 players returning from last year’s South Atlantic
Division Champions. The team also has a local flare with 8 player’s
having grown up and played in Greensboro.

Goalkeepers: Peyton Ford (UNC G), Scott Goodwin (UNC CH), Chris Robinson

Defenders: Jonathan Campbell (UNC CH), Austin Dunker (Elon), Sebastian
Ibeagha (Duke), Jonathan Leonard (UNC G), Mark Linnville (Princeton),
Christian Morfaw, Shane Malcolm (High Point), Fejiro Okiomah (High Point),
Boyd Okwuonu (UNC CH), Aaron Reifschneider (UNC G), Clement Simonin
(Lander), Kevin Stam (South Carolina)

Midfielders: Luciano Delbono (Wake Forest), Jordan Gafa (UNC CH), Freddy
Gomez (Guilford), Robbie Lovejoy (UNC CH), Daniel Lovitz (Elon), Dustin
McCarty (LA Galaxy), Tom McCready (Limestone )Chipper Root (South
Carolina), Shaun Sloan (High Point), Donnie Smith (UNC Charlotte), Chris
Tweed-Kent (Duke), Vernari Valimaa (George Mason)

Forwards: Hakan Ilhan (UNC G), Andy Lubahn (Wake Forest), Mamadee Nyepon
(High Point), Karo Okiomah (High Point), Jordan Smith (Elon)

Carolina Dynamo vs. Real Maryland
Saturday, May 12th

6:00 PM Kick-off** Special Kick-off Time

Macpherson Stadium at Bryan Park
Kids tickets (18 & under) $5 GA

Adult Tickets $7 GA

Phenom Quote of the Day: “Playing hard should be the norm rather than the
exception”

Phenom Question of the Day: “Would you rather coach this kid every game of
the year or coach against him twice a year.”

Phenom Hoop Report Philosophy: “Balanced, thorough and detailed evaluations
based upon the 3 P’s philosophy of Performance, Production, and Potential”

The Reebok Breakout Challenge is back for 2012 to once again give deserving
players an opportunity to let their game make their name. It all started in
the summer of 2007 as John Wall used The Reebok Breakout Challenge as his
personal playground and elevated this path to stardom. Yes, John Wall
attended the Breakout in 2007, as an unknown and unranked player with no
national reputation. John Wall simply had a “breakout” performance on the
court and his game made his name and not the other way around! By the end of
the summer, John Wall was the number one ranked player in his class by
several scouting services and went on to be the number one pick in the 2010
NBA Draft.

The Reebok Breakout Challenge will take place on July 10-13, 2012 at
Philadelphia University in Philadelphia, PA. It will consist of games and
training sessions, and most of all it will be held during the important
“live period” to NCAA College Coaches for evaluation. There are simply two
ways to earn an invitation to this prestigious camp. First, a player must be
unanimously be selected by Reebok’s committee of national scouts or earn an
invitation by being a top performer at the Reebok Headliner Try Outs or the
Reebok Showdown Series.

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249.jpg The Reebok Showdown
Series is a brand new concept for 2012. The Reebok Showdown Series consists
of 6 team tournaments around the country. Each location will host 32 teams
at both the 17U and 16U age groups. The top individual players at each
tournament will earn invitations to the Reebok Breakout Challenge.
Additionally, the top finishing teams in each region will be invited to
participate in the exclusive championships in Philadelphia on July 13-15
during the NCAA live evaluation period.

The Reebok Showdown Series for the Southern Region will be held May 11-13,
2012 at the Gateway YWCA in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Southern
Region is absolutely loaded with quality teams in both age divisions.
(Insert Reebok game schedule). In the 17U age division, the teams are SEBL,
West Virginia Wildcats, Team Cobras, NC Gaters East, Team Loaded, Virginia
Elite, Norfolk Knights, Raleigh Capitals, D One Sports, Team Charlotte, Team
Vision Elite, Carolina Ticks, Upward Stars, NC Express, Swish City Elite,
and Charlotte Elite. 6”2 Post Graduate Corbin Collins will play with Swish
City Elite while some of the top players will come from team like the NC
Express as 6’7 Shane Whitfield, 6’3 2012 Post Graduate Kadeen Allen, 6’5
Josh Cuthbertson, 6’7 Nigel Holley, and 6’9 Yousoppha Kane. (Whitfield,
Holly and Kane all being alum of the NC Phenom 150 Camp) SEBL will have 6’8
Tyrek Coger, 6’8 Donte Reynolds, and 6’3 Post Graduate JT Miller. (All three
being alum of the NC Phenom 150 Camp) Team Loaded will have a “loaded” squad
with 6’3 Troy Caupain, 6’7 Jackson Kent, 6’0 Andrew Rowsey, 6’8 Jerome
Simmons, 6’5 RJ Curington, 6’4 Patrick Rooks, and 6’7 Brian White. (
Caupain, Kent, Rowsey, Rooks, and White are all regulars of the NC 150 Camp)
D One Sports will have high flyer 6’5 Torian Graham who has re-classed to
the 2013 class and 6’2 Josh Newkirk with Newkirk being an alum of the NC
Phenom 150Camp. The West Virginia Wildcats will have 6’9 Nathan Adrian, 6’1
Luke Eddy, and 6’2 Chase Eddy. Upward Stars will have 6’10 Sidy Mohamed, 6’3
Justin Dotson, and 5’10 Alec Wintering. (Dotson and Wintering are alum of
the NC Phenom 150 Camp) NC Express will have 6’9 Stavian Allen, 6’7
Christian Hairston, 6’9 Emeka Ikezu, and 6’10 Matthew Uchedike while all
four players being alum of the NC Phenom 150 Camp. The NC Gaters will have
6’7 Michael Tilotson, 5’11 Steve Himmelberg, and 6’3 John Moser. (Himmelberg
being alum of the NC Phenom 150 Camp)Team Vision Elite will have 6’9 Dusan
Kovacevic, 6’2 Matthew Woods, and Patjo Twagirayezu. (Kovacevic and Woods
alums of the NC Phenom 150 Camp) Team G.O.O.D. will have 5’11 Jordan Scott,
6’4 Jarrell Brantley, and 6’5 Patrick Vincent. The Carolina Ticks have 6’2
Rashad Roberts, 6’5 Will Stevenson, and NC Phenom 150 alum 6’5 Gejuan Long.
Norfolk Knights will feature 6’7 Aaron Johnson while 5’11 Chris Corchiani
Jr. will spearhead the Raleigh Capitals.

In the 16U age division will feature some of the nation’s top under-classmen
in 6’1 2016 Seventh Woods, 6’3 Perry Dozier, 6’7 Christian Buie, and 6’4
2014 standout LJ Peake. (Woods and Dozier are alum of the NC Phenom 150
Camp) The West Virginia Wildcats feature 6’10 2015 Levi Cook, 6’7 Cory
Pitts, and NC Phenom 150 regular 6’4 Nick George and Team Charlotte will
feature 6’5 James Demery. NC Red Storm has 6’2 Josh Dawson, 6’8 Gary Clark,
and 6’9 NC Phenom 150 alum Thaxter Spruill.