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GAMECOCK TRIVIA Senior Heather Larkin led the Lady Gamecock volleyball team in kills in the season with 368. What former Lady Gamecock w, holds the record for most kills in a season'!1 h ^^23 ->r Football to don black jerseys Carolina has decided to go wi jerseys in 1997, a color formerly v for special occasions. The official h< for the past few seasons has been a garnet One reason for the change i with one standard jersey both at b on the road. Another is head cos Scott's desire to distinguish the t fans from the rest of the SEC. < Alabama^ Arkansas and Mississi] all wear shades of either garnet, or red. Running back might transfer Former Georgia running ba Kirtsey has contacted USC officii possibly transferring. Kirtsey led the in rushing in 1995, but dropped out He has two years of eligibility left a have to sit out a year if he transfe Division I school. Swimming coach not injured Assistant men's swimming coj Baron was not injured in the bridge July 14 at the Maccabiah Games tl two. Baron is the head coach for Maccabiah Team. b Wilkes makes WWF debut Former Gamecock football pi: Wilkes made his World Wrestling F debut July 14. Wilkes, who sta Carolina for four seasons betwe and 1984, signed a three-year cont the organization. n.uL_in. nu.i__ .u i. n:u.k. donuaiis rnaien un iu nusui The University of Pittsburgh softball as a varsity sport next yei has hired Joyce Compton's top a Michelle Phalen as its head coac - be Phalen's first head coaching jc Receiver quits to focus on b Redshirt sophomore wide receh Pomar has quit the football concentrate on playing his othi baseball, Brad Scott said Fridaj used sparingly on the gridiron in 1 a starting pitcher for the baseball 1 missed all of spring football prad Track successful in Canadia Former USC All-American Joh won the hammer event and soi Brad Snyder finished second in w put at the Canadian Track ai Championships this weekend in Snyder qualified for the Chamnionshipe in Athens, Greece h Both qualified for an internationa Madagascar, also in August It wa first Canadian title. SPORTS ON AUGUST 15 QB / BFootbal DWAYNE McLEMORE Sports Ed In life's sea of recruiting, there ith black aroun<^ ^ USC recently ca Li marlin. ,me color North Carolina's top football pr jnsidered announced his decision to swim is to stick JuJy ? Mount Carmel Baptist I omp and The news comes prior to Matkins': ; Brad Charlotte High School, earn and "Your senior season, that's Georgia, remember. You might as well ha ppi State Matkins, who is also ranked nati maroon rising senior quarterbacks. Matkins (6-5,205) has been r football and basketball for the considered by many to be the higl ck Tbrin commit to USC under Brad Scot ds about passed for a city record 3,440 yard Bulldogs the second-highest in North Caro of school. Basketball saw him average 16 nd would and five assists. He was named th rred to a Football, Basketball and Male At earned first team All-State honor A 1 AA _ _1 1 _ as many as iuu scnoois were including every SEC and ACC schoc ach Seth powerhouses looking to land the 1 ; collapse State, Florida, Notre Dame, Mich lat killed His reasons for becoming a Ga Volleyball Idarita PWAYNE McLEMORE Sports rred for A group of USC athletes has hac ien 1980 track mind of late. All the membei ract with been able to think about is voll< As the summer winds down, th , Gamecock volleyball team is bee HQ" more and more focused an the appn wui add 1997 season. The team has been ar, and it the gym and the courts, as well as v issistant several volleyball camps, h. It will According to senior Heather I h- ninfh of the sumnter has been spen , .. weights and doing "foot-quickness 1 3S603!I Larkin, who led the team in kil /er Jason season, said her dedication to trail team to summer long is for good reason, er sport, "it keeps me in the routine of ' P?mar> and keeps me strong," she said. 996, was The team will be looking to ii Bam and on its 1996 season, which pri successful one. The Lady Gam finished 22-8 overall and 104 in th I n m eet After an emotional 3-2 loss to Ar. n Stoikos m the semi-finals of the SEC Tburr ihomore the tpam narrowly missed out on an the shot Tburnament bid. id Field "Next season" was on the mind Calgary. players much earlier than they v World With the first game Aug. 29 a a August Oklahoma, next season is almos 1 meet in Preparations for the upcoming 3 Stoikos don't stop at I-arlcin. GAMECOCK TRIVIA ANSW <\nthony Wright set for successi nnn l/UJ 1 catches 1 litor of USC's sports me< . , . rate for student-atl are plenty of guppies ^3^ light itself a nice, big "From the start, , w , 'We want you to pla o^iert KafllMatkms piayed center last y, with the Gamecocks team Church in Charlotte. u;<, ha<?Whall o senior season at West would play small for to prepare him for w one you're going to Tve talked to co ve fun with it, said Keith could play bo onally in the top five head on pretty strai That straight he ecruited to play both a nice resume outs; Gamecocks, and is and is an academic lest profile recruit to school. He is also ve it. In 1996, Matkins choir. 3 and 41 touchdowns, Matkins anticip lina history. freshman year at L points, eight rebounds be in his senior seas* e Charlotte Observer right in with the ba hlete of the Year and Either way, US' in both sports. quite some time, recruiting Matkins, Editor's Note: 7 )1. Some of the football accompanying ph big fish were Florida The Charlotte Obsi igan and Tennessee. The Charlotte Obser mecock were because the photo. spending sum Editor Several other Lady Gamecock spent much of their summer in Col a. one~ including senior Lori Drost, and j ^ aaYe Ashley Edlund and Cindy Robai 2yT (j have been regulars in the weightro* f . y on the practice courts. Other team members havi arriving recently, including re vui'ltihlr freshman Erin ODonnell. The Ne ronong na^ve wasted no time getting ii i swing of things, arriving in Columl lifting 13. And volleyball is already cons hinps mucb of her time. [Jglast "Just getting in and playing wi ^ ^ teammates gets you back into the | she said. things ODonnell has yet to officially and play with her teammates aftei out the 1996 season because of knee IipiUVC Dved a She has been excited to get on the ecocks to show her teammates what she te SEC. ODonnell and teammates ha1 kansas getting together to improve their vc lament., skills. They do anything from playi i NCAA on-four pick-up games to doing drills, all without the presence of c s of the With the self-motivation and de wanted, the Lady Gamecocks have sho\ gainst summer, the team will also be able it here, a one-track mind in 1997. The on! season they'll be able to think aboi be winning. ER: Former Lady Gamecock Amy Iannocca ful 1997 football season big fish licine program, a high graduation iletes and the opportunity to play the coaches at South Carolina said, y both sports,'" said Matkins, who ear for West Charlotte's basketball oach, Gosnell White, said Matkins ward and shooting guard as a senior here he'll most likely play in college, ach Fogler and I told him I thought th sports," White said. "He has his iorht." kfc>? ad has allowed Matkins to compile ide of athletics. He has a 3.4 GPA : tutor at a Charlotte elementary iy involved in church and is in the ates hell be redshirted during his fSC, because Anthony Wright will on. He does, however, expect to dive sketball team. C might have its biggest catch in 'he Gamecock wished to use an lotograph of Matkins taken by >rver. We, however, declined after ver wished to charge $150 for using mer in gym a have l<S* *v am and 1 dbn I* Juming ^ ^ hitting caches. uicauun vn this to have ly thing Senior Shanl Abshier j it will The volleyball team is ] toward improving on ii ri holds the record, with 542 kills in AMERICA'S TEAM The Atlanta Braves are averaging 40,000-plus for their home games in 1997. lurner 1 leld has proved to be a hit with players and fans in its inaugural season. Take a stroll around the new ballpark on page 7. Adam Everett Everett leads Team USA STAFF REPORTS USC shortstop Adam Everett is leading Team USA in batting with a .415 average. Everett, a rising junior, has four doubles and six RBI. and he has five stolen bases. Tfeam USAk record is 14-7, and due to the Cuban National Tfeam's cancellation of its scheduled trip to the United States, Tfeam USAJs late July competiticn plans are indefinite. s, on courts ypl^^S^ WBffk ^Kmi FILE PHOTO prepares to serve In a 1996 match, patting a lot of effort this summer ts 1996 record of 22-8. 1994. She is second all-time with 1231.