BRIEFS

Gaffney High hosts

sports combine

About 500 athletes are expected to participate June 2 in the Cherokee County Sports Combine at W.K. Brumbach Stadium.

The sports combine schedule is 9- 11 a.m. (ages 7-12) and 1-3 p.m. (ages 13-18.) Pre-registration is $15 until May 18. On-site registration is $20. A portion of the proceeds will go towards charity.

Professional certified NASE Speed and Explosion Trainers and coaches will be on hand for the "Next Level" Training offered to youths ages 7-18. All athletes need to bring cleats, running shoes and sports wear.

Activities will include combine tests in the 40 yard dash, one on ones, pro agility shuttle, vertical and broad jump.

Professional players and Gaffney High alumni will be on hand for the event. Each athlete in the combine will receive a t-shirt and certificate for participation.

Prizes include a raffle out autographed jerseys from Sidney Rice, Rocky McIntosh and Brad Hoover. There will be concessions and a free fun time for all children 6 and under.

For more information, contact Marcus Bradley (864) 219-3389, Eric Agnew at (864) 425-6482 or Cecil Bonner at (864) 940-3218.

Clemson Club

banquet May 10

The Cherokee Spartanburg Union county spring IPTAY banquet will be held Thursday, May 10 at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. The social will be at 5:30 p.m., food lines open at 6:30 p.m., and the meeting begins at 7 p.m.

Head football coach Tommy Bowden will be the featured speaker. Coach Shaka Smart from men's basketball will also speak.

Tickets are $15 for Clemson Club members, $20 for non members, and $5 for children 12 and under.

Contact David Parker for tickets at 489-3141 ext. 113 or 489-6338 (home).

Summer hoop league

begins Saturday

Cherokee County Summer League Basketball will be holding an instructional camp each Saturday at B.D.Lee Elementary School. The camp will be held from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for ages 8 through 13. Fourteen to 17-year-old camp will begin at 4:30 p.m.

The regular season will begin on Friday, June 1. For more information call 488-9596 or 425-5860.

Warriors win

series over Mavs

Baron Davis and Stephen Jackson shot the ragtag Warriors right into the second round, capping perhaps the NBA's biggest playoff upset with yet one more memorable performance on their home floor.

Davis willed the Warriors on one good leg, shaking off a strained hamstring to score 20 points, Jackson made a franchise playoffrecord seven 3-pointers, and Golden State became the first No. 8 seed to capture a best-of-seven playoff series with a 111-86 victory over the NBA-best Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 on Thursday night.

Whoa, Nellie, what a shocker!

Coach Don Nelson's emotional bunch of castoffs beat his old team by holding likely league MVP Dirk Nowitzki to eight points and two field goals, after he saved the Mavs with 30 points in their six-point Game 5 win Tuesday. The Warriors, making their first playoff appearance in 13 years, will open the second round Monday night.

Jazz force

game 7 with Rockets

Andrei Kirilenko shadowed Tracy McGrady all night. Now he'll be following McGrady back to Houston, too.

Kirilenko easily had his best game of the first round with 14 points and five blocks to lead the Utah Jazz to a 94-82 victory over the Rockets on Thursday night, tying the series and forcing a Game 7 Saturday.