Area sports briefs: North Hills home vs. United Faith

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Unrated Music

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The North Hills varsity boys basketball team takes on the talented United Faith Christian Academy Falcons tonight at home at 7 p.m.

Charlotte’s United Faith is coached by legend Muggsy Bogues. Players include 7-footer Peter Jurkin, who signed with Indiana, and Braxton Ogbueze, a 6-foot-4 guard headed to Florida. Another guard, 6-3 Zach Davis, is committed to UNC Asheville.

n Nikolas Petruk had 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists for North Hills in a recent 66-62 loss to Davidson Day.

The Eagles wiped out an 18-point deficit to take a temporary lead in the fourth quarter.

Vismantas Marijosius had 13 points and 10 rebounds for North Hills. Taylor Kriminger scored 12 points. Povilas Dambrauskas had eight points, seven rebounds and five assists. Moussa Doucara had seven points and nine rebounds. Broderick Avery added five points for the Eagles (14-6, 5-3 SPAA).

Davidson Day’s Patriots are 21-3 and 6-1 in the SPAA.

n The North Hills middle school boys team thumped Park Ridge 59-13. Wes Fazia (14 points), Ian Bradshaw (13), Garrett Beck (12) and Grayson Whicker (7) were the scoring leaders for the Eagles (10-1, 3-0 PAC-8).

n The North Hills middle school girls team beat Park Ridge 28-20.

Sierra Eagle scored nine points for the Eagles. Olivia Houghton had eight and Dajah Glenn five.

Helen Poole, wife of Buddy Poole, the voice of Catawba Indians football and basketball, passed away on Tuesday.

She suffered a heart attack a week ago.

The family will receive friends at Trinity Wesleyan Church in Salisbury on Thursday, from 6-9 p.m. The service will be at the same location on Friday at 1 p.m.

n Wonders set to sign

Five A.L. Brown football players plan to sign National Letters of Intent on Wednesday

They are running back Damien Washington (UNC), defensive lineman Gerald Holt (Liberty), offensive lineman Hunter Morris (The Citadel), defensive back Kaleel Hollis (Lenoir-Rhyne) and defensive lineman Darius Rice (Coffeyville Community College).

Quanera Hayes won the women’s 200 meters in Saturday’s Niswonger Invitational held in Johnson City, Tenn.

The freshman ran a time of 25.25 seconds in the prelim and 25.34 in the final. Both sprints broke the previous school record.

Livingstone’s relay team of Corre’n Brown, Brittany Burton, Quanera Hayes and Anna-Kay Edwards set school records in the 4×400 and distance medley relay.

Livingstone’s Ahmad Garrison broke his own school record in the weight throw.

n Livingstone men win

Omar Ford-Bey hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Livingstone to a 64-61 CIAA road win at St. Augustine’s on Monday.

Nasir Austin led the Blue Bears with 15 points, while Ford-Bey scored 12. Tyler Johnson had a game-high 11 rebounds.

Livingstone led by as many as 18 points in the first half and was still up 13 with 6:05 left in the game, but that lead disappeared.

St. Augustine’s 15-2 run tied the contest at 58-all with 1:27 remaining, and it looked like more heartbreak was coming for the Blue Bears, but this time they came through at the end.

With Livingstone trailing 59-58, Ford-Bey hit a runner.

Then the Blue Bears drew a charge, and Mark Thomas made one free throw for a 61-59 edge.Livingstone (5-11, 2-7) fouled on the rebound when Thomas missed his second free-throw attempt, and the Falcons knocked down two at the line with 15 seconds left to tie.

On the Blue Bears’ final possession, Trone Jackson drove and dished to Ford-Bey in the right corner. The southpaw got off his 3-pointer just before the buzzer sounded — and it swished.

It was the first road victory in the league for Livingstone.

Livingstone hosts the Rams of Winston-Salem State on Saturday night at New Trent Gym.

LIVINGSTONE (64) — Austin 15, Ford-Bey 12, Adams 9, M. Thomas 8, Johnson 6, Hodge 4, Redfern 4, Anderson 3, Jackson 3, Woodberry, Sellers.

ST. AUG’S (61) — Johnson 15, Saunders 9, Laughinghouse 9, Brown 8, Stroman 6, Joel Kindred 5, Banks 4, Chamblee 2, Rhodes 2, Freeman 1, Jon Kindred, Newman, Crawford, Jones, Glass, Crawley.

Livingstone 37 27 — 64

St. Aug’s 22 39 — 61

Livingstone’s women’s team fell 86-76 to St. Augustine’s in Raleigh on Monday night.

Cierra York and Kendra McKinney scored 17 points apiece for the Blue Bears (7-14, 2-7 CIAA).

Montiya Harrison had 12 points, while Tiffany Evans scored 11.

St. Aug’s (11-8, 6-3) had 31 offensive rebounds and got 17 points from Keianna Evans.LIVINGSTONE (76) — York 17, McKinney 17, Harrison 12, Evans 11, Murray 8, Tharpe 8, Holloway 2, Robinson, Chatman, Martin.

ST. AUG’S (86) — Evans 17, Bryant 13, Torain 12, Davis 8, Smith-Faulkner 7, Hubbard 7, Arrington 6, Cuffie 6, Williams 6, Spencer 4.

Livingstone 33 43 — 76

St. Aug’s 31 55 — 86

Catawba competed against Warren Wilson and Lenoir-Rhyne on Saturday in Hickory.

Catawba’s men won against both opponents, while Catawba’s women topped Warren Wilson but lost to the Bears by a point.

Andrew McCollister (Salisbury) won the 400 IM (4:11.25) and 500 free (4:49.23). Theo Zatterstrom won the 1000 free and 100 fly for the Indians. Toomas Goutt won the 100 back and 50 free. Magnus Lundgren won the 100 and 200 free races.

The men’s relays teams won the 400 free and 400 medley.

n Katia Kurglov won the 50 free and 1000 free to lead Catawba’s women. Lindsey Yarbrough won the 100 back.

Catawba swimmers will compete in the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships on Feb. 15-18 in Charlotte.

Erwin’s girls downed Mooresville 31-16 on Monday.

Destiny Jackson had 11 points, five assists and five rebounds for the Eagles (2-0). Breya Philpott had 19 rebounds and added eight points and four steals. Micah Furr had eight points, while Ashlyn Mills grabbed five rebounds.

Mooresville (0-1) was led by Serena Hull’s eight points.

n Mooresville’s boys rolled to a 52-25 win against Erwin behind Jay Davis’ 16 points. Noah Allen and Garvin Stewart added nine and eight points for the Red Imps (1-0).

Erwin (0-2) was led by Datavian Davis with eight points. Lucas Morton and Franklin Downing scored six and five points, respectively.

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Faulty battery delays sale of seized Maserati

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Unrated Music

Published: Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 6:50 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 6:50 p.m.

A high-priced car, auctioned on eBay by the Terrebonne Sheriff’s Office last month, hasn’t been turned over to its new owner because it’s in the shop for repairs, officials said.

The 2005 Maserati Quattroporte was purchased by a Kenner man for $33,250, who won it in an eBay auction, authorities said.

The car, seized from a convicted drug dealer, was sold via the online auction site in January after the state Attorney General’s Office gave Sheriff Vernon Bourgeois the OK to do so.

The sale was completed on Jan. 19, and the new owner paid the Sheriff’s Office with a cashier’s check, authorities said. The car was advertised as being in “mint condition,” but problems were found after the auction ended, said Capt. David LeBoeuf, who is in charge of purchasing at the Sheriff’s Office.

“We don’t want to sell the guy a bad car,” LeBoeuf said. “We thought it was in mint condition.”

The Maserati is currently at a dealership in Houston awaiting a new battery and repairs for problems associated with a dead battery, authorities said. Several of its parts are also under recall, LeBoeuf said, and must be replaced.

Authorities haven’t gotten a repair estimate yet, and no money has been spent to fix it, he said. There won’t be a charge to replace the recalled parts.

“Before they do anything, they’re going to call us,” LeBoeuf said.

The buyer hasn’t requested the return of the cashier’s check, and he still intends to buy the car, LeBoeuf said.

The Sheriff’s Office has not cashed the check.

LeBoeuf said he is not sure when the car will be fixed or the sale will be complete.

Don Pierce, general manager of the Maserati dealership in Houston, did not immediately return a phone call.

Proceeds from the car’s sale will be split among the Sheriff’s Office, the District Attorney’s Office and the local court system. The Sheriff’s Office gets 60 percent, the District Attorney’s Office 20 percent and the courts 20 percent.

The Maserati once belonged to Steven Hebert Jr., 37, of Schriever, who was arrested in February 2009 after a search of his trailer turned up more than 500 grams of cocaine, guns and $175,000 in cash. Authorities seized the cash, which Hebert admitted came from selling drugs, as well as the Maserati, a four-wheeler, a Suzuki motorcycle, a 1971 Buick, a 2002 Suzuki, a 2003 Cadillac Escalade, a 2004 Kia and a motor home.

Hebert, convicted in September, is currently serving more than 24 years in federal prison.

When it was seized, Bourgeois estimated the Maserati’s worth at $80,000. In early 2010, he said the value had fallen to $48,000. In mid-2011, during an unsuccessful auction, the Sheriff’s Office was requesting bids of at least $30,000.

Despite criticism for holding on to the car for so long, Bourgeois has said he did so in hopes that the national economy would stabilize and it would fetch more money.

Car dealers have said that a vehicle’s value depreciates over time unless it’s collectable. The 2005 Quattroporte is not a rare model.

Staff Writer Eric Heisig can be reached at 857-2202 or . Follow him on Twitter @TerrebonneCrime.

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Mitch Winehouse: I'm disappointed Amy wasn't mentioned more at the Grammys

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Unrated Music

Amy Winehouse’s father believes the singer deserved more

Amy Winehouse was close to dad Mitch

Mitch Winehouse thinks his late daughter Amy deserved more recognition at the Grammys on Sunday.

London cab driver Mitch picked up the Golden Gramophone Award at the LA ceremony on behalf of his late daughter – but felt that wasn't enough.

'Amy got her Grammy. We are so proud of her,' Tweets Mitch, 60.

'I am a little disappointed that apart from the award Amy wasn't mentioned. Apart from that, it went well.'Amy, who won the gong for her Body And Soul duet with Tony Bennett, was found dead in her Camden home at the age of 27 last July. 

'We shouldn't be here,' Mitch told the audience at the Staples Center as he accepted Amy's posthumous prize.

'Our darling daughter should be. These are the cards that we're dealt.'

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Music Innovator Wyclef Jean and Business Mogul Howard Misle in New Entertainment Venture In Ya Face/Refugee/Carnival House: New Company Set to Launch First Music Act and TV Project in Spring2008

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Unrated Music

SAN JOSE, Calif. (PRWEB) December 11, 2007

In addition to becoming a greater force in music, the team also has several major TV shows in development including a new reality program that will revitalize the hip hop genre. That show is set to begin filming as soon as January 2008. The duo is also expected to join forces with a major Hollywood film actor to produce several films.

“Having Wyclef as a partner is a tremendous honor. He is one of the most talented and respected voices in modern music today. His work with the Fugees and all of his solo projects shows great depth and dedication to his craft. His brand of creativity is a great complement to our executive team,” said Misle. He added, “I have great respect for the humanitarian work he does in Haiti. It says a great deal about his character. Character is an important factor when I decide to do business with someone.”

Jean stated, “In a time when record companies are suffering due to download technology, the idea of artist development doesn't exist anymore. It was great to find my partner Howard 'Big H' Misle, owner of In Ya Face Records, who belives as well as I do that true artistry lies not in technology but in the development of the artist.”

Howard Misle is an important figure in the U.S. and International metals, waste management and industrial recycling businesses. He is the CEO or majority shareholder in 15 U.S and international companies. His love of music and new challenges led him to form In Ya Face Records in 2005. The two met when Jean approached Misle about developing recycling efforts for the infrastructure in Haiti. Eventually the conversation turned to music and they soon realized they had the same objectives in expanding their entertainment empires and decided to merge. Misle stood by Wyclef while he produced his latest CD “The Carnival II: Memoirs Of An Immigrant” and when the CD was completed Misle executive produced the music video clip for its debut single, “Sweetest Girl.” Carnival II is expected to debut in the Top 10 amongst the Billboard Top 200 Albums this week.

Wyclef Jean is an internationally respected Ambassador, humanitarian, and three time Grammy Winning co-founder of seminal hip hop trio the Fugees. He has released 6 solo projects to millions of sales and world wide critical acclaim. He has collaborated musically with some of the top names in music including: Akon, Mary J. Blige, Destiny's Child, Gloria Estefan, Whitney Houston, John Legend, Ziggy Marley, Carlos Santana and Shakira, to name a few. He has appeared in 5 films and made numerous appearances in TV series and specials.

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Summer Music Ideas from PrivateLessons.com

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Unrated Music

PHILADELPHIA, PA (PRWEB) April 21, 2004 -

The summer time offers a wide range of exciting activities for kids. In recent years, customized and flexible summer music programs, offered by PrivateLessons.com independent music teachers, have gained great popularity.

PrivateLessons.com is the leading membership-based network of independent music teachers across the United States and Canada. Free of charge, the public can search for and contact available instructors in their area who offer traditional one-on-one music lessons. Visit http://www.privatelessons.com

PrivateLessons.com independent music teachers offer creative programs that give kids the necessary continuity during the summer, and are a fun alternative to the regular private lessons taken during the school year, commented Ghenady Meirson who founded PrivateLessons.com in 1996.

A few suggestions to consider:

  • Plan ahead and coordinate with the music teacher your family summer vacation schedule.

  • Some group music activities may include: day camps, private and group lessons, music theory games, discussions on composers; picnics and outdoor orchestra concerts, musical theatre; ensemble plying: piano four hands, instrumental groups, singing with piano or guitar accompaniment, songwriting; special guest performances, master classes; preparation for end of summer concert, and more.

For true beginners it's the perfect time to get started with a Quick Start summer program tailored to meet ones summer schedule, wrote Marion Radow, a Tucson, Arizona-based PrivateLessons.com member whose program incorporates music related games so that everyone is engaged in the fun.

PrivateLessons.com network of independent music teachers attracts mostly classical and jazz musicians. Over 83% hold college degrees. While some members teach exclusively, most are active teachers, performers and recording artists.

Musicians interested to join PrivateLessons.com will find complete membership information on

http://www.privatelessons.com/join.htm Annual membership subscription fee is $99 (US).

NOTE TO EDITORS: For information on PrivateLessons.com founder, Ghenady Meirson, visit:

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Mr. Meirson is available for interview.

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