April 30, 2008
In the NCAA's Champion magazine, Barton College's fantastic comeback from seven points down with 45 seconds left in the 2007 NCAA D-II Men's Basketball final was ranked as the No. 2 most dramatic finish in the history of NCAA Championships in all sports!
Led by senior All-America point guard Anthony Atkinson, who scored all 10 Bulldog points in the last 39 seconds — including a buzzer-beating layup after a Bobby Buffaloe steal — Barton rallied to beat defending NCAA champ Winona State 77-75. The No. 1-ranked Warriors were riding an NCAA record 57-game win streak and were unbeaten.
Game personnel had already taken the championship shirts and hats to the Winona State bench in the final minute when Atkinson and his army of Bulldogs went to war, battling their way quickly back into contention. Atkinson made a spinning layup, a pull-up jumper from 12 feet, a hanging short jumper in traffic after an Errol Frails steal and an incredible reverse layup in traffic to pull the Bulldogs even at 75-all. Then, on the game's final play, Winona State's All-America guard Zach Malvik raced down the floor in hopes of cashing in the winning basket. Instead, Buffaloe pulled off the back-tip steal just past midcourt and flipped it back to Atkinson, who quickly glanced at the clock to see just over two seconds left, then sprinted for the hoop and laid in the championship-clinching basket as the buzzer sounded.
With hands clasped over his head in disbelief and screaming for joy, Atkinson ran around the basketball standard, then down the floor with his teammates in hot pursuit. It is a scene that will live in the minds of sports fans forever…and one that has now been immortalized as the No. 2 storybook finish of all-time by the NCAA.
To relive the final minute, and to read the article from the NCAA Champion magazine, click here.
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April 25, 2008
CLEMMONS, NC — Barton junior golfer Jonathan Burke (Goldsboro, NC), freshman Daniel Castleberry (Clayton, NC) and 11th-year head coach John Hackney were honored at the annual Conference Carolinas Men's and Women's Golf Championship Banquet Sunday night at the Salem Glen Country Club.
Burke, the defending conference medalist, was named Conference Player of the Year. He has averaged 73.67 this season in 24 rounds and won three of the five Conference Player of the Month awards. He was also a first-team All-Conference pick. Burke got two Golfstat individual victories this year by virtue of losing in playoffs to D-I golfers from Charlotte and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His best 36-hole total was a record 139 (-5) at the 2Targets-Barton Intercollegiate in March at the Wilson Country Club. He lost on the first playoff hole to Chase McFarland, who just finished runner-up in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships this week. He has notched 48 birdies and three eagles in 24 rounds, hit .647 of the fairways and .634 of the greens while averaging 30.5 putts for the Bulldogs, who have been ranked as high as No. 18 in NCAA D-II this season, as well as No. 1 in the Atlantic Region. Burke ended up third in the 2008 Conference Championships at 72-73-71–216 (+3)
Castleberry lost out in a close race for Freshman of the Year but earned a spot in the All-Conference Second Team. He has been in the starting lineup throughout his freshman campaign and has posted an average of 74.79. He hits 70.1 percent of the fairways, 58.3 percent of the greens and averages 30.6 putts. Castleberry finished tied for 6th in this year's league championship at 76-69-72–217 (+4).
Hackney was named Conference Carolinas Men's Coach of the Year for the third time in his 11 seasons. Under his direction in 2007-08, the Bulldogs have won two tournaments (Tot Hill Farm Invitational and 2Targets Intercollegiate), been ranked in the top 25 in both the Golfstat and Nike/Golfworld Coaches polls and well as No. 1 in the Atlantic Region. The Bulldogs came close to defending their conference title this week, finishing second by two shots to Belmont Abbey. Barton will be making its 9th straight NCAA Regional appearance May 5-7 at The Point Lake and Golf Club at Lake Norman, N.C.
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April 24, 2008
Ike Onyeador, who in the past year has served as the assistant coach for both the men's and women's soccer teams at Barton College, has accepted a position as a graduate assistant men's soccer coach at Union College in Barbourville, KY. Onyeador will pursue a master's degree in either Education or Psychology in his new position and serve under Head Men's Soccer Coach Tyler Brock. The Union College Bulldogs compete at the NAIA level and he will officially begin work on August 1.
Onyeador has had a wealth of soccer experiences at Barton and in the Wilson community since arriving to play for then Barton Men's Head Coach Gary Hall in 2001. Onyeador, a Virginia State Olympic Development Program player from Potomac Falls High School won the position as the starting goalkeeper for the Bulldogs in his freshmen year and had a career 1.56 goals against average in that role. Shoulder injuries caused Onyeador to serve as a field player in his later seasons and he served as a team captain as a senior in 2005, and also led that season's team in assists. He was selected for the team's Mike Smith Award in 2003, presented to the Barton player best exuding courage and commitment. He was named to Who's Who for Barton College for the 2005-06 academic year. Onyeador has served the past several years as an instructor for the Barton College Soccer Camp. Onyeador served as an assistant coach to Hall for the 2006-07 year and then for 2007-08 as assistant coach for new coaches Matt Akins and Michael Michalakis for the Barton men's and women's teams, respectively.In addition to his duties at Barton, Onyeador has coached extensively with local schools and with select soccer in Wilson. He has coached the boys soccer team at Community Christian School for the past two years, has served as a JV and assistant coach at Fike High School, and as a middle school coach for the Edgecombe County Schools. Onyeador has coached several teams for the Wilson Youth Soccer Association (WYSA), has served as Assistant Director of Coaching for this organization, and has served on its Board of Directors.
"I am extremely pleased that Ike has landed this position at Union College," stated Hall, who now serves only as Director of Athletics at Barton College. "Union has a strong soccer program and the ability to combine this experience with attaining a master's degree is a great opportunity. As Ike and I have discussed where the future will take him in the college game, I have urged him that getting an advanced degree to pair with his experience in soccer would open a number of doors for him. In the very near future he will become an excellent head coach at the college level."
"Ike has become a soccer fixture in the local community," continued Hall. "He brings the same endless enthusiasm to coaching that he did to playing the game. Ike certainly has made a tremendous impact in the program at Barton. Whatever we needed done, particularly when it came to the wealth of local clinics and camps we held over the past several years, Ike has been a centerpiece of such activities. His dynamic personality has made him an icon with children at camps and clinics. Our leadership in WYSA will miss his coaching and service on our board greatly. He put 100% into everything he did for soccer in our community."
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April 21, 2008
Brian Mastin, who came to Barton College in January of 2007 to coach the men's and women's tennis teams, has announced that he will not be returning for the 2008-09 academic year.
Mastin has coached the men's tennis team to a combined overall record of 22-20 over the past two seasons. His 2007 men's team was 7-2 in conference regular season play, placing third in the standings, and made the finals of the league tournament, bowing to Anderson University. The 2008 team went 4-5 in league regular season play, placing sixth, and qualified for the league tournament quarterfinals. He coached the women's team to a combined 8-20 mark for the 2007 season and half of the 2008 season. His 2007 women's team was 2-8 in league play, placing in a tie for ninth, and 5-14 overall. That team did not qualify for the league tournament. The women's team was 3-6 under his direction in 2008 before Sheila Milne was named as the team's interim coach in mid-March.
"Barton College appreciates the effort which Brian Mastin gave to his position here over the last year and a half," said Gary Hall, Director of Athletics. "He essentially held four job titles for most of this tenure here, serving as our Strength and Conditioning Specialist and as a faculty member in the Department of Physical Education and Sports Studies in addition to his coaching duties. Under his direction, our 2007 men's tennis team came very close to winning the then Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference tournament championship and advancing into NCAA post-season play. Coach Mastin has been very effective in the strength and conditioning work he performed with student-athletes on a number of our teams. We wish him and his family well as they consider other opportunities."
"We are putting together a job announcement and will begin the search immediately for our next head tennis coach," continued Hall. "With the outstanding tradition of competitive success we have enjoyed in tennis and the top-shelf court facility we have in place, we are encouraged that we can attract a strong pool of candidates for the position. We also will have very good talent returning to both tennis teams and we are confident that we can be successful for the 2008-09 year."
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April 20, 2008
CLEMMONS, NC — The Conference Carolinas Men's and Women's Golf Championships began Sunday morning at Salem Glen Country Club. The event, hosted by Barton College, will be played Sunday-Tuesday and includes 18 holes each day for men and women.
Results of each round will be posted on www.golfstat.com under the Conference Carolinas Golf Championships on the schedule page immediately following the conclusion of play each day. Daily results and a story can be found at www.barton.edu/athletics. Navigate to the Barton Golf schedule page and pull up the Conference Carolinas tournament link.
The Barton men are the defending conference champs, having edged Belmont Abbey by one shot last season.
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April 18, 2008
THOMASVILLE, NC — Senior third baseman Travis Holloman and junior outfielder Zach Boyette earned second-team honors Friday night when the 2008 All-Conference Carolinas baseball teams were announced before the nightcap of first-day play in the league tournament at historic Fleming Stadium.
Boyette and Holloman led the Bulldogs to a fourth-place tie in the regular-season standings at 11-13. The Bulldogs, 27-27 overall, were edged 3-2 in 10 innings by Anderson their first tourney game Thursday night and will play 9th-seeded Coker this morning at 10 at Nixon Field.
Boyette led the league in batting at .449, had 62 hits, 29 RBI and stole 12 bases during the regular season. Holloman, who moved from the outfield to third base, tied for second on the Bulldogs' roster in batting at .367, rapped 61 hits, drove in 33 runs and stole 21-of-25 bases. The red-shirt senior was also an all-league choice last season.
Nationally No. 1-ranked Mount Olive dominated the all-conference team, as expected. The Trojans, 41-4 after winning Thursday night, placed seven players on the first team and four more on the second team. Carl Lancaster was Coach of the Year, Jason Sherrer was Player of the Year and Ryan Schlecht was Pitcher of the Year. All hail from Mount Olive. Atlee Pearson of nationally 14th-ranked Erskine was Freshman of the Year.
For complete teams, check out www.conferencecarolinas.com.
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April 18, 2008
Thomasville, N.C. — Barton outfielder Jessica McFadden (Wilmington, NC) was named Freshman of the Year during the Conference Carolinas Softball banquet Thursday night. The speedster, who was also a first-team All-Conference pick, led the Lady Bulldogs in hitting at .368, hits (49) and stolen bases (28-for-30). She is the first Barton player to win the award since Rachel White shared FOY in 2000.
Conference Carolinas All-Conference Teams were determined by vote from each head coach of participating institutions. Nominations are collected and then voted upon by ballot and tallied to determine Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Coach of the Year, All-Conference First Team, and All-Conference Second Team. Awards were presented at the Conference Carolinas softball team banquet at the Conference Tournament Championships hosted by Erskine College at Heritage Park in Simpsonville, SC.
No other Lady Bulldogs made the All-Conference team. Barton is currently playing in the conference tournament. Shelly Catlett of Coker College was named Player of the Year and David Hannah of Coker was Coach of the Year. For complete All-Conference teams, check out www.conferencecarolinas.com.
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April 17, 2008
Conference Carolinas Baseball Tournament Bracket
WILSON, N.C. - The 2008 Conference Carolinas Baseball Tournament will be played Thursday through Sunday in Wilson at Nixon Field and Fleming Stadium.
Barton will be hosting the double-elimination event, which begins at 10 a.m. Thursday when No. 2 seed Erskine faces No. 7 seed Pfeiffer at Fleming Stadium and No. 8 St. Andrews taking on No. 9 Coker at Nixon Field.
The tournament will feature six games at Nixon Field on Thursday and Friday and six at Fleming Stadium during those two days. The tournament then shifts to Fleming Stadium for action on Saturday and Sunday. Mount Olive, nationally ranked No. 1 in NCAA D-II, is the favorite for the event, while nationally 14th-ranked Erskine should also be a contender.
Host Barton enters the event as the No. 4 seed at 27-26 overall and will open play vs. No. 5 Anderson at 7 Thursday night in Fleming Stadium. Box scores and summaries of games will be posted throughout the tournament on the Barton Athletic web site. You can access box scores, play-by-plays and stories from the scoreboard on the bottom of the main athletics page or by pulling up the Barton baseball schedule and picking out what games your are interested in at the bottom of the schedule page.
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April 8, 2008
THOMASVILLE, N.C. — Barton College's Zach Boyette (26-22 overall, 10-11 conf.) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas baseball Player of the Week during week number nine in the 2008 season.
The Conference Carolinas' leading hitter, who is a junior outfielder from Marion, Va., continued to shine at the plate this past week, rapping 8 hits in 15 trips to the plate for a .533 batting average. Boyette, who is averaging .469 this season in 30 games, went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and 2 RBI in a 14-3 win over Virginia State on Wednesday. In the second game with the Trojans, a 6-0 win, he was 2-for-4 and scored once. In Sunday's doubleheader with league foe St. Andrews, Boyette was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in an opening 9-7 conquest, and then batted 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI and one run scored in the second game.
For the week, he was 8-for-15 with six runs scored and 4 RBI as Barton went 4-0.
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April 8, 2008
WILSON, NC — Visiting Catawba College, ranked 26th nationally in NCAA D-II, rallied from an 8-5 deficit Tuesday afternoon to stop Barton 9-8 in non-conference baseball action at Nixon Field.
The Indians tallied three runs in the top of the eighth to tie the score at 8-8, then Chris Ahearn launced a solo homer in the ninth to secure the victory. Catawba exited at 29-14 overall, while Barton is 26-23. The Bulldogs host Francis Marion, ranked No. 30 in the national Ping Baseball Poll, at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Barton finished with a 15-13 advantage in hits. Both teams committed two errors. The Bulldogs scored three runs in the first inning on four hits. Aaron Watkins, Zach Boyette and Michael Parker each singled and Jimmy Metzinger doubled in two runs. Sam Pepper drove in Parker for a 3-0 lead.
Catawba tied the game with three runs in the third on a homer by Zeb Link and a two-run single from Ryan Query. Barton made it 6-3 in the third on Sam Pepper's three-run homer. Zink doubled and came home on David Thomas's single in the fourth and Brett Hatley singled in a run in the fifth to make it 6-5.
Barton countered with two runs in the fifth. Pepper doubled and scored on Ryan McCleney's single. McCleney moved over on a Brandon Sneed single and a walk, then scored on a groundout by Travis Holloman. Catawba tied it 8-8 in the 8th on a three-run bomb by Chad Baker. That set the stage for Ahearn's 9th-inning blast.
Hatley (2-2) earned the pitching win while hurling the last four innings. He scattered three hits, fanned three and walked none. Reliever John Anderson (2-4) was tagged with the loss. He went 1 1/3 innings and allowed only one hit: the game-winning home run.
Parker was 3-for-5 for the Bulldogs while Metzinger, Watkins, Pepper and McCleney each had two hits. For Catawba, Baker and Link notched three hits apiece and Query, Hatley and Ahearn finished with two each.
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