Former Villa Duchesne track and field standout Cydney Ross earned All-American honors with her seventh-place finish in the 800-meter run at last weekend’s NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, OR.

A senior at Duke, Ross concluded an excellent career by setting a new school record in the race with a time of 2 minutes 02.48 seconds. Ross finished her career at Duke as a five-time NCAA All-American and a two-time Atlantic Coast Conference champion in the 800.

Ross was a Class 3 state champion in the 800-meter run in 2008.

 

Surge stay undefeated 

The St. Louis Surge remained undefeated in Women’s Blue Chip Basketball League with a 82-75 victory over the Illinois Shooting Stars last Sunday at UMSL. The Surge are currently 4-0 in WBCBL action. The Surge will return to action on Saturday night when they host the Louisville Fillies at UMSL. Tip off is at 7:05 p.m. The Shooting Stars travel to Kansas City to take on the Kansas Nuggets on Saturday at 4:30 p.m.

 

ESL Hall of Famer 

East St. Louis native Shelby Jordan was selected to the 2013 Divisional College Football Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame recognizes players and coaches from football subdivisions II, III and NAIA for induction. Jordan was a standout linebacker for Washington University from 1969-72. He was a first-team Kodak All-American as a senior in 1972. Jordan went on to play 11 seasons in the National Football League with the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Raiders. He has a Super Bowl championship ring as a member of the Raiders.

 

Former NBA Player Flynn Robinson passes away 

Former NBA player Flynn Robinson passed away on May 23 at the age of 72. Robinson played with the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. He was a key player on the Lakers’ 1972 team that won the NBA title and won a record 33 consecutive games. Robinson was raised in St. Louis and Elgin, Ill. A memorial service for Robinson will be held on Friday, June 21 at The Sanctuary, 965 Anglum Road in Hazelwood, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The service is open to the public.

 

Beal hosts camp

Former Chaminade College Prep All-American Bradley Beal will be hosting a basketball camp for players age 8-18. The camp will be held at Chaminade from July 1-3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The camp will feature skills work provided by Beal and Drew Hanlen of Pure Sweat Basketball. For more information or to register, you can visit the website, www.realdeal-bradbeal.com.

 

Correction 

In last week’s paper, I had an item about the upcoming Rameybasketball.com Skillz Academy at Maplewood, but I gave you the wrong website for information at to register. The correct website address is www.rameybballskillzacademy.com. My Bad.

 

Condolences 

I wish two express my condolences to three members of the St. Louis sports community who recently lost their mothers. The mothers of St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Bernie Miklasz, former East St. Louis basketball All-American and NBA player Darius Miles; former Berkeley track and field coaching legend Rod Staggs, and Hall of Fame photographer and my St. Louis American colleague Wiley Price all passed away in the past few weeks. You and your families are all in our prayers. 

 

New faces in new places 

Trevor Laney has been tabbed as the new boys basketball coach at McCluer North. Laney replaces Randy Reed, who left North to become the new coach at St. Louis Community College. Laney has been the Stars’ junior varsity coach for the past 16 years.

Laney joins the likes of Justin Tatum (CBC), Bob McCormack (Priory), Lawndale Thomas (Hazelwood East) and Doug Coleman (Westminster Christian) as coaches at new places.

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