Dave Telep's Carolina Challenge

By Lindsay Priester - The weekend started with two-year-old Michael Telep pulling the fire alarm. The resulting sound was unbearable; volunteer workers fled the gym, hands over ears. The firemen arrived, laughing at the situation. They even gave little Michael a tour of the fire truck. Paige, Michael’s mom, was horrified and apologized continuously. Dave, Michael’s father, tried to teach his son that pulling the fire alarm was “bad.” Meanwhile, Michael sported a fireman’s hat atop his head and enjoyed the attention of the firemen. From that point on the tone for the weekend was set – Dave Telep’s Carolina Challenge would definitely be a family affair. MORE HERE.

Also, check out this article from The Wake Weekly.

Many Thanks for the 2008 Carolina Challenge
Wow! First of all, let me thank the dozens of volunteers, coaches, friends, family and parents that helped make the 2nd Carolina Challenge a smashing success! Without your time, counsel and commitment to excellence we couldn’t have done it. Also, many thanks to Ben Sherman from Scout.com.

As for the basketball itself, I’m so proud of the kids in our state for their approach and execution that day. Plus, Leemire Goldwire really reached a great number of participants and his message was awesome: work hard, stay focused and be smart about your decisions.

Lakeem Jackson couldn’t have played any harder than he did. He was relentless in his attacks at the basket. John Wall, well, when your name is on the marquee and everyone wants a piece of you, it can be overwhelming. Not for him though. Wall’s thunderous dunk in transition was one of the day’s highlights.

There were so many outstanding performances, I won’t even try and mention them all. I will say that Julius Brooks (led the event in scoring) and freshman Marshall Plumlee learned a lot about themselves on March 29. For both the trick will be taking the confidence they gained and replicating the performances they turned in.

The Carolina Challenge, at its core, is designed to be a celebration of talent from our state and a platform to deliver the message: it’s never too early to begin getting yourself prepared to play in college.

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