Eddie Hill

Newly crowned champions Danny Sullivan, Bill Elliott and Geoff Brabham head a group of 12 drivers selected to the auto racing All-American team in balloting by members of the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Assn. The team, which also includes 8-time sprint car choice Steve Kinser, is almost as noteworthy for the drivers left off as those selected. Ten drivers were named from specific categories, and there were two at-large choices.

Cleveland High boys' basketball Coach Andre Chevalier has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Eddie Hill as an assistant at Cal State Northridge. Hill recently took a job as recruiting coordinator at San Jose State. Chevalier, like Hill, played at Cleveland under current Northridge Coach Bobby Braswell. He is also a former Northridge point guard and the career leader in scoring, assists and steals.

Sometime last January, Ercie Hill decided that after 46 years of racing, her husband, Eddie, needed extra help if he was to accomplish their stated goal--winning the National Hot Rod Assn. top-fuel championship, the top prize in drag racing. "I was back home in Wichita Falls (Tex.) and I sat down and asked the Lord if, in his good wisdom and will, he could help Eddie win the world championship," Ercie said.

Eddie Hill, who played basketball for Bobby Braswell at Cleveland High, was hired Friday as an assistant coach under Braswell at Cal State Northridge. Hill, 23, spent the past season as a restricted-earnings assistant at University of Portland, helping the Pilots to a West Coast Conference tournament title and their first NCAA tournament berth since 1959. Hill's hiring had been rumored since Braswell took over the Northridge program in May.

A Drug Enforcement Administration supervisor was accused by a government prosecutor in Los Angeles Friday of abusing his power by stealing money and paying an informant-friend thousands of dollars in agency funds for work never performed. The accusations by Assistant U.S. Atty. William F. Fahey came on the first day of the trial of agent Eddie B. Hill, 49, indicted in October on charges of embezzlement and filing false vouchers on behalf of the informant.

Cleveland High guard Eddie Hill said Tuesday that he has orally committed to attend Washington State in the fall. Hill, who will become the third Cleveland guard in the '80s to sign with the Cougars, averaged 12.6 points a game last season. "It was the perfect atmosphere for me," Hill said. "The people, the team, everything was perfect." Hill said that he would play off-guard and point guard.

Eddie Hill had the quickest elapsed time in drag racing history Thursday during qualifying for the National Hot Rod Assn. Winston Finals at Pomona. Hill, 56, of Wichita Falls, Tex., covered the quarter mile in 4.779 seconds at 288.55 m.p.h. Qualifying continues through Saturday in the final event of the season, with eliminations Sunday. Cory McClenathan of Anaheim was second at 4.842 at 299.60. McClenathan's speed is second-fastest behind Kenny Bernstein's 300 m.p.h. Neely of Covington, Ga.

When Eddie Hill first transferred to Cleveland High, he was surprised by how much better the Valley League is than the Foothill League. Sure, he had heard how tough the teams are, how a winning team in the Foothill would be hard-pressed to climb to such heights in the Valley. But he was Eddie Hill, the sophomore who led Burroughs with a 16.9-point scoring average last year. How tough could it be? "This is like a brand new world.

I don't know about you but I don't want to get in any machine going 288 m.p.h. unless it's got two or more stewardesses, a co-pilot and a frequent-flyer plan. I don't get in any machine that requires you to wear a parachute or that needs a parachute to stop it. I'd rather get on the Titanic than something that goes across the water so fast it can climb 20 yards on shore to kill you. I'd take my chances with icebergs. I wouldn't get on a motorcycle to leave a forest fire.

Eddie Hill is a work in progress. His body, jersey number and attitude have changed. The flawless mechanics and downy-soft release of his jump shot are the only constants in his basketball life. "I wanted to make sure this year was different. I wanted to have a whole different feel for it," said Hill, a Cleveland High graduate and starting off-guard for Washington State. Hence, the changes. He bulked up, switched from No. 32 to No. 5, even got a tattoo.

Sometime last January, Ercie Hill decided that after 46 years of racing, her husband, Eddie, needed extra help if he was to accomplish their stated goal--winning the National Hot Rod Assn. top-fuel championship, the top prize in drag racing. "I was back home in Wichita Falls (Tex.) and I sat down and asked the Lord if, in his good wisdom and will, he could help Eddie win the world championship," Ercie said.

Eddie Hill had the quickest elapsed time in drag racing history Thursday during qualifying for the National Hot Rod Assn. Winston Finals at Pomona. Hill, 56, of Wichita Falls, Tex., covered the quarter mile in 4.779 seconds at 288.55 m.p.h. Qualifying continues through Saturday in the final event of the season, with eliminations Sunday. Cory McClenathan of Anaheim was second at 4.842 at 299.60. McClenathan's speed is second-fastest behind Kenny Bernstein's 300 m.p.h. Neely of Covington, Ga.

To find out what makes Eddie Hill tick, understand what makes him ticked. It's not that Hill is irritable; he is one of the most popular players on the Washington State basketball team. Still, he fumes when his jump shot is off target. After a miss, the iron becomes the focus of Hill's ire. He glares at the hoop the way a tennis player plucks his strings after an errant smash or an embarrassed outfielder searches his glove for a gap in the leather. The gesture amuses WSU players and coaches.

A Drug Enforcement Administration supervisor was accused by a government prosecutor in Los Angeles Friday of abusing his power by stealing money and paying an informant-friend thousands of dollars in agency funds for work never performed. The accusations by Assistant U.S. Atty. William F. Fahey came on the first day of the trial of agent Eddie B. Hill, 49, indicted in October on charges of embezzlement and filing false vouchers on behalf of the informant.

Sometime over the summer, Eddie Hill underwent a startling transformation. Once a scorer--a moniker that generally connotes deficiencies in other areas--the Cleveland High guard has emerged from his one-dimensional cocoon. The old label had, quite simply, bugged him. "His image has been that of a pure shooter," Cleveland Coach Marc Paez said. "Tonight's game reflects how hard he's worked to change all that."

Eddie Hill, who played basketball for Bobby Braswell at Cleveland High, was hired Friday as an assistant coach under Braswell at Cal State Northridge. Hill, 23, spent the past season as a restricted-earnings assistant at University of Portland, helping the Pilots to a West Coast Conference tournament title and their first NCAA tournament berth since 1959. Hill's hiring had been rumored since Braswell took over the Northridge program in May.

Cleveland High guard Eddie Hill said Tuesday that he has orally committed to attend Washington State in the fall. Hill, who will become the third Cleveland guard in the '80s to sign with the Cougars, averaged 12.6 points a game last season. "It was the perfect atmosphere for me," Hill said. "The people, the team, everything was perfect." Hill said that he would play off-guard and point guard.