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Herald/Times
Sipe was a good coach
and excellent role model
Larry Sipe’s announcement
last week that he is retiring as
Kings Mountain High School
basketball coach did not come
as a complete surprise.
Most teachers and coaches
look forward to getting their
30th year in so they can slow
down, or at least switch gears,
and Sipe has been in this Gary Mountain High School.
teaching and coaching game Stewart
for 31 years. ; Sipe’s career won-lost record may not rank up |
His success on the basketball : Editor there with the greatest of all time, but like most
court is well-documented. Prior to coming to
Kings Mountain he helped mold the skills of
NBA greats Dominique and Gerald Wilkins in
“Little” Washington, NC. In 17 years at KMHS,
his teams won four conference championships,
numerous district and sectional titles, and one
Western N.C. championship.
He turned out some of the school’s all-time
greatest players. His 236 career victories rank sec-
ond all-time at KMHS behind Don Parker's 248
wins. :
But Sipe’s greatest impact was the positive in-
fluence he had on all the people he came in con-
tact with. Some of those may have been in his
driver’s ed or PE. class, or on his basketball team,
participants in his Champions of Tomorrow sum-
mer camp, or maybe even on the sidelines of
Gamble Stadium where he kept the statistics for
the Mountaineer football team, or those he met
on the street or in church.
Whether they realized it at the time or not,
KMHS students and athletes did not have to look
to the spoiled professional basketball and football
players for role models. They had one of the best
right there in the gym and the halls of Kings
high school coaches he had to “play the hand that
was dealt him” and most of the time he got the
best out of his athletes. And, always, he put the
behavior of his players and the class of the pro-
gram above winning ball games. He loved the
game, he loved his players and students, appreci-
ated his supporters, and was always a nice guy.
I always appreciated Coach Sipe for the cooper-
ation he gave me in reporting the boxscores after
each game. Unlike many coaches this day and
time, he was always faithful to call, win or lose.
He realized, even in defeat, that someone played
well enough to be recognized in the local paper.
I'hope the coach that follows Coach Sipe will
be just as successful on the basketball court. But,
*. Reggie Blalock of Kings
+ Mountain and Chad Criswell of
Shelby have qualified for the = \
most of all, I hope he is as great a role model.
Qualifying Tournament October
13-15 at Kerr Lake near Raleigh.
The Cleveland County fisher--
GARY STEWART / THE HERALD
Gretchen Turas competes in the women’s backstroke in the Cleveland County Senior Games
swimming competition Tuesday morning at Kings Mountain's Neisler Natatorium.
- Fishermen qualify for tourney
Stratos Javelin Regional
men qualified last week in the
Stratus Javelin Qualifying.
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in the Regional Tournament,
Blalock said:he and Criswell
will fish some of the other qual-
ifying events, especially on
April 30 at Kerr Lake.
Tournament on Badin Lake.
They came in second place with °
a total catch of 15.87 pounds, in-
cluding a 4.79-pound bass.
They caught their six-fish
limit.
The top four teams in a num-
ber of weekend qualifying tour-
naments advance to the
Regional and a chance at the
$300,000 first prize and a spot in
the World Championship.
Stratos Javelin tournaments
are open to first-time owners of
Stratos Javelin bass boats.
Blalock and Criswell won
$300 for their effort last week.
The duo fished a number of
qualifying tournaments last
year, but did not finish high
enough to make the Regional
Qualifying Tournament. They
posted a couple of 20th place
finishes. ;
Even though they're already
“We may go down there just
to learn the lake, because we've
never been on it before,” he
said.
~ M Area saltwater fishermen
should be pleased to know that ;
the Yaupon Beach fishing pier, t
which was damaged by ;
Hurricane Floyd, has been re- :
opened. The Long Beach pier, g
the longest in North Carolina, is
also well on the way to being
- repaired and ready for the sum- 4
mer fishing season. f
+ Oak Island is also planning 0
for the 22nd annual U.S. Open
King Mackerel Tournament i
October 5-7 at the Southport i
Marina. Over $100,000 in cash f
prizes are guaranteed. Entry fee
is $250 per boat. For tourna-
ment information call the
Southport-Oak Island Area
Chamber of Commerce at 800-
457-6964 or e-mail:
chamber@southport.net.
to celebrate the
90th Anniversary of Scouting in America,
‘and the indies rial
94th Anniversary of Scouting in Kings Mountain. 7pm April 27th at First Baptist
Church Family Life Center. a
Be our guest for this special event to honor the following:
Donald Crawford for his lifelong contributions to the
Scouting program with the “Rev. Dr. Charles Bell Award.”
East Elementary School for its commitment to the Cub Scout Program.
We would consider it a personal favor if you would attend this important event. All
that we request is that you notify us on your intent by calling Ronnie Hawkins
at 739-2591 (work) 739-7078 (home)
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