AT Bs 0 Mh 4 6 BE Y¢ y { The Kings Mountain Herald ~~ July 17, 2008 GARY STEWART gstewart@kingsmountainherald.com Over 70 Kings Mountain High JV and varsity football players have spent the last sev- eral weeks getting ready for the start of official practice on August 1. The Mountaineers will con- tinue conditioning and 7-on-7 drills through today. Next week - “will be an off week while their coaches are attending the annu- al NC Coaches Clinic in Greensboro. On Thursday morning Boiling Springs, SC, will be at Kings Mountain for a seven-on- seven. On Tuesday Wednesday, July 29-30, the Mountaineers will go through a two-day mini-camp, and they will officially begin pre-season practice on Friday, August 1. The varsity will practice during the morning and the JVs during the afternoon. The Mountaineers will partic- ipate in four scrimmages this year: Tuesday, August 12 — Kings Mountain and North *Mecklenburg at South Mecklenburg. Thursday, August 14 - Ashbrook at Kings Mountain. Saturday, August 16 — Kings Mountain vs. North Gaston in Gaston County Jamboree at East Gaston. Friday, August 22 — Kings Mountain vs. Lexington (8 p.m.) in the Cleveland County Jamboree at Crest. Other games there are Burns vs. Hunter Huss and - at 6 p.m., Shelby vs. East Gaston at 7 p.m., and Crest vs. Hickory at9 p.m. The Mountaineers open their season Friday, August 29 at Hunter Huss. 2008 KMHS FOOTBALL : SCHEDULE Aug. 29 — at Hunter Huss; Sept. 5 — at South Point; Sept. 12 — Forestview; Sept. 19 — Crest; Sept. 26 — Monroe Parkwood; Oct. 3 — at East Gaston; Oct. 10 — at-Chase; Oct. 17 — Shelby; Oct. 24 — East Rutherford; Oct. 31 — at R-S Central; Nov. 7 — at Burns. - 2009 KMHS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE AUGUST 28 — East Rutherford SEPTEMBER 4 — Burns 11 — Hickory 18 — at A.L. Brown 25 — at South Point* OCTOBER 2 — at Shelby 9 — Hunter Huss* 16 — at Ashbrook* 23 — North Gaston®* = 30 — at Crest* i NOVEMBER 5 — Forestview* *Conference Games (Note: 2010 schedule is the same, except the sites are reversed). CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Pictured are winners of the recent City Wide Employee Golf Tournament at Royster Memorial. The top scoring team repre- senting the Carrousel and Train at the Parks and Recreation Department in Shelby, are, left to right, Robert Petty, Mark Latham, Macky Latham, and Floyd Latham. Coming in second was another City Park team comprised of Horace Kitrell, Lester Robbs, Wimp Carpenter, and John Canipe. GARY STEWART/HERALD Above, Kings Mountain High varsity football players go through 7-on-7 drills Monday morning. Below, KMHS line coach Kevin Cruise sends his players through conditioning drills. SPORTS BRIEFS mn - Registration is now open for the 25th Annual Bryan Adrian Fall Basketball League. Boys and Girls ages 5-18 are eligible. All skill levels are invited. The Fall League begins on September 7,2008. The Fall League is held at East Mecklenburg in Charlotte. For more information, call 704- 377-6387. Registration for T-Ball (ages 4-6), Baseball (ages 7-12), Softball (ages 7-15), and Youth Spring Soccer (ages 3-13) will be available from August 8-29 at the Kings Mountain Family YMCA. Financial assistance to participate is available upon request and need. For more information, contact the YMCA at 704-739-9631. Save up to $1,100 cool cash on our coolest system. * Now thru July 31, 2008 If you should ever have an emergency with your heating and cooling system, let our trained technicians put it right — right now. No matter what brand of heating and cooling system you have. Our Carrier technicians are the most qualified repair technicians in the business, trained and equipped to find the problem quickly and fix it correctly. So, for fast, expert service on your heating and cooling system, call us...we're happy to help. SHELBY Heating & Air 704.739.5166 www.shelbyheating.com Coll © Cash

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