BOYS CHAMPS?Members of the Kiwanis Softball team, tournament champs, line up. Front row, left to right.
t are Robert Stevenson. Don Leggett. Derrick McDougald, Mitchell Bratcher, Willie Miles, Barry Brown, Larry
Miller. Back row, Eric McPhatter (coach), Ronnie McRae, Larry Adams. Michael Mcintosh. Eugene Rainey.
Artis Stevenson, Jerry Bratcher, Howard Adams. Danny Lee. Anthony Cook. Donald Calloway, Ben McPhatter
(assistant coach).
' Boys' League
Kiwanis New Champs
By Ann Howell
The Youth Tournament got
underway July 8 at 7 P.M. with the
opener going to the fourth place
American Legion over fifth place
Sandhills Youth Center, 7-6.
The Legion picked up 11 total
hits and was led at bat by L.
Malloy, who was 2-2. Sandhills
gathered 10 total hits and collected
four quick runs in the first inning.
Lee Todd was 3-4 at the plate as
Sandhills' leading batter.
The 8 P.M. game was a victory
for the second place Kiwanis over
third place North Raeford Fire
Department, 3-1. The Kiwanis
pulled in nine total hits and
collected all of their three runs in
the first inning. L. Adams was the
leading Kiwanis batter with a
record of 2-2. NRFD was led at the
plate by M. Bease. McAllister and
Ferguson, all 2-3. NRFD was
crdited with 10 total hits.
The last game of the nigh't went
to the Lions, the league leader, over
the Legion 11-10. The Lions picked
up 19 hits and C. McCall smashed
a homer in the sixth inning. The
leading Lion batter was R. Bratch
er. going 4-4. The Legion gathered
10 hits and six of their 10 runs in
t the second inning. G. McAllister
was the Legion's top batter, going
2-4.
The second round of tournament
action on Saturday night found the
NRFD victorious over the Sandhills
team. 7-2. This was the first game
of loser's bracket competion.
NRFD picked up 15 hits and was
led at bat by M. Bease, 4-4. This
defeat was the last game for
Sandhills. They gathered eight hits
and picked up their two runs in the
fourth inning. Lee Todd led
Sandhills at the plate, going 2-4.
The fifth game of the competi
tion went to the Kiwanis 9-6 over
the Lions. The Kiwanis gathered 14
hits and was led at bat by Bratcher,
McRae. and Cook, all going 2-4.
The Lions picked up nine hits and
scored five runs in the fourth inning
Morrison and McCall were the top
Lions' hitters, both 2-4. The defeat
put the Lions in the loser's bracket.
The final game Saturday night
went to NRFD by an American
Legion forfeit. The decision came
in the top of the sixth inning with
the score Legion three, NRFD one.
Monday, July 12, the last round
* of the tournament got underway.
The opener went to the Lions 4-0
over NRFD. The Lions gathered 10
hits and were led at the plate by
Glenn Cobb, 2-3, and LamarCook,
? 2-2. NRFD picked up seven hits,
but was held scoreless by the Lions.
Final game of the tournament
and of the youth competition went
to the league champions, the
Kiwanis. The Kiwanis defeated the
Lions 13-7. Leading batters for the
champs were D. McDougald and
E. Rainey, both 3-4. Inning
number three was the Kiwanis best,
pulling in five runs. For the
runners-up. the leading batters
were H. Mclntyre and J. Quick,
both 2-4. The Lions collected nine
hits and put in a super round of
competition.
Thanks were extended to the
coaches of all the teams for their
help and time by the Hoke County
Recreation Commission.
RUNNERS-UP?The Lions were runners-up in the Boys League Softball
Tournament. Front row. left to right, are Val Bratcher (bat boy), Kenny
Morrisey. Walter Campbell. Lamont Cook. Rico Bratcher. Glenn Cobb.
Terrence McRae. (Middle row) James Quick. Vernon Morrison. Ralph
Tendor. Arnold Jacobs. Bud Monroe. (Back row) Alworthy Galbreth.
Lacey Lide. Gregg McCall. Michael Kershaw. Harold Mclntyre.
Girls' League
Hugh's Grabs Lead
By Pat Scott
In Monday's make-up game
Hugh's Texaco defeated the Patri
ots 14-5 making their bid toward
the number one position. D. Mas
sey was 1-1 at bat for the Patriots
with A. McRae 2-3. Doris Mavnor
was 3-3 for Hugh's Texaco with
help from S. McRae. R. McAllister
and K. Graham's 2-3 efforts.
Hugh's Texaco did it again
Tuesday night defeating Hunt's
Truckers 25-7 after five innings of
play. W. Kelly and J. McNeill were
2-3 for the Truckers while B.
Graham was 4-5 for the Texaco
team. V. Brown and J. Graham
were 3-4 to aid the Hughes Texaco
attack.
Wednesday, the Rec. Wreckers
downed Hunt's Truckers 8-4 in a
fine defensive battle. Hunt's Truck
ers couldn't get the hits needed to
defeat the Wreckers. A. Bratcher
was 2-2 for Hunt's while C. Monroe
was 2-4 for the Wreckers.
Hugh's Texaco has to go into an
extra inning to edge the Patriots
8-7. R. McAllister was 2-3 for
Hugh's with help from B. Graham.
J. Blackshear. and V. Brown's 2-4
efforts. Angela Thomas led the
Patriots' hitting with a 2-3 perform
ance with C. Bratcher's 2-4 assist
In Thursday's action the Patriots
defeated the Rec. Wreckers 19-6.
M. Gilchrist, T. McLaughlin, and
S. Leach were 2-3 at bat for the
Wreckers with a two run homer by
S. Leach. A McRae was 3-4 for the
Patriots with a 3-5 performance
from C. Mclntyre. This was the
final game of regular season with
the double elimination tournament
beginning July 26-30.
First round action in tournament
play pits the Patriots against Rec.
Wreckers .at 8 P.M. on Monday.
July 26. Tuesday night at 7 P.M.
Hugh's Texaco meets Hunt's
Truckers. The loser's bracket
match will be played at 8 P.M.
Tuesday.
STANDINGS
W L
Hugh's Texaco 7 3
Patriots 7 3
Rec. Wreckers 4 6
Hunt's Truckers 2 8
TOP TEN BATTERS
Alfreda Bratcher .556
Brenda Graham .533
Alice Taylor .520
Abigail McRae .515
Rosa McAllister .452
Ellen Bridges .447
Sandra Leach .433
Valinda Brown .432
Janice Blackshear .400
Angela Thomas .382
Senior Tar Heels
3-11 At C!l?s#?
By Mac McNeill
Hoke County Senior Tar
ended their season last
with a 2-1 loss at Red
Springs.
The locals were unable to gener
ate any oftense as they lost their
third straight game by one run. The
local team picked up five hits while
Red Springs only had four in the
defensive struggle. The loss ended
the season for the Seniors, who
showed good defensive improve
ment in the latter stages of the
season. The team's final record was
3-11. Leading hitters were Mike
Tuttle. who batted .307, Bruce
Carroll at .218 and David Home,
who compiled a .212 average.
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Juniors Drop Last
By Mac McNeill
' Two unearned runs in the first
m Inning sent the local Junior Tar
Heels team to its third loss of the
season. Final score was Wagram
V three. Hoke two.
Bobby Posey went the distance
, ?n the mount for Hoke as he gave
up only two hits and struck out
three. Anthony Brown and Robert
Mclntyre led Hoke's hitting with
2-4 and 2-2 respectively.
The loss evened the team's
worksheet at three wins and three
losses.
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