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Largest Tumoiit In Years
KMHS Trcick Team h Eyeing Improvement
Tbere’s no place to go
but up for King* Mountain
High’s track team, which
la busy preparing for the
Southwestern Conference
race which begins on
March 17.
The Mountaineers
probably won’t be a
serious contender for the
SWC championship, but
first year Coach Dan
Brooks la certainly golBg
to see a lot of Improve
ment.
’To begin with. Brooks
and his assistant, Dennis
Dukes, are working with 86
prospects, and that’s three
times as many as Steve
Baker had to work with
last season.
And, to make things bet
ter, most of those W are
young and wlU be with the
Mountaineers In the
future.
Brooks says he has some
outstanding prospects, but
several are nursing in
juries at this point. If they
return, they could be
strong performers.
Shot putter David Cor
don, a 340-pound strong
man, has a tom hamstring
and could be out for six
wsska Ho was Injurod In
the final match of tbs
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CLEABINO THE BAB - Sophomore
Tony Smith, who helped lead Kings
Mountain Junior High to the Foothills
Conference track title a year ago,
practices the pole vault In a recent Kings
Photo By Gary Stewart
Mountain High track practice session at
John Gamble Stadium. Smith Is one of
several young proqrects hoping to help
turn the Mountaineer track program
around this spring.
Western N. C. High Schools
Activities Association
wrestling totimament
Sophomore Charlie Jen
kins, an 880-runnar who
helped lead the Junior high
to the Foothills Oonforencs
title a year ago, has soma
blood problems and will bs
out for an Indefinite period.
Brooks la hopeful he’ll bs
ready by the opening meet
March 17 at Bums.
"We’re pleased with the
turnout," noted Brooks. "I
understand It’s probably
one of the biggest at Kings
Mountain In several years.
We would have liked to
have had more from the
Junior high, though."
Brooks will at least have
someone entering every
event, and that’s some
thing the Mountaineers
couldn’t do test year. ’The
partlclpanta the Mountles
hada year ago were strong
In their events but they
didn’t have enough to
compete with the bigger
squads such as ahelby,
Ctest, North Gaston, and
South Point.
Brooks feels the cross
country team, which was
held together by a deter
mined young Joe Ropntree
in the tall, wUl help the
track program. He’s
counting on several cross
country runners, such as
Sammy Bell, Johnny
McKinney, Jimmy
Bradley and Clayton
Wright, to be strong In long
distance events.
Kelly Land, a returnee,
and Terry McClain, a
sophomore, should be the
Mountles’ top hurdlers and
Brooks Is looking to three
newcomers — Tony Smith,
Dewayne Oark and Barry
Ledford — to be competl-
tlve In the pole vault.
Bay Hlmpaphanh, a
Vietnamese, Mike Hinson,
a transfer from East
Mecklenburg, Steve
Bteckbum, Larry Smith,
Jerome Miller, and others,
should be strong hi running
events.
’Ihe relay teams have
been KM’s strong point the
past few years, but the
Mountles lost Jim ’Thomp
son through graduation
and William Thompson for
disciplinary reasons, and
they’U be hard to replace.
But Brooks still has two
speedsters In Richard Ross
and A1 Bddlns, a pair of
smiors who nin faster than
two chteksns being ehaaod
Mike Adams, a Junior
speedster, and several
others could step In and
help take up the slack from
the loss of the Thompsons.
KM’S complete list of
toaek yroapects includes
David Seay, David Gor
don, CharUe Jenkina, Billy
McCarter, David Barrett,
Erik Hagen, Billy Ham
mett, Kenny Lowrance,
Mickey Lowrance, David
Bolton, ’fTm Patterson,
Barry Ledford;
Also, Dewayne Clark,
Jimmy Bradley, Clayton
Wright, Steve Blackburn,
Mike Adams, Keith
Adams, Johnny McKinney,
Bryan Jenkins, WalUr
Floyd, KeUy Land, Sammy
Bell, Kenneth Roeeboro;
Also, Tony Smith, Mike
Hinson, Scott Wells, Kenny
BeU, Dennis Owens, A1
Eddlns, Richard Ross,
Jerome Miller, Terry
Mcaaln, Ricky Hunt-
alnger. Bay Hlmpaphanh
and Larry Smith.
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TBAOK HOPEFULS - Klnga Mountain High track
coach Dan Brooks left, dtecosses the upcoming season
with five of his senior poformera prior to a recent
Photo By Gary Stewart
workout at John Gamble Stadium. The team members
Include, left to right. Bay Hlmpaphanh, Scott Wells, A1
Bddlns, Johnny McKinney and Bichard Boss.
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returnees on the Kinge Mountain High truck tsnin this
yenr, pmctlcee running Ihe hurdlee during * tenm
pmcttceecnelon st John Gamble Stndlnm. Oonohoe Dun
taeoke and Deante Dukes are working wllh 8i
prospects, one of the blggoot tmek tnmouli In yours at
KMHS.
lOngB Mountain High’s
golfers open Soulhwsstorn
Oonforence play Tteinday
aftamoon at Charryvttle
against the Iranmsn, East
Rutherford and Chase.
Senior Johnny Gamble,
test year’s most valuable
player, will toad the Moun-
talnoore Into action but
Coach Bobby Jones Is
looking to several other
pteyera to help bring the
Mountaineers tbslr best
season In years.
Mark Sanders la the only
other returnee from test
season, but the Moun
taineers have one of their
most promising groups of
sophomores In quite some
tlmo.
DarroU Austin, HerUe
Beam and Darrell Forbes
have bean giving Gamble
plenty of competlUon In
practice and all three are
eipablo of playing the
number one position. ’They
iMlpod load the Junior high
to two straight FoothlUe
Otanteronco titles.
Ottiara being counted on
taehido Mike Howie, Brad
Ihte, Chip Harmon and
loott Tarbro.
“I believe wo can bo a
eontendor If our people
play iq> to thslr potential,"
raye Jomi. Jonee points to
■Mlby as the tsam to boat
and North Gaston’s lAiry
Pwiley as the top In
dividual In the league.
Tb» Mountaineers wUl
play an sight-match
ragular season schedule.
DifilexTeam
fcidurtrial
Loop Champ
Duplex added the In
dustrial league tour
nament title on to Its regu
lar season crown Tteinday
Mght at ths community
orator, dsfsatlng the Chro-
Una A’s 9646.
Coach Bubba Brown
dtad Ken Napier, Jim
Jolly, Danny McDowell
and Hughto Thompaon for
thslr shooting and
ditanslvn play.
Ihe A’s flnirasd with a
19-1 record.
Brown said he’d
oHMclally Uko to thank
plant manager Carl
DoVano tor backing the
tsam thla wintsr.
The conference tourna
ment is set for Shelby on
May 9 and the Western N.
C. High Schools AcUvltles
Association tourney la at
Shelby on May 16-17.
’Ihe Mountaineers will
host two matches at Kings
Mountain Country Club.
They entertain
CherryvlUe, Crest and
East Gaston on April 7 and
Oeat, R-S Central and
Shelby on April 38.
All regular eeaeon
matchee will be 18 holes.
’Teams will play six golfers
and count the best four
scores.
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DEBTORS <»*
OOBNEUA M. TAMLEY
All persons, firms and
corporations having
claims against Cornelia M.
Tamley, deceased, are
notified to exhibit them to
the undersigned Executor
on or before August 16,
1977, or be barred from
their recovery. Debtors of
the decedent are asked to
make Immediate payment
to the undersigned
Executor.
’Thlo _16th day of
February, 1977.
James B. Garland,
Executor
P. 0.80x889
Gastonia. N. 0.38063
Gartand A Alala
Attomeye
193 South Street
GastonU, N. C. 36063
February 16,33, March 1, 8
Siqterlor Court
Division
STATE OF
NORTH CAROLINA
CLEVELAND COUNTY
ADBONISTRATOR’S-
EXECUTOR’8
NOTICE
Having qualified as
Atbnlnlstratcr of the eetate
of Will Adams of Clevoland
County, North Carolina,
this Is to notify all persons
having claims against the
estate of said WUl Adams
to present them to the
undersigned within 6
months from date of the
pubUcatlon of this notice or
same wlU be pleaded Iq bar
of their recovery. All
parsons Indebted to said
sstato please make im-
medlato payment.
This the 38th day of
Fobruaiy, 1977.
James E. Adams
Administrator
813 E. Ridge St.
Kings Mountain, N. C.
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