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f: . Vice lUam ever nt or while , lUna. U. S. ) had yi. He citing I best avlng whose htthe «, en- n ad- tnoval cn for native theU. Ltln n, rbed 1. igate Igh. pie luslon gate. nlng ate. way ITS, ties ss up ly. Je be llna ree. Moore Named KM Legion Coach '-Iff ■ ■ . ' ^ . ■ /if HURLS PERFECT GAME - Kings Mountain Junior High’s Tim Leach hurled a perfect game Monday agalnat West Lincoln at Lancaster Field as the Photo By Gary Stenrart Patriots won thefa- seventh straight Foothills Conference game. Leach fanned seven and allowed only three balls to be hit out of flie Infield. Ihursday, AprU U, WT7-MIRROR-HERALD-Page 5A Juniors Back ki Lea^ One Tim Leach fetches Game For Pats »<f nu.'t 910m ilaum ru hr,.., 'i 'C Kings Mountain Junior High’s 'Hm Leach huried a perfect game Monday as the Patriots blanked West Lincoln 9-0 for their seventh straight victory this year and 24th In a row over the past three seasons. *1710 freshman lefthander struck out seven batters and allowed only three balls to be hit out of the Infield In recording hla sixth win of the year. The perfect game fCUowed a no-hltter tossed by righthander Jeff C3onlnger Friday at R-S Central. Leach ran a 8-0 count to a batter In the top of the seventh Inning but came back to get him on an In field out. Itiat was the Closest West Lincoln came to getting a man on base. Leach struck out two The Patriots closed out batters In the fifth Inning the scoring with four In the and fanned the side In the sixth on triples by Hayes sixth. and Clonlnger. Chapman’s sbide, a walk to Moore and WhUe the southpaw was Lincoln mowing down the visitors, his teammates were backing him with an eight- hit attack. Schuman, Hayes, Chapman and Clonlnger all luul tweo Idta to lesul the ’The Patriots got the only km pUte atUck and run they needed In the schuman was on base five second Inning on a walk to times. Mike Spears and singles by Ricky Chapman and Mark Schuman. Coach Porter Orlgga’ charges added three In the fourth on walks to Eric Moore and Schuman and stngjes by Jeff Clonlnger and Lynn Hayes. Rotary Golf Tourney Set Robbie Moore, former Kings MounUm High and American Legion basebaU sUndout, and now the starting second baseman for Gardner-Webb’a Bull dogs, has been named head cosich of the Post 16B Juniors for the 1977 season. Hie Juniors will open Area Four, League One play on June 4 agalnat Hickory at Lancaster Field. ’The Kings Mountain en try moves back Into League One after playing In League Two last sum mer. League One teams In clude Post ISO, Hickory, Shelby, CherryvUle and Burke Coiaity. This Is Moore’s first at tempt at coaching and he Is accepting a tough chal lenge. Post 1B6 draws fn»n one of the miallest areas of any team In Area Four, idus, the Juniors will be competing against the KM Babe Ruth League for talent. But Moore, who welcomes the challenge, promises an exciting ball- club and la Issuing a special call to le-year-dd prospects In hopes that the legion can rebuild a solid program. cut In the same mold as O-W head coach Jeiry Bryson, Moore says Post 1B6 will be the type of baUclub mat will initiate the action. Instead of waiting for It to haigien. "I don’t like to be con servative,” he said. "I like to make the action and make the other team throw the ball.” Moore, a senior ministerial student at Oardner-Webb, was s third-year starter at sec. ond base and shortstop for both KMHS and Post IBB, and holds the KMHS school record for hitting safely In his first 10 trips to the plate in his senior season of 1972. He Bnlahed'tbat year with Lady Pats KM picked up another KMOlO 814 x 9 8 0 singleton in the fifth on McCraw, Scronce (6) Schuman’s single, two and Scroneer. stolen bases and an error. Leach and Hayes. Area golfers who haven’t signed up to play In the Ro tary Club’s Scholarship Fund golf tournament this weekend at Kings Moun tain Countiy Club still have time. Registration deadline Is SMday at 12 noon. The fioumey la to begin Sat urday and end Sunday on the 18-hole KMOC layout. Those wishing to play may enter by calling Tommy Grayson at Gray son Jewelry, ’TomTsteat Home Savings and Loan, or Dan Honeycutt at First Union National Bank. AHENTION STUDENTS HAPPY HOUR AT THE MEETING PLACE DOWNTOWN KINGS MOUNTAIN • THE BLAZER BUILDING 2:00 - 5:00 MON. THRU FRI. TRY OUR DELICIOUS DELICATESSEN SANDWICHES SOFT DRINK WITH A SANDWICH 5 ICE CREAM CONES PER SCOOP 15 a .48B batting average, which was also a school record until two yesrs later when slugging David Lancaster hit .88B. Moore also hit over .400 In legion baU his final season, and picked up most valuable player trophies for his performance on both the high school and legion teams. Post IBB will draw from Kings MounUln, North Gaston, Bessemer City, York and Clover. The Juniors will return their top two players from a year ago, pltcher- outflelder Ron Munday, who was the tesm-a MVP, and third basenuui Leroy Blake, who was the team’s most Improved player. Moore said registration smd tryouts will be held as soon as the current high school season Is over. Tlie Juniors cannot begin practice before May IB. An aeslstant coach will be named In the near future. MIlffiiBBD 'JPORT? THE SCHEDULE JUNE 2, Bye 4, Hickory 7, CherryvUle 11, at Shelby 14, Bye 16, at Hickory 18, at CherryvUle 21, at Burke Co. 28, Shelby. 2S, Bye 2 , Hickory 80, CherryvUle JULY 1, Burke Co. 2, at Shelby. The Patriots host East Rutherford today at 4 p. m. and remain at home Monday to play R-S Cen tral. THE UNBSOORE By Innings: R H E WLOOO 000 0 0 0 2 i;itiiTi13E! All area gdlfSrs, regard less of their abUlty, are urged to enter the event. All proceeds wlU go toward a college scholarship for a deserving Kings Mountsdn High School student. The entry fee Is only $20 (Please Turn To PageSA) MEN ITS’ TIME TO CHANGE TO COOL WEARING CLOTHING Plonk’s Has Them For You SUITS Top Quality By: “Crickateer” -“Palm Beach” -“Mountaineer’ Woven Polyesters Polyester and Cotton Polyester and Wools Solid pastels Neat Plaids Stripes Two peice coat and pant suits Three peice coat, pants and vests Three peice coat, pants and co-ordinate pants Sizes 36 to 48 Regulars and Longs $6099 TO $-14500 SjJit Two FC Games Kkiga Mountain Junior High’s girls softball team spUt a pair of FoottiUls Conference games last week, beating Crest 12-11 and losing to West Lincoln 10-8. Tlie victory gave the Lady Patricia a 2-1 record heading Into a game yesterday at Shelby. lisa Hampton huried the Thursday victory over Crest, giving up nine hits whUe her teammates backed her with a U hit attack. KM committed eight errors and left 10 runners on base but still managed to win. Mery Ann White and Diane WUUams led the KM plate attack with S-for41. The Lady Pata Jumped out to an 8-0 lead In the first Inning, and that was the big dlfferenoa tai the game. Oeat came back with five runs In the seventh to cut the difference to 13-11 and had the tying run on baaa before KM aetUed down to win. "We triad to alt out our lead Inataad of giving It aU we had for aeven Innings,” noted Coach Candy Albar- glne. ”We ware lucky to hang In for the win.” Errors again proved costly Monday against West Lincoln as the Lady Pats committed 10 errors. West Lincoln alao had a Bald day at the piata, cracking cut 18 hits. Cathy Ooodsen picked up the win for West and Hampton took the loss. Hampton was 4-for4 and Donna Myers S.for-4 to lead the KM hitting attack. Klnga Mountain Jumped to a 6-0 lead after four times at bat but West Uncoln aeoied seven runs In the bottom of the fourth to take the lead. The Pats committed four arrora and Hampton walked three batten during that Inning. 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