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TUMtey, r«bn»ry 31, lITt-MIRROR-HBRALD-PAce 7 Gordon Wins Regional, Ingram Advances To State iV )N Two King! Mountkln Hlg^ School wrectlorc flnlahed In the top eight In the Western Reglonale VMdny and Saturday at Hickary High School and qualified for the State Tournament to be held ■niuraday and Friday at Parkland High School In Wlnaton-Salem. David Oordon Snlohed flrat In the heavyweight dtvlalan and will carry a aaaoon’a record of SM and a career mark of SS4 to Wlnatoa>Salam. Ha'a the ★★★ ^poirR wlnnlngeat grappler la KHHS hlatoiy. Robert Ingram, a ISS- pound aanlor, flnlahed eighth despite being Slowed by the flu and he’ll be among le gnwpters battling for the state tttta In his weight division. KM’S other two ★★★ representatives In the reglonals, Maurice Jamerson and Johnny Ross, both lost first round matches and failed to qualify for the state tourney. Ingram will meat the number one seed from the East In his opening round match and Oordon will meet the number eliRt man from the Bast. Oordon, who Is In a good position to become the first KMHS wresber to win the state championship, needs tour vlctoiiae to earn that Mnor. Alfred Ash, whs wraetled here In the early ’IDs, won the Weatom N. C. High Schools Acttvltles Asoodatlon tttle. ’Team-wise at Hickory, the Mountaineers Snlshed Uth out of 73 sehooU. Concord was first. ■ Gordon, Ingram Repeat Seven All-Conference \ Seven Kings Mountain High School wreatlers ware named to the AU- Southwastem t-A Con- fsranoe team announced Saturday by Mae Lan caster, secretary of the league. The Mountaineers’ unbeaten heavyweight, David Oordon, waa honored lor the second straight year along with two other seniors and four sophomares. Joining Oordon on the taamwereie7-pound senior Norman Phillips, lU- pound senior Robert Ingram, who was named for the third straight year, and four aophomoree, 106- pound Milas Boyce, UB- pound Sammy Bell, US- pound Johiuiy Roes and 146-pound Maurice Jamerson. The complete AU-8WC team Included: M Pd. - ’Tracy Schlff, South Point, and Wayne Davis, Shelby. 106 — Boyce and Freddie. Stans, South Point. 113 — Don Wallace, North Oaston. UO - Ball and ’Tony Toung, Crest. 136 - Joe Cunningham, Bast Oaston and OdsU Foust, South Point. 133 - Ross and Danny Sparrow, South Point. 138 - Ingram and Lsutdrum Millar, Shslby. 145 - Jamerson, Kevin WUaa, Bast Oaston, and Ken Harbin, North Oaston. IBS - Bobby Hogan, Bast Oaston, and Scott Bankhead, Shelby. Itr - PhllUps and Ryan WUoon, Chase. 136 - Ricky McDowell, Bast Oaston, and Roger Oreen, Chase. 196 - Darryl Rmaell, South Point; Kemy Hnaa, Chase; and Ken Howell, Shelby. Hwt - Oordon, Roger Patterson, South Point, and Roger Dill, Bast Oaston. NBW KMHS COACH - Steve Foeter, seated, signs contract to teach and coach at Klngi Mountain High School Saturday as KMHS princUMd Forrest Wheeler, Photo By Oary Stewart left, and head football coach and athletic director Dan Brooks, right, look on. Foster will coach the line for the Mountaineers beginning next fall. Gills Lose To Warriors KM Optimist Club To Host State Tournament disappointing School Wednesday when uk^all season .^ded the varslU girls were q.4ftigs Mountain High eliminated^ Bast Oaston Rickenbacker, Bell Named All-Conference DFF) Kings Mountain High School placed only two players on the All- Southwestern 8-A Con- tsrance badietbaU team aimounced Saturday by league secretary Mac Lancaster. Juniors Priscilla Rickenbacker and Ver- non BeU were the Moun- talneers selected. Others named to the girls team Included Vanessa Slnunons, Mary Am Wright and Susan Hull of Burns, SheUa WlUlamson and Musette Mills of South Point, Jennifer Smith of Bast Oaston, Olna Miller of North Oaston, and Glenda Harris and Pot Watson of Oest. Others on the boys team Included Bobby Huskey and WendeU Wilson of Orest, Blanton Hamilton of Shelby, Jimmy RMves and Joe Shepherd of South Point, Vince Hamilton of R-S Oentral, T. T. ’Twltty and DonneU Sbnmons of Bast Rutherford and Canick McSwatai of Chase. In the opening round of the Southwestern 8-A Con- fersiiee tObmamenr at Bums, 69-38. ’The loss left the Momtalnettes with a final 3-11 record tai a season In which they were picked as one of the lea«ilng con tenders for the conference title. ’Ibe boys, also a pre season favorlto, Snlshed their season with a tour- MID ATLANTIC WRESTLING CHAMnONSHT WRESTUNG KINGS MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CENTER Kings Mountain. N. C. jFRI. Feb. 24, 8:15 PM| Advance Tickets On Sale At Community Center DOUBLE Main EVENT PAUL JONES VS- T V TITLE MATCH / \ BARON VON RASCHKEj '—* VS- JOHNNY WEAVBI IROBERTO SOTO €KWa'.y5"?*f8MreR i &E JACOBS I ■ Plus One Other All Star Match CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING Sonball Champs To Gather Kings Mountain’s 18-16 year old girls softball team, which won the state tournament last sununer and finished third In the Dixie Youth Worid Series In WhltevUle, will be honored with an awards night dinner at 6 p. m. tonight at the Western Slsiler Steak House In Shelby. AO IT members of the team will receive In dividual trophies and the team wm reoetvs the third place and qxrtsmanshlp trophies from the World Series. Coaches Candy Alberglne and Laura Brown and staff mombers of the sponsoring recreation department wlU present the awards. Big Pro Mat Card Here Friday Mid-Atlantic eham- ptonshlp wreetUng comes to the Kings Mountain Community Cantor Friday night at 8:10. ’Two big matai events highlight the card, in one, Paul Jones meets the "Nature Boy,’’ Rlc Flair, and In the other, Johmy Weaver challengee the champion, Baron Von Rasehka. for the’TV Utle. I In a tag team match, I Qnsihsr BlackweU and the Russian Stomper taka on Roberto Soto and Abe Jacobe, and In anoOMr single feature, BUI Whtte opposes Jerry Stubbs. Advance tickets ore now on sale at the community center. nament loes to Crest Tuesday which gave them a final 3-16 mark. The Mountalnettes were never In the game Wed nesday as Bast Oaston stormed to a 184 first period lead and a 33-80 halftime advantage. Bast Oaston lad 44-81 going Into the fourth quarter. ’The Mountalnettes tailed to put a player In double figures. Judy Henderaon and Annette LltUeJohn led the scoring with eight paints s^tlece. Arlene Brown and Jennifer Smith combined for 87 points for the Lady Warriors. Brown led the way with 31 points. In cluding 18 of 19 shots from the foul line. Smith added 16. East Gaston’s big dlf- forance came from the foul line, where the Lady Warriors hit 38 of 84 shots. KMHS managed just Mx of 13. THEBOXSOOBB KM (88) - Ricken backer 8, Bristol 3, Ramey 4, Henderson 8, Littlejohn 3, Gladden 8, Moore 3, McOaln 1, Mack 6, Hlck- num 3. BO (89) - A. Brown 31, Smith 16, B. Brown 4, Veltors 4, BlackweU 8, Orlce 7, Broome 4, Penoon 1. The Kings Mountain Optimist Chib Is spon soring the first-otmual Tar Heel State Claaslc bosketoaU tournament for boys ages 10-13 at the Kings MounUln Com munity Center March 39- AprU 1. Entries are now being accepted from teams from all across North Carolina. Entry deadline to March 30. Tbetoumanaent wlU be a double-eUmlnatlon event. Trophies wUl be awarded to the top three teams plus aU players who ore named to the AU-State team. Boys who did not turn 18 before August 1, 1977 are eUgible. Teams Interested In entering are asked to write Dan BagweUat .P. 131, Kings Mountain, N. C. 38096, or caU BagweU at (704) 789-6606. Entry fee to $36 per team. Checks should be made payable to the Kings Mountain OpUmtot (Sub. Admission for fans wlU be one dollar for eidulta and 60 cents for persons under 13. Teams setoctod wlU bq^ notified before March 33, and they should be prepared to mall their rosters on March 38. Teams will be maUed a copy of the tournament rules, application forms and offlctol team roster torrna. We can help pay your rent when you can’t! K you're tick or disabled and can't work, Nationwide can help you keep your family and home together. Call an agent and aae. Beb 8ad6i. Jr. East Ktag OlrMt Ktogi Mtaslato. N. ^aliaa 18696 h 739-nu NATIONWIDE INSURANCE Vaiionwitfe Mutual Inturance Company Nationwide Lift Inturanea Company Horn# ONica Coiumbua. 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