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IVieaday, June 6, 1978—MIlip.OM-HERAUD—Pam 9 I the DO In ktott Ilf. Hard Work Pays Big Dividends For KM Tennis Star Tim Riddle By OAKY STEWART Sports Editor Tim Riddle made a declalon at age 14 to give iq> all other sports and concentrate on becoming a good tennis player. Not only has he become a good one, but the best to ever come out of Kings Mountain High School. Riddle, who recently ended a brilliant three- year prep career by finishing third In the state toumaunent, accomplished Ms feats through a lot of hard work. ITie KMHS senior, who will probably continue his education and tennis career at Presbyterian Obllege in Clinton, S. C., first became Interested In termls when he was In the sixth grade when he at tended a clinic given by Sandy Mauney at the KMHS courts. Since that time he has q>ent an average of five hours per day sharpening his game. His hard work led to a Western N. C. High Schools Activities Association championship a year ago and a second {dace ranking In North Carolina this year. In three years at KMHS, Riddle lost only one con ference match and that csune his soidiomore year. His junior and senior years, all of the matches he lost were to ranked players. He will be remembered most for his ac complishments of his junior campaign, when ha won the association crown and led the MounUes to the team championship, but he's probably a much better player now than then. Making the switch from the S8-school WNCHSAA to the SSO-school North Carolina High School Athletic Association was a huge one. “There was a lot more pressure Involved In the state association,” says Riddle, who has already hit the tournament trail since competing li»< the state prep tourney. "There were so many good players In the state association It was hard just to qualify for the tournaments.” Riddle finished second to Shelby’s Andy WUklson in the Southwestern Sec tionals and second to eventual state champion Mark Dillon of Charlotte Myers Park In the Western Reglonals before losing In the state semi-finals to the state’s top-ranked 16 year old, Phil Rallford of Chapel Hill. Riddle advanced further than any other 8-A player In the state and single-handedly scored more points (three) than any other S-A school In the tourney. Thus, If schools were classified in tennis. Riddle would have been the state 6-A champion. Although he was disappointed he did not win the state, because he had set that as his main goal Ibr his senior year. Riddle was pleased with the way he played his senior year. ”I accomplished a lot my junior yeau",” he noted, "and It was hard to back It up. I wish I could have done better but there were a lot of tough players.” Riddle was accustomed to competitive tennis before he reached high . school age. his taste of, through Mauney’k^ clinics here, he took lessons for sometime from Shelby pro Jaime Amaya and began playing In tournaments' across North Carolina. He played In enough events to gain the 17th ranking among 16 year olds and by the time he turned IT his game had progressed so much he climlied to the number two ranking among 18 years olds. Dillon Is the top- ranked 18 year old. “The thing I like about tennis,” he says, "la that It’s an individual sport. You go as far as you want to go. The rest of the team can’t win for you and the coach can’t win for you. You determine how far you go. “I had played baseball until I was 14 years old,” he recalled. “But I decided at that time that since tennis was an Individual q>ort I could do more with It than baseball.” Several persons have played a major role In Riddle’s success. He credits Thorny Strang, pro at Cleveland Country Club in Shelby, with helping him develop his game during the past two years, his coach, Ed Ouy, with helping him cone with his individual problems, and Mr., ^d Mrs PO competitive tournaments last year. “It gave me a lot of confidence,” he said. “The four summer tournaments I won were ones I didn’t really expect to do that well In and I think the confidence I built by winning the association was what helped me win them.” Riddle also credits his teammates at KMHS and the fans around Kings Mountain for helping him a lot. “The guys on the team were good to work with me,” he said, "and they’ve been behind me In everything I’ve tried to do. A lot of them came to the regional and state tour naments. And everybody In Kings Mountain has been behind me and made me feel good.” Riddle works hard on developing all aspects of his game and feels he doesn’t have any par- ttcular strong points. “I just always try to become more conslatent and be equal In all aspects of the game,” he says. Summer tennis, he says, is far more competitive than prep termls and he has a full slate of tour naments slated for the coming three months. He’s already won the Shelby Junior Tournament and la going to Winston Salem next weekend and hopes to qualify for the Southern and National toumsunents. “There are so many good players playing In the summer tournaments,” he says. "You always have to be on your toes. You can lose In the first round just as easily as In the finals. And North Carolina Is one • of the strongest tennis states In the nation.” Looking back on his high school csueer. Riddle says he’s luqrpy with what he accomplished and hopes he can continue to Improve as he heads Into the college ranks. After college, he said, he hopes to qlther him Imlld his confidence. He says his most en joyable moments In high school came with wliuilng the association, and says winning that crown helped him win four highly- !qr sup-, pus’suB..Hac'lourlng<.' pco. lielliihg " career tae<alssr)sarvar<aaia club pro or coach. “I consider myself real fortunate,” he said, “and I just thank the good Lord for allowing me to reach some goals I wanted to reach.” from Yesteryear... for YOnJLTS LIYISS GOLDEN OLDIES ARE BACK .... ,• ... 4 ■ "ilf* •ijK ' V v- ■ •• --etswv » assw sSi . Lr ^'****.'* w V/ % TIM RIDDLL..CIoses out brilliant prep career Gardner-Webb Golfers Seek Third NAIA Crown BOILINa SPRINGS - Defending NAIA golf champions Oardner-Webb College will have the op portunity to make It three in a row as they travel to Hfontsvllle, Texas for the 1978 national tournament. The Bulldogs, winners of the last two national cham pionships, received an Invitation this year as the first alternate after finish ing second to Elon In the District 26 golf tournament in April. “We are very fortunate to be able to participate in this year’s tournament,” comments golf coach Dr. Garland Allen. “When we lost the services of two of our better golfers after Christmas, I had no Idea,, ^fotdd ffadsh as high gsj ’’secbnd lh oilr district. But - the other guys took up the alack and we’ve been In vited back to the nationals.” Two-time All America Jimmy Franklin from Morganton, N. C., and Wayne Myers of Charlotte, L-Rhyne Slates Sessions N. C., a member of both national championship teams, head up the Bull dogs chances at a third consecutive national championship. Both Franklin and Myers were named Golf MVP’s at the recent Bull dog All Sports Banquet. Rounding out the team for 1978 are Murray White, a freshman from High Polnt.N C. Byron Auton, a freshman from Lenoir, N. C, and Alan Shuford, a freshman from Shelby, N. C. Coach Allen added, "We hope to finish as high as possible In the team championship and we have In Jimmy and Wayne the caliber .of players neces- aatV’jli? capture the In- dlvlduaf title. Jimmy finished second In Isist years Individual race.” Sam Houston State, runners-up to Gardner - Webb In last year’s tourna ment, will host the championship at their home course In Huntsville, Texas, June 6-9. You can talk to ma W about I \ ANY type of Ufa inauranca Don't ieel you have to go to one place for life In surance planning, to another for annuHlea, group, hospitalization, diaaWlity income, education and retirement plana. 1 con take care of all your personal, family, and business insurance needs — because of my many years ot experience in helping people with a vari ety of coverage and protection programs, and be- cauae I hava the facilities and know-how ot agreat insurance company behind me. It you have an insurance need, call me today. LOU 8ABETTI 864-4521. 739-2640 ' Registered Representative OMetropolitan Where the future is now Meirep»lit«n Lite Ineurence Cempefty. N V . N.Y Keepsakes- R»Mn 10 me •OooOOkMXW wtm rwtooe kimit mot cop^ the *;r;»;^*«** wwaaovEh 60AD ^ P.?.?".*" "r* ,.«%ee ct»vei«iionOta»w«i(im«wleOwimhnwX meKWttufvt»wwooe^onartwwouia^ KINOt MOUNTAIN. woes pfcm - you wa too S«iuevei»oun Voul wont to moke Keepwkei-youti „ PHONE 73f*B®6f ^ HICKORY — Five sports caunps will be offered to area youngatera this summer by Lenolr-Rhyne College, It was announced today by Dr. Keith M. Ochs of the athletic department. In addition to the tradi tional football and basket ball offerlnge. Dr. Oche said, the college will conduct two new all-aporte seselona In July. The flrat Lenolr-Rhyne csunp, boya’ basketball, will operate June 12-16. Girls’ baaketball will follow, June 19-28, and football la alated June 26- 80. The camps will empha sise conditioning and fiindamentala. Each of the seselona la open to youngatera 9-18 years of age and will meet from 9 a. m.-4:80 dally. The aU-sporU camps are designed to aharpen eklUa and promote enjoyment of Individual and group q>orts. They will Include tennis, golf, archery, volleyball and badminton. Open to youngsters 8-14 years of age, the camps will be conducted July 10- 14 and July 17-31. They wlU meat from 8 a. m.-O p. m. dally. The Lenolr-Rhyne camps will be staffed by Lenolr-Rhyne coachea and players, as wall as out standing visiting liwtruc- tora. Summer campera will use all athletic facUl- tlee of the coUege, aa weU as the Voigt R. Cromer Canter. The coat of each camp, which Includes lunch, use ot equipment. Insurance and a camp t-shlrt, will be $40 par camper. rrsNicETO FEEL so GOOD VBOUTAMEAL ©KFC NUionil CthOp 1»7« Kentucky Fried Chicken is the only place where you can get your chicken two ways. Original Recipe or Extra Crispy. , Either way, you’ll know your famih( wll be eating well. Because Kenl^ky Fried Chicken uses only the highest quality <^*cK©n. Original Recipe or Extra Cnspy. It s race to j feel so good about a meal. KMtMkMfritdi * Cl^i EVERY TUESDAY IS CHICKEN PICKIN DAY Combination Dinner: . 3 Pieces Chicken . Cole Slaw . PMatoes . Gravy Roll AU QNiY *1.59 TNI 99* IR IS BACK 2 Pieces of Chicken, poUtoes, gravy and roll.
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