Photo by Gary Stewart
SAFE AT THIRD - North Gaston's Doug Ross slides safely into
third base following a passed ball in first inning of Tuesday's
Southwestern 3-A Conference baseball game against Kings
Mountain at Lancaster Field. Kings Mountain's third baseman
is Jarvis Young. North Gaston won 4-3.
Softball Marathon Set
At Gastonia Park
The WAAK Bud Light soft-
ball marathon for Easter seals
will be held May 19-20 at
Ferguson Park in Gastonia.
Local teams are encouraged to
enter the event. To secure entry
forms, call toll free
1-800-662-9712 or call Lee
Young at WAAK in Dallas at
922-3411.
Entry fee, which is tax deduc-
tible, is $100. All participating
teams will receive two cases of
Bud Light or soft drinks.
Teams raising $250 or more
will receive limited edition
marathon T-shirts and teams
raising $350 or more will also
receive marathon duffle bags.
The team raising the most
money will receive a pizza party
at the Pizza Inn in Gastonia, » Cy
huggers and a team trophy. ! iF
The second highest fund-
raising team will receive can hug-
gers and a team trophy, and the
team with the third highest
amount of funds raised will
receive a team trophy.
The top individual fund raiser
will receive dinner for two at the
Western Steer Family
Steakhouse at I-85 and New
Hope Road in Gastonia, one pair
of “pick-a-tickets” to the Lit-
chfield Cinemas, four tickets to a
Charlotte O’s game, and a
trophy.
The second place individual
rund-raiser will receive dinner
for two at the Western Steer,
two tickets to a Charlotte O’s
game and a trophyt.
The number three individual
far d-raiser. will receive two.
» tickets to a Charlotte O's game |
and a trophy.
Photo by Gary Stewart
AIDS KM WIN - Thomas Putnam, who plays the number three
singles position, helped Kings Mountain High's netters defeat
East Rutherford and Charlotte Latin last week. The Moun-
taineers travel to R-S Central today.
KMHS Netters Post
Two Wins Last Week
Kings Mountain High’s tennis
team won a pair of matches last
week to run their record to 2-0 in
the Southwestern 3-A Con-
ference and 7-3 overall.
The Mountaineers. blanked
conference foe East Rutherford
90 Wednesday and defeated
Charlotte Latin 7-2 in a non-
conference match Thursday.
The Mountaineers will travel
to R-S Central Thursday and
host Chase Friday.
KM 9, EAST 0
(Singles)
Brad Jones def. Jimmy Cilone
6-0, 6-0; Jeff Barnette def. Joel
Cate 6-0, 6-1; Thomas Putnam
def. Darren Sherwin 6-2, 60;
Mike Bowles def. Paul Brown
64, 6-0; David Pervine def. Matt
Stamey 6-2, 6-1; Wes Thompson
def. Curt Pearson 64, 64.
(Doubles)
Putnam-Bowles def. Cilone-
Stamey 8-0; Todd Wilson-Mike
Reynolds def. Cate-Pearson 8-2;
Paul Ware-Rich Scruggs def.
Serwin-Brown 8-0.
KM 7, LATIN 2
(Singles)
Brad Jones def. Charles
Dubose 6-1, 6-1; Jeff Barnette
lost to Steven Culp 64, 3-6, 64;
Thomas Putnam def. Darren
Young 64, 5-7, 64’ Mike
Bowles def. Andy Howell 7-6,
6-1; David Pervine def. Rufus
Timberlake 3-6, 7-6, 6-2; Wes
Thompson def. Tony Messinger
6-7, 64, 6-3.
(Doubles)
Jones-Barnette def. Dubose-
Culp 8-1; Bowles-Putnam def.
Young-Howell 8-3; Pervine-
Todd Wilson def. Timberlake-
Scott Marshall 8-1.
Thursday, April 19, 1984-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 7A
Mounties Lose Three
Kings Mountain High's
basebaiiers had troubie hitting
the bail and fielding it iast week.
The Mountaineers coiiected
oniy 10 hits and made 24 errors
in losses to Sheiby, South Point
and East Gaston.
The Mountaineers went into
the: week: with ‘a: 3-2
Southwestern 3-A Conference
record and in the running for the
Eastern Division titie, and finish-
ed the week with a 3-5 con-
ference mark and in iast piace in
the division standings.
Kings Mountain feii to Sheiby
10-6 in a makeup game Wednes-
day, iost to South Point 10-2 in a
makeup game Thursday and feii
to first piace East Gaston 8-1
Friday.
The Mountaineers coiiected
six of their 10 hits for the week
against Sheiby, but 10 Moun-
taineer errors ied to their
downfaii. Shelby, trailing 1-0,
scored eight runs in the second
inning to put the game away.
Todd Cloninger started for the
Mounties and took the loss.
Marty Bridges and Jerry
McDaniel aiso saw action on the
mound. Biily Gambie went the
distance for Sheiby.
Rodney Bailew walked, stoie
second and scored on an error to
give the Mountaineers a 1-0 iead
in the first. But in the top of the
second, Shelby took advantage
of four waiks, severai KM errors
and two-run singies by Jay
Thompson and Mike Spangier to
score eight runs.
Kings Mountain scored two
more runs in the third on a waik
to Thomas Breakfieid, Baiiew’s
singie, a singie by Paul Neisier, a
Sheiby error and a fieider’s
choice. The Mounties added
another run in the fifth on
singies by Richie Goid and Cion-
inger and scored their finai two
runs in the seventh on waiks to
Goid and Brad Reynoids, Kent
Boheier’s double and an infieid
grounder by Kelly Stewart
which was turned into a fieider’s
choice.
The Mounties committed 10
more errors Thursday night at
South Point as the Raiders kept
hot on the heeis of East Gaston
in the race for two piayoff posi-
tions from the Eastern Division.
South Point heid a 3-0 iead after
thrée innings and then broke the
game open with six runs in the
fourth.
Kings Mountain picked up
sigietons in the fifth and sixth
frames. Doug Ramsey’s doubie
and a singie by Cioninger were
the only two KM hits.
Reynoids waiked, moved to
second on Cioninger’s singie and
iater scored on a sacrifice fiy by
Tommy Batchier to get KM on
the scoreboard in the fifth. In the
sixth, Maury Williams waiked
and scored on a doubie by
Ramsey.
Batchier started for KM and
took the loss. Bridges and Neisier
came on in relief. Bobby Hargett
worked the first five innings for
South Point and got the win.
East Gaston took advantage
of four KM errors to post two
big innings Friday. Clint Wiles
went the route for the Warriors.
Cloninger worked the first two
innings for KM and took the
loss. He was relieved by Bridges
WEDNESDAY'S GAME
By innings: R H E
S 0820000106 1
KM 10201026 6 10
Gamble and Hester;
Cloninger. Bridges (3).
“McDaniel (5) and Yarboro,
Stewart (6).
THURSDAY GAME
By innings: R H E
KM 00001102 2 10
SP 201 610 x 10120
Batchler, Bridges (4), Neisler
(6) and Yarboro, Stewart (6).
Hargett, Mellen (6) and Corn-
well.
FRIDAY GAME
By innings: R H E
EG 10400038 7 0
KM 01000001 2 4
Wiles and Carrigan.
Cloninger. Bridges (3)
McDaniel (5) and Yarboro,
Stewart (4).
CORRECTION
Kings Mountain High tennis
player Mike Bowles won his
match against his East Gaston
opponent last week, 6-7, 6-2, 6-1.
It was incorrectly reported in last
week’s paper that Bowles lost.
in the third and McDaniei ini the
fifth.
After spotting East Gaston a
10 iead in the first, the Moun-
ties tied the score at l-aii in the
bottom of the second. But the
Warriors struck for four runs in
the third to break the game
open.
KM’ second inning taiiy
came on waiks to Cioninger and
Neai Morris, a passed baii, and
Johnny Yarboro’s fieider’s
choice.
Yarboro’s singie and
Reynoids’ doubie were the oniy
hits for Kings Mountain.
I'he Mountaineers are
scheduied to piay at Sheiby Fri-
day night. They host Crest Tues-
day.
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