KMHS Cindermen Hope To Improve
Kings Mountain High's men's
track team expects to improve on
last year's record in Southwestern
3-A Conference action this spring.
Coach John Bumgardner has
most of his men back from last
year's fifth place team, and some
talented younger players should
give the Mountaineers much-need-
ed depth.
"With the number of kids that
we have out, if everyone stays
healthy and works hard, we could
be one of the top three teams in the
conference," said Bumgardner. "Of
course, Shelby and East Rutherford
are always strong in track and
they'll be right up there again, and
with South Point's speed they'll be
tough."
Some of Bumgardner's returnees
include long distance runner Ryan
Hollifield, who finished fifth in the
conference in the mile last year.
"We look for him to do just as well
or better this year," Bumgardner
said.
Brian Butler returns in the 800,
along with Audia Spencer, a
sophomore, who qualified for the
state meet in the 300 high hurdles
last year. "He didn't place in the
conference last year because of an
injury,” Bumgardner recalled. "If
he stays healthy this year, he'll be
tough."
Alan Chisholm and Fred Byrd
return in the shot and discus, James
Roberts returns in the 200, and
Larry Stone, who finished fifth in
the conference last year, returns in
the pole vault.
Bumgardner expects a lot of
sophomores to help out. Some of
those include Mike Byers, Andy
Hollifield, Bill Foard, Doug
Womic, Victor Bell, Clifton Propst,
Roderick Clemmons, Chuck
Bridges, Rodney Houser, D.J.
Williams, Jonathon Hicks and
Kevin Moss.
Seniors Patrick Odem and
Patrick Jones, who are coming out
for track for the fist time, should
give the team a boost in the sprints
and jumping events, Bumgardner
said. Jeff Ross is also coming out
for the first time as a senior and
Bumgardner expects him to be one
of the fastest men on the team.
Some juniors who look promis-
ing are Quan Smith, Casey
Shipman, and Chris Goforth.
Netters Look Good Again
Kings Mountain High's men's
tennis team will open its 1989 sea-
son March 20 at Charlotte Latin.
Coach Steve Lazenby, whose
Mountaineers won their first
Southwestern 3-A Conference title
two years ago, expects to be strong
again after finishing second to
Shelby last year and qualifying
several players for the state tourna-
ment.
Senior Jeff Guy, who played
number one last season, is the top
returnee, but Lazenby has two oth-
er returning starters and several
younger players with a lot of po-
Senior Games Underway In County
BY BILL ALEXANDER
Registration for the 1989
Regional Senior Games opened on
March 1. All senior adults ages 55
and over are eligible to participate
in as many events as they desire,
divided in five year categories for
male and female.
Most events will be held at
Gardner-Webb College, except
putt-putt, golf and bowling. The
Senior Games program will run
from April 24 through April 27,
with the awards ceremony in
Cleveland Mall at 7 p.m. on that
Try
monies at noon on Monday, April
24 will be John Carter of WBTV,
Charlotte, and Margo Raynor, State
Senior Games Director, of Raleigh.
The ROTC Unit from Ashbrook
High School, Gastonia, will pre-
sent the colors and Chase High
School Band will play "The
National Anthem."
tential. Dale Bowen and Jay
Hendricks will move up to the sec-
ond and third playing positions,
and rounding out the top six will be
Robert Wilson, Jonathan Bolt, and
either Kevin Bess or Kelly Bess.
“This promises to be a good sea-
son with the quality of play that
these young men are capable of ac-
complishing,” Lazenby said.
Lazenby said the local playing
facilities have been improved. The
junior and senior high courts have
been resurfaced and net wind-
screens and nets have been in-
stalled.
Track and field events will begin
at 9 a.m. Monday morning before
the opening ceremonies. These in-
clude the 1500 meter walk, 100,
200, 400, 800 and 1500 meter runs,
spincasting, broad jumps, discus,
shot put, football, and softball
throws. Events on Monday after-
noon will be horseshoes, shuffle-
board and basketball shooting.
Tuesday morning the golf com-
petition will be held at Woodbridge
Golf Course and beginning at 7
p.m. tennis singles and doubles
will be played at Gardner Webb
College.
ime = Sion opening core. Wednesday Bioflling will fortune
croquet and table tennis, while the
bowling competition will begin at
2 p.m. at Major League Lanes.
Thursday morning will feature
swimming and billiards while putt-
putt will begin at 4 p.m. at
Cleveland Mall.
A new event has been added this
year. Silver Arts competition al-
BOYS TENNIS
MARCH
20 - at Charlotte Latin. 21 -
Lincolnton. 23-24 - at Gaston
County Tournament.
APRIL
4 - at East Gaston. 6 - at
Ashbrook. 11 - Myers Park. 13 - at
Garinger. 18 - R-S Central. 20 -
Burns. 25 - at East Rutherford. 27 -
at Chase.
MAY
2 - at South Point. 4 - at North
Gaston. 9 - at Shelby. 17-18 - State
Regionals. 24-25 - State
Tournament.
lows older adults to showcase their
artistic talent. Visual arts, paintings
and drawings, may be of oil,
acrylics, pen and ink, pencil, wa-
tercolor, charcoal and pastels. All
entries must be the original work
of the artist after age 55 and must
be securely framed and wired,
ready to be hung. Art work can be
no longer than 20x24 inches and
will be displayed at Cleveland Mall
April 25-27. First, second and third
place winners will be selected and
awards will be given at closing cer-
emonies at Cleveland Mall
Thursday, April 27.
The general registration fee is $2
before April 10 and $3 after that
date. This fee entitles a participant
to enter as many events as desired
and includes lunch on Monday. A
facility fee will be charged for golf
and bowling in addition to the gen-
eral registration fee.
Program information booklets
have been prepared and may be
picked up at the local Senior
Center.
Baseball Registration Underway
Registration for Kings Mountain
Dixie Youth baseball will begin
Thurs., March 9 at the community
center (room 102) from 8:30 a.m.
until 8:30 p.m.
Registration will continue on
Fri., March 10 from 8:30 until
4:30, and resume Mon., March 13
through Thurs., March 16 from
8:30 until 8:30 and conclude on
Fri., March 17 at 4:30 p.m.
All players ages four through 12
wanting to participate in the pro-
Fitness Expo
Set At Mall
A Fitness Expo is planned for
Monday, March 20 from 8 to 10
a.m. to help senior adults get ac-
quainted with Senior Games.
The special event, to be held at
Cleveland Mall behind Center
Stage, will be sponsored by the
committee for the 1989 Cleveland-
Rutherford County Senior Games.
Rec Meeting
Re-Scheduled
~The Kings Mountain Parks and
Recreation Commission meeting
has been re-scheduled from March
23 to March 16 at 7 p.m. at the
Community Center. The public is
invited.
The group will discuss the com-
‘mission's youth athletics benefit
softball tournament to be played
March 30-April 1.
The tournament will be a dou-
ble-elimination format and will in-
clude a church league division and
an open-industrial league division.
Entry fee is $75. For more infor-
mation, contact the Parks and
Recreation Department at 734-
0449.
SPEEDWAY OPENS
Carolina Speedway in Gastonia
will open for the 1989 racing sea-
son Sunday with racing in five di-
visions. Gates open at 12 noon and
gram this year must register by
March 17 to be placed on a team.
The deadline applies to first year
players and players returning from
last year.
To register, parents must present
a copy of the child's birth certifi-
cate to be filed with the completed
registration form and pay a $7.00
registration fee.
Drafts for Tee Ball will be on
March 18 at 10 a.m. The draft for
the Minor League will be March
18 at 12 noon and the draft for the
Major League will be March 18 at
2 p.m.
Election of league officers will
be held March 13 at 7 p.m. in the
Mountaineer Room at the commu-
nity center. Parents or league
guardians of players, coaches, cur-
rent officers and sponsors will have
one vote each.
For more information, contact
Preston Leonard at the Kings
in Community Ceriter, 734-
'Rock’ To Defend Titles
Kings Mountain's David "The
Rock" Humphries will go to Paris,
France, April 24 to defend his
world super middleweight kick-
boxing title against Paschal Lapat
of Paris. Humphries knocked out
Lapat in 43 seconds of the first
round in a recent bout in Paris.
Humphries and his trainer,
Robert Eng of Kings Mountain,
will go from France to Spain to
tour the country and defend the ti-
tle against some of that country's
top stars.
Humphries has a 45-3 record
which includes 31 knockouts and
10 knockouts by kicks. Eng said
the 43-second victory in Paris re-
cently "upset" the Paris media
which had highlighted the fight for
eight weeks.
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"Much has happened to David
over the ast three years, but we've
just broken the tip of the iceberg,"
says Eng.
Humphries won his fifth world
title in Virginia Beach, Va., in
January, defeating Bubba Walters
for the super middleweight title.
"David has done what no other
kickboxer has ever done," says
Eng. "He's won more world titles,
had more successful title defenses,
and has defeated more world
champions than anyone else."
Eng said Humphries will defend
at least one of his titles in Kings
Mountain on April 1 against Larry
"The Terror" Bethea. The match
had earlier been scheduled in
Charlotte but was called off be-
cause of a contract dispute.
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Bumgardner is carrying three
freshmen, including Matt Stout,
Andy Turner and Kyle Hamrick. .
"The key for us is to im-
prove in the field events so we
won't be so far behind when we
start the running events," said
Bumgardner. "We're real solid in
the long distance events and, if we
work hard, we can be good in the
sprints."
MEN'S TRACK
MARCH
16 - KM, East Rutherford, R-S
at Shelby. 18 - Ashbrook at KM.
23 - East Rutherford, Shelby, South
Point at Kings Mountain.
APRIL
6 - KM, Burns, Shelby at East
Rutherford. 13 - KM, South Pint,
R-S at Chase. 18 - Cleveland
County meet at Crest. 20 - KM,
Shelby, North Gaston, Burns at
South Point. 27 - Shelby
Invitational.
MAY
5 - SWC meet at East Rutherford.
13 - Sectional meet. 20 - Regional
meet. 27 - State meet in Raleigh.
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