Newspapers / The Kings Mountain Herald … / May 17, 1989, edition 1 / Page 6
Part of The Kings Mountain Herald (Kings Mountain, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
4 ay Page 6A-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Wednesday, May 17, 1989 ROBBIE RUFF STEALS ANOTHER BASE Leads Patriots With 35 Steals, .669 Average Patriots Finish Undefeated Kings Mountain Junior High's baseball team completed an unde- feated season Thursday at Burns with a 9-1 victory. Stephen Fisher went the distance on the mound, scattering five hits and striking out eight. The win was the 21st straight for Tommy Wease's Patriots over the past two years and gave them the Bi-County Middle School Conference championship. Coup Stoney and Peggy Jackson and Bill and Brenda Sellers fired a 118 to win the Couples Member- Member Handicap Golf Tournament May 6-7 at Kings Mountain Country Club. There was a three-way playoff for second place. Taking second place honors were Carl and Pat Champion and Dean and Peggy Gardner, and third place went to Andy and Sylvia Neisler and Amy Strzykalski and Mickey Powers. They edged Al and Elaine Grigg and Doris and Ken Cloninger. Others participating were Jerry 4 and Mary Leigh Broadwell and Chase From Page 5-A would have to win the MAC tour- nament to bump Enka from the number two seed. Clark said he has been told by other coaches that Enka has a "sol- id ballteam" with two good, young pitchers, so he expects a tough ballgame from them. "We're just excited about being in the state playoffs for the first time in nine years," said Clark. "We've had a great year and are re- . ally looking forward to the extra play. This is like gravy to us and we want to go as far as we can." If Kings Mountain beats Enka Tuesday, the Mountaineers would advance to a second round game against the winner of a game be- tween SWC champion South Point and the number three team from Burns From Page 5-A Bulldog pitchers. Coach Bruce Clark's charges finished with 16 hits and scored in every inning. After Burns grabbed a 5-4 lead in the top of the third, KM scored three runs in the bottom of the third, two in the fourth, five in the fifth and four in the sixth. John McSwain, Burns’ starting and losing pitcher, gave the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead in the top of the first with a run-scoring triple. KM bounced back with three in the bottom of the first, thanks to a two- out pop-up by Chris Plonk which fell in for a two-run double. Dale Collins doubled and scored on a single by Phil Reynolds to cut the margin to 3-2 in the top of the second, but KM matched that run ~ in the bottom of the inning when Daniel Honeycutt, who was run- ning for McDaniel, who had sin- Raiders From Page 5- A top of the fourth. Lay's homer in the bottom of the fourth cut the margin to 5-1, and South Point picked up a run on an error to make it 5-2 in the fifth. Robbie Ruff led the KM plate at- tack with 3¢for-3, raising his sea- son's batting average to .699. He also stole four bases, giving him 35 for the year. Doug Bridges added two doubles and three runs batted in. The Patriots broke the game open early with four runs in the first inning and five in the second. Singles by Ruff, Fisher and Mike Smith, and Bridges' two-run double es Member-Member He Mike and Heidi McDaniel; Shirley and Darrell Austin and Phil and Donna Russ; Pam Jackson, Dean Etters, Margie Yancey and Jim Lybrand; and Mitch and Wanda Howze and John and Doris Howze. MAUNEY WINS Lynne Mauney won second place low gross in the first flight and Shirley Austin won second low gross in the third flight in the Foothills League golf tournament Thursday at Mooresville. Mrs. Mauney shot an 82 and Mrs. Austin a 100. Other Kings Mountain Country Club ladies competing were Anne the MAC, probably East Henderson. If Kings Mountain wins and South Point loses in the first round, the Mountaineers would play their second round game at home. If both win, the game would be played at South Point. Kings Mountain has one of its top hitting teams in years, with five regulars hitting over .400. Toby Deaton leads the way with a .468 average, followed by Paul Brannon .459, Dale Greene .444, Chad Plonk .433, and Chris Henson .405. Brannon leads the team and the area in homeruns with 11 and shares the team lead in runs batted in with Chad Plonk with 28 apiece THE LINESCORE Score by innings: R-H-E Ch 0000000 0-5-1 KM 000 623 x 11-10-2 Allen, Macopsen (4), McIntyre (4), Sperling (5), Harris (5) and Dover; Spires, Chris Plonk (7) and Crook, Morris (6). gled, scored on an error. Collins slammed a three-run homer in the top of the third to give the Bulldogs a 5-4 lead, but the Mounties scored three more in the bottom of the third to take the lead for good at 7-5. KM added two more in the fourth to make it 9-5, then Brannon slammed his first homerun of the night ard 10th of the season in the fifth as KM increased the lead to 14-6. Brannon clubbed his second homer of the night and his record- tying 11th homer of the season in the sixth, sparking a four-run KM rally which made the score 18-6. Burns picked up its final three runs in the top of the seventh. THE LINESCORE Score by innings: R-H-E BR1130103 9-8-2 KM 313254x 18-16-3 McSwain, Hush (3), Branch (6) and Collins; McDaniel, Allen (5) and Crook, Morris (5). Mark Hall's two-run double made it 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh before McDaniel came in to save the victory. THE LINESCORE Score by innings: R-H-E KM 4001000 5-6-3 SP 000 1102 4-6-5 Spires, McDaniel (7) and Crook; Sutton, Lay (4) and Broome. Oa sparked the KM rally in the first. Ruff had a single and Bridges and Damon Putnam had doubles in the second. Fisher finished the season with a 7-0 record to lead the Patriot pitch- ing staff and the team had a .419 batting average. Ruff led the way with his .699 figure, followed by Putnam .533, Fisher .413, and Mike Smith and Todd Ware .400 each. Pouchak and Doris Howze. The next Foothills event is June 15 in Statesville. TOURNEY SET The annual Captain's Choice Tournament (men only) will be held May 20 at Kings Mountain Country Club. The Mixzd Captain's Choice will be held Sunday, May 28. Sign up for either or both tour- naments at the KMCC pro shop. Mocanu Bowls 417 Tuesday Wally Mocanu continued his re- cent hot streak in Mixed Duckpin Bowling League action Tuesday night at Dilling Heating, bowling a 165 game and 417 series to lead his team to three wins over Betty Hullender. R.W. Hullender led the losers with a 128 line and 367 set. In another match, Johnny Dye won three games from John Dilling. Lib Gault led the winners with a 134 line and 382 set and Dye added a 126 line and 341 se- ries. Dilling led his team with a 125 line and 351 set and Jack Barrett added a 117 line and 322 set. KM Cindermen In Regionals Six members of the Kings Mountain High School track team will compete in the Western Regionals Saturday at Shelby High School. Ryan Hollifield will compete in the 1600 meter run, Victor Bell in the 200 meter run and Bill Foard, Brian Butler, D.J. Williams and ' Andy Hollifield in the 3200 meter relay. The top finishers in each event will qualify for the state meet. Softball From Page 5-A of two regular season wins over KM. In the victory over Shelby, Paula Morris, Ashley Champion and Tandra Leftwich each had two hits as the KM ladies played one of their best overall games of the year. At R-S, the KM ten managed only seven hits. R-S came up with three runs on five hits, but all were in the fifth inning and that was the ballgame. Champion and Lisa Buckner led the KM attack with two hits each. "We couldn't get anything going and couldn't get the breaks," said Coach Leigh. "But we have noth- ing at all to be ashamed of. We've had a great season and still have the playoffs to look forward to." Kings Mountain, 17-5 overall, will be involved in the SWC tour- nament this week. Beginning next Monday, the KM ladies enter the state playoffs. Kings Mountain will host the number two team from the Mountain Athletic Conference (probably Enka) Monday at 4 p.m. Track And Field Program Set Kings Mountain Parks and Recreation Department will hold its first Hershey's National Track and Field Youth Program June 10 at 11 a.m. at Kings Mountain High School. Participant practice day is May 20 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the high school. To register, go by the Kings Mountain Community Center Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Winners of the local meet will advance to regional competition June 24 at 10 a.m. at Shelby High School. The top two places in each event there will advance to the state finals to be held July 14 in Raleigh. Approximately five win- ners at the state meet will be select- ed to participate in the national fi- nals in Hershey, Pa., August 12. The purpose of the Hershey's track and field program is to create a form of recreation and participa- tion for the youth of America. The philosophy of the program is to stimulate participation, enjoyment, and physical exercise. The program is open to both boys and girls in the 9-10, 11-12, and 13-14 age divisions. Competition in each division will include 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 400 meter dash, 800 meter run, 4 x 100 meter relay, standing long jump and softball throw. ; For more information, call Trace Barnette at 739-9631 or 734-0449. TABLE TENNIS Area table tennis players ages 15 and over are invited to join the Kings Mountain Parks and Recreation Table Tennis Club. The club meets on Monday nights from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Kings Mountain Community Center. i Participants need tb take their own table tennis paddles. Goals of the club include leam- ing table tennis skills, organizing tournaments at the community cen- ter, and participating in tourna- ments at other centers. For more information, call Trace Barnette or Preston Leonard at 739-9631. SUMMER TRACK Kings Mountain Recreation Department will sponsor a summer track and field series June 6, 13, 20 and 27, July 11, 18 and 25, and August 1 at John Gamble Stadium. Events scheduled are long jump, triple jump, 50 meter run, 100 me- ter run, 200 meter run, 400 meter run, 800 meter run, 1600 meter . run, 3200 meter run, 400 meter re- lay, and 1600 meter relay. The events are open to ages five and over. Registration fee is one dollar for all events. Post Office Box 756 Dallas, N.C. 28034 (704) 922-0356 ARE you buying? ARE you selling? If you ARE...Call ARE!!! "ARE" — Advertising Real Estate, Inc. REALTOR® To: PROSPECTIVE SELLERS OR BUYERS OF REAL ESTATE (Gaston County) We have qualified clients seeking to purchase reasonably listed property, and would like to know whether your property could be considered for the sales market. Our marketing analysis and sales teams are qualified and ready to help you in a most expedient and efficient manner should you be interested. Free marketing analysis (without obligation). It would indeed be our pleasure to make your acquaintance and to discuss by telephone, letter, or in person any real estate transaction you are contemplating. Please use the form herewith, to indicate your preference, and return to us soon as possible. Also, please remember us to your friends and/or family. Thanks very much. Paul Alton Finger, Jr., Realtor, "Broker" "Residential" Farms, Acreages, & Property Development. Mail To: ARE - Advertising Real Estate, Inc. Post Office Box 156 Dallas, N.C. 28034-0756 Sir: : Your real estate offer to market my property or help me find other properties is of interest. Please contact me at the address and telephone number listed below (PLEASE PRINT). NAME AREA CODE PHONE NUMBER STREET ADDRESS (POST OFFICE BOX, ETC.) CITY STATE ZIP CODE CRX You Will Save Money! This Weeks used Car Clearance Sale 1988 Chev. Silverado 1987 Olds Calais ..................... 4-Dr., 27,000 miles. Loaded 1987 Jeep Pickup 1987 Mazda Pickup 1987 Honda CRX 1986 Buick Regal 1986 Ford Taurus 1985 Isuzu Pickup Truck 1984 Toyota Corolla SR5 1984 Honda Accord 1984 Pontiac Wagon 1983 Olds Cutlass Calais ‘Plus tax & tag aPOINJE ERNE WINNER OF HONDA'S- QUALITY DELIVERY SYSTEM. Wemakeitsimple. Hwy. 74 By Pass, Shelby 484.0422 Belmont Phone 825-1941 I A ENS rit
The Kings Mountain Herald (Kings Mountain, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
May 17, 1989, edition 1
6
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75