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Page 2B-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Wednesday, June 7, 1989 Records From Page 1-B 34 by David Ray Robinson in 1977, and 32 runs and 100 total bases, breaking the old marks of 21 runs and 73 total bases set by Lancaster in 1975. Had it not been for Brannon, several other Mountaineers this year would own school records. Chris Bullock, Chris Henson, Dale Greene and Chad Plonk have all passed Lancaster's record for runs scored, and and Henson and Greene have passed Robinson's mark for hits. As a team, the Mountaineer record of 45 homeruns surpassed the mark of 19 set in 1975, and the current team has 556 total bases, completely demolishing the mark of 247 set in 1975. This year's team so far has 141 runs batted in com- pared to 116 for the '75 team, Former pitchers should hold on- to their records which have stood the test of many years. Rocky Goforth, who hurled the 1969 Mountaineer team to the state championship, and Tim Leach, who pitched the 1980 team to the state finals before losing to Greene Central, both posted 13-1 mound records. Charlie Ballard, who pitched the 1941 team to the Western Conference championship (state championship games weren't played back then) still holds the school record for most strikeouts in a single season with 156. The most amazing thing about his feat was that the record was accomplished in 61 innings of mound work, an average of 2.5 strikeouts per in- ning. Since the Mounties first joined an athletic association in 1954, Leach compiled the most number of K's with 151 in 1989. He fanned 313 over a three-year career. Scores Hole-In-One A perfect Father's Day gift for your day - 59 rounds of gold (no green fees) at some of the most beautiful courses from the Blue Ridge Mountains to Greensboro. The American Lung Association Golf Privilege Card costs $30 and entitles the golfer to one round of golf at 59 different courses. The Business Journal recently listed “Top 25 Area Public Golf Courses" - twelve of which are on the Golf Privilege Card. The card is valid through December 31, 1989. Cards are available at the American Lung Association on Main Street in Conover. You can also call (704) 464-2413 or write to Post Office Box 130, Conover, North Carolina, 28613 for a free brochure that lists all the course. Golf Card Available Guy C. Trout of Kings Mountain scored his second hole-in-one May 26 on the fifth hole at Kings Mountain Country Club. Trout used a seven-iron to ace the 150-yard hole. He was playing in a foursome with John McHuash, manager of Keesler Air Force Base Golf Club in Biloxi, Miss., Eugene Gilbert, manager of Pope Air Force Base Golf Club in Fayetteville, and Isaac Goings of Jonesville, S.C. The first polo game in America was played indoors at Dickel’s Riding Academy in New York City in 1876. Putt-A-Round 3040 Kings Mountain Hwy. 853-2359 Tuesday: Tournament Night 7 p.m. Friday: Rock N' Putt 11 pm. -1:30 a.m. Bring This Coupon All U Can Play Golf 3 per person w/coupon bee ade([iA axig rt = We urejunopy s3ury All of those records are great, for the school and individuals, says Coach Clark. But the one mark he hopes to see fall is the team record for victories. The 1969 champi- onship team posted a 21-2 record and the 1980 team had a 21-5 mark. Clark can't chop off any of his team's seven losses this season, but the current team has won 21 games, and if they win the state championship they'll be the win- ningest team ever in terms of the number of victories. "I never imagined that this team ‘would hit 45 homeruns and break all the other records they have this year," said Clark. "We have several hitters that possess a lot of power for high school players, but when you start talking 17 homeruns for one player and 10 for another, and 30 runs batted in, you're talking big-time numbers. I never thought we would hit the homerun as con- sistently as we have, but there have been very few games in which we didn't hit a homerun. SIGN OF A GREAT DEAL! "Earlier in the year, playing for the state championship was never mentioned,” he added. "We just wanted to make it to the state play- offs and then we knew anything could happen. Our kids have re- sponded by playing one game at a time. The greatest part of all of his is that the have-to wins are over now. Now, hopefully, we're to the point of where we can get down and play some good, solid baseball. We're not going into this series say- ing if we lose it's okay. We want to win, but there are a lot of people who would like to be number one or number two in the state of North Carolina." This year's team is the only non- conference winner from KMHS to make it to a state championship game. The team finished second in the regular season to South Point's Red Raiders. Kings Mountain won conference baseball titles in 1935, 1941, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1975 and 1980. 2.9% or *1000 CASH BACK CASH BACK OR 2.9% APR . A GREAT PERFORMANCE - Kings Mountain pitcher Start Spires oh the high five from teammates after turning in a brilliant pitching performance in Saturday night's 3-1 victory over Statesville in the Western North Carolina 3-A championship game at KM's Lancaster Field. ssn \ / bse % $e X on = \/ BB RE 2.9% or *1000 CASH BACK Sales Staff: Mark Carter Mark Johnson Morris Ramsaur Carl Bell 482-4341 Thomas Hester Sales Staff: be Ray Walker Rick Philbeck : Joe Hamrick 1) a 200 WEST DIXON BLVD., SHELBY 482-4341 | 2.9% 24 Mo., 5.9% 36 Mo., 6.9% 48 Mo., 9.9% 60 Mo. Dealer participation may affect discounted price.
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