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ROBBIE ENG To fight Saturday at KMHS Kickboxing Set Saturday At KMHS David "The Rock" Humphries of Kings Mountain, the undisputed super welterweight champion of the world, will defend his title against eighth-ranked Tennessee state champion Sam Upton of Goodlettsville, Tn., Saturday in an 8 p.m. kickboxing card at Kings Mountain High School. Robert Eng of KM, Humphries' trainer, is sponsoring the card which features a 10-fight card in- cluding three other championship matches. Tickets are on sale at Eng's Schools of Self-Defense in Kings ountain and. Belmont, “«€arl Clary's Karate in Shelby, Ray Rice Karate in Forest City and George Rainey Karate in Gaffney, S.C. Prices are $5 for children 6-12, $8 for adults in advance and $10 for adults at the door. Children under age six will be admitted free. Eng, who bills himself as the toughest man in the world, will fight Danny "The Stone" Rhinehart of Gaffney, S.C., who is the South Carolina Toughman champion. Carl Clary of Shelby, mid- dleweight champion for the past eight years, will fight Robert Reid of Georgetown, S.C., who is the Men's Executive Fighting Champion. Ray Rice of Forest City, Tri- State Welterweight Champion, will take on Mike Patterson, a Golden Gloves boxing champion from Concord. Other matches include Eric "Hitman" Hartness of Statesville against Ronnie "The Sting" Ling of Belmont, Steve Sepko of Kings Mountain against Rick Gaye of Gaffney, and Greg Peck of Bessemer City against Mike Dawkins of Gaffney. Humphries, who was Eng's first world champion, has defended his titles 10 times this year, including five times out of the United States. He has fought from Paris to Thailand during1989. "Around every corner there's a new face and a more hungry fight- er," says Eng, who likes to keep his fighters. busy. But Eng hasn't had time 10" fight for Several years be- cause of his promotions and mar- tial arts demonstrations. "People everywhere want to see me fight but it's hard to drop every- thing and focus on one item which is very serious," he said. "You do not need to climb into the ring if you're not serious and committed to doing your best. This fight had to be priority for at least six weeks." Eng's last fight was five years ago when he defeated Danny "Oak Tree" Edwards with a first round knockout. Eng was 29 years old at the time. "My opponent is 28 years old and I have seen him fight about five times," said Eng. "He's a boxer and a very aggressive fighter. He has never seen me fight but he has seen-my demonstrations. He won the South Carolina Toughman competition the same night I put on a demonstration and his friends wanted us to set this match." KMHS Soccer Team Whips Burns, R-S In League Play Kings Mountain High's soccer team won two matches during the past week to run its record to 4-4 in the Western Piedmont Conference and 6-4 overall. The Mountaineers blanked Burns 4-0 last Thursday night and then edged R-S Central 5-3 in overtime Monday night at R-S. The Mountaineers were sched- uled to face arch rival Shelby last night at Gamble Stadium. They go to South Point next Monday and St. Stephens Wednesday. Stephen Fisher had one goal and one assist and Hong Sourisoud, Casey Wiggins and Shrimaha Rithithong each had a goal in the victory over Burns. Coach Dan Potter played all of his players. "Everyone got to play at least 30 minutes," Potter said. "That's what I consider a great game. All of those players who have been work- ing hard all year got a chance to get out on the field and play." Kevin Blalock, Lenny Wright and Kyle Sellers shared goal-keep- ing duties for the Mountaineers. Monday at R-S, KM found a much better Hilltopper team than the one they blanked 9-0 here earli- er in the season. "They've really improved a great deal," said Potter. "They were very, very stubborn and played with a lot of heart." Kings Mountain got one goal each. from Keo and Thong Chanthaphaeng in OT. Thong Chanthaphaeng, Jack Ladara and Srimaha Rithithong each had a goal during regulation. Keo Chanthaphaeng had three assists. The Mountaineers are still in the running for one of three state play- off berths which go to WPC teams. South Point and Hibriten appear to have the top two seeds locked up and Kings Mountain, Shelby and St. Stephens are battling for the . third spot. Golf Tourney Set At Woodbridge The Sixth Annual Toyota Golf Classic for the March of Dimes, originally scheduled for September 27, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 18 at Woodbridge Golf Links. There are plenty of golf spots left, according to tournament orga- nizers. The $125 entry fee covers the following: green and cart fees, a boxed lunch, refreshments on the course, special contests, a golf shirt, other gifts, a buffet dinner and a golf clinic by PGA Senior Tour Member Don Massengale. For more information call Woodbridge Golf Linds at 482- 0353 or the March of Dimes at 377-2009 or 1-800-273-2009. KM Netters Whip Shelby In Battle For SWC Lead Kings Mountain High's girls ten- nis team took a giant step toward a possible second straight Southwestern 3-A Conference championship Tuesday at home with a hard-earned 5-4 victory over Shelby. Coach Diane Dooley's girls, now 4-0 in the conference, close out their conference schedule with games at North Gaston Thursday and against East Rutherford here Tuesday. Paula Morris and Betsy McIntyre of Kings Mountain edged Christina Ruggeri and Kimberly Reynolds 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the final doubles match to give KM the vic- tory. The action started at 3:15 and the final doubles match ended at 8 p.m. "I can't really say that the last match was the big key to the victo- 1y because everyone who won helped out," said Coach Dooley. "It was very stressful and began get- ting really intense about 7:30. Everybody from both teams worked hard and the last four girls on the court were extremely ner- vous. Everybody played well." The victory was KM's second straight over the Lady Lions. Kings Mountain defeated Shelby last year to end Shelby's dominance of SWC tennis and give the Lady Mountaineers their first-ever SWC title. Shelby had won all of the pre- vious conference championships. The two teams split the six sin- gles matches and the first two dou- bles matches. Singles winners for KM were Susan Hendricks, Christy Dixon and Lee Ann Masters. Masters and Ashley Champion of KM won the number one doubles match in three sets but Shelby won the number two match in straight sets to keep the match tied and set the stage for the three-set KM vic- tory in the final match. Kings Mountain defeated South Point 6-3 Wednesday and R-S Central 9-0 Thursday to set the stage for Tuesday's showdown with Shelby. KM 6, S. POINT 3 (Singles) Heidi Watts (SP) def. Paula Morris 6-2, 6-2; Tammy Kolkgen (SP) def. Ashley Champion 6-2, 6- 4; Susan Hendricks (KM) def. Angie Kircus 6-4, 6-0; Christy Dixon (KM) def. Crystal Perry 6-1, 6-3; Lee Ann Masters (KM) def. See Tennis, 5-B Thursday, October 12 1989-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 3B % BETSY McINTYRE Helps Lead KMHS tennis wins TICKET PRICES Children under 6 Children 6-12 Adults Advance At the Door TICKET LOCATIONS a ho SEH oO! Peitih oS Ram AiR TREE: 1585 30-3790. 8 SOF ORGAO OCHS QUIP IC Sur. WWE25-8545 Carl Clary's Karate — Shelby, N.C Ray Rice Karate — Forest City, N.C 487-1698 245-5792 George Rainey Karate — Gaffney, S.C. Robert Eng — Grandmaster of the World Combative Arts System — Billed as the in the world. toughest man Mountain, N.C. Vs. Danny "the Stone" Rhinehart — South Carolina Toughman Champicn. Gaffney S.C. David Humphries —Undisputed Super- welter Weight "World Champion”. Kings i C. Mountain, N. Vs. Sam Upton — Rated #8 in the world. Tennessee State Champion. Goodletts- ville, Tennessee. Kings Boxing. Concord, N.C. Ray Rice - TriState Welter Weight Champion. Forest City, N.C. Mike Patterson — Concord School of Golden Gloves Champion. Carl Clary — "Undisputed Middle Weight Champion” for eight years. Shelby, N.C. Robert Reid — Mens Exec. Fighting Champion for seven years. Georgetown, Eric "Hitman" Hartness Statesville, N.C. Vs. Ronnie "The Sting” Ling Vs Belmont, N.C. Steve Sepko Greg Peck Kings Mountain, N.C. ~ Bessemer City, N.C. Vs Vs 4 Mike Dawkins Rick Gaye Gaffney, S.C. Gaffney, S.C. "YOU DON'T Vs. WANT TO MISS THIS WAR!" *BE THERE* iA) KINGS MOUNTAIN OL BOARD. PD. POL ADV.
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