Members of the KMHS boys swim team this season were, front row, left to right, Coach Conrad Martin,
Paul Johnsonbaugh, Jay Speight, Darrell Myers and Jason Butler. Second row, Israel Angeles, Rick Clary,
Chuck Kaylor, Jeff Taylor and Bergen Hall. Back row, Tim Stroup, Nathan Mayse, Dan Messenger and
Sage Fulton. Not pictured, Tim Cresawn, Greg George, Jonah Ingle, Will Mauney, J. Sloan and Allen
Ware.
Swimmers sive KMHS first
back-to-back state crowns
Winning a state championship in
your first year as a coach is quite
an accomplishment, but Kings
Mountain High coach Conrad
Martin gave all the credit to his
athletes after they won their second
straight North Carolina High
School Athletic Association crown -
last week at Koury Natatorium in
Chapel Hill.
"I was very lucky to inherit a
strong program,” says Martin. "A
lot of things were already in place
when I got here. We were loaded
with talent."
The Mountaineers won the event
by 3.5 points over Wake Forest
Rolesville, the same team it edged
last year for its first-ever state title.
Martin, who is in his second
year teaching at KMHS, said he
did not have a background in com-
petitive swimming but knew for-
mer coach Dave Kienlen well and
developed a love for the sport
through their friendship. He was
eager to take the job when it was
offered.
' "The kids worked real hard all
season and did a great job," says
Martin. "They deserve all the cred-
it. They made it happen."
Kings Mountain has been in
competitive swimming for just five
years ‘and the program has consis-
tently improved each year. The
Mountaineers went undefeated en
route to the title last year, but lost a
meet this year to a strong Brevard
team during the regular season, and
then finished second to those same
Blue Devils in‘ the Western
Regionals. ;
Those losses, perhaps, were a
blessing in disguise because all of
the Mountaineers gave a tremen-
dous effort in the state meet. Even
though KMHS did not win a first
place in any individual events,
eight of the nine team members
that qualified scored points and fin-
ished high enough in the standings
to give the team the points needed
to win.
"We had 21 swimmers on our
men's team, and that's an excellent
number," said Martin. "It's really
Barrett, Hullender
duckpin winners
Jack Barrett won three of four
games from Mark Midgette and
Robert Hullender won three from
John Dilling in Mixed Duckpin
Bowling League action Tuesday
night at Dilling Heating.
Jack Barrett won scoring honors
for the night with a 143 line and
391 set. Mark Midgette led his
group with a 127-343, Debbie
Hullender added a 125-314 and
John Clemmer had a 125-306.
Chuck Ruley's 168 line and 362
set led Hullender over Dilling.
R.W. Hullender added a 121-323
for the winners and John Dilling
had a 129-359 for the losers. :
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Members of the girls swim team at Kings Mountain High are, front
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row, left to right, Amy Dixon, Holly Parker, Michelle Fugita and hon-
orary coach Saraki Mayse. Second row, Holly Paul, Wendy Wright,
Autumn Edsall and Susan Smith. Back row, Bethany Jimison, Amy
Huggins, Christie Hughes and Angela Bunzel. Not pictured Katie
Benton, Becky Taylor and Jennifer Yarbro.
spectacular that we have so many
incredible competitors. It's a strong
testimony to our balance.
Everybody was a strong competi-
tor."
Martin loses only two members -
of this year's team - seniors Chuck
Kaylor and Jeff Taylor - so return-
ing swimmers will have state
championship on their mind again.
"As of now everything looks
good for next year if everybody re-
turns," said Martin. "Naturally we
look for another successful season
in the pool. But another thing that
has made me proud is that all of
these swimmers are excellent stu-
dents. That makes coaching very
rewarding."
While the boys have become the
only team in the school's history to
win back-to-back state champi-
onships, Martin is justly proud of
his girls team. The Lady
Mountaineers finished 12th in the
state out of 63 teams and all mem-
bers of the teams posted their best
times of the year in the state meet.
"The girls were terrific all sea-
son," he said. "They gave a great
effort and they competed favorably
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