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KMHS soccer practice to begin
August 1 with Black-Gold Game
Anyone who is a rising 9th
through 12th grader who is in-
terested in playing J.V. or varsi-
ty soccer at Kings Mountain
High School this fall is asked to
contact the Kings Mountain
High School athletic depart-
ment at 734-5647.
All prospective players must
have a physical examination be-
fore the first day of practice on
August 1.
The Mountaineers will have
new coaches this year. Head
Coach is Kevin Moss, a former
Mountaineer football and bas-
ketball player who recently
graduated from Appalachian
State University. Moss was a
member of KM's 1990 basket-
ball team which won the
Southwestern Conference and
Western Regionals and played
in the State championship
game.
Moss will be assisted by
Stephen Fisher, a former
Mountaineer soccer and base-
ball player who will be doing
his student teaching this fall at
Kings Mountain Middle School.
Fisher will graduate from
Appalachian State in December.
Suber, Putnam play.
in N.C. State Games
Kings Mountain High and
American Legion baseball play-
ers Hunter Suber and Rusty
Putnam recently played in the
North Carolina State Games.
Suber played in the Junior"
and Under State GAmes and
pitched two innings in the Gold
Medal Game.
Putnam played third base in
the State Senior Games and bat-
ted 454 with 5-for-11 and two
runs batted in. :
CRKA golf tournament
September 10 in Shelby
The Cleveland /Rutherford
Kidney Association will hold its
annual benefit golf tournament
Wednesday, September 10 at
River Bend Golf Club near
Shelby.
The
format will be a
Captain's Choice. Desserts from
the CRKA CakeBakers Club
will be available and door:
prizes will be presented.
All proceeds go to. the
CRKA's patient services pro-
grams including medication as-
sistance, medial needs assis-
‘tance, ‘education, support
| groups, recreational activities,
emergency ID program, advo-
cacy, bereavement support, pre-
and post-dialysis and trans-
plant support, crisis interven-
tion, Rainbow newsletter, refer-
ral services, resource center, and
the organ and tissue donor pro-
gram. :
To participate in the tourna-
ment, or to sponsor a team or
hole, contact the CRKA at 481-
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He was an All-Conference play-
er on Kings Mountain's 1991
soccer team which won the
school's only Southwestern
Conference championship, and
he was the ace pitcher on the
1993 KMHS baseball team
which won the state 3-A cham-
pionship. Fisher won 28 consec-
utive games in his high school
career and pitched four years at
Appalachian State where he set
records for most appearances
and most saves. :
The new coaches said an
added highlight of this year's
first day of practice will be a
Black and Gold game at
Davidson Park. At 6:30 that
night, parents are invited to
meet with the coaches and play-
ers. The scrimmage will follow.
Players who have completed.all
forms will take part in the
- Black-Gold game.
Moss becomes just the second
head soccer coach in the history
of the KMHS program. He suc-
LEGION ALL-STARS - Outfielder Robin Perkins, pitcher/infield-
ceeds Dan Potter, former player
at the University of South
Carolina who organized the KM
program in 1989.
THE SCHEDULE
SEPTEMBER
(Non-Conference Games)
2 - Crest (JV 5:30, varsity 7
~ p.m.); 3 - East Gaston (JV 5
p.m., varsity 6:30); 8 - at East
Gaston (JV 5 p.m., varsity 6:30);
10 - Hunter Huss (varsity 7
p-m.); 11 - at Crest (JV 5:30, var-
sity 7 p.m.); 16 - at Hunter Huss
(varsity 7 p.m.);
(Conference Games)
SEPTEMBER
22 - at North Gaston; 24 -
Shelby; 29 - at South Point.
OCTOBER
1 - Burns; 8 - R-S Central; 13 -
North Gaston; 15 - at Shelby; 20
- South Point; 22 - at Burns; 29 -
at R-S Central
*All conference games 6 p.m.
er Rusty Putnam, and pitcher Hunter Suber, left to right, all
members of the Kings Mountain American Legion baseball
team, will play in the fifth annual North Carolina-South Carolina
American Legion All-Star Tournament July 25-27 in Charlotte.
Games will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday and Saturday with three.
games being played each day. The top four teams will play on
Sunday at 1 p.m. for the consolation game and 4 p.m. for the
championship game. There will be two brackets with four teams
in each bracket - two teams from each state - with the best two
teams from each bracket advancing to Sunday's play.
LEGION PLAYERS HONORED - These players who have com-
pleted their American Legion baseball eligibility received
plaques in appreciation of their dedication to the team at the
American Legion Post 155 baseball banquet Monday night. Left
to right are Ray Biddix, Jeremy Cooke, Tony Stokes and Rusty
Putnam. Putnam was also named most valuable player after hit-
ting .407.
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MAJOR ALL-STARS - Kings Mountain's 11-12 years old Major League All-Stars will begin play in
the District 3 Tournament in Bessemer City Thursday at 8 p.m. Kings Mountain plays Stanley in
the first round of the eight-team, double-elimination event which runs through Sunday. The winner
advances to the state tournament the following week in Dallas. Team members include, front row,
left to right, head coach Jeff Putnam, Buddy Black, Travis Robinson, Elan Philbeck, Chris Jolly,
Casey Thacker, Derrick Smith. Second row, Brandon Roberts, Tyler Allen, Caleb Williams, David
Brinkley, Cortney Smith, Ross Ellis. Back row, assistant coaches David Philbeck and Chuck
Austin. Not pictured, Matt Echols. :
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FIRST IN AMERICAN LEAGUE - The M&D Quick Stop 7-8 year-old coach pitch team finished
first in the American League and second place in the overall league with -a record of 11-2. Team.
members include, front row, left to right, Tyler Murray, Daniel Humphries, Jarryd Henderson, Chris -
‘Whisnant, Jamie York. Second row, Coach J.L: Murray, Josh Hamm, Brittney York, Adam Sellers,
Kevin Bell, Luke Proctor, Chaz King, Josh Brown and Coach Lawrence Humphries. |
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