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February 10, 2000
Herald/Times Page 38
Soccer team eyes big year
GARY STEWART / THE HERALD
Kings Mountain High School swimmers cheer one of their
teammates on to victory in Southwestern 3A Conference
swim meet Wednesday night at Neisler Natatorium. The
Kings Mountain boys finished first and the girls were sec-
ond in the annual event, and 17 of the swimmers and
divers qualified for this week’s Western Regional at
Davidson College.
SCOREBOARD
(Kings Mountain YMCA
Basketball League results. All
games played at the YMCA" «
gym).
9-10 BOYS
Pistons 25, Tar Heels 13
Pistons - Chadwick Roseboro
7. Tar Heels - Matt Henson 9.
Heat 22, Bulls 21
Heat - S. Logan 8. Bulls - K.
Bell 19. ;
Heat 25, Rockets 13
Heat - E. Simmons 8. Rockets
- D. Thompson 10.
Pistons 29, Bulls 27
Pistons - C. Roseboro 16.
Bulls - K. Bell 23.
13-15 BOYS
Cavaliers 47, Hornets 44
Cavaliers - W. Shirey 21.
Hornets - L. Wood 15.
Cavaliers 51, Bears 45
. Cavaliers - Warren Shirey 19.
Bears - W. Griffin 13.
7-9 GIRLS"
«Sting 10, Magic 8
Sting - Kristen Cogdill 7.
Magic - Martika Gidney 6.
“15. Tar Heels
Dragons 13, Comets 5
Dragons - H. Barrett 4.
Comets - Alex Edwards 3.
Comets 18, Hornets 13
Comets - Alex Edwards 12.
Hornets - Maggie Hall 12.
Dragons 14, Sting 7
Dragons - Patience Smith 7.
Sting - Kristen Cogdill 5 .
10-12 GIRLS
Sting 30, Mystics 17
Sting - LaShonda McClain 11.
Mystics - Erin Summitt 6.
Comets 18, Hornets 5
Comets - Sandra Obonda 8.
Hornets - C. Taite 2.
11-12 BOYS
Raptors 47, Lakers 35
Raptors - J. Hendricks 25.
Lakers- Trey Robinson 17.
7-8 BOYS
Sixers 27, Tar Heels 4
Sixers - Cameron Roseboro
-D. Hutchins 2.
con Celtics 26, Jazz 8.
Celtics - Rai Robinson 10.
Jazz - Cody Austin 4.
The Kings Mountain High awards, including Lindsay players,” Potter said. VARSITY SCHEDULE
School women’s soccer team be- Hamrick, Heather Kubu, Emily The Mountaineers have a FEBRUARY
gan practice for the 2000 season ~~ Owens, Meghan Potter and more full and challenging 16 - At Sa Sy 2 7 2
Tuesday. Meredith Ware. schedule than last season. oF ory Fab ras
Due to increased interest at Not only are the returning MARCH
the high school level, the Lady
Mountaineers will have a varsi-
ty and junior varsity team.
Twenty-eight players are com-
peting for 15 positions on the
varsity.
Coach Dan Potter's ladies are
defending Southwestern 3A
Conference champions in the
league’s inaugural year in 1999.
After graduating only one se-
nior, the Mountaineers are go-
ing to be returning a strong
group of players, led by Co-
Conference Player of the Year
Napaphone Ratsavong.
Five other Mountaineers also
received All-Conference
players strong, but Potter has a
freshman class that is loaded
with talent. Twelve ninth
graders have moved up from
the Middle School team that
lost only one game in two years.
Amanda Johnsonbaugh is go-
ing to be the junior varsity
coach and will be assisting
Potter with the varsity.
Johnsonbaugh was a three-year
player on the men’s team dur-
ing her years at KMHS. She was
also a member of the KMHS
softball team.
“Miss Johnsonbaugh is a real
asset to the soccer program and
is relating very well with the
“With the addition of the
freshmen class, and the strength
of the returning lettermen, the
2000 season looks very opti-
mistic,” Potter said. “The young
ladies hope to see everyone in
the stands in the coming
weeks.”
JV SCHEDULE
FEBRUARY
16 - at Crest (4:30); 21 - at
Garinger (5 p.m. );29 - at Burns (7
p-m.)
MARCH
1 - at Hunter Huss (4:30); 3 -
Crest (5 p.m.); 10 - Hunter Huss
(4:30); 13 -East Rutherford (5 p.m.);
15 - Ashbrook (5 p.m.); 20 - Burns
(7 pm.).
3 - Crest (6:30); 6 - S. Caldwell (at
W. Iredell) 5 p.m.; 8 - Kannapolis
(at W. Iredell) 5 p.m.; 9 - at W.
Iredell (7 p.m.); 14 - E. Gaston (at
Ashbrook) 5 p.m.; 16 & 18 -
Opponents TBA at Ashbrook; 20 -
East Rutherford (5 p.m.) 23 - Shelby
(at Crest) 5 p.m.; 25 - Burns or Crest
at Crest (12 or 2 p.m.); 27 - North
Gaston (6 p.m.); 31 - at Burns (6
p.m.)
APRIL
4- Forestview (6 p.m.); 7 - at
South Point (6 p.m.); 11 - R-S
Central (6 p.m.); 13 - at North
Gaston (6:30); 25 - Burns (6 p.m.);
27 - at Forestview (6 p.m.);
MAY
2 - South Point t(6 p.m.); 4 - at R-
S Central (6 p.m.).
Wrestlers win District crown
Kings Mountain High's
wrestlers added the District
Championship to their
Southwestern 3A Conference
regular season a nd tournament
crowns Tuesday night at the
KMHS gym.
The Mountaineers defeated
Asheboro 46-32 in the opening
round, and then edged
Northwest Cabarrus 36-35 in
the championship match.
The Mountaineers will host
the Western Regional
Tournament Thursday begin-
ning at 6 p.m. The
Mountaineers will wrestle
Central Cabarrus and Enka will
face Tuscola in Sectional match-
es, and the two winners will
battle for the Western
Championship and the right to
face the Eastern Champion for
the State Dual Team
Championship.
The final four teams in the
East are Fuquay-Varina, Eden
Morehead, Aycock and
Havelock. They will meet
Thursday at Fuquay-Varina.
Kings Mountain trailed
Northwest Cabarrus 35-30 go-
ing.into-the final bout.of the
night, but Mountaineer heavy-
weight Josh Camp pinned
William Slatt to give the
Tuesday night at KMHS.
Mountaineers the victory.
KM 46, ASHEBORO 32
103 - Lane Miller (A) d. Cedric
Hunter; 112 - Michael Bell (KM) p.
John Lupenske; 119 - Matt Bridges
(KM) p. Brian Hopkins; 125 - Grady
Dix 9A) p. Matt Sigmon; 130 -
Shane Short (KM) p. Rolin Troller;
135 - Dawtont Cook (A). d. Tanner
Putnam; 140 - Bill Welsh (KM). di
Weston Williams; 145 - Keith
Stallings (A) p. Ryan Mauney; 152 -
Antonio Crocker (KM) p. Brandon
GARY STEWART / THE HERALD
Bill Welsh won both of his matches at 140 pounds to help Kings Mountain High's | ;
wrestling team defeat Asheboro and Northwest Cabarrus for the District 3A championship
Dunn; 160 - Austin Stack (A) p.
Tyler McDaniel; 171 - Matt Ash
(KM) p. Trey Morton; 189 -
Anthony Hillman (KM) p. Brooks
Durham; 215 - Carl King (A) won
by forfeit; Hwt. - Matt Varner (KM)
won by forfeit.
KM 36, N. CABARUSS 35
103 - Cedric Hunter (KM) d.
;Daniel Ellwood; 112 - Michael Bell
(KM) -d. RenJackson; 119 - Alex
Davis (NW) d. Matt Brides; 125 -
Can Kemptley (NW) d. Matt
Sigmon; 130 - Jacob Allman (NW)
d. Shane Short; 135 - Tanner
Putnam (KM) p. Matt Gourley; 140
- Bill Welsh (KM) p. Houston
Heffner; 145 - Matt Crutchfield
(NW) p. Ryan Mauney; 152 - Josh
Allman (NW) p. Antonio Crocker;
160 - Nick Haywood (NW) p. Tyler
McDaniel; 171 - Matt Ash (KM) p.
Tanner Spears; 189 - Anthony |
Hillman (KM) P: Michael Drake;
215 - Jason Heffner (NW) p. Matt
Williams; Hwt. - Josh Camp (KM)
p- William Slatt.
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