June 7, 2001
Freddy Smith second
Thursday in Bristol
Kings Mountain's Freddy
Smith finished second to Scott
Bloomquist in the 30-lap Battle
of Bristol Thursday night at
Bristol Motor Speedway.
Bloomquist led only the last
20 feet of the main event spon-
sored by the United Dirt Track
Racing Association.
The defending and four-time
UDTRA champion pulled
alongside Smith in turn four,
and won the race by less than
half a car length.
The move earned Bloomquist
$10,000. Smith pocketed $6,000.
KM Dodgers win
in Youth League
The Kings Mountain Dodgers
won two more games in youth
baseball action last week.
The Dodgers were led defen-
sively by Ethan Stone, Bethany
Bridges, Calan Sherrin, Arron
Lopez, and Lexy Brafford.
Shrine golf tourney
June 16 at KMCC
The White Plains Shrine Club
will host its annual golf tourna-
ment Saturday, June 16 at 7:30
a.m. at Kings Mountain
Country Club.
It is a captain's choice format.
Entry fee is $40 and the field is
limited to the first 20 teams.
Rain date is June 23.
Prizes will be awarded for
first, second and third place as
well as most accurate drive,
closest to the pin on the par 3
holes, and longest putt.
Applications may be turned
in to any White Plains Shriner
or to the KMCC pro shop.
For more information call
Tom Shytle at 936-7727.
The Kings Mountain Herald
‘86 Lady Cobras
second in tourney
The ‘86 Lady Cobras
Challenger soccer team con-
cluded their spring season last
week with a second place finish
in the Avalanche Classic
Tournament in Boone.
Last summer the team trav-
eled to Aiken, SC for a presea-
son tournament and won the
championship. They lost but
one game in the fall regular sea-
son and played out of Charlotte
before participating in the High
Point Tournament in February.
They made it to the champi-
onship game before losing in
overtime.
This spring, they went unde-
feated and won the Charlotte
League Championship with a
record of 13-1-1. Last weekend,
they again played in the cham-
pionship match and lost in
penalty kicks after playing to a
2-2 regulation tie and 3-3 over-
time tie.
Ashton Teague played in goal
for the Cobras and turned away
three penalty kicks with fantas-
tic diving saves. Blair Heffner
led all scorers in the tourna-
ment with eight goals in four
games.
The Cobras team is composed
of players from all Cleveland
County middle schools and a
player from RS Central Middle
School.
First Wesleyan still
unbeaten in softball
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CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The Cobras ‘86 Select soccer team won the Avalanche Classic last weekend in Boone. Front:
row, left to right, Logan Beam, Blair Heffner and Lauren Horne. Second row, Sara Sipe, Katie |,
Cooke, Alex Davis, Ginny Clauss and Stephanie Davis. Third row, Candace Campion, Stephanie,
Pitt, Emily Edwards, Ashton Teague, Shaina Gold, Susie Potter. Back, Jamie McNeilly, Lindsey
Bumgardner and Coach Dan Potter.
Girls softball camps,
set at high school!» ©
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Baseball camp slated
at KM High School
Patterson Grove faces Shady
Grove. #
Next Monday, Shady Grove
battles Love Valley, Christian
Freedom meets King’s
Lighthouse, and Bright Light
takes on:First Baptist.
The 2001 Girls Fastpitch“ §
Softball Camp will be held June
18-21 from’ ¥a.:m.-12:30 p.m. at
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Kings Mountain High School:
The 2001 Mountaineer
Baseball Camp will be held
June 11-14 from 9 a.m.-12:30
Games are played at 6:30, p.m. at Lancaster Field.
7:30 and 8:30 p.m. at Macedonia ~~ Make-up day, if necessary, is Pret RE Gronsh |
15. ing ninth graders are eligible.’
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Second graders through ris-
ing ninth graders are eligible. payment of $20 due at the time
First Wesleyan defeated First
Baptist 18-1 Thursday to remain
undefeated in Kings Mountain
Church League softball.
First Wesleyan now has a 7-0
record and a two-game lead
over King’s Lighthouse (4-1).
King's Lighthouse defeated
Bright Light Baptist (1-7) 15-8.
In another game Thursday,
Patterson Grove (2-5) defeated
Love Valley (2-4) 10-6.
Thursday night, First Baptist
faces Love Valley, macedonia
meets First Wesleyan and
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Four Kings Mountain Aquatic Cyclones swimmers received tro-
phies for high point winners for the 2000-01 swim season. Left
to right, Sarah Hovis, James Detter, Brittany McNeilly and
Michael Allen scored the highest points in individual competi-
tion.
Pro wrestling set
at National Guard
The Exodus Wrestling
Association will be in action
June 8 at 8 p.m. at the Kings
Mountdin National Guard
Armory.
George South, Scotty
McKeever, Masked Superstar,
Dozer, Mr. Florida and others
will be in action during a TV
taping.
Tickets are $6 at the door. For
The cost is $40 with the first
payment of $20 due at the time
of application. Registration on
the first day of camp is $50.
The cost is $30 for each addi-
tional family member.
Insurance is included.
Participants will receive in-
struction in base running,
bunting, catching, fielding, hit-
ting, pitching and throwing.
For more information or a
brochure, call Coach Tony
of application. Registration o
the day of the camp is $50. Th
cost is $30 each for additional}
family members.
Insurance is included in the
cost. i
Players will receive instru
tion in base running, bunting
catching, fielding, hitting, pil
ing and throwing. 1
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