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>» ATA GLANCE Prep Schedule Friday TBA - KMHS in Great 8 volleyball tour- nament at Guilford ‘College. (Continues Saturday) Monday 4 p.m. -KMHS girls tennis at Burns Tuesday: 4 p.m. - KMHS cross country at Crest. Wednesday 4 p.m. - KM girls ten- nis at RS Central 6:30 - KM soccer at S. Point. 4:30 - KM volleyball at Shelby YUUKI NISHYAMA Nishyama competes in Australia swim event Some students spend their summer working," "'|’ playing or practicing sports but this summer Kings Mountain swim- mer Yuuki Nishyama decided to compete in an international sport- ing event in Australia. In July, Nishyama attended a two-week summer sporting event that allowed him to travel the eastern coast of Australia. The opportunity was sponsored by International Sports Specialists. Nishyama was one of 16 North Carolina student ath- letes to be selected to attend the unique swimming experience. Top student athletes from 26 other states in the U.S. and a variety of Australian club teams practiced and competed against each other. Nishyama had an outstanding perform- ance and captured a third place medal in both the 50 butterfly and 50 freestyle events. Nishyama is a junior at Kings Mountain High School where he competes for the Mountaineer swim team. He also swims with the Kings Mountain Aquatics Cyclones. ‘BURNER UPGRADE SPECIAL Includes Installation The Kings Mountain Herald ii SE SH August 22, 2002 GARY STEWART / THE HERALD Kings Mountain quarterback Derek Smith (top photo) looks for receiver in:scrimmage with East Burke. Bottom, defensive back Adrian Parker “chilling” on the sideline. Mountaineers play Freedom in opening game in Shelby By GARY STEWART Editor of The Herald Eight of the top football |" teams in Western North Carolina will compete in the fourth annual Cleveland County have won at least one State Championship and three others that are traditional playoff participants. Kings Mountain's Mountaineers and the Freedom Patriots get the event under way at 6 p.m. There will be one game per hour. This scrimmage is differ- ent from the previous two Mountaineer scrimmages, Jamboree Friday night at 8 P.M. - Burn Shelby High School. Kannapolis The field - the same asit ~ 9 PM. = Shelb has been during the first Hickory three years of theevent- & °° = features five teams that * Admission: $5 in that except for kickoffs and kick returns it will be exactly like a regular foot- ball game. “This is our pre-season,” says KM Coach Dave Farquharson.”We’ve watched film from last year and have taken a look at what we've done so far. This is our first opportuni- ty to see what we doin a game situation. There will be no coaches on the field sritelling:the kids what todo cand how wo ling up) We'll + rior! "see how well we're going to communicate. “The atmosphere will be different. We'll have game gear on rather than prac- tice gear. There will be tons of fans. It’s a great opportunity to get ready to g0 into our season opener as opposed to opening up in a regular game.” Farquharson'’s Mountaineers scrimmaged North Piedmont Conference power Mooresville last week in Mooresville, and despite a slow start he said he was pleased with his team’s progress. “We did alright,” he said. “It was a little better See Jamboree, 7A Let’s get ready...for losers’ playoffs Friday night many high school football teams in North Carolina will begin regular season play. Next week, most of them will be in action. On the first Friday night in September, the few that do not play endowment games and have open dates on the first two playing dates, will take the field. But what will they be play- ing for? Nowadays, the regular sea- son means absolutely noth- ing.’ ; Except money. It’s sad to say, but high school sports, just like the pros and for the most part, college, has boiled down to money. Beginning this year, almost every high school football team in North Carolina will qualify for the State playoffs. Last year, the State’s athletic directors and princi- pals voted to “sub- divide” the STEWART State play- offs, mean- EDITOR Blessed By God 99 Come In & Register for FREE SCANNER! Drawing will be held September 22. No Purchase Necessary "=> Computer Sales find Service GARY Visa and MasterCard Accepted. 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