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Mountaineer swimmers Regional champs
Kings Mountain High's men’s
‘swim team won its first Western
Regional Championship since 1995
- and its third overall - Thursday
and Friday in Huntersville.
After finishing runner-up to
Asheville last year, the
Mountaineers smoked the compe-
tition and won over Concord with
a score of 268-230. Ste Stephens
was third with 219 points.
Kings Mountain's women fin-
ished a solid 10th place out of 27
teams with a score of 117.
Statesville won the meet with R-S
Central finishing second.
Altogether, Kings Mountain
swimmers won nine medals, set
five school records and had
numerous top ten finishes.
Kings Mountain had eight
women and 12 men competing in
the field.
A highlight of the Mountaineers’
victory was a three-peat for
Sedrick Young in 1-meter diving.
He has won the regional champi-
onship the last two years and won
the State title in 2001. First-year
diver Stephan Hall of the Mounties
finished a close second to Young.
Isaac Hill finished fifth after rejoin-
ing the diving corps late in the
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year, and Chris Moore rounded
out the group with seventh place.
There were several other high-
lights to the KM victory. The men’s .
200 medley relay team of Colby
Wollak, Michael Allen, Joel Santora
and Yuuki Nishiyama walked
away with the silver medal after
an exciting comeback by a very
sick Nishiyama. The 200 free relay
team also finished second and set a
new school record in the process.
Members of that team are James
Gladden, Alex Canipe, Colby
Wollak and Yuuki Nishiyama.
The men also were led individu-
ally by Michael Allen and Yuuki
Nishiyama. Allen, a freshman,
© wound up with third in the 200
free and second in the 500 free all
the while breaking school records
in both. Nishiyama gutted his race
to to finish third in the 50 fee, set-
ting a personal best for himself.
“Yuuki pulled some great per-
. formances out from deep within
himself,” said Coach Aaron Allen.
“He was extremely sick over the
night before and that day. He real-
ly showed heart and determina-
tion.”
The Lady Mountaineers were led
by medalists Laura Clark and
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first in the Southwestern
Foothills 3A Conference
with a 9-0-1 league record.
They completed the regular
season with a record 144
goals and 14 shutouts.
The Lady Mountaineers
lost three starting seniors,
including Heather Kubu,
Emily Owens and Meghan
Potter, but are i for-
Hayley Flynn. Clark, a first-year
diver, finished a strong third in the
1-meter diving competition. Flynn
finished second in the 200 free and
broke the school record in the 100
free while ending up fourth. The
200 medley relay team of Sarah
Propst, Phaedra Mangan, Pam
Randall and Flynn broke the
school record by over two seconds
and took fifth in the event.
Kings Mountain was able to
qualify for the finals competition
in all but three swims on each
team. Each simmer had to qualify
in the top 16 performances from
the morning session to make it into
the finals at night.
“We did a great job of getting
almost everyone in a position
where they could score points for
both teams,” said Coach Allen.
“Not to mention, nearly every
swimmer did a personal best in
their event. The top 12 from each
region go on to compete in the
State Championship. Also, having
the diving crew has definitely
helped us from a team standpoint
overall. The diving teams have
been impressive all year long and
shown through the field this past
weekend. We as a team owe a lot
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to the divers; they have allowed us
to only be better as a team.
“I'have graet expectations for all
of these young athletes for the
week to come. We were close to
breaking even more records in
three more events. I have no doubt
those will be broke next week.
Seventeen swimmers and divers
will travel to UNC- Chapel Hill
Friday and Saturday for the State
Championship. Diving warm-ups
are at 1:30 and competition starts
.at 2:30 on Friday. Saturday, swim-
mers will compete in prelims at 9
a.m. and finals begin at 5 p.m.
Men's results:
200 medley relay - KM 2nd (Colby
Wollak, Michael Allen, Joel Santora,
Yuuki Nishiyama) 147.82.
200 free - Michael Allen third, 151.22
(new school record), Joel Santora 10th
205.15, Charlie Jones 12th 209.85.
200 IM - Colby Wollak sixth 210.96.
50 free - Yuuki Nishiyama third
23.08, Alex Canipe 8th 23.73, Michael
Sabetti 18th 25.34, James Gladden 20th
25.6.
Diving - Sedrick Young first,
Stephan Hall 2nd, Isaac Hill 5th, Chris
Moore 7th.
100 free - Alex Canipe 10th 53.02,
James Gladden 18th 57.02.
500 free -- Michael Allen second
. 456.55 (new school record), Joel
Santora 13th 540.02, Charlie Jones 18th
601.98.
200 free relay - KM A team 2nd
(James Gladden, Alex Canipe, Colby
Wollak, Yuuki Nishiyama) 135.94 (new
school record).
100 back - Michael Sabetti 21st
110.10.
100 breast - Colby Wollak 4th 105.95.
400 free relay - KM A 6th (Michael
Allen, James Gladden, Alex Canipe,
Michael Sabetti) 342.98.
Women's results:
200 medley relay - KM A 5th (Sarah
Propst, Pam Randall, Phaedra
Mangan, Hayley Flynn) 205.58 (new
school record).
200 free - Hayley Flynn 2nd 206.87,
Melissa Franks 29th 229.10.
50 free - Sarah Propst 16th 26.98,
Lisa Wetzel 28th 29.45, Kelly Peeler
32nd (30.2).
100 fly - Pam Randall 14th 110.10,
Phaedra Mangan 18th 113.98.
100 free - Hayley Flynn 4th 57.43
(new school record), Sarah Propst 12th
100.27.
Diving - Laura Clark 3rd.
200 free relay - KM A 7th (Pam
Randall, Kelly Peeler, Hayley “flynn,
Sarah Propst) 151.79.
100 back - Phaedra Mangan 20th,
114.1.
100 breast - Pam Randall 8th, 117.12.
400 free relay - KM A 17th I(Phaedra
Mangan, Kelly Peeler, Melissa Franks,
Lisa Wetzel) 422.10.
another big year
depth in the back line.
All-Conference goalkeeper
Stacey Spicer will again be
rejecting shots and will be
challenged in goal by
Ashton Teague, Kara Fujita
has joined the varsity this
season and will be used for
depth in the midfield.
Freshmen Candace
Campion and Susie Potter
are young, but bring with
them many years of experi-
ence from playing at the
challenge and select levels.
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With an overall record of
21-2-2 last year, the
Mountaineers will be relying
heavily on the experience of
senior tri-captains Stephanie
Edwards, Katie Bennett and
Lesley Potter. All three were
selected All-Region, and
Bennett was also recognized
as an All-State player.
Sophomore Blair Heffner
led the team in scoring with
37 goals and 10 assists as a
freshman, and will be count-
ed on again to fill the nets.
Junior Jenni Wilson was
also an All-Region player
last year. She scored 17
times and recorded 13
assists from the right mid-
field position.
Selena Owens was an All-
Conference performer in
2002 and will be asked to
play in the center midfield
this year.
Last year’s defense, which
was one of the best in the
State, returns three of four
backs. All-Conference selec-
tions Lauren Horne and
Emily Edwards will be
joined by returners Alex
Dawson, Jackie Jarvis and
Raquel Welsh to supply
“what Kope& to be mahy
more tournaments as Kings
Mountain Hospital is spon-
soring a four-team event on
February 27-March 1.
Weddington High School,
which finished last season
ranked #5 in the State, will
be the Mountaineers’ first
opponent. Local powerhous-
es Shelby and Ashbrook will
complete the field.
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Kelly Ann Baird
wins swim medals
Kelly Ann Baird, compet-
ing for the Winston-Salem
YMCA team, recently com-
peted in the Dynamo
Eastern Classic Meet in
Atlanta, GA. Thirteen teams
from nine states competed.
Baird won medals in four
individual events and won
first place in the 500 free
with a time of 5:50.83, break-
© ing the WSY 10 and under
"girls record.
Baird recently won the
Andy Craver Determination
Award at the annual North
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Banquet in Greensboro. The
award was presented by for-
mer NFL quarterback Frank
Reich.
The same week, Baird
competed in the Y State
Championship meet in
Hillsborough, where she
won medals in all eight of
her individual events,
including four first places.
At that meet she holds seven
8-under meet records and
broke four new 10-under
marks. She placed first in
the 200 free with a time of
2:11.85, breaking the WSY
10-under record.
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Baird is the daughter of
Boyd and Suzanne Baird of
Lexington. She is the grand-
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Baird of Kings
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Woodbridge ladies
to meet March 5
The Woodbridge Ladies
Golf League will hold an
opening day meeting on
Wednesday, March 5 at 9
a.m. at Woodbridge Golf
Club, 107 New Camp Creek
Church Road.
Following the meeting, the
ladies will play golf.
For more information call
484-2438.
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Deadwood swept M.R.
Ducks 8-0 Tuesday night at
Dilling Heating to take over
first place in the mixed
duckpin bowling league.
Deadwood (38-18) got a
117 line and 339 set from
Joey Whitaker. M.R. Ducks
(30-26) got a 104 line and
290 set from John Dilling.
Pushovers (23-13) defeated
Lucky Ducks (21-35) 5-3.
Zeke Rybczyk led the win-
ners with a 113 line and 325
set. Ed Philbeck had a 142
line and 337 set for the
Lucky Ducks.
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