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The Kings Mountain Herald April 29, 2004 Cleveland-Rutherford split conference proposed By GARY STEWART Editor of The Herald Although playing in a six- team split 2A /3A conference in the 2005 realignment peri- od may present some sched- uling challenges, Kings Mountain High athletic director Dave Farquharson said the league will also have its benefits. It will put the Mountaineers in a more compact conference geo- graphically, with all teams coming from adjoining Cleveland and Rutherford counties. The longest trip for KM would be to R-S Central, whereas in the present Southwestern Foothills Conference setup the Mountaineers have to travel Saturday, May 8 ~ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. BIG EVENT! | Down Home Festival May 8 to three schools in Catawba County. Farquharson said the shorter trips will result in lower gasoline costs for teams and fans and will also cut down on loss of school time for students. In the latest realignment draft which was released last week, Kings Mountain was placed in a split confer- ence with 3A teams Burns and R-S Central and 2A teams Shelby, Chase and East Rutherford. Crest, which will be mov- ing to the 4A ranks, was placed in a split 3A /4A con- ference with Gaston County 4A schools Ashbrook and East Gaston, and Gaston 3A teams South Point, Forestview, North Gaston and Hunter Huss. There was some hope that Kings Mountain could be included in the Gaston league, but it didn’t pan out. In almost every scenario offered, splitting up Burns, Kings Mountain and R-S Central would have created a geographical hardship for Burns and R-S. The realignment shouldn't hurt Kings Mountain at all financially, Farquharson said. “I think we're in a good conference,” Farquharson said. “It will make us scram- ble a little bit for a non-con- ference schedule but it gives us the opportunity to still play Crest, South Point and Forestview (in non-confer- ence games). I've already Come One, Come All to the been contacted by some of the other Gaston schools like Ashbrook and Hunter Huss that would like to set up some playing dates for the new realignment. “I thought we had a good chance of getting into the Gaston County league, but this right here keeps us trav- eling up and down 74 with R-S being the furthest trip. That's a plus with the cost of gas and amount of traveling time our teams have.” Although it will be a first for Kings Mountain, playing in a split conference should- n’t be a negative experience, Farquharson said. “I think split conferences were going to be a thing that’s just going to have to happen,” he said. “When Downtown Bessemer City Forget tickets! Buy an armband and ride all day! This year’s festival offers amusement ride armbands that give children and adults unlimited access to the nine amusement rides. Armbands cost $8 in advance and $10 on festival day. Armbands can be purchased in advanced at City Hall and at other locations around town. For more information about the armband special, call (704) 629-4176. >» DOWN HOME FESTIVAL QUEEN PAGEANT < No festival is complete without a beauty queen and this year’s event will have its share of pageant winners. The fourth annual Miss Down Home Festival Queen Pageant will be held on the City Stage beginning at 10:30 a.m. with girls from newborn to age 19 competing for titles in various categories. All contestants will receive a tiara and the winners become members of the Miss Gastonia queens’ court. Entry fee is $40. For pageant information and an application, call Delores Cox at (704) 827-7277 or Todd Hagans at (704) 435-6752. Applications are also available at City Hall and pre-registration is encouraged. The pageant is sponsored by the Miss Gastonia Scholarship Association, Inc. with proceeds benefiting the Miss Gastonia scholarship fund. This year’s festival continues the tradition of featuring top quality music and entertainment. The festivities kick off at 10 a.m. with opening ceremonies following by a gospel music performance by » FOOD, FUN AND AMUSEMENTS < When it comes to food, fun and amusements, A wide variety of food and craft vendors will line the down 1 civic clubs and churches. Delicious hamburgers, hot d Mediterranean delights and snow cones are just a few of the tasty treats festival goers will enjoy. A wide range of crafts will be available festival day and everyone can enjoy balloons, caricature drawings and face painting. The festival will also have its share of popular amusement rides provided again this year by McFeely Amusements. Kids will enjoy the Tsunami Wave Slide, the Jitterbug Swings, the 30-foot Ferris Wheel, the Kids Town Play Port, the Topsy Turvy Play Land, the 36-foot Tubro Tower Slide, the Barrels of Fun, the Up and Down Helicopters and the Jurassic Park adventure. The festival will also feature raffles and prize give-a-ways. Don’t miss all of the festival fun and entertainment! >» ARMBAND SPECIAL < >» FESTIVAL ENTERTAINMENT < the 2004 Down Home Festival has it all! streets as well as booths sponsored by local dogs and speciality foods like funnel cakes, barbecue, The Melody Masters from 10 - 11 a.m. The Contrails take to the 12th St. stage from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. with a variety of beach, country, pop and oldies tunes and the Shady Creek Outlaws perform bluegrass music from 3-4 p.m. Afternoon entertainment will also feature local dance groups and plenty of surprises! >» CAROLINA CRUISERS < Bessemer City’s favorite car club is back this year and expect the festival's classic car show to be better than ever! The Carolina Cruisers bring some of the hottest classic hot rods and antique cars to the Down Home Festival to create a vibrant rainbow of colors along Pennsylvania Ave. This is a don’t miss event! >» MOTORCYCLE SHOW < All types of motorcycles will be on display during the motorcycle show sponsored by Croft Custom Cycle in Bessemer City. If it's on two wheels, you can count on seeing it. Expect a wide variety of Harley Davidsons as well as other models that will surely catch the eye of all motorcycle lovers. The popular motorcycle show will be held in the Central Carolina Bank parking lot. » HISTORY MUSEUM TOURS < The Bessemer City History and Arts Society will offer tours of the museum located at 209 W. Washington Ave., within walking distance just one block north of all of the festival action. Tours will be held from 2- 4 p.m. with a live history presentation at 3 p.m. Museum admission is free and many items of local interest will be on display. The museum, which held its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony during the 2003 Down Home Festival, gives people the opportunity to learn more about the town’s rich heritage. Gaston County's most popular spring festival! For festival information, call (704) 629-3900 or (704) 629-4176 “A joint project of the Bessemer City Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Bessemer City you start looking at where people are playing and trav- eling expense, it just makes sense that you try and geo- graphically keep people where they're going to be able to play and cut down travel and loss of school time. It puts us back a little bit to the old Southwestern Conference. We used to play East Rutherford and Chase, and it also puts Shelby back in our conference. So I think as far as football goes there will be a return of tradition and some rich rivalries. I don’t think it takes anything away from us in football.” Bringing Shelby and East Rutherford into the league should improve it competi- tively and financially, Farquharson believes. Catawba County schools in the present SWFH should also benefit because they are being placed in a split 2A /3A league comprised of mostly Catawba County teams. As soon as the conferences are officially approved by the NCHSAA board of direc- tors, schools will get busy developing a schedule. “Right now we've got five conference games and you're allowed 11 games,” Farquharson said. “You don’t really know if you can play 11 until you have that first conference meeting and find out when your open date is. But we'll still play Crest, South Point and Forestview, and I think there’s room for expanding by keeping East Gaston or adding Ashbrook and Huss. The state’s going to allow us two-year contracts now so there’s some more flexibility. There's a possibility that we could pick up some South Carolina teams. Clover has always wanted to get some- thing together but we've always been on four-year contracts and they've been on two year contracts, so we've always managed to miss each other. So now there’s an opportunity to pick up Clover. “I don’t think you're going to make everybody happy, but when you can put peo- ple in close proximity and cut down on the amount of travel and loss of school time, I think you've started to make some strides in the right direction.” JV Mountaineers close in on title Kings Mountain High's JV baseball team won four games during the past week to run its record to 8-2 in the Southwestern Foothills 3A. The Mounties were sched- uled to face Fred T. Foard in Newton last night, and will host Burns in their final con- ference game Friday at 4:30. KM carries a one-game lead over Crest going into the final two games. The Mounties beat Bessemer City 10-4, R-S Central 19-9, Crest 7-2 and Hickory 8-1 during the past two weeks. Matt McKillop hurled a - one-hitter and struck out eight in the win over BC. Drew Martin, Alan Breakfield and Daniel Humphries led the hitting with two hits each. Cole Moore got the win in relief of Philip Ruff in the win over R-S. Ruff worked 3.1 innings, giving up four hits, and Moore worked 2.1 innings and gave up two hits. Kevin Bell came on to strikeout the final batter. Moore, Ruff, Breakfield and Cannon led the hitting with two hits each. Bell pitched a complete game 8-hitter in the win over Crest. He struck out eight. Miles Galloway led the hitting with 2-for-4. McKillop pitched a com- plete game 3-hitter in Tuesday's win over Hickory. He struck out five. Ruff led the hitting with 4- for-4 and Adam Sellers went 2-for-3. “We're starting to play real solid defense,” said Coach John Warlick, “and our pitching is really com- ing through. The last three or four games we haven't given up many hits, and most of them have been sin- gles. “The kids are just on a roll. Everybody is putting the bat on the ball and mak- ing the other team make plays.” « tL rm A \ Er - AL A Kings Mountain closes out its season on Friday, May 7 in a non-conference game with East Gaston. KMHS girls whip Crest Kings Mountain broke ing up only one hit and open a close game with six striking out four. runs in the fifth inning to Casey Camp, Kala defeat Crest 9-1 in a Buchanan, Brittney Southwestern Foothills Thornburg and Brooke Conference softball game Blackburn led the KM Plas Friday at KM’s Lancaster attack with two hits each. Field. Buchanan, Thornburg and Kristyn Funderburke Blackburn each drove in a pitched the first four run and Camp scored twice. innings to get the win. She LaRonda McClain had a gave up four hits and struck triple and two runs scored. out six. Funderburke had an RBI Morgan Childers worked single and Jessica Yarbro the final three innings, giv- also had a single. CURRY “It’s been a long haul for him,” he said. “He came From 6A into his senior year already a qualifier for Division I. He about his players.” had been talked to and Farquharson was pleased looked at by a couple of to see Curry sign and Division I schools and expects him to do well with things didn't pan out that the Pioneers. “I'm just tickled to death for him,” he said. “He's been patient. He did all the right things in school and on the playing field. He just ~ kept plugging along and I think he'll be happy up there and will do a good job for them.” Farquharson said the road to a college scholarship was Sometimes; rocky for Curry. way. That kind of put him on the bubble, so we started looking at the Division II programs in this area. “Orlando has been a scholar athlete for three years. He does a great job in the classroom. He has earned the respect of his teachers in the way he car- ries himself in the classroom and on the ball field. 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