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The Kings Mountain Herald
Page 7A
Mountie
mini-camp
Over 80 Kings Mountain High
football prospects went
through a four-day mini-camp
last week. In top photo coach
Kenny Bridges watches as line-
men loosen up. At right, new
assistant coach Bill Smothers,
former head coach at East
Rutherford and North
Buncombe, keeps a close eye
on his defensive backs.Middle
left Jon Fleisher works with
backs. Middle right Brian
Thompson works with defensive
players; and bottom coach
Michael Wilbanks works with
the offensive line.
Photos by Gary Stewart
Foothills soccer camps
Players from ages 6-16 are
* encouraged to attend.
16 from 9 a.m-noon.
Soccer camps set
in KM and Shelby
A skills camp will be
- will be held this summer in ~~ held June 27-July from 6:30-
~ Kings Mountain and Shelby. 8 p.m. at Davidson Park for
Morning co-ed camps are more advanced players to
offered from 9 am.-12 noon learn foot skills. A second
June 28-July 28 at Graham skills camp will be held July
12-16 at Shelby High School.
The fee is $55 for the
morning camp and $40 for
A second co-ed camp will the skills camp. For more
be offered at Davidson Park information call David
in Kings Mountain July 12- ~~ Steeves at 481-1199 or Dan
Potter at 734-0563.
citizens in Kings Mountain.
I hope that Gene White will
run for mayor of Kings
Mountain, because he is a
person who represents all
citizens of Kings Mountain.
Eddie Payne
Kings Mountain
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7 Mounties
All-Conference,
T. Leach MVP
Kings Mountain High
placed seven players on
the All-Southwestern
Foothills Conference
baseball team for 2004.
Representing the sec-
ond place Mountaineers
on the first team were
C.J. Austin, Matt Echols,
Tyler Leach, Weston
Taylor and Ronnie
Wilson. Making the sec-
ond team were Trey
Glass and Beau Bridges.
First place Crest
placed nine players on
the team. Making the
first team were Luke
Dobbins, Daniel Folk,
Matt Gold, Matt
Haynes, Cory Lynn,
Adam Hamrick and O.].
McFarland. Making the
second team were Dusty
Quattlebaum and Matt
Hendrick. !
Hickory was represent
ed by Wilson Boyd, Isaac
Harrow, Clay Smith and
Connor Hilton.
Burns players selected
were Jamie Ray, Josh
Drewery and Chris Cook
on the first team, and
Josh Izokovic on the sec-
ond team. WILSON
St. Stephens placed Jon
Michael Cadle, Patrick Johnson and Kyle
Moretz on the first team, and Drew Stanley
on the second team.
AUSTIN
Fred T. Foard placed Ben Lilly on the first
team and Brian Dice on the second team,
and R-S Central placed Blake Cheeseman
on the first team.
Co-Players of the Year were pitchers
Daniel Folk of Crest and Jon-Michael Cadle
of St. Stephens.
BM Junior pitcher-first baseman Tyler
TAYLOR
ECHOLS
GLASS
BRIDGES
Leach received the most valuable player award at last
week’s KMHS sports banquet.
Leach led the Mountaineers in hitting with a .457 average,
home runs with eight and RBI with 24.
He was also the ace of the mound staff, pitching 65.1
innings and compiling a 6-3 record with a team-high 103
strikeouts. He had a .203 earned run average.
Senior outfielder Weston Taylor won the best offensive
player award. He was second to Leach in hitting with a .397
average. He had one home run and 14 RBL
Senior catcher Matt Echols won the best defensive player
award. He was one of the top catchers in the Southwestern
Foothills Conference the past two seasons and this spring
hit .287.
All-Conference awards went to Echols, Leach, Taylor, C.J.
Austin, Ronnie Wilson, Bo Bridges and Trey Glass.
Team Player awards went to Brad Moffitt, Phillip Bunch,
Chris Clearman, Chris Patrick and Josh Hendricks.
KM WEATHER REPORT
(By Kenneth Kitzmiller)
May 26-June 1 Year Ago
Total precipitation 78 34
Maximum 1 day .77 (27th) 21 (26th)
Month of May 3.06 11.18
Year to date 12.30 39.64
Low temperature 65 (28th) 50 (27th)
High temperature 88 (27th) 84 (31st)
Avg. temperature 75.9 67.4
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