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i Rts m0 _'Page 10A The Kings Mountain Herald oe \ Hussey was (fo would move to greener pastures Sometimes people come {around and you almost imme- Fuliately think they won't be in i this town long. i Bobby Hussey, who died F recently, was one of those peo- ple. Hussey began his coaching career here in 1962, just two years before I began writ- ing sports for The Herald. He was an assistant mas football coach and tgirls basketball coach his first few years. ~~ When he became a Read ~coach in baseball and basket- ball, I began getting the feeling ¢ - that Kings Mountain would never be able to hold onto him. -~ He was an excellent coach in both sports. Even though he -achieved more fame in basket- _ball - he had many successful "teams on the high school and _ college level - it was in baseball that he coached his only state championship team. The 1969 team won the Western North “Carolina High Schools Activities Association crown. _ Ifeel like Coach Hussey and I sort of grew up together in sports. Neither of us achieved ~any success as players, but both of us loved sports so much we did the next best thing we could to stay around sports - coaching and writing. Hussey was the type of coach who is very much needed this day and time. As far as first impressions go, he probably didn’t come off as a friend to players. He was a good man “Gary Stewart Editor zbut.he was tough. He was.a...... . i“very strict disciplinarian, and izalthough he knew deep down ‘that perfection isn’t possible he “demanded that his players ‘strive for perfection on every “play, whether the ball was in ‘their hand or not. I dare say - ‘probably to a man - that every- “body that ever played for Bob “Hussey have looked back on “many occasions and know that they were better athletes and “stronger people because they fad im as a coach. 8 er becoming a head coach, Bie remained at KMHS for Just four years. In baseball, his steams won two conference and fone association crown in four ‘years. In three years as basket- ball coach, his teams won two izconference crowns and played “for the association champi- onship. i= After leaving for the college ‘ranks - he was head coach at “Belmont Abbey, Davidson, and Virginia Tech as well as an ‘assistant at Clemson - Hussey Estill visited Kings Mountain on “numerous occasions. Whenever = d talk to him in person or by iphone, he always inquired about many of his former play- “ers and how they were doing. “He was proud of them all. £ Although his coaching tenure there was short (about eight “years altogether), Bobby “Hussey left a big mark on zKings Mountain sports. GARY STEWART / HERALD Summer football workouts are underway at Kings Mountain High School. New head coach Greg Lioyd and his assistants are busy putting In their offense and defense. Top left, Kelly McCreary, Bryant Petty and C.J. Belcher, left to right, work on explosion. Top right, Josh Hamm pushes a sled 50 yards to increase his hip and thigh strength. Bottom left, offensive line coach Kevin Cruise watches as his players work on blocking technique. Right, Andrew Quinn works In the weight room. July 12, 2007 Craig Short named KMHS women’s softball Just days after joining the Kings Mountain High School football coaching staff, Craig Short has been named the new head women’s softball coach. Sh ort replaces Suzanne Grayson, who recently stepped down after several suc- cessful sea- sons to become ath- letic director. oily known Craig SHORT for a few years and I personally witnessed some posi- tive things in the East Gaston program since he took it over,” Grayson said. “I felt like he was instrumental in seeing the change that I saw in the East Gaston program.” In the interview process, Grayson said Short had some of the same visions KMHS had for the program. “We had some excellent peo- ple apply for the job, and we think Craig will do an excellent job with the program,” Grayson said. “Craig will We teaching here and will be in the same building. It will be a big plus for the students and the program to have someone here in the build- ing that sees the students on a daily basis.” Short coached East Gaston's softball team to its best season ever last year, winning the Big South Conference championship and going three rounds in the state 4A playoffs before falling to eventual state champion Butler. KM junior legion team home tonight in playoffs Kings Mountain's junior legion team defeated Stanley 10- 6 Monday night to qualify for the Area IV playoffs which began last night. Post 155 will play South Caldwell in an opening round best-of-five series. Game two will be played Thursday at 7 p-m. at KM’s Lancaster Field. Austin Huffstetler led the hit- ting Monday with 3-for-4 and two RBIs. Brian Brown and Will Raines each went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Tyler Ross was 1-for-3 with two RBIs, Andrew Hartness 1- for-3 with one RBI, and Trey Funderburke 1-for-4 with one RBI. Pop Warmer sign-ups every Saturday in July Pop Warner football and cheerleading sign-ups are every Saturday in July from 9 a.m.-12 noon at City Stadium. Boys and girls ages 5-13 may participate. Each player must take a $50 registration fee, sealed birth cer- tificate, and end of the year report card. The first practice will be Monday, July 30 at 6 p.m. The annual football camp will be July 26, 27 and 28. Thursday’s and Friday’s camps will be from 6-8 p.m., and Saturday’s camp will be from 9-11 a.m. A fee of $30 must be paid at the camp. For more information call 704- 739-7102. 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Open gym workouts will be held Tuesday, July 17 from 7-9 p-m., and Wednesday, July 18 from 6-8 p.m. in the auxiliary KMHS women’s tennis tryouts to begin August 1 Try-outs for the Kings Mountain High School Women's Tennis Team will begin Wednesday, August 1 and will run from 7pm-9pm at the KMHS tennis courts. Students must have a complet- ed physical in order to try-out. The Lady Mountaineers’ first match will be Monday, August 20 at Ashbrook High School. For more information, contact Coach Chris Bennett at 704-477- 6483 or clbennett@cleveland- countyschools.org. » ar ! Great Prices...Great Service... Serving Gaston County & Surrounding Areas Since 1963 We Know Comfort! Visit our |= BERKLINE® Comfort Gallery For the Best in Reclining Sofas & Chairs 3269 W. Franklin Blvd, LE DT TH RYE LA re WWW, barrettsfurniture.com Save up to $1,100 cool cash on our coolest system.* Now thru July 31, 2007 system you have. 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