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Page 2B The Kings Mountain Herald Ci gta - Wednesday, August 11, 208 Spd ey Shy Marshall Viciis s practice Kareem Marshall, left, former KMHS and University of Georgia football standout, visited the Mountaineers’ practice session on Saturday morning. He. is pictured with Charlie and Zack Smith. Marshall was a three-year starter at offensive tackle for the Mountaineers from 1996- 98, helping the Mountaineers to three consecutive conference championships, the Western NC finals in 1997 and the Western North Carolina championship in 1998. He was an All-Amer- ican junior college player and started two years on the offensive line at Georgia, helping the Bulldogs win the Southeastern Conference championship. KMHS volleyball team opens season Aug. 17 Impressive in multi-team scrimmage Kings Mountain High’s women’s volley- ball team will open its season Tuesday, Aug. 17 at home with a JV/varsity doubleheader with Polk Central. JV action begins at 5 p.m. and varsity play will begin around 6. The Lady Mountaineers competed in a multi-team scrimmage at home on Saturday and were very impressive. They were sched- uled to go to Charlotte Latin yesterday for another scrimmage. Veteran head coach Brian Grant has been highly impressed with his team so far and ex- pects good things over the course of the sea- * son. The Lady Mountaineers finished second in the Big South 3A Conference last year after winning the Southwestern Conference four straight years. “We did very well in the scrimmage Sat- urday,” Grant noted. “We didn’t keep score but we played a lot of different lineups and had good success.” The KM team returns several of its top players from last year, including seniors Sarah Fedyschyn, Sarah Blackburn, Cailyn Hughes and Emily Yarbro. Promising new- comers include Paisley Williams, Tiffani Champion, Akua Adams and Kirstin Postell. “We have a lot of players who are very . versatile and can do a lot of different things,” Grant said. “No matter what people show us we believe we have a plan in place to handle GARY STEWART/HERALD Sarah Fedyschyn returns for her senior year with the Kings Mountain Volleyball team. different teams.” Grant and the Lady Mountaineers hope to improve on their second place finish of last season and go deep in the state playoffs. t “We're going to. take it one step at a time,” Grant said, “but we have the potential to compete with anyone. North Gaston and Forestview have a lot of players back and will be tough again but we have a team that can compete for the conference champi- onship and we like to think we can make a run in the playoffs.” ‘| coach Dave Sports briefs... | Melton named KM IV coach ‘Brad Melton has assumed the duties of head coach of the Kings Mountain High JV football team. Former # Minnich . re- signed re- cently to |§ accept an as- | sistant coach- 8 ing! job at] West Hender- son High | School. | Melton has been on the JV staff as an as-- sistant. He is also head JV baseball coach at KMHS. Joining the JV staff this season is for- mer Mountaineer lineman Kelly Mc- Crary. Other JV coaches are Tyrece Brooks and Tom Lease. The JV Mountaineers open their sea- son at home on Thursday, Sent 2 against Burns. } Toschions Club to meet Aug. 24. The Kings Mountain Touchdown Club will hold its first meeting of the year on Tuesday, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. at B.N. Barnes Auditorium and will meet every Tuesday after that throughout the foot- ball season. Coach Greg Lloyd will be on hand to * discuss the upcoming season, which be- gins on Aug. 27 at home against Q Foun- dation: All members who haven’t renewed their memberships are urged to do-so and all prospective members are invited to at- tend and join the club. Membership, with proper membership and parking passes, allows members to’ park behind the KMHS baseball field and have their own entrance to the football stadium and easy exit from the stadium after the game. Levels of membership include first down club, $100; second down club, $200; third down club, $300; fourth down club, $500; and coaches club, $1,000 and up. Make checks payable to Kings Mountain Touchdown Club and mail to 413 Country Club Acres, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. New Touchdown Club hats will be available for $15 each beginning with the first meeting. Money raised through memberships and fund raisers goes to the KMHS ath- leti¢ department. In just three years, the club has given over $85,000 to the ath- letic department for equipment and reno- vation of the, KMHS weight room. The club has committed over $22,000 for this school year Hall of Fame BBQ August 27 ‘The annual Kings Mountain Hall of Fame barbecue will be held Friday, Aug. 27 from 10 a.m.-'5 p.m. "Plates'will be sold for $7 apiece in the . out only). Orders of five or more plates . ular season sporting event-and includes a «the school. Sry od ia: ¥ lobby of B.N. Barnes Auditorium (take will be delivered. Tickets are available from members of a the Hall of Fame Committee and at the f door. All proceeds go toward scholarships s i KMHS student athletes. KMHS sports passes available Numerous sports passes are available 5 for the 2010-11 school year at Kings Mountain High School. Football season passes are being sold for $35. Each pass admits one person to every regular season home game and a | seat in the reserved section. Seats with backs cost an additional $10 for the sea- son. All-sports passes are $100 each. They admit one person to every KM home reg- reserved seat for all home football games, reserved parking for all home football games, and membership in the Booster’s Club. Seats with backs cost an additional $10 for the football season. The Mountaineer Pass sells for $150 and admits two persons to every home regular season sporting event. It includes reserves seats for two for all home foot- ball games, reserved parking for all home football games and membership to the Booster’s Club. Seats with backs cost an additional $10 each for the season. Add- ons are available for $30 each (for K-12 children only). KMHS girls golf begins Aug. 17 All girls interested in trying out for the 2010 Kings Mountain High women’s golf team need to contact Coach Kevin Moss at kemoss@clevelandcountyschools.org The first day’ of tryouts is Tuesday, August 17 at 3:30 p.m. at Kings Moun- tain Country Club. All players must have a current physical on file at KMHS or bring a copy of a current physical on the first day of practice. KMMS foothall practice to begin Kings Mountain Middle School foot- ball practice begins Monday, August 16 from 3-5:30 p.m. Players will meet in. the KMMS gym for sign-ups. Each player must have a physical on file at the school or have one in his possession before he can practice. Practice attire is shorts, t-shirt and cleats or tennis shoes. Practice will be every Monday through Friday from 3- 5:30 p.m. Parents should drop the play- ers off in front of the school by 2:55 p.m. and pick them up by 5:55 p.m. in front of NOTE TO COACHES Report your game scores to The Her- | ald by bringing them by the office at 700 E. Gold Street; call 739-7496, fax 739- 0611 or Email gstewart26@carolina.rr. com. Bay ada Nurses: Thanks to Bayada Nurses, Dora and Clayton Singleton, 92, are able to remain in the comfort of their own home. 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