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S PO) R Se The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.net March 7, 2012 Jake Lancaster of Kings Mountain competes in the shot put during Thursday's rack an field meet at dom Gamble Sta- dium. Photos by GARY STEWART Kings Month twopt South Point, Hunter Huss and ~ North Gaston in the season-opening track and fleld meet Thursday at John Gamble Stadium, = The meet was originally scheduled to be held at South Point but was moved to KMHS because of bleacher con- cerns at South Point’s Lineberger Stadium. This Thursday’s meet between the same four teams, which was originally scheduled for KMHS, will be held at South Point. The Kings Mountain men won eight of the 18 events to score 105 points and out-distance South Point’s 76, North " Gaston’s 47 and Huss’ 37. The Lady Mountaineers ran away from the field with 136 points, followed by South Point 57, Huss 39 and North Gas- ton 12. Kings Mountain s Britany Paeng competes in the to jump in Thursday’ s track meet at John Gamble Stadium. ook Morton and Brittany Posie were othe winners for the Kings Mountain ladies. Morton won the 1600 meter run in 6:13 and the 800 meter run in 2:38.52. Poeng won the long jump with a leap of 13°11” and the triple jump at 288.5” Other first place winners were the 4x800, 4x400 and 4x100 relay teams; Erica Carpenter in the 300 meter hurdles (59.19); Aneisy Cardo in the pole vault (6°67), Stephens in the shot put (27°1 %”) and Dawkins in the discus (78°11 ¥). , Chelsea George was second in the 100 meter hurdles. ® Carpenter was s fourth, Wilson Ste and Gill bl Mackey was third in the 100 meter dash, followed by Hutchens in fifth and Hunter in sixth. Annamarie Fulbright ran third in the 100 meter run and R. Patel was fourth. Green was third, Bradshaw fourth and Williams fifth in A ’ the 400 meter run. Wilson was third in the 300 meter hurdles. Chapman, Cardo and Patel ran fourth, fifth and sis respectively in the 800 meter run. See MOUNTAINEERS, 4C KM nine fall to Lions in ten, | beat Burns 4-1 in home opener § Hey Batter Patter! = GARY STEWART Sports Editor Kings Mountain’s Moun- taineers opened their season last Wednesday at Shelby with a tough 5-4 loss in 10 innings but bounced back in their home opener Friday to take an impressive 4-1 win over the Burns Bulldogs. The first five Moun- taineer batters reached base safely in'the bottom of the first - four on hits and one by error - and they took a 4-0 lead that held until the Bull- dogs finally tallied in the top of the seventh. Senior right hander Heath King held the Bulldogs hit- less over the first three in- nings and finished with an KM netters lose opener Kings Mountain fell to Shelby 7-1 in its season- opening tennis match Tues- day in Shelby. Alex Lovelace was KM’s only winner, taking the #6 singles match over Alex Nanny of Shelby. Singles Reywebb Parker (S) d. Chaney Barnes 6-4, 4-6, 6- 3; Will Lutz (S) d. Isaiah Cole 6-1, 6-0; Miles Poage (S) d. Arrick Rithiphong 6- 3, 6-2; Dennis Beam (S) d. Devin Ayscue 6-0, 6-0; Alex Tillman (S) d. Alex Martin 6-1, 6-1; Alex Lovelace (KM) d. Alex Nanny 6-3, 6-0. Doubles Lutz-Tillman (S) d. Rithiphong-Ayscue ~ 8-0; Beam-Nanny (S) d. Martin -Jordan Bullins 8-1. 8-hitter and 10 strikeouts. After the Bulldogs went . down in order in the top of the first, Wil Sellers singled sharply to center to get the Mountaineer offense going. King reached on an érror and Sellers scored on a single to right by Mitchell Cloninger to give the Mountaineers a 1- 0 lead. Dallas Conner followed with a run-scoring double and Alex Reynolds’ run- scoring single made it 3-0 before Burns pitcher Philip Black finally recorded an out on Brian Webstet’s pop-up to first. KM’s final run came on an infield out by Trey Mountaineer Fulbright. hit attack. Sellers went 3-for-3 and Cloninger, Reynolds and Conner 2-for-3 to pace a 8- See KMHS, 4C. Kings Mountain Mountaineers Athlete of the Week Justice Taylor Daily Coup ‘Track & Field ; Cpeciale Starting at-only $2.99 6” Breakfast . Sandwich w/Ham or Bacon & Drink $310 A 105 York Rd., Kings Mountain 704.734.4782 GARY STEWART/HERALD Kings Mountain's Heath King works on a victory over Burns in Mountaineers’ home opener Friday at Lancaster Field. Relax & Enjoy Chef's Specials of the Week Thursday Night: Blackened Pork Chops with applebutter. Friday Night: Grilled Flounder with a cucumber dill sauce served with cous cous and asparagus. Saturday Night: Prime Rib with a baked potato and side salad. Sunday: Only $79 for your choice! Fried Chicken or Meatloaf with corn and potato salad, biscuit & fatback. Simply Mouthwatering! 238 CHEROKEE STREET www.cherokeestreettavern.com Ei 238 Cherokee St., Kings Mountain ® 704.739.1292
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