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J Mei ote 7s vs es LIBS a RE The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.net SSR Kings Mountain and Cleveland County school officials break ground for a new $800,000-plus field house at Kings Mountain High School Wednesday. Left to right KMHS Principal Ronny Funderburke, Marie Brinkley and David Brinkley of the KM Touchdown Club, school hoard members Roger Harris and Jerry Hoyle, Supt. Bruce Boyles, and school board members Shearra Miller, Kathy Falls and Jack Hamrick. KM Touchdown Club, school officials break ground for new field house at Kings Mountain High School GARY STEWART : Sports Editor The Kings Mountain Touch- down Club and Cleveland County Board of Education broke ground Wednesday behind John Gamble Stadium for a new $800,000 foot- ball field house which Supt. Bruce Boyles said could “set a trend” for future athletic facility improve- ments in other communities. The Touchdown Club, and par- ticularly president David Brinkley, have had this dream for about three years and since April have been raising contributions and pledges to make it a reality. KM girls match ‘11-12 win total with third win The field house is the first of a two-phase facility improvement program at KMHS. After the field house is constructed, the group will move on to raising funds for a new press box, restrooms and conces- sion stand. Dr. Boyles commended Brink- ley and the club for their foresight and hard work in making the proj- ect possible. “I know it has been a long jour- ney,” he said. “Many have worked hard and there is still a lot of work to do and distance to go. Thanks to all who have supported it and con- tinue to support it. Noting -that school systems Kings Mountain High’s women’s basketball team matched its win total from last year Friday night at Cherryville, defeating the Ironwomen 59-47 for their third straight victory. The Lady Mountaineers went 3-19 last season under Coach Amos Myles, who re- signed after the 2011-12 school year to take a football assistant’s job in Sumter, SC. Myles’ assistant last sea- son, Mike Harris, has the Lady Mountaineers playing at a fast pace led by two in- side players who are averag- ing double-doubles in points LT] and rebounds. Freshman Tiffani Thompson and junior Monique Petty both have double-doubles in each of the first three games. Thompson took center stage Friday with 23 points, 19 rebounds and six steals. Petty, who leads the team in both categories, added 14 points and 14 rebounds. Sophomore Talajah Hutchens contributed nine points. Taquisha Smith had six points, six steals and five assists. Kings Mountain had the game under control from the opening tip, running up a 22 See KM GIRLS, 2C RCT (TE (LIE today have to be more frugal in their use of money to assure that good teachers are kept in the class- room, Dr. Boyles said “this type of partnership between the commu- nity and the school system will be the way we see these type projects in the future. Kings Mountain has set the pace.” Dr. Boyles recalled as a youth growing up in Kings Mountain that he witnessed the community bond together to build John Gamble Sta- dium and Bill Bates Field House, Neisler Natatorium and other proj- ects. “Kings Mountain continues to build on that legacy,” he said. “We want to continue that for our stu- dents. I am thankful we have or- ganizations like the Kings Moun- tain Touchdown Club.” Dr. Boyles noted that the effort by the community to build this fa- cility allows the school system to do more for its student athletes: He noted that once the new field house is occupied, Cleveland County Schools will renovate the existing Bill Bates Field House for use by other sports teams. CCS is presently constructing a press box/concession/restrooms facility at the KMMS/KMHS softball field and in the near future a smaller field house for women’s teams will be constructed near the baseball and softball facilities. Brinkley noted that Gamble Sta- dium and the current field house was the late KMHS football coach Bill Bates’ vision when KMHS was built in the mid-1960s. Bates spear- headed a public fund drive to build the stadium which was occupied in 1967. Local businesses donated material and man hours to build the field house, which the Kings Mountain Sports Hall of Fame ded- icated in Coach Bates’ honor in 2006. “Kings Mountain has always held their local sports programs See FIELD HOUSE, 2C Kings Mountain’s Monique Petty goes up for a basket in vic- tory over East Gaston last week at the KMHS gym. Kings Mountaineers Athlete of the Week Mountain 105 York Rd., Kings Mountain 704.734.4782 Mason Fleisher Wrestling INA Nl 6" Breakfast . andwich’ & Drink only $30 *select items a STE . Waadward Jacket 30% Eighter LTT (100107) - 2011'S. Lafayette St. (Hwy 18 S.), Shelby « 704-482-8464 o Non-Fri 8:00-5:30 © Sat 3:00-3:00 « www.narrismerchandise.com
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