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LINCOLN
TIMES-NEWS
P.O. Box 40
119 W. Water Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092
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RECENT
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Recent Sports - January 2003
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Wolves come in third at First Charter
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Forestview boys and girls win championships; East boys take sixth
January 1, 2003 - DENVER — The Lincolnton boys were the most successful Lincoln County team in the First Charter Holiday Classic, earning a
third-place finish in the tournament Monday night with a 67-54 win over Bandys.
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Lincolnton players Randall Chambers (42) and Jordy Jeffries both go after a lose ball against Victory Christian in First Charter Classic
action. The Wolves beat Bandys Monday to take third place. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Hard Loss
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West falls hard at Cherryville
January 1, 2003 - CHERRYVILLE — With one blow of a whistle, a referee can change the course of a game, even in the first quarter.
With several calls in the first quarter, an official can take a team out of a game.
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LHS wrestlers win tussle with Ironmen
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January 3, 2003 - The Lincolnton wrestling team defeated Cherryville Thursday night 44-24.
LHS won five matches by forfeit. Cherryville won five of the seven other matches.
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Lincolnton's Jason Hammonds is held down by T.J. Davis of Cherryville in a post-match exhibition Thursday. Davis won that match and one
that counted but Hammonds and Wolves beat Cherryville. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Wolves take two from West Lincoln
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Newton gives the Rebels the fits
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Newton teams pull away before the half against West boys and girls
January 8, 2003 - VALE — If the West Lincoln boys basketball team looks in a mirror, they will see a team that could have given Newton-Conover a serious
challenge Tuesday night.
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Hands are all around West guard Heather Peterson (above) against Newton-Conover Tuesday night. The feisty Red Devils were all over the
West boys. Newton's Jon Rabold (below) falls on top of Rebel Matt Edwards. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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West gets $18,000 worth of new weight equipment
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LHS, East wrestlers are getting better
January 10, 2002 -
West Lincoln
Look for the West teams to be much stronger next season.
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West Lincoln head football coach Butch Parker, school officials, coaches and students are proud of their new weight equipment. (LTN photo
by Jenny Walling)
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East's Wills commits to Montreat
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January 10, 2003 - East Lincoln's Tamira Wills has signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Montreat College Wednesday morning.
With her were Montreat coach Joe Hagan and her parents, Linda and Tom Wills.
Tamira Wills played for Durham high schools before tearing her ACL (knee Ligament). She has not played for East Lincoln this year. At Northern Durham, she shot 44 percent from the 3-point line. Montreat, top NAIA Division II school east of Asheville, com-petes in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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PC teams top LMS
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January 10, 2003 - PUMKIN CENTER — The Lincolnton and Pumpkin Center middle boys and girls teams played
two instant classics Thursday night at Pumpkin Center Middle School.
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Wolves come back to beat Bandys
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LHS’s Eric Wilson is 10 points away from 1,000 in career
January 13, 2003 - Based on what happened the first time Bandys and Lincolnton met this season, the Wolves were expected to have any easy time of it in
Friday’s Midwest 2A Conference basketball game at LHS.
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Lincolnton's Lindsey Sain dribbles the ball past a defender in a recent game. She had 12 points in the Lady Wolves' loss to Bandys
Friday. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Mustangs hang tough against N. Gaston
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January 13, 2003 - DENVER — The East Lincoln wrestling team was ready for Big South conference power
North Gaston Friday.
After two forfeits, The Mustangs were down 15-6, but they got two big wins to tie the score at 15.
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East Middle savors dual victory
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Girls: ELMS 41; PCMS 35
Boys: ELMS 57; PCMS 51
January 15, 2003 - DENVER — East Lincoln Middle boys and girls basketball teams defeated visiting arch rivals Pumpkin Center Middle Monday.
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Pumpkin Center Middle Assistant Coach Stephen Parker (standing) and Head Coach Gary Crouse give direction to players (left to right) Kayla
Alexander, MeKenzie Harkey, Kayleigh Brown and Kathryn Thorne during a break in Monday's game. (Photo by Terrance Thomas)
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Shelby makes layups to beat LHS teams
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LHS junior Eric Wilson scores his 1,000th point on the free throw line
January 15, 2003 - SHELBY — Lincolnton basketball player Eric Wilson scored his 1,000th point Tuesday night. But he wished it would have been under better
circumstances.
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LHS guard Eric Wilson (above) made his 1,000th point in his high school career on this free throw in the third quarter Tuesday at Shelby.
Andrea Stroup (below) looks for an open teammate. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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Cherryville Sports Hall inducts nine
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January 15, 2003 - CHERRYVILLE — Cherryville Hall of Fame will induct 11 new members.
Baseball is and always has been the No. 1 sport in this Gaston town of 5,000.
And on Saturday night at Cherryville Country Club, three pitchers who have left their mark on the diamond in Cherryville will be inducted into the Cherryville
Sports Hall of Fame.
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Briefs - January 15, 2003
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West JV girls basketball drops two games
The West Lincoln JV girls lost to Bandys 30-54 Tuesday night. Nicole Davis had
three, Sara Elmore (11), April Norman (2), Jessica Grigg (4), Anna Knight (4), Tamika Werts (6) and Hannah Smith (1) to round out the scoring.
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Girls B-ball teams need consistency
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January 17, 2003 --
WEST LINCOLN
The Lady Rebels had a tough week losing 69-64 at home against East Rutherford and at Bandys.
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East Lincoln center Sara Flemming (with the ball) is having a solid season. She recently scored 30 points against Highland Tech.
(LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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West wrestlers are No. 1 in the state
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January 20, 2003 - ...
WEST LINCOLN
The Rebels wrestling team is No. 1 in the NC MAT 2-A Poll this week.
The Rebels have received 76 poll points for the top spot over No. 2 West Stokes (54) and No. 3 Mt. Pleasant (50).
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East Lincoln's T.J. Smith (with ball) is one of the keys that makes the Mustangs go. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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South Point squeaks by East boys, girls
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January 22, 2003 - DENVER — Victory flirted with East Lincoln’s boys and girls basketball
teams Tuesday night.
But East teams just couldn’t seal the kiss.
The Lady Mustangs closed with in four points of South Point with two minutes to play but only to fall 53-45.
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East Lincoln point guard Darin Dellinger (above) gets the ball upcourt while South Point's Dusty Basket guards him in Tuesday's night
game. Leslie Marlowe dribbles (below) past a South Point defender while teammate Jennifer Henley looks on. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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Growing pains hurt East boys
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January 22, 2003 - DENVER — It was destined to be a tough season from the start.
The East Lincoln boys basketball team came in fourth last year in the Big South 3-A Conference. The Mustangs had a formidable front line with three players
6’4’’ or taller.
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Top-ranked Rebels dominate Shelby
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January 24, 2003 - VALE — The West Lincoln wrestling team is No. 1 in the state in this
week’s NC MAT 1A-2A poll.
That’s a lofty ranking and the Rebels take it serious.
On Wednesday night against conference foe Shelby, the Rebels showed what they are made of. They got eight pins and won three more by forfeit to
hammer the Lions 76-3.
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West Lincoln's Zeb Elmore (above) locks in tight against Shelby's Mike Featherstone. Elmore won by technical fall, 19-2 in Wednesday
match at West Lincoln. Aaron Terry holds down Shelby's Lyndsia Tapia as he waits for the referee to give him the pin. Eventually, Terry got the call. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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LHS racks two wins
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January 24, 2003 - After his team blew out Bunker Hill 79-59 at home Wednesday night, Lincolnton
basketball coach Bob Cowie was hoping the prediction of snow was wrong.
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Bass Masters event results
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January 24, 2003 - Doug McClure reeled in 8 pounds and 14 ounces of bass to win the Lincoln County Bass Masters first tournament of the
year.
McClure also caught the biggest fish (2 lbs. 15 oz.) to help him win.
Jeff Walls came in second in the tournament (6 lbs. 5 oz).
Rounding out the top five were Dennis Green (4 lbs. 6 oz.), Mitch Burgin (2 lbs. 9 oz.) and Rick Carpenter (2 lbs. 6 oz.).
The club’s next tournament will be at Mt. Island Lake on Feb. 15.
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Snow forces local teams to play 3 games a week
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January 27, 2003 - Snow days postpone games and can create scheduling nightmares.
All the games postponed due to last month’s ice storm hadn’t been played and now we have make-ups for last Thursday and Friday.
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West Lincoln's Holly Wellman (above) is one of the top players on a up-and-coming Lady Rebels team. East's Carlos Marquez (right, No. 31)
will need to continue his strong play inside to lead the Mustangs in the second half of the season. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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Swim, wrestling teams to compete for top titles
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ELHS Notebook
January 29, 2003 - DENVER — The biggest thng in sports at East Lincoln High School is that the swim and wrestling teams will be competing for their
conference’s championship.
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East Lincoln center Grant Covington (No. 34) lays the ball up in a recent game against Forestview. The Mustangs will need more plays like
that this week against Forestview, Ashbrook and North Gaston. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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West pins LHS; then beats Chase
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January 29, 2003 - VALE — The West Lincoln wrestling team had to play rival Lincolnton and
Chase Tuesday.
It was also senior night.
The state’s top-ranked took care of business by winning both matches and celebrated the seniors last home regular season match.:
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West Lincoln's Zac Elmore (above) puts the clamps on Chase's Jonathan Bryant in Tuesday match at West. Elmore later pinned Bryant. West's
Matt Avery flips Joe Wilson of Chase. Avery won the match 9-6. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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East wrestlers get a big win against Forestview
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January 29, 2003 - DENVER — It was senior night Tuesday at East Lincoln
But there were other reasons to celebrate. The Mustangs got a big conference win over Forestview to keep their playoff hopes alive.
The Mustangs got five pins and three forfeits to beat the Jaguars, 56-19.
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Briefs - January 29, 2003
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West b-ball falls in OT
NEWTON — The West Lincoln boys basketball team played one the Midwest Conference best times to the wore just to come up short.
West missed a layup in the final seconds in overtime to fall to Newton-Conover 58-56 Tuesday.
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East boys, West girls win
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January 31, 2003 - IRON STATION — The battle of East and West Middle schools went to the West girls and the boys of East Thursday.
At East Lincoln Middle School, the home team Falcons defeated the West Chiefs in the final moments of the game, 44-43.
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West Lincoln Middle's Samantha Redwine (above, no. 34) shoots the ball while East's Elizabeth Covington tries to block her shot in
Thursday's game between the two schools. East's Alfonzo Lewis (below) tries to zip the ball past West's Kevin Martin who is defending the play. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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Julius Blum wins Rec Industrial title
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January 31, 2003 - The Lincoln County Industrial League basketball champions again belongs
to Julius Blum Inc.
Blum defeated Timken 52-36 Wednesday night in the tournament finals at Lentz Gym in Betty G. Ross Park.
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Julius Blum Inc. wins the Lincoln County Rec Industrial League title. The team won the regular season title also. The Blum team members
are (front row, left to right): Michael Avery, Marcus Farley, Chris Holbrooks, Erik Rivera, (top row) Ed Akerberg, Brad Conner and Lee Ward. (LTN photo by Terrance Thomas)
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