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LINCOLN
TIMES-NEWS
P.O. Box 40
119 W. Water Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092
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Sports - February 2002
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Briefs - February 27, 2002
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LHS boys tennis wins
Lincolnton boys tennis team won its season opener 6-3 at South Point.
No. 1 Patrick Fletcher, No. 2 John James, No. 4 Joseph Allender and No. 6 Jimmy Thackston all won their singles matches.
The Wolves’ doubles wins came from Will Setzer-Thackston and A. Allender-High.
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Shot at buzzer beats LHS girls in playoffs
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Feb. 27, 2002 - It was heartbreak for the Lady Wolves.
Tonia Hall nailed a 30-foot last second shot to give Mitchell a stunning 44-41 win over Lincolnton Monday in the first round of the 2A state playoffs.
Hall’s shot came after Mitchell intercepted an inbound pass from Lincolnton just past halfcourt. Hall took a couple of dribbles and launched the game-winner.
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East Preview: Inexperienced but don’t count them out
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Feb. 25, 2002 - DENVER — “This team is inexperienced. By far the most inexperienced team here
in 32 years.”
That’s what East Lincoln baseball coach Bruce Bolick says about this year’s Mustangs
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Briefs - February 25, 2002
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BASKETBALL:
Lincolnton girls basketball team will host Mitchell in the first round of the state 2A basketball playoffs tonight at 7 p.m.
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Area wrestlers in state finals
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Feb. 22, 2002 - The Parade of Champions.
At the state individual wrestling championships in Charlotte’s Cricket Arena, the top four wrestlers in each weight and each get to walk around under a
spotlight in the while the music plays, “We are the Champions.”
West Lincoln’s Cory Norman has seen the Parade a few times growing up.
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Abernethy Chevrolet Girls
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Feb. 22, 2002 - Abernethy Chevrolet won the regular season in the Lincolnton Optimist Girls Grade 2-5 with six wins and one loss. The team
memerbs are (from left to right): Amanda Bowen, Whitney Killian, Kelli Baker, Morgan Wolfe, Jasmine Killian, Coach Lynn Morrow, Brittany Morrow, Kayda Caldwell, Emily Brown and Coach Tommy Caldwell. The
playoffs start Saturday.
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Ashbrook hold off Mustangs’ last runs
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Feb. 22, 2002 - GASTONIA — The Ashbrook Green Wave used clutch free throw shooting, to hold off East
Lincoln 53-46 in second round play of the Big South 3A conference tournament.
Ashbrook made 9 of 12 over the last three and one half minutes of play to best the Mustangs.
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Lincolnton boys, girls fall in conference semis
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Lincolnton guard Shantae Shank drives
to the basket in the Lady Wolves loss to Bandys Thursday in the Midwest 2A Conference Tournament in Hickory.
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Feb. 22, 2002 - HICKORY— Lincolnton danced with the Red Devils all night long but just couldn’t stick the pitchfork in deep enough.
Newton-Conover rallied from nine points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Wolves in overtime, 69-64.
The loss ended the Wolves’ bid at winning the Midwest 2A Conference tournament and ended the Wolves’ season.
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Gritty Wolves beat Bandys
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Feb. 20, 2002 - CATAWBA — Just when you thought the Lincolnton boys basketball team was dead, it comes back with perhaps it’s
grittiest effort of the season to beat Bandys 68-67.
Bandys had thoroughly whipped the Wolves twice this season including last week’s game that all but eliminated the Wolves
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Lincolnton guard Shantae Shank throws up a one-hand shot against Newton-Conover Tuesday. The Lady Wolves defeated Newton 48-35 to advance
to the second round of the Midwest 2A Conference Tournament.
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West Lincoln Winter Sports Banquet
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Feb. 20, 2002 - The West Lincoln High School Sports Boosters will he holding the Winter Sports Banquet at
the school on Monday (Feb. 25) at 6 p.m. in the school cafeteria.
All wrestlers, basketball players, cheerleaders, coaches, managers, score and time keepers, school administrators are invited to be
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Bandys jump out early to beat Lady Rebels
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Feb. 20, 2002 - CATAWBA — “They shot well,” said West Lincoln girls coach Allen Hoyle. “Their press hurt
us (especially) with their quickness. They stepped into our passing lanes, (got steals) and BAM…it’s 24-5.”
That’s what Hoyle saw in the first quarter of his team’s 73-54 loss against Bandys Tuesday night.
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Lacrosse
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Feb. 20, 2002 - Yes, lacrosse is a contact sport as the padded East Lincoln student Duncan Carlton looks on. You can make body checks (in
football, that's called hitting) and you can use your stick. The East Lincoln area lacrosse team (they wore question marks because they haven't come up with a nickname yet) is looking for a few good men
to fill out their roster. Call Gene Thompson at (704) 483-3601.
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East boys hold on to beat South Point
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Feb. 20, 2002 - GASTONIA — Corey Howard scored 17 and Tripp Miller added 16 to help East Lincoln
explode in the second half to knock off South Point 72-63 in the first round of the Mid South 3A Boys Conference Tournament.
The Mustangs outscored South Point 39-27 in the second half to win the game to advance.
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South Point beats East, takes final playoff spot
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Shelby girls crush Lady Rebels’ playoffs hopes
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Feb. 18, 2002 - SHELBY — West Lincoln girls vs. Shelby girls.
After all the conference games before, it came down to this game Friday to see who would get the fourth and final playoff spot from the Midwest 2A Conference.
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Bunker Hill Bears spoil Parent Night at Lincolnton
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Feb. 18, 2002 - At times the Lincolnton-Bunker Hill basketball Friday night looked like a track meet.
If you like run and gun basketball this was your kind of game, Neither team could stop the other.
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East boys swim team 18th in state
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Feb 18, 2002 --RALEIGH (AP) — Results from the NCHSAA Class 3-A Swimming and Diving Championships at the Carmichael Aquatic Center on North Carolina State University campus.
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WLMS wrestlers did well at state championships.
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Feb. 15, 2002 - The West Lincoln Middle School wrestlers competed in the N.C. Junior High State Championships at Gardner Webb University this past weekend. Individual place winners were:
Elementary Division: Ethan Beck first, Tyler Smith first, Taylor Barber first, Eric Cooke second, Shane Heafner second, Lee Walker third, Travis Avery third.
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DO OR DIE TIME: Big day for West girls, East boys & wrestlers
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Feb. 15, 2002 - It’s do or die time for the West Lincoln girls basketball team
and the East Lincoln boys.
Both teams have games tonight that will decide whether or not they are going to the playoffs.
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West Lincoln point guard Kaylon Carpenter will lead the Lady Rebels into a huge game at Shelby tonight.
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Baseball already
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Feb. 15, 2002 - Lincolnton's Glen Floyd takes a swing in baseball practice Thursday. The Wolves will scrimmage St. Stephens next Thursday.
The first game is two weeks away.
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Get ready for North Lincoln High Patriots
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Feb. 15, 2002 - PUMPKIN CENTER — Look out for the North Lincoln
High School Patriots or the Knights of North Lincoln as they lock up with the Wolves, Rebels and Mustangs.
While at the Pumpkin Center-East Lincoln middle school basketball game the other day, I decided to ask some of the Pumkin Center students what would they like
the nickname of their future high school to be.
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Bunker Hill edges Rebels, West girls lose
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Feb. 13, 2002 - VALE — It was Senior Night at West Lincoln, but Bunker Hill prevented the Rebel seniors
from going out as winners in their final home appearance.
In the varsity opener, the powerful Bunker Hill girls outscored West Lincoln 27-9 in the first quarter and never looked back en route to an 89-36 win.
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Briefs - February 13, 2002
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East Lincoln swim teams place
East Lincoln swim teams placed in 3A West regionals according to a NorthCarolina-ihigh.com report.
The boys came in 11th with 83 points. Ryan Fairchild came in sixth in the 100-yard freestyle and ninth in the 50 free. Adam Fier was eighth in the
100-yard backstroke.
The tream of Fairchild, Fier, Will Walker and Patrick Jlley was eighth in the 200 medley relay and seventh in the 200 free relay.
The girls team came in 24th in the regionals but didn’t get a top 10 finish in any of the events.
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East Gaston takes two from Mustangs
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Feb. 13, 2002 - MCADENVILLE — With a chance to clinch a playoff bid, East Lincoln boys team
traveled to East Gaston Tuesday.
With a win and a South Point loss, the Mustangs would be in.
Access was denied.
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East Lincoln center Jason Burgess makes a strong drive to the hole recently against North Gaston. Burgess had four points in the Mustangs
loss to East Gaston Tuesday night.
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Panthers Power
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Feb. 13, 2002 - East Lincoln Middle School guard Ja'Melle Lowery keeps his eyes on the ball Tuesday as Pumpkin Center's Clay Kiser (10)
guards him. PCMS' teams won both games. The Lady Panthers edged ELMS 17-16 while the Panthers beat the Falcons 49-26.
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West Lincoln's Owen Poole takes it to the hole
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Feb. 11, 2002 - West Lincoln's Owen Poole takes it to the hole against East Rutherford Friday. East Rutherford defeated the Rebels. The
Lady Rebels did not play but were credited for the win over the Lady Cavaliers because East Rutherford girls were penalized for playing too manyames this season.
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Bandys sweeps Wolves
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Feb. 11, 2002 - Another halftime lead slips away from Lincolnton.
The Wolves’ state playoff chances took a major setback Friday night as Bandys exploded with a 19-4 run in the fourth quarter to send the Wolves howling 64-43.
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Huskies raid the Corral and take two wins
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Feb. 11, 2002 - DENVER — The East Lincoln varsity boys have got to be kicking themselves for how they
loss to Hunter Huss 54-51 Friday.
With less than a minute to play and the score tied at 51, East decided to hold the ball until the final 10 to 15 seconds and try to score.
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Pumpkin Pickin' Time
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Feb. 8, 2002 - Maiden High School's Lamont Reid official signed a letter of intent to play football for Western Carolina University.
Reid (in the middle) is pictured with his parents (Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Brice) to his sides and standing is his head coach Tom Brown and the school's principal Dwayne Finger. Reid gained over 2,200
all-purpose yards this season and scored 30 touchdowns as he led the Blue Devils to a confernece title and the third round of the playoffs. He was named the Southern Foothills Conference's Player of the
Year. WCU new head coach Kent Briggs said Reid will get playing time right of way.
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ELMS boys win, LMS girls victorious
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Feb. 8, 2002 - DENVER — East Lincoln Middle School basketball player Jamelle
Lowery took over in the second half of his team’s game against Lincolnton Middle Thursday.
He poured in 17 points in the half and hit six straight free throws at the end to second the Falcons’ 55-47 win over LMS.
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East Lincoln Middle School's Sarah Cooke looks for an open teammate while LMS's Charlotte Clark tightly guards her. LMS girls
came back to win the game.
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Briefs - February 8, 2002
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Hole-in-One at Rock Barn
Robert Wensil, a preacher at Peal Baptist Church in Iron Station, hit his fourth hole-in-one recently while playing at Rock Barn golf course.
Wensil aced the 170-yard No. 3 hole with his six iron. Jason Allison witnessed the shot.
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Pisgah puts Rebels wrestlers out of playoffs
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Feb. 6, 2002 - VALE — West Lincoln coach Butch Ross held Pisgah in high regard going into the
state 2A dual team wrestling playoffs.
That opinion did not change after the state's second-ranked team beat the Rebels 47-15 for the district championship Tuesday night at West Lincoln.
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Shelby takes care of Wolves, Lady Wolves’ defense stands
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Feb. 6, 2002 - Lincolnton’s Eric Wilson dumped in 21 points but it was not enough as Shelby with its tough pressure defense beat the Wolves 64-48
Tuesday.
The Golden Lions press forced the Wolves into numerous turnovers and bad passes.
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West boys fall to Bandys
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Feb. 6, 2002 - CATAWBA — Bandys outscored West Lincoln 17-8 in the fourth quarter to defeat the Rebels 58-47.
The Rebels were only down 41-39 going into the final period.
Jeremy Detter’s 11 points led the Rebels attack.
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EL boys win, girls fall
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Feb. 6, 2002 - DALLAS —East Lincoln’s Blake Ketner dropped in a
game-high 21 points to help the Mustangs overcome a slow start and get a valuable league win over North Gaston Wildcats, 58-48, in Big South 3A Conference play.
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Briefs - February 6, 2002
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LMS girls edge PCMS
The Lady Wildcats basketball team defeated Pumpkin Center, 28-24, Monday.
Leading the way for the Lady Wildcats were Brittany Jones 15, Brittney Ebert 5, Jesse Cline 5, and Ashley Broadway 3.
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Wolves fight off Rebels; play off hopes still alive
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Feb. 4, 2002 - Lincolnton won for the second time against the Rebels this season, posting a
63-39 win to help keep their playoff hopes alive.
The Wolves put four players in double figures that included a game high of 14 points from reliable Robbie Lewis and a career high 12 points from
Randall Chambers. Jr. Smith helped out
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Wolves Guard Darren Wilson goes up for a shot Friday night against West Lincoln.
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It’s pay back time! Wolves down Mustangs 69-50
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Lady Mustangs hold on for a 38-33 win, improving their overall record to 6-13
Feb. 4, 2002 - Everything worked for the Lincolnton Wolves this time around, plain and simple, as they easily took the non
conference victory 69-50.
This was payback by the Wolves for an earlier loss to these same East Lincoln Mustangs during the second week of January.
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Briefs - February 4, 2002
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J.V. teams split games
West Lincoln J. V. girls won, 48-37, in their game against Lincolnton Friday. The West Lincoln J.V. boys were defeated 37-28, by the Wolves.
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West pins Wolves 75-3
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Feb. 1, 2002 - West Lincoln teams haven’t have much luck against Lincolnton this school year.
The Wolves teams have beaten the Rebels in football, volleyball, tennis, cross country and basketball.
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Cherryville’s Doug Herbert Racing ready for new year
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Feb. 2, 2002 - Doug Herbert celebrated Christmas a little earlier than most people and it’s taken him
several weeks to be able to enjoy his best gift.
Herbert hired Johnny West as tuner and co-crew chief on his Snap-on Racing Top Fuel dragster in November and he has been waiting patiently for preseason
testing to go for a ride.
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Bass Masters banquet results
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Feb. 1, 2002 - The Lincoln County Bassmasters held their annual awards banquet Jan. 24, and awarded the
top six fishermen of the 2001 season.
The top six were: Waylon Pitts, Doug McClure, Aaron Dixon, Darrell Stewart, Mitch Burgin, and Larry Patrick.
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