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LINCOLN
TIMES-NEWS
P.O. Box 40
119 W. Water Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092
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Recent Sports - June 2002
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Cherryville rallies to beat E. Catawba
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West’s Heafner drives in winning run with
June 3, 2002 - CATAWBA — Former Bandys pitcher Kris Harvey and Eastern Catawba Post 509 kept Cherryville
Post 100 team in check for most of the game Sunday afternoon..
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Cherryville Post 100 pitcher Justin McLeymore got the save in the ninth to secure the win Sunday at Eastern Catawba.
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Asheville rallies late to beat Post 100, 9-4
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June 5, 2002 - CHERRYVILLE — A brutal stretch of six games in six days finally caught up with
Cherryville.
Post 100 looked listless in the field and at the plate in dropping a 9-4 decision Tuesday to Asheville in Area Four American Legion baseball.
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Asheville's Scott Russell slides into home Tuesday as Cherryville Post 100's David Wise gets a handle on the ball. Asheville went on to
win 9-4.
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All Conference Stats
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June 5, 2002 -
MIDWEST 2A ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
SOFTBALL
West Lincoln — Kaylon Carpenter, Lauren Mostellerw
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LHS girls bball coach Barker resigns
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June 5, 2002 - Lincolnton girls varsity basketball head coach Sheila Barker resigned.
Barker, who has been with the school for 15 years and 14 as head coach, said now is the time for a change.
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Post 100 to play in tournament at UNC
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Denver loses twice after week layoff
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June 10, 2002 - DENVER — Denver Post 455’s schedule gave the players a week off.
Some of the players went to the beach for the week.
Making that adjustment from beach back to baseball was tough on Sunday as Monroe blasted Post 455 10-1.
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Lincolnton' s Luis Arce went 2-for 3 for Denver Post 455 Sunday against Monroe.
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SUMMERS' SOFTBALL SUMMER
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June 12, 2002 - East Lincoln Optimist Wildcats' player Sarah Summers played a big role in her team's game against Kings Mountain in the
girls aged 13 to 16 softball league. Summers (left) stole second base as Kings mountain shortstop Angel Williams is late with the tag. Summers (right) pitched as well. The Wildcats
won the game.
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Cherryville Legion takes three of four
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Post 100 tops Rutherford
June 12, 2002 - FOREST CITY —Three days after coaching East Rutherford to the state 2A high school
baseball title, Bobby Reynolds had to root against his players in an American Legion game.
The situation was an Area IV contest Tuesday night between Cherryville and Rutherford County.
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Denver pounds holes in Steele Creek
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June 12, 2002 - DENVER — It was hit or be hit night for Denver Post 455 Tuesday
night.
Denver cranked out 16 hits against Steele Creek pitching, but the same pitching hit Denver batters seven times in the game.
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Denver Post 455 pitcher Justin Keever (above) pitched three strong innings in relief and fanned five batters.
Keever (below) beat out a grounder for a hit in the sixth inning as Steele Creek first baseman Clay Smith leaped for the late throw. Keever finished with two hits on the night.
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Cherryville doubles up on Caldwell, 6-3
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June 14, 2002 - CHERRYVILLE — Justin McLeymore got stronger as the game wore on, and Wes Lovelace provided the offensive punch.
That combination was enough to carry Cherryville to a 6-3 victory over Area 4 arch-rival Caldwell County Thursday night before the biggest
crowd of the season at Fraley Field.
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Cherryville Legion's Jay Heafner dives back to first base in Tuesday's game against Caldwell County. Heafner was safe. Cherryville went on
to win.
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Lincolnton Optimist Champs
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June 14, 2002 - Lincolnton Optimist girls softball champions, sponsored by Abernethy Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Lincolnton went undefeated in
the regular season with a 12-0 record. The team members are: (left to right, front row) K'Leigh Rathbone, Ashley Poston, Melissa Avery, Laura Baker, Chandra Jones (back row) Coach Lynn Morrow, Brittney
Morrow, Christine Stewart, Han-nah Houk, Kayda Caldwell, Tara Koehler, Coach Chad Houk. Cpaoch Tom Caldwell is not pictured.
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Twist & Tuck wins at regionals
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June 14, 2002 - Local gym Twist & Tuck took five athletes to compete against over 115 others in the Region V Power Tumbling and
Trampoline events in Naples, Fla. recently.
Twist & Tuck athletes brought back seven gold medals. Brittany Cash, a level-10 athlete placed first on the Double Mini and the Synchro Tramp. Cash, who has competed for eight years made the regional team. She will compete in the nationals in Indianapolis, Ind. Katie Trueman won the Trampoline and floor events. Emily Moore, Hannah Ross and Ashlee Frazier all finished first on the trampoline, Over 15 athletes will represent the Lincolnton team at the nationals in July. The team is coached by Rick and Renee Moody.
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Little League Champs
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June 14, 2002 - Thornburg machine won the regular season and the tournament titles in the Lincolnton Optimist 11-and-12 Little League
division.
The team finished with an 11-3 record. The team members are: (left to right, front row) Pat Sykes, Wesley Nale, Micah Hawn, Kyle Wilkinson, Rob Moore, John Helms, (sec-ond row) Drew Mullen, Matthew Blakeley, Chris Melton, Ben Robin-son and Mike Davis.
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Minor League Champs
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June 14, 2002 - Kenlin Academy won the Lincolnton Optimist Minor League championship.
This team won the regular season and the tournament title in the 9-10 age group. Kenlin went 13-1 for the season. The team members are: (left to right, front row) Brandon Campbell, Chance Larson, Zack Smith, Devan Bivens, Nicholas Geerkin, Brett Milburn, Zack Surbeck (back row) Dustin (Dutter) Richardson, Luke Mitchem, Kendall Bethea, Alex Rios, Johnny Walker. The head cach is Tim Richardson and other coaches are Keith Walker and Christian Geerkin (not pictured). Bat boy Jeremy Smith is not pictured.
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LHS’ Bess signs to run for Lenoir-Rhyne
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June 14, 2002 - Lincolnton cross country standout Perrell Bess will be running for
Lenoir-Rhyne this fall.
Bess led the team to a second-place finish in the state championship last fall.
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Lincolnton's Perrell Bess (left) recently signed to attend Lenoir-Rhyne to run cross country. His coach Jeff Cloninger looks on.
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Briefs - June 14, 2002
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Bethea brothers do well in golf tournaments
Nine-year-old Kendall Bethea and his brother, 13-year-old Kenny Bethea Jr., competed in a junior golf tournament held by the Western Piedmont Junior Golf
Association at Woodbridge Country Club in Kings Mountain, June 3.
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Wright Painting wins title
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June 17, 2002 - Wrights Professional painting finished first in the Lincolnton Optimist 7-8 age group baseball league with a 9-2 record
and won the tour-nament championship too. The team members are: (left to right, back row) Josh Booker, Bren-nan Beal, Colton Lineberger, Austin Harris, Garrett Rader, Cole Rader, (front row) Sydney
Norris, Daniel Jenkins, Jeffrey Campbell, Bryan Pottoriss, Cassidy Polley and Adam Baker. Duane Rader and Jeff Beal are the coaches.
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Clutch hitting sparks Denver
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Arce, Stroup deliver key hits in 13-8 victory over Newell
June 17, 2002 - DENVER — “If we hit the ball, we’re in the game. If we get clutch hits we’ll win the game.”
That’s what Denver Post 455 player Luis Arce said about his team Sunday after it defeated Newell 13-8.
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Post 100 falls from first place
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Hickory overtakes Cherryville after pair of lopsided losses over weekend
June 17, 2002 - After beating defending state champion
Shelby on Friday, Cherryville’s weekend road swing turned sour with lopsided losses to Hickory and Asheville.
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Cherryville Post 100's Jay Heafner (4) slides in safely at home plate in Saturday's Area Four American Legion baseball game at Hickory.
Although Cherryville got a run here, it was not nearly enough as Hickory cruised to a 19-6 victory.
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Post 100 uses long ball to beat McDowell
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Walls blasts grand slam, Summer hits three-run shot
June 19, 2002 - CHERRYVILLE—Cherryville resurrected its favorite weapon Tuesday night to beat McDowell
in American Legion baseball.
The team known for the long ball got a three-run home run and a grand slam in the same inning on its way to a 12-7 victory before one of the biggest crowds of
the season at Fraley Field.
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Ruark gets AD job at East Lincoln
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W. Lincoln catcher signs with Limestone College
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June 19, 2002 - The opportunity to compete for a starting job as a freshman was too good for David Wise to pass up.
Wise, a four-year starter at catcher for West Lincoln High School, confirmed Monday that he will sign a letter-of-intent to play baseball at
Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C.
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West Lincoln High School and Cherryville Post 100 catcher David Wise will play his college baseball at Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C.
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Denver’s late rally beats Paw Creek
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June 19, 2002 - DENVER — Denver post 455 trailed Paw Creek 9-4 Tuesday going into the bottom
of the seventh inning.
It didn’t look good for the home team.
But the bats came alive.
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Lefthander Thomas Abernathy was the starting pitcher Tuesday night in Denver Post 455's 11-10 comeback victory over Paw Creek. Denver
trailed 9-4 before rallying for the win.
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Cherryville pounds Caldwell Co.
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West Lincoln players spark Legion team in 7-1 victory
June 21, 2002 - GRANITE FALLS—Two West Lincoln High School products led Cherryville Post 100 to a 7-1 victory over Caldwell County Thursday night at M.S. Deal Stadium.
Chris Halubka pitched his first complete game in Legion baseball, and Jay Heafner continued his torrid hitting by going 4-for-4 with two RBI.
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Kenlin girls win Championship
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June 21, 2002 -The Kenlin Academy sponsored girls softball team won the Lin-colnton Optimist softball ages 13-16 league championship game
last Saturday.
The team members pictured are: (left to right) Sara Singletary, Kaleigh Brown, Kathryn Geerker, Kandra Hurt, Elizabeth Stepp, Ale Arce, Heidi Carpenter, Alisha Holbrooks (coach), Charlotte Clark, Britney Vogt, Natalie Helms, Alexis Baker, Amanda Barnhardt, Randi Morrison, and Loren Machado. Not pictured are Ashley Broadway and coach David Machado.
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Rue, Arce come up big on the mound at the plate to lead Denver to big win
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June 21, 2002 - DENVER — Denver Post 455 made a daring move in the third inning against Pineville
Thursday, and head coach Bruce Bolick didn’t know it had happened.
Second baseman Josh Hamby lined up behind second base and shorts stop Luis Arce moved almost to the hole between short and third base.
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Denver Post 455 shortstop Luis Arce made some solid plays in the field and at bat against Pineville Thursday.
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Post 455 takes two of three over weekend
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Denver has shot at first-round bye in Area Four playoffs
June 24, 2002 - As the saying goes, “Two out of three ain’t bad.”
The Denver Post 455 baseball team lost to Huntersville on Friday but came back to beat Newell Saturday and Paw Creek Sunday.
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Starmount assistant gets Cherryville football job
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June 24, 2002 - CHERRYVILLE--A former assistant coach at perennial power Starmount has landed the head
football coaching job at Cherryville High School.
Tim Pruitt, an assistant coach at Starmount from 1993-2001, fills the vacancy left
by the resignation of Steve Wilson, who ended his two-run stint earlier this month after compiling a 2-19 mark.
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W. Lincoln infielder Craig headed to Limestone
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June 24, 2002 - If West Lincoln baseball coach Allan Chapman had to pick one player as
the leader of his 2002 2A quarterfinalist team, that player would be Matt Craig.
"Matt did not have the best season on the team, but by far he was the emotional and vocal leader of the team," Chapman said
of Craig, who will continue his baseball career next year at Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C. "There were several times when he would take the coach's role on the side and get things
straightened out. He was the single leader of the team."
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Matt Craig of West Lincoln High School will play his college baseball at Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C.
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Sweep for Area Four
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Cherryville, Caldwell County win battle of East vs. West
June 24, 2002 - CHERRYVILLE—Area Four boosted its reputation as one of the hotbeds of American Legion baseball over the weekend as Cherryville and
Caldwell County swept doubleheaders from Eastern powerhouses Garner and Wilmington.
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Denver ends regular season with win over division champ
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June 26, 2002 - DENVER — No fish is too big to fry.
The Denver Post 455 baseball team brought out its biggest frying pans.
The team reeled in Charlotte Post 262, the Eastern Division’s first place team, put it on the pan and after two hours later, Denver feasted on a
big 6-1 win Monday.
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Post 100, Hickory tie for division championship
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Drawing to decide top playoff seed
June 26, 2002 - CHERRYVILLE—After holding off Rutherford County 11-9 Monday night, Cherryville entered a week-long break assured of one of the top three seeds for the Area Four
American Legion baseball playoffs.
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Holes-in-One
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June 26, 2002 - At Briarcreek Golf Club in High Schools, two golfers had holes-in-one recently.
Doug Shubert 70, used a 3-wood on the 241-yard No. 4. Jack Deal, Lee Hogan and Ernest Bertrund witnessed the feat.
Margaret Shelton, 76, aced the No. 7 hole with a 6-iron from 118 yards. Lucille Ravich, and Sharon Pitkin saw the event.
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More
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Lincolnton Lightning win title
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June 26, 2002 - (Contributed photo) The Lincolnton Lightning, a team consisting of 11 and 12 year-old boys from Lincolnton, won the
Mountainview League championship with a sparkling 11-1 record.
The team also took second place in their first ASSA tournament. Team members are: Dustin Phillips, Caleb Lail, Willie Scruggs, Dexter Shelton, Josh Sterne, Thomas Stanley, Bradley Morris, Ryan Floyd, Jeremy Womble, Shane Reedy, C.J. Carroll, Demery Brewer, Trey Drewery, and Tripper Crisson. The Lightning is registered AAU, USSSA, and ASSA. The Lightning team needs sponsorship to play tournament ball. Anyone interested in helping can call Jeremy Womble at 704-732-4833.
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With 7 of their last 8 games in the win column, American Legion Post 321’s the team to watch
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June 26, 2002 - HUNTERSVILLE — Huntersville is hot.
Huntersville’s American Legion Post 321 baseball team is ripping teams apart in league play.
The team has won seven of its last eight games and could be in first place before the regular season is over.
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Area Four pairings set
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Cherryville seeded third, Denver ninth for playoffs
June 28, 2002 - HICKORY—Hickory won a coin flip with Cherryville for the top seed in the 21-team Area Four American Legion playoffs..
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Cherryville Post 100 third baseman Jackson Beam, who played high school ball at Burns this year, plays defense in a recent game at Fraley
Field. Beam and his teammates will swing into action in the Area Four Legion playoffs Monday or Tuesday. Post 100 is the No. 3 seed in the 21-team field.
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Catawba Valley storms to title
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June 28, 2002 - The Catawba Valley Storm 11 and under AAU baseball team won the state championship this past weekend with an 8-2 victory
over the Olde Providence Knights.
The Storm, which has won 19 consecutive games, completed a 6-0 run through the tournament. Casey Howard led the offense for the Storm with three hits and combined with pitcher Kurt Hammons for the win. Tyler Wharton recorded his third save of the tournament. A five-run sixth inning put the game away for the Storm, which closed out the win with a diving catch in center field by Tripp Cris-son. The Storm defeated the Raleigh Red Wings 8-4 in the semifinal game behind two hits each from Wharton, JW Laney and Joel Woods. Also part of the championship team were Dalton Hall, Alex Embler, Darrin Willis, Reggie Washington, and Keith Yount. They will advance to the AAU Nationals on July 16 held in Orlando, Florida at Disney Wide World of Sports. The Storm will travel this weekend to Kernersville to play in the USSSA State Championship tournament with their first game against the Gastonia Giants. .
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