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LINCOLN
TIMES-NEWS
P.O. Box 40
119 W. Water Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092
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Recent Sports - December 2002
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East Burke wins WL’s Coaches vs Cancer clash
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December 2, 2002 - VALE — The East Burke junior varsity defeated West Lincoln in the
semifinals Friday and Cherryville Saturday in the finals to win the West Lincoln Coaches vs. Cancer junior varsity basketball tournament.
In the finals match, East Burke, by far the class of the four-team field, cruised past the
Ironmen 87-45.
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West Lincoln junior varsity basketball player Daniel Payseur (left photo, No. 30) looks to shoot Friday against East Burke. Teammate Ryan
Ruffman (right photo, No. 42) dribbles the ball against pressure. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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Briefs - December 2, 2002
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LHS wrestling results
WEST CALDWELL — The Lincolnton High Wrestling team won two games and suffered one loss Nov. 26 during the meet at West Caldwell High School. Lincolnton won
41-30, and 48 to 36 against W.C., and lost 21-59 against R.S. Central.
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East gets the best of West this time
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December 4, 2002 - DENVER — It was East Lincoln’s boys and girls chances to show what they can do
Tuesday night against West Lincoln.
Both Mustang teams lost to their rival Rebels squads last Tuesday.
This time they got even. East boys held off a late West rally to win 53-44. The Lady Mustangs also won by nine, 46-37.
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Briefs - December 4, 2002
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West Lincoln wrestlers pin Mustangs
VALE — The West Lincoln High wrestling team defeated East 69-12 in their match on Tuesday at West
Lincoln to stay undefeated.
Theses are the results in each individual match (Class, name, won by, name, time): 103 Matt Avery (WL)
pinned Russell Edwards (EL) 1:25; 112 Jeremy Pearson (WL) pinned Grier Simmons (EL) :51;
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West, LHS wrestlers have tough times at Hickory meet
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December 9, 2002 - HICKORY — West Lincoln and Lincolnton wrestlers had some tough times in
the nine-team St. Stephens Indian Classic Saturday.
West finished fourth while Lincolnton, which competed without its top players, came in ninth.
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West wrestler Eric Steele, who is a Wendy's High School Heisman nominee, grabs hold of a West Iredell opponent at the St. Stephens Indian
Classic. (LTN photo by Terrance Thomas)
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Reeled in a beauty
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December 11, 2002 - Donovan Burgess of Lincolnton caught this 7 1/2-pound largemouth bass while fishing with his father Frank McSwain.
(Contributed photo)
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Briefs - December 11, 2002
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West wrestling wins
VALE — West Lincoln wrestling team defeated East Gaston 48-28 Tuesday to give head
coach Butch Ross his 150th career win.
West wins by pin came from Matt Avery Zac Elmore Brent Gates, Steele Barber, Eric
Steele and Aaron Terry.
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West kids meet football stars
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December 11, 2002 - While most students were getting back into the routine of a full school day, Dustin
Hester was in Charlotte.
Hester and six other student-athletes from West Lincoln High School, accompanied by athletics director Wayne Navey and football coach Mike Harrill, attended a
luncheon Monday at the Charlotte Touchdown Club.
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LHS boys and girls sweep North Gaston
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LHS coach Sekal is named North Lincoln’s AD
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Fight like 'Cats and Wolves
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December 13, 2002 - Lincolnton's Hollan Bradley and North Gaston's Dominique Davis battle for the ball in Tuesday game. The two teams
played Thursday night. North Gaston won the boys game 71-61 and hung on to win the girls game also, 45-41. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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North Lincoln Optimist Club recently founded
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December 13, 2002 - Lincoln County now has a new Optimist Club to help make a difference in the lives of
children as well as our community.
The North Lincoln Optimist Club was founded on November 5, 2002.
Optimist International President, William Teague, flew in to charter this club.
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150th win is special to West Wrestling coach
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December 13, 2002 - West Lincoln head coach Butch Ross will remember his 150th career win.
He didn’t know about it but he daughters dug up the information and told after his squad defeated the No. 1 team in 3-A, East Gaston Tuesday at home.
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Cherryville takes two from the Rebels
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December 16, 2002 - VALE — The Cherryville-West Lincoln rivalry is alive and well.
Fans packed West Lincoln’s gym Friday night to see the two schools play.
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West Lincoln's Zack Franklin (above) runs the offense while guarded by Cherryville's Maurice Hunt Friday night at West. Lady Rebel Emily
Davis (No. 33, below) dribbles the ball while several Lady Ironmen swarm around her. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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Chapman is area coach of the year
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December 16, 2002 - VALE — West Lincoln baseball coach Allan
Chapman has been named Region VI Coach of the Year by North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association.
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LHS JV teams’ fourth-quarter play holds off Mustangs
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December 18, 2002 - Lincolnton junior varsity basketball teams got the best of their
eastern Lincoln County rivals Tuesday night.
The JV Lady Wolves got a team-high 16 points from Shonda Faw on route to a 39-33 win over East Lincoln
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East Lincoln junior varsity player Nick Harmon (above) passes the ball through two Lincolnton defenders Tuesday. East JV player Jessie
Devine (below) is guarded tightly by LHS guard Shonda Faw. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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Midwest 2-A Conference All-Conference teams
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December 18, 2002 -
FOOTBALL
Lincolnton — Bradley Armstrong, Joseph Sigmon, Eric Wilson, Bradley Dalyrmple, Darren Wilson
West Lincoln — Will Tallent, Aaron Terry
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Both LHS varsity teams use spurts to put the Mustangs away
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December 18, 2002 - The Lincolnton varsity boys and girls basketball team rolled to solid wins over
rival East Lincoln Tuesday.
In the girls game, Andrea Stroup’s 19 points led the way to a 55-49 win.
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Setting it straight
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December 18, 2002 - In the All-County football team photos last month, the wrong photo was used for East Lincoln football player Alex Martin.
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The Lincoln Times-News wants to present the news accurately. It is our policy to correct errors. If you find a factual error, please bring it
to our attention by calling Al Dozier, managing editor, at 704-735-3031..
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December 18, 2002 - DENVER — The East Lincoln wrestling team is young but eager.
Coach Cain Beard’s club has had a slow start to the season but is showing some promise.
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Ninety wins in a row
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The West Lincoln Middle School wrestling team members are (in their weight class) 83 pounds: Travis Hullette, Chris Gibson, Dustin Spears,
Matthew Bradley; 93: Jack Wombough, Jordan Leonhardt, Ethan Herman; 103: Matt Whittle, Logan Heafner; 112: Payden Houser, Zach Davis, Arthur Houser; 119: Zake Elmore, David Markland; 125: Ryan Rhodes,
Andy Grigg; 130 - Jesse Navey, Eric Armstrong; 135 - Chase Harbison, Chris Nance; 140 - Logan Shronce; 145: Jake Watts, Ethan Peterson, Willy Beaver; 152:
Randall Neal, Chris Heafner, Tim Arrowood, Jimmy Merrick; 160: Daniel Smith, Michael Figuerola; 171: Brad Beer, Matt Martin; 189: Tyler Carpenter, Clay Heafner, Kevin Terres; Heavyweight: Tony Hester, Henry Hull. Wayne Navey, David Avery and Matt Wise are the coaches. (Contributed photo)
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West Middle wrestlers proud of their tradition
December 20, 2002 - VALE — The West Lincoln Middle School wrestling team is like the Energizer Bunny in a way.
The Chiefs keep winning and winning and winning … and winning and winning.
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LHS, West begin league play
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December 20, 2002 - Lincolnton's Eric Wilson looks for an open teammate in recent action. The Wolves open their conference schedule
tonight at Newton-Conover. West Lincoln will play Chase tonight to start its league slate. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Duels at West Lincoln Duals
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December 23, 2002 - In the Duals Meet. St. Stephens (the state's No. 3 ranked 3-A team) defeated West Lincoln (No. 2 rated in 2-A) in the championship meet. West defeated Tuscola and Kings Mountain to advance to the finals. Tuscola came in third and Chase was fourth. Shelby, Southwest Guilford, Kings Mountain and Starmount were the other competitor s along with East and LHS. East Lincoln won the match against the Wolves in their only meeting of the season. West will compete in the Tiger Tournament at Chapel Hill after Christmas while East will be in the Mt. Pleasant Invitational.
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BB&T tourney to have the Islands’ flavor
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December 23, 2002 - One of the state’s and nation’s top small school tournaments is set to kick off Thursday
at Cherryville’s Nixon Gym.
The sixth annual BB&T Cherryville Holiday Classic event starts at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26. The finals are Saturday, Dec. 28.
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SPORTS PHOTOS of the YEAR
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Lincolnton football player Joseph Sigmon basks in the glow of his team's win over East Lincoln in September. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Lady Rebels win in first round in BB&T
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Wilson wins Bass Masters
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December 27, 2002 - Scott Wilson reeled in four pounds and 13 ounces of bass to win the Lincoln County Bass Masters
December tournament at Lake Norman.
Wilson barely beat Larry Patrick (4 lbs., 12 oz.).
Doug laws came in third (3 lbs. 9 oz) and caught the big fish for the tournament, a two-pounder.
Mitch Burgin (2 lbs,. 4 oz.) and Jeff Walls (2 lbs. 3 oz.) finished fourth and fifth respectively.
The Bass Masters next tournament will be on Lake Norman Jan. 18.
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December 27, 2002 - The First Charter Holiday Classic begins today.
The three-day, eight-team girls and boys basketball tournament tips off at East Lincoln today.
The tournament features local teams Lincolnton and East Lincoln. The event will continue on Saturday and skip Sunday and wrap up with the finals on Monday.
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Locals having a time at First Charter
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December 30, 2002 - DENVER — The main goal in a three-game basketball tournament is to win
it.
Plan B is to leave with two wins.
Both Lincolnton and East Lincoln boys are looking at Plan B as they play in the final round of the First Charter Classic Monday.
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Lincolnton's Zach Gibson (above) wags tongue as he eyes the goal Friday against Victory Christian. East Lincoln Leslie Marlowe (below)
zooms to the basket against South Caldwell. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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West teams have trouble cashing in at the BB&T
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December 30, 2002 - CHERRYVILLE — The West Lincoln boys and girls basketball teams had a tough
BB&T Classic.
The West Lincoln boys finished in sixth place in the BB&T Holiday Basketball Tournament.
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