September 19, 2012
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KM netters fall to Jags, Raiders Kings Mountain lost to Forestview 5-4 and South Point 8-1 last week. The Forestview match was much closer than the scores indicated. Four of the singles matches were relatively close, and in two of the three doubles matches KM teams were winning before Forestview closed the door. South Point won five of six singles matches to defeat the Lady Mountaineers in their Big South opener Thursday. “Three of the six singles were very close, and two of the doubles matches were even closer than the score appeared,” said Coach Rick Henderson. Kings Mountain faces Crest in a non-conference match Thursday and faces Ashbrook in a Big South
Alyssa Greene match on Tuesday, Sept. 25 Singles Kaelon Forbes (F) d. Maddie Lutz 6-0, 6-0; Jennifer Javornik (F) d. Katie Holland 6-4, 6-1; Hannah
Christenbury (KM) d. Taylor Black 6-1, 6-1; Kayla Penner (KM) d. Phoenix Moser 6-3, 6-4; Allison Moore (F) d. Hannah Mosley 6-4, 6-4; Alyssa Greene (KM) d. Reaganne Goode 6-0, 6-4.
Doubles Forbes/Javornick (F) d. Lutz/Holland 8-0; Christenbury/Penner (KM) d. Black/Eunice McSwain 8-6; Mosley/Greene (KM) d. Moore/Maggie Long 8-6. Singles Madeline Killen (S) d. Maddie Lutz 6-0, 6-0; Kristen Rivera (SP) d. Katie Holland 6-0, 6-1; Ashley Mull (SP) d. Hannah Christenbury 6-7 (10-8), 6-2; Caroline Law (SP) d. Kayla Penner 61, 6-0; Brooks Churn (SP) d. Hannah Mosley 6-2, 7-5; Alyssa Greene (KM) d. Taylor Rash 6-4, 2-6, 7-5. Doubles Killen/Rivera (S) d. Lutz/Penner 8-3; Mull/Law (SP) d. Holland/Christenbury 8-5; Mosley/Greene (KM) d. Churn/Janet Widenhouse 8-6.
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JV Mountaineers fall to South Point Kings Mountain High’s JV football team dropped its third straight game Thursday night at South Point, 21-7. Raequan Allen had a big night for the Mountaineers. He scored the lone KM touchdown on a 10-yard run off the right side after he recovered a blocked South Point punt. Bryan Sanders blocked the punt. Allen accumulated over 200 all-purpose yards on rushing, receiving and returning kicks. He also intercepted a pass. Colin Watkins took a ball away from a South Point ball carrier in the fourth quarter and ran it 20 yards. Kings Mountain also recovered a muffed kickoff by the
Bryan Sanders blocked a punt for the KM JV team in its loss at South Point last week. Raiders. The Mountaineers travel to Shelby Thursday at 7 p.m.
Grace Christian Mountaineer netters lose 6-3 at Patton Academy begins athletic programs
Kings Mountain dropped a 5-4 decision to Patton in a tennis match last week in Morganton. The Lady Mountaineers were playing without their #1 player, Maddie Lutz, who was playing with KMHS in a Big South 3A golf match. “Our players had to move up one position,” noted Coach Rick Henderson. “Even though a couple of the matches were lopsided in singles, there were four out of the six singles that went to tie-breakers, which is encouraging for us. Not having a top player
like Lutz can really hurt a team, especially when everyone has to move up one position, I was very proud of our team’s effort.” Hannah Mosley and Alyssa Greene won their singles matches and Greene teamed with Cheyanne Stirewalt for a doubles victory. Singles Taylor Fredrickson (P) d. Katie Holland 6-0, 6-0; Miranda Hanlon (P) d. Hannah Christenbury 6-3, 4-6 (3-10 tiebreaker); Liz Grady (P) d. Kayla
Penner 6-2, 6-0; Hannah Mosley (KM) d. Sallie McCurry 7-5, 2-6 (10-4 tiebreaker); Alyssa Greene (KM) d. Carmen Causey 2-6, 6-3 (10-8 tiebreaker); Sarah Crisp (P) d. Cheyanne Stirewalt 6-4, 2-6 (4-10 tiebreaker). Doubles Fredrickson/McCurry (P) d. Holland/Christenbury 10-2; Hanlon/Grady (P) d. Penner/Mosley 10-7; Greene/Stirewalt (KM) d. Causby/Crisp 10-5.
KM spikers JV/varsity sweep Ashbrook Kings Mountain swept Ashbrook in a JV/varsity volleyball doubleheader last Tuesday at Ashbrook. The JV Mountaineers won 25-10, 25-8. The varsity won 25-14, 25-7, 25-11. Mary Asgari had a big game for the KM ladies with six kills, two aces and a solo block. Natalie Fedyschyn recorded nine aces and three
Natalie Fedyschyn serves up a winner for Kings Mountain High’s volleyball team.
kills, and Gracie Hunter had six kills and two digs. The Lady Mountaineers lost their first Big South 3A Conference game Thursday at North Gaston 25-22, 2517, 11-25, 25-17. Adrienne Green had eight kills and Olivia Blalock seven. Tyerah Blake had 24 digs and three aces and Logan Smith recorded 17 assists, seven kills and two block assists.
The Grace Christian Academy Eagles are one of the newest members of the Western Piedmont Athletic Conference (WPAC). This year is monumental for GCA as they have increased their athletic programs significantly. Programs being offered this year are cross country, volleyball, basketball, cheerleading and golf. Other programs GCA is planning to offer in the spring include softball, baseball and soccer. The Academy is also providing non-traditional activities through athletics and after school clubs. These programs include archery, outdoor adventure, camping and more as they utilize the nearly 100 acres of developed and undeveloped property located on 260 Range Road in Kings Mountain, also the home of Christian Freedom Baptist Church. GCA is very excited to be able to extend an invitation for participation in their programs to any homeschool students and any public school students that do not have that specific program offered at their school. This decision was made in efforts to allow all students the opportunity to participate in athletics with others. So far this fall there have been several home school students participating and the programs are off to a strong start. Daniel Woodard, GCA’s new Athletic Director commented, “Our goal at GCA is to use athletics as a way to help people grow in Christ. This fall we have already seen some amazing things that God has done and are excited about what He will continue to do.” The fall season is already underway and the Eagles placed 2nd in their first Cross Country meet last Tuesday in SalisSee GCA, 5B
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Mountaineer kickers beat West Lincoln 1-0 at home Kings Mountain High’s soccer team knocked off West Lincoln 1-0 in a nonconference game Wednesday night at John Gamble Stadium. Jeremiah Early scored off a direct kick from 20 yards out 17 minutes into the match. Robbie Lysek recorded the shutout as the Mountaineers won for the fourth time against six losses. “Cameron Hord did an outstanding job of marking the most dangerous striker on the West Lincoln team,” said KM Coach Dan Potter. “He literally limited him to about five touches of the ball the entire match. “The back line of CJ Warren, Ryan Hullender, Andrew Buchanan and Jonmark Smith played so disciplined the entire match limiting West Lincoln to just
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Sports Briefs KMMS gridders lose opener 19-6 Kings Mountain Middle School fell to Shelby 19-6 in its season-opening football game Wednesday in Shelby. The Patriots’ only touchdown came in the fourth quarter when they drove 65 yards and scored on a three-yard pass from Jacob Merchant to Darian McClain. C.J. Ross had a hand in all three Shelby scores, running for touchdowns of 50 and 1 yards and throwing a 50-yard passs to C.J. Ross. Patriot kickers tie East Lincoln Kings Mountain and East Lincoln middle schools battled to a 1-1, double-over-
time tie Thursday in their Tri-County Conference opener at KMMS. Brian Lysek scored for KM off an assist from Micah Randall early in the first half. East Lincoln scored in the final two minutes to force overtime. Neither team could find the goal in the two overtimes. KMHS netters Lose to Forestview Kings Mountain fell to Forestview 5-4 in a Big South tennis match last week. Hannah Christenbury, Kayla Penner and Alyssa Greene won singles matches and Penner and Christenbury won in doubles.
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