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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 P | | |
