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LINCOLN
TIMES-NEWS
P.O. Box 40
119 W. Water Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092
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RECENT
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Recent Sports - February 2003
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Big weekend for LHS basket ball
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February 3, 2003 - What a weekend for Lincolnton basketball teams!
The boys and girls came out with two big conference wins (Friday against West Lincoln and Saturday versus Newton-Conover).
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Lincolnton's Brittany Ebert (above with ball) looks for an open teammate while West's Tamika Werts (no. 25), Sara Elmore (top) and Jada
Bowers (no. 31) go after the ball in Friday's JV girls game. LHS JV player Cal Snyder (below, No. 22) and West's Gene Arp (no. 10) and others battle for the rebound. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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West wrestlers win conference title
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February 3, 2003 - VALE — It was another banner for the West Lincoln wrestling program.
Saturday the Rebels won another conference wrestling tournament.
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West wrestlers lose in playoffs
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February 5, 2003 - VALE — West Lincoln wrestling team defeated West Montgomery 62-9 in the
first round of the state dual matches at West Lincoln Middle School School. Tuesday.
The Rebels, however, were edged by Mt. Pleasant 37-33 in the second round which was played right after the first round.
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West's Jeremy Pearson (above) pins West Montgomery's Michael Williams in Tuesday's first round of the state playoffs at West Middle.
West's Steele Barber throws Larry Young down. barber won by major decision, 13-2. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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West boys beat Bandys in OT, girls fall
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February 5, 2003 - VALE — The West Lincoln boys basketball team allowed Bandys to score 20
straight points in the Tuesday night.
But the Rebels hung on.
Center Ty Curtis playing with four fouls, grabbed a rebound after a missed shot and put it back in with 22 seconds left in overtime to beat Bandys,
74-73.
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1,000 POINTS CLUB of 2003
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Lincolnton Darren Wilson (no. 22, right) is on target to be the next 1,000 point club member of 2003. Zach Franklin (no. 14 with ball,
far right) reached 1,000 last week against Lincolnton. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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February 7, 2003 - Scoring 1,000 points in a high school basketball career is quite an achievement.
It requires the player to be a major scoring leader right away in his or her sophomore year or get a lot of playing time and points as a freshman.
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Swim Meet
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February 10, 2003 - East Lincoln's Adam Fier gets ready to start the 100-yard freestyle in the West 3-A Regionals Friday in Huntersville.
Fier led the East boys to a 10th place finish at the regionals while the young Lady Mustangs came in 21st. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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LMS girls get two wins
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February 10, 2003 - The Lincolnton Middle School Lady Wildcats basketball team defeated Kings Mountain Thursday 32-29 for their second straight victory.
The leading scorers were Brittany Jones (14) Jessie Cline (6) Shara Quiron (4) Ingrid Bonilla (3) Ashley Broadway (3) and Caitlin Clark (2).
The Lady Wildcats beat Burns 26-23 on Wednesday.
The top scorers were Brittany Jones (12) Jessie Cline (4) Ashley Broadway (4) Shara Quiron (4) and Keelie Steward (2).
Next game is Monday at home against Burns.
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Mustangs beats Wolves; LHS girls win
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February 10, 2003 - It has been a long season of tough and close losses for the East Lincoln boys
basketball team.
But Saturday, things picked up for the Mustangs.
After trailing 31-19 to Lincolnton, East dominated the third quarter 22-2 to go on to shock Lincolnton 54-47.
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East Lincoln swimmers tear up the lanes in Huntersville
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East girls come back to win; boys fall
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Briefs - February 12, 2003
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East Middle girls, PCMS boys win in basketball
PUMPKIN CENTER — East Middle girls, PCMS boys won Monday.
In the girls game, East won 48-40.
The scorers for Pumpkin Center were Kayleigh Brown (8 points), Lauren Opstad (9), Kayla Alexander (6),
Aleia Hovis, (4) Kathryn Thorne (4), Chastity Morgan (3), Erika Taylor (2), Kathryn Kingsbury (1) and Janna Bourbeau (1)
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West Middle girls and boys teams win league titles
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February 14, 2003 - VALE — Thursday was a red-letter day for West Lincoln Middle School.
The boys and girls basketball teams both won their conference and county championships.
They did it by beating Lincolnton Middle.
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Lincolnton Middle's Ashley Broadway dribbles toward the basket as West's Hannah Miller defends her in Thursday's basketball game at West
Middle. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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North Lincoln picks its first football coach
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Southern Nash offensive coordinator to lead the Knights in their inaugural season
February 14, 2003 - North Lincoln High School has named Southern Nash’s Alonzo “Lonnie” Custer IV as its first football head coach.
The Lincoln County Board of Education approved the hire of Custer Wednesday.
North Lincoln Athletic Director Scott Sekal said this is the man the school wanted to start its football program.
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West boys, girls lose in season finale
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February 17, 2003 - VALE — The Shelby boys and girls basketball teams both played swarming
defense to defeat both West Lincoln teams Friday night.
The Lady Golden Lions roared early and cruised the rest of the way to a 55-31 win.
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West Lincoln jayvee player Nicole Davis (above) dribbles out of trouble while several Newton-Conover girls surround her Friday night.
Teammate Sara Elmore looks on. West's Adam Owens (below) misses a deep pass thrown to him while a defender covers him. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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LHS advances in conference tourney
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West and LHS wrestlers advance to state finals
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February 19, 2003 - HENDERSONVILLE — West Lincoln’s wrestling team won the Midwest Regional in the state individual playoffs for the first time ever
Saturday.
West Lincoln finished with seven state qualifiers. They are listed with their weight class and how they placed in the Region:
103: Matt Avery, second place; 112: Jeremy Pearson, fourth; 130: Brent Gates, third; 135: Josh Hullette, fourth; 140: Steele Barber, fourth; 215: Antonio Rojo,
first; heavyweight: Aaron Terry, first.
Lincolnton also had one state qualifier. That was Jason Hammonds at heavyweight placing fourth.
The top four teams in order were: West Lincoln, Mt. Pleasant, Bandys and Newton-Conover.
The state championships will be Friday and Saturday in Winston Salem at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
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February 19, 2003 - NEWTON — The West Lincoln boys basketball team had a season of close misses and
almost wins.
In Tuesday night’s Midwest Conference tournament first round game against Newton-Conover, the Rebels’ season ended in another close miss.
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Wolves fall short against Newton
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February 21, 2003 - BOILING SPRINGS — The Newton-Conover boys basketball team ran off seven
straight points early in the second quarter of the Midwest Conference tournament semifinals Thursday at Gardner-Webb University.
It didn’t seem like much when the Red Devils play Lincolnton
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Lincolnton's Darren Wilson (above) guns a 3-point shot against Newton-Conover Thursday in the conference tournament semifinals. Jordy
Jefferies (below) tries to steal the ball away from Newton's Josh Schmidt. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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Wolves ready for playoffs tonight at Owen
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February 24, 2003 - The Lincolnton boys basketball team will open the playoffs at Owen in
Black Mountain tonight.
Owen struggled during the season but put things together to win its conference tournament last week.
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Lincolnton point guard Darren Wilson (with ball) will have to be at his best against Owen tonight. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Briefs - February 24, 2003
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Winter sports All Conference list
The Midwest 2-A Conference has announced its all-conference teams and honors.
Several local players were honored.
In boys basketball, Lincolnton’s Eric Wilson was named Player of the Year.
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Wolves ready
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LHS to prove it can play in the tough Midwest 2A
February 26, 2003 - MAIDEN — The Lincolnton baseball team started the season “on the right foot” with an 11-3 away win over Maiden Tuesday.
The Wolves rapped out 14 hits in the endowment game.
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LHS advances; 2nd round today
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February 26, 2003 - Lincolnton’s boys basketball team didn’t have long to celebrate its
impressive 62-41 win over Owen in the first round of the state playoffs Monday night.
The Wolves had to get ready to face the No. 2 team in the state, West Caldwell, on the road Wednesday.
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Lincolnton's Eric Wilson with ball in recent action against Bandys, scored 28 against Owen Monday in the first round of the state
playoffs. He may have to play the game of his life against No. 2 ranked West Caldwell. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Soccer Signing
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February 26, 2003 - Devin Wade Gentry became the first East Lincoln High soccer player to sign to a college program Monday. "He's
got an attitude that allows him to grow," Brevard College soccer coach Michael Louter said of Gentry. Leadership and discipline attracted Brevard's new coach to Gentry, Louter said. Gentry was
East's best defensive player for one year and best offensive player for two. He was all-conference last season. Gentry signs his letter of commitment, while Louter (sitting), East soccer coach Jason
Dragoon and Gen-try's parents, Debbie and Denver Gentry look on. (LTN photos by Jacob Rudolph)
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Wolves playoff run ends
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February 28, 2003 - LENOIR — It was a game of tough breaks for Lincolnton in the second round
of the state basketball playoffs.
West Caldwell ran off 12 straight points in the second quarter and kept the Wolves at bay the rest of the way to win 60-51 Wednesday.
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Lincolnton guard Ryan Ussary slaps the ball out of West Caldwell's James Watts hands
while Josh keener (50) looks on during LHS's second round playoff game Wednesday. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Senior Robbie Lewis with ball played in his final high school basketball game Wednesday at West Caldwell. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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The Rues have to be true for East Lincoln
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Mustangs 2003 baseball preview
February 28, 2003 - DENVER — “We’re going to have to play smart and steal runs.”
That’s what Bruce Bolick is saying about his 2003 East Lincoln baseball team.
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Michael Rue (above) and his twin David will be East Lincoln's top two starting pitchers. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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West Lincoln sports news
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February 28, 2003 -
Avery finishes second in state’s championships
West Lincoln’s Matt Avery was state runner-up in the 103 pound weight class at the Class 2-A State Individual Wrestling championships last weekend
at Winston-Salem. He finished the season with a record of 43-5.
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Briefs - February 28, 2003
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LHS boys tennis team loses to South Point
LHS boys tennis team lost to South Point 8-1 in its season opener Tuesday.
The Wolves’ only win came from No. 6 Andrew Allender, who had a 10-5 win in his match.
LHS Coach Chris Hoffman said his team played well for its first game.
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