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LINCOLN
TIMES-NEWS
P.O. Box 40
119 W. Water Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092
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West Middle wrestler to represent school, state
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March 29, 2002 - VALE — While his classmates will be at the beach or the mountains this
weekend relaxing, West Lincoln Middle School student Jamey Goodman will be taking on perhaps the challenge of his life.
Goodman, who wrestled as a heavyweight for the school’s team, will compete in the Future Champions National Challenge Cup.
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West Lincoln baseball has an off night but hangs on to win
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March 29, 2002 - VALE —The West Lincoln baseball squad didn’t look like a No. 5 team in the
state against Bunker Hill Wednesday.
But the Rebels did what top teams do: Win.
West Lincoln survived an off night but beat the Bears 5-3 to improve to 9-0 on the season.
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Food Country won the West Lincoln Optimist Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Grade division tournament championship. The team's players are: (front
row, left to right) Jerome Thomas, Josh Love, Garrett Car-michael, Pressley Short, Nicolas Brewer, Jacob Tallent, Jordan Leonhardt, Daniel Kirby, (back row, left to right) Ed Carmichael, Alex Sheahan,
Kyle Stallings, Brad Baxter, Jake Watts, Matt Baxter and Jeff Leonhardt.
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Briefs - March 29, 2002
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East Lincoln baseball beats Hunter Huss
David Rue tossed a five-hitter and had a two-run single in the seventh to lead East Lincoln to a 6-4 win at Hunter Huss Wednesday.
In a game that was a pitchers’ duel for six innings, East scored five runs in the seventh and held off Huss.
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LHS boys and East girls win at County Meet
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Girl Power: East Lincoln's 4 x 200 relay team (left to right, Toree Roseboro, Tiffany Finandis, Shelley Thompson and Allison Castle)
cruised in its event and helped the Lady Mustangs win the meet.
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Lincolnton's 4 X 100 relay team (Left to right, William Lineberger, Derrick Nixon, Sam Lawrence and Junior Bailey) was victorious in the
County Meet Monday.
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March 27, 2000 - Lincolnton boys and east Lincoln girls were crowned the kings and queens of Lincoln
County track and field Monday.
The Wolves won the boys county meet with 98 points, East had 41 and West, 34.
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Second Annual Peoples Bank Easter Baseball Tourney at Lincolnton HS
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March 27, 2002 - Lincolnton High school will host the second annual Peoples Bank Easter Tournament,
Monday (April 1) and Tuesday (April 2).
West Lincoln will take on Maiden in the first game at 5 p.m. and Lincolnton plays Bandys at 7 p.m. on Monday.
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Briefs - March 27, 2002
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East outslugs Cherryville
East Lincoln baseball team scored 13 runs in the first three innings to beat Cherryville 13-11 Monday.
Tyler Burleson got the win for the Mustangs while Ironmen’s Steven Justice took the loss.
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Lady Wolves softball shuts down Lady Rebels
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March 25, 2002 - VALE — Lincolnton was able to beat both county rival West Lincoln and the
cold afternoon Friday.
Third baseman Andrea Stroup banged out four hits and senior pitcher Lynsey Cooper tossed a two-hitter as the Lady Wolves blanked the Lady Rebels 10-0.
It started as a pitcher’s duel between Coopers and Lady Rebels starter Kelsey Barrett.
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HISTORIC: ELAX wins first lacrosse match in county
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March 25, 2002 - DENVER — History was made on Lincoln County soil Saturday.
What is believed to be Lincoln’s first ever lacrosse match was played on East Middle School fields.
A team primarily made up of East Lincoln students called ELAX (East Lacrosse) played Charlotte area Butler High School.
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East Lincoln baseball teams falls; West wins
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March 25, 2002 - North Gaston scored four runs in the seventh inning to beat East Lincoln 8-5 Friday.
Danny O’Brien, JoJo Dellinger both went 2-for-4 while Josh Cardoso smacked a two-run homer.
East will host Cherryville today at 5 p.m. and travel to Hunter Huss Tuesday at 7 p.m.
West Lincoln defeated Shelby Friday. West is now 8-0.
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Armed and dangerous Rebels off to hot start
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March 22, 2002 - VALE — Don’t mess with the West Lincoln baseball team about now.
The Rebels are 7-0, ranked in the state, and taking names.
They’re hot and finding ways to win close games and yet have to power to blow you out.
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Lail Electric
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March 22, 2002 - Lail Electric finished in first place in the Fifth-Sixth Grade Lincolnton Optimist basketball league with a 9-0 record.
The team also won their tournament to complete their perfect season. The team mem-bers are: (front row, left to right) Jonathan Johnson, Jeremy Wom-ble, Garrett McCrary, Seth Seagle, Caleb Lail, (back
row, left to right) Coach Clint Floyd, Ryan Floyd, Coach Jerry Womble, Wesley Gwinn and Coach Jeff McCrary.
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E. L. Optimist Lakers
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March 22, 2002 - The East Lincoln Optimist Lakers won the regular season championship in the Fifth-Sixth Grade Division with a 5-2-1
record. The Lakers are: (front row, left to right) Chris Rosenbalm, Sean McClain, Eddie Holmes, Travis McGuit Michael Rosenbalm, (second row, left to right) Jimmy Morrison, Addison Hardy, Matt
McIntosh, Jacob Plaxco, Tyler Timms and coaches Harold Abernathy and Sam Rosenbalm.
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Briefs - March 22, 2002
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Foard edges LHS tennis
The Lincolnton boys tennis team lost a tough 5-4 home match to Fred T. Foard Thursday.
LHS won four singles matches but lost three doubles. In the doubles, Foard won two of the them, 9-7 and 8-6.
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West Lincoln tennis player Michael Anthony
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March 20, 2002 - West Lincoln tennis player Michael Anthony serves in the Rebels 6-3 win over East Lincoln Thursday.
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New Life Baptist girls finish third at Nationals
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March 20, 2002 - Lincolnton’s New Life Baptist Academy girls basketball team recently
finished third in the National Association of Christian Athletes National Division III tournament.
The team competed in the NACA event March 13 through 15 in Dayton, Tenn.
NLBA won their first game of the tournament before falling to the eventual champion in the second round. They did win their final round to place third.
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((Contributed photo ) New Life Baptist Academy girls team members are (standing, left to right) Rebecca Dellinger, Rachel Brown, Carrie
parker, Lauren Rorie, Coach Stephen Parker, Lindsey Goodson, Cindy Pate and (kneeling, left to right) Megan Caldwell, Hannah Reynolds, Haley Greene ad Jenni Moore.
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No Net Gain
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March 20, 2002 - Lincolnton's Jimmy Thackston warms up before Tuesday's match with Statesville. Thackston and Devin High got the only
singles wins for LHS which lost 5-2. Two singles matches were tie breakers. The match ended quick because half the lights went out during doubles.
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LHS softball tops Newton
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March 20, 2002 - The Lincolnton softball team won their conference opener by beating Newton-Conover 5-2 Tuesday.
Lynsey Cooper hurled a four-hitter, struck out six while walking four to get the win.
Lauren Bartholomew went 2-for-3 while driving in three runs.
Reylinda Trevino, Keisha Duncan, Lindsey Cooper, Lindsey Sain all had hits.
The Lady Wolves play at West Lincoln Friday at 4 p.m.
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Bandys rocks Wolves, 11-0
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March 20, 2002 - CATAWBA — The Lincolnton baseball team ran into a Bandys buzz saw Tuesday.
The Trojans’ pitching ace Chris Harvey struck out eight while tossing a four-hit shutout. Harvey joined in on the Bandys bat party too. He had three hits to
lead Bandys to a 11-0 win.
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Baseball America/NCHS Baseball Coaches Association Poll
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March 20, 2002
North Carolina IHIGH
CLASS 2-A Rank, Record Pts.
1. Greene Central, (1) 6-0 100
2. Western Guilford, (3) 5-0 88
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West Lincoln's Dustin Gee is one of the reasons why the Rebels' base-ball team is undefeated and one of the best 2-A teams in the state.
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Mustangs get first baseball win by edging LHS
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March 18, 2002 - DENVER — The East Lincoln Mustangs did al the thing they haven’t been doing
to capture their first win of the season.
The hard luck Mustangs got the breaks they needed and beat county-rival Lincoln 4-3 Friday.
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East Lincoln David Rue (pictured) and twin brother Michael Rue pitched well to beat Lincolnton 4-3 Friday.
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Briefs - March 18 2002
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LHS TRACK RESULTS
Lincolnton boys and girls hosted a track meet against conference teams, Chase, Shelby and Bunker Hill last Thursday.
LHS boys won their meet while the girls came in fourth..
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Rebels baseball bombs Cherryville
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March 18, 2002 - CHERRYVILLE — It’s a rare night when a storied baseball program like Cherryville takes a
drubbing at home.
To make matters worse, this old-fashioned whipping came at the hands of arch-rival West Lincoln.
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Briefs - March 15, 2002
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East track teams place
East Lincoln girls defeated East Gaston and Ashbrook last week.
Sabrina Abraham won both the 100-meter hurdles and the 300M hurdles. Crissy Tinsley captured both the triple
and long jumps. Tiffany Finandis and Toree Roseboro won the 100M dash and the 200M run respectively, then combined to lead the 400M relay to victory. The 1,600M relay team also won.
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Rebels pull two 9-to-5’s to beat Foard twice
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March 15, 2002 - NEWTON — West Lincoln baseball team puts in a 9 to 5 effort and beats Fred T. Foard
twice Thursday night.
The Rebels won the completion of a suspended game 9-5 when Jay Heafner slapped grand slam homer over the center field fence.
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Lady Mustangs look extra sharp in win over Burns
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March 15, 2002 - DENVER — Excellent pitching and defense will put you in position to win
every time.
East Lincoln pitchers Autumn Painter and Aleah Lane combined to throw a two-hitter and strike out 11 as the Lady Mustangs shut out Burns 4-0
Thursday in softball action.
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Sportsman of the Year
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New team, new sport: Debut games satisfies goal
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March 13, 2002 - HUNTERSVILLE — Guess what sport this is.
A player picks up a fumble, runs with the ball and avoids getting hit by the defense. Then he passes the ball to a teammate who catches the ball
and then sets up a play around the net.
He then passes the ball to a teammate who tries to get the ball past the goalie into the net.
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Halubka fans 10 as the Rebels shut down Ironmen
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March 11, 2002 - VALE — With a strong pitching from Chris Halubka West Lincoln blanked Cherryville 3-0
Friday.
Halubka struck out 10 Ironmen while throwing the 4-hit shutout. He walked just two.
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Mustangs boys tennis tops Cherryville
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March 11, 2002 - East Lincoln boys tennis team defeated Cherryville Friday 7-2.
Preston Mitchell, Ryan Pigg, Ben Greenberg, Christopher Wentworth, and Michael Phillips all won singles matches.
The teams of Mitchell-Pigg and Greenberg-Wentworth won in doubles.
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Lady Ironmen get big hits to defeat LHS softball
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March 11, 2002 - Cherryville’s Keri Hastings drove in two runs including the game winner to
lead the Lady Ironmen to a 6-3 win over Lincolnton softball team at Betty G. Ross Park Friday.
With the score tied at 3, Cherryville’s Tara Rhyne on second with two outs, Hastings smacked a triple to right drive in Rhyne.
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Briefs - March 8, 2002
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Top Dog Wrestling Club members placed
The Top Dog Wrestling Club competed at St. Stephens on Saturday. The following wrestlers won medals in their weight classes.
1st — Tyler Carpenter, Matt Avery, Andy Grigg, Tyler Wilfong.
2nd — Shane Reedy.
3rd — Corey Gantt, Trey Drewery, Daniel Scronce, Dustin Hester.
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Wolves take advantage of Mustangs’ mistakes to win
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March 8, 2002 - The Lincolnton baseball team used some solid pitching and an advantageous
offense to beat East Lincoln Thursday 7-1 in Lincolnton.
The solid pitching came from Wolves’ ace, Luis Arce who scattered six hits over seven innings while striking out six.
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West football coach Warren resigns; stays on as A.D.
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March 6, 2002 -VALE — Harold Warren has resigned as head football coach at West Lincoln High School after
a 12-year run.
The dean of football coaches in Lincoln and Gaston counties, Warren announced his decision to his players and staff on Monday
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Rebels get run in seventh to beat the Mustangs
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March 6, 2002 - DENVER — Justin Pearson slapped a single to left field in the top of the
seventh to drive in the winning run to give West Lincoln a 2-1 win over rival East Lincoln the second time in five days.
But the story of the game had to be the pitching of West pitcher Jay Heafner..
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Briefs - March 6, 2002
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LHS varsity baseball falls
North Gaston scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to beat Lincolnton 10-9 Tuesday.
Lincolnton had 13 hits but committed six errors. Luis Arce, Justin Keever and Brandon Hurt each had two hits in the lost.
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Timken Bass Club results
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March 6, 2002 - The Timken Bass Club of Lincolnton fished the first tournament of the year Saturday Feb. 16 on Mountain Island Lake.
The winner and second place were taken by anglers fishing alone.
The top five were 1) Ed Bowman, 2) Roger Wood, 3) Travis Eaves and John Artis, 4) Ken Stamey and Scottie Stewart 5) Shane and Jerry Lineberger.
The Big Fish was caught by Eaves and Artis.
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Wolves heats up in 10th to freeze South Point
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March 4, 2002 - Where were the electric blankets, long johns and portable heaters?
It was cold Friday afternoon at Lincolnton’s Jonathan Brookins baseball field.
It got even colder when visiting South Point rallied for five runs in the top of the seventh to send the game in extra innings.
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Carpenter, West Lincoln hammer Mustangs
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March 4, 2002 - VALE — Josh Carpenter knocked in four runs while Christopher Halubka struck
out nine batters to lead West Lincoln to a 7-3 win over cross-county rival East Lincoln Friday.
Carpenter hit a double to drive in Justin Pearson and Jay Heafner in the third inning.
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Heafner, Halubka and a whole lotta hittin’
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March 1, 2002 - VALE — With 11 returning seniors and depth at every position,
West Lincoln looks strong enough to make a run for the conference title.
West will again be led by the Do-Everything Jay Heafner, who could make all-state and will probably be named conference player of the
year.
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When arms mature, look out for LHS
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March 1, 2002 - Something interesting happened Thursday in Lincolnton’s 12-0 win over Maiden.
The scoreboard malfunctioned and couldn’t get past 10 when trying to show all of the Wolves’ runs.
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Luis Arce is Lincolnton's top starter. He pitched a one-hit shutout against Maiden Thursday.
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Briefs - March 1, 2002
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Softball tournament
There will be a softball tournament Saturday in Maiden.
For details or to register call Reggie Mull 828-244-6516 or Bucky Motz 704-735-1319.
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