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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 - October 2002
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Lady Wolves capture the conference title
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October 2, 2002 - Lincolnton tennis player Kristen Kinney made her racket do tricks while winning her match 6-0, 6-0 to help the Lady
Wolves capture the conference title. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Briefs - October 2, 2002
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Lincolnton girls tennis win conference title
LHS Lady Wolves clinched their second Midwest Conference regular season title in the last three years.
They improved to 6-0 to go undefeated in league play. They did it with 9-0 wins over Bandys and East
Rutherford.
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LMS soccer wins back-to-back titles
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LMS Wildcats blank East Lincoln, 7-0, to win its 23rd straight soccer match
October 4, 2002 - They did it again.
For the second straight season the Lincolnton Middle School went undefeated in soccer. They are 23-0 in that span..
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That's how you get treated when you win a championship. Lincolnton Middle soccer players (above) give their coach, Greg Pituch, a Gatorade
ice shower after LMS won its second league title. The LMS Wildcats team photo (below). (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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Briefs - October 4, 2002
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LHS, West compete in United Way CC meet
Lincolnton and West Lincoln competed in the United Way cross country meet at Newton Wednesday against
21 boys teams (135 runners). East Rowan won the met and had three runners to make the top ten.
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Mustangs get big league win
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October 7, 2002 - DENVER — East Lincoln made big plays to beat a big boy in its conference.
The Mustangs ran back a kickoff, threw two TD passes and recovered two fumbles late to stun Forestview 35-21 Friday.
East Lincoln was picked to finish last in the league by conference coaches. Forestview was near the top.
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LHS gets a kick to win fourth in a row
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October 7, 2002 - After watching Roy Gomez kick in practice and in games, Lincolnton coach
Scott Cloninger knew the junior place-kicker’s strong right leg would win a game some day.
Well, Gomez’s chance for hero status came on Homecoming night in a do-or-die situation against the upset-minded Chase Trojans.
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Rebels drop a tough one to Bunker Hill
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October 7, 2002 - VALE — West Lincoln play Bunker Hill tough, but still couldn’t get the victory in a 17-8 loss.
Both teams went scoreless in the first quarter but the visiting Bears scored twice in the second quarter to lead 10-0.
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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - October 9, 2002
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FOOTBALL
LHS - Bradley Dalrymple
WLHS - Rocky Hullette
ELHS - Doug Orndorff
TENNIS
ELHS - Kathryn Freeman
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Seniors lead West to a victory over E.R.
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October 9, 2002 - VALE — It was Senior Night for the West Lincoln volleyball team
Tuesday. The seniors were honored before the game. The seniors started the game.
They used their experience and leadership to help the Lady Rebels sweep East Rutherford in three games.
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Jessica Grigg taps one over the net in the West JV game. East Rutherford won in two matches. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Fall Rec Softball Champions
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October 9, 2002 - Buddy Shull, Harold Kester, Darren Williams and Wes Lovelace all lashed out three hits to lead Franklin Masonry to a
17-16 win over PTI-Amcor in the Lincolnton/Lincoln Recreation fall softball championship game last week. Alan and Wes Lovelace both hit homers in the game. PTI-Amcor's Dennie Hoover went 4-for-4
while Tracy Huss and Shane Frady both had three hits. in the game. Scott Furr and Jason Wood hit homers. To reach the championship game, PTI-Amcor defeated Dustin Ellis Logging 14-10. (LTN photos by Terrance Thomas)
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Briefs - October 9, 2002
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East Lincoln girls volleyball teams win
The East Lincoln varsity team defeated East Gaston 15-12, 2-15, 15-9 15-10. Clarissa Stull and Mallory Barrick led the way with 23 hits each.
East improved to 10-1 in conference play. The Lady Mustangs wil play at South Thursday.
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LHS tennis wins Midwest tournament; will host dual team playoffs Tuesday
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October 11, 2002 - The Lady Wolves Tennis team wins Midwest 2-A Conference Tournament, and
qualify all four entries to the West 2-A Regional Tournament.
Head coach Chris Hoffman was pleased about his team played.
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Kristen Kinney helped the Lincolnton tennis team win the Midwest 2-A Conference tournament. She qualified for the regionals in singles.
The Lady Wolves went unbeaten in regular season play also. The LHS team members are Andrea Stroup, Fallon Heavner, Caitlin Andrews, Shawn Kindley, Sarah Long, Kinney, Jessica Newton, Liz Rhine, Anna
Carpenter and Angela Graham and Mary Heather Lineberger. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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Lincolnton man wins Wal-Mart tournament
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October 11, 2002 - Lincolnton's Shane Lineberger (right) Division competitors on Lake Murray over the weekend with a five-bass catch
weighing 10 pounds, 15 ounces.
He earned $5,742 and 300 points for the win at the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Carolina Division season finale. Lineberger pictured with Robert Young of Fletcher, N.C., (left) who won the Co-angler Division. The Wal-Mart BFL All-American, one of the most lucrative postseason tournaments in competitive angling. 2002 BFL awards could reach $7 million based on full fields. (Contributed photo)
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Chiefs of Cross Country
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October 14, 2002 - The West Lincoln Middle School girls cross country team won all of its seven meets and then captured the league's first
ever meet. The Lady Chiefs team members in the photo are (bottom row, left to right) Marie Gilbert, Anna Watson, Melissa Self, Kimberly Huffman, (middle row) Carla Weber, Kalin Hartman, Allyson Goins,
Joanna Heavner, Molly Richard, Latisha Robinson, (top row) Kelsea Brown, Kelly Pittman, and Casey Williams. (LTN photo by Terrance Thomas)
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Wolves trail 21-0, then blow houses down
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Newton-Conover football gives Rebels devil of a time
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October 14, 2002 - Newton-Conover compiled over 300 yards and five touchdowns of
offense to beat West Lincoln 34-7 Friday night.
Newton, considered one of the top teams in the Midwest Conference this season, didn’t waste anytime with the Rebels scoring with ease
jumped out to a 28-0 lead a to halftime and cruised to victory.
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West running back Lee Chapman (in recent action) picked up 74 yards and scored a touchdown against Newton-Conover. The Red
Devils won 34-7. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Lady Mustangs fall in Big South final
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Briefs - October 18, 2002
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Bolick hits a hole-in-one at Briarcreek
A Lincoln County man hit a hole in one on Sunday at Briarcreek Golf Club in Long Shoals.
It took Tim Bolick 40 years to get one but he finally did it at the Par 3 Hole No. 7. He did it with a seven iron.
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Newton use LHS tricks to outfox Wolves
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Tinsley, Mustangs run past North Gaston
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October 21, 2002 - Andre Tinsley rushed for 182 yards while Dennis Hickman threw for two touchdowns
passes and ran for another to lead East Lincoln to a 34-21 Big South Conference win over North Gaston Friday.
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LHS’ Stroup-Andrews doubles team wins regionals
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October 21, 2002 - BOILING SPRINGS — Several members of Lincolnton’s girls tennis team competed in the
State 2-A Individual Championship Tournament — West Regional at Gardner-Webb
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