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Sports - November 2001

West boys turn things around

Nov. 30 - VALE — What a difference a couple of days make.

West Lincoln boys basketball team lost by 45 points to east Lincoln Tuesday but Thursday night at home against Cherryville, it was the Rebels who were putting the hurt on folks.

West Lincoln broke a tie game wide open with a 24-4 run in the third quarter and held on to beat the Ironmen 65-56.

West Lincoln junior varsity player Toby Lawrence looks to pass while Ironmen's Anthony Marianda (50) guards him. West JV's won 47-40 the West JV girls also were victorious 47-12.

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Briefs -Nov. 30

LMS volleyball falls in tri-match against PCMS and King’s Mountain

Lincolnton Middle School volleyball team lost their tri-match Monday against Pumpkin Center 2-15, 17-15, 12-15; and King’s Mountain 13-15, 2-15.

Scoring for the Lady Wildcats are Ale Arce 10, Charlotte Clark 10, Amanda Barnhardt 8, Kendall Bradley 6, Ashley Broadway 5, Adrienne Costner 3, Brittany Nicholson 3, Jessie Cline 1.

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Rebels’ wrestling team beats East and fares well in tourney

Nov. 30 - West Lincoln wrestling team defeated East Lincoln 51-24 at home on Wednesday.

West’s Jeremy Pearson pinned East’s Russell Manaffe in the 103 match. At 112, East’s Joe Hanks won by a 7-2 decision over Wesley Brown.

West’s Zeb Elmore pinned Rolando Rodriguez in the 119 while Zeb’s teammate Josh Hullette pinned Zack Roddey at 125. East’s JoJo Dellinger pinned Chris Godfrey at 130.

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East sweeps West in hoops opener

GIRLS: East Lincoln 51, West Lincoln 49

Nov. 28 - DENVER — One sign at East Lincoln High School Tuesday night said “Win for No. 10.”

No. 10 is the number that Lady Mustang Nicole Bowman wore. Bowman died in a car wreck in August..

 East Lincoln's Sarah Fleming battles with a West Lincoln player for the ball during Tuesday's game. West's Cheryl Kurnik (20) looks on.

Shana Rendlem an looks for an open player during acting in the Lady Mustang s-Lady Rebels game.

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WLMS wrestling team beats Crest

Nov. 28 - The West Lincoln Middle School wrestling team defeated Crest 70-18 at their game Tuesday night. Their record is now 7-0.

Winners for West were Payden House, Zeke Elmore, Logan Shronce, Chase Harbinson, Tyler Carpenter, Justin Mayfield, Ben Powell, Jack Wombough, Matt Avery, Dustin Ebert, Ryan Rhodes, Aron Wellman, Tyler Wilfong, Darrell Friday, Travis Neal, James Pearson, Kyle Bostic, Kenny Reed, and James Goodman.

The next match for West will be Thursday at East Rutherford.

Mustangs lose playoff game, finish up-and-down season

Nov. 26 - The East Lincoln Mustangs have had a lot of trouble with the playoffs this season.

First they were in, then they were out, then they were in again.

At last, the decision was made final Friday night as the Mustangs traveled to Monroe to face the undefeated Piedmont Panthers in the first round of the 3A state playoffs.

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Wolves blow out Cavaliers; advance to face Shelby

Nov. 26 - When East Rutherford's Kevin Logan raced 60 yards for a touchdown on the third play of the game, it looked like the beginning of a long night for the home team.

But Logan's burst through the middle proved to be one of the few bright spots for the Cavaliers on a rainy night at Lincolnton Memorial Stadium.

Darren Eaker's big block frees up the Wolves' speedy receiver Junior Bailey for a big run against East Rutherford in the state playoffs Friday.

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Quicker & bigger Lady Rebel team looks to improve

Nov. 21 - VALE — The West Lincoln Lady Rebels varsity basketball team will try to improve on last year 3-20 season.

There’s some hope with seven players including two starters returning.

“We’re basically a young team,” said head coach Allen Hoyle. “We’ll rely on our senior leadership. I think we can improve. We’re a little quicker and a little taller. We’ll use our quickness and try to run and press a lot. We’ll have to take one game and build on it.”

West Lincoln basketball team (above) returns (bottom row from the left) Lily Tallent, Jeneatta Lopez, (top row) Coach Allen Hoyle, Heather Helms, Cheryl Kurnik, Kaylon Carpenter and Stephanie Sain. Sain (right) works on her free throw shooting. 

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Going for the pin

Nov. 21 - West Lincoln Middle School wrestler Matt Avery works his way to get a pin in Monday's 103 weight class meet against Chase. The Chiefs wrestling team defeated Chase 78-12. Their record is now 5-0 for the season. Winners for WLMS were Jack Wombough, Matt Avery, Dustin Ebert, Chase Harbison, Tyler Wilfong, Garett Gilbert, Darrell Friday, Daniel Smith, James Pearson, Kyle Bostic, Kenny Reed, Matt Hovis, James Goodman, Payden Houser, Zeke Elmore, Corey Beam, Logan Scronce, Tony Hester.  West Lincoln will have their next match Tuesday at Crest Middle School.

West Lincoln’s goal is to make the playoffs

Nov. 21 - VALE — There’s a boys basketball conference championship banner in the West Lincoln gym that says 1962, 1982.

New coach Jason Kingery knows it’s 2002. He’s not asking for a conference title this year.

“Our weakness is our tradition,” he said. “Our goal is to finish at least fourth (which qualifies the Rebels for a playoff spot). We’ve got our work cut out for us but I know we can. High school athletics is all about confident.”

West Lincoln's returning players (above) are (bottom row, from the left) Daniel Ward, Owen Poole, Lathan Fowler, Jeremy Parker; (top row) Zach Franklin, Michael Anthony, Coach Jason Kingery, Travis Sutton, Justin Pearson. The Rebels will need leadership from Ward (right), an all-conference player last season.

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Briefs -Nov. 21

Hoops for Hope 3-on-3 basketball tournament fundraiser

Students in the School of Technology’s DECA program are having a 3-on-3 basketball tournament Saturday at Lincolnton High school gym.

The event will raise money for the American Cancer Society and honor a local instructor Tammy Gilmore.

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East Lincoln kicker breaks new ground

Female on the field

Nov. 21 - Several months ago Paul Schaarsschmidt’s teen-age daughter posed a question that stunned him:

“Dad, can I play football?”

“What?!”

He quickly recovered, then came back with his own question: “Is this a mixed team with the guys?”

It was.

East defensive linesman David Smith (left) jokes with Amy Schaarsschmi dt during practice.

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Wolves’ “smash mouth” football beats Reidsville

Lincolnton to host East Rutherford in second round of playoffs Friday

Nov. 19 - REIDSVILLE — It was “smash mouth” football.

Take the football and ram it straight into the heart of your opponents’ defense and make them buckle.

That was part of Lincolnton head coach Scott Cloninger's ultra-conservative game plan.

Lincolnton quarterback William Lineberger (left) zoomed past Reidsville defenders and leaped over teammates for a big gain in Friday's win. The offensive game plan of Wolves head coach Scott Cloninger (right) worked to perfection.

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Players Of The Week - Nov. 16

Lincoln Times-News
Players Of The Week

Lincolnton RB
Derrick Nixon
…76-yard kickoff return for touchdown vs. East Rutherford.

East Lincoln WB
Adrian McLean
…5 receptions 127 yards vs. South Point

West Lincoln QB
Justin Pearson
…70 yards rushing and TD pass vs. Chase.

Stories -Nov. 16

WLMS wins over LMS in volleyball

The West Lincoln Middle School Lady Chiefs defeated the Lincolnton Middle School Lady Wildcats in three of four games played Thursday. Scores were 12-15, 15-4, 15-4, 15-6. The Lady Chiefs are now 4-1, Lady Wildcats 1-3.

Leading players for West were Shana Black, Haley Boyles, Jessie Watts, and Anna Knight.

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Briefs -Nov. 16

Advance tickets for the Lincolnton-Reidsville playoff game for sale

Advance tickets for the Lincolnton playoff game is on sale at the high school and Lincoln Athletics.

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It's that time of the year

Nov. 14 - Lincolnton's Lauren Bartholomew takes a shot in a recent Lady Wolves basketball practice. This is already the third week of practice.

Judge rule North Gaston in, Mustangs out

East Lincoln coaches, parents and supporters react to decision

Nov. 14 - The East Lincoln football team was eliminated from the 3A state playoffs Tuesday.

It was not by Monroe’s Piedmont High School, its playoff opponent Friday night but by a judge.

East Lincoln athletic director and assistant head football coach Jim Prevost (left) and head football coach Jim Ruark are disappointed in the judge's ruling.

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Briefs -Nov. 12

EL Sports Boosters

The East Lincoln Sports Boosters will hold their monthly meeting on Monday at 7 p.m. in the school’s office.

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West gets a bad case of the Dewberrys

Nov. 12 - VALE — West Lincoln jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter but couldn’t hold on as Chase scored a touchdown in the second, third and fourth quarters to spoil Senior Night at West Lincoln with a 28-13 win.

The Rebels opened with a 19-yard field goal from Chris Halubka.

Running Rebels: West Lincoln's  Josh Carpenter (above) finds a hole against Chase Friday while Rebel teammate quarterback Justin Pearson (below) breaks for a big gain against the Trojans.

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Lincolnton edges Cavs, travel to Reidsville Friday

Nov. 12 - FOREST CITY — One play defined Lincolnton's defensive effort in the second half of Friday's regular season finale against East Rutherford.

The score was 21-20 in favor of East Rutherford midway through the third quarter, and the Cavaliers had the ball deep in their own territory.

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