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LINCOLN
TIMES-NEWS
P.O. Box 40
119 W. Water Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092
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(704) 735-3031 Office
(704) 735-3037 Fax
(704) 735-3996 Fax (News)
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Sports - December 2001
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Rebels fare well in BB&T
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Dec. 31. 2001 - CHERRYVILLE — The West Lincoln boys almost made it to the championship game of the BB & T Holiday
Classic, losing a two-point squeaker to Cherryville in the semifinals.
But the Rebels eased the disappointment of that loss by beating Rosman 72-54 on Saturday to earn a respectable third-place finish in the three-day event.
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East falls in finals; LHS has poor showing
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Dec. 31, 2001 - DENVER — Tournament Most Valuable Player Darien Fish hit four 3-pointers and
finished with a game-high 15 points to lead Mooresville to a 51-45 win over East Lincoln to win the First Charter Holiday Classic championship Saturday night.
But it could have been East Lincoln’s title.
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Victory Christian beats LHS boys; East boys win, girls falls
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Dec. 28, 2001 - DENVER — Be careful what you do against somebody, because that somebody may
used it back on you.
Lincolnton’s boys basketball team penetrate inside the Victory Christian defense and scored a lot of first points in the first half.
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BB&T: West Lincoln pounds Madison Co., S. Point tops Lady Rebels
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Dec.28, 2001 - CHERRYVILLE — Zach Franklin did not start the game for West Lincoln. But he was there when
the Rebels needed him most in a 56-47 win over Madison County Thursday in the opening round of the BB & T Holiday Classic.
A backup point guard, Franklin came off the bench to score a game-high 22 points as the Rebels (4-5) advanced to tonight's semifinal at 8:30 against host
Cherryville.
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Football locals up for AP all-state, Coach of the Year
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Dec. 24, 2001 - Several area players are nominated for the Associated Press all-state team.
Two coaches Lincolnton’s Scott Cloninger and East Lincoln Jim Ruark, are up for AP high school coach of the year.
Lincolnton linebacker Charlie Stroup, running back Damien Forney and tight end Rafael Corella along with West Lincoln kicker Chris Halubka have been selected as candidates for the team.
Member sports writers will vote for certain number of players for each position.
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LHS boys fall in OT; girls hold on to win
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Dec. 24, 2001 - Ask Michael Jordan what’s the secret of winning basketball games.
He’ll say, “Better eat these Wheaties.”
After watching the Lincolnton-Newton-Conover girls and basketball games, he’ll probably say, “Better make those free throws.”
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Lady Mustangs top Ashbrook, boys fall
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Dec. 21, 2001 - DENVER — Both the East Lincoln-Ashbrook boys and girls game were similar.
The winning teams took away the inside game of the other team to win big.
Credit of the strategies of East Lincoln girls and Ashbrook boys.
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WLMS wrestling: 78 straight wins and counting…
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Fifth year in a row Chiefs go undefeated
Dec. 19, 2001 - VALE — They used to say a really good coach could take his team and beat your team
then come back and take your team and beat his team.
West Lincoln Middle School wrestling coach Wayne Navey topped that Tuesday.
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Lincoln Optimist U-13 Soccer Champions
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Dec. 19, 2001 - (Sponsored by Modern Electric)
Kneeling (left to right): Anna Earley, Morgan Wolf, Megan Wallace, Ashton Ritter, Ben Beal. Standing (left to right): Daniel Morrison, Coach Lee Thompson, Nicole Hoover, Adam Thompson, Fernando Sunsing, Cameron Baker, Ariana Horvat, Mariah Bell, Matthew Bivins, Isaac Carpenter, Logan Lawing, Weston Bettancourt, Coach Andy Horvat..
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LHS JV basketball girls win
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Dec. 19, 2001 - The Lincolnton JV Lady Wolves rallied to defeat South Point Friday, 29-28.
Danielle Sadler led the way with 10 points while Summer Harrison had eight.
Also scoring were Lauren Sain (6), Essence Hunter (3) and Ashley Tipton (2).
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St. Stephen’s beats Rebels to take West Lincoln Duals
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LHS finishes in fifth; East ousted early
Dec. 17 - VALE — The student has beaten the teacher.
St. Stephens wrestling head coach Billy Baker was once a student in current West Lincoln head coach Butch Ross’ class in middle school.
Baker went on and won a state championship for West Lincoln..
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South Point defeat LHS girls, boys
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Locked limbs
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Dec. 17 - West Lincoln High's Cory Norman pins Starmount's Ryan Messer in the135-pound weight class during the tournament Saturday
attended by teams from nine schools, including the three Lincoln high schools. St. Stephen's High of Hickory won the tournament.
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2A Midwest All Conference Selections
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Dec. 14 - Damien Forney here with the ball against Burlington Cummings last week was named the 2A Midwest
Conference Offensive Player of the Year.
Seven Wolves joined Forney on the all conference team (Clarence Curry, Charlie Stroup, Darren Eaker, Junior Smith, Richard Locklin, Derek Curl and Rafael
Corella. West Lincoln's Justin Pearson and Steven Peeler was named as well.
Here are some all conference selections from other sports. Tennis: West Lincoln - Alicia Harvey, Heather Helms, Amy Starr;
Lincolnton - Andrea Stroup, Fallon Heavner, Caitlin Andrews, Oksana Maksimiv. Volleyball: West Lincoln - Riki Goodhue; Lincolnton - Lauren Bartholomew. Men's Cross Country: Lincolnton - Perrell Bess
(Runner of the Year), Lamar Blake, Jared Webb, Jordan Link, Luis Soto; West Lincoln - Kirk Heavner. Women's Cross Country: West Lincoln - Brittney Beeker; Lincolnton - Stephanie Atkins
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Rebels hit free throws to beat West Iredell, West girls fall
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Dec. 14 - To win a in close game, free throws and defense are vital.
Thursday night, the West Lincoln boys basketball team took care of business in both of those departments to beat West Iredell, 77-65.
With the game tied and six minutes to play, the Rebels made just four baskets the rest of the way but they held West Iredell to just two buckets in that same period.
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West Lincoln Duals will have a body slam of good action
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Dec. 14 - When it comes to wrestling, the West Lincoln Duals is one of the premiere wrestling
events in the area.
Locals West Lincoln, East Lincoln and Lincolnton will be some of the competitors in Saturday’s event.
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East takes down Cherryville & S. Point
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Dec. 12 - CHEERYVILLE — Zak Roddey led East Lincoln with two pins as the Mustangs’ wrestling team won a
tri-match over South Point and host Cherryville Tuesday.
East defeated 3A Big South Conference foe South Point 64-19. The match is designated as non-conference. Against the home team Ironmen, East hung on to win 48-27.
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West wrestlers raid Kings Mountain
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East boys gets strong win, girls come up short
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Dec. 12 - DENVER — The Mustangs looked a little out of synch offensively out of the gate but applied
their patented pressure defense to baffle Bessemer City to win 53-38.
East worked the ball inside to their advantage early, using the combination of big men Blake Ketner and Jason Burgess to turn a three-point first quarter lead into a nine-point edge at the
half, 26-17.
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Lady Wolves fall
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Dec. 12 - Lincolnton's Keisha Duncan (in white, above) hustles for the loose ball against South Point Tuesday while Lindsey Sain looks for
an open teammate in the Lady Wolves' loss. Lauren Bartholomew, Andrea Stroup and Shantae Shank each scored in double figures for Lincolnton.
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HEARTBREAKER, DREAM TAKER
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Cummings stuns Wolves with last-second field goal
Dec. 10 - BURLINGTON — “It heart deep inside,” said Lincolnton defensive lineman Joey Beal. “It was like someone took
something from you and there’s nothing you can do about it.”
The Lincolnton Wolves had held the powerful Cummings offense to no points and one first down (that one came by a penalty) in for more 23
minutes of the second half in the 2A state semifinals.
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