KMMS runner
Landon Hogston
wins XC meet

Kings Mountain Middle School’s cross country team finished second in its first meet last week on the KM course, but Landon Hogston of the Patriots crossed the finish line first in 13:34.00.
The Patriots scored 39 points to trail leader North Lincoln with 23. Crest ran third with 88.
Other top ten finishers for the Patriots were Luke Howell, who was fourth in 14:21 and David Johnson who ...read more

Scenes from KM Vs. Hunter Huss Game

Photos by Gary Smart

Mountaineers return home
to face N. Gaston Wildcats

Kings Mountain High football fans can save a little gas Friday night.
After three road games against Asheville, Burns and Hunter Huss, the Mountaineers will be hosting the North Gaston Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. at John Gamble Stadium.
The Mountaineers carry a 1-0 Big South Conference and 3-1 overall record into the contest. The Wildcats, coached by Justin Clark, have yet to win a game but ...read more

Lady Mountaineers, Crest heading for BSC showdown

The Kings Mountain and Crest women’s volleyball teams appear to be heading for a showdown for first place in the Big South 3A Conference Thursday at Donald L. Parker Gymnasium.
The Lady Mountaineers and Lady Chargers won both of their games last week and carried 3-0 Big South records into this week.
Kings Mountain took care of South Point and Stuart Cramer last week with both contests ...read more

Sports Hall of Fame
induction October 9

The Kings Mountain Sports Hall of Fame banquet and induction ceremony will be held Saturday, Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church.
Since no banquet was held last year because of COVID, this year’s ceremony will honor two classes, 2020 and 2021.
Tickets are available from any member of the Hall of Fame committee. They are $15 each and only 250 tickets will be sold.
The 202 ...read more
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COACH BRENT BAGWELL

McGills donate $10,000
In memory of Coach Bagwell

Chip and Laura McGill recently made a $10,000 donation to the Kings Mountain Touchdown Club in memory of Brent Bagwell....
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Mountaineers
resume season
Friday at Huss

Two young and well-rested teams hoping to make some noise in the Big South Conference will face off Friday night at 7:30 when Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers travel to Hunter Huss for both teams’ BSC opener.
Huss has been idle since its August 20 opener, and the Mountaineers were idle last week after posting a 2-1 record in non-conference play.
Although the Huskies lost their opener to a ...read more

KM girls first,
boys second
In XC meet

Kings Mountain’s girls finished first and the boys second in the Ashbrook Luminary Run last week.
Led by Thalia Kushman with a first place finish in 23:30, the Lady Mountaineers placed four runners in the top seven and five in the top 13 to post an impressive victory. KM finished with 29 points to far outdistance second place South Point with 55. Stuart Cramer had 70 and Forestview 71 ...read more

NCHSAA distributes
$1.7 million to schools

CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) distributed $1,717,803.65 to the Association’s member schools from interest earned on the Association’s Endowed Funds during 2020-2021. This total is in addition to the $4 million distribution approved by the Board of Directors in the COVID-19 Athletic Program Subsidy (CAPS) initiative from earlier in the fisc ...read more

Lady Mountaineers open BSC
with sweep of Cats and Jaguars

Kings Mountain High’s volleyball team opened Big South 3A Conference play last week with 3-0 sweeps of North Gaston and Forestview.
The Lady Mountaineers took all the bite out of the Wildcats with wins of 25-12, 25-8 and 25-7. Forestview gave the KM ladies a tough time in game one, losing by only 25-22 but the Lady Mountaineers took the final two sets more easily, 25-15 and 25-19.
Aaliyah Byers had two super outings with 45 kills for the week. She had 17 kills, nine service points, three serve receptions and five digs against North Gaston and 28 kills and 12 digs against Forestview.
In the battle with North, Meile Songaila registered five kills, 12 service points, five serve receptions and five digs. Paige Bagwell added 14 assists, two kills and five service points, and Jessie Ozmore dished out 15 assists.
Against the Lady Jaguars, Jarvis had three blocks, Songaila and Lily Gold seven digs each, and Bagwell 36 assists.
The Lady Mountaineers were scheduled to go to Shelby Monday and South Point Tuesday. They are at home Thursday against Stuart Cramer and travel to Gastonia Ashbrook on September 21 before closing out first round play against BSC co-leader Crest at home on September 23.

Mountaineers hand Burns first loss

Kings Mountain and Burns showcased some good, young talent Friday night in their non-conference battle at Ron Greene Stadium in Fallston and when the dust settled the Mountaineers had handed the Bulldogs their first loss of the season, 19-14.
After holding the Mountaineers to three-and-out to open the game, the Bulldogs marched right down the field to take a 7-0 lead on a 13-yard Ben Mauney to Kahari Surratt pass but the Mountaineers battled back to tie the game at 7-all at the half.
Kings Mountain then built a 19-7 lead but had to hold off the Bulldogs in the final five minutes to take its second win in three outings heading into a break this week before beginning Big South Conference play on Friday, Sept. 17 at Hunter Huss.
The Mountaineers, led by running backs Thomas Feemster and Robert Kendrick along with big defensive tackle AJ Richardson in short yardage situations, moved in for a tying TD on Kendrick’s five yard run and Jaden Ellis’s PAT with 58.6 seconds left in the half. The big plays of the drive came when the Mountaineers faced third and one at their own 45 yard line and Richardson came in to ramble 16 yards up the gut of the Burns defense for a first down at the Burns 40; and again when they faced third and one at the Burns 35 and he bulled his way nine yards for a first down at the 26. Kendrick went eight yards around the left side of the Burns defense for the tying score.
Burns drove the second half kickoff to the KM 25 before misfiring on two straight passes and losing the ball on downs. Lamont Littlejohn’s 20-yard pass to Deandre Hoyle got the KM attack going, and four plays later Littlejohn hit Sel Randolph for a 24-yard completion to the Burns 32. A pass interference call on Burns for face-guarding gave KM a first down at the 15 and a five-yard reception by Fisher made it first and goal at the Burns four. It took four plays to score with Richardson bulling his way off left guard for a 13-7 KM lead with 2:56 on the clock.
Burns mounted a good drive and appeared to be on its way to a tying or go-ahead touchdown but KM’s Deandre Hoyle intercepted a pass at the 10 yard line and returned it to the 31. Burns DB Jakari Geter intercepted a Littlejohn pass at the Burns 13 with 5:20 showing on the clock.
Big stops by KM defenders Curtis Simpson, Fisher, Lloyd and Bryson Brown forced a punt. Three plays later Littlejohn found Hoyle wide open down the KM sideline for a 69 yard touchdown pass and run and a 19-7 lead with 2:59 left in the game.
Mountaineer fans still were on the edge of their seats, though, as the Bulldogs’ senior receiver Chase Bridges took a short pass from Ben Mauney and broke past the KM secondary for a first down at the KM 14. Mauney then hit Ryan Thompson in the end zone to cut the score to 19-14 with 2:03 remaining.
Fisher covered a Burns onside kick at the KM 44, and with the help of a big eight-yard run for a first down by Feemster to the Burns 42 with 59.8 seconds left the Mountaineers were able to take a time out and then a knee to end the game.

Kings Mountain 
Hall of Fame set
for October 9

The Kings Mountain Sports Hall of Fame will have a two-year induction ceremony Saturday, Oct. 9 at Central United Methodist Church.
The 2020 ceremony had to be postponed because of the corona virus, and it will be held with the 2021 ceremony. After that the Hall of Fame committee will begin planning the 2022 event which hopefully will be held next May.
The 2021 inductees include profes ...read more

Mountaineers
are idle until
September 17

Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers have an open date Friday, but beginning Friday, Sept. 17 they hope to continue their improvement and make a strong run in the Big South Conference and perhaps the state playoffs.
With most of the starters gone from last year’s undefeated Big South Conference team, the Mountaineers are in a rebuilding year but it is going very well as they have posted impr ...read more

SPORTS THIS WEEK

WED., SEPT. 8
5 p.m. – Middle school football, Kings Mountain at Shelby (Fifth quarter at 4:30).
THUR., SEPT. 9
4:15 – Middle school softball, Kings Mountain at Burns.
4:15 p.m. – Middle School soccer, Kings Mountain at Burns.
4 p.m. – High school volleyball, Forestview at Kings Mountain (JV/V DH).
MON., SEPT. 13
3:30 p.m. – Middle school cross country, Crest, Burns and North Lincoln at Kin ...read more
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Pictured L-R: parents, Joseph and Brandi Torres; Mark McDaniel, Booster Club President; Joshua Torres and Amy Allen, North School Principal. (photo provided)

Torres honored awarded
Booster Club Good Citizen

Joshua Torres is the first KMHS fourth grade Booster Club Good Citizen. Joshua is a student at North Elementary School. He is an exceptional student, always eager to learn and adds tremendous value to lessons through his active participation and astute insight.
Joshua’s teachers and fellow students appreciate his positive attitude and consideration for others. He embodies all the positive character traits highlighted each month in Cleveland County Schools. His favorite subject in school is math. Joshua’s hobbies include video games, Upwards Soccer and 3-D printing.
Joshua is the son of Joseph and Brandi Torres. He has an older brother, Jordan and younger sister, Harper.
Congratulations to Joshua for being such a great example for others to follow. 

SPORTS THIS WEEK

 Thurs., Aug. 26
4:30 – KMHS volleyball, Weddington at Kings Mountain (JV/V DH).
5 p.m. – High school soccer, RS Central at Kings Mountain.
7 p.m. – JV football, Asheville at Kings Mountain
Fri., Aug. 27
6 p.m. – High school cross country, Kings Mountain in 44-team Western NC XC Carnival at Jackson Park, Hendersonville. (Open boys begins at 4 p.m., girls 4:45; Inv. boys begin at 6 p.m., girls at 6:30).
7:30 – High school football, Kings Mountain at Asheville
Sat., Aug. 28
TBA – High school volleyball, Kings Mountain at Chesnee, SC
Mon., Aug. 30
4:30 – High school volleyball, Burns at KM (JV/V DH).
6 p.m. – High school soccer, Lincolnton at Kings Mountain.
Tues., Aug. 31
4:15 – KMMS softball, Crest at Kings Mountain
6 p.m. – High school soccer, Kings Mountain at Burns

NEW BIG SOUTH
WOMEN’S GOLF SCHEDULE

Date     Host    Course      Time

Set. 7    S. Point, Cramer    Cramer Mtn.    1 p.m.

Sept. 20    Crest    Riverbend    2 p.m.

Sept. 27    Kings Mountain    KMCC    2 p.m.

Oct. 5    N. Gaston    Lincoln CC    2 p.m.

Oct. 12    Ashbrook/Huss    Catawba Creek    2 p.m.

Fans, Bands & Stands

Photos by Gary Smart
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Kings Mountain’s Peyton Fisher sacks Shelby quarterback Daylin Lee in Friday’s season opener at Gamble Stadium.

Mountaineers drop opener,
travel to Asheville on Friday

Things looked good for Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers when they took a quick 7-0 lead over Shelby in last week’s season opener at John Gamble Stadium. But the Lions quickly roared back to defeat the Mountaineers 37-14 and break a two-game losing streak to their longtime rival.
After Curtis Simpson recovered a fumble to end the Lions’ first possession on the Shelby 46 yard line, quarterback Lamont Littlejohn threw a 36-yard pass to Bryson Brown to set up a four-yard TD pass to Seth Neil for a touchdown. Jaden Ellis added the PAT for a 7-0 lead.
That got the huge home crowd excited, but the Lions quickly drove 83 yards to tie the score on a three-yard touchdown run by former KM player Marquis Adams.
Adams scored again from 18 yards out with just 45.7 seconds left in the quarter that put the Lions up for good.
Shelby’s balanced passing and running attack along with a rock solid defense basically kept the young Mountaineers at bay for the rest of the night, except for a brief third quarter run by the KM offense that resulted in a 45-yard Caleb Holland burst for a touchdown that brought the Mountaineers to within 23-14.
Shelby’s Ja’Keith Hamilton got loose down the sideline for a 75 yard touchdown catch and run, and Adams later scored from five yards out to give the Lions their final margin of 37-14 with 1:45 left in the third.
The Lions finished with a whopping 595 yards total offense (159 rushing and 336 passing) while holding the Mountaineers to 94 rushing and 125 passing.
“I wasn’t disappointed in our effort,” KM coach Greg Lloyd said. “It was a little frustrating because we didn’t have all of our players in there in the second half because of cramps; and we’re far more inexperienced than we’ve been in years. I thought Peyton Fisher had a good game. Isaiah Eskridge at right tackle did a good job. Littlejohn had a decent game at quarterback and Jake (Lloyd) did good.
“It was a good experience for us. We had eight sophomores and a freshman on defense and that is really tough when you’re taking on a team like Shelby. Jaden Ellis did a great job kicking
“We knew it would be tough going in. We knew it would be an uphill battle, but it was good experience and will only help us get better. We won’t see another team as good as Shelby. We’ll be fine and we’re looking forward to going to Asheville Friday night.
“Asheville has a lot of speed. Their quarterback’s a good passer and they run a lot. They run a lot of five-wides. They’re a good team and they’re hungry for a win, too. They lost to a very good Robinsville team last week. Robinsville is the defending 1A state champions and a very good team.
“We will have to come out healthy. We had a lot of guys cramp up last week in the second half. Hopefully, we won’t have that this week.”
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Aaliyah Byers kills one in season opener against Highland Tech.  Photos by Gary Smart

Lady Mountaineer volleyball
2-1 after first week of action

Kings Mountain High’s volleyball team is 2-1 after losing to a very good TC Roberson team 3-2 on the road Thursday.
Roberson, playing its first game, prevailed 25-17, 22-25, 25-23, 19-25, 15-7.
Aaliyah Byers led the KM ladies with 27 kills and seven blocks while Meile Sangaila added 23 digs and 38 serve receptions. Paige Bagwell had 36 assists.
The Lady Mountaineers opened their season the previous Monday with a 25-20, 25-19, 25-20 victory over Highland.
Byers got her senior season off to a great start with 13 kills, four service points, six serve receptions, three blocks and 10 digs.
Songaila also got off to a big start with six kills, 11 service points, 23 serve receptions, two blocks and 13 digs.
Lily Gold contributed five kills, six service points and eight digs and Bagwell dished out 16 assists to go with nine digs and four service points.
KM posted its second straight win on Tuesday with 25-18, 25-18, 29-27 win over East Lincoln.
Byers again had a big night with 15 kills, nine digs, six serve receptions, three blocks and seven service points.
Songaila contributed nine kills, nine digs, 13 serve receptions, four blocks and six service points.
Ozmore had 11 assists and five digs; and Bagwell dished out 21 assists to go with three digs, two blocks and 11 service points.
In JV action, Kings Mountain opened its season with a 25-11, 25-21 win over Highland Tech.
Sara Kate Bridges had 11 assists, seven digs and five service points.
London Brown had six kills, four digs, five serve receptions and 10 service points; and Addi Peeler added seven serve receptions, five digs and 10 service points.
The JVs came back from a 25-23 loss in the first set to defeat East Lincoln 25-17, 16-14.
London Brown had 11 kills, three digs, seven serve receptions and four service points.
Addi Peeler added seven digs, 20 serve receptions and 13 service points.
Sara Kate Bridges had six digs, 18 assists and six service points. 
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW

See KM Herald Fall Sports Preview in this week's issue (August 18, 2021)

Shelby here Friday for opener
Mountaineers inexperienced but hope
to be ready for Big South competition

For the past several seasons Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers just reloaded each fall and were always in the running for conference championships and deep playoff runs.
But losing well over 20 outstanding senior players from the spring ’21 team, the Mountaineers will begin the fall season in a rebuilding mode. Hopefully, a tough three-game non-conference schedule against some of the top teams in Western North Carolina will give Coach Greg Lloyd’s young Mountaineer eleven the experience it needs to compete in the Big South Conference and the post-season.
The Mountaineers open Friday night at John Gamble Stadium against their oldest and toughest rival, Shelby.  After that they face two other Western powers on the road, Asheville and Burns.
“We lost a lot of good athletes” off of last year’s team, Lloyd noted. At least 10 of them will be playing on the collegiate level.
Lloyd does have some returning starters and others that saw playing time last year, and he looks for some of last year’s JV players to fill important roles.
Isaiah Eskridge and Tykel Smith return to the interior line along with Peyton Fisher at wide receiver. Deandre Hoyle started as a receiver on offense and corner on defense.
KM’s only returning starter in the backfield is junior Caleb Holland, who came up from the JV team to lead the Mountaineers in rushing after Rashaard Brooks was injured. Brooks is still recuperating and if he plays at all this year it will be late in the season.
Sel Randolph, who was a key reserve last year, and Zay Smith, who excelled at the JV level, will see a lot of action at the slot. Jake Lloyd, a returning starter on defense, and Bryson Brown will be at wide receiver.
Robert Kendrick, who had a good season in the secondary as a varsity freshman, and Smith will also see time at running back.
Up front, Alex Jackson and Dalton Smith will move into starting guard spots, and Michael Lubas will take over the center position.
The Mountaineers lost one of their leading passers ever, Ethan Reid, who is now at Appalachian State. During the early-going, the Mountaineers will have Jonah Patrick and Lamont Littlejohn splitting time at quarterback. Patrick was back-up to Reid last season and Littlejohn quarterbacked the JVs to an unbeaten season.
“On offense, I think we have a decent chance to be good,” Lloyd noted. “We’re just young. There’s not a lot of seniors on this team. I like our spread. It will take some games to develop but I think we will be pretty good.”
Defensively, the Mountaineers lost several starters including two of their all-time best, Javari Rice-Wilson at defensive end and DayDay Wilson at linebacker. They are now in the major college ranks.
But junior AJ Richardson, who was also one of the team’s top tacklers, returns at linebacker along with Jake Lloyd at safety and Deandre Hoyle at corner.
Alex Jackson, a part-time starter last year, will start on the defensive line and Peyton Fisher also returns to the defense.
Lloyd looks to Michael Ward and Jacaylen Sanders to start at linebacker. Tykel Smith and Zaylon Ramos return to the defensive line.
Bryson Brown looks good at corner and Chase Ellis, a senior, will play a lot on the defensive line.
KM’s kicking game should be strong as Jaden Ellis returns as the place kicker. Fisher will probably do the punting, and freshman Max Thompson is also a talented kicker. Randolph and Lloyd will return punts and Kendrick and Smith will return kicks.
While many schools are reporting low numbers, Lloyd is pleased that the Mountaineers had 76 people show up for opening day of practice.
“I believe Shelby, Burns and Crest had about the same so all four Cleveland County teams should be good,” he said. “I am glad we will be able to field a JV team. A lot of schools won’t be able to do that.”
Although the Mountaineers are young overall, Lloyd is optimistic.
“Our players have won a lot at the middle school and JV level, but it’s a little different on the varsity level,” he said. “Our Achilles heel may be that we are so young. We have a tough early season schedule with Shelby, Asheville and Burns. But, after that we have a bye and will know more about how we might fare in the Big South Conference.
“We have a hard-working group of players. We’re young, so the good thing is that we will have 80 percent of them for two or three more years. We can grow together and hopefully have a good year this year and be very good the following years.”
He knows challenging for the Big South title is a tall order, but he’s ready to give it a shot.
“The Big South Conference is super competition,” he said. “And South Point coming back in is going to make it even stronger. They have most of their players returning from last year so they could be the favorite.
“I am glad the conference is up to eight teams. I’m not sure if anyone will be able to run the table. Crest will be good. They may be a little young, too, but they have a lot of people back on defense.
“I think Ashbrook and Forestview will be pretty good, too. They have a lot back so you know they will be much better than they were in the spring. I really don’t know that much about the other teams. I think Huss will be very young and I believe North Gaston will be improved in the second season under their new coach, Justin Clark. Cramer could be very good. Their number 7 (Arias Nash) is a very good defensive end, and their quarterback (Justin Rocquemore) is a very good passer.
“It’s going to be an interesting year. We’re not settled on a starting quarterback yet. We’re going to play them both starting out because they did a good job over the summer.”

YMCA All-Star baseball teams

Crest edges KM
for Wachovia Cup

In an incredibly tight race with four teams finishing within six points of each other at the top, Crest edged Kings Mountain 187.5 to 186.5 to win the Wachovia Cup for the Big South Conference for the 2000-21 school year.
Stuart Cramer finished two points behind Crest and Forestview just six points back.
Crest won conference championships in baseball, softball, women’s soccer, men’s ba ...read more
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ALWS Keeter Stadium (Photo provided)

Play Ball! American Legion World Series celebrates ten years in Shelby

By Loretta Cozart

In April, the head of the nation’s largest veterans’ organization announced that The American Legion World Series will be played in Shelby, N.C., August 12-17. The eight-team championship tournament is returning after the premier baseball event was cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. 2021 marks the events 10th year in Shelby.
American Legion National Commander James W. “Bill” Oxford said “As a former American Legion Baseball coach, I am extremely excited about the return of this fantastic event. With the availability of vaccines and additional data showing that young people participating in outdoor activities represent a low risk for spread of the virus, we feel that we can conduct a safe world series. This is a very different environment than what we faced last year. Many of us eagerly await the umpire’s welcoming words of ‘play ball!’”
   Events for the six-day event include:
• Thursday, August 12, Opening Day: Senior Citizens, 55 and older, are admitted free. Cleveland County City Council on Aging will place large containers at the main gate to collect non-perishable food and hygiene items for the pantry at the Neal Senior Center. 6:30 pm – Parade of Champions.
• Friday, August 13, Salute to Academic Achievement Day: JROTC Unit of Blackman High School of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, under the instruction of retired Col. Jeffrey Gaylord, will post the colors for all games on Friday and Saturday.
• Saturday, August 14, USAA Military Appreciation Day, 3:30 pm: Ceremony to honor Mitch Harris, Mt. Holly native, U.S. Naval Academy graduate, Navy veteran, former Legion baseball and MLB player, and Lt. Col. Brad H., a Shelby native, former Legion player, who is currently active Army with U.S. Special Operations Command.
    •    Sunday, August 15, Atrium Health Salute to Healthy Living Day, 10:00 am: Worship Service lead by Pleasant City Church, 3:15 pm: Presentation to J.J. Guinozzo, celebrating 50-years as the scoring czar for the ALWS, 3:40 pm: Autograph session in the McIntosh Law Firm Hospitality Tent with Mitch Harris; Buddy Green who recommended Harris to the U.S. Naval Academy; Kermit Smith, Appalachian State University head baseball coach and Harris’ Legion coach; and J.J. Guinozzo.
• Monday, August 16, Youth Athletic Day, 5:45 pm: Recognition on the field of two North Carolina ALWS Champions: Shelby Post 82 (1945) and Charlotte Post 9 (1965). Members of both teams have been invited to attend.
• Tuesday, August 17, Championship Tuesday: Seven-time NASCAR Champion and current NTT driver Jimmy Johnson will throw out the first pitch. Miss Gastonia 2020 Julie DeSerio will sing the National Anthem. Skydive Carolina parachutists will deliver the game ball. Fireworks after the game.
   The American Legion will observe Center for Disease Control guidelines and local and state public health mandates for all its national programs.
The American Legion is the largest veterans service organization with nearly 2 million members in more than 12,000 posts across the nation. Chartered by Congress in 1919, The American Legion is committed to mentoring youth and sponsoring wholesome community programs, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting a strong national security and continued devotion to servicemembers and veterans.
General Admission, Adult Day Passes tickets, and Student Day Pass tickets remain available. Box Seats, Reserved Seats, and Rocking Chair Seats have sold out. Tickets can be bought online at: https://americanlegionworldseries.com/tickets/baseball/buy-baseball-tickets/

Schedule for tryouts
 at KM Middle School

Here is the schedule for tryouts for Kings Mountain Middle School sports for the fall 2021 season.
In order to participate, you must have an up to date physical.
Golf – Tryouts August 25-27 at 3:30 p.m. at Kings Mountain County Club.
Softball – Tryouts August 23-25 from 3-5 p.m.
Boys soccer – Workouts August 16-20 from 3-4:30 p.m. Tryouts August 23-25 from 3-4:30 p.m.
Football mini c ...read more

Volleyball scrimmage
Saturday at KMHS

Kings Mountain High volleyball fans can get a first look at their 2021 Lady Mountaineers when they host their annual all-day scrimmage Saturday from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Games will be played in Donald L. Parker Gymnasium and the mini gym. Admission is $5.
All of the KMHS games will be in Parker Gym.
Some of the visiting teams include Shelby, Cherryville, Ashbrook, North Henderson, Highland, ...read more

Mountaineers put on pads
today, go full contact Monday

High school football practice will get serious today as teams in North Carolina begin heavy practice in preparation for the 2021 fall season that begins August 19-20.
For the first time in many years Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers will begin their season against arch-rival Shelby. Those two teams have the longest rivalry in the state dating back to the early 1920s.
The JV Mountaineers will be traveling to Shelby on Thursday, Aug. 19 for a 7 p.m. game. The varsity Mountaineers will host the Lions on Friday, Aug. 20 at 7:30 at John Gamble Stadium. The JV schedule will probably see some changes because many schools on their schedule will probably be dropping JV games because of low player turnouts.
North Carolina teams began official pre-season practice Monday with light drills in helmets only. They can put on pads today and go to full contact drills next Monday.
The Mountaineers have non-conference games against Shelby, Asheville and Burns and will have a bye on September 9 and 10 before beginning Big South 3A Conference play against Hunter Huss on September 16 and 17.
The Mountaineers had a mini-camp last week where they broke off in groups and simulated some plays.
While most teams’ turnouts have been low so far this summer because of COVID, on most days Kings Mountain has had a turnout of about 75 to 80 JV and varsity players. The varsity lost 20 seniors from last spring’s team including many that will be freshmen on college teams this fall. The Mountaineers will be working hard in the next few weeks to settle on a starting lineup.
Some of the returning starters include running back Caleb Holland, defensive back/wide receiver Jake Lloyd, junior linebacker AJ Richardson, defensive back Robert Kendrick, kickers Jaden Ellis and Hunter Whisnant, defensive lineman Jason Feemster, and lineman Tykel Smith whose fumble recovery in the end zone clinched the Mountaineers’ second straight victory over arch rival Shelby.
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Recent Kings Mountain High graduate Javari Rice-Wilson has been selected as the North Carolina High School Football Defensive Player of the year and is now in the running for National Player of the Year.

Rice-Wilson in running for National Athlete of Year

Recent Kings Mountain High graduate Javari Rice- Wilson has been named the North Carolina USA Today High School Sports Football Athlete of the Year award winner for the 2021 spring football season and is now in the running for National Player of the Year.
He is the first athlete in the 100-plus year history of KMHS sports to be nominated for National Player of the Year. KMHS began playing organized sports in the early 1900s and began playing football in 1922; however, they did not play in 1943 because of World War II.
The winner will be announced on the USA Today High School Sports Awards show, hosted by Michael Strahan and Rob Gronkowski, at 8 p.m. EDT Thursday, August 5. The telecast can be watched on any smart device through the USA Today Sports Wire and News Wire channels, available on Roku, Samsung, Amazon Fire and most smart TVs. Viewers can also stream the show on demand on the USA Today High School Sports Awards website or through You Tube.
In addition to football, the awards honor national winners in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, polo, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.
Rice-Wilson was the Defensive Player of the Year in the Big South 3A Conference after leading the Mountaineers with a school record 23 sacks which ranked third in the entire United States. Wilson’s feat is even more impressive in that he did it in nine games as the North Carolina High School Athletic Association trimmed its regular season to just seven games as compared to 11 in the past because of Covid 19. Kings Mountain won the Big South and went two rounds in the state playoffs so Wilson averaged 2.5 sacks per game. In many regular season games, he and other starters left the game shortly after halftime because of big leads.
The star defensive end will be continuing his football career this fall at Fordham University in New York City.

KMHS Sports & Band

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Cleveland County Host Softball Team pictured font row, L-R: #33 Sierra Crocker, #4 Alexis Shope, #6 Riley Parker, #19 Maura Pendleton, #1 Makenzie Clark, and #17 Morgan McCurry. Middle row, L-R: #16 Savannah Center, #2 Kamryn Spangler, #3 Sara Warlick, #8 Mackenzie Hayes, #10 Jaylen Ledbetter, #14 Peyton Cook, and #44 Hunter Morgan. Back row, L-R: Assistant Coach Gary Spangler, Assistant Coach Kyle Warlick, Head Coach Thomas Pruett, Assistant Coach Carlie Patterson. Not Pictured: #21 Taylor Black, # 24 Laney Jo Patterson, and #31 Sage McCurry.

Legion Post 82 to host 2021 State Legion Lady fastpitch tournament 

The  American Legion Post 82 Senior softball team will host the 2021 State Legion Lady Fastpitch Tournament on August 2-4.
The tournament features five teams: four regional championship teams from North Carolina and the Shelby host team. The tournament will be held at Crest High School softball field. The Crest Diamond Club and Legionnaires from Post 82 have worked many hours preparing the ballpark for visitors.
The stadium received a fresh coat of paint, new crushed brick dust was added to the infield, and the outfield grass was vertical-cut and fertilized. The four out-of-town teams will stay at AmericInn in Boiling Springs. The three-day tournament will feature eight games. The City of Boiling Springs and Boiling Springs Tourism Development Authority are the Platinum Sponsors of the Tournament.

Schedule for tryouts
at KM Middle School

Here is the schedule for tryouts for Kings Mountain Middle School sports for the fall 2021 season.
In order to participate, you must have an up to date physical.
Golf – Tryouts August 25-27 at 3:30 p.m. at Kings Mountain County Club.
Softball – Tryouts August 23-25 from 3-5 p.m.
Boys soccer – Workouts August 16-20 from 3-4:30 p.m. Tryouts August 23-25 from 3-4:30 p.m.
Football camp – ...read more

Girls tennis tryouts
begin Aug. 2 at KMHS

Kings Mountain High School women’s tennis tryouts will take place at the new KMHS tennis complex beginning Monday, August 2 from 5-6:45 p.m.
All interested rising freshmen from Kings Mountain Middle School are encouraged to attend.
All participants need an up to date physical on file before they can practice. All participants need to take their racquets and appropriate tennis apparel.
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KM-West Lincoln 7-on-7

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Quarterback Jonah Patrick warms up on the sidelines for Mountaineers. 
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KM defensive coordinator Darrel Wilson gives his men instructions during 7 on 7 with West Lincoln.
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A KM receiver scores a TD in 7-on-7 against West Lincoln at Gamble Stadium. 
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A KM receiver is ready to catch a pass in 7-on-7 with West Lincoln.
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Quarterback Lamont Littlejohn Jr. warms up for 7-on-7 with West Lincoln. 
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A KM receiver is off to the races after catching a pass against West Lincoln. See more photos on page 2B.
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A Mountaineer makes a fingertip catch in last week’s 7-on-7 with West Lincoln at Gamble Stadium. 
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CHANCE CANNON

KM’s Cannon in tonight’s East-West All-Star game

Recent Kings Mountain High graduate Chance Cannon will be playing outside linebacker for the West team in tonight’s annual East-West All-Star football game at Greensboro’s Grimsley Stadium. Game time is 8 p.m.
Except for last year when the game was cancelled because of COVID 19, the game has been played every July on the final day of the North Carolina High School Coaches Clinics.
Many players from past games have gone on to make their marks in college and professional football.
The first all-star football game was played in 1949. Coach Bob Jamieson, Director of the NCCA, received the keys to the stadium from the contractor at 4 p.m. on the day of the game. Coach Jamieson then went onto the field at his school and coached the West team against the East’s Leon Brogden, Wilmington’s legendary coach.
The football game has featured hundreds of future NCAA Division I stars and many have gone on to successful careers in the NFL. Over 3,400 North Carolina boys have had the chance to wear the royal of the East or the scarlet of the West.
Cannon was one of the key players for the Mountaineers in one of their most successful runs in their 99-year history. During the spring 2021 season which was cut to seven regular season games because of the COVID epidemic, he and his teammates went undefeated through the Big South Conference and finished 8-1 overall.
Players and coaches to represent KMHS in the East-West Game:
2021 – Chance Cannon
2020 – Quintin Davidson,
   James Ussery.
2019 – Kaylon Wade, Jeremiah Brown.
2018 – Jerdon Pressley.
2017 – Head coach Greg
   Lloyd
2017 – Darian McClain
2017 – Cooper Short
2011 – Cedric Thompson
1999 – Julius Curry
1999 – Frank Hopper
1988 – Coach Dennis
    Hicks
1986 – Edwin Sherer
1980 – Kevin Mack
1973- Mark George
1967 – Coach Bill Bates
1965 – Hubert McGinnis

Football mini-camp
will be held at KMHS

 Kings Mountain High football coaches will be holding a mini-camp Monday through Thursday July 26-29 from 5:30-8 p.m. for all persons interested in playing football for the Mountaineers this fall.

KMHS football
will be streamed

Kings Mountain High School and the Kings Mountain Touchdown Club will continue to stream games this upcoming football season.
The streaming began last year due to limited COVID attendance and was a huge success for people who could not watch the game because of health, age, etc.
David Brinkley, president of the Touchdown Club, noted that the first several games were a test and after pur ...read more

Women’s tennis
tryouts at KMHS

Kings Mountain High School women’s tennis tryouts will take place at the new KMHS tennis complex beginning Monday, August 2 from 5-6:45 p.m.
All interested rising freshmen from Kings Mountain Middle School are encouraged to attend.
All participants need an up to date physical on file before they can practice. All participants need to take their racquets and appropriate tennis apparel.
C ...read more

Schedule for tryouts
at KM
Middle School

Here is the schedule for tryouts for Kings Mountain Middle School sports for the fall 2021 season.
In order to participate, you must have an up to date physical.
Golf – Tryouts Augsut 25-27 at 3:30 p.m. at Kings Mountain County Club.
Softball – Tryouts August 23-25 from 3-5 p.m.
Boys soccer – Workouts August 16-20 from 3-4:30 p.m. Tryouts August 23-25 from 3-4:30 p.m.
Football mini camp – ...read more

KMHS football
will be streamed

Kings Mountain High School and the Kings Mountain Touchdown Club will continue to stream games this upcoming football season.
The streaming began last year due to limited COVID attendance and was a huge success for people who could not watch the game because of health, age, etc.
David Brinkley, president of the Touchdown Club, noted that the first several games were a test and after purchasing a new camera the quality was substantially better the rest of the year.
“Overall, we had tremendous success in households watching the games,” he said. “We had upwards of 1,000 households watching every Friday night. With that success, our sponsors had broad exposure to advertise their business along with our supporters who also participated financially in this endeavor.”
Because the streaming reached so many people, especially those who are unable to personally attend games, Brinkley said the KMTD decided to continue the streaming this season and is asking for sponsors.
Sponsorships for individuals and businesses are as follows:
Title sponsor - $2,000 (two available), includes all packages listed below.
Bug sponsor - $500 (no limit on availability), includes electronic logo display on a 15-second rotation.
Coaches show - $1,000 (5 available) includes Bug, Tuesday night interviews after the previous game with Coach Lloyd and players.
Pregame show - $1,000 (five available) includes Bug, Pregame interviews with Coach Lloyd.
Halftime show - $1,000 (one available) includes Bug, recap of the first half and coverage of special events.
Scoreboard - $1,000 (one available) includes Bug, local games scores updated during the KM game.
Players of the Game - $2,500 (one available), includes Bug, local games scores, updated during KM game (offensive, defensive and special teams player of the game).
Donations – Donate based on ticket prices. Example: tickets are $7 x 3 fans = $21 x 7 games = $147.
Make your tax deductible checks payble to KMTD, PO Box 2017, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Payment is due before August 1.
All of the money raised will be used for KMHS athletics. For more information call David Brinkley at 704-739-4689.
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TRACK TROPHY WINNERS

Front row Alexis Jackson, Big South Field MVP and all-conference in high jump and triple jump. Back left to right, Thalia Kushman, 1600m and 4x800; Parker Wilson, 4x800, Neveah Brown, track MVP, All-Conference in 4x100; Nyardin Phillips 4x100, Janiya Hunt, 4x100 and Taylor Smith, Coach’s Award. Not pictured Bailey Ledford, pole vault; Rayna Brown, pole vault; Divinity Ervin 3200m and 4x800, Ashley Gural 4x800, Leilani Clark 4x100, Jailen Moore shot put. 
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MORE TROPHY WINNERS

Left to right, Dwayne Black, 100, 4x100 and 4x200; Jaden Fields, 4x100, 4x200 and Coach’s Award; Titus Phillips, Big South and West Regional Field MVP, State Champion in the long jump and All-Conference in long jump, triple jump and high jump; Marcus Odums, Team MVP field and All-Conference in long jump and triple jump; Jaylen Mims, Big Souith MVP in track and All-Conference in 100m, 200m, 4x100 and 4x200m; Jeramie Thurman team MVP track and All-Conference in 4x100 and 4x200m. Not pictured, Dillon Messenger, pole vault, and Ethan Capps, pole vault; Dameon Wilson discus, and Andrea Willis 110 high hurdles and 300m hurdles.
 

Lady Mountaineer basketball star Trina Hamrick
to be inducted into Kings Mountain Hall of Fame

Trina Hamrick had no intentions of playing basketball when she entered Kings Mountain Junior High School in 1980.
But seeing how tall she was, coaches Candy Albergine and Becky Summit took an immediate interest in her.
“They were my P.E. teachers and asked me to come out for the basketball team,” Hamrick recalled. “I went out not so much for the fun of playing, I just wanted to go to the games. I had no clue I would ever be successful with it. I couldn’t even do a lay-up. But they worked with me and I ended up really loving the game. They were excellent coaches.”
Hamrick was so successful in basketball, she is the third-leading scorer in KMHS history and her 1,160 points came in just three years as the high school back then was 10th through 12th grades. Her career point total is third best in school history behind Shonda Cole’s 1,326 and Tameeka Anderson’s 1,235 and they were four-year varsity players.
“At first, I didn’t like basketball,” Hamrick recalled recently while taking a break in her hair salon in Kings Mountain. “Coach Albergine and Coach Summitt made us run suicides ‘til it just tired us out. But, after they worked with me and saw that I could play the game I fell in love with it. They’d make us run suicides if we missed a foul shot or lay-up, and it paid off.”
Hamrick was an instant success at KMHS where she played for David Brinkley and Nancy Scoggins. Hamrick and her teammates led Scoggins’ 1983 team to the Southwestern Conference championship, the school’s first in the “modern” era. She averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds per game.
“Nancy Scoggins was a really, really good coach,” Hamrick recalled. “She made us do a lot of pushups but it paid off because we won the conference. We had some awesome coaches in David Brinkley and Nancy Scoggins.”
The ’83 team finished with a 22-5 record, one of the school’s best-ever in girls basketball. She was named the Conference Player of the Year and was KM’s first female basketball player selected for the prestigious North Carolina East-West All-Star game. She scored 70 points in three games in the SWC tournament and had a season high 31 points in a Christmas tournament win over West Mecklenburg.
But, probably her most memorable moment was when the Lady Mountaineers’ game with East Rutherford was stopped after she scored her 1,000th career point and Scoggins presented her with the game ball. The team had a big party afterward.
“When they stopped the game I had no idea what they were doing,” she noted. “I saw my mom and dad in the gym and wondered what was going on. Then they announced it and gave me the game ball, and I just thought ‘wow, this started as fun and ended a blessing.’”
Hamrick had numerous offers from colleges, but she loved cosmetology and that was her life’s dream. It has continued to be for years as she owns a beauty salon in downtown Kings Mountain and is a teacher and consultant for a beauty college in Charlotte.
“I knew that’s what I wanted to do and it has given me a good life,” she said. “I took cosmetology three hours a day in high school under the late Vivian Whitworth; now I’m walking in my calling.”
Basketball’s still in her blood, but as a fan watching her granddaughters play in Gaston County.
“My memories of high school are still there, though,” she said. “Crest and Shelby were always our big rivals. It felt like when it came to Shelby we got intimidated. Shelby had some bullies. They had three on me elbowing me all night. That was the first game I ever cursed. Jimmy Curry was in the stands and he told me afterward, ‘Trina, you cursed.’ I’ve never been one to curse but they were bullies and I got intimidated.”
She credited Mrs. Whitworth, her coaches, and teachers Eugene Bumgardner and Steve Baker for encouraging her.
Hamrick said except for some recreation league softball, she hasn’t actively participated in sports since high school.
“I worked two jobs for 11 years, at my shop and in cosmetology education in Charlotte,” she noted. “Now I’m a career planning specialist and plan to move to Belmont soon to be closer to my work.
“Life has been good to me,” she said. “COVID came along and I had double pneumonia and was in ICU for five days and in the hospital for 10. It was a sad situation. The doctors didn’t think I would make it, but God…”
After that, Hamrick said she had to re-think her life.
“I sold my home in Grover and got rid of some responsibilities I didn’t need,” she said. “I just wanted life, peace, happiness and to be free. God has given that to me. I am in a good place.”
She said being selected unanimously for the Hall of Fame is a blessing.
“I want to thank everybody that believed in me,” she said. “I greatly appreciate this honor. It is a great feeling to be thought of in that manner. I am ecstatic.

Touchdown Club
golf tournament 
set for Aug. 13 at KMCC

The 14th annual Kings Mountain Touchdown Club golf tournament will be held Friday, August 13 at Kings Mountain Country Club.
It is a four-person Captain’s Choice and is limited to the first 30 registered teams. There is a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.
Entry fee is $70 per player and includes one mulligan per player, one red tea per player and one string per team on hole 15.
There will be p
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Crest nips Mountaineers
5-4 for BSC championship

 Crest scored in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge Kings Mountain 5-4 Thursday night at Crest to complete an undefeated regular season and nail down the Big South Conference championship.
A win by the Mountaineers would have given them a share of the top spot. KM’s only other BSC loss this year was a 3-2 decision to the Chargers.
Zane Brockman went the distance for the Mountaineers, allowing just four hits and fanning 10. Two of the Chargers’ hits were home runs.
Tucker McSwain and Colby Humphries shared pitching duties for the Chargers.
Brockman led the KM plate attack with 3-for-3. Jacob Hamrick was 2-for-3 and Caleb Broome, AJ Wylie, Boone Cartee, Peyton Fisher and Charlie Melton added a hit apiece. Kings Mountain left eight men on base. 
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Kings Mountain High’s senior baseball players for 2021. Left to right, Dalton Gunter, Chris Ruffalo, Parker Richards, Jaxson Bolin, AJ Wylie, Boone Cartee, Devin Pressley and Trey Crawford. Photo by Gary Smart

KMHS Senior Baseball Players for 2021

Kings Mountain High’s senior baseball players for 2021. Left to right, Dalton Gunter, Chris Ruffalo, Parker Richards, Jaxson Bolin, AJ Wylie, Boone Cartee, Devin Pressley and Trey Crawford.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Photo by Gary Smart
 

Wilson, Hamrick,  Deaton selected for Hall of Fame

The Kings Mountain Sports Hall of Fame will have a two-year induction ceremony Saturday, Oct. 16 at Central United Methodist Church.
The 2020 ceremony had to be postponed because of the corona virus, and it will be held with the 2021 ceremony. After that the Hall of Fame committee will begin planning the 2022 event which hopefully will be held next May.
The 2021 inductees include profe ...read more

Will Wilson, KM’s highest-ever draft pick,
to be inducted into KM Sports Hall of Fame

Former Kings Mountain High and NC State baseball great Will Wilson, now making his mark in professional baseball in the San Francisco Giants organization, will be inducted into the Kings Mountain Sports Hall of Fame Saturday, Oct. 16 at Central United Methodist Church.
The other inductees for the 2021 class are Trina Hamrick Kimble, former basketball star at KMHS, and Monty Deaton, former KMHS standout and KM’s all-time winningest coach in school sports.
Wilson is one of many former Mountaineers to play in the professional ranks. He hopes to be the second joining the late Jake Early, an all-star catcher for the Washington Senators in the 1930s and ‘40s, to make it to the major leagues.
Wilson is KM’s highest-ever major league draft pick, going 15th in the 2019 draft. He was an All-American all three seasons at NC State. He graduated after his junior year. He played second base as a freshman and shortstop as a sophomore and junior, helping lead the Wolfpack to three great seasons.
He mostly plays shortstop in the pros, but plays second base one game every two weeks. At the time of this writing, he had played in 71 games including 46 his rookie year of ’19 and 25 this season. His career stats at that time included 41 runs, 80 hits, 137 total bases, 19 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs, 32 RBI and a .281 batting average.
He has been a winner at every level. His parent club now, the Giants, are leading their division and are considered to be a strong threat for the National League pennant.
Looking back over his career, Wilson said he was fortunate to play on good teams with good coaches.
“My favorite year at Kings Mountain was my senior year when we made a playoff run,” he noted. “We made it to the third round of the state 3A tournament. That was fun to be a part of. It was a special team.”
Unfortunately, the Mountaineers did not win a conference championship during that time, always finishing second to a very good Crest team. Nothing’s changed since as the Chargers are still the team to beat every year in the Big South Conference.
His tradition of playing with winners continued in college.
“We had a really talented ball team at NC State,” he noted, going to the NCAA tournament all three years under veteran coach Elliott Avent.
“He is a good man and a great coach,” Wilson said. “It was a lot of fun to play for him. I played for Matt Bridges all four of my years at Kings Mountain.”
Wilson was an All-Conference shortstop his junior and senior years with the Mountaineers, and All-State his senior season.
 “We had a great group of guys,” he said. “We put in a lot of hard work and we had a lot of help and support from the community.”
Some of the other players on that talented team were Thomas Lavin, Matt Absher, John Bell, Bryson Bailey and Brian Lysek.
“It was a solid team,” Wilson said. “We made a strong push for the conference championship but never got it. It was always Crest first and Kings Mountain second.”
Even though last season was cancelled due to COVID, Wilson said his pro experience has been great so far.
“I had a decent start in 2019 with the Angels (the team that originally drafted him) and I was getting the feel of competing at this level and we were playing well,” he said. “But my first full year, 2020, when we were in spring training we got sent home because of the Coronavirus.”
Wilson did get to participate in the Giants alternate training site and the Giants invited him to spring training in 2021.
Overall, Wilson said his pro experience so far has been very good. He’s currently hitting .290 and has hopes that he will be in the majors soon, possibly as early as next season.
“I had a decent start in 2019 with the Angels,” he noted. “I was getting the feel of competing at this level and we were playing well.”
This season will end on September 16, so Wilson hopes he will be able to attend his Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
“We have an Instructional League for a month or so,” he noted, “and in October we have a fall league. I don’t know if I will be involved in that. I hope I would be called up to the big leagues, but more realistically that would probably be next year.”
Wilson said he is excited to be selected to the Kings Mountain Hall of Fame.
“It’s unbelievable,” he said. “It seems that it wasn’t long ago that I was getting to see Robbie (his uncle) and my dad (Brad) being inducted. I want to thank everybody for selecting me and I hope to be there for this special moment.”

Touchdown Club
golf tournament 
set for August 13 at KM Country Club

The 14th annual Kings Mountain Touchdown Club golf tournament will be held Friday, August 13 at Kings Mountain Country Club.
It is a four-person Captain’s Choice and is limited to the first 30 registered teams. There is a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.
Entry fee is $70 per player and includes one mulligan per player, one red tee per player and one string per team on hole 15.
There will be p ...read more

Wilson, Hamrick, 
Deaton selected
for Hall of Fame

The Kings Mountain Sports Hall of Fame will have a two-year induction ceremony Saturday, Oct. 16 at Central United Methodist Church.
The 2020 ceremony had to be postponed because of the corona virus, and it will be held with the 2021 ceremony. After that the Hall of Fame committee will begin planning the 2022 event which hopefully will be held next May.
The 2021 inductees include profe ...read more