The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina • 64

ISRORISI Page 4 Monday June 3 1991 SPORTS BEAT Mta Briefly Time moved up for Ashbrook tennis final RON COLLEGE Ashbrook High's Tuesday state championship tennis match with UNC-Chapel Hill has been moved to I pm The match had originally been scheduled for 2 The Green Wave (17-3) has advanced to the NC IA finals by beating Watauga West Charlotte Burlington Williams and Hickory Ashbrook advanced to the playoffs as the Southwestern 4A runner-up "Vi'''' iii -t t-- tI K''' -f- 4 '1-' 1 ti --IA r4-ii: 1 -ot y- og 4i mkz 1 tfit- 0 ''''Y 'i: -1 '4 1 4 A'-'''''')Z' rt: vogr 3) i' dr'' -1I 1- 'is'''' 4 1 i i 4s r'rtK-' '4' 's 1 r' 5 r'' -1 s-- it A '-'1 t- -t'' s'' :1 231 44k NN1 Nikx II? 4: i': 1 CURTIS PARKERStaff Champions: Ninth-grader Rodney Hulsey (left) hit 455 for the season to help lead WC Friday to its third county title in five years Crier names top athletes GASTONIA Grier Junior High's Bo Shannon and Teemeka Wallace earned the school's outstanding male and female athlete awards Thursday Naeem Qasiin earned the boys sportsmanship award Sally Altizer the girls sportsmanship Jon Windham the top male academic athlete award and Taylor Smith the top female academic athlete award In individual sport awards Rodney Boyd was the football most valuable player Dar ly Reid took the coaches award Bo Shannon was best back and Andy Schmidt was outstanding lineman Hope Dow was the softball most valuable player Cindy Arthur and Wallace shared the coaches award and Andra Medl was most improved In girls basketball Smith was most valuable player Altizer took the coaches award and Emily Putnam was most improved Heath Barkley was the most valuable boys basketball player Javon Bell was most improved and Qasim was the most improved In wrestling Craig Hartz was most valuable wrestler Ronnie Huitt most improved Wesley Dickerson earned the coaches award and Shane Dula was most dedicated Josh Lathan was the most valuable soccer player Tino Mantecon was the outstanding offensive player: and Todd Beam was the outstanding defensive player In golf Scott Harrison was the most valuable player David Hodges and Andy Wilhelm shared most improved and Chad Shumate won the coaches award Danny Nalepa was the most valuable player in baseball Todd Queen won the defensive award and Matthew Garris was most improved In boys track Napoleon Brown Zaheem Qasim Naeem Qasim Shannon and Windham shared the most valuable player award In girls track Smith Wallace and Allison Digh shared the most valuable player award Marsha Bone won the leadership award and Stephanie McGee and Marcy Watson shared the coaches award Friday has another title under its belt I li I'd coached these boys in the Dixie boys baseball league in Dallas I was confident they could do the job" Mike Smith WC Friday Junior High baseball coach By RICHARD WALKER Staff Writer DALLAS Mike Smith knew years ago that WC Friday Junior High School would have talented baseball teams But this year's Gaston County championship still was a surprise to Smith "I'd coached these boys in the Dixie boys baseball league in Dallas" for ID years said Smith who was hired as the Cavaliers' nonfaculty coach in February "I was confident they could do the job But it was a nice surprise" WC Friday heat county rival Belmont in the last game of the regular season to clinch the Division I title in this team" Strong pitching from eighth-grader John Ferguson (6-1 record) and ninth-graders Stiles (2-0) and Martin (2-0 with three saves) led the team The team also had balanced hitting Rodney Hulsey a ninth-grade catcher led the way with a 455 average Bryon Baker a ninth-grade center fielder hit 417 And eighth-grade first baseman Scott Quinn led the teams in RBIs "Last year these same boys were state runner-up at the state Dixie boys tournament in Sy Iva" Smith said "You could tell that winning then helped them out a lot this season" Then the Cavaliers beat previously unbeaten Holbrook 5-4 in this year's county championship It gave WC Friday its third county title in five years It has won or shared the division title the last five seasons The championship victory was typical of the Cavaliers' come-from-behind season WC Friday (11-2) trailed 4-1 after 412 innings But Cavaliers pinch-hitter Rashawn Wilson hit a two-run single in the bottom of the fifth Lance Martin's RBI single tied it at 1 in the sixth And Jason Doster's single with none out in the bottom of the seventh brought home Wesley Stiles with the winning run The kids battled hard all year" Smith said "There was never any quit Abbe) plans tennis camp BELMONT Belmont Abbey College will host two sessions of tennis camp Sunday-June 11 and June 16-21 The camp is for boys and girls ages 7 to 17 The staff is made up of college coaches and players who have experience in both individual and group instruction The teacher-student ratio will be small The cost per session for boarding students is S210 per week and for day students $175 per week For information call Mike Reidy at 825-6801 9 am-5 pm weekdays Compiled by John Glennon And Richard Walker so :1110 sY011' 44 orlikit'4 ii'gitiiK1 lif'1': ft tieimfopigitiii4v1iiiiiii ----4 'V'---: tOs i-k -iA Illoviritiivarri 'i Hrkliil A'is 1 ir: I- --1 1 i i iii! 41 -1' (' ''7' '41' 4 i 0 4 i III T1: 4 7 ''''l'''' coii ::2 3AN4 -Av a' Rangers Rangers fall to Sumter Gastonia Ranger Shannon Penn beats a ball to second base in Saturday afternoon's game with Sumter Flyers then advanced to third after second baseman Tony Marabella missed the throw Despite the error the Flyers went on to defeat Gastonia 6-5 Story page 5C The Gastonia Rangers lost 6-5 Sunday afternoon to the Sumter Flyers in the final game of a four-game series Gastonia plays at home again Friday Sports5C Calendar Monday ROBERT LABSERStatt PRO BASEBALL Gastonia at Columbia 7:05 pm Rangers vs Mets LEGION BASEBALL Bessemer City at Forest City 7:45 pm Cherryville at Shelby 7:45 pm Denver at Huntersville 7:45 pm Kings Mountain at Hickory 7:45 pm Monroe at Belmont 7:45 pm Pineville at Gastonia 7:45 pm e'tSST: 11 wzr iel" 5 Ilk koll i -1r( L47 I AV! lire 1 4f efr 4r et A 0 1 i 4 Gastonia's Tyrone Washington scheduled to start Thursday has not allowed a run in 26 straight innings He's 1223 innings away from the SAL record for consecutive shutout iimings set by Henry Carson of Savannah in 1981 Columbia leads the league in batting average (262) and pitching ERA (211) The Mets' Jose Martinez is the league's top pitcher with an 8-1 record and a 051 ERA Today's opponent: Columbia Mets Series: Through Thursday Parent club: NY Mets When: 7:05 pm every night Where: Columbia Season series: 0-0 Team records: Gastonia 20-30 Columbia 33-17 before Sunday's game Radio: AGNC-AM (1150 (astonia) What to watch: Gastonia which played South Atlantic League Northern Division leader Charleston WVa in two of its last four series now takes on the Southern Division leader Heading into Sunday's games Columhia held a :312 game edge over Macon Ga Rangers relief pitchers Jose Cardona Tim Wells and Matt Whiteside are still sidelined because of injuries Wells and Whiteside are expected back shortly but Cardona who suffered a torn pectoral muscle is still about six weeks away Tuesday PRO BASEBALL Gastonia at Columbia 7:05 pm LEGION BASEBALL Belmont at Paw Creek 7:45 pm Denver at Gastonia 7:45 pm Huntersville at Stanley 7:45 pm Shelby at Bessemer City 7:45 pm Wednesday PRO BASEBALL Gastonia at Columbia 7:05 pm UPDATE third is Aug 13-15 and Aug 2022 Class hours are 1-8 tor juniors (ages 1 14) and 8 9 pm for adults at the Bradley Community Center 1200 Modena St $8 registration fee for city residents and $10 fee for county residents Details Call Janet Taylor at 866-6840 1 to 5 weekdays Tiffany Hutchins Staci Ellis Robin Miller Marilyn McIntyre Bessie Brackett Hunter Huss Ashbrook Bessemer City North Gaston Cherryville 4-6 9-14 5-8 4-8 4-12 LEGION BASEBALL Bessemer City at Cherryville 7:45 pm Statistics schedules results SOFTBALL: High school Thursday Hitting leaders SOFTBALL: Recreation PRO BASEBALL Gastonia at Columbia 7:05 pm 0 TENNIS: Recreation School Player Avg LEGION BASEBALL Burke County at Kings Mountain 7:45 pm Caldwell County at Bessemer City 7:45 pm Upcoming tournaments Upcoming tournaments SSA World and State Qualifiers Adults For Kids Friday Saturday-Sundayin Gastonia for Class and teams Entry fee: $85 Details: Mike Johnson at 822-1806 5 to 9 pm weekdays or 865-2280 11 am to 5 pm weekdays Inday-Sunday at Southampton Racquet Center Men's and women's duithies For more information call Mike Reidy at 8256801 from 9 am to 5 pm weehrtals South Point East Gaston Hunter Huss North Gaston East Lincoln West Lincoln Ashb rook Bessemer City Mountain Cherryville Heidi Watts Deneen Dill Keesha Wilson Dee Dee Glenn Stella Lemmond Crystal Cornwell Gennifer Houchins Amy Brackett Nicole Barnes Krista Steen 667 615 581 532 528 507 500 500 463 404 PRO BASEBALL Greensboro at Gastonia 7 pm Cancer Fund Tennis Tournament LEGION BASEBALL Kings Mountain at Forest City 7:45 pm Stanley at Charlotte 7:45 pm Revel's Contracting Women's Tournament June 2113 at Shelby High Men's women's and mixed doubles and singles A and divisions For more information call Debbie Hardin at 484 3332 9 am to 7 weekdays 1 June 15 at Biggerstaff Park in Dallas for Class church and industrial teams Entry fee: $90 Details: Flip Dow at 865-8551 9 am to 5 pm weekdays or 865-0206 after 6 pm weekdays MOTOR SPORTS East Lincoln Speedway 8 pm Lincoln Speedway 8 pm Pitching leaders Gastonia City Tournament Saturday Handy Hutt Sixth Annual Classic July 814 at Bradley Center Men's and women's singles A and divisions Inc more information call James Cunningham at 864 6121 5 to 9 wenitdays Lessons PRO BASEBALL Greensboro at Gastonia 7 pm School Player W-L East Lincoln Michelle Johnson 6-1 West Lincoln Shelly Hoyle 16-5 South Point Krissy Rowe 14-8 East Gaston Marla Chaney 11-10 Mountain Nicole Barnes 8-8 June 21-22 at Cherokee Ford Complex in Gaffney SC for men's Class industrial and church and women's open church and industrial teams Entry fee: $80 Details: Bobby Goodson at (803) 487-3426 5 to 10 pm weekdays Three sessions sponsored by the Gastonia Parks and Recreation Department First is Tuesday Thursdayand June 11-13 second is July 9-11 and July 16-18 LEGION BASEBALL Belmont at Stanley 7:45 pm Bessemer City at Mocksville 7:45 pm Cherryville at Taylorsville 7:45 pm.