KMHS track opens season with sweep

Kings Mountain High’s track teams opened their season last week at Gastonia Ashbrook against some of the top teams in the area, and both the Mountaineers and Lady Mountaineers came away as the winners.

The Lady Mountaineers took a 10-point win over the host Ashbrook ladies, 10999. Independence finished third with 84 points followed by Shelby 56, North Rowan 54 and Stuart Cramer 47.

The Kings Mountain men finished first with 134 points, 18 better than second place Shelby with 116. Ashbrook ran third with 98 followed by Independence 60, Stuart Cramer 52 and North Rowan 29.