The Lady Mountaineers struck for 13 runs in the first inning and carried a 21-0 lead into the top of the fourth when the Lady Huskies managed to score their only run. The game ended on the 10-run rule after the Lady Huskies batted in the top of the fifth.

Reynolds led the Lady Mountaineers at the plate with 2-for-2 and four runs batted in. Weaver, Desiree Green, Anna Wooten and Paige Fleming also had two hits. Greene went 3-for-4 with three runs batted in against Ashbrook. Weaver and Reynolds had two hits apiece and Patrick one.

Anna Wooten went 2 2/3 innings on the mound. She gave up two hits and struck out seven.

Kings Mountain is scheduled to go to Forestview Friday for a 6 p.m. game and will return home Tuesday at 6 to host the South Point Lady Red Raiders.

Kali Weaver hurled a no-hitter in last week’s KMHS softball game with Hunter Huss.

Mountaineer track teams open season with sweep of Cleveland, Gaston teams

Despite cold weather, nine area track and field teams had a very competitive meet at Kings Mountain’s John Gamble Stadium last Tuesday.

Kings Mountain batted around in the first inning to take a 5-0 lead and rolled to a 10-0, five-inning victory over the Ashbrook Green Wave in their Big South 3A Conference opener on a bitterly cold Tuesday night at KM’s Lancaster Field.

Jason Melton walked to lead off the bottom of the first, and after a passed ball moved him to second Caleb Broome doubled to right center to plate Melton and the rout was on. The Mountaineers went on to score four more runs as Zane Brockman walked and Cole Irby followed with a hit. Brayden Patrick, who hit by a pitch, tallied the fifth run on a wild pitch.

Kings Mountain added three more runs in the second on a hit by Broome and several wild pitches, hit batsmen and walks.

The Mountaineers scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to end the game on the 10-run mercy rule. Wyatt Davis and Melton drew backto-back walks and Broome was hit by a pitch before Brockman and Irby singled to get both teams out of the cold.

Broome and Irby had two hits and two RBIs apiece to lead the five-hit KM attack. Ashbrook pitchers issued nine bases on balls.

See BIG START, Page 3B

The Lady Mountaineers dominated with 140 points to second place Shelby’s 65. Ashbrook and Stuart Cramer came in a close third and fourth with 63 and 62 points, respectively. Cherryville was fifth with 51 followed by Burns 50, North Gaston 47, Crest 35 and Bessemer City 10. Kings Mountain’s women took first in the distance medley relay with a time of 16:34.10. Team members were Sarah Eagle, Emily

Barry Moore won two medals in last week’s KMHS track meet. Photos by Gary Smart

Phelps, Kallie Hope and Divinity Ervin.

Individual winners for the Lady Mountaineers were Kamari Odems who cleared

4’8” to win the high jump, Divinity Ervin with a time of 12:56 to win the 3200 meter run, and Kinley Putnam who cleared seven feet to win the pole vault. For the Mountaineers, Barry Moore, Zavion Smith, Curtis Simpson and Robert Kendrick dominated the 4x200 in 1:35.81.

Hunter Cruise, Max Thompson, Marty Lovingood and Isaiah Watts won the distance medley relay in 12:42.81.

Zavion Smith, Robert Kendrick, Barry Moore and See TRACK, Page 2B

Thurs., March 23

TBD – High school tennis, Kings Mountain at Ashbrook.

Fri., March 24

6 p.m. – High school softball, Kings Mountain at Forestview.

6 p.m. – High school women’s soccer, Kings Mountain at Forestview.

6 p.m. – High school baseball, Kings Mountain at Hunter Huss.

Tues., March 28

1 p.m. – High school golf, Kings Mountain and all Big South teams at Lincoln Country Club (North Gaston host). TBD – High school tennis, Kings Mountain at Hunter Huss.

4 p.m. – High school track, Shelby, Burns, Crest, Bessemer City, East Rutherford at Kings Mountain.

4 p.m. – High school JV baseball, Kings Mountain at North Gaston.

6 p.m. – High school softball, South Point at Kings Mountain.

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6 p.m. – High school women’s soccer, South Point at Kings Mountain.

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