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Last Season: 8-3, 5-1 W Highlands Hunter Huss 44-21 L Patton 49-6 W East Burke 33-24 W Chase 35-25 W Owen 38-0 W Avery County 49-7 W Mitchell 57-42 W Madison 57-7 W Rosman 56-12 W Mountain Heritage 52-15 L Corvian Community 38-28 L NCHSAA 1A 1st Round Key Returners...
Hunter Huss @ Draughn 2nd meeting, 1-0 Huss Huskies: Zamarius Gladden, Javarion Brown, Gene Neely, Anthony Tate Wildcats: Sterling Radabaugh, Jacob Mull, Alex Wright, Marshall Brinkley It's going to be a tall test for us, Huss is a very athletic and well-coached team...
Burke County 8U All-Star Baseball The Burke County 8U All-Star baseball team finished runner-up in a Tarheel League regional tournament played in Shelby and received a bid to the state tournament played in Hickory. Burke opened with a 13-0 loss to eventual champion...
Draughn rising senior Jacob Mull holds one of the most valuable roles for the Wildcats varsity football team as the starting long snapper. Without his skill, which has been built up over the years, Draughn would not have been successful on special team plays. This...
Burke Post 21 baseball defeats Caldwell in Area IV Playoffs, swept by Shelby The Burke County Post 21 baseball team made a late postseason run to continue their season for another week after a five-game dual of a series with Caldwell Post 29. Post 21 advanced to the...
East Burke 10th in NCHSAA Wells Fargo 2A State Cup The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) released the Wells Fargo State Cup standings for the 2023-24 school year, and East Burke was featured in the top 10 for possibly the first time. Points are...
Burke Post 21 baseball sweeps Queen City DH The Burke County Post 21 baseball team earned a doubleheader sweep over the Queen City Mustangs in an American Legion Area IV matchup at Shuey Field. The first game ended with a 4-3 score as Mason Mosteller pitched a...
Cozort, Powell play in World Series in freshmen seasons The freshmen softball seasons for Draughn athletes of the year Katie Cozort and Maddison Powell were memorable as both of their respective teams at Lenoir-Rhyne University and Caldwell Community College played in...
Athlete of Week #69 East Burke football #99 East Burke football #113 East Burke track & field #122 East Burke football #125 East Burke football #133 East Burke indoor track Football CVAC All-Conference 60 tackles (20 assists) 23 tackles for loss (1st on team) 6...
Valdese 13U Baseball wins championship The Valdese Tigers 13U baseball team won the Foothills Athletic Association tournament by defeating Morganton Rotary 5-0. Team members for the Tigers included Easton Speaks, Noah Clark, Skylar Garland, Jaxon Hunter, Brayden Rose,...