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Morganton- It was a struggling start for the Draughn girls basketball team, but a 16-1 second-quarter run pushed the Lady Wildcats to prevail for the first time in the early stages of the 2023-24 basketball season, defeating Patton 49-8. The Lady Wildcats only managed...
Morganton- Last Saturday at Freedom High School, the Valdese Tigers took home not just one but two Burke County Youth Football League championships. The Pee-Wee team won over Drexel 28-14 followed by the Mighty Mite team winning over Salem 38-22, both serving as...
#1 Hickory Red Tornadoes (23-3-2) 3A State runner-up #2 Hibriten Panthers (19-4-3) 3A Fourth Round #3 Patton Panthers (20-3-3) 2A Third Round #4 Newton-Conover Red Devils (19-6-2) 2A Third Round #5 St Stephens Indians (16-6-1) 3A Second Round
Icard- It's a new season for the East Burke girls basketball team. The Lady Cavaliers made a strong statement to start out the season at home by defeating South Caldwell 62-33. The win is the 18th straight on the home court, dating back to a February 2022 win over...
UL Facts Founded 1798 in Louisville, KY NCAA D-I member competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference Cardinals Men's T&F Last Season: T-3rd ACC Outdoor Championships, 4th ACC Indoor Championships Byrd T&F Summary (2021-23) Pole Vault 2A state outdoor champion...
SWU Facts Founded 1906 in Central, SC NCAA D-II member competing in Conference Carolinas Lady Warriors Softball Last Season: 5-37, 3-21 Conference Carolinas Softball team formed in 1977 Qualified for the NAIA Tournament in 1982 & 1994, winning District 6...
FOOTBALL Brett Childers (East Burke/Lenoir-Rhyne) Childers has registered seven tackles in his junior season for the Bears, including two in last Saturday's home finale vs. Catawba. He also recently received two special teams player of the week honors...
By Jacob Zimmerman Valdese- High hopes of another deep postseason run for the Draughn football team came to a halt Friday night when they met their match against Corvian Community. Despite a hot start, the Wildcats 38-28 loss cuts them from the NCHSAA 1A State...
By Paul Schenkel Morganton- Last fall, it was regular-season champion Heritage being denied a FAC tournament title at home. This time around, the Lady Eagles did the denying. Scoring the only upset in any of the 10 contests in FAC tournament action this week, the No....
#1 North Iredell Raiders (29-2) 3A Regional runner-up #2 Ashe County Huskies (21-4) 3A Fourth Round #3 Watauga Pioneers (20-4) 4A Third Round #4 Maiden Blue Devils (22-6) 2A Third Round #5 Hickory Red Tornadoes (16-10) 3A Third Round