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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
FOOTBALL Mountain Heritage 52, Draughn 15 Nigel Dula 2 TD runs, two-pt conv run East Burke 50, West Caldwell 7 Zayne Newman 263 rushing yards, 3 TD, 2 two-pt conv runs Levi Coble 70 rushing yards, 3 TD, 7 tackles Cannon Morrison 51 rushing yards Ossie Burkeen 33...
1A/2A #1 Bunker Hill Bears (10-0, 7-0) Catawba Valley 2A champions Newton-Conover 48-21 W, Bandys 56-28 W #2 Shelby Golden Lions (7-3, 6-0) Southern Piedmont 1A/2A champions East Gaston 49-13 W, Burns 58-27 W #3 Burns Bulldogs (7-3, 5-1) Cherryville 58-7 W, Shelby...
Icard- After a bit of a mishap with the opening kickoff, which didn't quite go the required ten yards, the East Burke JV football team took care of business early en route to a 46-0 season-ending home win over visiting West Caldwell. The win clinched a winning season...
Draughn @ Mountain Heritage 3rd meeting, series tied 1-1 Wildcats: Nigel Dula, Eli Tillery, Justice Cunningham, Shaydon Pino Cougars: Brandon Quinn, Maverick Gilley, Lane Chandler, Malachi Huskins East Burke @ West Caldwell 33rd meeting, E Burke leads 20-12 Cavaliers:...
By Jacob Zimmerman Icard- The East Burke boys soccer team gave up a few goals early in Wednesday evening’s contest with West Caldwell, and ultimately fell short of a comeback. The 2-1 loss completes the Cavaliers' 2023 Fall season with a 2-17-1 overall record, 2-12 in...