Meet Our Writer
Jason Baker was born here in Burke County and has lived here since. Growing up in the Drexel community and being a part of the sports scene since childhood, Jason brings a lot of experience and knowledge in the field of sports. Jason started out playing football as a young child with an ambition that would follow him all the way to High School. He was a member of the East Burke High School football team for the entirety of his educational years and has been a presence at the games there after. Jason has been a trusted writer for the Morganton News Herald and continues to write for his local supporters.
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Class of 2026 Spotlight: East Burke Football
Favorite Football Team Zayne Newman: Green Bay Packers Zane Taylor: University of Tennessee Vols Braxton Sigmon: Carolina Panthers DJ...
Athlete of Week Spotlight #36: Maria Medrano
Favorite Athlete Coco Gauff Favorite Teammate Avie Helton & Cydnee Deal They make practice and bus rides fun and memorable What do you...
10/13-18/25 Scoreboard
FOOTBALL Draughn 58, West Caldwell 44 East Burke 38, Chase 14 JV: East Burke 44, Chase 38 Heritage 42, East McDowell 0 Valdese Tigers vs...
HS Football: 2025 Week Nine
Draughn (0-7, 0-4) @ West Caldwell (2-5, 1-3) Radio Broadcast: Big Dawg 92.1 6th Meeting, 4-1 Draughn Last Week: Draughn lost to Hibriten,...
Lady Cats endure to championship win
Valdese- It was a matchup for the ages Wednesday night. The top-seeded Draughn Lady Wildcats and second-seeded Patton Lady Panthers went...
Athlete of Week Spotlight #35: Karlie Chester
Favorite Team Penn State volleyball Favorite Athlete Cat Flood Favorite Teammate I love my team equally What do you appreciate of your...






