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Valdese, NC and surrounding areas.

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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HS Football: 2025 Week Two

HS Football: 2025 Week Two

Freedom (1-0) @ Draughn (0-1) Broadcast: WMNC 92.1 "Big Dawg" 12th meeting, 11-0 Freedom Last Week: Freedom defeated Patton 46-6, Draughn...

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8/18-22/25 Scoreboard

FOOTBALL Bunker Hill 46, Draughn 6 West Iredell 26, East Burke 0 BOYS SOCCER Draughn 2, NCSSM 2 NCSSM 3, East Burke 0 VOLLEYBALL Draughn...

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HS Football: 2025 Week One

HS Football: 2025 Week One

Draughn @ Bunker Hill 9th Meeting, Series tied 4-4 Wildcats: Bryson Seagle, Henry Cooper, Talon Bradshaw, Landon Clark Bears: JD Dials,...

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8/11-14/25 Scoreboard

BOYS SOCCER Maiden 4, Draughn 0 Freedom 4, East Burke 0 VOLLEYBALL Alexander Central 3, Draughn 2 (19-25, 25-20, 20-25, 26-24, 10-15)...

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Summer 2025 Recap #2

Post 21 softball splits with Caldwell The Burke County Post 21 junior and senior legion softball teams visited Baird Park to face Caldwell...

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