Post 21 softball splits with Caldwell

The Burke County Post 21 junior and senior legion softball teams visited Baird Park to face Caldwell Post 29

The juniors team won 9-4 sparked by a 3-run home run from Emmalin Clark, finishing 2 for 3 with a fifth-inning single.

Finley Duvall (2 singles, run), Jo Buff (single, double, RBI, run), Kayden Maines (2 singles, 2 RBI, run), Ady Moorefield (double, single, 2 RBI, 2 runs), and Bella Creegan (single, double, RBI) also had two hits each.

Madelyn LeMaster struck out seven Post 29 batters in the complete game win.

The seniors team fell 5-2 despite out-hitting Post 29 10-5 led by two hits each from Maria Medrano, Kyndal Morrison, and Ellie Shuping.

The two scoring plays for Post 21 were a fourth-inning bases-loaded walk issued to Makenzie Powell scoring Alex Maines and a Shuping fifth-inning double scoring Morrison.

Marleigh Carswell struck out four Caldwell batters while holding Post 29 off the scoreboard for three consecutive innings.

The Post 21 juniors team hosted Hickory Post 48, falling in the opener 10-8. The nightcap was suspended in the third inning, with Post 21 holding a 10-5 lead.

Post 21 baseball wins over Wilkes

The Burke County Post 21 baseball team started off the week with a 16-4 five-inning home win over Wilkes Post 31.

Cannon Morrison (2 singles, walk) and Wyatt Hullette (2 singles, walk, 2 RBI) each scored three runs for Post 21.

Brady Davis led the way with four RBI’s and scored two runs along with recording a double and a triple.

Maddox Mosteller (double, single, walk, 3 RBI, 2 runs), Landry Duvall (2 singles, 2 RBI, run), Zach Carson (4 walks, run, RBI), Kyle Self (single, walk, RBI), Rhett Houston (double, walk, RBI, run), Barger Shook (single, run), and Zeb Koone (walk, run) were other key batters.

Self pitched a nearly complete game striking out six batters until Davis came in relief to record the final out.

Other results for Post 21 included a 3-2 eighth-inning loss to Rutherford Post 423, a 12-1 loss to the Gaston Braves (Post 144-266), and a 7-3 loss to Gastonia Post 23.

Sunday’s home loss to Gastonia started scoreless for the first four innings while Cannon Morrison, Brady Davis, and Caden Barker each later scored a run for Burke County.

Landry Duvall led defensively with three line outs at third base and starting pitcher Aaron Duncan struck out four Post 23 batters in six innings of work.

Byrd 4th at NCAA Championships

East Burke alum KJ Byrd continues to make history in his freshman track & field season at the University of Louisville by placing fourth in the NCAA championship decathlon event.

Byrd’s marks included 10.97 in the 100 meters, 23-3.5 in the long Jump, 40-5 in the shot put, 6-8.25 in the high jump, 48.98 in the 400 meters, 14.60 in the 110-meter hurdles, 130-8 in the discus throw, 17-5 in the pole vault, 164-1 in the javelin throw, and 4:44.32 in the 1500 meters.

He finished with a two-day total of 7,842 points while the pole vault mark was a brand-new freshman record for Byrd and earned first-team All-American honors.

Valdese Torpedo swimming

The Valdese Torpedo swimming team hosted Lenoir and Black Mountain, first place marks for Valdese swimmers include

Boys 200 Freestyle: Sam Jensen (2:05.66)

Boys 8U 100 Freestyle Relay (2:12.75)

Boys 9-10 200 Freestyle Relay (3:23.38)

Girls 11-12 200 Freestyle Relay (2:41.67)

Boys 13-14 200 Freestyle Relay (2:39.00)

Boys 15-18 200 Freestyle Relay (2:08.55)

Boys 6U 25 Freestyle: Tabor Parris (39.19)

Boys 7-8 25 Freestyle: Nash Greene (19.33)

Boys 11-12 50 Freestyle: Remi Treadway (33.06)

Girls 13-14 50 Freestyle: Ryan Watson (29.87)

Boys 13-14 50 Freestyle: Jacob Harmon (30.36)

Girls 15-18 50 Freestyle: Saylor Watson (29.19)

Girls 8U 100 IM: Adeline Parris (2:10.23)

Girls 13-14 200 IM: Daynesa Gonzalez (3:24.20)

Girls 15-18 200 IM: Lilah Johnson (2:40.62)

Girls 8U 25 Back: Adeline Parris (27.75)

Boys 8U 25 Back: Elym Reasoner (29.77)

Girls 13-14 100 Back: Ryan Watson (1:19.57)

Girls 15-18 100 Back: Saylor Watson (1:16.59)

Boys 15-18 100 Back: Noah Harmon (1:27.08)

Boys 8U 50 Freestyle: Nash Greene (48.40)

Boys 11-12 100 Freestyle: Remi Treadway (1:17.51)

Girls 13-14 100 Freestyle: Ryan Watson (1:09.48)

Girls 8U 25 Fly: Adeline Parris (27.95)

Boys 8U 25 Fly: Nash Greene (26.59)

Boys 11-12 50 Fly: Remi Treadway (43.53)

Girls 13-14 100 Fly: Daynesa Gonzalez (1:34.26)

Boys 15-18 100 Fly: Sam Jensen (1:06.02)

Girls 8U 25 Breast: Alana Bristol (29.12)

Boys 9-10 50 Breast: Knox Anthony (1:05.87)

Girls 11-12 50 Breast: Braylee Bollinger (49.46)

Boys 13-14 100 Breast: Jacob Harmon (1:44.07)

Girls 15-18 100 Breast: Lilah Johnson (1:17.12)

Boys 8U 100 Medley Relay (3:25.71)

Boys 9-10 200 Medley Relay (4:08.25)

Girls 15-18 200 Medley Relay (2:17.25)

Boys 15-18 200 Medley Relay (2:26.99)

Upcoming Events

June 16th

Burke County Post 21 baseball vs Shelby Post 82 (@ Shuey Field)

Burke County Post 21 JR softball vs Shelby Post 82 (@ Patton High)

June 18th

Burke County Post 21 baseball vs Hickory Post 48 (@ Hickory Fairgrounds)

Burke County Post 21 SR softball vs Rutherford Post 423 (@ Patton High)

June 19th

HS Football 7 on 7: East Burke @ Burns

June 20th

Burke County Post 21 baseball vs Cherryville Post 100 (@ Buck Fraley Field)

Valdese Torpedo swimming @ Shelby

June 21st

Burke County Post 21 baseball vs Gaston Braves

July 7th

Draughn basketball camp

July 14th

Draughn volleyball camp

Heritage Middle volleyball camp

July 19th

East Burke football camp

July 28th

Heritage Middle basketball camp

August 5th

East Burke volleyball camp

August 7th

Heritage Middle cheerleading camp