Curtis Bristol of Stidham's Axe Throwing makes a defensive play on the outfield grass on Wednesday.
Fourth-year assistant coach Dax Bostian is Patton’s new varsity boys basketball head coach, PHS principal Dillon Sain announced on Wednesday afternoon in a press release. Bostian, who is the Patton …
Freedom High School senior Alex Bock had accomplished more in his first three years than most prep golfers do in four years. But he’s taken his game to a whole new level this spring. Bock on Monday …
Alex Bock won Mimosa Hills Golf Club's 2024 Frank Bowers Junior Club Championship on Sunday, finishing as the only golfer under par in the 11-player boys field (ages 14-18). Bock continued an amazing …
Chipper McGinnis grew up in Rutherford County, but is hoping to make Burke County his long-term home after recently becoming the new athletic programs supervisor at the Valdese Parks and Recreation …
The North American Wrestling Alliance (NAWA) has been holding professional wrestling shows at the Burke County Fairgrounds for several years, and the promotion’s next event is also scheduled to …
The track season continues with meets scheduled for today (May 4) at East Burke and May 11 at Patton before the championship meets May 21 (second and third grades) and May 23 (fourth and fifth …
Hi everybody! Bently's back, and I am going to share my experience about the Burke County Recreation youth track program. This is the first year of the program, and this past Saturday (April …
SATURDAY, May 4 HIGH SCHOOLS BOYS TENNIS Draughn, NCSSM-Morganton at NCHSAA 1A West Regional, Day 2 (time TBA, at Elkin Municipal Park) East Burke, Patton at NCHSAA 2A West Regional, Day 2 (time TBA, …
Senior Alex Bock enjoyed a sensational week of golf as he repeated as Burke County individual champion and helped Freedom to a second team county crown in as many seasons on Wednesday at Silver Creek …
Draughn senior Nigel Dula made his college decision on April 19, signing his letter of intent to play football at Lenoir-Rhyne University this fall. One of the most accomplished running backs in …
The Draughn baseball team’s battery was expected to be its strength from day one this season. It has been. Maybe even more than anyone could have imagined. Entering this week, Wildcats starting …
Tracie Jeffries of Valdese has been on a roll in the sport of petanque. Jeffries and doubles partner Kathy Cline of Hickory first won the National Women's Doubles in Milton, Georgia., on April 6, …
A special ceremony was held prior to the start of the 18th annual UNC Health Blue Ridge Pro-Am Golf Invitational on April 19 at Mimosa Hills Golf Club, with the tournament being renamed the Jeff …
The team of David Simpson and Byron Bailey won Silver Creek Golf Club’s fourth annual "Bubba" tournament, a 36-hole event which was held April 20-21. Format for the tournament was two-person …
The NCHSAA board of directors meets April 30-May 1, followed by the NCHSAA annual spring meeting on May 2, and among next week’s hot topics figures to be the ongoing realignment discussion. The …
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