Senior Blake McElyea pitched another gem, and Gavin Johnson’s sacrifice fly to left field scored Tate Jensen in the bottom of the seventh inning as the host Draughn baseball team clinched a third …

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) this week set the parameters for its soon-to-be new largest classification starting in the 2025-26 school year, the biggest move from its …

Not undefeated No. 1 seed West McDowell. Not defending champion East Burke in a second Foothills Athletic Conference tournament road game in as many days. And not four home runs by that East Burke …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

The Foothills Athletic Conference held its annual middle school track and field championship meet on Tuesday at McDowell High School, and when all was said and done, the Table Rock boys team and the …

Valdese native and East Burke High School 2009 graduate Tyler Shatley will be back in the NFL this fall. Shatley on April 19 re-signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the only pro team for which he …

SATURDAY, April 27 HIGH SCHOOLS TRACK AND FIELD East Burke at Neal Morris Invitational meet (time TBA, in High Point) Freedom at McDowell Titan Invitational meet (9 a.m.) BURKE CO. REC DEPT Youth …

After a second-place finish last month in its first tournament at the 12U level, the Burke County-based Toxic Prowlers youth travel softball team downed teams from Virginia and both Carolinas to win …

The 16U High Rollers, a local high-school age 7-on-7 travel football team coached by Larry Birchfield, opened league play with a 2-1 record at Weddington Optimist Park on April 14. The High Rollers …

Behind three wins and a second-place finish from senior KJ Byrd, the East Burke boys track and field team topped 14 other squads to win its host Odell Williams Invitational meet on April 13. Byrd won …