Catawba College sophomore Madison Clay added to an already brilliant collegiate running career as the Patton High School 2022 graduate defended her women’s 10000 meters title at the NCAA Division …

The Burke County Special Olympics' Spring games saw not only 200 athletes but smiling faces and a day full of fun festivities.  This year's competition was organized with the two new …

Senior standout KJ Byrd at his college signing with Louisville in the fall said he preferred team accolades to individual ones. There were plenty of both to go around on May 10 as his East Burke High …

Seeking its second straight trip to the fourth round of the NCHSAA 1A state playoffs, the Draughn baseball team took an early lead but couldn’t hold off a gritty Cherryville squad that ultimately …

Julian Monzavifar and Josh Banchik made quick work in gaining the biggest doubles match win in program history as their 8-0 triumph on the No. 2 line sent the NCSSM-Morganton boys tennis team to the …

Not surprisingly, Freedom senior boys golfer Alex Bock got to this week’s NCHSAA 3A state championships at Longleaf Golf and Family Club in Southern Pines and did what he had done all year: break …

The Mountain Foothills 7 1A/2A Conference this week announced its all-conference softball team, as voted on by league head coaches, and two Patton players made the team. The Lady Panthers were …

The 2024 Bear Crawl Obstacle Course Run brought runners out to the Bennick Compound, which is also the site of August’s annual Ohana Mud Run, on May 11 for four different competitive races up to …

When Phil Pieto and his wife, Joanne, moved from Pittsburgh to Morganton in 1996, they didn’t plan on staying in Burke County for more than five years or so before returning to their …

The Burke County Post 21 American Legion baseball team is set for its 65th season opener tonight (Saturday, May 18) against Shelby Post 82 at 7 p.m. at Shuey Field, and this week the squad revealed …

Burke County high schoolers, middle schoolers, and elementary schoolers competed at the NASP Eastern National Bullseye and IBO 3D Challenge as well as the Centershot Eastern National Tournament …

East Burke freshman boys tennis player Luke Borders burst onto the scene in a big way this spring. In the end, he completed his first season at the high school level by making it to the semifinals in …

Hunter McCombs (left) and Colton Makowiec (right) bested the field once again to repeat as champions at Mimosa Hills Golf Club's annual Member-Member tournament, a 36-hole event that was contested …

Valdese Tigers 10U softball player Layla Campbell beats the throw to home plate to score on a passed ball against the Sawmills Dolphins during Tuesday evening's Foothills Athletic Association contest at Fletcher Park in Valdese.

Eric Shehan had no idea that he would even enjoy coaching lacrosse. So he certainly had no idea how much he would enjoy watching his son, Ryan, coach the same sport at the same school. Ryan Shehan, a …

Sports fans have the tendency to overreact. I understand that everyone wants their favorite team(s) to win every game, but that’s simply impossible. Especially if you’re a Carolina Panthers fan …

The three-time defending Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference champion Draughn baseball team made its way back to the second round of the NCHSAA 1A state playoffs for a third consecutive season on a …

This past Tuesday, May 7, marked the 15-year anniversary of a pair of star Burke County prep athletes making the kind of history that has not been duplicated since. East Burke senior Tyler Shatley …

The boys of summer will soon take the field once again, as the Burke County Post 21 American Legion baseball team has announced its schedule for the 2024 season, its 65th season on the diamond. …

The Big Dawg WMNC 92.1 FM this week announced its coverage schedule for the 2024 high school football season. All 11 weeks of the regular season will feature a Burke County squad on the local air …

More than 80 years ago, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was established, with the Rockford (Illinois) Peaches proving to be the most successful team by winning four of …

In addition to the free East Burke youth football camp (June 7, 6 p.m.) that was already announced in The Paper, details on several other Burke County high schools’ 2024 youth summer sports camps …

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association on Monday released its state playoff brackets for baseball and softball, with a total of five Burke County teams receiving postseason bids. …

SATURDAY, May 11 HIGH SCHOOLS TRACK AND FIELD Draughn, NCSSM-Morganton at NCHSAA 1A West Regional (time TBA, at Montreat College) Freedom at NCHSAA 3A West Regional (time TBA, at A.C. Reynolds) BOYS …

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 …