Morganton native Michael Logan recently enjoyed a stellar week for the North Carolina A&T baseball team. A 2019 Freedom High School graduate, the senior outfielder was named the Coastal Athletic …

The East Burke girls basketball team put together quite a 2023-24 season. EB beat its first 31 opponents this season by an average of 37 points, with those 31 wins setting a new program record for …

The Good Vibes took on Volleybulls & Belles on Tuesday evening at the Collett Street Recreation Center in a match in the Morganton Recreation Department's first-year adult volleyball league. …

Monday night's Burke County Recreation youth indoor soccer league ages 9-10 Division II contest held at Mountain View Elementary School in Morganton. Action in the league -- which contains four age …

SATURDAY, March 16 HIGH SCHOOLS BASKETBALL NCHSAA state championship games in all classifications (matchups TBA; Noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30 p.m.; at LJVM Coliseum, Winston-Salem) MOTORSPORTS Mid East Hare …

The Lenoir-Rhyne University women’s basketball team has its collective dancing shoes on once again. The Bears (22-8) were denied a second consecutive South Atlantic Conference tournament title with …

The Table Rock Middle School baseball team won its second consecutive Foothills Athletic Conference game on Monday, defeating host Liberty by a 10-1 final to move to 2-1 on the season. The Falcons’ …

New season. New coach. No matter. The Draughn baseball team has opened the Kenny Stephens era with its best start to a season at 6-0 overall thanks to a 12-1, five-inning home win over Owen on …

Since East Burke High School opened its doors 50 years ago, the Cavaliers have never had an athletic team play in a state championship game (the EB boys indoor track team technically won the …

Braelyn Stilwell scored 27 points as the standout junior guard led her 2023-24 East Burke girls basketball team to the last step of its journey on Wednesday. Next up, the Lady Cavaliers are playing …

Patton High School on March 8 announced that Ryan Goggio has resigned as head football coach after one season.  The announcement, which came in the form of a press release from PHS principal …

The first Timberwolf Axe Throwing location opened in February 2021 in Carrollton, Ga., while a second location opened in Morganton in June of that same year. Morganton native Nathan Kistler and his …

The East Burke girls basketball team continued its undefeated march toward what it hopes is a first-ever NCHSAA state championship, with the normal cast of Lady Cavaliers playing starring roles in …

Mountain View youth basketball teams swept the Drexel 2024 end-of-season tournament, which concluded Feb. 23 at the R.O. Huffman Center. Bobcats teams finished as both champion and runner-up in the …

Ava Williams serves the ball during one of Monday night's contests in the second annual Valdese Recreation Department youth volleyball league. The league again offers two age divisions (7-10, 11-14) …

SATURDAY, March 9 BURKE CO. REC DEPT Youth indoor soccer league games (9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. starts; at East Burke Middle, George Hildebrand, Glen Alpine, Hildebran, Liberty, Mountain View, Oak Hill, …

For as long as I can remember, I have been a fan of professional wrestling. If you’re a pro wrestling addict like me, you know that one of the long-standing aspects of the “sport” – I put …

The Freedom girls soccer team played its first home match of the 2024 season on Tuesday and came away with an 8-1 victory over crosstown rival Patton. The Lady Patriots’ victory was their most …

Once he was old enough to walk, Hampton Blackwell had a football in his hands and a helmet on his head, and he soon began dreaming of playing the sport at the college level. That dream will become a …

The Heritage Middle School softball team traveled to East Burke on Monday to open the 2024 Foothills Athletic Conference season and returned home with a 23-0, three-inning victory over the Lady …

EAST BURKE CAVALIERS Total number of athletes: 100 (64 boys, 36 girls) Key returners: KJ Byrd, Avery Fraley, Kolby Byrd, Brady Bostain, Diego Ramos, Asher Gebhard, Mason Robison, Ossie Burkeen, …

DRAUGHN WILDCATS Last year’s conference finish: 5th in WHC 1A/2A Key returners: Malachi Silver, Dylan Rhoney Newcomers to watch: Cash Baker From the coach: “I’m really excited to see what we …

The Mountain Foothills 7 1A/2A Conference recently announced its boys basketball all-conference squad, and after his team surged from a middle-of-the-pack finish in 2022-23 to the regular-season …

In a different version of March Madness set for next weekend, Burke County will be the site of a pair of notable motorsports events. HorsePower Park, the facility formerly known as Antioch Speedway, …

The Draughn High School baseball program hosted its first-ever alumni game, in which current Wildcats' players took on stars from past teams, on Feb. 24 in Valdese. Among the DHS alumni on hand for …