Sports Draughn golfer Starrett headed to state LISA PRICE / THE PAPER Oct 24, 2026 Draughn’s Emma Starrett chips onto the green during a Western Piedmont 3A/4A Conference girls golf match on Sept. 1 at Mimosa Hills Golf Club …
261024-sports-gameoftheweekstandalones-p2 LISA PRICE / THE PAPER Oct 22, 2026 Draughn’s Lillian Collins (right) goes up against Patton’s Kynzlee Worley at the net on Tuesday in Morganton. Collins finished with 19 kills, …
261024-sports-gameoftheweekstandalones-p1 LISA PRICE photos / THE PAPER Oct 22, 2026 Draughn’s Ashlyn Heavner (left) sets the ball for teammate Kylie Corpening during the second round of the North Carolina High School Athletic …
261024-sports-gameoftheweekstandalones-p4 LISA PRICE / THE PAPER Oct 22, 2026 Patton’s Hannah Huggins (center) attempts a bump during Tuesday’s matchup with Draughn in Morganton. Huggins was one of the Lady Panthers’ top…
261024-sports-gameoftheweekstandalones-p3 LISA PRICE / THE PAPER Oct 22, 2026 Draughn’s Olivia Miller (center) gets ready to send a shot over the net as teammates Ashlyn Heavner (left) and Bella Whitson (right) look on d…
261017-sports-hsvolleyballstandalones-p3 LISA PRICE / THE PAPER Oct 15, 2026 Patton’s Soraya Hartman, pictured here in a file photo from Aug. 27, was one of the Lady Panthers’ key contributors during the WPC tournament.…
261017-sports-hsvolleyballstandalones-p2 LISA PRICE / THE PAPER Oct 15, 2026 Draughn’s Macy Auton, pictured here in a file photo from Aug. 27, helped the Lady Wildcats advance to the finals of the WPC tournament by reco…
261017-sports-hsvolleyballstandalones-p1 LISA PRICE photos / THE PAPER Oct 15, 2026 Members of the Draughn girls volleyball team, which captured its second straight Western Piedmont 3A/4A Conference tournament championship on …
Sports Local golfers hit the links at Silver Creek LISA PRICE / THE PAPER Sep 12, 2026 East Burke’s Brie Hubler, shown here in a file photo from Sept. 1 at Mimosa Hills Golf Club, was the Lady Cavaliers’ top individual finisher —…
Sports H.S. FOOTBALL: Panthers lose to Avery, drop to 0-2 LISA PRICE / THE PAPER Sep 5, 2026 Patton quarterback Trenton Kidd (10) fights for yardage as Freedom’s Isaiah Greene looks to bring him down in a varsity file photo from Aug. 2…
