DRAUGHN WILDCATS Last year’s conference finish: Boys second, girls third in WHC 1A/2A Total number of swimmers on roster: 21 (12 boys, 9 girls) Key returners: Ally Auton, Ava Aldridge, Griffin …
Burke County resident Rhodney Honeycutt was introduced to the outdoors at a young age, and he has spent his entire life hunting, fishing, and participating in various other outdoor adventures. In …
The 49th edition of the Freedom Christmas Invitational high school basketball tournament is scheduled for Dec. 26-28 at Crump-Rogers Gymnasium, and first-round pairings for the event were revealed …
Three youth football championships were decided on Saturday, Nov. 18, as the Burke County Recreation Department held its tournament title games at Freedom High School. When all was said and done, the …
Braelyn Stilwell scored 21 points for the second consecutive game, and the junior point guard also had eight steals and multiple assists as the East Burke girls basketball team defeated visiting …
The Draughn, East Burke, and Freedom swimming teams competed in a four-team meet hosted by South Caldwell at the Lenoir Aquatic Center on Monday night, with the Cavalier boys and Patriot girls …
No matter where you look around Burke County’s eight varsity-level basketball programs at the four traditional high schools, there is a family atmosphere and an expectation of success. And that all starts with the head coaches, six of whom are leading their alma maters.
When Freedom High School played its first football game in 1973, Bo Taylor Sr. was there. When the legendary Ralph “Jug” Wilson was the Patriots’ head coach for their first 10 seasons, Taylor …
An additional seven fall sports all-conference teams were recently announced spanning the four leagues of which Burke County high schools are members, and another local student-athlete has won top …
Several of Burke County’s middle school basketball and wrestling programs this week announced their 2023-24 rosters. Each county team opens Foothills Athletic Conference play on Tuesday, Nov. …
Even the best gameplans get scrapped sometimes. I had my Thanksgiving high school basketball column sketched out in my head, then the Patton boys basketball team beat Freedom last Friday night for …
SATURDAY, Nov. 18 HIGH SCHOOLS FOOTBALL Burke County Powderpuff Palooza (9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. starts; at Draughn HS) WRESTLING Draughn, Patton at Chase tournament (9:30 a.m.) East Burke at South …
Team Bros Before Throws (BBT) won the Morganton Recreation Department's adult open fall softball league championship on Monday at Shuey Park, defeating spring league champion Stidham's Axe Throwing …
The Burke County Recreation Department's youth outdoor soccer league crowned three champions after its tournament title games on Nov. 9 at Mountain View Elementary School in Morganton. In ages 7-8 …
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