Freedom High School 1997 graduate Josh Paris recently appeared on the Sept. 2 edition of “Western Wednesdays,” a monthly show that is uploaded to Western Carolina University’s YouTube channel and serves to spotlight a WCU alum. This photo is a screengrab from that video.
The Hickory Crawdads entered the Single-A Carolina League playoffs having tied a franchise record with 15 consecutive wins, while its .636 winning percentage (82-47) during the regular season represented the highest winning percentage in team history.
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 — she tied for 11th out of 22 total golfers in the overall standings — with a 54 during Tuesday’s nine-hole Western Piedmont 3A/4A Conference match at …
The North American Wrestling Alliance (NAWA) will hold “Thunder Dome 7: War Games” on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Burke County Fairgrounds in Morganton, where doors will open at 6 p.m. and the main show will begin at 7 p.m. Five matches are scheduled to take place, including the War Games mat…
Freedom High School 1997 graduate Josh Paris recently appeared on the Sept. 2 edition of “Western Wednesdays,” a monthly show that is uploaded to Western Carolina University’s YouTube channel and serves to spotlight a WCU alum. This photo is a screengrab from that video.
The Smart Electric 335 at Tri-County Speedway in Hudson on Saturday, Sept. 5, officially kicked off Tri-County Speed Week as the first of three major events in just eight days at the track.
The Freedom varsity football team was a 27-12 winner over East Burke in the 52nd installment of the Fat Friday rivalry on Sept. 4 in Morganton, while other Week 3 games saw Draughn fall by a 61-6 final at Wilkes Central on Sept. 3 and Patton suffer a 38-21 road defeat at the hands of Owen on…
The Hickory Crawdads may have fallen just short in their quest to win a first-half division title, but they have absolutely dominated the second half of the Single-A Carolina League season.
Tri-County Speedway in Hudson hosted the Sunbelt Xpress 280 in front of a packed grandstand on Saturday, Aug. 29, with drivers from eight different divisions taking part in the event.
Tyler Warner of Marvin and Adelyn Rosado of Cary were the winners of the seventh annual Mimosa Hills Junior Invitational golf tournament Aug. 22-23 at Mimosa Hills Golf Club in Morganton.
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. 20. The Panthers (0-2) suffered an 18-0 home loss at the hands of Avery County on Aug. 28, although Kidd completed three passes for 39 yards — includin…
Draughn girls volleyball players Lillian Collins (left) and Kylie Corpening celebrate during the Lady Wildcats’ five-set road win over Patton on Aug. 27. Set scores were 25-21, 23-25, 25-27, 25-22, and 15-7.
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