+3 Trio of Jammers squads win season-ending titles Jun 16, 2026 Three Burke Jammers travel basketball teams recently capped their spring seasons by winning championships, with the fifth-grade girls, sixth-g…
+3 Hall of Famer Oval Jaynes dies at 85 By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 16, 2026 As an athlete, administrator, and gentleman, Morganton may never see another Oval Jaynes.
+3 Hall of Famer Oval Jaynes dies at 85 By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 13, 2026 As an athlete, administrator, and gentleman, Morganton may never see another Oval Jaynes.
Byrd soars to silver at NCAA nationals ELI DYCH, LOUISVILLE ATHLETICS / FOR THE PAPER Jun 13, 2026 Burke County native KJ Byrd on Thursday evening completed his 2025-26 season at the University of Louisville by finishing second in the two-da…
Demiter, Auldredge honored by East Burke as athletes of the year By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 13, 2026 East Burke High School at its spring awards banquet on campus on May 18 announced that Luke Demiter was the 2025-26 recipient of the Alex Guig…
+3 Burke drivers Reynolds, Carswell collect Street Stock wins By JASON FREEMAN Sports Correspondent Jun 13, 2026 Tri-County Speedway in Hudson hosted the Alliance 360 on June 6, with a packed grandstand, chamber-of-commerce weather, and hot on-track actio…
+2 Draughn grad Rector named preseason All-MAC By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 13, 2026 Draughn High School 2023 graduate Luke Rector, who’s now a rising junior at the University of Toledo, recently was named to the 2026 Mid-Ameri…
Crawdads toss no-hitter but slip to 2nd in division By JOSH McKINNEY josh@thepaper.media Jun 13, 2026 The Hickory Crawdads threw the seventh no-hitter in franchise history on June 6 but lost their subsequent three contests to fall two games beh…
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+2 Post 21 baseball squad struggles to 0-4 start to season By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 13, 2026 The Burke County Post 21 American Legion baseball team struggled to record outs against a tough Shelby Post 82 lineup in Monday’s home opener,…
+3 Davis, Johnson, Hagmann named Freedom athletes of the year By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 13, 2026 Freedom High School recently announced that a trio of senior multi-sport standouts — Kaden Davis, Kobe Johnson, and Kaitlyn Hagmann — are the …
+2 Featured State champs Friedman, Vaughan set the pace at NCSSM-Morganton By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 13, 2026 NCSSM-Morganton last month as school was letting out for the 2025-26 year handed out its third annual athlete of the year awards, with senior …
+3 Post 21 junior softball team splits two more twinbills By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 13, 2026 The Burke County Post 21 American Legion Lady junior softball team settled for splits in two more doubleheaders recently, its third and fourth…
+4 Byrd to compete for 2nd time at NCAA track and field outdoor nationals By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 9, 2026 KJ Byrd did it the easy way, or the hard way, depending on how you look at it.
Bonkowske, Cosovan named Liberty's athletes of the year By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 6, 2026 Three-sport athletes Jacoby Bonkowske and Emilie Cosovan — both of whom were eighth graders — on May 29 were named Liberty Middle School’s mal…
+4 Byrd to compete for 2nd time at NCAA track and field outdoor nationals By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 6, 2026 KJ Byrd did it the easy way, or the hard way, depending on how you look at it.
+3 SPLIT STARTS: Post 21 senior, junior squads both alternate Ws, Ls spanning first three doubleheaders By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 6, 2026 The Burke County Post 21 American Legion Lady softball team on Tuesday evening opened the season by splitting a doubleheader with border rival…
+4 NCSSM-Morganton’s Xu wins top CRC soccer award By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 6, 2026 Most of the remaining 2026 Burke County high school spring sports all-conference teams were announced over the past week, with 19 additional c…
+2 McElrath among local winners at HorsePower Park By JASON FREEMAN Sports Correspondent Jun 6, 2026 After a soggy Memorial Day weekend, local racing returned on Saturday, May 30.
+2 Robichaux, Mayo receive accolades from New Dimensions By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 6, 2026 New Dimensions Charter School recently announced that Patrick Robichaux was the male winner and Marley Mayo the female winner of the school’s …
Mull, Gidney win top athletic honors from Heritage By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 6, 2026 Heritage Middle School recently announced that Corban Mull was selected as its male athlete of the year, while Marleigh Gidney is the female a…
Post 21 baseball hangs tough but loses opener to top-ranked Asheville By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 6, 2026 The Burke County Post 21 American Legion baseball team outhit host Asheville Post 70 — the state’s No. 1 ranked preseason squad — by more than…
Houston, Taylor named East Burke Middle's best from ’25-’26 By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 6, 2026 Eighth graders Sawyer Houston and Zoey Taylor were honored at awards day as East Burke Middle School’s male and female athletes of the year, r…
+3 Draughn assistant Yambor named new Freedom baseball coach By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 6, 2026 Freedom High School hopes that Shawn Yambor is the man who can turn its baseball program around, with school administration recently naming Ya…
Cavs recognize spring excellence FOR THE PAPER Jun 6, 2026 East Burke High School at its spring sports banquet on campus on May 20 recognized its 2026 spring sports state championship qualifiers as wel…
+2 Chamber golf tourney winners PHOTOS COURTESY OF WWW.APPLESON.COM / FOR THE PAPER Jun 6, 2026 Mimosa Hills Golf Club on May 21 hosted the 31st annual Burke Chamber Golf Classic, presented by College Pines Health & Rehabilitation, Gr…
Crawdads go .500 for the week, now tied atop division By PAUL SCHENKEL paul@thepaper.media Jun 6, 2026 The Hickory Crawdads were as average as it gets over the past seven days, going 2-2 to end last week’s road series with the Salem (Va.) RidgeY…
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