DRAGONS’ ENJOY ANOTHER FINAL FOUR RUN

The three-peat conference champion 2026 NCSSM-Morganton boys tennis team won three NCHSAA 1A dual-team state playoff matches to reach last week’s West Regional final and tie the longest postseason run in Burke County history, a record that the Dragons had originally set in their inaugural season of 2024. Pictured (front row, from left to right) are Prahs Ramidi, Akarsh Kadapi (team co-captain), Nash Taylor, Andy Quach (team co-captain), Akshaj Puttou, and Aneel Gupta; (back row) Nicholas Levine, Aarrav Patel, August Cook, and Riley Mearns. Not pictured are Dragons players Jonathan Truesdale, Quincy Stanley, and Aarav Mehta and head coach Wayne Giese.

Dragons’ enjoy another final four run

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