HENRIETTA — The Patton girls basketball team’s first victory of the season came in the form of a blowout.
COLUMBUS — The Patton boys basketball team secured a season sweep of Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference opponent Polk County, 63-45, on the ro…
Before tipoff Tuesday night, Patton boys basketball coach Dennis Brittain was a little concerned with his team’s preparation.
One of Burke County prep basketball fans’ favorite events is back on the menu after being shelved last year due to COVID-19.
This season didn’t produce Patton’s first-ever win against the Freedom boys basketball team, but it did provide a couple of high-intensity, me…
VALDESE — The Patton wrestling team won the annual Burke Brawl on Thursday at Draughn in a tri-match with the host Wildcats and Freedom.
GAMEWELL — The Freedom wrestling team topped county foe Draughn as part of the action at a nonconference quad-match hosted West Caldwell late …
VALDESE — The East Burke swim teams swept West Caldwell in Wednesday’s host Catawba Valley 2A Conference meet at the Jimmy C. Draughn Aquatic …
GAMEWELL — After scoring down-to-the-wire wins at West Caldwell in back-to-back seasons, the Patton boys basketball team couldn’t rekindle tha…
Freedom boys basketball freshman forward Amore Connelly is The News Herald’s Farm Bureau county athlete of the week for games played Nov. 29 t…
Trailing visiting Patton by six points and not in possession of the ball with 1:08 left Friday night, it appeared the Freedom boys basketball …
The Patton and Freedom boys basketball teams battled for 42 minutes Friday night, with the Patriots gaining a 76-74 home win in perhaps the se…
The Patton girls basketball team dug an early hole that proved too deep to escape from on Wednesday, falling to visiting South Caldwell in non…
The Patton boys and girls swim teams both placed third in Wednesday’s host four-team Mountain Foothills 7 2A Conference meet against Brevard, …
Playing minus starting senior point guard Quentin Rice due to a wrist injury, the Patton boys basketball team was tasked with picking up a goo…
The Freedom High boys and girls swim teams defeated both opponents Tuesday night at the Mountain View Recreation Center pool in Morganton.
It can be really bothersome to hear politicians lying. But sometimes it’s more alarming to realize they may be telling the truth.
VALDESE — The Patton boys basketball team cracked the century mark as it continued its undefeated start at 2-0 with a 102-76 road win over cou…
The wheels soon may be in motion to get Draughn and Patton high schools the same athletic track upgrades East Burke and Freedom high schools r…
The 2021-22 Burke County high school basketball regular season gets underway in just 11 days.
THOMASVILLE — The Patton boys soccer team fought throughout the second half attempting to play catch-up but couldn’t make it happen Monday nig…
HENDERSONVILLE — The high-powered Hendersonville football team was determined to complete its unblemished run to the inaugural Mountain Foothi…
ASHEBORO — The No. 18 seed Patton volleyball team saw its season come to an end Tuesday night with a 3-0 road loss to No. 2 Southwestern Rando…
SOUTHERN PINES — Patton junior Allie Witherspoon was the top finisher out of a trio of Burke County girls golfers at the NCHSAA 1A/2A state ch…
