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Patton High 2020 graduate Jackson Vance will call Montreat College home for the next four years after recently signing with the NAIA program t…
(Editor’s Note: Following the recent cancellation of the 2020 Minor League Baseball season, the Hickory Crawdads won’t take the field again un…
Golfers with local ties have played in, or continue to play in, three different Carolinas Golf Association events this week.
On a Tuesday night at Shuey Field that was filled with Burke offensive standouts, two in particular jumped off the page in a resounding 16-0 a…
A look back at some of the bigger anniversaries in Burke County sports from July 1970, 1995 and 2000 … 50, 25 and 20 years ago at this time:
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The Big Dawg WMNC 92.1 FM this week announced its high school football radio coverage schedule for the upcoming 2021 fall season.
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LENOIR — KICKS 103.3 Radio (WKVS-FM) out of Lenoir announced its broadcast schedule for the fall 2021 high school football season with five Bu…
Since its start in 1999, Ashe County High School has known just one conference.
Bob Bowlsby has a message for ESPN: Stop trying to break up the Big 12 Conference.
GREENSBORO — North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell is the preseason pick to be ACC player of the year, while six-time reigning champion Clemso…
Just call it Texit – with some Sooner separation for good measure.
By the end of business Monday, Texas and Oklahoma could officially be headed out of the Big 12, putting the conference on life support.
CHARLOTTE — North Carolina State coach Dave Doeren said he hopes the Wolfpack football team can learn a lesson from the school’s baseball team…
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today:
Los Angeles Dodgers (62-42, second in the NL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (32-71, fifth in the NL West)
New York Yankees (53-48, third in the AL East) vs. Miami Marlins (44-58, fifth in the NL East)
Chicago Cubs (50-54, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (47-55, fourth in the NL East)
Oakland Athletics (58-46, second in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (51-51, fourth in the AL West)
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