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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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KING — Welcome back to the regional semifinals, Patton volleyball team.
CHAPEL HILL — It could soon be every man for himself.
BURNSVILLE — A halftime lead for the Freedom boys basketball team became a 15-point deficit, which in turn led to a big road rally and a go-ah…
This year’s NCHSAA cross country regionals at Murray's Mill in nearby Catawba County (2A) today and Hendersonville’s Jackson Park (3A) on Satu…
DENVER — Patton High School’s volleyball team glided into the NCHSAA 2A state playoffs having rolled through its conference racking up wins, w…
ICARD — The East Burke boys basketball team was off and running in its first home game of the 2021 season Tuesday night versus Northwestern Fo…
The Atlantic Coast Conference says Saturday’s men’s basketball game between Georgia Tech and North Carolina State has been postponed.
WISE, Va. — Darius Simmons became the 54th player in the 100-year history of the Lenoir-Rhyne men’s basketball program to reach 1,000 career p…
WISE, Va. — Darius Simmons became the 54th player in the 100 years of Lenoir-Rhyne men's basketball to top 1,000 career points as the Bears de…
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Carlik Jones scored a season-high 23 points to help No. 16 Louisville beat Wake Forest 77-65 on Wednesday night, ex…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Rayquan Evans scored a career-high 24 points, M.J. Walker added 19 and Florida State made 70.7% of its field goals in…
HICKORY — After ending Lincoln Memorial’s 39-game win streak Saturday, the Lenoir-Rhyne men’s basketball team is receiving votes in the Nation…
The Catawba Valley Community College men’s and women’s basketball programs have released their 2020-21 schedules.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Chris Boucher had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Kyle Lowry had 16 points and 12 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Char…
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