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Madison's Cinderella run reminiscent of powerful past
Marshall — (WLOS) When playoff seedings come out for NCHSAA sports, sometimes you can fall into a false sense of security based on your match up. You're a ten-seed playing a twenty-three? Cake walk. Except seedings are an imperfect science, something Madison softball is teaching those other teams in...
WNC Sports Awards Banquet to honor top high school athletes
The 62nd annual WNC Sports Awards Banquet presented by Ingles will be held on Sunday, May 19, at the Omni Grove Park Inn. The banquet, first held in 1959 and conducted by the Mountain Amateur Athletic Club, honors the area’s top high school athletes and teams with 24 awards, 18 scholarships and a Special Olympics Scholarship.
Ariton repeats as 2A baseball champs, taking down Mars Hill in Oxford
OXFORD, Ala. (WDHN) — After dropping the first game of the 2024 2A state title series, the Ariton Purple Cats battled back Thursday to claim a 2nd straight championship. The Purple Cats took game two this morning 6-1 setting up a winner-take-all game three with Mars Hill out of Florence.
Asheville City welcomes 'new era' of players in third season under Wells
Asheville — (WLOS) Three years ago Scott Wells came to Asheville selling a dream. He proffered the potential for Asheville City Soccer Club to go from a middle-of-the-pack team in its division to a national title contender. It sounded grandiose, but here we are today living in that world...
No. 8 Mars Hill scores early, holds off Ariton in Class 2A baseball opener
No. 8 Mars Hill scored four runs in the first three innings and held off defending champion Ariton 7-4 in the first game of the Class 2A baseball championship Wednesday at Oxford’s Choccolocco Park. The series resumes at 10 a.m. Thursday at Jim Case Stadium in Jacksonville. A third...
Mitchell boys golf wins 1A NCHSAA championship behind Connor Warren's third individual title
Not even a rain-shortened second round could slow down Mitchell senior Connor Warren’s quest for a third consecutive 1A boys golf individual title. Warren shot a 1-over-par 107 in the 27-hole tournament at 7 Lakes Golf Club in West End for his title and Mitchell won the state championship Tuesday for the second season in a row.
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