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Meet the face and heart of Lincoln County Special Olympics
STANLEY – The best day of the year for so many in Lincoln County has come and gone. A day where hundreds of special athletes meet to compete for medals. There are many who make these games happen every year, but one of their staunchest supporters is CeLeste “Lisa” Lowery Frazier.
VOTE: Gastonia, Shelby nominees for high school sports athletes of the week (April 29)
Here are nominees for Gastonia and Shelby area basketball, baseball and softball players of the week for April 22-27, 2024. Our weekly top performers list and athlete of the week nominees are compiled from information provided to The Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star by coaches, athletic directors or team statisticians through emails, MaxPreps or mentioning @JoeLHughesII in game results and highlights posted to social media.
Gastonia, Shelby top performers: Burns' Marshall McGowan has career night in Bulldog win
Here is a daily list of the top performers from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties during the 10th week of spring sports action. Our weekly top performers list and athlete of the week nominees are compiled courtesy of information provided to The Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star by coaches, athletic directors or team statisticians through emails, MaxPreps or mentioning @JoeLHughesII in game results and highlights posted to X, formerly known as Twitter. ...
Softball Recap: Angely Avelar leads Shelby to victory over Bessemer City
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Burns, Shelby was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They skirted past the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets 10-9. The high-scoring effort was just what Shelby needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup. The team relied heavily...
Baseball Recap: Cherryville triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Roy Powers
Cherryville waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the West Lincoln Rebels out 9-7. This was payback for Cherryville, who suffered a 13-2 loss the last time these two teams met. Eli Newsome made a big...
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