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Here are the power rankings for remaining WNC high school baseball teams in the playoffs
Only five Western North Carolina baseball teams remain in the postseason after the first two rounds in NCHSAA play and four rounds of NCISAA action. With weather in the forecast for Tuesday, first pitch for some WNC teams in the third round of the playoffs will be on Monday. Here are the WNC high school baseball power...
'Different road, different ride': Safety campaign targets Parkway motorcyclists
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The National Park Service (NPS) is marking Motorcycle Safety Month with a new safety campaign to remind motorcyclists that a ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway is different than most roads. Park officials say Rule the Ridge was developed after a review of incident data,...
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.
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...
VOTE: Citizen Times and Times-News spring sports Week 11 boys athlete of the week
Vote for the Citizen Times and Times-News boys athlete of the week. Fans may vote one time per hour. The poll is set to end Thursday at noon. Note: If the poll does not appear, click here. Samuel Preston, Andrews: Preston claimed the boys 1A West Regional title in both...
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...
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