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Draughn's Carswell chooses WCU for track
Draughn High School senior Christian Carswell has signed a letter of intent to become a member of the Western Carolina University track and field program this fall.
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Seven county softball players named All-CVAC
Catawba Valley 2A Conference softball player of the year Taylor Burkhalter, an East Burke High senior who’s committed to play at Mars Hill next year, was joined by six other Burke County players on the All-CVAC list, which was recently released.
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Frustrating 5th, 6th innings end Draughn's 20-win softball season
The Draughn High softball team won 20 games this year and three playoff games over the last two years. They were the last team from the strong Catawba Valley 2A Conference still standing this spring.
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Draughn's Osborne signs with WCU for track
Draughn High senior Brandon Osborne has signed a letter of intent to attend Western Carolina University to throw the shot put and discus with the Catamount track and field team.
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H.S. TRACK: Manns repeats as dual state champ as Draughn boys finish 4th
There was simply no denying Draughn senior Adam Manns from consecutive state titles in two events.
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Triplett leads Draughn softball back to 2nd round
The Draughn High softball team never blinked despite facing early adversity in the opening round of the 2A state playoffs Friday at home.
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Wildcats' championship baseball season cut short in 8-3 defeat
After wrapping up the Catawba Valley 2A Conference regular-season title and corresponding No. 1 playoff seed, then resting key pitchers Monday in the tournament championship game to establish a rotation, the Draughn baseball team was ready for the state playoffs.
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Draughn assistant Anthony hopes playoff experience helps new team
Josh Anthony has been the pitching coach for three of the last four unofficial Burke County baseball champions.
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Maiden outplays Draughn in 12-3 CVAC baseball title game win
It’s been said that turnabout is fair play. And on Monday at L.P. Frans Stadium in the Catawba Valley 2A Conference championship game, the Maiden baseball team pulled off as big an about-face as there could be against Draughn.
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Draughn softball falls short in CVAC finals again
The second-seeded Draughn softball team faced regular-season champion Bandys in the Lady Wildcats’ second consecutive Catawba Valley 2A Conference tournament championship game Monday at East Burke High.
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H.S. TRACK: Both Draughn teams, EB girls finish in top three at regionals
The Draughn and East Burke high schools track and field teams, at the 2A western regional championships hosted by Polk County High, combined to send 14 individuals and three relay teams to Friday’s 2A state championship at North Carolina A&T University.
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Draughn's Costner signs with Lees-McRae for volleyball
Draughn High senior Kelsey Costner has signed a letter of intent to play volleyball for Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk.
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Draughn's Browning off to Meredith for soccer
Draughn High senior Jessica Browning has signed a letter of intent to play collegiate soccer with Meredith College in Raleigh.
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H.S. SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: 2nd straight CVAC finals await Lady Wildcats
The second-seeded Draughn softball team escaped an early 2-0 hole Friday in the semifinals against Bunker Hill in a game played at East Burke High to advance to Monday’s Catawba Valley 2A Conference championship game for the second consecutive year.
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H.S. BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Draughn slips by South Iredell in CVAC semis
Draughn baseball seniors Tyler Powell and Alex McGee combined to go 6 for 8 at the plate and kickstarted a third-inning rally in which the Wildcats took the lead for good Friday en route to a 6-5 win over South Iredell in the Catawba Valley 2A Conference semifinals at L.P. Frans Stadium.
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Draughn's McGee chooses Brevard for baseball
Draughn High three-sport standout Alex McGee recently signed a letter of intent to play collegiate baseball at Brevard College next year. McGee (6-1, 175) also has tentative plans to walk on the Tornadoes’ football team.
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Draughn's Beck to play for 1st UNC Charlotte football team
Draughn High senior Hayden Beck will go from one Coach Lambert to another after recently committing to be part of the startup football program at UNC Charlotte.
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EB, Draughn standouts set for 2A West Regional
A combined total of 26 individuals (13 female, 13 male) and four relay teams from Draughn and East Burke high schools will head to the 2A West Regional track and field meet at Polk County High School on Saturday.
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County teams nab 6 of 8 CVAC track individual awards
Draughn and East Burke combined to claim both the boys and girls Catawba Valley 2A Conference track and field championships. The two schools nearly swept all the individual accolades as well.
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Four county golfers earn 2A regional bid
Two Burke County golfers capped the regular season with All-Catawba Valley Athletic Conference honors, while a total of four have sealed spots in the upcoming 2A West Regional.
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H.S. BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Draughn slugs its way to CVAC title
The Draughn baseball team broke out of a three-way tie to win the outright Catawba Valley 2A Conference regular-season championship on Monday after outslugging Maiden, 16-10.
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H.S. BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Draughn wins again, pulls into 3-way tie for 1st in CVAC
West Caldwell starter Tucker Beane delivered an outstanding performance on the mound Friday in an effort to spoil Draughn's Senior Night, but the Wildcats came back from a 2-0 deficit to edge the Warriors 3-2.
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Wildcats, Cavaliers sending 3 to tennis regionals
The Draughn doubles team of Jared Zopp and Austin Helms, as well as East Burke singles player Bill Carroll, have both punched tickets for the 2A West Regional on May 4 in Brevard.
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Draughn whittles 1 shot off EB's lead
The final 18-hole match of the Catawba Valley 2A Conference golf season was still not enough to put any separation between the two Burke County squads.
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H.S. BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Powell boys go wild as Draughn whips EB 19-8
In a marathon baseball matchup between county foes Draughn and East Burke, the visiting Wildcats scored in every inning except the third and finished with 20 hits in a 19-8 thrashing of the Cavaliers on Wednesday in Catawba Valley 2A Conference play.
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