Two days removed from an overtime marathon in the first round of the NCHSAA 2A state soccer playoffs at West Davidson, the East Burke Lady Cavaliers had to turn around and go back on the road to top-seeded Cuthbertson for a second-round battle.
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Just two nights after both teams sprung the upset, it was time for one more.
Eighty minutes of regulation weren’t enough to determine a winner in East Burke’s first-round 2A state playoff soccer match at West Davidson on Wednesday.
East Burke High senior forward Christian McClendon will still be a Cavalier after he leaves Burke County in the fall.
The Catawba Valley 2A Conference softball championship game has taken on a true “All-Burke County” feel.
A little rain and lightning didn’t stop the East Burke softball team’s quest for a conference title.
The Catawba Valley 2A Conference recently announced its 2011 all-conference baseball list, and five different Burke County student-athletes each earned the nod.
The No. 4 seed East Burke softball team was tested by fifth-seeded Bunker Hill in the first round of the Catawba Valley 2A Conference tournament on Monday.
The East Burke High baseball team seemed to be on its way to a season-ending win, but six errors in the last two innings were too much to overcome as Patton rallied to take a 6-2 non-conference victory at home Monday.
Both Patton and East Burke qualified for the NCHSAA girls soccer state playoffs, and the teams found out their first-round opponents Monday.
The third time was definitely the charm for the East Burke baseball team, which defeated rival Draughn for the first time this year in the first round of the CVAC 2A tournament on Thursday.
The East Burke girls track team capped off the day-and-a-half long Catawba Valley 2A Conference championship meet Wednesday by clinching their first conference title in school history, beating out host Bunker Hill by a whopping 42.5 points (155.5 to 113).
Inspired by what she saw as the lack of recognition for girls track, East Burke High senior Austin Hoffman embarked on an ambitious senior project: collecting the school’s girls track and field records from 1980 to the present.
The East Burke High girls soccer team completed the regular season Wednesday with a 3-0 loss at CVAC-leading South Iredell.
The East Burke High girls soccer team again showed they could compete with some of the best teams in the Catawba Valley 2A Conference on Monday night, tying third-place Bandys for the second time this season by a 1-1 count.
The East Burke High School Lady Cavaliers softball team had a final non-conference tune-up on Friday night before Monday’s CVAC home showdown with Bandys.
The East Burke High boys swimming team had a great season in the pool. And they had an even better fall semester in the classroom.
The Catawba Valley 2A Conference recently announced its all-conference teams for boys tennis and boys golf, and a total of four Burke County student-athletes made the lists.
The East Burke High girls soccer team took a break from the competitive Catawba Valley 2A Conference and gained a 4-0 non-conference victory over South Caldwell at home on Monday.
The East Burke High baseball team is starting to bring back memories of late last spring with their surprising play recently.
The East Burke High girls soccer team never lost the lead in regulation, but a short bench due to injuries and spring break caused them to run out of gas Tuesday in a 3-1 overtime conference loss to the visiting West Caldwell Lady Warriors.
A three-match winning streak ended Monday for the East Burke girls soccer team in a 2-0 conference loss at Maiden.
Just two days after a 14-run loss to defending 2A state champ East Rutherford in league play, the Patton High baseball team won by nearly as many runs in a non-conference 13-0 victory at county rival East Burk in five innings on Thursday.
East Burke golfer Ben James only needed the first half of his round to warm up.
A season after winning just one game, the East Burke High girls soccer team continues to be in the hunt for a 2A state playoff bid thanks in large part to a sensational offensive effort from freshman Lauren Arney on Tuesday.
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