The second round of the third annual Patton Invitational boys soccer tournament at the Catawba River Soccer Complex saw big defensive efforts, as no goals were scored by any of Tuesday’s losing teams.
Advertisement
The first few 2011 high school football polls are out, and just like in 2010, Freedom is starting to grab some attention from sports writers across the state.
Maybe Freedom just needed to play in someone else’s tournament.
Freedom’s offense was so dynamic in 2010, it may have overshadowed the defense at times during a 10-3 campaign which included a 3A state playoff win.
Thursday was a rough day for local boys soccer teams in the final round of the 14th annual Freedom Invitational, as both Freedom and Patton allowed four goals in losses at the Catawba River Soccer Complex.
There’s a first time for everything.
The East Burke High volleyball team opened the 2011 season at home Monday with a three-set sweep of county foe Freedom, 25-3, 25-15, 25-11.
Boasting both the league’s reigning Offensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year makes Freedom one of the teams to beat in this year’s South Mountain 2A/3A Conference football race.
The Burke County high school football coaching circle remains an interconnected bunch.
The Freedom High football program has added one more game to the 2011 varsity schedule, and will now host Gastonia school Hunter Huss at Patriots Stadium on Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
After a junior season in which he threw for more than 2,600 yards and tallied 38 touchdowns, rising Freedom High senior quarterback Michael Helms is reaping the benefits.
Most coaches at Freedom High agree just how hard a worker Jaylan Martin is.
Rising junior Paula Davis was chosen to represent Freedom as the school’s 2010-11 female athlete of the year.
For the first time, Burke County's middle school and high school student-athletes will pay a participation fee to play sports in the upcoming school year.
Freedom High School recently announced that Bryant Clay and Samantha Burns were the May recipients of the Jake’s Wayback Burgers “MVP” (Most Valuable Patriot/Panther) award.
Here’s a look at the top five storylines from the recently completed 2010-11 prep sports season for Freedom High School.
Freedom High recently announced its April winners of the Jake’s Wayback Burgers MVP (Most Valuable Patriot/Most Valuable Panther) award.
Burke County has a coach and six players combined from Freedom and Patton high schools who each earned All-South Mountain Athletic Conference softball honors for 2011.
The South Mountain 2A/3A Athletic Conference boys tennis coaches recently released the 15 members of the 2011 all-conference squad.
Freedom High’s softball team found itself in the playoffs for the first time in three years, but it made a quick exit, falling 7-3 to the visiting Kings Mountain Lady Mountaineers in the first round of the 3A state playoffs on Wednesday night at Freedom.
Freedom’s run at a state team title came to a screeching halt when Asheville High downed the Patriots 6-1 Tuesday in the second round of the NCHSAA 3A dual team tennis tournament.
The Freedom High boys tennis team should face a stiff challenge today up the mountain in the second round of the NCHSAA 3A state dual tournament.
The season couldn’t have ended on a much brighter note for the Freedom varsity girls soccer team on Senior Night Friday at the Catawba River Soccer Complex.
Freedom’s Casey Shade came within one match of reaching the 3A individual state championships.
Stormy weather Tuesday delayed the doubles portion of the opening round of the NCHSAA 3A dual team tennis tournament matchup between East Rowan and host Freedom.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement