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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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Horne becomes 2nd Freedom player to sign with Alderson-Broaddus
Jesse Horne became the sixth senior from Freedom High’s standout 2011 football team to sign at the next level, recently committing to play for Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi, W. Va., starting 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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Aggies release 2012 schedule
The two-time defending Southern Collegiate Baseball League regular-season champion Morganton Aggies hope after this summer you can remove the words “regular season” from that title.
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Local soap box derby 'explodes' in 2012 with 58 entrants
Hundreds of downhill racing fans took to the Burke County Fairgrounds on Saturday to cheer on their favorite competitors in the 28 th annual local Soap Box Derby, an event sponsored by the Optimist Club.
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Burke County Post 21 2012 schedule
May 25 at Asheville Post 70
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Post 21 opens season at Asheville on Friday
First-year Burke County American Legion Post 21 head baseball coach Clint Zimmerman released his team’s schedule Saturday, and it includes 15 total games, eight of which are at home.
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3A state track meet caps 2011-12 prep year
A pair of Patton High track and field athletes nabbed top-10 spots Friday at the 3A state championship meet hosted by North Carolina A&T University.
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YOUTH SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Aftershock sinks Tornadoes
The Aftershock fast-pitch youth softball squad earned a hard-fought 10-6 triumph versus Morganton in a 12U majors recreation league contest. The three-inning game was played Thursday on Field No. 1 at Shuey Park.
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COLUMN: Cautions, controversy are what make NASCAR
In the new-look NASCAR of 2012, we haven’t seen the amount of incidents and feuds as in previous years.
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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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COLUMN: Dangerous or not, football here to stay
I wasn’t able to get a column together for the last few weeks as I’ve had some medical problems. I’m still facing surgery in Charlotte but it has been put on hold for right now.
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Lady Pats clipped by Franklin 2-1 on walk-off
The leadoff hitters for both visiting Freedom and host Franklin scored first-inning runs in Tuesday’s 3A state playoff softball second-round contest.
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Patton baseball stalls at the plate in 1-0 second-round loss
The Forestview baseball team’s No. 2 and 3 hitters Reilly Hovis and Zach Daly figured to be the main attractions in Tuesday’s second-round 3A state playoff showdown at Patton, but junior righthander Trey Stallings stole the spotlight.
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Bobcats add June 2 game at Table Rock
The Morganton Bobcats semi-professional football team announced late Tuesday the addition of a June 2 home game versus the Lake Norman Fear of the Gridiron Developmental Football League.
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Tuesday's second-round playoff finals
The second-seeded Lady Patriots ended a 13-10 campaign on a walkoff loss to Mountain Athletic Conference champ Franklin (20-3) on the road Tuesday
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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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2012 Burke County junior American Legion baseball schedules
East Burke May 23 St. Stephens # 5 p.m.
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Junior legion baseball teams release schedules
Three of the four Burke County high schools will field junior American Legion baseball squads again this summer, and all three recently released their schedules.
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Patton's Reep cards 79, 78 in final state golf championship
Patton High senior Bradley Reep shot rounds of 79 and 78 respectively on Monday and Tuesday at the 27th annual 3A state golf championship to finish tied for 25th place on the par-72, 6,591-yard layout at Foxfire Golf and Country Club.
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Deep Lady Patriot softball squad grows by 3
A Freedom High softball team which was already on the rise got a shot in the arm from three new players this year. And not just any three new players – three veterans and all-stars.
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Patton's Reep makes fourth consecutive trip to golf finals
Patton’s Bradley Reep will not have to wait long to begin his final appearance at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s 3A golf championships.
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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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Freedom powers back to overcome Hibriten, 8-4
Lauren Hasson made the Freedom softball team’s first-round playoff vision a reality, and Lindsey Auton completed the job as the Lady Patriots erased an early deficit to beat Hibriten at home, 8-4, on Friday.
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