| Newton-Conover, Foard Win State Wrestling Championships |
For the second year in row, the NCHSAA Wrestling Dual Championships for 2A and 3A divisions were won by teams from Catawba Valley and Western Foothills conferences.
Sunday, February 5, 2023
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February 4, 2023 06:27
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| High School Basketball Scores |
With only two regular season games left on the schedules; East Lincoln's girls, Hickory's boys, the East Burke girls & West Caldwell boys have secured conference championships in the Western Foothills and Catawba Valley conferences. Lincoln Charter has just one game left, but both their boys and girls are unbeaten in Catawba Shores Conference play and have won the regular season titles.
Saturday, February 4, 2023
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February 3, 2023 10:11
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| Wrestling |
Newton-Conover and Fred T. Foard advanced to the state duals championships of NCHSAA wrestling with wins on Wednesday (Feb. 1st). Lincolnton came close in their contest with the Red Devils, who after beating the Wolves topped Bandys, who had beat West Lincoln.
Thursday, February 2, 2023
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February 3, 2023 06:45
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| Sports Update |
The East Lincoln girls cruised to their 21st win of the season without a loss beating Fred T. Foard Tuesday night (Jan. 31st). The East and North boys also won their games to remain tied for second place in the Western Foothills Conference. Lincoln Charter's boys improved to 10-0 in the Catawba Shores Conference with a win over Mtn. Island Charter.
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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February 31, 2023 02:18
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| High School Basketball Schedule & Standings |
Just two weeks remain in the 2022-2023 high school basketball regular season. Here is the schedule and conference standings so far.
Sunday, January 29, 2023
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January 27, 2023 19:10
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| LHS, West Lincoln, Bandys & Foard Advance to Round Three |
The first and second rounds of the NCHSAA Dual Team Wrestling State Championships were held Saturday (Jan. 28th) so now's a good time to catch up on wrestling news.
Sunday, January 29, 2023
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January 28, 2023 08:03
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| Reese Coltrane Signs With Montreat College |
Reese Coltrane, who led the West Lincoln girls golf team in her senior year after helping them to win a state championship as a junior, will play at Montreat College. She signed a letter of intent and golf scholarship this week. Coltrane holds the school record for most medalist finishes.
Saturday, January 28, 2023
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January 27, 2023 11:46
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| Friday Night (Jan. 27th) Scores |
The East Lincoln girls and the Lincoln Charter boys and girls teams remain unbeaten in their conferences after games Friday night. Maiden's boys came close to knocking off West Caldwell, but lost. Lincolnton won both the girls and boys games over Bandys.
Saturday, January 28, 2023
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January 27, 2023 08:46
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| Tuesday Scores |
Here are the scores from Tuesday (Jan. 24th) games and the schedule for the rest of January.
[posted at 2:34 AM Wednesday Jan. 25th]
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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January 25, 2023 08:11
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| REMC Offers Summer Basketball Camp Scholarships For Local Students |
Do you have a rising sixth or seventh grader who dreams of playing basketball on a college campus? Rutherford EMC is once again partnering with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and N.C. State University to make that dream a reality for two lucky students.
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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January 23, 2023 05:27
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| High School Basketball |
Here are the scores of Friday night (Jan. 20th) games and the schedule through the end of January.
Saturday, January 21, 2023
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January 20, 2023 03:47
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| LHS Hopes Right Angle Will Mean More Wins |
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Lincolnton High School has its new football coach. Defensive coordinator Jaden Angle was approved by the School Board at its Tuesday evening (Jan. 17th) meeting, to become the new head coach of the Wolves.
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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January 17, 2023 08:08
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| High School Basketball--Tuesday & Wednesday Scores |
Here are the scores from Tuesday and Wednesday nights and the schedule.
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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January 18, 2023 04:53
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| Wrestling Scores |
Here are the scores from high school wrestling.
Saturday, January 14, 2023
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January 13, 2023 21:15
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| Scores & Schedule |
Here are the scores from Friday night (Jan. 13th) games and the schedule for next week.
Saturday, January 14, 2023
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January 13, 2023 00:41
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| Wrestling |
Here are the scores and schedules from high school wrestling.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
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January 13, 2023 06:36
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| Tuesday Scores |
The East Lincoln girls and boys won games Tuesday night; North Lincoln's boys had a big win over Foard. Here are the scores.
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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January 10, 2023 18:29
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| NFL Schedule for Week One of the 2023 Playoffs |
We obviously don't usually cover sports except for local sports, but for readers who are interested, here's the first weekend playoff schedule for the NFL including a list of networks carrying each game.
Sunday, January 8, 2023
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January 8, 2023 00:12
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| Wrestling? |
We admit that we haven't covered wrestling or swimming, two other winter sports, nearly as well as we've covered basketball. The reason is simple: almost nobody has bothered to send us any information.
Sunday, January 8, 2023
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January 7, 2023 12:46
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| Scoreboard |
The East Lincoln girls continue undefeated, the Mustangs boys also won; North's boys and both the Maiden girls and boys teams won; West lost a pair to Newton-Conover; and the LHS girls won, the boys came close but lost. Here are the scores from Friday night (Jan. 6th) games.
Saturday, January 7, 2023
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January 6, 2023 10:26
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| Tuesday January 3rd Scores |
West Lincoln's girls and boys won home games over Bunker Hill Tuesday; Lincolnton led most of the way, but the LHS boys lost at Bandys; and while Maiden's boys have won 11 games this season, they fell short Tuesday night against West Caldwell. Here are the scores.
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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January 3, 2023 05:25
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| Basketball Schedule |
While many area teams participated in holiday tournaments, high school basketball's regular season resumes this week.
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
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January 2, 2023 08:36
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| Basketball Update |
Lincoln Charter's boys finished third in a holiday tournament in Rock Hill, SC, while the girls won the championship of the Bearcat Holiday Classic.
Monday, January 2, 2023
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January 1, 2023 06:00
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| Friday Night (Dec. 30th) Scores |
The East Lincoln girls won, but the boys lost in the championship games of the East Lincoln Winter Jam Friday night.
Friday, December 30, 2022
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December 30, 2022 04:19
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| Tournament Scores |
East Lincoln's girls and boys advanced to the finals of their Winter Jam tournament with wins Thursday. Lincolnton's boys beat West Lincoln and the West girls lost the Peoples Bank championship game to Stuart Cramer. Here's the info we have on both those tournaments and the tournament in Hickory involving Maiden & Foard.
Friday, December 30, 2022
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December 29, 2022 22:42
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| Tournament Scores/Schedule |
The Peoples Bank Holiday Clash continued at West Lincoln High School Wednesday while the East Lincoln Winter Jam began at East Lincoln High. Here are Wednesday's scores and Thursday's schedule.
Thursday, December 29, 2022
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December 29, 2022 02:39
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| Tuesday Scores; Wednesday Schedule |
The first round games in the Peoples Bank Holiday Clash at West Lincoln High School were played on Tuesday (Dec. 27th). The North Lincoln boys and girls both won their games with Forestview; Lincolnton's boys won but the girls lost against Stuart Cramer; and the Bandys girls beat East Gaston, but the Warriors won the boys game.
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
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December 27, 2022 01:39
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| Holiday Basketball Tournaments |
Area schools are on their Winter Break, but high school basketball continues this week with holiday tournaments. The Peoples Bank Holiday Clash begins Tuesday (Dec. 27th) at West Lincoln High School and the East Lincoln Jam starts Wednesday at East Lincoln High School.
Sunday, December 25, 2022
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December 24, 2022 05:37
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| High School Basketball |
In Thursday evening basketball games, Lincolnton lost both the girls and boys games at Newton-Conover and West Lincoln split with Maiden, winning the girls game and losing the boys'.
Thursday, December 22, 2022
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December 22, 2022 00:44
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| Basketball Scores |
East Lincoln visited Statesville Wednesday evening and won a pair of games. The East girls are now 9-0 after a lop-sided win; the East boys also won.
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
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December 21, 2022 04:41
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| Basketball Update |
Here are the scores that were reported from Tuesday games and the schedule for the rest of the week.
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
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December 20, 2022 03:07
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| CVCC Red Hawks Win Pair of Weekend Games |
The Catawba Valley Community College Red Hawks improved to 9-3 with two wins over the weekend. They've now won five straight.
Monday, December 19, 2022
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December 18, 2022 07:49
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| Friday Dec. 16th Scores |
The East Lincoln girls and Maiden boys are still unbeaten after Friday night games, but the East Lincoln boys lost for the first time this season. The Lincolnton boys finally got their first win of the season. Here are the scores.
Saturday, December 17, 2022
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December 20, 2022 02:50
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| Basketball Scores/Schedule |
The Lincolnton girls finally got a win Wednesday night, beating North Lincoln's girls. The Knights beat the Wolves in the boys game. Here are scores and the schedule for local teams before Christmas.
Thursday, December 15, 2022
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December 20, 2022 02:47
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| OTHER SPORTS |
We do our best to keep up with high school sports, but we can't do it without help. We really appreciate it when coaches, athletic directors and fans provide us with scores and other information about their teams. Thank you to those who have taken the extra time to provide us with the information we need to keep fans informed.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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December 13, 2022 13:42
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| Tuesday Scores/Schedule |
East Lincoln's girls and boys and Maiden's boys are unbeaten so far this basketball season following wins on Tuesday night.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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December 13, 2022 06:20
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| East Lincoln Has 13 Players Named All-Conference |
Ben Cutter was named Player of the Year; Coach David Lubowicz Coach of the Year in the Western Foothills Conference post-season awards announced Sunday (Dec. 11th) after the Mustangs won the state 3A championship Saturday night.
Monday, December 12, 2022
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December 11, 2022 11:19
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| Mustangs Win! |
East Lincoln recovered from a shaky start to win the NCHSAA 3A Football State Championship Saturday night (Dec. 10th) at NC State University's Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh.
Sunday, December 11, 2022
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December 13, 2022 01:13
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| Friday Night Scores |
The East Lincoln boys and girls and the Maiden boys are still unbeaten after Friday night wins. North Lincoln's boys lost for the first time in close game at Lincoln Charter. Here are the scores.
Saturday, December 10, 2022
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December 9, 2022 11:03
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| East Lincoln Plays for State Championship Saturday Night |
East Lincoln plays for the NCHSAA 3A football championship this Saturday night (Dec. 10th) at Carter-Finley Stadium on the NC State University campus in Raleigh. Fans who can't make it to Raleigh for the game can see it or hear it online, on the radio and on tv.
Thursday, December 8, 2022
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December 9, 2022 08:37
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| Basketball Update |
The East Lincoln boys & girls are both 5-0 and the North Lincoln and Maiden boys are 3-0 following Wednesday night victories.
Thursday, December 8, 2022
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December 7, 2022 07:01
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| Basketball Scores & Schedule |
The East Lincoln girls and boys are both 4-0 and North Lincoln's boys are 2-0 after Tuesday night games. Here are the scores and schedule for the week ahead.
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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December 6, 2022 23:45
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| East Lincoln vs Northern Nash for NCHSAA 3A Championship |
After winning the West region title 14-7 over South Point Friday night, the East Lincoln Mustangs go after win #16 this week in the NCHSAA state 3A championship game Saturday night (Dec. 10th) in Raleigh.
Monday, December 5, 2022
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December 7, 2022 07:35
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| Basketball |
It was a good weekend for East Lincoln. The Mustangs football team won Friday night and the boys & girls basketball teams both won on Saturday. Here are the scores and schedule.
Sunday, December 4, 2022
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December 3, 2022 03:24
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| BASKETBALL |
North Lincoln got its basketball season underway on Friday nght; West Lincoln split games with Cherryville. Here are the scores & Saturday's schedule.
Saturday, December 3, 2022
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December 3, 2022 03:14
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| FRIDAY DEC. 2ND GAMES |
The winners of this week's games earned a spot in next weekend's state championship games. The East Lincoln Mustangs beat South Point 14-7 for their 15th win without a loss, but Burns fell to Reidsville ending their season.
Friday, December 2, 2022
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December 7, 2022 07:33
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| Basketball Update |
East Lincoln's girls and boys are now 2-0 and West Lincoln's girls and boys are 1-1 after Wednesday games.
Thursday, December 1, 2022
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December 31, 2022 04:21
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| Scores & Schedule |
Here are the scores from Tuesday (Nov. 29th) games and the schedule for the rest of this week in high school basketball.
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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November 29, 2022 04:13
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| CVAC Names All-Conference Selections, Players & Coach of Year |
The Catawba Valley Conference has announced its All-Conference selections for the 2022 season. Mason Avery of West Lincoln and Chris Culliver of Maiden shared honors as Offensive Player of the Year; Avery was also named Defensive Player of the Year. Culliver and Bunker Hill's Alan Bahena-Soto were name Specialists of the Year. Maiden Coach Will Byrne won Coach of the Year honors.
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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November 28, 2022 14:45
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| Friday Dec. 2nd Games |
Three area football teams will continue playing this Friday night. East Lincoln, Burns, and South Point are playing for West region titles in the NCHSAA Football playoffs.
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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November 27, 2022 09:27
