MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL

The West Lincoln Middle School Chiefs are back-to-back champions in middle school softball. They defeated Rutherfordton-Spindale Middle School 2-0 for their twelfth win without a loss.

R-S pitcher Olivia Harris and West Lincoln’s Gabby Wright each tossed outstanding games for their teams with the game remaining scoreless through four-and-a-half innings.

West Lincoln scored in the bottom of the 5th. Lilly Sain had a leadoff double and moved to 3rd on a sacrifice bunt from Kaylee Albano; then scored on a triple off of the bat of Payton Hood. Hood scored when the next batter, Danilyn Lewis, single--giving West the 2-0 lead that became the final score.

R-S pitcher Olivia Harris singled in the 6th, but did not advance. The Knights went down in order in the top of the 7th as West Lincoln pitcher Gabby Wright struck out 2 of the 3 batters she faced.
For the game, Wright gave up only 3 hits and struck out 5.

At the plate, West got doubles from Lilly Sain, Kaylee Albano, and Kennedy McCumber. Payton Hood had that triple with one rbi and Danilyn Lewis went 3 for 3 with an rbi.

The West Lincoln Middle School team was coached by Allan Chapman and his assistant coaches were Travis Sutton and Kelton Towery.

The 2022 West Lincoln team finished the season with an undefeated record of 12-0. The 8th graders on the team finished their three-year run with a cumulative record of 29-3 playing in the conference championship game all three years earning one runner up trophy and two consecutive championships.

[Special thanks to Ned Yates for the report on the WLMS softball team.]

VOLLEYBALL

WEDNESDAY OCT. 12TH
North Iredell 3, North Lincoln 0
West Iredell 3, East Lincoln 1
Fred T. Foard 3, Statesville 1

THURSDAY OCT. 13TH
Lincolnton 3, West Lincoln 0
Maiden 3, Newton-Conover 0
Bandys 3, Bunker Hill 0
Cherryville 3, Thomas Jefferson 1

FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

CATAWBA VALLEY 2A CONFERENCE
Maiden 13-1 (16-6 overall)
Bandys 13-1 (15-6 overall)
East Burke 9-5 (13-9 overall)
Newton-Conover 8-6 (8-10 overall)
Lincolntonn 5-9 (6-14 overall)
West Lincolnn 4-10 (5-16 overall)
Bunker Hill 4-10 (5-15 overall)
West Caldwell 0-14 (0-20 overall)

WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A CONFERENCE
North Iredell 14-0 (24-0 overall)
Fred T. Foard 11-3 (16-6 overall)
East Lincoln 8-6 (11-7 overall)
West Iredell 8-6 (14-7 overall)
Hickory 6-8 (10-12 overall)
St. Stephens 6-8 (13-9 overall)
North Lincoln 3-11 (8-13 overall)
Statesville 0-14 (2-18 overall)

Lincoln Charter finished 10-4 (16-7 overall) and in 3rd place in the Catawba Shores 1A/2A Conference.

Cherryville finished 6-7 (13-8 overall) and tied for 4th place in the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference.

SOCCER

WEDNESDAY OCT. 12TH
Bandys 2, Lincolnton 1
East Lincoln 3, West Iredell 0
Lincoln Charter 3, Mtn. Island Charter 1

THURSDAY OCT. 13TH
Bunker Hill 5, West Lincoln 1
West Caldwell 4, Maiden 0
Thomas Jefferson 9, Cherryville 0
Statesville 1, Fred T. Foard 0

JV FOOTBALL THURSDAY OCT. 13TH
North Lincoln 47, Fred T. Foard 7
East Lincoln 62, St. Stephens 0
Lincolnton 32, East Burke 30
West Lincoln 22, West Caldwell 6
Bandys 43, Newton-Conover 42
Maiden @ Bunker Hill (no score reported)
Hickory 40, West Iredell 8

FRIDAY NIGHT VARSITY FOOTBALL OCT. 14th
Bunker Hill @ Maiden
East Lincoln @ St. Stephens
Lincolnton @ East Burke
Fred T. Foard @ North Lincoln
West Lincoln @ West Caldwell
Cherryville @ Thomas Jefferson
Bandys @ Newton-Conover
Burns @ East Gaston
Hunter Huss @ North Gaston
Kings Mountain @ Stuart Cramer
Crest @ Forestview
South Point @ Ashbrook
West Iredell @ Hickory

ON THE RADIO and ONLINE:

Bunker Hill @ Maiden-WNNC (1230AM, 103.1FM) and https://wnncradio.com/football/
Fred T. Foard @ North Lincoln-YouTube (find ktcbroadcasting.com & game)
Burns @ East Gaston-YouTube (find ktcbroadcasting.com & game)
East Lincoln @ St. Stephens-WLON (1050AM, 107.5FM) and on Tune-In
Cherryville @ Thomas Jefferson-WCSL (1590AM, 92.9FM) and http://www.ktcbroadcasting.com/
Crest @ Forestview-WOHS (1390AM, 101.5FM) and http://www.ktcbroadcasting.com/