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Bandys High School Athletics baseball coach Frank Porter said he is proud of his team's "gritty" playoff win over Lincoln Charter on Friday.

Bandys rallies twice for baseball playoff win over Lincoln Charter “I like that,” Porter said. “Our guys are gritty. They’re not afraid to get in there and crowd that box and do what it takes to get on base. That’s

Fred T. Foard High School baseball and softball both advanced the the third round of the 3A West Region playoffs with home wins of Friday.

Better together: Foard baseball, softball advance with 2nd round wins at home “I’ve never seen Riley in a playoff game before, so I got to go down and watch her play the whole game,” Fred T. Foard head baseball coach Channon Vogel

The Alexander Central High School softball team is well on their way to their goal of winning another state title. Meet some of the players behind the season that has earned them the no. 4 ranking among North Carolina 4A teams.

Meet the Cougars: 7 key players behind Alexander Central’s conference tournament title According to the current state RPI, only one team in North Carolina had a more difficult regular season schedule as measured by opponent winning percentage.

What does it take to be a champion? These young ladies from South Caldwell High South Caldwell Lady Spartans Softball are hoping they know going into the 4A state softball playoffs.

Top-ranked South Caldwell softball players talk selflessness, title hopes There is little doubt South Caldwell is the softball team to beat in the 4A West Region this year. The Spartans have the top seed and home-field advantage for the

Hickory FC won its inaugural game 2-0 in front of a crowd of around 1,750 people. Read what some local residents have to say about the arrival of NPSL soccer in Hickory.

Hickory FC wins inaugural game over team from Atlanta “Football is played in the rain, so let’s do it,” he said.

What a game between Alexander Central High School and South Caldwell Lady Spartans Softball for the conference title.

Alexander Central ends South Caldwell’s unbeaten streak, takes conference tournament title The contest was a back-and-forth season finale which saw six lead changes and neither team able to get ahead by more than one run until Alexander Central scored eight unanswered

Less than 36 hours until Hickory FC plays it's inaugural game.

Hickory FC ready for inaugural game, expects big crowd Once coaches and players began arriving in Hickory, they only had six days between their first practice and their first game to put it all together.

Last night Bandys High School Athletics took the conference championship, Fred T. Foard High School lost the season finale but still claimed the WFAC conference title and Hickory finished with its 6th win in its final nine games.

Bandys takes conference title, Saint drops Foard in finale, Hickory finishes strong A solo home run from Drake Tucker and an RBI double from Alex Robinson in the fourth inning gave Bandys a four-run lead.

Sean Jenkins is class of '25 but already he and Fred T. Foard High School baseball teammate Braxton Tramel ('24) are planning to join forces at East Carolina University.

Foard baseball commits look forward to playing together at ECU Jenkins is a junior and Tramel is a senior. They have been playing together since their early days at Mountain View Rec. and now, both are D1 commits planning to

Two Maiden High School softball standouts followed up a milestone week last week with a win over conference rival Bandy's on Tuesday.

Maiden softball’s dynamic duo follows up milestone week with win over conference rival On April 9 against West Lincoln, Michael hit an inside-the-park home run to collect the 100th hit of her high school career. Three days later, Waddell took West Caldwell deep

Bunker hill softball coach says freshman pitcher Serena Thurman is the kind of player most coaches only get to coach once in their career.

Bunker Hill softball freshman continues run through conference This week, Bunker Hill freshman pitcher Serena Thurman and her teammates continued their rampage through the Catawba Valley Athletic Conference, beating West Lincoln 5-2 on Friday and topping Bandys in

People are trying so hard to pit these two against each other but they both keep proving they have way too much class for that.

Angel Reese Shares Awesome NYC Selfie With Caitlin Clark, Top Prospects Before WNBA Draft The top prospects of the WNBA draft visited the Empire State Building on Monday, April 15, hours before their lives will change forever when being drafted to th

Just three weeks until Hickory FC 's inaugural game.

Hickory FC unveils jersey, looks forward to inaugural game Last weekend, the club unveiled the team’s new jerseys, distributed them to fans who took advantage of season tickets packages and held a soft opening of the team store.

All 18 outs Fred T. Foard High School registered in the game were strikeouts from their starting pitcher.

Foard’s Jenkins strikes out 18 of 21 batters, Maiden wins five straight in CVAC Sean Jenkins faced 21 St. Stephens batters in Tuesday night’s home game against the Indians. He struck out 18 of them, accounting for all 18 St. Stephens outs in the

Most of the members of the St. Stephens Athletics tennis team have been playing together for four years and have been friends longer than that. They say their bond makes them better together than they would ever have been on their own.

Bond among St. Stephens tennis seniors fuels undefeated start It might seem strange for team chemistry to be so important in an individual sport. But the St. Stephens players agree that they are better together than they would ever

When it became clear the girls' basketball coach St. Stephens Athletics was not going to be able to lead them this year, Patrick Smith stepped up, even though he was already coaching the boys team. They ended up advancing to the third round of the 3A state playoffs.

St. Stephens basketball coach leads both teams, says, ‘I wouldn’t change it for the world’ In addition to his regular duties as the head coach of the St. Stephens boys basketball team, Patrick Smith stepped up to coach the girls team.

Hickory DI football commit, Jamien Little says Wake Forest is a “no-brainer” for him By the beginning of March, Little was wading through 20 different offers from schools including UNC, Duke, Notre Dame and West Virginia. He said all the visits, conversations and offers

Hickory versus Central Cabarrus state semifinal live updates The Hickory Daily Record will provide live updates throughout Tuesday's semifinal game.

Almost game time in Winston-Salem. Hickory and Central Cabarrus set to tip off in approximately 30 minutes for the West Region 3A title.

The St. Stephens Athletics Step Team performed at halftime of the game against Foard on Friday.

Watch the St. Stephens Step Team perform. Was this the final show? After nearly nine years, the St. Stephens High School step team performed for what may be the last time during halftime of the game between The Indians and the Fred

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List of NFL quarterbacks to win three super bowls before their 29th birthday.

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Press conference at Lenoir-Rhyne University Bears introduces new head football coach to the community.

Lenoir-Rhyne introduces new head football coach in Hickory Lenoir-Rhyne University President Fred Whitt commended the process which led to the hiring of Socha only 10 days after the departure of Jacobs last month.

Three basketball players from St. Stephens Athletics basketball hit the 1,000 career point threshold in the space of less than one month from Dec. 27 to Jan. 26.

St. Stephens puts trio of 1,000 point scorers on floor against North Lincoln St. Stephens basketball players Jonah Long, Kennedy Blevins and Molli Harris all hit the 1,000-career-point mark in the space of less than one month.

Several Fred T. Foard Athletic Boosters swimmers are poised to make a splash at the West regional swim meet in Charlotte this afternoon.

Fred T. Foard swimmers eye state meet Four Fred T. Foard swimmers have each qualified for a pair of events in the West Regionals on Saturday with Kathryn Cinson coming into two events with the second-best time

One big key to the success of St. Stephens Athletics wrestling this year is a talented group of freshmen and sophomores finding early success at the varsity level.

Freshmen, sophomores fuel St. Stephens’ run to wrestling state tournament St. Stephens wrestling is being fueled by a group of top performing freshman and sophomores this year. They have gone 35-1 so far this season and earned a no. 5

Hickory and east Lincoln are in a tight one down in Denver tonight.

Former Newton-Conover High School basketball standout Cassidy Geddes is finding D-1 success as a freshman starter for William & Mary this year.

Former Newton-Conover basketball standout now D-1 starter at William & Mary Former Newton-Conover standout Cassidy Geddes has turned her college basketball dream into a starting slot as a freshman at William and Mary.

With a win last night a young Maiden High School team strengthened it's hold on the second spot in The conference. Coach Hensley says he is proud of his team and what they are accomplishing and is excited to see what is in store for them down the road.

Maiden girls strengthen hold on conference’s second spot On Tuesday night, the Blue Devils beat Newton-Conover to strengthen their grip on the second spot in the conference while the Newton-Conover boys won a tight game over the Blue

Longtime Hickory girls' basketball coach Barbara Helms is back in the sidelines at Bandys High School Athletics this year. She talks about inspiring players to dig deep and teaching her players to not just be successful players but also successful people.

Former Hickory coach lands at Bandys, closes in on 500 career wins After retiring from teaching and relinquishing her coaching position at Hickory High School in 2022, Barbara Helms has landed on the sidelines for the Bandys girls’ basketball team this season.