Sports

Hickory's Staton chooses to play football for Bears

Jaekwon Staton says that more than anything, he wants to make his grandpa proud.
“None of this would have happened without the encouragement of my grandpa, Keith Staton,” said Jaekwon, who recently signed a full ride to play football at Lenoir-Rhyne University.
 

Maiden's Mayfield signs with L-R for football

Maiden High School head football coach Will Byrne said in his 12 years of coaching he never saw a player that wanted to play college football more than Keygan Mayfield.

Foard's Beaver, Aldridge choose L-R for football

Fred T. Foard seniors Tate Beaver and Holden Aldridge helped the Tigers accomplish a lot last football season.

The Tigers finished 9-4 overall and 4-2 in Northwestern Foothills 2A play but had a lot of memorable moments along the way.

Propst inks with Carson-Newman University for soccer

The Carson-Newman University women's soccer program lost the Division II national championship this past December on penalty kicks.

Perhaps Maiden High School senior Elena Propst can help.

Bunker Hill's Flores to play soccer at Piedmont International University

Bunker Hill’s David Flores signed his NLI on Wednesday to play soccer at Piedmont International University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

According to maxpreps.com the Bears went 2-16-1 last season, going winless (0-11-1) in Northwestern Foothills 2A play.

England breaks record as Red Hawks top Trojans

From staff reports
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The Catawba Valley Community College women’s basketball team defeated Fayetteville Tech 84-65 on the road Saturday, giving head coach Tisha England her program-best 83rd coaching victory at CVCC.

Changes mades to athletic schedules because of winter weather

Changes have been made to athletic schedules in the Catawba Valley because of winter weather.

Changes made to Friday’s athletic schedules

From staff reports
Winter weather continues to impact the Catawba Valley and on Thursday, several changes were made to Friday’s high school athletic schedules with Catawba County Schools closed.

Bandys' girls top scorer transferring

Bandys High School varsity girls top scorer, freshman Mallorie Haines, is transferring to Davidson Day.

The Trojans opened South Fork 2A conference play at East Lincoln on Tuesday but Haines did not play. The Mustangs won 61-35.

Day 3 2017 Dick's Sporting Goods Classic Tournament

Here are the final scores from Day 3 of Friday’s games.
Don't forget to pick up a copy of Saturday’s paper for a recap from Friday’s action of the tournament. And of course visit the O-N-E Facebook page for player and coaches interviews.
Friday’s final matchups