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Well, I guess the secret is out!
Monday was my 1st official day as the Democrat’s new sports reporter and it’s been enjoyable so far.
Everyone’s been great both at work and at games.
I look forward to growing in my role and getting to know everyone in Watauga County.
“I look forward to getting started and chronicling all the accomplishments of the student-athletes of Watauga County as well as building relationships with members of the community.”
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Congratulations to
@GraniteBears
on defeating
@DraughnFB
35-6 to capture the
@NCHSAA
1A Western Regional 🏈 championship. (Sorry, had the wrong title in the since deleted tweet)
@MaNewsSports
@bakerjt07
@NCPiedmontSport
@HighSchoolOT
@PrepZoneWSJ
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Congratulations to former
@ElkinAthletic
,
@CVCCBaseball
and UNC-Greensboro player
@daniel_brinegar
on winning his debut as
@starmounthigh
head varsity ⚾️ coach on Tuesday night.
@BoonvilleBoys
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Behind another stellar performance from the offense, and a smothering defense,
@GraniteBears
advanced to the
@NCHSAA
1A 🏈 championships on Friday night.
They’ll face Eastern 1A power
@TarboroFootball
next Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium on the campus
@NCState
.
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Congratulations to
@zackdezern
on moving into fourth on
@StarmountRams
all-time rushing list on Friday night. (Special thanks to
@NCPreps
for sharing this information)
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A special night for James Lane (see graphic) headlined the
@StarmountHoops
win over
@eastwilkeshigh
on Monday night.
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Behind a vaunted running attack from Tyler Mason (pictured in the next post)and a dominant defense,
@GraniteBears
captured the program’s first
@NCHSAA
football state championship since 2008 on Saturday evening with a convincing win over
@TarboroFootball
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Congratulations to the Forbush baseball program on winning its third-straight playoff road game on Saturday night in Denver. The win improved the Falcons to 13-5 while East Lincoln ended its season at 15-2.
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As many of you know, I was let go by the JP last week as they were bought by a new company. I'll be using this Twitter handle to display my work - yes, I'll still be writing sports. They can take away the job, but not my talents.
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Congrats to
@GraniteBears
Tyler Mason on eclipsing the 3,000-yard career rushing mark during Friday night’s
@NCHSAA
playoff game.
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Congrats to former East Wilkes basketball standout (who later played for Lees-McRae) and East Wilkes assistant boys basketball coach (and head boys soccer coach this past season)
@CoachAWallis
on being named the new head boy’s basketball coach at
@StarmountHoops
.
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Softball final,
@bushfastpitch
shuts out
@ES_Athletics
5-0 to advance the Foothills 2A Conference tournament final on Friday.
The Falcons will face
@athletics_wwhs
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Boys playoff hoops:
@ForbushABC
captured a thrilling 80-76 win over T W. Andrews to advance in the 2A
@NCHSAA
playoffs.
@PeytonCompton0
pumped in a game-high 35 points (28 in the second half).
@TheYadkinRipple
@HighSchoolOT
@WIFMSports
@willbell22
@DrToddMartin
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Congrats to
@WWHSHawksBball
on capturing an outright MVAC championship for the first time in school history (after sharing the title two years ago) last Friday, and finishing the regular season undefeated on Wednesday evening.
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Congratulations to
@StarmountRams
on winning the 25th edition of the Unifi Bowl 🏆 with a 47-14 win over
@FootballForbush
.
@starmounthigh
@ForbushABC
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Football: final,
@StarmountRams
captures the Unifi Bowl trophy with a 59-0 win over
@FootballForbush
.
@WIFMSports
@HighSchoolOT
@WXIISports
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One of the dunks
@NorthSurryMBB
@JahreeceL
threw down during the second quarter of Friday night’s win.
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The
@GraniteBears
mauled Hayesville on Friday night to advance to the 4th round of the
@NCHSAA
1A 🏈 playoffs for the 2nd year in a row.
Mount Airy will travel to
#1
Eastern Randolph next Friday, looking to advance to the west regional finals for the first time since 2017.
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North Surry’s Kolby Watson (20 points) and
@dubc_athletics
Spencer Leatherman (21 points) led their respective teams in scoring during Friday night’s game, which
@NorthSurryMBB
won convincingly. Check my blog for a full recap later this weekend.
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Home runs from
@AsheCoAthletics
@beckawonsick21
and
@lovell_maleah
(pictured) bookended a textbook performance from Wilkes Post 31 in Tuesday night’s playoff 🥎 win over Alexander Post 170 to advance to the
@LegionLadyFP
Area IV championship.
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@savethespeedway
Drove by there on my way home- I was in awe of the seeing the track all lit up. Took a quick pic from the outside.
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Congrats to
@Braxton_Church1
and
@trenton_walsh
(formerly of
@WWhawkbaseball
) on their all-star ⚾ nods
Meet your ONSL 2021 All-Stars! 🏆 This Saturday’s ballgame will be a good one. Congrats to these men! ⚾️
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#LiveOnLocation
in
@PackFootball
country for today’s
@NCHSAA
1A title game between
@GraniteBears
and
@TarboroFootball
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Football, final,
@ashe_football
defeats
@athletics_wwhs
55-6 to earn no worse than a share of the MVAC championship. It's the Huskies 3rd-straight MVAC
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Congratulations to
@athletics_wwhs
on reaching its first regional championship series since 2013 (when they won the
@NCHSAA
1A title)
@Radio3WC
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Congratulations to
@WataugaHSWBB
Charlotte Torgerson on signing to play basketball with
@cnuwbb
.
@CNUcaptains
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Congrats to Wilkes County native Laura Foster on recently being named the WMAC Girls Basketball Coach of the Year with
@TCRobersonWBB
. She also recently won her 300th career game.
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The
@ES_Athletics
piled up the points in their win over
@dubc_athletics
on Tuesday night to remain undefeated this fall.
No blog recap this week, but I’ll be posting some pics later this week. You can also see some of my pics in an upcoming edition of
@MaNewsSports
.
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After
@WWhawkbaseball
plates a run in the 4th on a
@CarsonEdmiston
solo homer,
@CoachJackMoss
responds with 4 in the bottom half to take a 4-1 lead.
And here’s Braylon Beane’s 2-run single that put the Falcons ahead.
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The Forbush baseball program hits the road for the fourth time in the 2021 playoffs tonight, but this time the NCHSAA 2A Western Regional championship and a trip to the state championships are on the line.
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.
@WestWilkesHS
earns the sweep over
@dubc_athletics
tonight.
@WWhawkbaseball
mercy ruled the Eagles 13-3.
@athletics_wwhs
softball 🥎 wins a thrilling 6-5 game in 8 innings over the Lady Eagles.
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.
@McduffieReece
(pictured) made the most of his final opportunity (he plans to undergo arm surgery soon) on the mound in
@GraniteBears
Northwest 1A Conference win over
@starmounthigh
on Tuesday night.
The Rams return to the field today again Yafkinv County rival
@CoachJackMoss
.
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According to
@NCHSAA
records, this is only the 3rd playoff win in school history (in fast pitch) for the Lady Eagles.
It's also their first playoff win since 2014 (the program's first playoff fastpitch win came the year before)
Eagle Softball goes on the road and upsets 9 seed Lincoln Charter! The Eagles will play on Friday vs the winner of Mount Pleasant-Madison!
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.
@FootballForbush
dug deep (which included a gutsy effort from Regan Ramey, pictured) to pick up a come-from-behind win at
@NSHS_Greyhounds
on Thursday night.
The Falcons improved to 2-0 in Foothills 2A Conference play with the win.
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Timely offense (and solid pitching) boosted
@WWhawkbaseball
to a season-opening win over
@ewilkesbaseball
on Tuesday night. Check my blog later this week for a recap and more photos.
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@WWhawkbaseball
picked off
@NWHSVikings
on Tuesday evening to improve to 4-0 this spring. Hurlers
@CarsonEdmiston
and Evan Johnson combined on a one-hit shutout — the second-straight game the Blackhawks have blanked their opponent.
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Fresh off winning its fourth-straight Mountain Valley Athletic Conference baseball title,
@WWhawkbaseball
will host
@ftfathletics
tonight, looking to win a
@NCHSAA
playoff game for the third-straight season.
Special thanks to Barbie Hamby for the photo of the baseball team.
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Final score:
@dubc_athletics
advanced to the 3rd round of the
@NCHSAA
girls ⚽️ playoffs with an 8-1 win over
@LincolnCharter
.
@JoeLHughesII
@LincolnTimesNew
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Final,
@CoachJackMoss
defeats
@BoonvilleBoys
7-0.
@starmounthigh
@ForbushABC
@willbell22
@daniel_brinegar
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Congrats Coach!
Former Cobra head baseball coach Frank Pait has been inducted into the Catawba County Sports Hall of Fame!
Congrats to Coach Pait...well deserved!
🐍🐐⚾️
#PaitTheGreat
#CobraNation
#NJCAABaseball
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They’re back!: Wilkes County teams return to the field of play,
@athletics_wwhs
breeze past
@athletics_dubc
in opener
Look for more content later on today
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Meant to post a few weeks ago, but I am now on
@SmugMug
I'll be posting the photos I take at ball games there (might throw one or two with the articles I write on here).
So feel free to check them out (and tell your friends too).
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Also, according to
@NCPreps
,
@StarmountRams
off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2012. The Rams went 9-0 to start that year.
Congratulations to
@StarmountRams
on winning the 25th edition of the Unifi Bowl 🏆 with a 47-14 win over
@FootballForbush
.
@starmounthigh
@ForbushABC
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Congratulations to
@eastwilkeshigh
on defeating
@StarmountHoops
38-34 in the Northwest 1A Conference tournament championship game.
@Radio3WC
@WIFMSports
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Former
@dubc_athletics
standout and current
@NCState
product
@KamenSmith3
with some young fans at tonight’s 🏈 game.
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Women’s hoops: former
@dubc_athletics
standout
@coachpaige30
is serving as
@UNCAvlWBB
head coach for the Bulldogs during tonight’s
@BigSouthSports
opener with
@ru_athletics
.
📸: Ray Love (thanks Ray!)
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Congratulations to
@StarmountRams
on defeating
@elkin_football
41-0 to retain the Battle of the Bridge trophy.
@starmounthigh
@HighSchoolOT
@NCHSAA
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Final,
@CoachJackMoss
advances to Friday’s tournament championship with a 4-1 win over
@WWhawkbaseball
.
@athletics_wwhs
@willbell22
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Congratulations to
@WataugaHSWBB
Watauga rising senior
@Kate_sears12
on committing tonight to play basketball for
@HokiesWBB
.
@wataugaboosters
@WataugaDemocrat
@WataugaPioneers
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Final in 4 1/2,
@WWhawkbaseball
defeats
@NWHSVikings
13-1 to clinch at least a share of it's 4th-straight MVAC regular season championship.
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For the first time in more than 400 days (411 give or take), high school baseball returns to Wilkes County tonight for the 2021 regular season openers at
@eastwilkeshigh
and
@NWHSVikings
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A big opening half from Anna Rollins (pictured) — 3 goals to be exact — and a four-goal second half from
@ZoeSusi1
(also in the photo), lifted
@dubc_athletics
girl’s soccer into its first
@NCHSAA
Western regional final in 16 years on Wednesday night.
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.
@ForbushABC
went on the road on Thursday night and upended No. 3
@shs_lions
to advance to the third round of the
@NCHSAA
2A playoffs.
The 14th-seeded Falcons travel to No. 6 Concord Robinson on Saturday. Time TBA
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Congrats to
@starmounthigh
on advancing to the Northwest 1A baseball finals with a 2-0 win over
@GraniteBears
tonight.
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.
@GraniteBears
dominated
@EastWilkes_FB
for the second time in less than a month on Friday night to advance to the third round of the
@NCHSAA
1A football playoffs.
Mount Airy will face another 1A Northwest Conference opponent in
@StarmountRams
next Friday in the Granite City.
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Axel Garcia scores the golden goal with 5 seconds to play in the first 5-minute period to give
@ForbushMSoccer
a 2-1 win over
@dubc_athletics
in the 2nd round of the
@NCHSAA
2A playoffs
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Behind a trio of 100-yard rushers, and a pair of forced turnovers,
@StarmountRams
powered past Yadkin County rival
@FootballForbush
on Friday night in the silver edition of the Unifi Bowl.
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Check out my
@SmugMug
page later for a full gallery and see Tuesday’s edition of the
@MaNewsSports
for full story (from
@MrCoryLeeSmith
) and more photos (from Cory, Charles Leftwich and myself).
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.
@FootballForbush
hangs on for a wild 42-41 win over
@NSHS_Greyhounds
to move to 2-0 in Foothills 2A play. Here’s video of the game-winning score (and conversion) from
@ReganRamey44
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Final,
@CoachJackMoss
holds off
@WWhawkbaseball
7-4 to hand the Hawks their first defeat of the season.
West ends the season 15-1.
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Congrats to
@athletics_wwhs
@CheyenneClonch
on recording her 1,000th kill during the Blackhawks' win at
@starmounthigh
last Wednesday (Nov. 25). The win ran West Wilkes' record to 4-0 this fall (4-0 in MVAC play)
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The
@ForbushMSoccer
had plenty to cheer about after besting conference foe
@dubc_athletics
in overtime to advance to the 3rd round of the
@NCHSAA
2A playoffs.
And thanks to a pair of second-round upsets, the No. 3 Falcons are the highest remaining seed left in the West bracket.
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And with sports departments at publications becoming thinner, it's helpful when coachs post them. Many times, I've been able to write game recaps just from looking at the MaxPreps stats, when I couldn't be there in person (also helps when my stats don't add up).
Not posting your HS teams stats on
@MaxPreps
or in the paper isn’t helping you win games, everyone knows strengths and weaknesses at this point. All it’s doing is preventing your players from getting deserved recognition and possible recruitment!
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2K
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West Wilkes’ baseball team used a big second inning to defeat a streaking North Wilkes squad for its 13-straight game (dating back to 2020) on Friday evening. The victory also earned the Blackhawks no worse than a share of the 1A/2A Mountain Valley Athletic Conference title.
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And accomplished the feat in the equivalent of 3 seasons too.
Congrats Zoe!
Congratulations to senior Zoe S. on becoming the all-time leading goal scorer in WC history with her 174th career goal last night! Zoe passed Katie Andreski (Seton Hall alumnus) with her 6 goal performance vs North Wilkes.
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The Wilkes Central girls soccer and West Wilkes softball programs will put their undefeated records on the line this evening for a chance to play in the western regional finals of the 2A state playoffs for their respective sports.
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Congratulations to
@eastwilkeshigh
on its 63-28 over Piedmont Community Charter to advance to the 3rd round for the first time since the 2017-18 season.
@Radio3WC
@WIFMSports
@JoeLHughesII
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Baseball: after 2 complete,
@CoachJackMoss
leads
@NWHSVikings
11-1.
@willbell22
@ForbushABC
.
Prior to tonight’s game, the Falcons recognized their 1969 and 1971 teams, who were regional and state finalists, respectively.
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.
@WWHSHawksBball
girls basketball team moved into sole possession of first place in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference (and remained undefeated this winter) with its win over
@athletics_dubc
on Monday night.
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.
@CoachJackMoss
collected their second-straight postseason road win of the
@NCHSAA
2A baseball playoffs with a victory over previously undefeated
@WWhawkbaseball
on Thursday night.
The loss ends the No. 5 Blackhawks’ season at 15-1.
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Congratulations to
@wataugatrack7
Olivia Burroughs on placing 3rd in the pole vault at the
@NCHSAA
4A championships today. Its her first podium finish at the state T&F championships
@wataugaboosters
@WataugaPioneers
@WataugaDemocrat
@WoffordTerriers
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Congrats to host
@ForbushABC
on taking 3rd in the Foothills 2A Conference wrestling tournament, which took place this afternoon.
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Baseball:
@CoachJackMoss
upend previously undefeated
@WWhawkbaseball
on the road to regional final
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Bizarre ending to the first half. No you’re not seeing things.
To quote the late Tim Hall for
@athletics_wwhs
“1st and Ronda” 😲
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Congratulations to Wilkes Post 31 on its 7-3 win over Alexander Post 170 to advance to the
@LegionLadyFP
Area IV championship series next week.
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Best of luck to the
@ewilkessoftball
and
@StarmountRams
softball squads in the 4th round of the
@NCHSAA
playoffs tonight.
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Final,
@WataugaWSoccer
advances to the 3rd round of the
@NCHSAA
4A playoffs with a 1-0 win over
@SM_Sabres
.
@wataugaboosters
@WataugaPioneers
@WataugaDemocrat
@HighSchoolOT
@charlottepreps
@NCHSAA
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Had the Ashe County long ball connection tonight as both
@beckawonsick21
and
@lovell_maleah
homered in the ball game.
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An RBI single from David Pastusic in the bottom of the 8th gives
@BaseballWatauga
a 9-8 come-from-behind win over
@WF_Titan_Sports
.
@wataugaboosters
@WataugaPioneers
@WataugaDemocrat
@JaySpivey_WS
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Falcons break through in the 6th with 4 runs to take a 7-3 lead going into the top of the 7th.
@Radio3WC
@YadkinElkSports
@NCHSAA
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Best of luck to the
@CaldwellCCVBall
program as it faces Butler County Community College (Pa.) for the
@NJCAA
Division III Volleyball Mid-Atlantic District Championship on today at 1 p.m.
@NJCAAVolleyball
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Congratulations to
@ewilkessoftball
on defeating
@RVilleSoftball
4-0 in game 1 of the
@NCHSAA
1A west regional.
@HighSchoolOT
@NCPiedmontSport
@WIFMSports
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A big 2nd half from
@PeytonCompton0
(pictured) allowed
@ForbushABC
to erase a double-digit halftime deficit on Tuesday night and advance to the second round of the
@NCHSAA
2A boy’s 🏀 playoffs.
The No. 13 Falcons will travel No. 3 Shelby tonight.
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Congrats to
@daniel_brinegar
and
@BoonvilleBoys
on their 16-2 win over
@dubc_athletics
in the season opener Tuesday night.
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Congrats to the former
@BaseballWatauga
skipper
Congrats to Head Baseball Coach Pete Hardee, tonight was his 500th Career win!!!!
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Solid nights from Kacey Triplett and Jaxson Tribble (both pictured), helped lead
@WWHSHawksBball
to a sweep of county adversary
@eastwilkeshigh
on Tuesday night.
Check out my blog later this week for full recaps (and more photos) from both games.
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A Zack Dezern TD (video below) and a Jadon Hurt-Bailey INT late sealed up a 34-21
@StarmountRams
win over
@eastwilkeshigh
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- That the work ends when the game is over
- Better equipment or higher-end equipment makes you a better photographer
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