East Lincoln is now 5-0. West Lincoln led but Maiden won their Homecoming. North had a great first half but got outscored in the second, losing to Hickory. Here are the scores from high school football. Friday, September 23, 2022
The game of the week this week in high school football is West Lincoln at Maiden. It's the Blue Devils' Homecoming. Here's the schedule plus JV scores from Thursday and scores from soccer, tennis & volleyball. Wednesday, September 21, 2022
We don't normally cover college sports (except for occasional articles about Gaston College & CVCC) but we believe the ACC's announcement that league headquarters are moving to Charlotte is something in which most local sports fans will be interested. Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Here are scores from soccer, volleyball and girls tennis (updated with previously missing scores and schedule for the rest of this week). Tuesday, September 20, 2022
East Lincoln remains unbeaten, now 4-0. North played better but lost. LHS came close but lost a defensive battle to Bunker Hill; Andrew Phelps had three interceptions and scored the Wolves' touchdown. West Lincoln trailed for the first time this season, but came back to win over Bandys. Here are the scores. Friday, September 16, 2022
After taking last week off, most area football teams return to action this week with their first conference games of the season. Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Here are sports scores from Tuesday (Sept. 6th) and the schedule for this week...hopefully we'll be able to update this article with other scores when they're reported.. Tuesday, September 6, 2022
East Lincoln's defense helped the Mustangs to a 27-0 win at LHS. West Lincoln ran all over Foard 54-7. Other 3-0 teams are Kings Mtn. and Bunker Hill. The most exciting game of the week was Shelby at Crest. Crest won and Shelby is 0-3 for the first time in a decade. Here are the scores. Friday, September 2, 2022
We are still awaiting reports on most of the games that happened Tuesday, but here's what we have. We'll update this article when the other scores are available. Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Wd do our best to try to keep readers informed about high school sports in our area, but without reports from coaches or athletic directors, it's impossible. Here's what we have on the boys soccer, girls tennis, girls golf and volleyball teams for this week. Tuesday, August 30, 2022
West Lincoln romped in a 48-0 win over Cherryville. East Lincoln scored 53 points on Forestview, Lincolnton scored on the Wolves' last two possessions of the night and overcame a plethora of penalties to beat North Lincoln 20-17. Maiden led most of the way, but lost at Watauga; and Shelby is now 0-2. Here are the scores. Friday, August 26, 2022
Rivalry games on this week's schedule include North Lincoln at Lincolnton, Cherryville at West Lincoln, Burns at Crest. Is Maiden as good as some think? The game at Watauga will tell. Is East Gaston a contender this year? The game at South Point will show. Here's the schedule and info on games on the radio and online. Friday, August 26, 2022
Here's an update on some of the high school sports involving teams from Lincoln County and those nearby. Except for football, we're concentrating our reports on Lincolnton, East Lincoln, North Lincoln, West Lincoln, Lincoln Charter, Maiden, Cherryville, Bandys and Foard. We appreciate coaches and athletic directors keeping us informed so we can let readers know about their teams. Thursday, August 25, 2022
The Lincoln Charter Eagles lost for the first time this season on Tuesday; Bandys beat North Lincoln; and Cherryville is now 3-0 after beating Chase. Tuesday, August 23, 2022
East Lincoln and West Lincoln are 2-0 in girls tennis this season. They meet at West at 4 PM this Tuesday. North Lincoln is also 2-0. They play at Alexander Central Tuesday. Here are the scores and schedule. Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Last year, the Lincolnton soccer team had a great season--losing only to eventual state champion Shelby. Most of that team graduated. This year, the team to watch may be East Lincoln. The Mustangs look strong, while the Lincoln Charter Eagles are now 3-0; and watch out for Bandys--a scoring machine. Tuesday, August 23, 2022
It was the Mason Avery Show at West Lincoln as he scored all his team's TDs including one on defense in a 33-14 opening game win over North Lincoln. The Mizell to Clark attack was back as East Lincoln beat Hibriten 38-8; and Maiden dominated Foard as expected 50-7. Here are the scores from Friday night (Aug. 19th). Friday, August 19, 2022
Hiigh school football has arrived! Here's the schedule for this Friday night (Aug. 19th). The weather forecast calls for rain and possible thunderstorms, so if you are going to a game, prepare for the possibility that it might be wet. Friday, August 19, 2022
Weather permitting, the high school football season officially gets underway this week. Thursday's JV games should be OK, but the forecast calls for rain, possibly thunderstorms, Friday night, so there may be some postponements. Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Troy, Alabama Post 70 took the American Legion World Series championship by defeating two-time defending champ Idaho Falls, Idaho Post 56 6-5 Tuesday night at Shelby's Keeter Stadium. Wednesday, August 17, 2022
While the beginning of football season is the big story of the week for some, there are other high school sports that are also getting started. Soccer, volleyball, tennis and golf are also beginning play for the 2022-2023 school year. Wednesday, August 17, 2022
A Celebration of Life Service will be held Sunday (Aug. 14th) at 7:30 pm at Burns High School for former coach Ronald "Ron" Edwin Greene, of Old Stagecoach Road, Lawndale, who passed away Thursday at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby. Saturday, August 13, 2022
They did all they could; they won their Thurday game handing Randolph Couinty their first loss in the state tournament, but the season came to an end Thursday night for Cherryville American Legion Post 100 baseball. Friday, July 29, 2022
The Cherryville Post 100 American Legion baseball team did what they had to do--beat Randolph County Post 45 7-3; now they have to wait to see if it was enough. Thursday, July 28, 2022
Defending state champs Fuquay-Varina blasted multiple Post 100 pitchers Wednesday night as the team from Cherryville fell 10-3 in their second game of the North Caroina American Legion baseball state tournament at Campbell University. Thursday, July 28, 2022
The West Lincoln Optimist 12u baseball team will play in the 2022 Dixie Youth Baseball World Series at the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center, located at 3027 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Anderson, SC, July 28th thru August 3rd. Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Cherryville Post 100 won its first game in pool play in the American Legion baseball state tournament Tuesday nigh. They'll play Fuquay-Varina Post 116 Wednesday night at 7:30. The final score Tuesday was 6-4. Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Cherryville Post 100 won a Friday night game over the Queen City Mustangs to claim the Area IV championship of American Legion baseball. Friday, July 22, 2022
Down two games to none, then behind 5-0 in the sixth game of the series, the Cherryville Post 100 American Legion baseball team came back to win the Area IV semifinal series four games to two with an 8-inning 8-7 win over the Gaston Braves Wednesday night. Wednesday, July 20, 2022
UPDATE: Tuesday night's Area IV American Legion baseball playoff game got rained out in the middle of the second inning with Cherryville Post 100 trailing the Gaston Braves (posts 166-244) 3-0. It was announced Tuesday night that it would be completed at South Point Tuesday at 7 PM. That is NOT what happened. Wednesday, July 20, 2022
A great pitching performance, some excellent fielding, a home run, and a wild play to end the game saw Cherryville Post 100 beat the Gaston Braves (posts 144-266) 3-2 in eight innings Monday night to take a 3-2 lead in games in the best of seven semifinal series of Area IV American Legion baseball. Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Cherryville Post 100 evened the best of seven American Legion Area IV semifinal series at two games apiece with a win Sunday night over the Gaston Braves. Game five will be Monday night at 7 at Fraley Field in Cherryville. Sunday, July 17, 2022
Cherryville Post 100 finally got a win in the best of seven Area IV semifinal series of American Legion baseball Saturday night. Trailing two games to one, they will play the Gaston Braves at South Point High School Sunday evening in game four. Saturday, July 16, 2022
Cherryville Post 100 fell for the second night in a row Friday night and now trails in the Area IV American Legion baseball semifinal series two games to none. The Gaston Braves won Friday night's game 3-1. Friday, July 15, 2022
The Gaston Braves shut out Cherryville Post 100 in the first game of the best of seven Area IV American Legion baseball playoffs Thursday night. Game two is scheduled for Friday evening at South Point High School. Thursday, July 14, 2022
Cherryville Post 100 wrapped up second round play in the Area IV playoffs of American Legion baseball Monday night. They'll take on the Post 144-266 Gaston Braves in the Area IV semifinal series starting Thursday. Monday, July 11, 2022
Cherryville Post 100 started its American Legion baseball playoff series with two wins over Matthews; the first on Friday (July 8th) by a 7-0 score and the second in the best of five series Sunday night in Cherryville 3-1. The two teams meet again (weather permitting) at 7 PM Monday at Butler High School. A win advances Post 100 to the third round. They earned a first round bye as the #1 team in the west region of Area IV. Monday, July 11, 2022
$15 million in the North Carolina budget approved last week by the General Assembly is earmarked to help keep the Atlantic Coast Conference headquarters in North Carolina--at a time when the future of the league is very much in doubt. Monday, July 11, 2022
