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<p>TRIBUNE/Matthew Gorry</p><p>Runner Zach Millsaps is honored with his parents, Kent and Patty Millsaps, Tuesday night during Senior Night festivities.</p>
Elkin seniors bid farewell in ceremony
ELKIN - Twenty-four graduation-bound seniors were honored Tuesday night during Senior Night festivities during halftime of the Elks’ matchup with Ashe County. Five cheerleaders, three swimmers, two runners, two fencers and one wrestler joined 11 basketball players in the ceremony. Each senior was joined with one or both parents as they walked to half court in front of the Elkin faithful to an ovation. Boys basketball featured eight seni...
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<p>TRIBUNE/Matthew Gorry</p><p>Trey King hits a jumper over an Ashe County defender Tuesday night.</p>
Elks come up short on Senior Night
ELKIN - The Buckin’ Elk seniors shined Tuesday on Senior Night, but came up short against top-ranked Ashe County. Eight seniors played in their final regular-season game in front of the Elkin faithful, but fell behind early to the Huskies before falling 76-52. In a ceremonial gesture, head coach Kenneth Abrams placed five seniors in the starting lineup - Hayden Snow, Johnathan Stroud, Byron Alberto, Conner Reynolds and Ben Osborne - to op...
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<p>TRIBUNE/Matthew Gorry</p><p>Elkin&#8217;s Morgan Moody drills one of her five 3s Tuesday night against Ashe County. Moody finished with a team-high 15 points on Senior Night.</p>
Lady Elks tripped up on Senior Night
ELKIN - The Lady Elks had the perfect chance to add an exclamation point to the send-off of three senior starters on Senior Night. Elkin held a two-point halftime lead over defending conference champion Ashe County, but were outscored 43-24 in the second half and fell 60-43 to put a slight damper on the festivities. Seniors Samantha Dimmette, Morgan Moody and Sarah Snow helped the Elks jump out to a 9-2 lead to open the final home game of...
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<p>TRIBUNE/Matthew Gorry</p><p>TRIBUNE/Matthew Gorry</p><p>Beau Burgess (middle) fights for a loose ball with Cristian Parral (right) and Wade Wagoner during the 11-12 year old Elkin Parks and Receation championship game Thursday night at the Elkin Recreation Center.</p>
Parks and Recreation holds championshp
Matthew Gorry Sports Writer mgorry@heartlandpublications.com ELKIN - The future of high school athletics was on full-display Thursday night at the Elkin Recreation Center as six local teams battled for the Parks and Recreation basketball championship title in their respective divisions. The Orange squad captured the 8-10 year old title with a thrilling two-point victory over the Light Blue team to kick off the night. In the 11-12 ye...
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<p>TRIBUNE/Matthew Gorry</p><p>TRIBUNE/Matthew Gorry</p><p>Fondae McDaniel and the Rams battle Forbush and Alleghany this week as the regular season winds down.</p>
Rams, Elks look to continue surge
Matthew Gorry Sports Writer mgorry@heartlandpublications.com BOONVILLE - The Rams hope to bounce back from Friday night’s heartbreaking, last-second loss to Wilkes Central with two games this week. The Eagles connected at the buzzer to top Starmount in Moravian Hills to keep a strangle-hold on the second-place spot in the Mountain Valley Conference. The Rams, who now sit at 9-3, look to rebound with games against Forbush and Allegha...
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<p>TRIBUNE/Matthew Gorry</p><p>TRIBUNE/Matthew Gorry</p><p>Sarah Snow and Elkin battle Ashe County on Senior Night before facing off with Forbush.</p>
Elkin, Starmount face favorable matchups
Matthew Gorry Sports Writer mgorry@heartlandpublications.com ELKIN - The Lady Elks have a golden opportunity to nab two conference wins this week against the bottom two 2A clubs in the Mountain Valley Conference. Elkin hosts defending conference champion Ashe County Tuesday night for Senior Night. In the last home game for the likes of Samantha Dimmette, Sarah Snow and Morgan Moody, the Elks battle the Huskies, who have struggled in...
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Local hoops standings
2A/1A Mountain Valley Boys (as of Jan. 30) Ashe County: 18-2; 12-1 Wilkes Central: 16-3; 11-2 Starmount: 12-7; 9-3 Elkin: 6-14; 6-7 Alleghany: 6-12; 5-7 North Wilkes: 6-12; 5-7 Forbush: 4-14; 4-8 East Wilkes: 3-17; 2-10 West Wilkes: 2-18; 2-11 2A/1A Mountain Valley Girls (as of Jan. 30) Wilkes Central: 19-1; 13-0 East Wilkes: 13-7; 10-2 North Wilkes: 12-6; 9-3 Starmount: 7-10; 6-6 West Wilkes: 10-11; 6-7 El...
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<p>TRIBUNE/Matthew Gorry</p><p>Elkin&#8217;s Sam Lane hits a floater Friday night against East Wilkes.</p>
Elks cruise past East Wilkes for 1A conference win
RONDA - The Buckin’ Elks picked up a valuable conference win Friday night over rival East Wilkes to remain in the race for the top 1A spot. Elkin, which came into the game at 5-7 in Mountain Valley Conference play, just one game behind first-place Alleghany, turned up the defensive pressure in the second half to cruise past the Cardinals for the commanding 74-57 victory. “I knew East wasn’t going to go away, and I knew they weren’t going ...
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<p>TRIBUNE/Matthew Gorry</p><p>Elkin&#8217;s Sarah Snow dribbles past a Cardinal defender Friday night.</p>
Shooting woes sink Lady Elks
RONDA - The much-anticipated rivalry matchup between Elkin and East Wilkes did not live up to its billing. The Lady Cardinals cruised to a 27-10 halftime score before coasting to a dominating 44-26 victory Friday night. In a battle of two of the best post players in the area in Elkin’s Samantha Dimmette and East Wilkes’ Samantha Adams, Adams and the Cardinals jumped to a 7-2 advantage to open the game. Adams scored three points during t...
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Starmount falls on buzzer beater in top-three matchup
MORAVIAN FALLS - In a battle of two of the top three teams in the Mountain Valley Conference, Wilkes Central’s Calvin Shomaker drilled a buzzer beater to give the Eagles a 50-48 win over hard-charging Starmount Friday night. The Rams, who knocked off top-ranked Ashe County last week to tighten the conference race, came into the game at 8-2 and looked to make some serious noise by topping Central. But Starmount came up just short, despite ...
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<p>TRIBUNE/Matthew Gorry</p><p>TRIBUNE/Matthew Gorry</p><p>Starmount&#8217;s Erin Barr splits the defense Tuesday night against Elkin.</p>
Lady Rams outlast Elks for third-straight win
ELKIN - The revamped Lady Rams keep rolling. After knocking off defending conference champion Ashe County last week, the Lady Rams dropped rival Elkin with a fourth-quarter surge to notch their third-straight win. “The kids are starting to buy into it a little bit,” Starmount head coach Scott Blackburn said. “We’re now at 6-5 and I don’t know if I saw that light at the end of the tunnel a couple months ago, and if I did, it was a train. B...
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<p>TRIBUNE/Matthew Gorry</p><p>TRIBUNE/Matthew Gorry</p><p>Elkin&#8217;s Hayden Snow flies in for a layup with Starmount&#8217;s Dillon Bray eyeing the block Tuesday night.</p>
Rams survive last minute rally in Battle of the Bridge
Matthew Gorry Sports Writer mgorry@heartlandpublications.com ELKIN - The heated rivalry between Starmount and Elkin did not disappoint when the teams clashed Tuesday night. The Rams took a 10-point lead into the fourth, but had to survive a game-tying attempt by Sam Lane at the buzzer to escape with the 50-47 win. “I thought the difference in the game was we were more aggressive on the offensive end in the second half in the first h...
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<p>TRIBUNE/Matthew Gorry</p><p>Samantha Dimmette (left) and Elkin renew their rivalry with Haley Hartman (right) and Starmount Tuesday night.</p>
Starmount, Elkin battle before heading to conference elites
BOONVILLE - The Lady Rams completed a season-sweep of defending conference champion Ashe County Friday night and look to continue their recent tear. Starmount meets a solid Elkin squad that held tough with top-ranked Wilkes Central last week. A half game separates the two clubs in the Mountain Valley Conference standings with Starmount holding the edge with a 5-5 record and the head-to-head victory. Elkin sits at 5-6 in conference play ...
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Lady Elks capture second-straight swim title
PILOT MOUNTAIN - The Lady Elks used 12 top-three finishes to capture their second-straight Mountain Valley Conference swim title in dominating fashion Saturday at the Armfield Civic Center in Pilot Mountain. Elkin swam past the field, topping second-place North Wilkes by 42 points at 152-110. Senior Sarah Singleton swam her way to two individual medals in the 200 medley (2:20.21) and 100 butterfly (1:02.45), while Samantha Dimmette won th...
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Elkin boys wrap up second-place finish
PILOT MOUNTAIN - The Elkin boys swim team nearly made it a clean sweep for the Elks at the 2A/1A Mountain Valley Conference conference swim meet Saturday at the Armfield Civic Center in Pilot Mountain. After the girls captured their second-straight conference crown, the boys almost overcame Forbush to take home the title, but ended up just short as the Falcons edged Elkin 155-132 for the championship. The Elks were powered by victories in...
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