ELKIN - Wrestling superstar Jimmy Valiant will make his second stop to Elkin this weekend for the 12th annual Jimmy Valiant Memorial Cup at the Elkin Nation...
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Matthew Gorry Sports Writer mgorry@heartlandpublications.comElkin Tribune
MORAVIAN FALLS - The Rams had been waiting for revenge against Wilkes Central.
After dropping the two regular season matchups by two points each time, Sta...
CHAPEL HILL - The North Carolina High School Athletic Association, along with representatives of the Basketball Coaches Association, devised the following p...
State playoff brackets unveiled ELKIN - Seven area squads on the diamond received postseason berths when the North Carolina High School Athletic Association unveiled the 1A and 2A state playoff brackets Wednesday.
Elkin, East Wilkes and Forbush were granted bids in both the baseball and softball playoff picture, while Starmount earned a spot in the baseball field.
The Lady Rams failed to reach the postseason after finishing as the No. 4 2A seed in the conference.
Bas...
Top-ranked Falcons cruise in playoff opener ELKIN - Soccer state playoffs got underway Wednesday night around the state.
Forbush 6, West Davidson 0
In East Bend, the top-ranked Lady Falcons picked up where they left off from the regular season in the first round of the 2A state playoffs Wednesday night.
Fresh off a Mountain Valley Conference championship, Forbush opened postseason play in style, cruising past West Davidson 6-0 in dominating fashion to advance to the second roun...
Four Elks, two Cardinals qualify for state championship MONROE - On the heels of three gold medals at last week’s conference track and field meet, Elkin sophomore Shakai Ward continued her dominating spring Saturday at the 1A Midwest Regional in Monroe.
Ward punched her ticket to the upcoming 1A North Carolina High School Athletic Association Track and Field State Championships with top-four finishes in two individual events at regionals.
The sophomore highlighted her afternoon with a regional...
Playoff action heats up ELKIN - While some teams are set to kick off the postseason this week, other playoff action is heating up around the Yadkin Valley.
In tennis, two Elkin pairs advanced to the 1A state championships in Cary.
The duos of Tyler Macy/Ryan Schell and David Bullin/Chad Vestal are two of eight 1A squads still standing with a shot at a state title.
Macy, the reigning singles champion, and Schell will take on Goldsboro’s Josh Matias and Tyler L...
Cardinals clip Forbush for MVAC golf title WEST JEFFERSON - Forbush and East Wilkes battled throughout the regular season for the top spot in the Mountain Valley Conference golf standings.
At the conference tournament last week at Jefferson Landing Golf Club in West Jefferson, the story was no different.
The Falcons and Cardinals fought down to the wire until McKinley Johnson and East claimed the tourney title at the end, 338-340, as the squads split the league championships. Forb...
1st Round 1A Dual Team Tennis State Tournament East Wilkes 8, Pine Lake Prep 1
Singles
#1 Greylin Cleary (EW) d. Brian Forte 6-0, 6-2
#2 Dillon Shew (EW) d. Sheppard Fowler 6-0, 4-6, 10-5
#3 Alvin Sales (EW) d. Conor Fallon 6-2, 6-0
#4 Levi Barker (EW) d. John Fallon 6-2, 6-2
#5 Jeffrey Haynes (EW) d. David Kriner 7-5, retired
#6 Yanni Papadopoulos (PLP) d. Luke Patterson 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
#1 Cleary/Sales (EW) d. Forte/Fowler 8-5
#2 Shew/Barker (EW) d. Fallon/Fallon 8...
Parks, Cards advance to championship game WEST JEFFERSON - Brandi Parks was masterful once again for East Wilkes in the circle.
A day after nearly no-hitting Starmount in the first round of the Mountain Valley Conference tournament, Parks silenced third-seeded Forbush’s potent offense for most of the game in the semifinals at Ashe County High School.
But after being saddled for six innings at the plate Thursday night, the Falcon bats woke up in a big way against the sophomore fla...
Forbush escapes Elkin, punches ticket to title game HAYS - Heading into their third game in as many nights - including an 11-inning affair the night before - one might expect the Falcons to come out sluggish in the Mountain Valley Conference tournament semifinals Thursday night.
But Ben Temple and second-seeded Forbush jumped all over No. 6 Elkin, striking for nine quick runs before holding off the Buckin’ Elks and fatigue in the final innings for the 11-6 victory.
“It was ugly, but I expe...
Lady Elks blanked in playoff opener ELKIN - The bright lights of the playoffs can shine brighter for some teams.
For the inexperienced and youthful Lady Elks, the pressure of the postseason got the best of them Wednesday night in the Mountain Valley Conference tournament opener.
Elkin fell behind early as Wilkes Central cruised to the 10-0 victory in the 4-5 matchup at Crater Park.
“Going from 1-15 to 8-8, these girls have come a long ways from last year,” coach Steve Sha...
Rams fall to West Wilkes in tourney opener MILLERS CREEK - The Rams were unable to conjurer up the same magic they rode to an improbable Mountain Valley Conference Tournament title last season in their postseason opener Wednesday night.
Looking to defend its tournament championship, Starmount’s bats went silent against West Wilkes, falling 7-2 in the first round in the 4-5 matchup.
It was a tale of two games for the Rams against the Blackhawks.
Coming off April’s matchup, when S...
Elks stun 1A champ Alleghany in first round SPARTA - Jamey Cranford loves pitching against Alleghany.
In the teams’ last showdown on April 22, Cranford turned in his finest performance of the season, firing six shutdown innings to power the Buckin’ Elks to a critical 13-5 victory heading down the stretch.
The senior was even better Wednesday night in the opening round of the Mountain Valley Conference tournament in Sparta.
Cranford dazzled in a complete-game gem to lead sixth-see...
MVAC tournament semifinals set ELKIN - After an exciting first round of the Mountain Valley Conference baseball and softball tournaments, the semifinal fields have been set.
In baseball, Wilkes Central, Forbush, West Wilkes and Elkin advanced to the second round of the tourney.
The first semifinal will pit the second-seeded Falcons, who walked off past Ashe County in the first round, against No. 6 Elkin, who upset 1A champ Alleghany to punch their ticket.
Regular-sea...
Parks powers East Wilkes past Rams RONDA - Brandi Parks was nearly perfect for the Lady Cardinals in their postseason opener.
Parks flirted with a no-hitter to power second-seeded East Wilkes to a 5-0 victory over No. 7 Starmount Wednesday night in the first round of the Mountain Valley Conference tournament.
Mackenzie Hutchens broke up the no-hit bid with a lead-off single in the seventh, but Parks rebounded and finished off the two-hit shutout. Parks racked up 13 strikeo...
Elks, Rams turn in top-six finishes at conference track meet WEST JEFFERSON - Area track athletes turned in stellar performances at the Mountain Valley Conference tournament last Tuesday in West Jefferson.
The Starmount and Elkin boys and girls squad powered their way to top-six finishes each on the day, while East Wilkes finished seventh and ninth, respectively.
For the Lady Rams, the Welborns led the way to a team fifth-place finish, capturing an individual gold medal apiece.
Reigning 2A state ...
Mountain Valley Conference tournaments kick off tonight ELKIN - The Mountain Valley Conference baseball and softball tournaments kick off tonight around the Yadkin Valley.
Baseball
The first round of the baseball tournament begins tonight at the higher-seeded school with the semifinals and championship game scheduled at North Wilkes.
Regular-season champion Wilkes Central takes on No. 8 East Wilkes, while second-seeded Forbush welcomes Ashe County. Third-seeded Alleghany hosts No. 6 Elkin ...
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