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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...
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<p>Matthew Gorry | The Elkin Tribune</p><p>Hannah Brown and the Lady Cardinals punched their ticket to Monday&#8217;s Mountain Valley Conference tournament championship game with a 4-3 victory over Forbush Thursday.</p>
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...
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<p>Matthew Gorry | The Elkin Tribune</p><p>Elkin&#8217;s Logan Newman slides into home safely ahead of Forbush&#8217;s Neil Hutchens and Brad Dzeskewicz in Thursday&#8217;s Mountain Valley Conference tournament semifinal.</p>
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...
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<p>Matthew Gorry | The Elkin Tribune</p><p>Kirstan Beaver and the Lady Elks fell to Wilkes Central in the Mountain Valley Conference opener Wednesday night at Crater Park.</p>
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...
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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...
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<p>Matthew Gorry | The Elkin Tribune</p><p>Jamey Cranford tossed a complete-game gem to power the Buckin&#8217; Elks to an upset victory over 1A rival Alleghany in the first round of the Mountain Valley Conference tournament Wednesday night.</p>
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...
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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...
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<p>Matthew Gorry | The Elkin Tribune</p><p>Brandi Parks fired a two-hit gem to power the Lady Cards to a 5-0 victory over Starmount in the first round of the Mountain Valley Conference tournament.</p>
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...
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<p>Matthew Gorry | The Elkin Tribune</p><p>Elkin&#8217;s Shakai Ward blows away the field while winning win of her three gold medals at the Mountain Valley Conference track meet last week.</p>
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 ...
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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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<p>Matthew Gorry | The Elkin Tribune</p><p>Elkin&#8217;s Tyler Macy (left) and Ryan Schell (right) captured the 1A Mountain Valley Conference doubles championship last week.</p>
Elks, Cards sweep conference tennis tournament
ELKIN - Much like the regular season, Elkin and East Wilkes dominated on the tennis courts. The Elks and Cardinals completed a clean sweep of the top four spots in singles play and the top three in doubles play at the Mountain Valley Conference tournament last Tuesday in Elkin. In singles play, Dillon Shew breezed through the competition to capture the 1A title, including knocking off teammate Greylin Cleary 6-2, 6-1 in the championship m...
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Rams fall in season finale
BOONVILLE - Looking for momentum heading into the Mountain Valley Conference later this week, the Rams dropped their regular-season finale to North Wilkes Monday night. Starmount’s bats went silent as the Vikings earned the hard-fought 6-2 victory. The Rams only managed three hits against Aaron Billings, who fired a complete-game gem to earn the win. After falling behind 4-0 in the second, Starmount made a charge in the home-half of the...
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<p>Matthew Gorry | The Elkin Tribune</p><p>Kaitlin Faw and the Lady Elks gave defending conference champion West Wilkes a test Friday afternoon before falling 7-2.</p>
Lady Elks put a scare into West Wilkes in finale
ELKIN - A lot has changed for the Elkin softball program. A year ago, the Lady Elks finished with a disappointing 1-15 mark in league play, missing the postseason entirely. Fast forward 12 months and Elkin is primed and ready to make a deep run in the upcoming Mountain Valley Conference tournament. “Credit a group of girls trying to build a legacy for Elkin High School softball,” coach Steve Shaw said. “That’s something we’ve preached all...
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<p>Matthew Gorry | The Elkin Tribune</p><p>Elkin&#8217;s Carrie Brown fights a pair of West Wilkes defenders for a loose ball Friday night at Grissom Stadium.</p>
Lady Elks fall to West Wilkes, secure second seed
ELKIN - Needing a win to stay alive for the Mountain Valley Conference 1A title, the Lady Elks dropped a heart-breaker Friday night to West Wilkes. The Blackhawks struck for a penalty kick goal midway through the second half and rode the one-goal advantage to a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Elkin at Grissom Stadium to lock up the 1A championship. “We played good,” head coach Heath Foster said. “We started slow in both halves and they came ...
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<p>Matthew Gorry | The Elkin Tribune</p><p>Elkin&#8217;s Bubba Bradley fires a pitch against West Wilkes Friday night.</p>
Elks finish regular season 7-9
ELKIN - Looking to end the regular season on a high note, the Buckin’ Elks “fizzled out” against West Wilkes Friday night. Elkin fell behind early as the Blackhawks held on for the 8-4 victory in a critical 1A matchup. “They came out hitting the ball, but Bubba wasn’t as sharp as he was in the past,” head coach Steve Martin said. “We kept scratching and I thought we were going to scratch back, but we fizzled out. We just couldn’t get it d...
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Spring Sports Round-up
ELKIN - With spring sports hitting the home stretch, area teams were in action throughout the week around the Yadkin Valley. Soccer: Starmount 7, Alleghany 0 The Lady Rams routed Alleghany 7-0 up the mountain in Sparta Tuesday night to pick up their fourth Mountain Valley Conference victory of the season. Starmount racked up as many goals as in the previous four games with the win against the Trojans. The Rams improved to 4-8 on the...
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<p>Matthew Gorry | The Elkin Tribune</p><p>Ace Kennedy Lester powered East Wilkes to a thrilling 1-0 victory over previously unbeaten West Wilkes Tuesday night.</p>
Lester, Cards end West Wilkes’ perfect run
RONDA - Squaring off with Mountain Valley Conference front-runner West Wilkes, Kennedy Lester was simply masterful. The all-state ace fired a one-hitter as East Wilkes knocked off the previously unbeaten Blackhawks 1-0 in an eight-inning thriller Tuesday night in Ronda. Lester flirted with both a perfect game and a no-hitter, not allowing a base-runner until a fifth-inning error in the outfield. West finally managed a base hit against the...
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<p>Matthew Gorry | The Elkin Tribune</p><p>Jamey Cranford led Elkin&#8217;s offensive onslaught against 1A-leading Alleghany Monday night with three doubles.</p>
Elks rough up 1A-leading Alleghany
SPARTA - The last time the Buckin’ Elks faced Alleghany and Austin Easter, the Trojan ace had a career day. The junior fired a two-hit gem with 16 punch-outs to lead Alleghany past Elkin 2-1 in the season opener for both squad in early March. But the rematch up the mountain in Sparta Monday night was a completely different story. The Elks racked up 14 hits and touched up Easter and the Trojans for 13 runs, including a 10-spot in the sev...
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<p>Submitted Photo | The Elkin Tribune</p><p>The Triad Scorpions won their second straight tournament last weekend in Winston-Salem.</p>
Triad Scorpions capture another tourney title
WINSTON-SALEM - The Triad Scorpions continued their hot streak last weekend in Winston-Salem. The Scorpions won their second straight tournament Saturday at the United States War on the Courts. Competing in the 12U boys division, the Scorpions breezed to three dominating wins, all coming by more than 12 points. Triad opened the tournament by topping the Salisbury Phenoms 52-40 before cruising past the Raleigh CIC Warriors 47-31. The Sco...
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<p>Matthew Gorry | The Elkin Tribune</p><p>Elkin senior Tyler Macy signed his official letter of intent to play tennis for Gardner-Webb last week. Macy is joined by (front row, left to right) his family, Ryan, Ron and Sherry Macy. Back row (from left to right): Pam Fencl and Tony Duncan.</p>
State champion Macy signs with Gardner-Webb
ELKIN - For a decade in the late 90s and early 2000s, Elkin was a perennial tennis powerhouse. The Buckin’ Elks captured seven team state championships during a nine-year span, with their final title coming in 2004 in a four-peat. After several years of mediocrity, Elkin has once again returned to its championship form. And, according to head coach and athletic director Tony Duncan, senior Tyler Macy has played a major role in the revital...
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