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12-6-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football, basketball and soccer, High school football and basketball, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker Mount Holly Middle School’s boys soccer team completed a historic season behind a historic individual accomplishment on Wednesday with a 3-1 win over visiting Belmont. The Hawks, who won their first regular season title since 1988, finished with an 11-1 overall record and Andres Guerra finished his middle school career with a […]

12-5-23 roundup: Pro football, basketball and baseball, College football and basketball, High school football and basketball, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker Ten bowl teams with former local products and two teams still alive in football playoffs highlight players from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties as we wrapup the 2023 college football season. Two of the 10 bowl teams will face one another when North Carolina meets West Virginia in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl […]

12-4-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football and basketball, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker Western N.C. 2A runner-up Shelby leads the 2023 Southern Piedmont 1A/2A football selections that were voted on by league coaches. Senior Jaden Pierce was named the league’s defensive player of the year and title-winning head coach Mike Wilbanks was named coach of the year in the league. Shelby went 11-4 overall and […]

12-3-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football and basketball, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker The Carolina Panthers fell to 1-11 on the season following Sunday’s 21-18 loss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Panthers led 10-7 in the third quarter before two Buccaneers’ TD drives gave them a 21-10 lead – and enough to hold off a Carolina comeback bid. It was the Panthers’ 1st game […]

12-2-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football and basketball, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker Every week this season, www.CarolinasSportsHub.com will look back at the Carolina Panthers’ historic 2003 season that ended with the franchise’s first trip to the Super Bowl. Week 13: Carolina fell behind early but couldn’t overcome the visiting Philadelphia Eagles 25-16 to fall to 8-4 and out of first place in the NFC […]

12-1-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football, basketball and volleyball, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker Shelby’s magical playoff ride came to an end on Friday. Host Reidsville took a huge early lead before taking a 49-14 victory in the Western N.C. 2A championship game. Shelby trailed 28-0 at halftime before Lan Farmer’s 42-yard touchdown pass to Izay Bridges got the Golden Lions on the scoreboard. Farmer threw […]

11-30-23 roundup: Pro football, basketball and baseball, College football and basketball, High school football and basketball, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker In Friday’s Western N.C. 2A championship game, the state’s 2 top programs in overall victories and state championship will clash when Shelby visits Reidsville. It’ll mark the 6th meeting all time between the 2 schools with Shelby having won 4 of the previous 5 matchups. All of the meetings have been in […]

11-29-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football, basketball and soccer, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker From the instant Biff Poggi was hired as Charlotte 49ers head football coach, he’s brought more attention to the school’s program that any of his predecessors. And while his first season finished with a 3-9 overall record that is the exact same as a year ago, Poggi’s first season has gone through […]

11-28-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football, basketball and soccer, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker The Carolina Panthers officially introduced Chris Tabor as its interim head coach on Tuesday. The teams’ special teams’ coordinator, it’s Tabor’s second NFL stint as an interim coach as he guided the Chicago Bears to a 33-22 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 8 of 2021 when then-Bears head coach […]

11-27-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football, basketball and soccer, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker After guiding Gardner-Webb to back-to-back league titles, head coach Tre Lamb is leaving the school for the head coaching job at East Tennessee State. Lamb, 34, guided Gardner-Webb to a 20-20 overall record in his 4 seasons as Runnin’ Bulldogs head coach. His tenure was highlighted by a 7-6 record in 2022 […]

11-26-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football, basketball and soccer, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker For the 2nd straight year, Crest quarterback Ny’Tavious Huskey has been named Big South 3A Conference offensive player of the year in voting done by the league’s coaches. Huskey led the Chargers to a 13-1 overall record and 2nd 7-0 finish in league play in 3 years. Other superlative award winners were […]

11-25-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football, basketball and soccer, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker Every week this season, www.CarolinasSportsHub.com will look back at the Carolina Panthers’ historic 2003 season that ended with the franchise’s first trip to the Super Bowl. Week 12: The Panthers make 2 critical turnovers that lead to 10 game-changing points in a 24-20 road loss at the Dallas Cowboys. Carolina would never […]

11-24-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football, basketball and soccer, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker Shelby extended its winning streak to 11 games and advanced to the school’s 25th regional final and 16th since 2003 on Friday with a 37-30 come-from-behind win over visiting Forest Hills. In the Western N.C. 2A semifinal, Forest Hills led 16-0 late in the 1st half and took a 23-16 lead early […]

11-23-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football, basketball and soccer, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker Most high school football coaches will tell you they consider the season a success if they have to interrupt the Thanksgiving holiday to hold a playoff practice. With that in mind, Cleveland County school are downright spoiled as they again will enjoy Thanksgiving football. This season, Crest and Shelby will host games […]

11-22-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football, basketball and soccer, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of a local school’s first-ever state championship that shares the same day as one of the country’s most tragic days. As most who follow history know, Nov. 22, 1963 is the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Tex. But in Mount Holly, the […]

11-21-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football, basketball and soccer, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker Former Huss High football star Prince Bemah enters this week for the Charlotte 49ers football team pursuing a season-ending victory. But after Bemah, a 2019 Huss graduate, was among 17 seniors to be honored on “Senior Day” with one year of athletic eligibility remaining he knows he has a big decision to […]

11-20-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football, basketball and soccer, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker As the 2023-24 high school basketball season gets underway all around Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties, several local teams are preseason league favorites in voting by rival coaches. Crest’s boys and girls are the favorites in the Big South 3A, Shelby’s boys and Thomas Jefferson’s girls are the favorites in the Southern […]

11-19-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football and basketball, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker For the first time in more than 70 years, Gardner-Webb is making back-to-back postseason appearances. The Runnin’ Bulldogs (7-4, 5-1), who clinched their 2nd straight conference on Saturday, will play at Mercer (8-3, 6-2) of the Southern Conference on Saturday at 3 p.m. A victory would advance Gardner-Webb into the second round […]

11-18-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football and basketball, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker Every week this season, www.CarolinasSportsHub.com will look back at the Carolina Panthers’ historic 2003 season that ended with the franchise’s first trip to the Super Bowl. Week 11: Stephen Davis’ 3-yard TD run that was protested, reviewed and confirmed was the difference in another Carolina Panthers’ comeback victory, this time by a […]

11-17-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football and basketball, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker Crest and Shelby rallied from second half deficits to advance to next week’s Western N.C. semifinal high school football playoff games. Crest trailed 22-6 in the fourth quarter before rallying to force overtime, then came from behind again in the extra period for a 30-29 victory over West Charlotte. The unbeaten Chargers […]

11-16-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football and basketball, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker When Crest and Shelby continue their N.C. High School Athletic Association state title bids, they’ll face teams with which they have long postseason histories. Unbeaten Crest (12-0) hosts West Charlotte (9-3) in the 6th postseason meeting between the two schools. And Shelby (9-3) visits unbeaten Salisbury (12-0) for the first time in […]

11-15-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football, basketball and hockey, High school football, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker The Charlotte 49ers will hold their 10th “Senior Day” on Saturday and 1st-year head coach Biff Poggi likens it to seeing your children leave home. “Seniors Days are about mixed emotions,” Poggi said at his Tuesday weekly news conference. “You’re happy because guys are graduating and going on with their lives. But […]

11-14-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football, basketball and hockey, High school football, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker Former Forestview and Gaston Day standout Nate Hinton continues to make a name for himself in pro basketball. The 2018 Gaston Day graduate who started the season in the NBA with the Houston Rockets, Hinton had a triple double for the Rockets’ Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the G League last Saturday […]

11-13-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football, basketball and hockey, High school football, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker Gardner-Webb’s chance of winning back-to-back league titles in home regular season finales is quite rare for a school that has won 18 league titles since it began playing football in 1920. It also harkens back to the school’s glory era in the sport of the 1960s when coach Norman Harris’ team won […]

11-12-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football, basketball and hockey, High school football, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker The first-year Cleveland Community College Yetis’ men’s and women’s basketball teams have the most local products as the 2023-24 season has gotten underway for local players and coaches all across the country. The Yetis’ men’s team has 3 players and 2 coaches with local ties. Freshmen point guards Kevin Kollock (Crest 2022 […]

11-11-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football, basketball and hockey, High school football, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker A longtime mainstay on the Charlotte Hornets bench has died at 61. James Loague “Little Mack” McCullough Jr., died on Oct. 27 at Novant Hospice 6 1/2 years after he suffered a stroke. McCullough was a beloved equipment manager for the Hornets who worked for the team from their inaugural season in […]

11-10-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and hockey, High school football, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker It was a tough night for teams from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties in the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association football playoffs. One night after Shelby advanced to the 3rd round by knocking off Lincolnton in the 2A playoffs and Mountain Island Charter also lost in the 1A […]

11-9-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and hockey, High school football and soccer, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker Shelby High never trailed in Thursday’s 41-21 win over visiting Lincolnton in a N.C. Class 2A 2nd round playoff game. The Golden Lions (9-3), who won for the 9th straight time, advance into next week’s 3rd round at Salisbury. In Thursday’s victory, Izay Bridges had 2 touchdown runs, 1 TD catch and […]

11-8-23 roundup: Pro football, basketball and soccer, College football and hockey, High school football and soccer, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker When Lincolnton Shelby renew their football series in Friday’s 2nd round of the Class 2A playoffs, it’ll resume a matchup loaded with history. Not only was the 1st meeting between the schools in 1921 the 1st football game in Lincolnton, but their 1962 meeting that ended in a scoreless tie helped usher […]

11-7-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and hockey, High school football and soccer, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker Gaston County’s all-time leading prep rusher continues to shine as a collegian at Hampton University. On Monday, Burris was named Colonial Athletic Association offensive player of the week after rushing for a career-high 173 yards and a career-best 4 touchdowns on 14 carries as the Pirates rallied past Maine 42-35. A junior […]

11-2-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football, volleyball and tennis, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Lincolnton’s Andre Bost, Crest’s Ny’Tavious Huskey and Mountain Island Charter’s Justice Washington were the top rusher, passer and receiver, respectively, in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties for the 2023 high school football regular season. Bost rushed for 1,478 yards, Huskey passed for 2,743 yards and Washington caught passes for 1,083 yards in […]

11-1-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football, volleyball and tennis, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling, NASCAR

By Richard Walker The third year of Gaston College basketball since the school restarted athletics in 2021 will begin on Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Ashbrook High School gymnasium against a program with a similar background. The Rhinos will host Cleveland Community College in that school’s first basketball game since the 1970s. Like Gaston […]

10-28-23 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and cross country, High school football, volleyball and tennis, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling, College football, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Sixteen teams from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties are in the N.C. High School Athletic Association football playoffs that begin next week. Six of the 8 Big South 3A Conference teams are in the field, 6 of the 7 Southern Piedmont 1A/2A teams are in the field (including Thomas Jefferson of Rutherford […]

10-25-23 roundup: Pro football, basketball and soccer, High school football, volleyball and tennis, Middle school soccer and volleyball, College football, NASCAR

By Richard Walker When the 2023-24 ACC basketball season begins this season, Gastonia’s Leonard Hamilton of Florida State is the longest-tenured ACC coach and is the 7th-longest tenured head coach among the 362 NCAA Division I basketball coaches. “I’m just blessed to have been given this opportunity by the administration,” Hamilton said on Wednesday during […]

7-29-23 roundup: Pro football, baseball, basketball and soccer, Legion baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Fuquay-Varina Post 116 overcame an early deficit to rally for a 5-2 victory over Wayne County Post 11 to win the championship game of the 2023 North Carolina American Legion baseball state tournament at Campbell University’s Jim Perry Field. Post 116 trailed 2-0 before scoring 2 times in the 5th inning to […]

7-25-23 roundup: Pro football, baseball and soccer, Legion baseball, College football, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Cleveland County Post 82-155 started the day with a heartbreaking defeat and Cherryville Post 100 ended the day with a disappointing loss as both N.C. Area IV teams lost their opening games on Tuesday at the N.C. state American Legion baseball tournament at Campbell’s Jim Perry Stadium. Both teams now will have […]

7-11-23 roundup: Pro basketball, football, baseball and soccer, College baseball, Legion baseball, High school football, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Cherryville’s Fraley Field will host the 22nd North Carolina Junior American Legion baseball tournament starting on Saturday. Host Cherryville Post 100 and Area IV champion South Caldwell will be considered the “home teams” when the event begins with four games on Saturday. After four games on Sunday, three games are slated for […]

6-29-23 roundup: Pro basketball, football, baseball and soccer, Legion baseball, College baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Former Crest High standout Riley Cheek earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-America honors while also helping Queens in its first season of NCAA Division I baseball. Also named the Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Cheek was a third team honoree after maintaining a 4.0 grade point average. A 2018 […]

6-12-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, College baseball, Legion baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Gaston College’s baseball team earned its first official National Junior College Athletic Association All-American honor on Monday. Sophomore Adam Quintero was named honorable mention NJCAA All-American. Quintero, who was named Region 10 player of the year, led the Rhinos in batting average (.399) and was second on the team in home runs […]

6-8-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, College baseball and basketball, Legion baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Gastonia’s Leonard Hamilton talked about how his life was forever altered for the better by his playing basketball at Gaston College in the 1960s as the final speaker of a star-studded National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame induction class at Charlotte’s University Hilton on Thursday night. A 1966 graduate of […]

6-7-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, High school baseball, College baseball and basketball, Legion baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Gaston College’s Brantleigh Parrott has added another honor this week when she became the school’s first All-American selected by the National Junior College Athletic Association. Parrott, a 2021 Central Cabarrus High graduate from Concord, was named a first team NJCAA Division I outfielder. Last week, Parrott was named first team 2023 National […]

6-6-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, High school baseball, College baseball and basketball, Legion baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Gaston College didn’t accomplish all it set out to accomplish at last week’s National Junior College Athletic Association World Series in Grand Junction, Col. But the Rhinos, who went 1-2 and finished fifth in the 10-team tournament, set a standard future teams will be shooting for in the years to come. Not […]

6-4-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, High school baseball, softball and soccer, College baseball and football, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Just one day after winning its first softball state championship in school and Lincoln County history, East Lincoln leads the 2023 All-Western Foothills 3A Conference team in voting done by the league’s coaches. The Mustangs, who finished with a 25-3 overall record, eight all-conference selections led by Western Foothills pitcher of the […]

6-3-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, High school baseball, softball and soccer, College baseball and football, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Burns High’s baseball team and East Lincoln High’s softball team completed historic state championship runs on Saturday. Burns won its first baseball state title by completed a 2-0 series win over South Granville with a 9-5 victory at Ting Stadium in Holly Springs. After winning 6-1 on sophomore right-hander Colby Putnam’s 4-hitter […]

6-2-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, High school baseball, softball and soccer, College baseball and football, Legion baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker A big fourth inning moved Burns within a single victory of the school’s first high school baseball state title on Friday at Ting Stadium in Holly Springs. Trailing 1-0 after 3 1/2 innings, Burns scored six runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and Bulldogs’ starter and winner Colby Putnam made […]

6-1-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, High school baseball, softball and soccer, College baseball and football, Legion baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Three area high school teams in three different spring sports this weekend will be pursuing state championships – Burns in baseball, East Lincoln in softball and South Point in girls soccer. Here’s a look at each team: Burns baseball – Coach Alex Leonhardt’s team is 26-4 and on a 6-game winning streak […]

5-31-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, High school baseball, softball and soccer, College baseball and football, Legion baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Gaston College’s historic National Junior College Athletic Association baseball World Series run came to an end on Wednesday in a 15-0 loss to Blinn, Tex. The loss ends the Rhinos’ season with a 50-13 overall record and fifth-place finish in the school’s first-ever World Series appearance. The 50 wins makes the Gaston […]

5-30-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, High school baseball, softball and soccer, College baseball, Legion baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Burns High’s baseball team and East Lincoln’s softball team, who last week set history by advancing to their first-ever state championship appearances, got their best-of-3 finals series schedules from the N.C. High School Athletic Association on Tuesday. Burns meets South Granville in a series that begins on Friday at 8 p.m. at […]

5-29-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, High school baseball, softball and soccer, College baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker The state of North Carolina will be represented by a record eight schools in the NCAA baseball tournament after pairings were announced on Monday. Campbell of the Big South Conference, Charlotte of Conference USA, Duke, North Carolina, N.C. State and Wake Forest of the ACC, East Carolina of the American Athletic Conference […]

5-28-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, High school baseball, softball and soccer, College baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Gastonia’s Harold Varner III on Sunday won his first professional golf tournament on United States soil. A 2008 Forestview High graduate, the 32-year-old Varner shot 12-under-par in the three-round event held at Trump National Course in Sterling, Va., to claim the $4 million title prize. The win was capped by a birdie […]

5-27-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, High school baseball, softball and soccer, College baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker A pair of former local standouts helped Campbell win its second straight Big South Conference baseball championship on Saturday and earn an automatic berth in next week’s NCAA tournament. Former Crest High standout Lawson Harrill and former Gaston College standout Chandler Riley were named to the all-tournament team after the Camels beat […]

5-26-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, High school baseball, softball and soccer, Legion baseball, College baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker East Lincoln High School’s softball team set history on Friday night as it defeated Rockingham County 2-1 to win the best-of-3 Western N.C. 3A championship series 2 games to 1. It advances the Mustangs (23-2) to the state finals for the first time in the school’s 56-year history. Here is the area’s […]

5-25-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, hockey and soccer, High school baseball, softball and soccer, Legion baseball, College baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Burns High School set school history on Thursday after completing a sweep of Eden Morehead in the best-of-3 Western N.C. 2A baseball championship series. After the Bulldogs won 7-0 over Eden Morehead at home on Tuesday in the opener of the series, Burns closed out the series on Thursday with a 13-6 […]

5-24-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, hockey and soccer, High school baseball, softball and soccer, Hall of Fame, Legion baseball, College baseball and softball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Former Crest High standout Lawson Harrill of Campbell and Gardner-Webb’s Bobby Alcock were voted as Big South Conference player and pitcher of the year, respectively, in voting by the league coaches. Other top awards that were announced on Wednesday were Campbell’s Justin Haire as Coach of the Year, Campbell pitcher Jackson Roberts […]

5-23-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, hockey and soccer, High school baseball, softball and soccer, Hall of Fame, Legion baseball, College baseball and softball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker The featured speaker for the 2023 Gaston County Sports Hall of Fame banquet on Monday was University of North Carolina head football coach Mack Brown. But Brown spent much of his speech discussing the talent, work ethic and resilience of former Ashbrook High standout British Brooks. Brooks, a 2018 Ashbrook High graduate, […]

5-22-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, hockey and soccer, High school baseball, softball, soccer, track and golf, Hall of Fame, Legion baseball, College baseball and softball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Former Southwest Middle School and Gaston Day School standout Keyshawn Woods is a basketball champion and most valuable player. Woods scored 33 points, including the last three at the free throw line of an 82-81 Tindastoll victory over Valur in the Icelandic basketball title game last Thursday. Woods, who played high school […]

5-20-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, hockey, golf and soccer, High school football, baseball, softball and soccer, Legion baseball, Middle school athletics, College softball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker When the 2023-24 athletic season begins at Mount Holly Middle School, a familiar face will be missing. Mike Nixon, who has coached softball, volleyball, boys soccer and boys track at the school he once attended announced earlier this month that he was retiring after a long, successful coaching career. Nixon’s teams have […]

5-19-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, hockey, golf and soccer, High school football, baseball, softball and soccer, Legion baseball, College baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Gaston College learned who it will play in its historic National Junior College Athletic Association Division I World Series appearance in Oxford, Ala., on Friday. The NJCAA announced the Rhinos (43-8) will open their first World Series appearance on Tuesday May 23 against Florida SouthWestern (49-5). Gaston College was seeded 15th of […]

5-18-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, hockey and soccer, High school football, baseball, softball and soccer, Legion baseball, College baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Area college baseball is having possibly its best season ever as a second-year junior college (Gaston College) has advanced to the NJCAA World Series, a NCAA Division II school (Belmont Abbey) is making its second straight regional tournament appearance and NCAA Division I schools Charlotte, Davidson, Gardner-Webb and Queens are enjoying varying […]

5-14-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, hockey and soccer, High school baseball, softball, tennis and soccer, College baseball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker Gaston College took on all sorts of challenges this weekend – and the Rhinos answered them all to win the National Junior College Athletic Association East District tournament at Gastonia’s Sims Legion Park. Gaston College came through the loser’s bracket and defeated national power Florence Darlington Tech twice on Sunday – by […]