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Baseball teams poised to make strong playoff runs
by Aaron Garcia The N.C. High School Athletic Association baseball playoffs officially begin on Friday, May 11, and several Union County teams have the talent to make deep runs into… Read more
Q&A: Getting to know Piedmont High School softball third baseman Sarah Tucker
by Aaron Garcia Just a sophomore, Piedmont High School softball player Sarah Tucker burst onto the scene this spring by leading all Union County public-school hitters with a .536 batting… Read more
Reason for optimism as softball playoffs begin
by Aaron Garcia Here’s a look at the upcoming public-school softball playoffs: SOUTHERN CAROLINA 3A/4A CONFERENCE The Porter Ridge softball team has one goal in mind: a Class 4A state… Read more
Sports Shorts: May 11
by Aaron Garcia Rhodes tapped to lead Porter Ridge boys hoops On May 3, Porter Ridge High School announced that Jim Rhodes has been named the Pirates’ varsity boys basketball… Read more
To Little, It’s Not Too Late
For Monroe sprinter, 10.42-second 100-meter dash is right on time by Aaron Garcia When Brandon Little was a freshman on Sun Valley’s track team, the time of 10.4 seconds had… Read more
Sides named new Forest Hills boys basketball coach
by Aaron Garcia Forest Hills High School athletics director Warren Taylor announced this week that Matt Sides will take over as the next Yellow Jackets varsity boys basketball coach beginning… Read more
Q&A: Getting to know new Piedmont football coach Ron Massey
by Aaron Garcia Last week, Piedmont hired Ron Massey to replace Frank Ambrose as the Panthers football coach. Massey, 54, most recently coached at Kannapolis A.L. Brown, but the former… Read more
Sports Shorts for May 4
by Aaron Garcia Cavs baseball team battles to third league championship Judging from an earlier encounter, the Cuthbertson baseball team knew the road through Piedmont for the Cavs’ third consecutive… Read more
Mavs sweep conference track titles
by Aaron Garcia On May 1, the Marvin Ridge boys and girls track and field teams swept the Southern Carolina 3A/4A titles at the conference meet at Weddington. In the… Read more
Taking Offense
Marvin Ridge girls lacrosse team knows how to score points in bundles by Aaron Garcia There aren’t many teams out there that would turn away the type of offensive season… Read more
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