The Lincolnton JV Wolves lost to Shelby 28-22 Thursday night in a game that will likely decide the Midwest 2A JV title. In the first quarter, fullback Marcus Williams put the Wolves up 6-0 with Phil Robinson running in the two-point conversion to give the Wolves an early 8-0 lead.…
On Saturday Oct. 16, the North Lincoln High School “Band of Knights†traveled to Western Carolina University to compete in the “Tournament of Champions Invitational.†At the end of preliminary competition, the band received first place award for drum major, and was chosen to compete in the final competition that…
The North Lincoln Knights’ soccer team fell to Polk Co. 3-2 on Monday. A late controversial call gave the Wolverines a free kick which they converted from midfield. Jamie Burt scored to tie the contest early in the match. Polk then scored to take a 2-1 lead before the half.…
North Lincoln (2-6, 1-3 Southern Foothills 1A) earned their first conference win against Highland Tech last Friday, but the victory will be short-lived. The Knights will face a juggernaut in Polk Co. (8-0, 2-0) who is averaging 37 points a game. Offense The Wolverines run a very aggressive and gambling…
The West Lincoln Rebels are coming off a 50-0 loss Friday night against Shelby. Things don’t get any easier as they host Bandys (5-3, 2-2 Midwest 2A) this Friday. Offense Rebels head coach Butch Parker and staff are concerned foremost about Trojans’ linebacker Matt Woodlief who is a big reason…
The East Lincoln Mustangs are trying to make this homecoming against Hunter Huss (4-3, 2-2 Big South 3A) memorable. Despite their 2-6, 1-3 BS 3A record the Mustangs enter Friday’s game with confidence. Offense On offense, East Lincoln will face a 4-3 Huskies’ defense. Head coach Matt Rikard would like…
The Lincolnton Wolves (6-2, 4-0 Midwest 2A) will square off against the Shelby Golden Lions (7-1, 4-0) on Friday. To make matters worse for the Wolves, the Golden Lions will have revenge on their mind after losing to Lincolnton last year. Offense So what does Lincolnton need to do in…
Pumpkin Center edged Lincolnton 24-22 on Monday in middle school football action. The game was to determine who would face Shelby on Wednesday for the Tri-County Championship. With 30 seconds left, Wildcats’ tailback Jonathan Ingram found Jimmy Angle for a 35-yard touchdown pass. The score gave them a chance to…
The top-ranked Shelby Golden Lions took charge early and rolled to a 50-0 victory over West Lincoln Friday night at Douglas C. Leonhardt Memorial Stadium. The host Rebels never did get on track as Shelby (7-1, 4-0) used its size, speed and tough defense to post the shutout. The Golden…
The Lincolnton Wolves remained undefeated in Midwest 2A conference play with a 13-0 win over Newton-Conover Friday night at Memorial Stadium. The win was not a pretty one for the Wolves, but it does push their record to 4-0 in league play, 6-2 overall, keeping Lincolnton in a tie for…
