As the school year starts, two Lincoln County schools will have new men’s soccer coaches. At North Lincoln, Preston Springer will be replaced by baseball coach Shawn Andrews. Lincolnton will replace John Meeker with Ed Watson. It’s believed that both Springer and Meeker stepped down voluntarily. Knights’ athletic director Mark…
EL fall baseball The East Lincoln Optimist will hold sign-ups for fall Baseball and Softball on the following dates; August 7th from 9-noon and on August 3rd and 5th from 6-8 p.m. Boys ages 7 through 18 and girls ages 7 through 15 are eligible to participate. The cost is…
The whistles were out and footballs were in the air on Wednesday marking the first day of football practice for Lincoln County. Some football programs had more people show up for the first day than others. The North Lincoln Knights, a member of the Southern Foothills 1A Conference, had 77…
Kenny Bethea has won the Junior Club Championship three consecutive years now with this year’s victory. Nathaniel Hitt came in first place in 10-11 age group, Ben Beal was first place in the 12-13 group, Deborah Woodrum was 1st place in the 14-17 age group for girls and Reid Ketner…
The Lincoln Country Club held their annual Junior Club Championship on Wednesday. (Front row, left to right) Kendall Bethea, Nathaniel Hitt, John Gilleland, Ben Beal and Caleb Shrum. (Back row, left to right) Landon High, Kenny Bethea, Deborah Woodrum, Morty Wadsworth, Daniel Goodson and Reid Ketner. John Mark Brooks /…
The pairings have been announced for the eight-team state American Legion baseball tournament at Shelby. The tournament runs Aug. 4-8 at Veterans Field and includes two area teams: Area Four champion Caldwell County and host Shelby. Caldwell County swept Pineville in four games to win the Area Four title. Shelby…
The bar for East Lincoln Lady Mustangs’ volleyball is set high. For three consecutive years the Lady Mustangs have garnered a Big South 3A Conference title. Last year, in his second year at East Lincoln, head coach JT Spanos guided the Lady Mustangs to a 18-8 record before losing in…
Colby Burgin made his college decision recently. The former Lincolnton standout and Denver Post 455 standout will play his college baseball at Wilke`s Community College in Wilkesboro. The team returns only five players, so the odds are favorable Burgin will earn a lot of playing time. Burgin will begin his…
Christian Byrd has his eyes on the hoop shooting a free throw at the First Baptist Basketball Camp recently. Spencer Pendleton, AJ Gregory and Allison Brown wait patiently for their turn. Brown puts her hands up to cheer for Byrd. File Photo…
For years, Steve Gabriel served not only as a beloved teacher and coach in Watauga County, but as a father figure to many of his students and athletes. Sammy Critcher remembers, as one of Gabriel’s championship wrestlers, how the coach let the older boys use his vehicle to take the…
