Stanley— Ray Dockery started from the pole to lead the entire 20 laps for his third consecutive Late Model win at East Lincoln Speedway, Saturday night. According to track rules any driver that wins three features in a row must start at the rear of the field the next scheduled…
Chris Wilson hurls a pitch recently at Betty G. Ross Park in the recreational softball playoffs. Wilson, pitching for the Loggerheads, picked up several victories in route to helping his team win the recreational softball championship. Diane Turbyfill / LTN Photo…
Throughout the 14 years that he has coached, Mark Lackey has had a challenge in the back of his mind. Last Thursday, Lackey decided it was time to tackle that challenge. “I think it was a concept of why not me. I sat down and thought about it and had…
Eddie Holmes takes a jumper during the ‘Doc Watson’ YMCA Basketball Camp last Friday. Holmes’ practicing his stroke paid off as he won the camp’s Free Throw contest. Darren Turner was also a winner in the free throw competition. Holly Guida was Most Improved. Diane Turbyfill / LTN Photo…
BANNER ELK, NC – Maiden High School Graduate Katie Clark has signed to play softball at Lees-McRae College. A pitcher and recent recipient of both the Unifour Softball Player of the Year Award and the Gatorade Player of the Year Award, Clark is an exciting addition to the 2005 Bobcats…
Routine golf outing turns into lasting memory for father and son One swing with a five iron was all it took for 15-year old Trent Hopkins to do the improbable — record a hole in one. “I started jumping up and down. Everybody that was with me did too—nobody had…
Matt Kolb of the Loggerheads slides into third base as Zack Dellinger, of the Shooters, awaits the throw in Tuesday’s Recreational Softball Playoffs. The Loggerheads defeated the Shooters 19-11, then defeated the Benchwarmers to capture the Recreational Softball Championship. Shannon Hebb went 6-for-6 with a homerun in the clinching victory.…
MORRISON, Colo— Call it an interesting weekend for Doug Herbert and his Snap-on Racing/DougZilla Goes to Denver Top Fuel dragster at the Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. He was the No. 1 qualifier for several hours and started fourth overall (4.757 seconds) in the 16-car field, and then he lost…
Former West Lincoln and Post 100 standout Jay Heafner is hitting around .300 and is near the top of the Gastonia Grizzles team statistics in home runs and RBI. Based on statistics through Friday`s games, Heafner was hitting .298 with 19 home runs and 50 RBI. He was three off…
Men’s golf coach, women’s basketball coach, father and husband. Mark Lackey of North Lincoln High School can add Athletic Director to that list. The Lincoln County School Board approved Lackey last Thursday. North Principal Rick Freeman feels that Lackey is proven and felt ultimately he was the best person for…
