The East Lincoln volleyball team celebrates on their home court after winning the South Fork 2A Conference championship.  The Lady Mustangs ended the regular season with a 10-1 record, and were to enter Tuesday night’s 2A state home playoff match against Patton as the league’s number one see…

The South Fork 2A Conference basketball season is scheduled to tip off on Tuesday with four league matchups.  Scheduled games are West Lincoln at North Lincoln, Lake Norman Charter at East Lincoln, Lincolnton at Newton-Conover and Bandys at Maiden.  The games can be viewed on sfcnetwork.tv. …

The Peoples Bank Holiday Clash and the East Lincoln Winter Jam holiday basketball tournaments were canceled this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The South Fork 2A Conference still plans to begin league play on Tuesday, January 5. (Published December 30, 2020) 

West Lincoln’s Lacy Hoffman recently signed to play golf at Mars Hill University.  Hoffman, seated center, is surrounded by family, coaches and administrators.  (Published December 23, 2020) 

Lincolnton boys’ head basketball coach John Cloninger walks through stretching exercises at a recent practice. The Wolves, along with other area teams, are hoping to get in a full conference season following the holiday break.  The South Fork 2A Conference’s first games are scheduled to begi…

Surrounded by teammates, North Lincoln High School’s Jayden Tate (seated left) and Travali Price (seated right) sign their National Letters of Intent to play football at N.C. State University on Wednesday. The duo helped lead the Knights to a 12-2 record in 2019, including a perfect 7-0 mark…

After many teams remain idle throughout the week due to exams, most South Fork 2A Conference teams will return to action on Friday when league play resumes.  Above, East Lincoln and North Lincoln battle at the net during a recent match. (Published December 16, 2020)

The Lincolnton Lady Wolves basketball squad is just a couple of the many high school teams that held preseason workouts last week.  The South Fork 2A Conference basketball season opens on January 5.  (Published December 14, 2020)

High school basketball teams across the state began full practices on Monday.  Here, the Mustangs go through practice drills at East Lincoln High School.  The South Fork 2A Conference basketball teams will open the regular season on Tuesday, January 5, with the Mustangs hosting Lake Norman C…

The East Lincoln Lady Mustangs celebrate a point during a recent volleyball match in Denver.  The Lady Mustangs played at West Lincoln on Thursday evening, the only scheduled game in the South Fork 2A Conference. (Published December 4, 2020) 

The Boger City Steelers Tiny Mites football team completed a perfect season with a 16-0 win in their championship game over the Carolina Bears at Mooresville High School in 2019. The Steelers, who finished the season 12-0, allowed just 32 points all year. The team dedicated the championship …

Above, the West Lincoln Rebels battle the North Lincoln Knights on the gridiron.  This time last year, the two teams successful 2019 season came to an end with third-round playoff losses.  After defeating South Point in round two, the Rebels lost 42-7 at Shelby on November 29.  The Knights d…

The West LIncoln Middle School softball team was the regular-season champions for 2020 with a record of 6-0.  The team finished 7-1 overall.  Members are Abree Sutton, Kennedy McCumber, Payton Hood, Milah Parrott, Jaylee Mathis, Kaylin Pardo, Kaylee Albano, Gabrielle Wright, Bailey Lewis, Me…

East Lincoln’s Jordan Gromlich (left) and North Lincoln’s Baleigh Lambert do battle at the net during Monday night’s volleyball match in Denver.  Gromlich had 15 kills, 4 solo blocks, 10 block assists for the Lady Mustangs, while Ashley Fowler had 7 kills, Kaylee Spees 22 digs , Peyton Crate…

North Lincoln’s Jared Campbell edged out Joey Quilla for first place in one of the two men’s cross-country races at North Lincoln High School last week.  The Knights men and women finished first as a team in their four-team event.  All eight South Fork 2A schools are back in action on Tuesda…

Lincolnton’s Leah Tweed goes above the net to try and block a shot from a Newton-Conover player during Tuesday’s volleyball match at Lincolnton High School.  The Wolves lost to the Red Devils in three sets in the first high school competition for either school since March 13. (Published 11/20/2020)

The East Lincoln men’s soccer team continued their perfection one year ago with a 5-1 win over Hibriten in the 2A West Regional Championship match in Denver, improving to 27-0.  The Mustangs reached the 2A championship game against Dixon with wins over East Burke, North Lincoln, Newton-Conov…

The West Lincoln Rebels made history one year ago with their first-ever football playoff win.  The Rebel defense held an Ashe County team that had been averaging nearly 40 points a game to just one score in a 48-6 rout of the Huskies.  West Lincoln forced four first-half turnovers on defense…

East Lincoln’s Chase Gilley (right) scored three goals and Logan Gilley scored four times as the Mustangs routed Newton-Conover 7-1 in their third-round matchup of the 2A state playoffs last season in Denver.  The win over the Red Devils was the team’s third of the year, pushing their season…

One year ago, the North Lincoln Knights continued their dominance in 2A cross-country in North Carolina, winning their third straight state championship behind individual champion Jason Thomson.  The Lady Knights, led by individual winner Angie Allen, finished as runner-up for the second con…

The 2019 regular season did not end as the East Lincoln Mustangs had planned, as the visitors from Denver fell to the Red Devils 42-21 on Senior Night at Gurley Stadium in Newton.  Newton-Conover’s combination of Justice Craig and Zane Redmond hooked up for four touchdown passes on the night…

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association will allow full practices in both cross-country and volleyball beginning today.  Above, East Lincoln’s Gabby Leach participates in an event in 2019.  Both cross-country and volleyball will be eligible for their first contest on November 16.…

Lincoln County runners dominated the men’s and women’s races at the 1A and 2A West Regional Cross-Country Meets at Southside Park in Newton last season.  Both the North Lincoln men and women captured the 2A Regional championships, while Lincoln Charter won both titles in the 1A races.  Above…

East Lincoln outlasted the West Lincoln Rebels in their 2019 meeting in Denver, defeating the cross-county rival by a score of 63-35.  The Mustangs piled up over 600 yards of offense, while scoring the first 28 points of the game.  Cole Barber, pictured above, had 13 carries for 128 yards an…

East Lincoln’s Logan Gilley celebrated his game-winning goal over Newton-Conover in October of 2019.  The win completed a perfect 22-0 regular season for the Mustangs, and clinched the South Fork 2A Conference championship.  (Published October 28, 2020)

Several of the county’s top female golfers competed in the 2019 1A/2A Women’s Golf State Championship last October at the Longleaf Golf and Family Club in Southern Pines.  Sophia Laliberte (pictured) of East Lincoln shot a two-day score of 182, while West Lincoln’s Laycee Hoffman shot 190.  …

Jake Soorus carries the ball for North Lincoln in last year’s South Fork 2A Conference game at Newton-Conover.  The Knights ran past the Red Devils behind 350 yards rushing on 31 carries as a team.  Soorus ran the ball eight times for 136 yards and a touchdown to help North Lincoln improve t…

North Lincoln’s Angie Allen (above) and Lincolnton’s Daniel Hopkins were the individual winners at last year’s South Fork 2A Conference Cross-Country Meet at Southside Park in Newton.  The Knights swept both the men’s and women’s team championships at the event.  High school cross-country co…

The defending South Fork 2A Conference champion North Lincoln Knights run onto the field prior to a game during the 2019 season.  The cool, crisp autumn Friday nights just don’t feel the same in 2020 without the sights and sounds of high school football.  North Lincoln will have to wait to d…

West Lincoln’s Mason Huitt scampers into the endzone for a touchdown during the Rebels 54-14 win over the Lincolnton Wolves last season.  The win was West Lincoln’s second straight over their county rival.  The Rebels went on to have a record-setting 10-4 season, including their first two pl…

The Lincoln Country Club recently held their annual Men’s Senior Club Championship (age 50+) and the Ladies Club Championship. Winners of the Men’s Senior Club Championship were: MEN’S SENIOR CLUB CHAMPION: Cole Sigmon; MEN’S SUPER SENIOR CLUB CHAMPION (AGE 62+): Bud Lefevers; CHAMPIONSHIP F…

The Lincoln Charter men’s cross-country team took first place and the women’s team had a second-place finish in last year’s Southern Piedmont 1A Conference Championship Meet at Rescue Squad Park in Denver.  Above, the women’s race gets started in 2019.  Both teams hope to compete for this se…

North Lincoln’s Landon Beard was one of the Knights offensive stars in last season’s matchup with the East Lincoln Mustangs, completing 4-of-8 passes for 108 yards and 3 touchdowns, while rushing for 50 yards and another score.  North Lincoln ran the ball 49 times for 393 yards on the night,…

North Lincoln’s Landon Beard was one of the Knights offensive stars in last season’s matchup with the East Lincoln Mustangs, completing 4-of-8 passes for 108 yards and 3 touchdowns, while rushing for 50 yards and another score.  North Lincoln ran the ball 49 times for 393 yards on the night,…

CVCC’s Jeremy Dellinger of Denver, along with teammate Nathan Smith won the Big Bass competition with their catch of a 3.61 pound bass. Dellinger caught the fish using a crank bait near a sea wall, but nearly lost the fish before reeling it in.

East Lincoln High School is in the process of adding reserved stadium seating at the football field located on campus in Denver.  The photo above shows the project in its early stages.  The Mustangs hope to host both soccer and football at David Clark Stadium early in 2021.