Area Sports

(updated 3/12/2020, 3:19 p.m. to reflect full cancellation of championships) CHAPEL HILL, NC – Due to the threat from COVID-19, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) has made the decision to postpone the 2020 Men’s and Women’s Basketball State Championships indefinitely. “As much as we would like this opportunity for our student-athletes, coaches, and…

Lowrance becomes fourth ACHS player to reach 1,000 career points By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The 2019-2020 basketball season came to a close for the Alexander Central Varsity Men’s Team on Tuesday, February 25, with a first-round playoff loss at Ben L. Smith High School in Greensboro. The talented Golden Eagles from Smith High placed four…

Record setting back is 13th Cougar to garner a spot in prestigious game Wittenburg resident Steven Montgomery has been selected to play in the 2020 East/West All Star Football Game planned for Wednesday, July 22, in Greensboro. The game is played each year in conjunction with the North Carolina High School Coaches Clinic in Greensboro.…

Junior is lone Cougar to advance By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. Alexander Central junior Blake Martin posted a 4-2 record and earned a trip to the NCHSAA State Wrestling Championships during mat action at the 3A West Regional Tournament this past weekend. Martin was the lone Cougar to advance to the State Finals Tournament, which is…

Ryan Newman hospitalized after last lap crash By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service   DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – With the car of Ryan Newman sliding upside-down trailing sparks behind him, Denny Hamlin joined elite company on Monday night in the second-closest finish in Daytona 500 history. Hamlin beat Ryan Blaney to the finish line at Daytona…

  By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service   DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Rain stopped the Daytona 500 after 20 laps of a scheduled 200 Sunday afternoon, forcing postponement of the Great American Race until Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania…

Wrestling history was made on Saturday, February 9, when Alexander Central sophomore Alysha Earley became the first female wrestler from the school to compete in the NCHSAA Women’s State Wrestling Invitational.  The event was held at Carolina Courts in Concord, NC in conjunction with the USA Elementary and Middle School state tournament.  Earley finished 2-2…

Lowrance nets game-high 23 to lead ACHS Men By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The Alexander Central JV and Varsity Basketball Teams headed to Boone on Tuesday, January 28, to face the Watauga Pioneers in four NW 3A/4A contests. The day was a successful one for the Cougars as the visitors claimed three wins in four contests.…

Cougars drop league pair to talented Patriots clubs By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. Alexander Central’s Varsity Basketball Teams made the trip to Morganton to face the talented Freedom Patriots squads in a NW 3A/4A twinbill on Tuesday evening, January 14. The Patriot squads grabbed a sweep over the visiting Cougars, winning both contests by double figures.…

Three ACHS teams improve to 2-0 in NWC By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The Alexander Central JV and Varsity Basketball Teams recorded four total wins on Tuesday, January 7, when the Cougars hosted North Iredell and St. Stephens for games in Taylorsville. Alexander’s JV Women grabbed a win over North Iredell, while the JV Men and…