Area Sports
ACHS Teams advance to playoffs fourth round
– NCHSAA 6A PLAYOFFS – Lady Cougars demolish TC Roberson; advance to fourth round ACHS will face top-seeded Kings Mountain By DN PENNELL, Jr. Alexander Central continued its dominant postseason run Tuesday night, May 12, 2026, overwhelming TC Roberson 15-0 in three innings during third-round action of the NCHSAA 6A State Softball Playoffs at Central…
Read MoreKeever wins National Pool Championship
A Taylorsville resident is $10,000 richer after a recent visit to Sin City. But his good fortune didn’t happen in the casino. Aaron Keever won the 2025 APA 9-Ball Shootout Pool Championship earlier this month in Las Vegas. Keever was amongst nearly 6,000 poolplayers throughout North America who attempted to qualify for the American Poolplayers…
Read MoreGant resigns as ACHS Men’s Head Coach
The Alexander Central High School Athletic Department announces that Men’s Basketball Head Coach Cam Gant has made the decision to step down from the position. Gant served as Head Men’s Basketball Coach for two seasons and compiled an overall record of 24-28 and a conference record of 9-11. Gant had been part of the basketball…
Read MoreKyle Troup Wins 2021 Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year Award
Kyle Troup Wins 2021 Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year Award Two titles and the single-season earnings record separate Troup from the pack New York, N.Y.—On the strength of winning two Guaranteed Rate PBA Tour titles and setting the all-time single-season earnings record, Kyle Troup was named the 2021 Chris Schenkel PBA Player of…
Read MoreLady Cougar Golfers place second in NWC overall standings; earn league’s top 4A spot
By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. In the final regular season match of the season, the Alexander Central Lady Cougars Golf Team placed third behind league champion Hibriten and Ashe County on October 5, 2021, at Silver Creek Golf Club in Morganton. Hibriten fired a 126 team total to win the nine-hole match. The Lady Panthers were…
Read MoreCrawdads Make Jump to High-A
Arlington, Texas — The Texas Rangers today announced that the club has invited the following four minor league teams to become its affiliates in Major League Baseball’s new player development structure, which will be effective for the 2021 season: Triple-A: Round Rock (TX) Express Double-A: Frisco (TX) RoughRiders High-A: Hickory (NC) Crawdads Low-A: Down East (Kinston,…
Read MoreAlexander Sports Hall of Fame will induct four
New Class will be inducted in November The Alexander County Public Education Foundation and the Alexander County Sports Hall of Fame have announced the Ninth Hall of Fame Class of inductees. The Hall of Fame was established in 2012 to recognize, honor, and memorialize those individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to sports in Alexander…
Read MoreBrown reflects on Iowa’s decision to cut men’s gymnastics program
Taylorsville native prepping for his junior season By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. Despite being 950 miles away from Alexander County, last month’s decision to drop gymnastics by the University of Iowa hit close to home in downtown Taylorsville. On Friday, August 21, Stewart Brown, a rising junior at Iowa and a standout member of the Hawkeye…
Read MoreSouth Atlantic Conference delays the start of fall sports
HICKORY, N.C. – The South Atlantic Conference announced Friday that the start of fall sports has been delayed until September 26th in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This affects football, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country and volleyball. Teams will compete in conference-only competition with the start of preseason practice beginning in…
Read MoreBebber tapped to coach ACHS Women’s Tennis Team
Alexander Central High School is pleased to announce that former Cougar student-athlete Courtney Bebber has been hired as the new Women’s Tennis Head Coach. Bebber is employed with Alexander County Schools as a Physical Education teacher at Taylorsville Elementary School, where she will begin her second year of teaching in August. As well as serving…
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