Area Sports

South Caldwell clubs start fast, roll to wins Tuesday By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The Alexander Central Varsity Softball and Baseball Teams opened the 2019 NW 3A/4A Conference schedule with a pair of tough losses at South Caldwell High School on Tuesday, March 5. The ACHS Softball Team suffered an 11-4 loss to defending NWC Champion…

  Cougar Baseball and Women’s Soccer pick up first wins of the spring By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The ACHS Varsity Baseball Team picked up a come-from-behind road win over the West Forsyth Titans on Thursday, February 28, in Clemmons. ACHS, which evened its record at 1-1 on the young season, scored three runs in the…

Taylorsville’s Dyson gets mound win Misenheimer, N.C.. – The Pfeiffer University baseball team downed visiting Piedmont International 15-4 in game one of a doubleheader and took the nightcap 6-5 to secure the sweep. In game one, after giving up two runs in the first, Pfeiffer rallied to tie the game in the home half of…

Alexander shoots 73 percent on three-pointers By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The Alexander Central Varsity Men’s Basketball Team shook off a slow start to claim a 70-65 victory over the McDowell Titans in the  opening round of the NW 3A/4A Tournament on Tuesday evening, February 19, in Taylorsville. After trailing by nine points early, the third-seeded…

ACHS Men close NWC schedule with 9-5 record By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The Alexander Central Varsity Basketball Teams closed the regular season with a doubleheader split against the South Caldwell Spartans on Friday, February 15, in Taylorsville. The ACHS Men topped South Caldwell 53-37 in the varsity men’s game, avenging a loss to the Spartans…

Cougar senior is first to reach two championship finales By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. ACHS Senior Isaac Chapman will defend his 285-pound state championship on Saturday evening, February 16, at the Greensboro Coliseum. Chapman, who posted three wins in matches on Thursday and Friday, will face Ashebrook’s Antwon McClee in the title match set for Saturday.…

Alex Squad tops Hickory to finish 18-0 By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The Alexander Central JV Women’s Basketball Team survived a late rally by visiting Hickory High to win its final game of the season and close a perfect regular season on Tuesday, February 12. The young Lady Cougars held off Hickory down the stretch to…

Reigning NWC  Defensive Player of the Year signs with Bears After one of the most decorated football careers in ACHS history, senior Isaac Chapman signed his National Letter of Intent to attend Lenoir Rhyne University on National Signing Day Wednesday morning, February 6. The son of Sonya and Gary Chapman of Sugar Loaf, Isaac is…

ACHS shakes off slow start to top McDowell By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. Three Cougars scored in double figures to lead a come-from-behind effort against the McDowell Titans on Tuesday evening, February 5, in Marion. Despite trailing 16-8 after one period, the Cougars outscored McDowell 43-26 during the second and third stanzas to secure an impressive…

 Stony Point Native takes over Fredricksburg Course management Fredericksburg, TX   – Boot Ranch, the exclusive private club community in the Texas Hill Country, has named Alex Rhyne as its head golf professional.   Rhyne, 24, joined the Boot Ranch team in March 2017 after graduating from Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C., where he received a…