Area Sports

Sophomore twins post 3-0 record at NWC 3A Tourney By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. Alexander Central Tennis sophomores Emma and Hannah Maltba compiled a 3-0 doubles record and grabbed the league championship at the NW 3A Tennis Tournament held at Hickory High School on October 12. The twins, which live in the Bethlehem Community, entered last…

JV Football and Men’s Soccer contests postponed The Alexander Central Athletic Department has announced the following schedule changes due to inclement weather: JV Football Game against McDowell for  (10/10/18) has been postponed and is rescheduled for Monday, November 5 at 6:30pm JV and Varsity Men’s Soccer Games scheduled at Freedom for  (10/10/18) have been postponed…

LRU tops Wolves in battle of SAC unbeatens By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The Lenoir Rhyne Bears Football Team traveled to Newberry, SC and posted a 34-21 win over Newberry College on Saturday afternoon, October 6. ACHS grad and true freshman Gunnar Anderson made his first start at quarterback for the Bears in the game which…

Patriots roll over Alexander, 38-6 By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The Freedom Patriots led 30-6 at the half and rolled to a 38-6 win over the Alexander Central Cougars on Friday night, October 5, in Taylorsville. The Patriots ran their current win streak to six straight and handed the Cougars their second loss in as many…

By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The Alexander Central JV Cougar Football Team remained unbeaten on the season and ran the program win streak to 28 straight with its 46-0 win over the Freedom JV Patriots on Thursday night, October 4, in Morganton. The Cougars built a 24-0 lead at the half and cruised to another one-sided…

ACHS downs Pioneers for 27th straight win By D.N. PENNELL, Jr The Alexander Central JV Cougar Football Team shut out the Watauga Pioneers in a rain-shortened contest played Thursday evening, September 27, in Taylorsville. In the game, which was stopped early in the third period due to weather issues, the young Cougars posted a 32-0…

Alexander improves to 5-0, will travel to Watauga September 28 By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The Alexander Central Varsity Cougar Football Team opened NW 3A/4A play with a 69-0 win over the West Caldwell Warriors on Friday night, September 21, in Taylorsville. In the most one-sided win in ACHS history, the Cougars built a 55-0 lead…

The Alexander Central JV and Varsity Volleyball Team posted NW 3A/4A wins over the Freedom Patriots in home action on Thursday, September 20, in the ACHS Cougar Den. The Alexander Central JV Cougars won their match 2-0 and upped their overall record to 13-3 on the season. The win allowed the JV Cougars to improve…

Alexander netters down Freedom, 7-2 Tuesday   The Alexander Central Women’s Tennis Team evened its NW 3A/4A Conference record with its 7-2 win over the Freedom Lady Patriots on Tuesday, September 18, at the ACHS Tennis Courts. After losing a close league opener at Watauga on September 13, the Lady Cougars rebounded on Tuesday to…

Retired player shares harrowing story of abuse and recovery Chris Herren, a basketball legend from Fall River, Mass., dreamed of one day playing for his hometown team, the Boston Celtics. An All-American, Chris broke scoring records, was recruited by top colleges, featured in “Sports Illustrated” and became the focus of an acclaimed book, “Fall River Dreams.”…