Skip to content

Area Sports

Little hurls second fastest pitch ever clocked

| |

Flame-throwing lefty is grandson of Taylorsville couple Last month, a teen flame thrower with ties to Taylorsville had his dream of playing professional baseball become a reality when he was selected in the fourth round of the Major League Baseball Draft on June 10. Luke Little, who is the son of Billie and Ecford Little…

Read More

Alexander Central High School Athletic Department COVID-19 Return to Play Policies and Procedures

| |

Alexander Central High School Athletic Department COVID-19 Return to Play Policies and Procedures The Alexander Central High School Athletic Department is preparing to implement infection prevention measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 while student-athletes are participating in school athletic functions. As the state of North Carolina continues its phased reopening and with the ACHS…

Read More

Four ACHS Seniors garner Athlete of the Year Honors

| |

Dyson, Ellis, Hammer, and Montgomery recognized On Friday, June 5, Taylorsville Times Sports Editor Donny Pennell presented the 22nd Annual Taylorsvilletimes.Com Athletes of the Year Awards in an online announcement. Four Cougar Seniors were recognized as the 2019-2020 award winners. Kaylin Dyson and Lanie Hammer were announced as the Co-Female Athletes of the Year, while…

Read More

AC Seniors earn NWC Scholar Athlete Awards

| |

 Kerley & Yount recognized At the conclusion of each school year, the Northwestern 3A/4A Conference presents the Senior Scholar-Athlete Awards to a pair of deserving senior athletes from each member school in the league. These awards are presented to student-athletes that excel not only in athletics but in the classroom. To qualify for this award, …

Read More

Miller to play collegiate football at St. Andrews University

| |

Golden Helmet winner set to join Knights By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. Alexander Central High School football standout AJ Miller has announced he will be joining the St. Andrews University football program following his high school graduation. St. Andrews University is located in Laurinburg, NC and the football program is directed by Head Coach David Harper.…

Read More

Late caution propels Keselowski to 600 victory

| |

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service      A late caution set Brad Keselowski up for victory in NASCAR’s longest race—and set Chase Elliott up for a second straight crushing disappointment. In Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600, which went to overtime for the second time in its history, Keselowski surged ahead after a restart on Lap 404 and…

Read More

Denny Hamlin wins rain shortened race at Darlington

| |

By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service Denny Hamlin became the season’s second multi-time winner, the driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota earning the rain-abbreviated Toyota 500 NASCAR Cup Series victory Wednesday night at Darlington Raceway. This year’s Daytona 500 winner Hamlin took the lead during a late race caution – opting to…

Read More

Craig announces committment to Louisville

| |

Edge rusher set to join Satterfield’s Cardinals By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. After fielding nearly 30 offers since January, rising ACHS senior Ryheem Craig announced his college commitment on Thursday, May 13, when he revealed that he would be attending the University of Louisville after high school. The three-star defensive end emerged as a defensive leader…

Read More

NASCAR announces next slate of events in return to racing

| |

Racing returns Sunday at Darlington Staff report NASCAR Wire Service NASCAR   announced the next slate of races in its return to racing, featuring events at Bristol Motor Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Series and the ARCA Menards…

Read More