Area Sports

LEAGUE CHAMP – NWC 100-yard Backstroke Champ Jaycie Knight is pictured above with ACHS Swim Coach Nikki Bost.       Alexander Central High School Senior Jaycie Knight wrapped her 2017-18 conference swim season with a first-place finish and a NW 3A/4A title in the 100-yard backstroke at the league championship meet held last week.      Knight, who…

Four Cougar Grapplers claim top honors in Saturday meet       By D.N. PENNELL, Jr.       The Alexander Central Varsity Wrestling Team came up a little short in its quest for a Northwestern 3A/4A Wrestling Tourney title on Saturday afternoon, January 27, in Taylorsville.        Serving as the host team for the end-of-season championship event,…

ACHS honors seniors, rolls to 16th win this season By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The Alexander Central Varsity Wrestling Team closed the home portion of the schedule with a resounding 66-0 win over a shorthanded Watauga Pioneers squad on Tuesday evening, January 23, in Taylorsville. Alexander, which improved to 16-8 with the victory, earned pinfall wins…

     The Alexander Central Wrestling Team ran its Northwestern 3A/4A Conference mark to 4-1 with a 58-18 victory over the South Caldwell Spartans on Tuesday evening, January 16, in Taylorsville.           On the night, ACHS wrestlers claimed 10 total wins as the Cougars improved to 15-8 on the season. Chase Treadway (120), Dylan Williams (126), Chase Warren…

ACHS sweep JV games, split varsity pair vs. South Caldwell By D.N. PENNELL, Jr.        The Alexander Central JV and Varsity Basketball squads traveled to Sawmills to face the South Caldwell Spartans in NW 3A/4A hard-court action on Tuesday evening, January 16.        On the day, ACHS finished 3-1. The Cougars swept a pair of…

By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The Alexander Central Varsity Men’s Basketball Team upped its Northwestern 3A/4A Conference record to 3-0 with an impressive 46-34 win over the St. Stephens Indians in the Cougar Den on Tuesday night, January 2. Alexander, which improved to 6-6 on the year, used a 10-0 run in the second quarter to…

  Team rallies late for second straight NWC win By D.N. PENNELL, Jr.      The Alexander Central Varsity Men’s Basketball Team grabbed its second straight Northwestern Conference win on Tuesday night, December 19, in a 64-62 win over Watauga in Taylorsville.      The win upped the Cougars’ record to 2-0 in the league and 4-3 overall and…

Alexander’s All-Time Rushing & Scoring Leader signs with Coastal Carolina   Alexander Central senior football player Bryson Godfrey made it official on Wednesday morning, December 20, when he signed his national  letter of intent to Coastal Carolina in Conway, SC. Godfrey, who is the son of Talia and Shannon Godfrey of the Ellendale Community, took…

The ACHS vs. Statesville Basketball games scheduled for today in Taylorsville have been postponed due to inclement weather. The contests have been rescheduled for December 20. In addition, the ACHS Freshmen game vs. South Iredell on Saturday, Dec. 9, has also been postponed.

  Cougars face Watauga, Saint in league meet The Alexander Central Swim Team hosted a Northwestern Conference meet with Watauga and St. Stephens at the Wilkes County YMCA on Thursday, December 7. In combined scoring, St. Stephens finished 2-0 on the night, posting wins over ACHS and Watauga. The Cougars finished 0-2 in combined scoring;…