Area Sports

ACHS tops Eagles, 28-12 By DN PENNELL, Jr. Alexander Central ran its record to 2-0 on the season with a hard-fought 28-12 win over Wilkes Central on Friday evening, August 30, at Wes Steele Stadium in Moravian Falls. The Cougars scored the game’s final 14 points to pull away from the feisty Wilkes Central Eagles…

Cougars open 2019 season with 2-0 record By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The Alexander Central JV Cougar Football Team pulled away late to roll to a 28-16 win over the Wilkes Central Eagles on Thursday night, August 29, at Cougar Stadium in Taylorsville. The young Cougars scored 20 straight points after the contest was tied at…

Montgomery shines in 28-19 come-from-behind win By DN PENNELL, Jr. The Alexander Central Cougars rallied from an early 13-0 deficit to record a program defining 28-19 win over the Hibriten Panthers in the 2019 varsity football opener played Friday night, August 23, in Lenoir. After waiting out a lengthy weather delay, the Cougars and Panthers…

Lackey runs for 117 yards, game’s only points By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The Alexander Central JV Cougar Football Team opened the 2019 season with an 8-0 win over Hibriten on Thursday evening, August 22, at Cougar Stadium in Taylorsville. With the win, the ACHS junior varsity program ran its streak of consecutive wins to 33…

Bears finished 12-2 last season, 7-0 in conference The Lenoir-Rhyne University Football Team was voted to finish first in the 2019 South Atlantic Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll as announced by the league July 31. The Bears won the league championship last year after going 12-2 with a perfect 7-0 mark in conference play, the eighth…

Poe and Dugger Earn Individual Accolades HICKORY, N.C. – After reaching the Third Round of the NCAA Division II Playoffs last season, the Lenoir-Rhyne Football Team has been selected as the preseason No. 3 team according to the College Football America Yearbook. The Bears are coming off a 12-2 season that saw them post a…

 Game to be played in Tampa in January Alexander Central High School rising  senior football standout Garrett Martin has been selected to participate in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl in Tampa Bay, Florida on January 4, 2020. A returning starter for Coach Butch Carter on the Cougar offensive line, Martin was selected out of more than…

New Coach plans meeting July 11th On Tuesday night, July 9th, the Alexander County Board of Education approved the hire of Jon Presnell as Alexander Central High School Women’s Basketball Head Coach. Presnell will fill the position that came open in March after Jonathan Winkler announced his resignation from the position after two seasons at…

 Seniors recognized at Awards Ceremony On Friday, May 24, Taylorsville Times Sports Editor Donny Pennell,    presented the 21st Annual Taylorsvilletimes.Com Athletes of the Year Awards during the Alexander Central Awards Day. Seniors Olivia Benton and Isaac Chapman were selected as the 2019 winners. Athlete of the Year nominees are submitted by ACHS Varsity Coaches. The overall…

Breaking news from state track finals… Alexander Central High School senior Lyndon Strickland has won the NCHSAA 3A State Championship in the Men’s Discus. Strickland is the first ever Track & Field individual champion in school history. Check Wednesday’s Taylorsville Times for more details from the 3A state track and field finals in Greensboro.  …