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Andrews hires new soccer coach
Soccer James Jallah has been hired to coach the Andrews boys soccer team. Jallah has previously worked with the Cherokee County juvenile justice system and is a native of Jamaica. Every statewide team...
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Mann looks to build on all-state season
Brendan Mann leaps into the arms of Izaiah Vignali after scoring a 2015 goal. Mann is a returning all-state selection for the Rockets. REYNOLDS – Brendan Mann is the man for Reynolds soccer this year....
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NCPreps shines spotlight on Cherokee QB
Cherokee football players Jay Swimmer, Byron Locust, Kendall Driver, Dodge Crowe-Moss, Ty Mintz and Isaiah Evans. Cherokee junior Tye Mintz is the subject of a question-and-answer session currently...
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Rams dominate in Martin's first game as coach
Josh Martin is the first-year coach for the Roberson boys soccer team. Josh Martin is the new boys soccer coach for Roberson. Josh Martin’s head-coaching debut at Roberson was a success and then some....
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Lots of positives for WNC teams in Mountain Football Jamboree
Murphy’s Joey Curry looks for a receiver during Wednesday night’s scrimmage against Asheville High. Erwin quarterback Damien Ferguson throws a pass during Wednesday’s Mountain Football Jamboree at...
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West Henderson holding Family Night on Friday
West Henderson’s football players Landon Owen, Kyler Stalks, Peyton Frisbee, Sam Gentry and Brandon Whitaker. Friday’s scrimmage with Rosman highlights Falcon Family Football Night at West Henderson....
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Sharpstene rises to 2nd in Dogwood Junior
Roberson senior Matt Sharpstene. Birdies were springing up everywhere Wednesday for Matt Sharpstene. The Roberson senior carded eight of them for a second round score of 66, allowing Sharpstene to...
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Owen's 'Stampede in the Valley' cancelled
Owen’s Cyrus Hooper (17). Thursday night’s “Stampede in the Valley” community football event at Owen has been cancelled. Buncombe County Schools is replacing the Warhorses’ artificial turf field at...
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Greenies open practice with 52 players
Christ School football players Drew Johnson, Seth Griswold, Tyler Redmond, Talon Hensley and Jared Gash. Christ School students will soon convene in Arden for a new school year with a record...
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WNC camps, clinics and tryouts
Registration is now open for the fall season of Asheville Empire lacrosse. Registration is now open for the fall season of Asheville Empire lacrosse. CAMPS, CLINICS AND TRYOUTS To submit a sports...
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Kuehn, Sharpstene place 2nd at Dogwood
Roberson senior Matt Sharpstene. Two high school golfers from Asheville placed second in the Dogwood State Junior Championship which concluded Thursday at the Cabarrus Country Club in Concord....
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Heritage, Pisgah and Swain scrimmaging tonight in Canton
Mountain Heritage’s Junior Denton and Trey Robinson. Many football teams from Western North Carolina will take part in their last preseason scrimmages on Friday. One of the most intriguing ones is in...
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New NFL season beckons for Johnson, Livingston
Hendersonville graduate Robert Livingston. Two former Western North Carolina quarterbacks continue to use their smarts for the game to coach at football’s highest level. Hendersonville alum Robert...
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Preseason injury a setback for Dowdle at South Carolina
Reynolds graduate Rico Dowdle set a Western North Carolina record for single-season touchdown responsibility (63) last fall. Rico Dowdle was hobbling around on crutches earlier this week at a...
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Reminder: WNC football preview in Sunday's paper
Asheville High should once again be one of the top teams in the Mountain Athletic Conference. Sunday readers of the Citizen-Times will find a special treat in this week’s newspaper. Months of work and...
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McGee still hungry after state title
Toney McGee became the youngest state champion in the history of McDowell wrestling last February. MARION – Toney McGee could be treated for a neck injury. With all the medals that have been slipped...
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Smoky Mountain girls basketball coach steps down
Eric Toedtman has resigned after three years as the girls basketball coach at Smoky Mountain. Smoky Mountain girls basketball coach Eric Toedtman has resigned. Toedtman went 61-22 in three seasons...
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Butler fighting for roster spot in Detroit
Detroit Lions’ Crezdon Butler, a former Asheville High star, breaks up a two-point conversion intended for Green Bay Packers’ Davante Adams last season in Green Bay, Wis. The Lions won 18-16. Former...
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N. Buncombe players earn awards from Babe Ruth 14U World Series
North Buncombe softball players Cassie Plemmons, left, and Gracie Vetas. Two youth softball players for North Buncombe received individual awards at the conclusion of the Babe Ruth 14 and under World...
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Avery JV football game cancelled
Avery County Thursday’s junior-varsity football game between Avery County and Hampton (Tenn.) has been cancelled. The cancellation does not affect Friday’s nonconference game between the two schools...
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