Slew of individual awards for Motley
Roberson alum Anabell Motley is a sophomore forward for the Navy women’s soccer team. Former Roberson standout Anabell Motley has been handsomely rewarded for a week in which she scored two-game...
View ArticleMustangs at home for titanic WNCAC matchup
Smoky Mountain senior Matthew Ridley (19) is the leading rusher in Western North Carolina. September means there is less daylight and more on the line for every single football team. Doesn’t Smoky...
View ArticleGoosmann taking TCR record to an untouchable level?
Roberson soccer players celebrate Monday after goalkeeper Evan Goosman, holding up three fingers on both hands, recorded his 33rd career shutout. SKYLAND – Evan Goosmann has a few rare nights where...
View ArticleShrine Bowl rosters out Monday
Murphy’s David Gentry is the head coach for this year’s North Carolina Shrine Bowl team. Rosters for the 80th annual Shrine Bowl will be announced Monday at 2 p.m. Murphy’s David Gentry is the head...
View ArticleGreenies junior blogging for USA TODAY
As he has in the past, Christ School junior Damon Harge Jr., is blogging about experiences both inside and outside of high school basketball this school year for USA TODAY. As he has in the past,...
View ArticleFriday’s WNC football roundup Week 6
The Enka Jets defeated the North Buncombe Black Thursday evening Sept. 22, 2016 35-28 at Enka’s homecoming game. Hendersonville 42, Mountain Heritage 22 BURNSVILLE – Alex Williford had a huge night...
View ArticleFriday's statewide football scores
Football From the Associated Press: Albemarle 36, South Davidson 20 Anson County 20, Monroe Parkwood 14 Apex Middle Creek 54, Raleigh Athens Drive 0 Arden Christ School 40, Rabun Gap-Nachoochee, Ga....
View ArticleAccolades keep pouring in for Knights' Marsh
North Henderson senior Caroline Marsh. HENDERSONVILLE – Caroline Marsh first got involved with volleyball in sixth grade when she was the manager of her middle-school team. The North Henderson senior...
View ArticleWilliford, Bearcats throttle Heritage
Hendersonville’s Alex Williford (4) had a hand in six touchdowns in Friday’s 42-22 win at Mountain Heritage. BURNSVILLE – What a difference a week makes. Hendersonville was down by as many as 37...
View ArticleMore big yardage for WNC quarterbacks
Madison senior quarterback Colby Edwards. Western North Carolina football has its first 2,000-yard passer of the season, and two more quarterbacks exceeded the 1,000 mark in Friday’s games. Erwin...
View ArticleWNC football standings
Smoky Mountain and Tuscola played Friday night in Sylva. Updated after Friday’s games: Mountain Athletic 3-A/4-A TEAM W L W L Roberson 1 0 5 1 Reynolds 1 0 4 2 Enka 1 0 2 4 Asheville 0 0 2 3 McDowell...
View ArticleMountaineers hammer Mustangs in WNCAC showdown
Tuscola’s Brent Turner (8) celebrates a touchdown on Friday night in Sylva. SYLVA –Twenty minutes before kickoff, empty seats were scarce at Carr Hooper Stadium. Anticipating a tough battle between...
View ArticleWell-rested Cougars back on winning track
Asheville High football coach David Burdette and the Cougars improved to 2-3 with Friday’s win over visiting Winston-Salem Carver. ASHEVILLE – A week off paid off for Asheville High. The Cougars...
View ArticleBest of the West #6
Brevard is a new entrant in the Citizen-Times Best of the West rankings after Friday’s win at Franklin. BEST OF THE WEST Following are the season’s sixth Best of the West football rankings compiled by...
View ArticleSt. Onge, Rockets win a wild one
Reynolds quarterback Nathan St. Onge is sandwiched between two Erwin defenders in Friday’s 49-48 overtime win for the Rockets. REYNOLDS – Reynolds junior Nathan St. Onge had the same glazed-over look...
View ArticleSaturday's WNC cross country results
Cross country Coaches, please report your scores by calling (828) 232-5863. Box scores may also be e-mailed to apearson@citizen-times.com. Twitter users are encouraged to tag the Huddle with scoring...
View ArticleSaturday's WNC tennis box scores
Tennis Coaches, please report your scores by calling (828) 232-5863. Box scores may also be e-mailed to apearson@citizen-times.com. Twitter users are encouraged to tag the Huddle with scoring updates...
View ArticleIngles Athlete of the Week: Austin Ponder
North Buncombe senior Austin Ponder is the Ingles Athlete of the Week. Name: Austin Ponder School/team: North Buncombe High School/Black Hawks Age/school year: 17/Senior Sports: Football GPA: 4.0...
View ArticleMaxPreps football rankings
Christ School is the second-ranked team in NCISAA Division II football. The following Western North Carolina football teams are in the top-50 of their respective classifications in the latest...
View ArticleSeptember Shootout titles for Team Carolina
The Team Carolina 13U girls basketball team. Team Carolina won a pair of girls basketball championships at this past weekend’s September Shootout tournament played in Wilkes County. The winning teams...
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