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St. Stephens tennis team salutes seniors with sweep

April 11, 2013

The St. Stephens tennis team honored its five senior members on Thursday and continued its roll this season in the process.

The Indians swept rival Fred T. Foard in singles and doubles play to come away with a 9-0 conference win at home.

Saint improves to 7-1 overall and 4-0 in NWC play, while Fred T. Foard drops to 1-9 overall and 0-4 in conference tennis matches.

Indians down to two football coaching candidates

April 11, 2013

St. Stephens High School has narrowed its list of varsity football head coaching candidates to two names after a total of 51 persons applied for the Indians job.

Cline, Coulter and LaFrancis sign with colleges

April 11, 2013

Three Newton-Conover athletes made their college choices official on Wednesday.

Among those who committed include a pair of senior football players, including quarterback Kevin Cline signing with Carson-Newman and fullback/linebacker Matt Coulter inking with Wingate.

Red Devils senior boys soccer player Jake LaFrancis also signed to compete this fall at Catawba College.

Foard softball falls to Alexander Central in extras

April 9, 2013

In a tight softball game between Fred T. Foard and Alexander Central, it took just one mistake to make all the difference.

Lady Cougars center fielder Amanda Sports scored from third base in the top of the 10th inning after an arrent throw from Foard catcher McKenzie Dziendiel.

The run helped AC pick up a 2-1 victory in 10 innings against the Lady Tigers.