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PREP NOTEBOOK: NWC, CVAC swim championships

January 21, 2012

Northwestern 3A/4A championships (at Valdese Aquatic and Fitness Center)

Girls results

Team results
1.St. Stephens 316; 2. Hickory 259; 3. Watauga 245; 4. Fred T. Foard 221; 5. S. Caldwell 220; 6. Hibriten 198; 7. Alexander Central 75.

Individual results

200 medley relay
1. Watauga 2:03.94; 2. Fred T. Foard 2:04.5; 3. S. Caldwell 2:04.88; 4. St. Stephens 2:05.79; 5. Hibriten 2:07.51

200 freestyle

PREP NOTEBOOK: Trojans roll to 17th victory

January 21, 2012

Bandys 77, Draughn 51

Chelsey Queen scored a career-high 21 points and dished out six assists, leading the Lady Trojans to their 17th straight win of the season.

Madi Story added 20 points, five assists and six steals for Bandys (17-0, 8-0).

Lauren Duckworth led Draughn (10-8, 3-5) with 19 points.

East Burke 76, Bunker Hill 37

The Lady Cavaliers picked up a conference victory against the Lady Bears on Friday.

Lauren Arney and Bailey Gragg each scored 15 points apiece, while Sydney Hicks added 11 points in the East Burke (12-6, 5-3) win.

Bunting named new Indians football chief

January 20, 2012

“Big Daddy” just got a little bigger.

St. Stephens High School named Chris Bunting, the defensive coordinator for the Indians football team last season, as its newest head coach Thursday.

Bunting replaces Fred Whalen, who stepped down after two seasons in the post.

“We have a great community here,” Bunting said at a Thursday press conference at the school. “We have a great support system with our principal and athletic director. We have an amazing faculty and our kids are fantastic. We have things in place that are very good for us.”

L-R’s Arcieri on national watch list

January 20, 2012

Lenoir-Rhyne’s Stephan Arcieri has been named a “Player To Watch” in the Southeast region by the American Baseball Coaches Association.

The designation is part of the 2012 NCAA Div. II ABCA/Rawlings Preseason All-American Team.

Arcieri, a senior outfielder from Roswell, Ga., finished third on the team last season in hitting (.350) while starting 45 of the squad’s 47 games.

Arcieri also led the team in hits (62) to go along with 12 stolen bases, 35 runs scored, three triples, 76 total bases and 26 runs batted in.