Sports

THIS ONE'S FOR YOU: Blue Devils rise to the occasion in season-opening win over rival Bandys on Thursday night

Prep football is officially back, and what a way to kick-off the 2020-21 season than to have an opening battle between the Maiden Blue Devils and Bandys Trojans.

SURVIVE AND ADVANCE: Lady Bears basketball secures 58-50 victory over North Davidson in opening round of NCHSAA 2A West state playoffs

'Survive and advance' is the name of the game come playoff time.

For the Bunker Hill Lady Bears' varsity girls basketball team, it did just that in first-round action of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 2A West state playoffs.

NCAA Grants Permission to Assist Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Player Andy Lopez

Lenoir-Rhyne junior Catcher/1st Basemen Andy Lopez needs the help of the Bears Family. Last week the NCAA approved a plan to help Andy cover his tuition costs after experiencing an extreme family hardship.

CVCC softball announces Canadian signee Kiana Mullner

From “The Great White North” to Red Hawk Nation, the Catawba Valley Community College softball team announces the addition of its first-ever international signing in Kiana Mullner.

Red Hawks lash Lancers, win 184th straight Region match

The second-ranked Catawba Valley Community College volleyball team earned its 184th straight Region 10 victory on Tuesday, defeating USC Lancaster 3-0 at the Tarlton Complex.

Set scores were 25-9, 25-12 and 25-18.

Four homers, dominant pitching lead CVCC in road sweep

Behind four home runs and dominant pitching, the Catawba Valley Community College softball team earned a road conference sweep on Tuesday afternoon against host Fayetteville Tech.

With the victories, CVCC improves to 5-1 on the season.

Knights' 3-pointer efficiency leads to 70-56 win over Maiden in Tuesday's rematch

These two programs just came off of a close encounter on Feb. 3 in which Maiden came into enemy territory and knocked off the No. 1 team in the South Fork 2A Conference, 67-64.

Lady Blue Devils' Andrews leads 4th quarter run for 61-39 win over North Lincoln on Tuesday

Coming off of a big win over then South Fork 2A Conference third-place holder Lake Norman Charter (7-4) on Friday, Feb. 5, the Lady Blue Devils returned home for a match-up with another team of Lady Knights.

Lady Red Devils' upperclassmen, sophomore Geddes aid in pulling out 64-46 victory over West Lincoln on Friday for 'Senior Night'

It was a special night for Newton-Conover's varsity girls basketball team on Friday night as it recognized its senior players.

Coming into the match-up, the Lady Red Devils escaped a narrow finish with rival Bandys (6-4) on Feb. 2, 53-49.

BUCKETS FOR SYD: Lady Trojans’ varsity basketball program to host ‘Shoot-A-Thon’ fundraiser for alumna Sydney Wilson on Feb. 13

Some things are just bigger than sports; bigger than the game-winning shot; bigger than hoisting a championship.