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2024 Friday Night Rivals Schedule
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The best in prep football will be back in action for the 2024-2025 season on My40!. The 2024-2025 Friday Night Rivals schedule covers 11 matchups from Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina. The season kicks off officially on Friday, August 23, when...
Warlassies set to serve up another strong campaign
By nearly any measure, last season was a successful one for the Owen High School volleyball program. The team, led by a pair of freshmen, jumped two spots in the Western Highlands Conference standings to take sole possession of second place while advancing to the second round of the playoffs and a 16-6 record.
Buncombe County Moonshine & Motorsports: Exhibit & Programs
Asheville -- August 15, 2024: City of Asheville: Two staples from the South's past - moonshine and motorsports - will be on. full display throughout September. Buncombe County Special Collections is hosting DNCR "Moonshine and Motorsports" traveling exhibit and hosts related programs all month long. All of September: Moonshine and...
Cruz Homers and Doubles in 5-4 Win at Rome
ROME- The Asheville Tourists and the Rome Emperors battled throughout a close game Thursday night. With the score tied 4-4 in the top of the eighth, Garret Guillemette delivered an RBI single to put the Tourists in front 5-4. That lead held up over the final frames and Asheville claimed the one-run win.
Owen preparing for the long road in first year under Faircloth
Black Mountain — (WLOS) Every high school football stadium in Western North Carolina has a breath-taking view in it's own right, but few can quite stack up with the scenery at Owen High School. Mountains directly border one end of the field with tall trees still flush with greenery, while the other end has the signature blue haze-covered mountains in the distance.
Burkhalter Records Career High K's, Emperors Drop Thursday Tussle
ROME, Ga. - Blake Burkhalter's season may have started late, but he has gained ground and cemented himself as a pivotal piece of Cody Gabella's starting rotation as the 2024 South Atlantic League Playoffs creep ever closer. With the Emperors eyeing their fourth straight win, Gabella would give the ball to the former Auburn Tiger Blake Burkhalter against the Asheville Tourists on Thursday night.
ROME EMPERORS OPEN SERIES AT HOME WITH VICTORY OVER ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
All but two Emperors recorded hits in Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over the Asheville Tourists. Riley Frey, Rome’s game one starter, pitched into trouble in the first after giving up two hits, both in two strike counts, to Kenni Gomez and Narbe Cruz before issuing a walk to Walker Janek to load the bases with nobody out. Four-hole hitter Luis Encarnacion would ground into a 5-4-3 double play, but Gomez would score to give Asheville their first and only lead of the night.
Cross Country Announces 2024 Signing Class
The UNC Asheville cross country team has unveiled its 2024 signing class, consisting of eight female and seven male athletes. Head Coach Adam Puett expressed enthusiasm about the depth and talent this group brings, aiming to enhance the team's performance within the Big South Conference and NCAA Southeast Region. The recruits hail from various regions, showcasing a diverse talent pool eager to contribute to the Bulldogs' future success.
Zebo’s Ninth Inning Double Fuels Walk-off Versus Tourists
ROME, Ga. - Three runs in the bottom of the ninth, courtesy of Nick Ward and Adam Zebrowski, kept the Emperors alive Wednesday night before E.J. Exposito’s single won the ball game in the tenth, 6-5. Again, it was Asheville striking first via a single, double, and triple in the top of the third inning off Cory Wall. Wall, like Frey a night ago, would settle down and get through five. Kevin Kilpatrick’s two-out walk in the third marked his sixth straight time reaching base safely and was the catalyst for back-to-back base hits from Compton and Grady to tie the game at 2.
2024 Set to Start with Road Matchup with Florida Gators and Home Opener vs UNC Asheville
WCU – 13-5-3, 7-2-0 SoCon. Gainesville, Fla. | 7:00 P.M. | Donald R. Dizney Stadium. Western Carolina (0-0-0, 0-0-0 SoCon) vs UNC Asheville (0-0-0, 0-0-0 Big South) Cullowhee, N.C. | 7:00 P.M. | Catamount Athletic Complex. Live Stats: https://tinyurl.com/nvt4xhvs. Quick Cuts:. Western Carolina and Florida will share the pitch...
Maroon Devil football puts in the work at Asheville scrimmage
The Maroon Devil football team learned a lot about itself Saturday at Asheville High school by competing in a four-team scrimmage with much larger schools Davy Crockett High Pioneers, a 5A school from Jonesborough, Tennessee, Watauga High Pioneers, a 4A school from Boone and Asheville High Cougers, a 3A school. But the 1A Devils never backed down against players who were, in many cases, taller and faster.
Five Bulldogs Named Preseason All-Conference, Asheville Picked Second in 2024 Big South Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Five Bulldog Men's Soccer players have been named Preseason All-Conference in the Big South Conference while UNC Asheville was picked second in the 2024 Preseason Coaches' Poll, announced by the league today (Wednesday, Aug. 14). Charlie Farrar highlighted Asheville's preseason honors being named Preseason Goalkeeper of the...
UNC Asheville Athletics Announces 2024-25 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Executive Board
08.13.2024 | Cross Country, General, Track and Field, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Basketball, Athletics News ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville has announced its Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Executive Board for the 2024-25 academic year. Volleyball senior Elle Thigpen will serve as this year's President, while women's soccer senior Lexi Dooley will serve as Vice President. Junior volleyball player Avery Loeback will be the Volunteer Coordinator, while women's soccer senior Anna Doane will be the Creative Director and senior Ally Kerr of golf will be the Secretary. Senior Jackson Core of Men's Cross Country/Track and Field...
No. 20 Duke Defeats UNC Asheville 7-1 on Tuesday
DURHAM, N.C. – Behind four first-half goals, No. 20 Duke men's soccer defeated UNC Asheville, 7-1 at Koskinen Stadium on Tuesday evening. Graduate students Cameron Kerr and Adam Luckhurst led the charge with two goals aside, while freshman Adrian Byasiima tallied his first points of the preseason. HOW IT...
Soccer Game Preview: West Henderson Plays at Home
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, West Henderson is finally coming home. They will host the Hendersonville Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches. On Thursday, West Henderson had just enough and edged...
Women's Soccer Falls at The Citadel in Season Opener
CHARLESTON, S.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Soccer fell in its 2024 season opener at The Citadel by a score of 2-1 on Thursday (Aug. 15). Asheville struck first in the 30th minute when Julia Hüsch fed a ball down the wing to the feet of Azalea Mihailovich. Mihailovich blasted the ball to the top left corner for her first of the season and the fifth of her career to put the Bulldogs ahead 1-0. Asheville had held The Citadel off the shot chart into the final five minutes of the half, before a misplay near the Asheville goal freed up an open net for The Citadel to tie the match. The teams went to the break tied 1-1.
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