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May 15 student athletes, coaches, staff and proud parents gathered in the Montgomery Central High School Auditorium to witness the signing day event that had been prepared for seven student athletes who announced their plans to play sports at the next level as they signed on to different colleges. Each student athlete took the stage individually accompanied by various family members and coaches to give thanks, make their declarations and to sign on to become part of their chosen colleges.

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ELKIN, N.C. — The World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Models ended a nine-year wait on Friday with a return to North Carolina’s Ultimate Motorsports & RV Park. Two 25-lap features, featuring 40 of the best late model drivers in the country combined, set the heat race...

Luke and his brother Will Jackson have started a cornhole tournament that has grown in popularity since it started with the first tournament at Biscoe’s baseball field with about 10 guys in May 2023; Luke had a passion for playing and felt that he could grow this into something bigger to bring the community together. Luke says, “I began playing at River Wild on Lake Tillery and was stoked when I won my first tournament and became hooked ever since. We have moved locations over time and now reside at 135 Bruton Street in Troy on Mondays.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Eastern NC high school baseball teams went 2-for-2 in wrapping up East Regional titles on Friday. Just hours after Northside High School wrapped up the Class 1-A East Regional title in Pinetown, Greene Central did the same in Snow Hill in the Class 2-A East Regional final. Both teams join South […]

Other notable selections include Deuce Knight, K.J. Lacey, T.J. Lateef, George MacIntyre, Ryan Montgomery, Keelon Russell, Akili Smith Jr. and Matt Zollers. The event features four five-star prospects and seven quarterbacks in the top 100 overall of the 247Sports rankings. Ten are four-star recruits while the remaining six are three-stars.

Tyler Brown has been named the new head basketball coach for Montgomery Central High School's men'w basketball. Coach Brown recently has a meet and great at MCHS where he extended an introduction to parents and guardians of current and potential athletes who are interested in playing next year. Brown told those in attendance that he was an educator first who loves teaching history. Brown graduated from Wake Forest University and has been teaching history since January 2017 at Southwestern Randolph High School. After graduating from college, Brown also began coaching basketball as a head coach for a rec league team in Wilson County and also took on assisting positions in football and basketball at his alma mater, Southwestern Randolph.

Splashpads and swimming pools in North Carolina across the area are open. Check out our searchable database of public pools across central North Carolina. Note: The list does not include neighborhood pools, private pools or pools that require a membership. Swimming pools in North Carolina.

ASHEBORO — There most definitely wasn’t a lot of sleep on Wednesday night for the players and coaches of the Southwestern Randolph High School varsity softball game. It can be like that after an incredible victory that allows you to remain alive in the search for a state championship.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Northside girls softball team is one victory away from claiming the East regional championship and a trip to the state finals, while the Panthers baseball team dropped the first of a three game series at home. The 13th-seeded softball Panthers (20-4) wiped out...

Our beloved Atlantic Coast-to-Coast Conference in college sports has gotten so large, with the addition of Stanford, Cal and Southern Methodist universities come football season, that traditionalists like me are pushing back. The latest example comes from the N.C. General Assembly. Four western lawmakers, including N.C. Rep. Ray Pickett from...

SALISBURY, N.C. — Zach Daum was in need of a spark. Something to get he and the Trifecta Motorsports team back on track after a string of misfortunes and up-and-down results. Who would have guessed they’d find it at the red-clay, sixth-mile North Carolina bullring known as Millbridge Speedway...

Here are the Western North Carolina athletes who had top performances this week in spring sports. This list is compiled from information provided to the Citizen Times (sports@citizentimes.com) or posted on MaxPreps or social media. It will be updated throughout the week. Please encourage coaches to email submissions to sports@citizentimes.com. ...

The fourth round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association girls soccer state playoffs is scheduled for Thursday, May 23. All fourth round games are played at the higher seed. Start times vary for each game, but HighSchoolOT is updating a list of start times below. To report a start...

By CHARLIE PARENT Jackson Keith, a four-star rising senior out of and Southern High (N.C.), is receiving blue-blood interest and starred for Team CP3 at the third Nike EYBL session in Indianapolis. The 6-foot-6 wing dropped 20 points in front of Duke’s Jon Scheyer and North Carolina’s Hubert Davis during Saturday’s loss to Team Takeover. “It felt great,” he told ZAGSBLOG. “That’s what you live for as a kid, seeing every coach in the country come out and watch you play. Once you get out there and play, it’s just fun all the time.” Keith is from Durham and said North Carolina has reached out to him, but is still waiting to receive an offer. “[Playing for UNC] would be great,” he said. “Growing up in North Carolina, you watch the best schools around you, and they’ve always been one of the best.” He projects as a bigger guard who comes off the wing and does a lot of work on the interior. Keith pointed out his rebounding ability, but he’ll also fill up the scoresheet, making difficult shot when called upon. He watches Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler, among other taller guards who play small. “I’m one of those guys who’s going to work hard and be on the offensive glass. I’m going to be rebound, play a lot of defense and I’ll do all of the dirty work,” he said. “The biggest thing is I can hit a lot of tough shots throughout the course of the game.” Hometown school N.C. State, Georgetown and Mississippi State were all also in attendance for Jackson this weekend, all of which he has offers from. He wants to visit all three of those schools, along with LSU, after EYBL. “I’m trying to get everywhere,” he said. Jackson broke down some of his options: N.C. State: “It’s great. You grow up watching them play, watching T.J. Warren and Jarkel Joiner going out there and having fun. When you see that, it shows that you can do something really big right in your hometown.” Georgetown: “They’ve been great and on me since last summer. Coach [Ed] Cooley, that’s my guys: we’re always talking, he’s checking in one me and I’m checking in with him, so it’s really fun.” Mississippi State: “I love them, even with the recent coaching staff change. I reached out to them, and they assured me that everything’s still on the table and that they’re still coming to watch me play.” Follow Charlie on Twitter Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter Follow ZAGSBLOGHoops on Instagram And Like ZAGS on Facebook.