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Coaches Confidential: What is the top challenge for Gastonia, Shelby baseball, softball?
Each new season presents its own set of challenges for high school baseball and softball coaches. But what issues are most common among Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties? We granted area coaches anonymity, allowing them to offer their perspective on a bevy of topics affecting high school athletics as part of a series...
Burns baseball, Kings Mountain softball to play for NCHSAA state titles. Here's how.
Cleveland County has an opportunity for a double-dose of NCHSAA state gold next weekend. Burns baseball and Kings Mountain softball will vie for NCHSAA state titles, claiming their respective regional titles in winner-take-all Game 3s Saturday evening. ...
Burns baseball, Kings Mountain softball regional finals headed for winner-take-all Game 3s
Kings Mountain softball isn’t ready for a stellar 2024 season to end just yet. The Lady Mountaineers avoided elimination Thursday, downing Piedmont 3-2 in Game 2 of their NCHSAA 3A West championship series. A winner-take-all Game 3 is set for Saturday at Kings Mountain, with first pitch at 6 p.m. ...
Thomas twirls gem as Piedmont hand Kings Mountain softball first loss
Piedmont keeps on rolling. Few teams in North Carolina have a postseason resume more impressive than the Panthers. After taking down Crest and Oak Grove, Jailyn Thomas spun a masterpiece to hand Kings Mountain its first loss of the season. A 3-1 victory in game one of the 3A western...
VOTE: Pick the Gastonia, Shelby area's top baseball, softball players of 2024 season
The 2024 high school baseball and softball seasons are nearing the finish line. With that in mind, it’s time for fans to have their say as to who was best this season in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties. There are 29 baseball nominees from the Gastonia, Shelby area, while...
Top performers: Late heroics propel South Point girls soccer to NCHSAA 3A West final
Here is a daily list of the top performers from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties during the 13th week of spring sports action. Our weekly top performers list and athlete of the week nominees are compiled courtesy of information provided to The Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star by coaches, athletic directors or team statisticians through emails, MaxPreps or mentioning @JoeLHughesII in game results and highlights posted to X, formerly known as Twitter. ...
Burns baseball joins Kings Mountain softball in NCHSAA regional finals. Here's what's next
Kevin Cruise doesn’t know what to expect next week, the Kings Mountain softball team advancing to the NCHSAA 3A West championship series. If the postseason scenes he’s witnessed for other Mountaineer sports are an indication, Cruise believes he and his team are in for something special. “I have...
Demons denied NCHSAA 3-A crown by South Point in thriller
BURLINGTON — “We were right there,” said Fike High boys tennis head coach Lee Matthews, before repeating himself softly. “We were right there.” The Golden Demons, making their first appearance in the NCHSAA 3-A dual-team championship, were indeed right there Monday morning at Burlington Tennis Center. Fike, the East Regional champion, trailed West king Belmont South Point 4-2 after singles […] The post Demons denied NCHSAA 3-A crown by South Point in thriller first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
South Point boys tennis, Gaston Day track among bevy of area athletes to earn state gold
Another NCHSAA championship trophy is bound for Belmont. The South Point boys tennis team claimed the program’s first state championship Monday, defeating Fike 5-3 in the 3A state final at Burlington Tennis Center. With the victory, South Point capped its season with a perfect 16-0 record. ...
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