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Grace Christian baseball takes down Gaston Christian to advance to NCISAA 3A championship series
A program built to pursue championships will get to host one this weekend. Grace Christian of Sanford earned another weekend at Crusader Park after coming back from an early deficit to defeat Gaston Christian 6-4 in the NCISAA 3A state semi-final. Caleb Ellis reached back and blew a fastball by...
Kings Mountain wins back-to-back games to win 3A west softball series over Piedmont
Kings Mountain's softball team will get a shot at the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A state championship after beating Piedmont in Game 3 of the western regional championship series on Saturday night. Pitcher Madeline Huffman recorded a shutout with nine strikeouts, all while allowing just five hits. Kings Mountain...
What lies ahead for 8 Gastonia, Shelby baseball, softball teams in NCHSAA, NCISAA playoffs
Having survived the first two rounds of the 2024 NCHSAA and NCISAA state playoffs, the title pursuit of eight high school baseball and softball teams in Cleveland and Gaston counties remains in play. Burns’ pursuit of back-to-back NCHSAA 2A state titles continues, this after the 2A West bracket’s top seed picked up wins over No. 32 East Burke and 16-seed McMichael. ...
Here's how a whirlwind week ended on a high note for Cherryville softball
CHERRYVILLE — Cherryville softball understands all too well how swiftly things can change. The Town of Cherryville and much of Gaston County were in the line of fire Wednesday, dual rounds of severe weather bringing tornadoes, high winds and heavy rainfall to the area. Fresh reminders remain at every turn, town residents removed debris large and small Friday afternoon while relishing the return of power to their households. ...
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