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Falcons close out season 25-3
Forbush closed out its season on Wednesday in the third round of the NCHSAA state 2A playoffs with a 2-0 loss to North Stanly. The Falcons ended the season 25-3. Thomas Conrad had 21 outs during the game. Conrad, Colton Moxley, Bo Moxley, Riley Campbell, and Dylan McClamrock each had one hit during the game. Forbush was ranked 4th and lost to the 5th ranked team. “We gave up two runs in the 3rd inning with two outs on back to back doubles. The pitcher we faced was a Wingate University commit. Thomas pitched outstanding for us and we had chances to score in several innings but just couldn’t get a hit with runners in scoring position,” said Forbush Baseball Coach Jack Moss.
Wood Earns Best Finish of the Season at North Wilkesboro
Jack Wood captured his best result in six starts this season with a 12th-place finish at North Wilkesboro Speedway (NWS) on Sunday afternoon. The driver of the No. 91 Cometic Gasket / Klotz Synthetics Chevrolet Silverado RST collected nine stage points during the event to total 34 points on the The post Wood Earns Best Finish of the Season at North Wilkesboro first appeared on Speedway Digest - Home for NASCAR News.
Forbush to hold baseball camp
Forbush will hold baseball camps for future Falcons on May 30 and 31. Elementary camp for grades pre-K through fifth grade will be on May 30 and 31 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The cost is $70. For grades sixth through eighth, camp will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on May 30. The cost is $35. Pre-registration is required.
Elkin Wet Lightning summer swim team registration open
On-line registration for the Elkin Wet Lightning summer swim team is now open for all area swimmers ages 5 thru 18 (age as of June 1, 2024). EWL is a summer rec program that competes within the Blue Ridge Swim League. Swimmers will have the opportunity to practice each weekday morning and then compete with teams in Dobson, Mount Airy, Hillsville, Galax and Wytheville, Virginia. EWL’s head coach again this year will be Caeson Baker, a college junior at UNC-Wilmington and long-time swimmer under the direction of legendary Elkin High School coach, Oz Prim. Prim, and his daughter, Julianna, will...
Dye Scores Career Best Short Track Finish
Daniel Dye earned his career best short track result after finishing ninth at North Wilkesboro Speedway (NWS). Dye earned a total of 30-points Sunday now putting him 17 markers off from being in the 10th position for the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) points standings. The driver of the No. The post Dye Scores Career Best Short Track Finish first appeared on Speedway Digest - Home for NASCAR News.
Welborn signs with Catawba College
Elkin High School senior and stand-out swimmer, Sophie Welborn, has signed her National Letter of Intent to swim for Catawba College in Salisbury. Welborn remarked, “My family and I visited six colleges across four different states, each of them had some of the things I was looking for, but none of them felt like home. I chose Catawba because it checked all the boxes that were important to me. Catawba has a young coach that has a record of building upon the previous year’s successes. The team chemistry and energy was amazing and it’s a smaller college that is really...
Elkin loses in 2nd round of tournament, East Wilkes still dancing
The 2024 1A NCHSAA Softball State Championship Tournament is well underway. East Wilkes is the only local team which remains in play. Elkin High School easily won their first round game against the Cardinals of Cornerstone Charter School, 15-0, with the game ending after only 3 innings of play. However, the Lady Elks fell short in play with the Rowdy Rebel Bulls of South Stanly High School on Friday, May 10. The Bulls had a strong sixth inning to end the Buckin’ Elks season, 3-5. ...
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