July 1,  2005

American pulls away from Wilkes

Extra base hits? Watauga American’s 11-12-year old all-star team didn’t need any in its 8-4 victory over Wilkes American in the first round of the District 7 Little League Tournament at Optimist Park Thursday.

Read More...

Aaron Watson leads National past SE Caldwell

Watauga National pitcher Aaron Watson made sure that his teammates did not need a big rally to beat Southeast Caldwell Thursday night.

Read More...

June 29,  2005

Draft rules not fair to prep players

The NBA Draft is finally over. Two rounds of star-making by the best basketball league this side of Argentina are done.

Read More...

College ball makes game, players better

Shaquille O’Neal is the most dominant player in the game right now. Arguably, he is one of, if not the most, dominant player in the history of the game. The design of the basket had to be changed so this monster wouldn’t break every hoop he dunked on.

Read More...

Blood, Sweat and Gears results:

The top 50 of the 100-mile leg of the Blood, Sweat and Gears bike ride held Saturday follows:

Read More...

June 27,  2005

ASU grad captures third Blood, Sweat & Gears

The women’s division of the Blood Sweat and Gears bike ride is starting to turn into the Betsy Patrick Invitational.

Read More...

Snake Mountain separates great from good

What were they thinking? All the horses under the hood of my editor’s Subaru hardly made it up Snake Mountain Saturday, but the organizers of the Blood, Sweat and Gears 100-miler decided this was a good place to ride bikes. Luckily, the members of the Meat Camp Volunteer Fire Department also thought it was a good place for an unofficial first aid station.

Read More...

Brenda Taylor settles for eighth

CARSON, Calif. — Brenda Taylor settled for eighth place in the finals of the 400-meter hurdles at the United States Track and Field Championships Saturday afternoon.

Read More...

Pioneers invade Wilkes

Watauga may not have an American Legion baseball team, but that does not mean that Watauga players don’t play American Legion baseball.

Read More...