August 26, 2005

Quest for win No. 2 at home

One of the uglier losses last season was handed to Watauga’s football team when Hibriten walloped them 31-6 in Lenoir, but the Pioneers have a year of Snow under their belts and are looking for some payback tonight at Jack Groce Stadium at 7.

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Borden’s Tiger trek

With the NCAA clearinghouse process out of the way, Brittney Borden is one step closer to walking on to the Auburn University track and field team.

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Watauga shuts out Freedom, 9-0

After opening with a sound victory over South Caldwell last Tuesday, the Watauga girls’ tennis team came into their match with Freedom with confidence and a sense that this could be a special year for them. They continued their hot streak Thursday night by sweeping every match for a 9-0 win over Freedom at the Carroll Complex.

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August 24, 2005

North Mecklenburg Vikings invade Pioneer’s defense

With some inexperience showing, Watauga’s boys’ soccer team lost Tuesday’s season opener, 3-0 to North Mecklenburg.

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Pioneers place well in home meet

Watauga’s cross country teams hit the ground running Tuesday in a home meet with their boys taking second place and their girls taking first. Both races had a Watauga runner take first individually.

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Who’s King of the Mountain?

High Country Media, with papers in Avery, Watauga and Ashe counties, is sponsoring the King of the Mountain Award.

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August 22, 2005

‘We battled’: Watauga finds victory in the fourth

One down.  Before the start of the season, Watauga football coach Adrian Snow said there were eight teams he wanted to get another whack at after going 2-8 last season in his first year with the team. Friday night, he got one of those games back with a 17-13 win over West Caldwell.

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Michael Nigro credits offensive line

It’s amazing what a few seconds can do.  Michael Nigro found out Friday night what it feels like to play quarterback. Last season, he spent most of the time playing “tackling dummy.”

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Opener may be benchmark for WHS

Non-conference matches have always been an opportunity for Doug Kidd and the Watauga soccer program to take on a top state contender and get a measure of themselves and prepare for the postseason. The Pioneer boys’ season opener Tuesday against North Mecklenburg is no exception.

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