Archived: May 31, 2006
Gurganus soared over track and field rivals
All of the candidates for the Hall of Fame Award were great Watauga athletes, but with Sallie Gurganus’ track record, there was little doubt about who would win.
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Passion drives Trailblazer winner
This year’s trailblazing Pioneer wore his paths through the links of the Northwestern 4-A Conference and beyond. Jacob Eggers earned Watauga’s Trailblazer Award on the merits of his success in scholastic golf and his intensity as a basketball player.
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WHS grad takes over E. Guilford hoops teams
Just three years removed from assisting with Watauga’s boys’ basketball program, Charlie Lyons has landed a head coaching job with Eastern Guilford.
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Commentary: ASU on long road to recovery
Another sub .500 season. An eighth-place finish in the Southern Conference standings and a quick exit from the league tournament in Charleston, S.C. Yes, it was a successful season for the Appalachian State baseball team.
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May 29, 2006
WHS grid team, baseball great honored
The 2006 class of the Watauga Sports Hall of Fame has a distinct 70s look to it.
Three of those selected to this year’s class — Danny Triplett, Jon Steinbrecher and Steve Breitenstein, have ties to the 1978 Watauga state 3-A championship team. In fact, the ’78 Pioneers are the special award winners.
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Wells, Callahan earn state awards
The state’s soccer coaches put their heads together and figured out what a lot of people already knew.
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A unique experience
After verbally committing back in January, Watauga football’s Cody Ratliff signed on the dotted line Thursday to make it official. Ratliff will play college football at North Carolina Tech.
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Burnett headed to NCAA finals
GREENSBORO — Appalachian State senior Beverly Burnett placed second in the shot put Friday at the NCAA East Regional hosted by North Carolina A&T at Irwin Belk Track.
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Rea wins Watauga 5K River Run road race
VALLE CRUCIS — Pete Rea won the Watauga River Run 5K held Saturday. Rea turned in a time of 17 minutes, 9 seconds, four seconds faster than runner-up Rodney Jackson. Zika Palmer was third with a 17:44 and Clint Proudy was fourth with a time of 17:56. John Quindry rounded out the final five with a time of 18:12.
The race is held in memory of Gwen Tyrie, a former third-grade teacher at Blowing Rock Elementary who was an active runner as well as in memory of Andy Palmer, who was a senior writer for Running Times and owner and director of Blowing Rock’s ZAP Fitness.
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South Caldwell reaches finals
South Caldwell’s strength all season long was its pitching staff. So it was no surprise that pitching carried the Spartans into the NCHSAA 4-A state finals over the weekend.
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