Watauga quarterback Anderson Castle and volleyball player Brooke Byrd have been a part of many victories on courts and playing fields for the Pioneers.

BOONE — The Watauga boys’ soccer team beat visiting Alexander Central 3-0 to stay in first place in the Northwestern Conference standings.

BOONE — It’s a rare moment when the Watauga football team trails a Northwestern Conference opponent.

BOONE — Watauga tennis player Jadyn Kadyk loves playing her sport.

BOONE — The Cove Creek School volleyball team has come a long way in three years.

NEWTON — The Watauga volleyball team went into its nonconference showdown with Fred T. Foard unbeaten in 2019.

BOONE — One of the key elements that Jaiden Bond gives the Watauga football team is versatility.

BOONE – Cove Creek, Parkway, Blowing Rock and Valle Crucis all posted first round victories in the Watauga County Middle School Volleyball Tournament at Lentz-Eggers Gym on Oct. 8.

BOONE — The Hickory nonconference football schedule maker was not kind to the Red Tornadoes this season.

BOONE — The Watauga volleyball team had no trouble with visiting Ashe County by taking a 25-7, 25-10, 25-8 victory over the Huskies at Lentz-Eggers Gym.

TAYLORSVILLE — Watauga’s football team already put Alexander Central in a hole that would be difficult to climb out by scoring three unanswered touchdowns in the first half.

BOONE — Nathanial Brown was following in his younger brother’s footsteps when he signed a letter of intent with the Appalachian State wrestling team.

BOONE — The Alexander Central junior varsity football team rolled to a 46-0 win over Watauga Oct. 3 at Jack Groce Stadium after taking a 38-0 halftime lead.

DEEP GAP — The Parkway volleyball team closed out its 2019 regular season with a victory over visiting Valle Crucis on Oct. 3.

BOONE — The recent heat wave that has hit neighboring counties off the mountain has benefitted the Watauga middle school football team with extra home games added to its schedule.

BOONE — The Watauga girls’ tennis team captured the Northwestern Conference championship with an 8-1 victory over South Caldwell in a match held at Watauga’s courts Oct. 2.

MORGANTON — The Watauga volleyball team swept past host Freedom 25-8, 25-12 and 25-10 in a Northwestern Conference match held at Freedom High on Oct. 2.

BOONE — The Watauga girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams dominated in their meets held at the Watauga High School course on Oct. 2.

BOONE — The Watauga middle school boys’ soccer team continued its winning ways during its second season in existence with a dominant 7-0 victory over border rival Avery on Oct. 2 at Jack Groce Stadium.

BOONE — Watauga quarterback Anderson Castle has put up big numbers this season.

BOONE — Most football teams eventually have some things in common. The Watauga and Alexander Central football teams are no different.

BOONE — Cross-country teams from off the mountain that were invited to the High County Cross-Country Classic found out what the Watauga Pioneers already knew; it’s not so easy running over and around those hills.

BOONE — Some Watauga girls’ tennis players who don’t get a chance to see court time got that chance when Ashe County made the trip to Watauga High School Sept. 30.

BOONE — The Watauga volleyball team continued its rampage through the Northwestern Conference with a sweep over McDowell at Lentz-Eggers Gym on Sept. 30.

BOONE — Still smarting from a loss to St. Stephens, Watauga was looking for a team to take out its frustrations on.

BOONE — Even a Watauga fumble returned for a South Caldwell touchdown could only put a small dent in the runaway train the Pioneers rode at Jack Groce Stadium Sept. 27.

VILAS — The Cove Creek volleyball team went into its home match with visiting Hardin Park in first place with an undefeated record.

HICKORY — The Watauga volleyball team has lost just one set during the Pioneers’ Northwestern Conference season in 2019.

BOONE — The Watauga middle school football team claimed a 12-6 victory over visiting Granite Falls at Jack Groce Stadium on Sept. 25.

MORGANTON — The Watauga girls’ tennis team beat Freedom 9-0 in a Northwestern Conference match played at Freedom on Sept. 25.

BOONE — The Watauga football team begins its third stage of the 2019 season Sept. 27.

BOONE — Watauga’s rivalry with Hickory in boys’ soccer took its latest step Sept. 23 when Watauga took a 2-1 victory over the Red Tornadoes at Jack Groce Stadium.

BOONE — The Watauga volleyball team seized sole possession of first place in the Northwestern Conference with a 25-16, 25-17 and 25-15 victory over visiting Hickory at Lentz-Eggers Gym.

Wofford’s football program made sure on Sept. 21 that no other football player who dons a uniform for the Terriers will wear No. 7.

CHAPEL HILL – Watauga’s Jake Watson knew he could be under the microscope when the Pioneers hosted Gastonia Ashbrook Sept. 20.

BOONE — The Watauga football team watched helplessly when two-time All-Northwestern Conference running back Bryce Satterfield was helped off the field in the Pioneers’ Sept. 13 game because of two torn knee ligaments.

BOONE — Watauga running back Bryce Satterfield and Watauga head football coach Ryan Habich got the official word on the extent of Satterfield’s knee. The news was not good.

HICKORY — The Watauga girls’ tennis team claimed a 9-0 victory over St. Stephens to stay unbeaten in the Northwestern Conference.

TAYLORSVILLE — Watauga volleyball coach Kris Hagaman had a little surprise for her players following the visiting Pioneers’ 25-11, 25-12, 25-19 win over Alexander Central on Sept. 18 at Alexander High School.

TAYLORSVILLE — The Watauga boys’ soccer team scored three goals in the first half of its game at Alexander Central and held on to take a 3-1 Northwestern Conference victory.

HICKORY — The Watauga girls’ tennis team claimed a 9-0 victory over St. Stephens to stay unbeaten in the Northwestern Conference.

BOONE — Parkway’s middle school volleyball team claimed victories over Hardin Park and over host Green Valley in a tri-match held at Green Valley School on Sept. 17.

BOONE — If this were 2018, West Caldwell would still be in the Northwestern Conference.

BOONE — Watauga football coach Ryan Habich said that Pioneers running back Bryce Satterfield will be out of action “indefinitely” after the senior back injured his knee against Wilkes Central at Jack Groce Stadium Sept. 13.

BOONE — The Watauga volleyball team continued its defense of its Northwestern Conference championship against visiting South Caldwell.

BOONE — The Watauga girls’ tennis team won five of six singles victories and claimed a 7-2 victory over visiting Hickory on Sept. 17.