Archive for 'Erwin'
–2009 conference realignments shake things up WNC
1 December 2007RALEIGH - Realignment in 2009 will really shake things up in Western North Carolina if everything stays the same as the NCHSAA has proposed. A lot of mountain teams will be moving to split conferences, five teams will be changing classifications
The biggest change in Buncombe County will be at Reynolds and Roberson.
–The Wrestling Mat - by Joe Shively
15 November 2007Opinions, rumors, etc. around the local wrestling scene by Joe Shively, Sr. shivelywrestlinghq@yahoo.com
Wrestling: The MAC is back!
ASHEVILLE – November 15, 2007 - It’s that time of year again! The days are short, the nights are cold, and Thanksgiving is just a few days away. Inside most high schools across the country, […]
–Brooke Robinson: Tusculum feels like home to me
15 November 2007LEICESTER - November 14, 2007 - On the first day that high school athletes can sign their letter of intent, Erwin’s Brooke Robinson exchanged her red uniform for an orange one. With family and teammates around her, she signed to play for the Tusculum College Pioneers, a Division II school, located just outside of Greenville, TN.
–Breaking news —- Mike Sexton to take over head job at Erwin
14 November 2007LEICESTER - November 14, 2007 - Mike Sexton, who was let go by Tuscola after last years 2-9 season, spent this year as an assistant at Erwin and now has been named to replace Chris Brookshire as the Warriors head football coach.
–MORE TO FOLLOW LATER–
–Erwin’s Brooke Robinson to sign ‘Letter of Intent’ on Wednesday
13 November 2007LEICESTER - November 13, 2007 - Last year as a junior, Brooke Robinson made the 2007 Mountain Athletic All Conference Team. She had a 2.38 earned run average with 124 strikeouts in 105 2/3 innings pitched. She also had nine complete games with four saves while hitting for a .310 batting average during her junior year.
Robinson will be signing a national letter […]
–MAC & WHC sends all-star volleyball teams to Greensboro
9 November 2007ASHEVILLE - November 9, 2007 - Two volleyball teams, one made up of players from the Mountain Athletic Conference and the other one made up of players from the Western Highlands Conference, will participate in the Red-Blue All-Star Tournament in Greensboro at Greensboro Sports Plex. The tournament includes 24 All-Star teams from conferences all over the state.
–Pigskin Report - Week 10 - by Michael Hughes
28 October 2007Glaring omissions from WNC, despite the naysayers
by Michael Hughes
It’s time for our annual gripe session on the obvious lack of representation from western North Carolina on the 2007 Shrine Bowl team. This year’s Tar Heel squad consists of 44 athletes from around the state. Four worthy honorees are from the mountain region—Murphy lineman […]
Roberson crashes Erwin’s senior night
27 October 2007By Zachary Colburn
LEICESTER - October 26, 2007 - With a MAC conference championship hanging in the balance, the Roberson Rams turned to the two things that have carried them all season, and neither of them disappointed.
–Pigskin Report - Week 9 - by Michael Hughes
19 October 2007Lots of oomph in mountain offenses
by Michael Hughes
The results are in. The Spread offenses that are widespread throughout western North Carolina are putting up bigger numbers across the region, with recent games resembling defensive-minded basketball scores and less like defensive struggles on the gridiron.
–Cougars boys run away with MAC X-Country Championship
19 October 2007FRANKLIN - October 18, 2007 - Asheville took their first step in their quest for the 3-A state championship by taking the MAC X-Country Championship at Enloe Park in Franklin on Thursday over runner-up Roberson. Asheville with 28 points, garnered three of the top four spots with John Harwell (17:21) taking the win over fellow Cougar Isaac Presson […]
