Archive for 'Madison High School'
–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 […]
–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.
–Warhorses dominate short-handed Madison
13 October 2007By Derek Norton
BLACK MOUNTAIN-October 12, 2007-With only ten players on their sideline and a shaky history against the Owen Warhorses that includes being outscored 177-6 over the past four years, the odds were certainly against the struggling Madison Patriots going into Black Mountain and coming out with a win. Despite a valiant effort, the Patriots […]
–North Buncombe dominates Christ School Invite
12 October 2007 By Zachary Colburn
ARDEN- In Cross-Country, the top five runners are compiled to get your teams’ score. East Henderson and North Buncombe both had the same amount of runners (8 apiece between both races) finish in the top 15, but it was where the other runners on both teams finished that determined who would take 1st place at the […]
–Pigskin Report - Week 8 - by Michael Hughes
11 October 2007Never say never by Michael Hughes
Fumbles figured prominently in at least two key Mountain Athletic Conference games last week. None was more damaging than the last-minute miscue by Erwin at North Buncombe Stadium. Up by four with 1:28 to play, the Warriors had first-and-goal at the Black Hawks’ four-yard-line. North Buncombe still […]
–Unsung Hero - “Just give me a chance, Coach”
11 October 2007By Terry Brown
ASHEVILLE - October 10, 2007 - Indomitable - it’s a word we often hear being used to describe certain, resilient types in our culture. The word means tough, resolute, determined, unconquerable, and invincible. It’s also the word that best describes sixteen year-old Asheville High School senior, Ryan Nuckolls, who is also the […]
–6th Annual NSR/NSA Fall Talent Search Showcase to be held in Salisbury
9 October 2007SALISBURY - October 9, 2007 - The 6th Annual National Scouting Report/National Softball Association Fall Talent Search Showcase will be held in Salisbury, NC at the Salisbury Community Park off of Hurley School Road on Saturday, October 21 and Sunday October 22, 2007. Twenty-eight teams, 16 in 18U and 12 in 16U, have signed up to play.
–Pigskin Report - Week 7 - by Michael Hughes
5 October 2007Short-handed or short-changed?
by Michael Hughes
Seventeen
Madison County football players were in uniform for last Friday’s game with
Hendersonville. Only 11 of those were listed on the preseason roster. Six junior varsity sophomores were promoted to fill in the gaps.
The well-publicized suspension of at least 10 varsity athletes from the team—for […]
–Pigskin Report - Week #6 - Is it X’s and O’s, or the Jims and the Joes?
30 September 2007Is it the X’s and O’s, or the Jim’s and the Joes?
By Michael Hughes
Whether by land or by air, it’s the end result that counts. It doesn’t matter what makes the sticks move or by what means a team reaches the end zone.
As noted before, several mountain teams […]
