ELKIN - Wrestling superstar Jimmy Valiant will make his second stop to Elkin this weekend for the 12th annual Jimmy Valiant Memorial Cup at the Elkin Nation...
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MORAVIAN FALLS - The Rams had been waiting for revenge against Wilkes Central.
After dropping the two regular season matchups by two points each time, Sta...
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MVAC tournament semifinals set ELKIN - After an exciting first round of the Mountain Valley Conference baseball and softball tournaments, the semifinal fields have been set.
In baseball, Wilkes Central, Forbush, West Wilkes and Elkin advanced to the second round of the tourney.
The first semifinal will pit the second-seeded Falcons, who walked off past Ashe County in the first round, against No. 6 Elkin, who upset 1A champ Alleghany to punch their ticket.
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Parks powers East Wilkes past Rams RONDA - Brandi Parks was nearly perfect for the Lady Cardinals in their postseason opener.
Parks flirted with a no-hitter to power second-seeded East Wilkes to a 5-0 victory over No. 7 Starmount Wednesday night in the first round of the Mountain Valley Conference tournament.
Mackenzie Hutchens broke up the no-hit bid with a lead-off single in the seventh, but Parks rebounded and finished off the two-hit shutout. Parks racked up 13 strikeo...
Elks, Rams turn in top-six finishes at conference track meet WEST JEFFERSON - Area track athletes turned in stellar performances at the Mountain Valley Conference tournament last Tuesday in West Jefferson.
The Starmount and Elkin boys and girls squad powered their way to top-six finishes each on the day, while East Wilkes finished seventh and ninth, respectively.
For the Lady Rams, the Welborns led the way to a team fifth-place finish, capturing an individual gold medal apiece.
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Mountain Valley Conference tournaments kick off tonight ELKIN - The Mountain Valley Conference baseball and softball tournaments kick off tonight around the Yadkin Valley.
Baseball
The first round of the baseball tournament begins tonight at the higher-seeded school with the semifinals and championship game scheduled at North Wilkes.
Regular-season champion Wilkes Central takes on No. 8 East Wilkes, while second-seeded Forbush welcomes Ashe County. Third-seeded Alleghany hosts No. 6 Elkin ...
Elks, Cards sweep conference tennis tournament ELKIN - Much like the regular season, Elkin and East Wilkes dominated on the tennis courts.
The Elks and Cardinals completed a clean sweep of the top four spots in singles play and the top three in doubles play at the Mountain Valley Conference tournament last Tuesday in Elkin.
In singles play, Dillon Shew breezed through the competition to capture the 1A title, including knocking off teammate Greylin Cleary 6-2, 6-1 in the championship m...
Rams fall in season finale BOONVILLE - Looking for momentum heading into the Mountain Valley Conference later this week, the Rams dropped their regular-season finale to North Wilkes Monday night.
Starmount’s bats went silent as the Vikings earned the hard-fought 6-2 victory.
The Rams only managed three hits against Aaron Billings, who fired a complete-game gem to earn the win.
After falling behind 4-0 in the second, Starmount made a charge in the home-half of the...
Lady Elks put a scare into West Wilkes in finale ELKIN - A lot has changed for the Elkin softball program.
A year ago, the Lady Elks finished with a disappointing 1-15 mark in league play, missing the postseason entirely. Fast forward 12 months and Elkin is primed and ready to make a deep run in the upcoming Mountain Valley Conference tournament.
“Credit a group of girls trying to build a legacy for Elkin High School softball,” coach Steve Shaw said. “That’s something we’ve preached all...
Lady Elks fall to West Wilkes, secure second seed ELKIN - Needing a win to stay alive for the Mountain Valley Conference 1A title, the Lady Elks dropped a heart-breaker Friday night to West Wilkes.
The Blackhawks struck for a penalty kick goal midway through the second half and rode the one-goal advantage to a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Elkin at Grissom Stadium to lock up the 1A championship.
“We played good,” head coach Heath Foster said. “We started slow in both halves and they came ...
Elks finish regular season 7-9 ELKIN - Looking to end the regular season on a high note, the Buckin’ Elks “fizzled out” against West Wilkes Friday night.
Elkin fell behind early as the Blackhawks held on for the 8-4 victory in a critical 1A matchup.
“They came out hitting the ball, but Bubba wasn’t as sharp as he was in the past,” head coach Steve Martin said. “We kept scratching and I thought we were going to scratch back, but we fizzled out. We just couldn’t get it d...
Spring Sports Round-up ELKIN - With spring sports hitting the home stretch, area teams were in action throughout the week around the Yadkin Valley.
Soccer: Starmount 7, Alleghany 0
The Lady Rams routed Alleghany 7-0 up the mountain in Sparta Tuesday night to pick up their fourth Mountain Valley Conference victory of the season.
Starmount racked up as many goals as in the previous four games with the win against the Trojans.
The Rams improved to 4-8 on the...
Lester, Cards end West Wilkes’ perfect run RONDA - Squaring off with Mountain Valley Conference front-runner West Wilkes, Kennedy Lester was simply masterful.
The all-state ace fired a one-hitter as East Wilkes knocked off the previously unbeaten Blackhawks 1-0 in an eight-inning thriller Tuesday night in Ronda.
Lester flirted with both a perfect game and a no-hitter, not allowing a base-runner until a fifth-inning error in the outfield. West finally managed a base hit against the...
Elks rough up 1A-leading Alleghany SPARTA - The last time the Buckin’ Elks faced Alleghany and Austin Easter, the Trojan ace had a career day.
The junior fired a two-hit gem with 16 punch-outs to lead Alleghany past Elkin 2-1 in the season opener for both squad in early March.
But the rematch up the mountain in Sparta Monday night was a completely different story.
The Elks racked up 14 hits and touched up Easter and the Trojans for 13 runs, including a 10-spot in the sev...
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