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Jennifer Shore in the Girls 18 & U 100 IM. She finished with a time of 1:22.9 'Rays end season on high note
They say all good things must come to an end, and athletic season are no exception. The Yadkin Stingrays finished their 2010 summer season Saturday on a high note. The team finished second overal...
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Area teams begin season's work
One thing the end of July signifies is that a new high school sports season is just around the corner. The N.C. High School Athletic Association has set Aug. 1 as the official first day of practi...
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2010 Forbush Middle Falcon Basketball Camp A basketball camp will be held from Aug. 2-4 at Forbush Middle School conducted by Coaches Steve Gardner and Thom Summey. The camp will begin at 9 a.m. a...
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Gina Myers in the Girls 10 & U 100 IM. 'Rays win; going into conference strong
With the summer 2010 swimming schedule dwindling into it’s twilight, the Stingrays pulled off a win on the road against Glenridge and Pinebrook last Thursday hoping to ride the momentum from...
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2010 Forbush Middle Falcon Basketball Camp A basketball camp will be held from Aug. 2-4 at Forbush Middle School conducted by Coaches Steve Gardner and Thom Summey. The camp will begin at 9 a.m. a...
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Starmount returns to the 2010 season reigning conference champs. On Aug. 20, Starmount will face Mount Airy to kick off the season.
Area schedules announced
It’s almost here. With the season beginning just in just over a month, the 2010 schedules are set, and will bring heavy competition to the area teams. Several area teams finished with winni...
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Fore! The area's golf news lookout
Mount Airy Golf Clinic The Lady Bears/Cross Creek Women’s Golf Association clinic will be held on Aug. 3-4 for girls ages 11-18 at Cross Creek Country Club from 9 a.m. until noon. Registration is ...
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Carol Blankenship posted her fastest 5k while on the tour. She ran 18:31 and finished third overall in the Gold Coast 5k Challenge. Blankenship excels in Down Under races
Carol Blankenship, a rising senior at East Wilkes, just returned from Austrailia where she competed as part of the Down Under Sports Specialist from North Carolina. “It was a wonderful exper...
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Special to the Ripple/Julie Winters
Sierra Winters in the girls freestyle relay. Winters swam two legs of the race in order for Yadkin to take the win. Stingrays finish strong against Long Creek
The Yadkin Stingrays took on reigning conference champs from Long Creek last Thursday. “All our kids stepped up big time against Long Creek,” said Coach Joy Prim. Despite a hard-fough...
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Sports Brief
2010 Forbush Middle Falcon Basketball Camp A basketball camp will be held from Aug. 2-4 at Forbush Middle School conducted by Coaches Steve Gardner and Thom Summey. The camp will begin at 9 a.m. a...
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The Stingrays took five first place finishes in the Butterfly races during the meet 'Rays fall to North Forsyth
The Yadkin Stingrays suffered their first loss on the 2010 summer season on June 29. “We were missing several people, and only lost by about 10 or so points,” said Coach Jillian Kowalc...
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East Wilkes to host youth football camp East Wilkes High School will host the 8th annual youth football camp from July 26-27. The camp will take place at the East Wilkes High School football field...
Free basketball camp offered to area youth
by Chris Siers, Sports Writer
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Pleasant Grove Baptist Church will host the "Hoops for Christ" basketball camp for area youth on July 31, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Clingman Community Center. The camp will focus on basic funda...
Fore: The area's golf news lookout
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Man hits holes-in-one on same hole Richard Boyd hit a hole-in-one on April 1, and on Tuesday on hole seven at Silo Run Golf Course. The hole is a 149 yard par 3 from the senior tees. SALT Worldw...
Forbush soccer coach hopeful about upcoming season
by Tim Bullard, Staff Writer
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The soccer coach at Forbush High School is very optimistic about the coming year because he has several players returning who were instrumental in last season's success.
Seth Davis, the coach, said...
Forbush High School grad inks with Methodist University
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Local Forbush High School student, Brandon Butner, was able to successfully earn a basketball scholarship to Methodist University in Fayetteville. Thanks to his hard work and the help of the Nation...
Strong start for Stingrays
by Chris Siers, Sports Writer
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The Yadkin Stingrays have kicked off the summer season with a pair of wins. The Stingrays have competed in their first two meets of the season, and taken down both the Greenbrier swim team and Armf...
Swimmers represent Yadkin County in State Games
by Chris Siers, Sports Writer
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The 2010 State Games are in the books, along with several first places from Yadkin County swimmers. Swimmers representing local area swim teams competed in the annual state games, held in Charlotte...
Sports Brief
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Starmount High School will be offering physicals for returning athletes for the 2010-2011 academic year. The physicals will be administered at the Jonesville Family Medical Center. Physicals will b...
Summer Softball gears up
by Chris Siers, Sports Writer
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Last year, Richard Norris discovered that the softball fields at the Yadkin County Park had sat unused for several years. After seeing this as an opportunity, Norris capitalized on the empty field ...
Rams on the title hunt
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Starmount's quest for a 2A softball trophy begins Friday night against the three-time defending champions from Central Davidson. The Spartans appear formidable once again.
On to the 'Creek!
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The 2A softball championship field is set for this weekend in Raleigh. Starmount will be one of four teams vying for a state title when play begins Friday at 5 p.m.
Championship notebook: Pirates steal Forbush's storybook ending
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It wasn’t supposed to end this way for the Lady Falcons. After state-championship heartbreaks in 2008 and 2009, this was supposed to be the year the girls from East Bend took home Class 2A’s bigges...
Quick goals by Swansboro derail Falcons' title dreams
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If time of possession won state championships, Forbush High’s girls soccer team would have beaten Swansboro by two or three goals on Saturday. But as everyone knows, soccer is about putting the bal...
Forbush falls to Swansboro in soccer finale
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The Falcons give up goals in the first two minutes of each half in a 2-1 loss Saturday morning at NC State.
Starmount tops Forbush 4-2 in softball quarterfinals
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The Rams advance to next weekend's state championship series in Raleigh.
Ground zero: Yadkin rivals ready for softball showdown
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Breaking down Friday night's Starmount vs. Forbush match-up, which will send one team on to Raleigh for the Final Four.
ON TO RALEIGH: Forbush will play for state title
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The Lady Falcons earn their third-straight berth in the 2A championship game with Wednesday's win over Cuthbertson. Forbush will face Swansboro at 10 a.m. Saturday at NC State.
County softball showdown is set
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Forbush and Starmount will play Friday night for a spot in the 2A state championship series.
Forbush soccer advances past West Stokes, 4-0
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The Falcons will play Cuthbertson in the 2A West championship game on Wednesday night in East Bend. This will be Forbush's third-straight trip to the state semifinals.
Yadkin softball rivals on collision course
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Forbush and Starmount win second-round playoff contests over the weekend. If both win again Tuesday night, they'll play this weekend for a spot in the Final Four on the line.
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