At the 67th annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, two track and field athletes secured their first Outstanding Men’s Athlete and Outstanding Women’s Athlete honors. Ty Smith from Elizabethton, Tenn., and Amanda Pasko from Charlotte, N.C., earned the respective titles. Smith placed first in the men’s 220-yard dash, 440-yard dash and long jump, while Pasko placed within the top three ...(more)
Ashe County Parks and Recreation will be hosting our Youth Softball Tournament for 8u, 10u and 12u Youth Softball. The winners of these tourney’s qualify to attend the THL State Tourney hosted by Shelby Parks & Recreation July 20-23. 8U Tournament Bracket 10U Tournament Bracket 12U Tournament ...(more)
Adventure calls at this weekend’s Healthy Yancey Sizzlin’ Summer Series event. The series has 12 weeks of fun, family-friendly, free physical activity opportunities. We invite kids, families, and community members of all ages and skill levels to join us on Saturday, June 3rd from 10:00 am-2:00 pm on the Burnsville Town Square. Come try your hand at rock climbing on the Town Square! ...(more)
Free-throw and foul situations in high school basketball will look different for the 2023-24 season. The one-and-one free throw has been eliminated and foul limits will reset after each quarter. High school teams always will shoot two free throws for common fouls in “bonus” situations. Teams will reach the bonus when their opponent commits five fouls in each quarter rather than seven in a ...(more)
Catch a glimpse of early fall colors by joining NC High Peaks as it leads two hikes on Friday, Oct. 7 – one long and hard and the other a bit easier. Both outings should offer stunning views. The long hike of 8 miles is rated as extremely strenuous and will take hikers from Mt. Mitchell State Park down the Buncombe Horse Range Trail to Rock Creek in the South Toe River Valley. The easier hike ...(more)
