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Local man wins big with Vitale impersonation
A current Ashe County resident, and freshman at Appalachian State University has a shot to win $10,000 in Los Angeles this Saturday. Tyler Rash has been doing impersonations for a few years, but t...
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Baseball team drops two games
The Huskies played its previous two games in Yadkin County, but could not quite find that first win of the season. Last Friday, Ashe traveled to Forbush, and was in a hole early on. The Falcons s...
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Game of the Week
Check out the website Wednesday afternoon for the first spring sports Game of the Week. The Huskies take on the Starmount Rams in a Mountain Valley Conference baseball matchup. Ashe will hope to ...
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Baseball underway with slow start
On a very chilly night in Wilkesboro, the Huskies baseball squad faced a tough opponent right out of the gate. Wilkes Central, one of the potential front-runners of the Mountain Valley Conference...
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Schools’ spring sports season struggling with foul weather
The spring sports season is off to a slow start while dealing with one of the worst winters the area has seen in a few years. With one of the snowiest months of February on record, the winter spor...
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ACPR Industrial Basketball League standings
Men’s Industrial League standings As of March 3 Orange Crush 7-1 21 Quick Stop 5-1 AEV 5-2 Beef O’Bradys 5-2 Independence 4-2 Cole’s Farm 4-2 Timbercreek 5-...
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ACPR Industrial Basketball League recap
Ashe County Parks and Rec. Women’s League basketball scores Feb. 23 Ashe County Cheese – 30 Ashe Memorial Hospital – 27 Ashe County Cheese: Abby West – 17 points Ashe Memorial Hospital: Brandy Oli...
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Wrestlers finish up outstanding season
A season filled with big victories and memorable performances came to an end last weekend as six Husky wrestlers competed for individual championships. While none of the six could bring home a tit...
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App hopes to go dancing in March
The Appalachian State Mountaineers will be looking to make its first trip to the NCAA tournament in 10 years by winning the Southern Conference tournament. That 1999-2000 team and this 2009-2010...
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NASCAR drivers head to Atlanta
Love him or hate him, Jimmie Johnson is on a roll as the NASCAR teams journey to Atlanta for this weekend’s Kobalt Tools 500. Johnson will be looking for his third win in a row to start the sea...
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ACPR Spring Soccer announcement
The Ashe County Parks and Recreation Spring Soccer drafts have been postponed until Saturday, March 13. U7 draft will be at 10 a.m., U11 draft at noon, and U15 at 2 p.m. The drafts will be held at...
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ACPR Industrial Basketball League standings
by Nathan Ham, Sports Writer
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Ashe County Parks and Recreation Men’s Industrial League Standings As of Feb. 24 Orange Crush 5-1 Beef-O-Bradys 4-1 21 Quick Stop 4-1 Bill's Garage 3-1 Independence 3-2 Timbercreek 4...
Industrial League Basketball round-up
by Nathan Ham, Sports Writer
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Feb. 11 AEV – 65 Timbercreek – 43 AEV: Jake Miller – 19, Brandon Miller - 14 Timbercreek: Justin Grubb – 12 MasterCraft – 71 Los Arcoiris – 42 MasterCraft: Ethan Graybeal – 21, Dakota ...
Ashe wrestlers compete in Greensboro
by Nathan Ham, Sports Writer
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Aaron Scott, Josh Wineberg, Jeffery Martin, Dalton Lewis, Jesse Carpenter, and Juan Barrientos all competed in the NCHSAA 2A wrestling individuals championship in Greensboro. Scott nearly repeat...
Cheerleaders bring home state title
by Nathan Ham, Sports Writer
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For the first time in Ashe County High School history, the ACHS cheerleaders won a state championship last weekend in Greensboro. The Husky cheerleaders won the varsity non-tumble state title at t...
Playoff run ends for Lady Huskies
by Nathan Ham, Sports Writer
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Ashe picked up an easy first round win, but could not advance past the second round as the Lady Huskies were defeated by Catawba Bandys 63-50. In the first round of sectional playoff action, the L...
Huskies fall short to Wolverines
by Nathan Ham, Sports Writer
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A season full of ups and downs came to an end Monday night as the Polk County Wolverines upset the Huskies 62-48 in playoff action. Dylan Carter led the Huskies in scoring with 13 points. Senior a...
Six Ashe grapplers go to state individual matches
by Nathan Ham, Sports Writer
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The Husky wrestling squad will be well represented at the 2A Individuals Championship this Saturday in Greensboro. Ashe County will send six wrestlers to compete in the final tournament of the sea...
Former Husky earns softball honor
by Nathan Ham, Sports Writer
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Peace College freshman pitcher Kendra Yearick was named rookie pitcher of the week by the USA South Athletic Conference this week. So far on the season, Yearick has a 2-1 record in her first seas...
Spring soccer, Little League announcement
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Registration for the 2010 Ashe County Parks and Recreation spring soccer league is just around the corner. Registration day is this Saturday, Feb. 27 from 9 a.m. until noon at Family Central. Pla...
Playoff game time change
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According to Athletic Director Marc Payne, the varsity girls' sectional playoff game has been moved back an hour. The game that was scheduled to start at 7 p.m. will now tip off at 6 p.m. Ashe wi...
Lady Huskies win conference tournament
by Nathan Ham, Sports Writer
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The Lady Huskies were once again the class of the field as the team took home the hardware, winning the 2010 Mountain Valley Conference tournament. Ashe edged past Starmount in the semi-finals, an...
Huskies fall to Starmount Rams in semi-finals
by Nathan Ham, Sports Writer
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Starmount seemed to have the Huskies’ number for a second straight game, defeating Ashe 64-58. In the first half of the season, Ashe went on the road and beat the Rams 47-38 in a defensive strugg...
NBA rules should change to accept younger players
by Nathan Ham, Sports Writer
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Professional athletes are some of the greatest athletes in the world, regardless of their age or sport; they compete at a high level. The National Basketball Association has undoubtedly the great...
Huskies blow by West Wilkes
by Nathan Ham, Sports Writer
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In a game that started out as a shootout between both teams, the Ashe County Huskies put on an offensive clinic against the Blackhawks, winning 85-43. The first quarter saw a combined 49 points ...
Lady Huskies continue to dominate MVAC teams
by Nathan Ham, Sports Writer
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The Lady Huskies set yet another school record as they pounded the West Wilkes Lady Blackhawks 65-13 The 13 points given up in the game was the fewest amount ever allowed by a team in school his...
Industrial League Basketball round-up
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Feb. 1 AEV – 65 Cole’s Farm – 48 AEV: Jake Miller – 30, Chris Norris – 20 Cole’s: Dillon Poe – 22 Bill’s Garage – 81 MasterCraft – 69 Bill’s: Daniel Hayes – 23, Jeffery Poe – 17 MasterCraft...
ACPR Industrial Basketball League standings
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Ashe County Parks and Recreation Men’s Industrial League Standings As of Feb. 10 Team Wins Loss Bill’s Garage 3 0 Beef-O-Brady’s 2 0 Independence 2 0 AEV 2 1 O...
Lady Huskies cap stellar season, looking for more
by Nathan Ham, Sports Writer
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The Lady Huskies did something no team in any sport in school history had every done, finishing the season with a perfect 16-0 conference record. Ashe defeated the North Wilkes Lady Vikings 64-29 ...
Vikings close the gap on Huskies for title nudge
by Nathan Ham, Sports Writer
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Ashe had a shot at the outright conference championship, but thanks to some hot shooting from North Wilkes, the Vikings won 72-62. With the win, the Huskies and the Vikings will share the Mountain...
Spring Rec. soccer planned
by Nathan Ham, Sports Writer
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Registration for the 2010 Ashe County Parks and Recreation spring soccer league is just around the corner. The day to register is Feb. 27 from 9 a.m. until noon at Family Central. Players can als...
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