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Belmont cycling event draws visitors downtown

Belmont cycling event draws visitors downtown

BELMONT – Nearly 100 cyclers participated in the Belmont Criterium, which wound through the streets of downtown on May 4. The weekend rain held off long enough for the racers… Read more »

Area teams wrap up  softball, baseball seasons

Area teams wrap up softball, baseball seasons

HUNTERSVILLE – Not every baseball and softball team at East Gaston, Hopewell and West Mecklenburg High will make a splash in the postseason this year. That fact still hasn’t stopped… Read more »

Mountain Island April Sports Shorts

Mountain Island April Sports Shorts

Hawks’ stadium still closed CHARLOTTE – West Mecklenburg High’s football team will have to be road warriors again this fall. The Hawks’ home stadium was closed last season due to… Read more »

Powerlifting benefits extend from head to toe

Powerlifting benefits extend from head to toe

by Aaron Burns aaron@mimonitor.com HUNTERSVILLE – The landscape of physical fitness continues to grow and evolve. Powerlifting, which includes three lifts – squat, bench press and deadlift – has become… Read more »

Area baseball teams seek more wins

Area baseball teams seek more wins

by Aaron Burns aaron@mimonitor.com HUNTERSVILLE – High school baseball is in its mid-season swing, and the area’s three teams are duking it out for possible playoff berths. With all three… Read more »

Area teams hope youth serves them well

Area teams hope youth serves them well

by Aaron Burns sports@mimonitor.com HUNTERSVILLE – One word was all Hopewell High baseball coach Chet Greeson needed to describe the key element to his team’s 2013 season. “Consistency,” he said. It’s… Read more »

East Gaston boys bounced,  W. Meck girls make playoff run

East Gaston boys bounced, W. Meck girls make playoff run

by Aaron Burns aaron@mimonitor.com MOUNT HOLLY – East Gaston High’s basketball teams, in addition to West Mecklenburg and Hopewell High’s squads, had plenty of positives to take away from the 2012-13… Read more »

Sport shorts for February

Sport shorts for February

HUNTERSVILLE – East Gaston, Hopewell and West Mecklenburg high schools’ basketball teams are in the final stretch before the playoffs. Here’s a quick progress report for the Warriors’, Titans’ and Hawks’… Read more »

Warriors, Titans, Hawks seek strong finishes

Warriors, Titans, Hawks seek strong finishes

HUNTERSVILLE – East Gaston, Hopewell and West Mecklenburg high schools’ basketball teams are in the final stretch before the playoffs. Here’s a quick progress report for the Warriors’, Titans’ and Hawks’… Read more »

East Gaston wrestlers aim for state titles

East Gaston wrestlers aim for state titles

by Aaron Burns MT. HOLLY – There’s an old saying in wrestling, “Champions come in pairs.” East Gaston High’s team is out to disprove the notion that only two guys can… Read more »