Sports Subscribe to Sports
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sport Shorts for December
December unkind to Warriors basketball MT. HOLLY – East Gaston High’s boys basketball team got its 2012-13 season off to a hot start in November. The Warriors won their first three… Read more
Dominant Dozen: 12 of the area’s best in ‘12
Hopewell, East Gaston and West Mecklenburg high schools featured some star-studded athletes in 2012. From the gridiron to the golf course to the soccer field, there was a solid collection… Read more

Comments