Joey Millwood
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Hendersonville, NC, United States
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Post play sends High Point Academy girls back to upper state title game
High Point Academy’s girls’ basketball team had an advantage they don’t usually have on Monday night, coach Grace Franklin said. The Grizzlies controlled the paint with their size."That was just a strategy for tonight," Franklin said.That strategy worked as the Grizzlies (17-9) dominated inside en route to a 49-34 victory over Denmark-Olar. The victory sets up HPA to compete at the 1A Upper… → Read More
Post play helps send Grizzlies back to upper state title game
High Point Academy’s girls’ basketball team had an advantage they don’t usually have on Monday night, coach Grace Franklin said. The Grizzlies controlled the paint with their size.“That was just a strategy for tonight,” Franklin said.That strategy worked as the Grizzlies (17-9) dominated inside en route to a 49-34 victory over Denmark-Olar. The victory sets up HPA to compete at the 1A Upper… → Read More
Chapman falls to Indian Land
INMAN - Chapman’s hopes of advancing in the playoffs ended in overtime on Friday night.The Panthers fell to Indian Land, 95-86, in the second round of the 3-A state playoffs. Chapman fell victim to foul trouble in the extra period.Indian Land’s final 10 points came from the free throw line. The Warriors (16-7) were 10-for-11 from the free throw line in overtime.Chapman looked to be unstoppable… → Read More
Woodruff girls, boys battle past Chapman
INMAN - Zavia Jeter has ice in her veins. The Woodruff girls basketball team needed that on Friday night.The Wolverines beat Chapman on the road, 68-61, → Read More
Chesnee falls to Riverside in tournament final
CHESNEE - Chesnee hosted Riverside in the first ever Turkey Tip Off Tournament championship on Tuesday. The inaugural tournament is one that Chesnee girls’ basketball coach Carrey Burns hopes will become an annual tradition.What she doesn’t want to become a tradition is the outcome. Riverside gobbled up the tournament championship in a 40-21 victory.The story of the night for the Eagles was… → Read More
Landrum flies into third round of volleyball playoffs
LANDRUM - Southside Christian upset No. 1 seed Fox Creek in the first round of the class 2-A volleyball state playoffs last Wednesday. That gave Landrum → Read More
Cardinals player's Eagle Scout project honors POW/MIAs
James Williamson worked over past year to bring Chair of Honor to Landrum's stadium → Read More
Union Marching Band will perform 'Lunar Rites'
Beware of the full moon. That’s what Union High School’s Marching Band is relaying to audiences this season. The show “Lunar Rites” will tell the story of a village dealing with a terrifying issue. “It shows the passing of a month as a village deals with some sort of evil that comes from the moon,” director Drew Connolly said. The first movement shows the aftermath of the previous full moon. The… → Read More
Dorman High audiences will be transported to 'Wild, Wild West'
The Dorman Marching Cavaliers are headed west this season. This year’s production is called the “Wild, Wild West” and will include the → Read More
Boiling Springs marching show theme is 'Blanco Dreams in Color'
Last year, the Boiling Springs Marching Band had plenty of success. The band, led by director Robert Cotter, hopes to capitalize on that momentum once → Read More
Homeless share personal stories at Haven event
Charles Cothran spent eight years in the Marines. Those eight years didn’t prepare him for what he’s had to go through the last year. → Read More
East soccer players overcome obstacles to inspire teammates, each other
EAST FLAT ROCK — Sarah Thompson and Stephanie Vigil Flores met in sixth grade. From that point on, the two were best friends. Now they’re both sophomores and playing valuable minutes for the East Henderson High soccer team that reached the second round of the 2-A state playoffs. Aside from being friends and soccer players, they have two other things in common. Thompson is missing half of her… → Read More
Paracycling turns wounded veteran Dustin Baker's life around
Movement is life. That’s a phrase Dustin Baker heard frequently while serving in the U.S. Air Force. Basically, if a soldier isn’t moving in combat, he or she is an easier target for the enemy. That phrase, however, has a deeper meaning for Baker now. He served nearly eight years in the Air Force before an injury forced him out. And 10 years after that injury took any feeling he had in his legs… → Read More
Shattering boundaries: HHS basketball's Gavin Strickland thrives with autism
Basketball means a lot to Gavin Strickland. The Hendersonville forward’s love for the sport goes much deeper than just a competitive spirit. He has → Read More
Fulfilling Eliza Cait's vision: We're honoring God, our daughter with new ministry
Every now and then I close my eyes and I can see vividly my little girl, Eliza Cait, flying across the stage. She was such a beautiful dancer. As a 10- → Read More
'It's not going to take me': North mom fights cancer without missing a game
It’s Hunter Stackhouse’s senior year and his mom, Spring, hasn’t missed one of his North Henderson basketball games. Normally, that wouldn’t seem like a big deal, but for the Stackhouse family, it is. In early October, Spring Stackhouse found a lump and it was quickly diagnosed as breast cancer. It was an aggressive cancer and the 41-year-old mom had surgery in early November to remove the lump.… → Read More
North Henderson's Tori Renfroe dealing with rare cancer
In the second inning at North Henderson on Friday afternoon, the ball sailed into right field. North softball player Tori Renfroe charged it and the ball → Read More
North Henderson's Tori Renfroe dealing with rare cancer
In the second inning at North Henderson on Friday afternoon, the ball sailed into right field. North softball player Tori Renfroe charged it and the ball → Read More