David Thompson
CITIZEN-TIMES.com
Asheville, NC, United States
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Recent articles by David:
2nd Maggie Valley Black Lives Matter protest strikes peaceful tone; plans for another underway
Protesters and counter-protesters avoided another clash Saturday as hundreds converged on Maggie Valley. → Read More
Shrine Bowl canceled in 2020 amid pandemic
The Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas has cancelled its 2020 all-star football game amid the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
Asheville, Buncombe County Schools will allow student-athletes to kneel during national anthem
Buncombe County and Asheville City Schools will allow students to kneel during the national anthem as a silent form of protest during athletic events. → Read More
Reynolds' Halle Skibo commits to Division I program
Halle Skibo, a rising junior forward for the Reynolds Rockets, has committed to play Division I soccer. → Read More
Select baseball: Does big business, recruiting despite pandemic put high school sports at risk?
"It feels like I'm running out of time to get recruited." → Read More
BREAKING: NCHSAA delays start of fall sports season
The N.C. High School Athletic Association notified its members July 15 that it will delay the start of the fall sports season → Read More
High school football in the spring? WMAC coaches: 'We need a plan of action.'
WMAC football coaches are trying to plan for an uncertain 2020 season while awaiting answers from Gov. Roy Cooper. → Read More
Gov. Cooper makes decision on N.C. schools reopening. What's next for high school sports?
Gov. Roy Cooper made his decision today on what capacity public schools will return Aug. 17. How will this decision impact high school sports? → Read More
Former Cherokee coach Chris Mintz hired in Tennessee
Former Cherokee basketball coach Chris Mintz was hired for the same position by a Tennessee high school. → Read More
Pisgah makes historic hire at athletic director position
Heidi Morgan has been hired as Pisgah's first female athletic director. → Read More
WNC high school coaches brace, plan for return of athletics
The green flag from the NCHSAA signals hope for fall sports in North Carolina, but the stakes have never been higher for high school coaches. → Read More
NASCAR: Black Mountain's Brad Daugherty speaks out in support of Confederate flag ban
NASCAR owner Brad Daugherty, a Black Mountain native and co-owner of JTG Daugherty Racing, released a statement Thursday afternoon in strong support of the sports recent ban of the Confederate flag from races. → Read More
Reynolds' Lori Ledford returns to coaching after successful cancer fight
Lori Ledford had to consider her health last time she was the head volleyball coach at Reynolds High School. → Read More
Swain County siblings persevere after simultaneously battling brain cancer, heart surgery
Swain County siblings Isaiah Collins and Taylor Collins simultaneously battled brain cancer and open-heart surgery. → Read More
Asheville Municipal Golf Course to reopen again with coronavirus-related restrictions
Less than a week after Asheville Municipal Golf Course closed, it will reopen on April 21. → Read More
Virtual Senior Night 2020: Celebrating spring sport athletes
To honor the accomplishments of athletes across WNC, the Citizen Times presents a virtual senior night. → Read More
Asheville Tourists: 'We will be back'
Tourists president Brian DeWine is confident that baseball will return to Asheville, even if it's not this season. → Read More
Ingles Athlete of the Week: Noah Sitton
Look for a new Ingles Athlete of the Week each week during the high school sports seasons. → Read More
WNC high school basketball: Fourth round scoreboard
WNC Fourth Round Playoff Schedule 1A West Girls No. 4 East Surry (20-5) 45 at No. 1 Murphy (28-0) 65 - Final No. 3 Mitchell (22-5) vs. No. 2 Alleghany (26-3) - PPD to 6 p.m. (March 4) 2A West No. 5 Mountain Heritage (26-1) 42 at No. 1 Forest Hills (28-0) 56 - Final 3A West Girls No. 5 Enka (24-4) 49 at No. 1 Freedom (28-0) 75 - Final David Thompson is an award-winning reporter for the Citizen… → Read More
WNC's Terry Van Duyn weighs runoff in Democratic lieutenant governor race
Van Duyn, WNC's only candidate for lieutenant governor, said she plans to "decide tomorrow" if she'll request a runoff → Read More