.....Advertisement.....
.....Advertisement.....

Today's Sports

  • Harvey, Devils light up Panthers

    INDEPENDENCE –– There are still 363 days to go, but so far, Eric Harvey is finding 2009 much to his liking.

    Harvey enjoyed a near-record night and Grayson County overcame a slow start to pummel Northwood 71-54 in a nondistrict game Friday night.

    Click here to read more...
  • Tide girls lose heartbreaker;...

    SPARTA, N.C. –– Both of Galax’s basketball teams trudged off the floor following their respective bouts with Elkin on Tuesday, wearily walking toward the locker rooms following an exhausting 32 minutes of play.

    Galax’s boys were feeling the evening in their legs and in their lungs. No less physically drained, the Tide girls were feeling the effects more in their hearts and in their minds.

    Click here to read more...
  • Scorching second half lifts...

    SPARTA, N.C. –– Grayson County made it 4-for-4 for the Virginia boys, knocking off host Alleghany 65-53 in the Cross Border Shootout Tuesday night.

    The Blue Devils and Galax both went 2-0 in the event. Grayson County shot nearly 80 percent from the floor in the second half, hitting 19 of 24 attempts to pull away from a 22-21 halftime lead.

    Eric Harvey led Grayson County with 19 points and Tyler Rutherford scored 13 of his 16 after halftime.

    Cody Miller led all scorers with 20 points for the Trojans and Julian McNeil added 17.

    Click here to read more...
  • Floyd pulls away from Cavs

    MAX MEADOWS –– Carroll County battled back from a 10-point deficit to trail Floyd County just 40-39 midway through the third period, but the Buffaloes answered with a 9-0 run and sent the Cavaliers to the bottom bracket of the Wythe County Christmas Tournament with a 71-55 win Friday at Fort Chiswell High School.

    Click here to read more...
  • Three Cavaliers place in North...

    LEXINGTON, N.C. –– Carroll County had three wrestlers finish among the top 10 in their individual weight classes at the King of the Mat Invitational, hosted by North Davidson High School on Dec. 21-22.

    Heavyweight Drew McCraw brought home a third-place finish, 130-pounder Blake Bowman placed fourth and Aaron Willard gritted his way to a ninth-place finish in the tournament, which included 37 teams from as far away as Wisconsin, Florida, Alabama and Georgia.

    Click here to read more...
  • Grayson boys withstand Elkin...

    SPARTA, N.C. –– Those 28-point second-half leads sure do come in handy at times.

    Grayson County built a massive lead midway through the third quarter and then sweated it out as Elkin pulled to within three points with possession of the ball before the Blue Devils hung on for a 65-62 nondistrict win Monday in the Cross-Border Shootout at Alleghany High School.

    Click here to read more...
  • Blue Devil girls fall to Elkin

    SPARTA, N.C. –– After holding Elkin to just two points in the first quarter, Grayson County managed just two points itself in the second period, falling to the Elks 38-32 in a nondistrict game Monday at Alleghany High School.

    “We really did play hard,” Grayson County coach Tiny Funk said. “We gave ourselves a chance. They hit a lot of big shots, and we didn’t hit a lot of shots at all. We got the ball where we wanted it most of the night, we just couldn’t get them to fall.”

    Click here to read more...
  • Bland County drops Cavaliers for...

    MAX MEADOWS – It may not have been the championship game, but both teams played hard in the seventh-place matchup of the Wythe County BB&T Tournament Monday at Fort Chiswell High School.

    Both Carroll and Bland Counties came into the match-up with an 0-2 record in the tournament with Carroll falling to Floyd on Friday night and host Fort Chiswell on Saturday. Bland on the other hand, lost to George Wythe Friday and PH-Glade Spring on Saturday.

    Click here to read more...
  • Maroon Tide boys top Alleghany

    SPARTA, N.C. –– Galax started each half with a bang and dropped host Alleghany 54-41 Monday in the Cross-Border Shootout.

     

    The Maroon Tide (8-1) outscored the Trojans a combined 36-13 in the first and third periods and led by 22 points late in the game before Alleghany made a late push.

    Scott Alouf led the way with 19 points and 10 rebounds for Galax, which played Elkin Tuesday in the second day of the event. Cameron Frazier contributed 13 points and five assists, while Kyle Adams pulled down 10 rebounds to go with eight points.

    Click here to read more...
  • Scorching second half lifts...

    SPARTA, N.C. –– Grayson County made it 4-for-4 for the Virginia boys, knocking off host Alleghany 65-53 in the Cross Border Shootout Tuesday night.

    The Blue Devils and Galax both went 2-0 in the event. Grayson County shot nearly 80 percent from the floor in the second half, hitting 19 of 24 attempts to pull away from a 22-21 halftime lead.

    Eric Harvey led Grayson County with 19 points and Tyler Rutherford scored 13 of his 16 after halftime.

    Cody Miller led all scorers with 20 points for the Trojans and Julian McNeil added 17.

    Click here to read more...