Starmount grad named softball all-conference

Charleston Southern softball junior Jana Matthews, a Starmount High graduate, was named Second-Team All-Big South Conference, it was announced Wednesday night during the league’s annual softball awards banquet.

Surry Knights hosting Region X tourney

The Region X softball tournament will be hosted by Surry Community College at Fisher River Park in Dobson on Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5. The tournament will consist of five North Carolina community colleges.

Starmount’s ace pitcher makes it official with Chowan

Courtney Groce officially won the starting pitcher’s job at Starmount High School after the first practice of her freshman season back in 2009. But Rams coach Heather Courts knew well before then that Groce had the potential to be her team’s ace.

Starmount volleyball standout signs with Pfeiffer

Amber Wooten thought for awhile that her competitive volleyball career was going to end after her final game with the Starmount Rams last fall. She even told media members on the day the school celebrated her 1,000 career kills last October that, while being recruited by college programs, she had opted not to play at the next level.

Benjamin Combs wins Bracket Mania contest

Congratulations to Benjamin Combs, gage vestal10 and Frank Miller. That trio finished 1-2-3 in our second annual Bracket Mania contest, picking up prize money for their efforts. Combs, a student-athlete at Starmount High School, had already wrapped up the top prize of $100 before the Kentucky-Kansas game even tipped off Monday night.

Guard trio invited to play in East-West all-star game

A trio of basketball guards from the Yadkin Valley has been invited to play in this summer’s N.C. East-West All-Star game in Greensboro. Wilkes Central’s Paige Love, Mount Airy’s Jordan Hiatt and North Surry’s Morgan Midkiff all led their teams to strong conference finishes and solid playoff runs this past winter.

Victor Davila ‘a great ambassador’ for VT hoops

It was roughly 30 hours before the tipoff of the final Virginia Tech-Virginia game of his career, and his teammates were practicing, going over UVa’s tendencies while rehearsing their own plan of attack. Victor Davila stood on the baseline, watching. Each time he moved, he resembled an older man instead of a strapping, young adult who turned 23 a week after the crack of the new year.

Surry Knights softball starting to surge

Surry Community College’s softball team, which began the season with 13 straight losses, is starting to get on a roll in the opposite direction. The Knights have won seven of their last 10 games, including sweeps of Ferrum College, Stanly Community College and Wake Tech over the past couple of weeks.

Bracket Mania contest title already decided

Kentucky and Kansas haven’t played for the national championship yet, but we already have a winner in our Bracket Mania contest.

Businesses still in the running for Bracket Mania prizes

While many of our NCAA brackets have been busted since the first weekend of the tournament, a number of businesses sponsoring our Bracket Mania contest have reason to pay close attention to the Final Four this weekend.

Mount Airy spikers sign with Surry Knights

A pair of Mount Airy volleyball standouts will continue their careers at the collegiate level this fall, signing recently to join Surry Community College’s program. Alexis Allen and Jenna Clement inked with the Surry Knights for the 2012-13 school year. Allen is a hitter, while Clement is a setter. Both have been four-year contributors to Mount Airy High’s program.

Surry Knights win four games in three days

Surry Community College’s softball team picked up four big wins over the weekend. The Knights beat Ferrum College 6-3 and 7-1 on the road last Thursday, then topped conference rival Stanly Community College 4-3 and 2-0 on Saturday.

Super Seven still alive in our Bracket Mania contest

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is down to four teams – Kentucky, Kansas, Louisville and Ohio State. Our second-annual Bracket Mania contest here at YadkinValleySports.com is down to the Super Seven.

Bracket Mania contestants ready for Elite Eight

One survived and one got sent home. UNC will live to play another day in the NCAA Tournament, outlasting scrappy Ohio in overtime. NC State came oh-so-close against Kansas, falling short at the buzzer.

Competition still fierce in Bracket Mania contest

We’ve lost our first No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament (Michigan State), and we’ve also seen our field of potential Bracket Mania winners narrowed even further. Coming out of Thursday night’s games, there are now 94 of our 411 pickers who are still in the running for a top three finish.

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