Northwest 1A/2A announces spring all-conference

The Northwest 1A/2A Conference released its all-conference teams for spring sports on Tuesday. Here is the complete list for baseball, softball, boys tennis, golf, girls soccer and track & field

Mount Airy athletes set Northwest track records

The Mount Airy boys and the North Stokes girls lead the way after the opening day of the Northwest 1A/2A Conference track and field championships, held Tuesday at North Stokes High.

Mount Airy, East Surry realignment appeals denied

East Surry and Mount Airy made their case Thursday that the N.C. High School Athletic Association got it wrong when putting the two schools in a conference with four Forsyth County partners and North Stokes for the 2013-17 alignment period.

Regional basketball start times announced

Pairings and start times have been announced for next week’s 2A and 1A regional basketball tournaments in Greensboro. Girls teams from North Surry, Wilkes Central and Bishop McGuinness have advanced, as well as the boys team from West Stokes. Here is the complete 2A and 1A schedule for the Western Regional:

Four hoops teams advance to regionals

Girls basketball teams from Wilkes Cental, North Surry and Bishop McGuinness, as well as the boys team from West Stokes, will be Greensboro-bound next week. All four teams won sectional championships Friday night and have advanced to the West Regional semifinals, which will be held next Thursday and Friday at UNC Greensboro and the Greensboro Coliseum.

Chemistry fuels North Surry’s hoops run

North Surry’s girls basketball team has been one of the most successful of any hoops squad in the Yadkin Valley Sports coverage area the past four years. The Greyhounds, owners of a 27-2 record this season, went 23-3 last year, posted a 20-7 mark in 2009-10 and finished 21-6 in 2008-09.

Playoff recap: Eight teams still dancing

Some notes, thoughts and observations coming out of round two of the state high school basketball playoffs: We started the week with 28 basketball teams from the Mountain Valley and Northwest 1A/2A conferences in the brackets. Now we’re down to the Elite Eight.

Boys roundup: Huskies, Rams, Cardinals advance

Ashe County, Wilkes Central and Starmount staged a fight to the finish at the top of the Mountain Valley 1A/2A Conference this winter, with the Huskies edging their rivals for the regular season crown and the Eagles swiping the tournament title.

High school hoops playoff scoreboard: Monday

Here are final scores from state playoff basketball action around the western part of the state for Monday night, for both the 1A and 2A classifications. If you don’t see a score here from your game, please post on our Facebook page or send an email to Eric Lusk (eric@yadkinvalleysports.com). Some games have been postponed to Tuesday because of weather.

Elkin playoff hoops games postponed

Elkin’s boys and girls playoff basketball games have been moved to Tuesday because of lingering effects from Sunday’s snows.

Bracketology: Sizing up the hoops playoffs

Some notes, thoughts and observations on the high school basketball state playoff brackets while wondering if Sunday’s snowy blast will postpone any games scheduled for Monday night:

High school basketball playoff brackets

The N.C. High School Athletic Association released its state playoff brackets for basketball on Saturday afternoon. Click on a bracket below to view it full size.

Prep tops West Stokes for Northwest trophy

Winston-Salem Prep, known for its high-flying offense, used stifling defense in the second half to beat West Stokes 48-40 for the Northwest 1A/2A Conference tournament championship Friday night.

Eric’s take: No easy realignment solutions

The N.C. High School Athletic Association’s release of its latest conference realignment proposal Thursday certainly has the Yadkin Valley area buzzing. There are lots of opinions on the way the area’s conferences were drawn up in this latest draft, and most of the negative ones are coming out of Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain.

NCHSAA announces latest realignment draft

Changes are coming to area high school sports conferences under the latest realignment draft released by the N.C. High School Athletic Association on Thursday.

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