Asheville’s American Legion team is headed to the American Legion World Series in Shelby. The roster is full of WNC’s top names and dominated the Southeast Regional, including two walkoffs over defending champs Troy, Alabama.

The Citizen Times Super Six has arrived. Today featured No. 6, Drew Scaggs. The Wofford Football commit dwarfs his teammates at 6-foot-5 and 270 pounds. He rumbles towards defenders when he makes blocks. And he'll be the biggest factor in Swain's turnaround: citizen-times.com/story/sports/h…

High school sports are back! I’m out in Brevard for a nonconference volleyball matchup between Cherokee and Brevard. Follow along for updates. WNC High School Huddle

Brevard wins the third set 25-17 to win the match 3-0. Impressive win for the Blue Devils who have a lot of new faces this season.

15 WNC high school girls tennis players to watch in the 2025 NCHSAA, NCISAA season citizen-times.com/story/sports/h…

Fall sports are here and I’m catching opening soccer action between Brevard (18-4-2 last year) and Reynolds (21-2-1). Both teams are returning a lot of talent, led by goal scorers Rion Coadwell for Brevard and Alex Golovchuk for Reynolds. Updates for WNC High School Huddle:

📍Roberson We’re underway here at the Pat Ryan Buncombe County Jamboree, with seven(!!) WNC teams scrimmaging tonight. I’ll have the occasional updates, starting with Reynolds vs. Swain County. WNC High School Huddle:

That’ll do it from the field for the Buncombe County Jamboree. But we’ll have stories coming for The Citizen Times… And TikTok content! tiktok.com/@egerike10?_t=…

I was at the Pat Ryan Buncombe County Jamboree tonight. I am stoked for Week 1 next Friday. Here are some of Evan Gerike and I's takeaways from the four scrimmages. citizen-times.com/story/sports/h…

Seven Western North Caroline teams played in four scrimmages Friday at the Buncombe County Jamboree. From Erwin’s offense to Murphy’s experience, here are five takeaways for The Citizen Times: citizen-times.com/story/sports/h…

Friday Night Lights are back! I’m out in Hendersonville for a Week 1 matchup between No. 4 West Henderson and No. 2 Erwin. The Warriors defeated the Falcons 27-21 last season. But will history repeat itself in 2025? Follow along for updates. WNC High School Huddle

At long last, football is back. Week 1 kicks off in 30 minutes, and I’ve got coverage from No. 5 Reynolds (6-5 in 2024) at No. 3 Brevard (11-3). This one should be a battle. Updates to come for WNC High School Huddle:

Our Week 1 scoreboard is live! A bunch of WNC games have already kicked off. Keep up with all the scores across WNC and North Carolina with our live scoreboard. citizen-times.com/story/sports/h…

📍Erwin Here for a beautiful night of football between No. 4 Mountain Heritage (1-0) and No. 5 Erwin (0-1). Biggest news: no Lawson Reynolds for the Warriors. I’ll have updates here for WNC High School Huddle tonight.

I’m out in Hendersonville for a Henderson County matchup between West Henderson (1-0) and Hendersonville (1-0) for Week 2 of the WNC high school football season. Follow along for updates. WNC High School Huddle

FINAL: Mountain Heritage 30, Erwin 15 Ingle throws a pick to Cole McGee in desperation time. Certainly a game the Warriors will want to forget. But the Cougars aren’t going anywhere. A legit, powerful team that just rammed it down Erwin’s necks. Cougars are 2-0.

Final: Hendersonville defeats West Henderson 39-7. The Bearcats snap a three-game losing streak to West Henderson. Coach Kirron Ward also earns his first win against the Falcons.

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Vote for the Ingles WNC boys Athlete of the Week for Week 2, featuring athletes from Avery County, Hayesville, Mitchell and more. citizen-times.com/story/sports/h…

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