E-J senior sportswriter Jeremy Vernon Jeremy Vernon has compiled his list of the Top 10 sports stories in Union County for 2018 & it includes future Hall of Famers, a lot of state champions and a projected top 10 pick in the 2019 MLB Draft enquirerjournal.com/news/1641/top-…

persistence pays

Kemba Walker's hosting the NBA All-Star Game and the Spectrum Center will erupt when he's introduced Sunday night. Charlotte Hornets guard says "making the All-Star Game is always surreal to me. I have to pinch myself to make sure it's really happening." enquirerjournal.com/news/1895/chan…

Amen

Clemson freshman forward Hunter Tyson had the best game of his college career in Wednesday's win at Pittsburgh. He was 3-for-5 on 3's but it was his willingness to scrape his knees and elbows that stood out the most. He was a catalyst. enquirerjournal.com/news/1989/hunt… Piedmont High Athletic Booster Club

You have to respect a player willing to sacrifice his body over and over for his team the way Hunter Tyson did at Pitt. It was inspiring. EVERY coach wants a player who wants it that bad. #teamplayer

Former App State Athletics RB/WR Johnny Sowell returned to his alma mater & has won state titles as head coach in football & basketball @ Monroe High. In Q&A on his career, shares publicly for 1st time how New York Jets WR J-Crowder won NC hoops title w/ broken hand enquirerjournal.com/news/2570/qa-m…

MLB has drafted 7 pitchers from Union County since 2015. First-rounder Brennan Malone (D-backs) is the latest, and if he signs will become a millionaire at 18. Who's next? ECU's Jake Kuchmaner Malone is first N.C. athlete born in the 2000s to get drafted enquirerjournal.com/news/2601/form…

4-star QB Sam Howell @Sam_Howell2 accepted his diploma with Sun Valley High's Class of 2019 at Cabarrus Arena in Concord Saturday. Howell is the best high school football player in Union County history. Tremendously gifted QB with an outstanding future at UNC and beyond.

Whether you base it on MLB draft, state titles or scholarships, Union Co. stacks up per capita as the best high school baseball in NC. The E-J's 2019 all-county baseball team drops 6/13 @ dawn. Award winners: Cooper McKeehan Steven Gonzalez Kyle McKernan Tripp Arant Trey Putman

Sam Howell @Sam_Howell2 will become the first true freshman QB to ever start on opening day for UNC Now at @UNCFootball on 8/31/19. The Enquirer-Journal just released a 10-minute documentary on Howell's career. It's called "Sam's story" enquirerjournal.com/news/3099/e-j-…

During a crisis, it's nice to read uplifting stories. Tripp Collins is inspiring. He had brain surgery that removed part of his skull in 2017. Since then he's won 2 state wrestling titles & will chase a 3rd in 2021. #Free2read Great work by MWO enquirerjournal.com/news/4458/stat…

Can't think of any 3 immediate family members from the area, other than Dell Curry's crew, who could beat the Tyson trio in 3-on-3. Jonathan (6'7") was good at Wingate, Hunter (6'8") hoops 4 Clemson and Cade (6'6") will play in college too Any challengers? enquirerjournal.com/news/4585/tyso…

Clemson won the recruiting war 4 Weddington Football 5-star RB willshipley1. Will checks every box - fast/quick, great hands, determined, selfless, A-honor roll. Best athlete 2 come thru Union Co. since Jamison Crowder. Not afraid 2 compare him 2 Christian McCaffrey enquirerjournal.com/news/4775/wedd…

Still can't get out of my head the slow motion murder of George Floyd by a policeman while handcuffed & begging for his life as other cops stood by. Don't let the small % of rioters muddle the message. I stand with the peaceful protestors against racism, oppression & brutality.

Well said Mr. Evans.

Weddington has 1 of NC's best sports programs, and their athletes are scholars. Weddington High School Athletics has won state titles in nearly every sport. Could this be the year for 11-0 boys hoops? They have some shooters. A.J. Cook scored 22 without missing a shot on 2/16 enquirerjournal.com/sports/local/w…

The The Enquirer-Journal drops Preseason all-Union County football team at 4 p.m. today and in print 2/23. Monroe 4-star WR shaleak knotts🗣 named Preseason County Player of the Year. Weddington High School Athletics has County-high 12 on the 2 teams, @CHSCavaliers has 10, Monroe 7. enquirerjournal.com

Union Co. pitching's elite: MLB's drafted 6 from 6 schools since '15; any recruiter worth his per diem is familiar. Come see 6-2 RHP Ashton Plyler. Just threw 7-inning perfect game & struck out all 21! 79 pitches/65 strikes. 5-0 w/ 0.20 ERA. Ashton Plyler enquirerjournal.com

The upstanding Tysons are First Family of Hoops in Union Co. (pop. 250k) N.C. I was uplifted by my convo w/ Cade Tyson & his Dad Jonathan Tyson this week enquirerjournal.com/enquirer_journ… Torri Tyson Hunter Tyson Belmont Basketball Ben Sheppard Denver Nuggets PHS ATHLETICS Union County Public Schools Clemson Athletics Ebenezer Baptist Church