Knight netters batter Shamrocks

This was about as perfect a start as a first-year coach would want for his team. The North Central boys/girls tennis teams gave their new head coach, Jon Parker, his first conference victory as the Knights rolled past visiting Eau Claire, 7-0, in Tuesday's Region 3-AA opener. NC got off to a quick start as Christian Pratt who won his first singles match in a 6-0, 6-0 sweep. Justin Reynolds then scored a pair of ...

Knights bottle up Caps

There is nothing like a win the day after a loss to take that bad taste out of your mouth. One day after suffering a 7-0 setback against Lewisville in a non-region baseball game, North Central slammed visiting Columbia, 18-4, on Tuesday night in a Region 3-AA contest played in Boonetown. The Knights improved to 8-3-1 overall and 3-1 in conference action with the win in a game stopped by the 10-run rule after four ...

NC girls outlast EC, 31-21

While it was hardly an artistic success, North Central stayed atop the Region 3-AA softball standings with a 31-21 win over visiting Eau Claire in a game played last Friday night in Boonetown.

Sisk, Lions handcuff Knights

Usually, non-conference games in the middle of league play is a time for baseball coaches to give their second or third starters and/or relievers some valuable time on the mound.

Pelion knocks off Knights

On a night in which his team committed three first inning errors which led to five Pelion runs while leaving 10 runners on base in a 7-5 loss to the Panthers last Thursday, North Central baseball coach Robbie Cash was not about to let his players take the brunt of the criticism.

Knights roll to three consecutive victories

This was hardly your typical non-conference baseball game. After his team had cut Lewisville's lead to 7-3 after four innings last Thursday, North Central head coach Robbie Cash knew his troops had an ace in the hole if they wanted to beat the state's second-ranked class A team. What Cash did was to bring in senior Grayson King to the mound in the bottom of the fifth. All the right-hander would do was shut the ...

Lady Knights take apart Keenan in Region 3-AA opener, 33-0

North Central opened its softball regular season with a split of its first two contests. The Lady Knights fell to non-region foe Lewisville, 25-14, last Wednesday before rolling to a 33-0 win over Keenan in their Region 3-AA opener. Defensive lapses, once again, proved costly to Mike Grigsby's troops against Lewisville. But in the Keenan game, the defense shined as they shut out the Raiders. The Lady Knights continued to swing hot bats as they ...

Stevens ready for next challenge awaiting him at Newberry

Watching films of his team's games from the previous Friday night last fall, North Central head football coach Louis Clyburn was heard to say --- on more than one occasion --- that some college had to give Dennis Stevens a chance.

Knights done in by six errors in 8-5 loss to Vols

One of the victims of the recent spate of unseasonable weather (i.e., rain and snow) has been the fielders in baseball games.

Home is where the champions are

LMA wins Lady Knight Invitational

North Central kicked off its softball season last week with the inaugural Lady Knight Invitational. The Lady Knights hosted five other teams in the "Beat Cancer With a Bat" tournament.

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NC softball tourney opens Wednesday

Due to Tuesday's inclement weather, the North Central High School varsity softball team's inaugural "Beat Cancer with a Bat" Lady Knight Invitational will begin this evening in Boonetown.

NC softball tournament goes to bat against breast cancer

The North Central High School varsity softball team is sponsoring the inaugural "Beat Cancer With a Bat" Lady Knight Invitational beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 26.

King of the hill

This, from the bad news just got worse department. As if it was not tough enough to get a good swing against Grayson King before, now the North Central High School senior has added a new pitch to his repertoire after having spent a good chunk of last summer and the winter months working on a cutter. The pitch will join the fastball, curve and change-up for the two-time class A All-State selection. Last Wednesday, ...