Gaston Gazette Sports

24/02/2023

South Point boys hoops is on to Round 3. Here are photos from its 3A second round playoff win over Concord.

Images from the 3A boys basketball second round playoff game between South Point and Concord on Feb. 23, 2023.

24/02/2023

See what area players have shined during the first two rounds of the NCHSAA state basketball playoffs and latter rounds of the NCISAA tournament.

Top performers for high school winter sports in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties in North Carolina during the week of Feb. 20-27, 2023.

24/02/2023

Though soft-spoken, McCaskill Rivers’ game has said quite a bit about his basketball skills and East Gaston’s plans for a lengthy postseason stay.

McCaskill Rivers isn’t typically one for words. Yet what the East Gaston basketball standout chooses not to verbalize, he makes up for in buckets.

21/02/2023

What area high school basketball players could make a splash in the upcoming NCHSAA playoffs? Here are 26 standouts who could fit the bill.

Here are 26 players — 13 boys and 13 girls — from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties who could make waves in the NCHSAA basketball playoffs.

20/02/2023

Once wide-eyed freshmen, Janiya Adams and Randall Pettus are making Bessemer City basketball history one bucket at a time.

Becoming legendary wasn’t on Janiya Adams or Randall Pettus’ agenda when they took the floor as freshmen at Bessemer City High.

19/02/2023

Photos from Saturday’s NCISAA 3A basketball quarterfinal pitting Gaston Christian against Wilmington’s Cape Fear Academy.

Images from the NCISAA Class 3A boys basketball playoff game between Gaston Christian and Cape Fear Academy of Wilmington on Feb. 18, 2023 in Lowell.

19/02/2023

Three Stuart Cramer wrestlers leave Greensboro with state gold, while senior grapplers from Burns and West Lincoln finish their careers on top.

Three Stuart Cramer grapplers, along with standouts from Burns and West Lincoln won NCHSAA state individual wrestling championships Saturday.

19/02/2023

Here's what you missed if you weren't checking for basketball brackets at 10 p.m. on a Saturday night.

Check out schedules and results for Gastonia and Shelby area high school basketball teams as the NCHSAA and NCISAA state championships get underway.

12/11/2022

South Point validates itself as 3A title contender with scoring outburst, while a controversial finish to Salisbury and Burns’ spring 2021 meeting is at the forefront ahead of their upcoming playoff clash.
A few takeaways from NCHSAA second round playoff action in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties.

Five teams from Cleveland, Gaston or Lincoln counties remain in the NCHSAA state football playoffs, including one that surprised many of us.

12/11/2022

Here are the players who made their mark in the second round of the high school football playoffs in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties.

Here are the NCHSAA top performers from the second round of the North Carolina high school football playoffs in Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln counties.

12/11/2022

Kings Mountain watched Thursday as the 3A West playoff landscape shifted significantly. The Mountaineers were emphatic in ensuring they wouldn’t be the next titan to fall.

With Thursday night’s NCHSAA upsets fresh on their mind, Kings Mountain football made sure it wasn’t the next domino to fall.

11/11/2022

Burns football didn’t need much motivation Thursday night. But pregame antics ahead of their 2A West second round game provided all the fuel necessary for the rout that followed.

Shelby players stomped on the Burns logo at midfield, but the Bulldogs put their foot down once the game started for a 2-A West football playoff win.

11/11/2022

A stunner — maybe the score more than the result —in Greensboro, a pursuit of perfection remains intact and Crest’s road warriors knock off an undefeated foe. Scores and recaps from Thursday night’s second round playoff games in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties.

Welcome to “Friday Night Live,” a place to keep up with high school football scores for teams in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties.

02/11/2022

01/11/2022

Here are the latest batch of Athletes of the Week in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties.

Here are results from Gastonia and Shelby area Athletes of the Week from weeks 9 and 10.

28/10/2022

Congrats to our volleyball team on the advancement to the 4th round of the NCHSAA playoffs tonight. Fourth round matchup will be against Fred T. Foard on Saturday. Time of match is still TBD.

27/10/2022

Good Luck at States!

27/10/2022

24/10/2022

21/10/2022

Here’s your guide to Week 10 of high school football in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties, including previews and predictions for games throughout the area.

Predictions and a preview of games in Week 10 of the 2022 NC high school football season in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties.

20/10/2022

Here are the area’s top performers through three days of fall sports action in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties in Week 10.

Top performers from the 10th week of high school sports, including volleyball, boys soccer, girls golf, girls tennis and cross country.

20/10/2022

What area high school football teams are most in need of wins in Week 10? Here’s a look at conference title races, as well as what teams have work to do in their pursuit of playoff berths with two games remaining.

Eighteen of the 19 high school football teams in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties enter Week 10 with hope of qualifying for the postseason.

18/10/2022

The Stuart Cramer Storm Athletics golf standout figured he’d eventually win a Gaston Amateur tournament. After a dominant 54 holes this past weekend, the question for Rich Wills is “what’s next?”

Rich Wills figured he’d eventually win the Gaston County Amateur golf tournament, even if the 16-year old didn’t know exactly when.

18/10/2022

It’s time to vote for Week 9’s top football and fall sports athletes in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties. Vote as often as you like through Thursday, 11:59 p.m.

It's time to vote for the Gastonia- and Shelby-area Week 9 high school football and fall sports Athletes of the Week.

15/10/2022

They played in one of the area’s best high school football games last fall. Burns made sure there would be no drama in this year’s matchup.

All it took was one play for Ben Mauney and his Burns teammates to sap the suspense out of Friday's game at East Gaston.

14/10/2022

Photos from Thursday’s high school football game featuring Shelby and Bessemer City.

Images from Bessemer City 's rare Thursday varsity football game against Southern Piedmont 1A/2A foe Shelby on Oct. 13, 2022.

14/10/2022

Pink Out 2022 💗

Your Lady Raiders raised up to $4,000 for Cancer Services of Gaston county!!

Thank you for all of the donations and support for this event!

Knock Out Cancer shirts will continue to be sold at our last home match (Tuesday October 18) these proceeds will continue to go to Cancer Services!

14/10/2022

Congratulations to Addie Beaver on recording her 2000th career assist! What a huge accomplishment ! Congrats Addie, we're proud of you!

14/10/2022

Congrats to the volleyball team on a 3-0 victory over Huss. Also, congratulations to our seniors and good luck to you in the future.