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Jump Off Rock Half Marathon is set for May 14

Henderson County Sports

Honeycrisps open season with Fan Fest on May 20

The Hendersonville Honeycrisps open the season with a Fan Fest starting at noon Saturday, May 20, at The Orchard (Berkeley Park) followed by an exhibition game versus Athlete’s Lab at 2:15. The annual Fan Fest includes food trucks, bounce houses for kids, face painting, balloon artists and other fun activities.   Read Story »

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A Bearcat legend, Bobby Wilkins is retiring on June 30

Bobby Wilkins was nearing graduation day at UNC Asheville when he got a call in his dorm from Tom Wilson, the principal of Hendersonville High School.   Read Story »

Henderson County Sports

Goalkeeper from Brevard helps USA Blind Soccer Men’s National Team to victory

Goalkeeper Kyle Knott stopped several penalty kicks to help USA Blind Soccer Men’s National Team prevail in its first international competition, versus Canada, March 19 and 20 at the Salt Creek Soccer Arena in Chula Vista, Calif. The U.S. prevailed by scores of 1-0 and 3-0 in the two friendlies.   Read Story »

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Lapsley challenges Ecusta Trail managers to identify parking for greenway access

With the Ecusta Trail expected to break ground this summer, one Henderson County commissioner is warning that he sees a parking problem when hundreds of users flock to the new greenway.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Sports

‘Tin Can Man,’ the story of ’72 HHS championship team, is now available on line

“Tin Can Man,” the documentary recounting Hendersonville High School’s dramatic march to the state 3A basketball championship in 1972, was a big hit when it was shown for the first time at Blue Ridge Community College last summer.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Sports

Bearcat Nation mourns star athlete who died in car crash

More than 150 classmates, friends and relatives gathered at Dietz Field Thursday night to remember Elyja Kieshaun Gibbs, a star of Hendersonville High School's football and baseball teams who died in a single-vehicle crash in Transylvania County earlier in the day.   Read Story »

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Tom Fazio inducted into the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame

Tom Fazio, the renowned golf course designer based in Florida and Hendersonville, is among 15 inductees in the 2023 class of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.   Read Story »

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5 stories to watch in 2023

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An engineer and a supermodel each receive an unexpected gift

Although it’s tempting to liken the story of Jenna and Natalia to a sugary Hallmark movie, the concept doesn’t quite hold up.   Read Story »

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