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Henderson County Sports

Volunteers needed for bicycle races on Sunday

The Crosstown Velo is looking for volunteers for the Hunter Subaru Historic Seventh Avenue Criterium Sunday along Locust and Maple streets. Start-finish line is at Southern Appalachian Brewing Co. on Locust Street. Volunteers are needed to monitor corners and to help setup and take down. Volunteers are asked to serve in 2-hour increments. They get a meal coupon. Please contact Tim Tobbe at ttobbe@borgwarner.com if you can help. The final race of the Hincapie Greenville Spring Series, the criterium is made up of 10 races ranging from 23 to 48 laps from 9 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. Sponsors include Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Hincapie Sportswear, BorgWarner, Carolina Landscape Management, Carolina Specialties Construction, Southern Appalachian Brewing Co., USA Cycling Crosstown Velo and the Historic Seventh Avenue District.       Read Story »

Hendersonville Sports

Bearcat Jayvees win Mountain Six title

The Hendersonville High School Jayvee Girls basketball team won the Mountain Six Conference Championship on Thursday, Feb. 15, defeating Franklin High School at Franklin. Picture, from left, front row, are Anne Marie Jones, Caitlyn Barnwell, Callie Swanger, Miriam Smith, Cora Stuerner, Ellie Bowen, Journee McMinn; back row, Coach Alexis Hubert, Asia McKnight, Alexandra Mills, Katie Parce, Aubrey Bish, Kathryn Thomas.   Read Story »

Henderson County Sports

Veteran volunteer is girls soccer coach of the year

Volunteer coach Tom Jones received the North Carolina Youth Soccer Association 2018 Girls Recreation Coach of the Year award on Sunday, Jan. 28, at the association’s annual soccer show in Raleigh. Jones has volunteered as a soccer coach in Henderson County Parks & Recreation Department’s recreation soccer program since 2005, when he started coaching his oldest child’s team. Over the past 13 years, Jones has coached his three children through the program, for a total of 17 teams, and counting. Jones has worked hard to develop player skills, and has taken incredible steps to understand the game of soccer beyond a surface knowledge. Jones exhibits all the qualities sought in every volunteer coach: dedication to providing the best player experience possible, player development, and teaching sportsmanship to players and parents alike. Henderson County recognizes that Jones is a busy father, husband, and businessman and appreciates his involvement in the soccer program.  Jones is the fourth volunteer coach from Henderson County to receive a coach of the year award from NCYSA since 2013. The recreation program is dependent on the involvement of quality volunteer coaches such as Jones to coach the over 500 youth players each season. Registration is currently underway for the spring season. More information about the program is online atwww.HCPRD.com.       Read Story »

Henderson County Sports

HMS boys win conference title, finish 14-1

The Hendersonville Middle School boys basketball team won the Blue Ridge Conference Championship on Wednesday night, defeating Macon Middle 64-54, at Macon Middle School. The Hendersonville Middle boys basketball team were the regular season champs and conference tournament champs going 14-1 on the season. The team is coached by Brent Stepp and Rick Husak.   Read Story »

Mills River Sports

D.A. dismisses charge against WHHS basketball coach

District Attorney Greg Newman has dismissed the simple assault charge filed against West Henderson High School men’s basketball coach Joey Bryson, saying a video of the incident with an opposing team's player failed to show a push that the player's mother had alleged. The charge was initiated by a North Henderson player following the game at West Henderson on Dec. 15. West Henderson won the game in overtime. Following the game, the North student and his mother went to the magistrate’s office and caused the criminal charge to be issued against the West Henderson coach.  A court date of Jan 26 was scheduled.    “I will not prosecute cases against teachers that have not been properly and thoroughly vetted by law enforcement,” Newman said. "I  reviewed video footage of the reported incident and I saw no evidence of any crime being committed by Coach Bryson. What I saw was that Coach Bryson was conferring with one of his players while a foul shot was taking place. The  North Henderson player encroached upon their space and the coach flung the hand of the North player away.  The charging document issued by the magistrate accused the coach of 'pushing” the player.' I did not see any evidence of pushing.   Contact was definitely made by the coach, but it does not rise to any type of criminal action." The District Attorney went on to say that, “there were at least two sheriff’s deputies at the game who did not believe that any crime had occurred.  They were engaged with removing an irate fan from the center of the basketball court.  Also, I find it significant that the referees did not call a technical foul on the West Henderson coach or bench." Newman added that he has explained his decision to the complainant’s mother and that the matter is under review by school system administrators.   Read Story »

Henderson County Sports

Commissioners make their football championship picks

Henderson County commissioners covered all four choices in their annual college football championship picks, a tradition started several years ago by County Manager Steve Wyatt. The college football playoff includes Clemson, Oklahoma, Georgia and Alabama. "I said last year that my first son and my money went to Clemson and I had to go with Clemson," Commissioner Bill Lapsley said. "I’ll go with them again." Grady Hawkins: "I’m going to go with one of my alma maters: Oklahoma." Michael Edney: "We all know the Georgia Bulldogs are going to win." Charlie Messer, who picked Alabama over Clemson last year, stayed with the Tide. Tommy Thomson, who doesn't follow sports, also went with Alabama. After saying, "I’m going to pull for Appalachian," Wyatt, a big Mountaineer fan, predicted an Oklahoma win.   Read Story »

Henderson County Sports

Marathon cyclist covers miles in the 100s

Larry Oslund has only been a part of the Ultra Marathon Cycling world for three years and has left his mark in dramatic fashion.   Read Story »

Henderson County Sports

WHHS kicks off artificial turf era Friday night

Prep football in Henderson County kicks off a new era when three high schools debut their artificial turf fields over the next three weeks in  intra-country rivalry games.The county’s compass direction schools all have new artificial fields this year for the first time but Hendersonville High School gets in on the inaugural festivities as the visitor in the first game.West Henderson High School opens the artificial turf era this Friday night against Hendersonville. North Henderson High School christens its new field on Aug. 25, when East Henderson High School visits, followed by East Henderson High School, which hosts West on Sept. 1.County commissioners have committed to replacing the grass at Hendersonville High School during the construction of the new HHS.Each school is celebrating the new fields with a ribbon cutting and dinner. Invited were county commissioners, School Board members, administrators, principals, coaches and media representatives.Commissioners agreed to finance the construction last spring if a contractor could fast-track the work to have all three ready for football season. Medallion won the contract for $2.45 million. Commissioners appropriated $2.75 million but cost overruns boosted the overall cost to $2.945 million. The School Board voted Monday night to cover the shortfall of $195,220.The total cost also included engineering fees, new track surfaces and striping and custom field designs.   Read Story »

Laurel Park Sports

Laurel Park hosts music festival, Jump Off Climb

Music lovers can enjoy a popular cover band at one of the area's best outdoor venues on Saturday afternoon and bicyclists ready to burn  quads can race 5½ miles up the mountain to Jump Off Rock the next day. It might be called Laurel Park Weekend with the two events, starting with the popular Jump Off Rock Music Festival. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. for the picnic, music and dancing festival organized by the Laurel Park Civic Association and sponsored by Pardee UNC Health Care. Dashboard Blue provides the entertainment. "It's a great band and a great view of the mountains," said Mark Morse, president of the civic association, which raises money for projects to improve the town. "It's the only time of year you can have beer and wine there." A couple of years ago, the association stopped having a barbecue truck serve plates. Now it's a picnic, so people bring their own food, beverages, picnic blankets and chairs. Festival-goers can drop off their supplies and their party and drive down to designated parking. A shuttle is available for those who want a ride back to Jump Off. The association partnered with iDaph events of Asheville to host the first Jump Off Rock Hill Climb, a part of the Lung Buster Time Trial series. The time trial is one of seven cycling events in western North Carolina open to riders who want a professional race experience, no matter how fast they are. All levels and abilities are welcome. The Jump Off race starts at 3 p.m. "Our unique mix of different racing environments allows riders of different strengths and focuses to level the playing field amongst competitors," organizers say. "Also, having seven separate events means that one poor showing won’t decimate your opportunity to do well in the series as a whole. So as to not leave out any cyclist: whether you’re an elite time trailer or a recreational rider on your road bike wanting to prove your merit in our Merckx/Standard division, we have both categories." For more information or to register visit click here. "With younger people and younger families moving in, we've got more bike riders," Morse said. "We thought it would be a fund thing to watch."         Read Story »

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