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Hudson makes all-ACC
MONROE — Dorenzo Hudson became the first Union County product ever to make the all-Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball team on Monday. Hudson, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard for Virginia Tech,...
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Delhomme got a send off more suited for Peppers
MONROE — Maybe he can’t work the room like Jake Delhomme, but if we’re going to hold a tear-soaked press conference for a flash-in-the-pan Brett Favre wanna-be, then I recommend we name a super ...
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Time to Duke it out
Two Forest Hills products are among Virginia Tech’s top four scorers heading into today’s key ACC game at Duke; the winner will almost certainly contend for the regular-season title.
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Over the last six games, Dorenzo Hudson has averaged 18.5 points per game and made 40-of-43 free throws (93 percent) for Virginia Tech. Hudson breaks out
FH product erupts for 41 points in VT’s win
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Panthers badger Favre, Vikings in upset win
CHARLOTTE — Quarterback, especially at the NFL level, is the most difficult position in all of sport. It’s far from an exact science, impossible to perfect. Brett Favre has come closer than mo...
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Rookie CB producing for Carolina
CHARLOTTE — When rookie Sherrod Martin arrived for preseason football camp in late July, the Carolina Panthers still weren’t sure how to use the second-round pick Martin was primarily a safety i...
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Panthers have won two straight in spite of QB
The Carolina Panthers have won two football games in a row despite starting the worst NFL quarterback between here and Oakland, Calif. Carolina kept Tampa Bay winless (0-6) after abandoning the...
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Stephen Brantley is waiting for the Panthers to win before he descends from the roof of KISS-FM in Charlotte. Panthers fan enters Day 19 of vigil
CHARLOTTE —As the Carolina Panthers host the Washington Redskins today, it will mark Day 19 of a rooftop camping trip for one Union County native.
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Choosing a NASCAR champ
Cup contenders make the call on who they think will win it all
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Jake Delhomme (17) has evolved into a turnover machine, with 11 of them in a span of less than seven quarters. Delhomme’s struggles are a big reason the Panthers have lost their last two games at home by an average of 24 points, including Sunday’s 38-10 opener against Philly. Still their starter: Don't blame Jake, he doesn't decide who gets to play
CHARLOTTE — I think the Carolina Panthers need to upgrade at quarterback, and I will keep stating what I’ve seen as the obvious for five years. Jake Delhomme isn’t good enough, and I’m so certa...
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Members of the 1966 Winchester High football team gathered at the Winchester gym on Saturday for the first time since the school’s closing more than 40 years ago. The following are pictured above. Front row: (from left to right) Van Cureton, Louis Bradshaw and Robert Heath. Middle row: David Barbour, Henry Meadows, Richard Anthony, Charles Kilgo. Back row: Brownie Irving, Roy L. Crowder, Archie Stokes, Walter Byrd, Billy Allsbrooks, Cleveland Huntley and Larry Crowder. Former champs gather at Winchester gym
MONROE — Now a recreational center for Monroe youths, Winchester Gymnasium served as place to remember history and heritage on Saturday morning. In 1966, Winchester High burned to the ground, l...
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