GREENSBORO – (Special from Philip Latter) On a beautiful mid-May day on the campus of NC A&T University, the Maroon Devils track team closed out the season with their best meet of the year. Coming into the meet ranked sixth in the State, the Maroon Devils put together a fantastic run of performances and ended up placing third overall. The … [Read more...]
Maggie Burns Named SMC Track Most Valuable Performer
Cherokee - On a day when the Lady Devils won their first SMC track Championship since 2009 they were sparked by several outstanding performances. Sophomore Maggie Burns turned in the top performance of the day. Burns won conference championships in the long jump (15'5.5"), 400-meter dash (1:02.89), 200-meter dash (27.69), and anchored the 4x400 … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Track Team Captures First SMC Championship since 2009; Boys Third
Cherokee - (Special from Philip Latter) On a cool and cloudy afternoon in Cherokee, the Lady Devils put in a phenomenal effort and were rewarded with their first SMC Championship since 2009. The Lady Devils were led by sophomore phenom Maggie Burns. Burns captured individual titles in the long jump (15’5.5”), 400 meters (1:02.89) and 200 … [Read more...]
Swain Track Chases Records at Murphy
MURPHY – (Special From Philip Latter) On a day where the Maroon Devils track program was depleted due to the Senior Trip and several injuries, some top performances erased any shortcomings that appeared in the team scores. On the girls’ side, the 4 x 400-meter relay scored a victory in a time of 4:23.70. That mark is the second fastest in the … [Read more...]
Lady Devils State Public School Champions With Highest Finish Ever!!
KERNERSVILLE – Her mouth agape, her chest heaving and convulsing in the finisher’s chute from an effort that bordered on dangerous, Kylie Pond looked for anyone who could make sense of what had just happened. On a blustery, cold, wet course, Pond had just run a personal best of 43 seconds. When the sophomore finally found head coach Philip Latter … [Read more...]