With a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new artificial turf field and the general joviality of homecoming on tap, the McDowell Titans’ game against the Hickory Red Tornadoes Friday had all the makings of a festive occasion.
The Foothills Conference football season cranked up this week and the West McDowell Spartans put together an impressive opening performance, shutting out Walter Johnson Middle School 34-0 Wednesday afternoon.
The start of the Northwestern 3A/4A football season was very profitable for the McDowell Titans junior varsity football team as they put forward a strong collective effort, beating the Hickory Red Tornadoes 28-12 Thursday night at Frank Barger Stadium.
Thanks to some bizarre scheduling quirks, the McDowell Lady Titans tennis team has only recently seen some semblance of normalcy, with three Northwestern 4A/3A Conference matches last week.
The McDowell Lady Titan golf team finished second and third in a pair of conference matches last week.
Only nine seconds meant the difference between second and third place for the McDowell Titan cross country team Wednesday afternoon in Boone against Northwestern Conference foes.
After suffering through a couple rough matches against the Northwestern 3A/4A’s best, the McDowell Lady Titans volleyball team bounced back with a three-game victory against the winless West Caldwell Lady Warriors Monday evening.
We are getting down to the final two weeks of the 2017 Major League Baseball regular season, and local product Greg Holland is in a familiar position: He’s looking at the opportunity to make MLB’s postseason for the third time in four seasons.
After two weeks of nearly continuous washouts, the McDowell Lady Titans golf team and the rest of the Northwestern Conference finally got to swing the sticks.
The long trek to Catawba County couldn't have ended fast enough for the McDowell Titans varsity soccer team.
The Watauga Lady Pioneers volleyball team are on the fast track to being the favorite in the Northwestern 3A/4A Conference this season.
The final score might not indicate it, but the Mitchell Mountaineers had their hands full with the McDowell Titans Friday night.
Coming off an extended layoff, the McDowell Titans junior varsity football team struggled to get a whole lot going Thursday night as the Titans were handed a 26-0 shutout by the Mitchell Mountaineers.
Despite putting up a pair of heavy contested games on the road, the McDowell Lady Titans volleyball team couldn't quite break through as they lost in three games Thursday evening at Alexander Central.
The McDowell Titans varsity soccer team snapped a five-game losing streak in a big way Wednesday, throttling the Mitchell Mountaineers on the road 10-1.
Note: "Tonight" in the story refers to Friday.
The McDowell Lady Titans volleyball team returned home on Tuesday and put together a strong outing, dismantling the South Caldwell Lady Spartans in three games.
The McDowell Titan cross country team turned in a respectable ninth-place finish in the annual Hyder-McMahill Invitational at Montreat Saturday.
MORGANTON – The Patton Panthers threw the ball nearly as many times (3) Thursday night against the McDowell Titans as they had in their first two games combined (4).
Note: "Tonight" in the story refers to Thursday. The game was moved up a day.
The McDowell Lady Titans had a tough draw in their return to the Northwestern Conference Tuesday night, losing on the volleyball court to the Hickory Red Tornadoes in three games.
The McDowell Lady Titan golfers didn’t win any championships in 2016, but they finished on a high note, putting five players in the West Regional Tournament and placing third overall in their final season as part of the Mountain Athletic Conference.
Now that’s how you christen a new football field.
The McDowell Titan and Lady Titan cross country teams participated in a Northwestern 4A/3A Conference relay meet – essentially a scrimmage – Wednesday in Newton.
It’s been a frustrating first two weeks for the McDowell Lady Titans volleyball team. That only made the collective team effort on the road Thursday all the more satisfying.
