* State track & field meet preview

Montreat – The Black Knights track program has went the extra mile to improve this season.

High Point – The return to the playoffs Wednesday was perhaps the program’s best showing in years – even though the Knights fell victim to a no-hitter. 

Hiwassee Dam – For one team, the championship was a foregone conclusion.

For the other, it was a first.

Asheboro -- The Lady Knights are still dancin'.

Hayesville – For the second year in a row, Robbinsville’s No. 1 golfer will be lugging his clubs to the state tournament.

Robbinsville – Dating back to 1981, the Lady Knights have now finished atop the Smoky Mountain Conference standings a whopping 16 times – including laying claim to the last seven i

High Point -- The groundswell of popularity garnered by the Black Knights this year propelled Robbinsville into the postseason for the first time since 2011.