Sports & Recreation

Newton-Conover wins 2A state golf championship

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 5:20pm

Southern Pines, NC (WBTV)- For the first time in school history, Newton-Conover has won the 2A state golf championship. They claimed the title by just 4 shots over North Lincoln who finishes as the runner up for the 2nd straight year.

Shelby finished in 3rd, Salisbury finished in 4th, and Cuthbertson finished in 10th.

Newton-Conover would be led by Alex Hefner. He would go on to win the individual state title after a 2 day total of 142. He would win by 2 shots over Kaleb Lester from Carrboro.

Other local golfers who finished in the top 10 include Maiden's Thomas Lilly and Salisbury's Eric Edwards (tied for 3rd), Shelby's Elliott Grayson (6th), North Lincoln's Alston Taylor (tied for 7th), Newton-Conover's Trey Burton and North Lincoln's Grant Studdard (tied for 9th).

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Who wants to Go Pro with Steve Smith?

Submitted by WBTV Web Staff

Thursday, May 9th, 2013, 1:01pm

Every year, thousands of young football fans dream of breaking the huddle with hero Steve Smith. Showmars, a proud sponsor of Steve Smith’s Football ProCamp, is making that dream a reality for four Charlotte-area children this summer.

Showmars is giving away four spots to the 2013 Steve Smith Football ProCamp. Football fans can sign up by filling out an entry form at any of Showmars 28 Charlotte-Metro locations.

ProCamp is a youth athletic camp for children in grades 1- 8. Established in 1998, the camp provides thousands of youth the opportunity to attend camp with their sporting heroes. At the camp, attendees learn football fundamentals and meet children their own age with like interests.

This year’s ProCamp event will be held at Ardrey Kell High School on Monday, June 10, and Tuesday, June 11.

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Holtmann gets contract extension

Submitted by WBTV Web Staff

Thursday, April 11th, 2013, 5:33pm

BOILING SPRINGS, NC (WBTV)- After going 21-13 in 2013 and being named the Big South Conference Coach of the Year, men's head basketball coach Chris Holtmann has received a contract extension from Gardner-Webb. Holtmann will now be coach of the Runnin' Bulldogs thru 2018.

Gardner-Webb finished 2nd in the South Division and made it to the finals of the Big South Conference tournament before losing to Liberty.

The program reached the 20 win plateau for the first time since 2001. The Runnin' Bulldogs were also the only team in the Big South to win at least 20 games this season.

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High school basketball western regional finals

Submitted by WBTV Web Staff

Sunday, March 10th, 2013, 1:08am

GREENSBORO, NC (WBTV)- It was western regional Saturday in Greensboro as team are now 1 win away from playing for a state championship.

We had 7 local teams trying to make it to the big game and some were successful.

Olympic would beat Mount Tabor 69-64 to advance to next Saturday's 4A state title game where they will take on Raleigh Broughton.

In the 3A western final, Statesville would beat Hunter Huss 74-71 to advance to the 3A title game where they will face Webb.

In the 2A western final, Cuthbertson beat Shelby to advance to the 2A state title game. This is the 2nd straight year the Cavaliers beat the Golden Lions in the western final. Cuthbertson will take on Kinston next Saturday in a rematch of last year's 2A state title game won by Kinston.

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Used sports equipment sought for needy kids

Submitted by Joe Hester, Community News Producer

Monday, March 4th, 2013, 5:09pm

Used sports equipment sought for needy kids

The Friends of the Parks organization is inviting the public to donate gently used sports equipment for needy kids.

The equipment is distributed by coaches to youth sports participants who cannot afford to buy their own.

Friends of the Parks supports the Shelby Parks and Recreation Department by acquiring and distributing funds, objects and property for the betterment of the recreational programs and facilities.

Donations can be made at the Shelby City Park Office, located at 850 West Sumter Street in Shelby, Mondays through Fridays, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.

For more information on the program, call 704-484-6839.

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Holtmann named Big South Coach of the Year

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Monday, March 4th, 2013, 12:06am

In just his 3rd year as head coach at Gardner-Webb, Chris Holtmann has been named the Big South Conference Coach of the Year.

The Runnin' Bulldogs finished the regular season 11-5 in conference play which was good enough to finish 2nd in the South Division of the Big South.

Gardner-Webb has an overall record of 20-11. They are the only team in the conference with 20 wins on the season.

They enter the VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Basketball Championship on a 7 game winning streak and have won 8 of their last 10 games.

The will begin conference tournament play Thursday when they take on the winner of Campbell vs Presbyterian at 6 pm. The tournament will take place at the HTC Center in Conway, SC.

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Harper named Big South Player of the Week

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Monday, February 18th, 2013, 4:07pm

Last week was a good one for the Gardner-Webb men's basketball team as they picked up 2 big road wins. One of the reasons for that success was the play of sophomore Donta Harper.

Today, he was named the Big South Conference Player of the Week.

Harper averaged 16 points and 7 rebounds last week as the Runnin' Bulldogs beat UNC Asheville and Coastal Carolina.

In the Asheville game, Harper almost delivered a double double as he came up with 16 points and 9 rebounds in a 67-65 win.

In the Coastal game, the sophomore led the team in scoring with 17 points in a 70-63 win.

For the season, Harper is averaging 13 points per game. Last season as a true freshman he played in all 32 games and averaged 5 points per game. This year, he has started in all 27 games for Coach Chris Holtmann.

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