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GAINESVILLE, Ga.  — The Towns County Lady Indians saw their softball season come to an end Wednesday after falling 14-6 to East Hall in a non-conference matchup in Gainesville. Towns County jumped out early with two runs in the first inning and added another in the second to stay within striking distance. But East Hall’s offense proved too strong, scoring five in the first and adding runs in each of the next four innings to pull away. The Lady Indians scored three more in the fifth but...

HAYESVILLE, N.C. —  The Andrews Lady Wildcats couldn’t shake off their recent slump Monday night, falling 3-0 to the Robbinsville Lady Black Knights in the Smoky Mountain Conference tournament at Hayesville High School. The loss marked Andrews’ third straight defeat and the third time this season the Wildcats have come up short against Robbinsville. The two teams last met in September, when Robbinsville claimed a 3-1 win. With the tournament loss, Andrews dropped to 10-12 on the season, while...

Coach McClure with his granddaughter Kylynn Taylor at the induction ceremony. HAYESVILLE, N.C. — Former Hayesville High School girls’ basketball coach Darryl McClure was inducted Sunday, Oct. 12, into the Western North Carolina Hall of Fame, honoring a career that built one of the region’s most remarkable dynasties. McClure led the Yellow Jackets to six consecutive 1-A state championships from 1988 to 1993, a run that cemented his teams among the most dominant in North Carolina high school...