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Welcome to the Official Avery Journal-Times Sports Blog!!!

This blog has been created as a complement to the weekly local sports coverage provided by the Avery Journal-Times newspaper, located in Newland, North Carolina and is Avery County's oldest newspaper, serving as the newspaper of record since 1959!

Jamie "The shELLdOg" Shell and Matt Laws will offer commentary, news, notes, musings and ramblings, plus whatever else might be of interest in the local sports scene in Avery County, NC, with some additional coverage 'across the border' in Cloudland Highlanders sports territory as well.

We hope this space will be of service to you, the sports fan, and we welcome comments or thoughts. Just shoot us an email at: sportsaj@xtn.net

Without further ado, our maiden voyage in the vast sea of Blog-dom!

10-22-07

Soccer News...

The Vikings soccer team lost 3-0 to Mountain Heritage earlier this evening in Burnsville. Two goals in the match's first 90 seconds were too much for the Vikes to overcome.

Avery will try to end its losing skid in its home finale, Senior Night on Wednesday against Mitchell. The Vikings fall to 4-14-2 and 1-9-1 in conference play.

Congratulations to the Avery volleyball team who qualified for the NCHSAA 1A playoffs. The team unfortunately was defeated in three games at East Surry on Saturday 25-20, 25-15, and 25-11. Avery ends their season with a 9-10 record.

From the Gridiron...

Vikings 30 Madison 6

Avery used a fake field goal-turned-touchdown and a Hunter Robbins 68-yard fumble recovery to down the Patriots in Marshall Friday night. Avery led 17-0 at halftime after its offense, particularly the running game, was highly effective. Adam Pate both threw and ran for 100 yards in the win, and the Vikes advance to 3-6 overall with a 2-2 Western Highlands Conference mark.

The Vikings take on the Cougars of Mountain Heritage for SENIOR NIGHT at MacDonald Stadium. Festivities will begin around 7 pm with kickoff at 7:30 pm.