A couple of quick notes regarding Avery High School sports:- Congratulations to Avery senior golf captain Chase Watson, who competed Monday and Tuesday at the 1A golf championships at Longleaf Golf Course in Kings Mountain. Watson carded an 80 and an 85 in the two-round competition. Included in the scores was a blistering 33 shot on the back nine holes on Monday, which was the lowest individual score for that nine-hole stretch in the tournament.
On a side note, Mitchell golfer and Lees-McRae College signee Thomas Burleson finished fourth overall, losing in a playoff for third playoff. The Mountaineer team finished fifth as a team.
- Avery football is in the middle of its week of spring practice for the fall gridiron season. The team has a busy summer planned with camps, passing leagues, and workouts leading to the start of the season in August.
- Avery soccer opens its run for a 1A girls state soccer championship this evening with a first-round matchup against the West Wilkes Lady Black Hawks. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m at MacDonald Stadium. With a victory this evening, Avery will then take on the winner of this evening's first round match between Highlands and Hendersonville.
-The Avery baseball team has secured a berth in the 1A state baseball playoffs. The Vikings will host the Swain County Maroon Devils in the opening round at Avery High School.
The game will take place on THURSDAY rather than the normal Friday contest, as Coach Benny Wellborn stated that a large number of Swain baseball players are participating on Friday at the NCHSAA 1A Track and Field Championships. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m.
- Speaking of the track championships, three
Viking athletes, Caroline Crenshaw, Mary Chesnut Smith, and Alex Villanueva, will travel to North Carolina A&T to compete at the NCHSAA Track and Field Championships.- Avery's Lady Vikings softball team will conclude its regular season schedule with a home game Thursday afternoon against the 2A top-ranked Owen Warlassies. The game is scheduled for first pitch at 4 p.m.
Best of luck to the Vikings in all this week's action!
