Local
2 years ago
Club names finalists for high school athletics honors

The Mountain Amateur Athletic Club has named finalists for its annual awards honoring top student-athletes in the region.

Things were bananas at the Earth Day 5K on April 20, 2024, at Carrier Park in Asheville, N.C.
Local
2 years ago
Things get bananas at the Earth Day 5K in Asheville

A 54-year-old from Asheville ran the fastest time, but the planet was the real winner of the Earth Day 5K in Asheville on Saturday.

Local
2 years ago
Fisher’s rare three-homer night helps Tourists win slug-fest

The first baseman’s third blast of the night was decisive in a 15-12 win over the Rome Emperors.

Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Area runners have two choices of 5K events on April 20

Events include the “She Slay 5K” in Hendersonville and the “Haw Creek Hustle” in Asheville.

Asheville Tourist John Garcia chats with young fans outside the dugout prior to an exhibition game April 3, 2024, marking the 100th anniversary of McCormick Field.
Local
2 years ago
A cold night can’t chill McCormick Field’s 100th anniversary party

Chilly breezes weren’t enough to keep 4,000 avid baseball fans from celebrating the 100th Anniversary of McCormick Field on Wednesday night, as the Asheville Tourists tied the visiting Fayetteville Woodpeckers, 7-7, in a tune-up for Friday’s official opening night.

A patch on Crash Davis' uniform from the film "Bull Durham."
Sports
2 years ago
Houston Astros prospects start season on Asheville Tourists’ roster

Six of the Houston Astros’ top 30 ranked prospects will be on the Asheville Tourists’ Opening Day roster.

Local
2 years ago
After a century of baseball, McCormick Field set for extra innings

The Asheville Tourists are preparing to commemorate the McCormick Field centennial with a sold-out exhibition game followed by their official season opener.

Sports
2 years ago
Sponsors needed for ‘Tee it Up for Diabetes’ tourney

Sponsors still are needed for the “Tee It Up for Diabetes” golf tournament May 29, 2024, at Springdale Resort in Canton. The event raises funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and also honors the event’s original organizer, the late George Campbell “Cam” Dowdle, a Mountain Credit Union mortgage loan officer who passed away on March 18, 2018.

Sports
2 years ago
Mobile, online sports betting arrives in N.C.

Mobile and online sports wagering across North Carolina took off on Monday, as several licensed gambling operators started taking bets nine months after legislation to authorize such activity statewide became law. North Carolina is now the 30th state, along with the District of Columbia, to offer mobile sports betting, according to the American Gaming Association.

Sports
2 years ago
Samford tops East Tennessee State for SoCon tournament title

ASHEVILLE (AP) — Achor Achor had 25 points and nine rebounds, Jermaine Marshall scored […]

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