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Sanders steps down after record run

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|Date: March 13, 2019
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Sanders steps down after record run

SPECIAL REPORT TO BLOWING ROCK NEWS. By Garrett Price. March 12, 2019. BOONE, NC -- Watauga High School P ...

SPECIAL REPORT TO BLOWING ROCK NEWS. By Garrett Price. March 12, 2019. BOONE, NC -- Watauga High School Principal Dr. Chris Blanton announced March 12 that Rob Sanders is stepping down from his positi ...

March 13, 2019
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Blanton tabbed as Principal of the Year for WCS

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|Date: February 25, 2019
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Blanton tabbed as Principal of the Year for WCS

SPECIAL REPORT TO BLOWING ROCK NEWS. By Garrett Price. February 25, 2019. BOONE, NC -- Watauga High Schoo ...

SPECIAL REPORT TO BLOWING ROCK NEWS. By Garrett Price. February 25, 2019. BOONE, NC -- Watauga High School Principal Dr. Chris Blanton has been named Watauga County Schools' 2019-20 Principal of the Y ...

February 25, 2019
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Pioneers roar past St. Stephens, 79-53

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|Date: February 06, 2019
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Pioneers roar past St. Stephens, 79-53

By David Rogers. February 5, 2019. BOONE, NC -- It was only fitting that host Watauga emptied the bench e ...

By David Rogers. February 5, 2019. BOONE, NC -- It was only fitting that host Watauga emptied the bench en route to a dominating, 79-53 win over Hickory-St. Stephens. It was a night celebrating the Pi ...

February 06, 2019
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Watauga WBB storms St. Stephens, 64-36

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|Date: February 06, 2019
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Watauga WBB storms St. Stephens, 64-36

By David Rogers. February 5, 2019. BOONE, NC -- It was a clear night outside, but Watauga women's basketb ...

By David Rogers. February 5, 2019. BOONE, NC -- It was a clear night outside, but Watauga women's basketball kicked up a storm inside Lentz-Eggers Gym Tuesday night, racing past Hickory-St. Stephens, ...

February 06, 2019
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Watauga WBB wrestles past McDowell, 60-50

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|Date: February 02, 2019
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Watauga WBB wrestles past McDowell, 60-50

By David Rogers. February 1, 2019. BOONE, NC -- After rolling up a 22-point halftime lead, Watauga lost s ...

By David Rogers. February 1, 2019. BOONE, NC -- After rolling up a 22-point halftime lead, Watauga lost some of its defensive intensity -- and swagger -- but survived a 13-point second half performanc ...

February 02, 2019
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Watauga WBB doubles up on Alexander Central, 52-26

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|Date: January 29, 2019
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Watauga WBB doubles up on Alexander Central, 52-26

By David Rogers. January 28, 2019. TAYLORSVILLE, NC -- Watauga women's basketball coach Laura Barry was a ...

By David Rogers. January 28, 2019. TAYLORSVILLE, NC -- Watauga women's basketball coach Laura Barry was able to give her potential future stars and older reserve players a lot of time on the hardwoods ...

January 29, 2019
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Rockets shoot past Cougars, 38-7

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|Date: January 29, 2019
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Rockets shoot past Cougars, 38-7

By David Rogers. January 28, 2019. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- At the end of the first quarter in Blowing Rock's ...

By David Rogers. January 28, 2019. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- At the end of the first quarter in Blowing Rock's opening round game against Valle Crucis in the Watauga County middle schools' girls basketball ...

January 29, 2019
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WINTERFEST: “Hank” conquers WinterPaws

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|Date: January 28, 2019
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WINTERFEST: “Hank” conquers WinterPaws

By David Rogers. January 28, 2019. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Leave it to a bloodhound to sniff out the big priz ...

By David Rogers. January 28, 2019. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Leave it to a bloodhound to sniff out the big prize. "Hank" is the new canine pup being trained by High Country resident Brent Presnell. After ta ...

January 28, 2019
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Watauga spreads court love to reinforcements in 85-55 drubbing of Spartans

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|Date: January 26, 2019
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Watauga spreads court love to reinforcements in 85-55 drubbing of Spartans

By David Rogers. January 25, 2019. BOONE, NC -- Maybe it was the extra energy and raised expectations in ...

By David Rogers. January 25, 2019. BOONE, NC -- Maybe it was the extra energy and raised expectations in Lentz-Eggers Gym Friday night, but with boys and girls basketball athletes -- and their parents ...

January 26, 2019
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Watauga oppression gains 37-27 win

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|Date: January 25, 2019
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Watauga oppression gains 37-27 win

By David Rogers. January 25, 2019. BOONE, NC -- Oppression in governing nation-states is a bad thing, but ...

By David Rogers. January 25, 2019. BOONE, NC -- Oppression in governing nation-states is a bad thing, but on the basketball court it can be a thing of beauty. Watauga women's basketball used a stiflin ...

January 25, 2019
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County Schools prep for potential loss of Spring Break

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|Date: January 22, 2019
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County Schools prep for potential loss of Spring Break

SPECIAL REPORT TO BLOWING ROCK NEWS. By Garrett Price. January 22, 2019. BOONE, NC -- After an exceptiona ...

SPECIAL REPORT TO BLOWING ROCK NEWS. By Garrett Price. January 22, 2019. BOONE, NC -- After an exceptionally snowy November and December brought a historic number of snow days to the High Country, Wat ...

January 22, 2019
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WTW, GPE, TBM: Reinforcing UNCOMMON values

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|Date: January 16, 2019
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WTW, GPE, TBM: Reinforcing UNCOMMON values

By David Rogers. January 16, 2019. BOONE, NC -- Thanks to the proliferation of texting, acronyms are embe ...

By David Rogers. January 16, 2019. BOONE, NC -- Thanks to the proliferation of texting, acronyms are embedded in American culture today more than ever, from LOL and BFF to YATI and ZZZ. For Watauga he ...

January 16, 2019
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Pioneers’ balanced attack calms Red Tornadoes, 55-46

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|Date: January 15, 2019
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Pioneers’ balanced attack calms Red Tornadoes, 55-46

By David Rogers. January 15, 2019. BOONE, NC -- The Red Tornadoes may have had a whirling dervish in 6-4 ...

By David Rogers. January 15, 2019. BOONE, NC -- The Red Tornadoes may have had a whirling dervish in 6-4 sophomore center Shelby Darden, but the Pioneers countered with steady fire from all directions ...

January 15, 2019
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Hickory MBB surges in second half to defeat Watauga, 66-57

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|Date: January 15, 2019
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Hickory MBB surges in second half to defeat Watauga, 66-57

By David Rogers. January 15, 2019. BOONE, NC -- An inconsistent line (tacking) in sailing may be the best ...

By David Rogers. January 15, 2019. BOONE, NC -- An inconsistent line (tacking) in sailing may be the best way to reach a far-off destination, but it seldom wins the day on the basketball court. COVER ...

January 15, 2019
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