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Blowing Rock News aims to capture the "heart" of the life and times of Blowing Rock, North Carolina and its surrounding communities, including Boone, Banner Elk, Valle Crucis, Seven Devils, Deep Gap and Watauga County.

Post-game drama overshadows Patriots' 67-65 win over Pioneers in Morgantonhttps://highcountrysports.net/post-game-drama-...
01/10/2026

Post-game drama overshadows Patriots' 67-65 win over Pioneers in Morganton
https://highcountrysports.net/post-game-drama-overshadows-67-65-patriot-win-over-pioneers-in-morganton/
Watauga High School Pioneer Booster Club HighSchoolOT.com WataugaOnline GoBlueRidge.net Watauga High School Pioneer Booster Club Watauga Athletics The Charlotte Observer

By David Rogers. MORGANTON, N.C. — A bizarre post-game incident involving fans that drew an estimated two dozen Burke County sheriff’s deputies and Morganton police officers to Freedom High School’s […]

BONUS PHOTOS: Mayo, Thompson lead Watauga WBB past West Caldwell, 67-32https://highcountrysports.net/mayo-thompson-lead-...
12/24/2025

BONUS PHOTOS: Mayo, Thompson lead Watauga WBB past West Caldwell, 67-32
https://highcountrysports.net/mayo-thompson-lead-watauga-wbb-past-west-caldwell-67-32/
Watauga High School Pioneer Booster Club HighSchoolOT.com WataugaOnline Watauga Democrat

By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — The hardest thing about watching Watauga High School’s varsity women’s basketball team is trying to take your eyes off freshman mainstay, Josie Mayo. Whether […]

Watauga Wrestling '73 Years' Reunion honors coaches Stroupe, Breitensteinhttps://highcountrysports.net/watauga-wrestling...
12/16/2025

Watauga Wrestling '73 Years' Reunion honors coaches Stroupe, Breitenstein
https://highcountrysports.net/watauga-wrestling-alums-honor-coaches-stroupe-breitenstein-with-reunion/
Watauga High School Pioneer Booster Club HighSchoolOT.com Watauga Athletics WataugaOnline Watauga Democrat Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — Coaches, like teachers, impact student athletes, often in dramatic, even life-altering ways. Sometimes they learn just how special they were when, years later, those […]

Twelfth Night? Watauga storms to 47-25 thumping of Middle Creek in 6A state championship gamehttps://highcountrysports.n...
12/13/2025

Twelfth Night? Watauga storms to 47-25 thumping of Middle Creek in 6A state championship game
https://highcountrysports.net/maybe-call-it-twelfth-night-watauga-storms-to-6a-state-championship-with-47-25-thumping-of-middle-creek/
Watauga High School Pioneer Booster Club HighSchoolOT.com Watauga Athletics WataugaOnline Watauga Democrat Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

By David Rogers. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. —On 2025’s 12th day of the 12th month, surely there were 12 Watauga players wearing “No. 12” in the Pioneers’ 47-25 win vs. Middle […]

BONUS PHOTOS: Carolina Snowbelles 'wow' the High Country with Christmas showhttps://highcountrysports.net/bonus-photos-c...
12/08/2025

BONUS PHOTOS: Carolina Snowbelles 'wow' the High Country with Christmas show
https://highcountrysports.net/bonus-photos-carolina-snowbelles-friends-wow-high-country-crowds/
The Carolina Snowbelles Watauga High School Pioneer Booster Club WataugaOnline Watauga Democrat

By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — Arms, legs, elbows, and kneecaps flying in all directions, in perfect synchronization… Yep, it was the 2025 edition of “A Carolina Snowbelles Christmas.” The […]

Snowbelles set to open holiday season with flair, funhttps://highcountrysports.net/snowbelles-set-to-open-holiday-season...
12/04/2025

Snowbelles set to open holiday season with flair, fun
https://highcountrysports.net/snowbelles-set-to-open-holiday-season-with-flair-and-fun/
Watauga High School Pioneer Booster Club The Carolina Snowbelles WataugaOnline Watauga Democrat Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Blowing Rock, North Carolina

By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — For 11 years now, the perfect “season opener” has been staged in the High Country and it has nothing to do with football or […]

Watauga survives statistical adversity to defeat Sun Valley, 31-28, and advance to 6A State Semifinalshttps://highcountr...
11/29/2025

Watauga survives statistical adversity to defeat Sun Valley, 31-28, and advance to 6A State Semifinals
https://highcountrysports.net/watauga-survives-statistical-adversity-winning-31-28-vs-powerful-sun-valley-to-advance-to-6a-state-semifinals/
Watauga High School Pioneer Booster Club HighSchoolOT.com Watauga Athletics WataugaOnline Watauga Democrat

By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — An old adage says, “Statistics don’t lie” — but maybe football game statistics lie, after all. BONUS PHOTOS at bottom of article Statistics lie, […]

Watauga MSOC defeats Mount Tabor in overtime, 3-2, to advance to 6A West semifinalshttps://highcountrysports.net/watauga...
11/12/2025

Watauga MSOC defeats Mount Tabor in overtime, 3-2, to advance to 6A West semifinals
https://highcountrysports.net/watauga-advances-with-3-2-overtime-win-over-mt-tabor/
Watauga High School Pioneer Booster Club HighSchoolOT.com WataugaOnline Watauga Athletics Watauga Democrat

By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — Cold weather soccer fans got their money’s worth on Nov. 11 at Jack Groce Stadium. Visiting No. 5-seeded Mount Tabor and No. 4-seeded host […]

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