Franklin’s softball team made it to the state final in the spring of 2018. The Panthers nearly made it back in 2019, losing in the final game of the regional championship series.
One of the best memories Haley Freeman has from playing softball at Franklin came during her junior year.
Tim Hawkins coached baseball at rival Smoky Mountain in 1997 when Franklin debuted its new baseball field at Macon Middle School.
A gruesome injury ended Cris Chavez’s junior season.
It’s not every day you come across someone in his mid-40s who’s in the best shape of his life.
Meet Dave Evans.
Jim Craig was 10 years old when he first started playing golf. That was in 1931 during The Great Depression.
Appalachian State University’s baseball team was on a roll, beating Sienna 9-8 for a sixth straight victory.
Dylan Garcia broke one of Jennifer Wiggins’ records during the cross-country season in the fall.
Some days, the motivation to work out and practice is very high for Hannah Angel. Other days, not so much.
“Right now I’d much rather be at home eating,” she said, laughing.
Andy Scheidler
sports@thefranklinpress.com
With schools closed until May 15, the spring sports season in North Carolina is in serious jeopardy.