BMS basketball coach Don LaRotonda says he is “enjoying the success” his team is having this year. At the midpoint, the boys are 5-1 and are in a three-way tie for first place in the conference with Coulwood and James Martin. In the second half of the season, the Broncos will see all of their [...]
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Broncos Hope “Perfect Execution of Basics” Key to Undefeated Season
Hustle, Drive Nets Winning Hoops Season For Lady Broncos
“They never give up,” Coach Ed Black says of his Lady Broncos basketball team and their record shows the effort. The Lady Brocos are 5-1 at the halfway point in the basketball season. The one loss was at the hands of rival Bradley and came with a bucket at the buzzer at the end of [...]
Broncos and Mavericks split games in crosstown showdown
Cornelius, NC – In what has become a rivalry series to match that of High school caliber games, complete with fans donning “Beat Bradley” and “Beat Bailey” shirts, mascots from both teams and extra chairs being brought in to seat the overflow of spectators, the Bailey Broncos split the first matchup with their [...]
New High School name debate still going
Cornelius, NC – With last Tuesday’s decision to name the new Bailey Road High School to W.A. Hough High, the school board started a firestorm that will continue to grow until something is done; namely changing the name to what most people in Cornelius have been calling it since they found out where it was [...]
Bradley Middle School fall sports season ends on high note
Bradley Middle has good reason to celebrate at their fall end of season sports banquets. All four of the Mavericks fall sport teams finished their season with winning records.
The girls softball team, under the tutelage of head coach Liesa Christian, led the way with a perfect 10 – 0 season. The Lady Mavericks volleyball team [...]
Bradley Comes From Behind, Wins Battle at the Lake
When Bailey Middle School opened four years ago to relieve crowding at Bradley, a cross-town football rivalry was born. Former Bailey Athletic Director, Don LaRotonda, named the clash of the two football teams the “Battle at the Lake” and purchased a trophy that would reside with the winning school for one year.
The trophy has never graced [...]