Will compete in the Western Regionals in Greensboro

The Franklin High School Lady Panthers defeated the 3-A Mountain Athletic Conference Champions in the sectionals on Friday. The Enka Sugar Jets fell to the dominating Panthers, 61-49.

The Panthers will travel to Greensboro Thursday, to compete in the Western Regionals against conference rival Tuscola for their fourth meeting this season, with Franklin on the plus side at 2-1 against Tuscola.

Commentary and stats on the Subway Fresh Fit 500.

My Brain on NASCAR: Subway Day at Phoenix

A losing streak that lasted so long even Dale Earnhardt Jr. has won a race since it began was snapped on March 3, when Carl Edwards took the checkered flag at Phoenix International Raceway.

Edwards, driving the No. 99 Subway Ford, led 122 laps on his way to winning the Subway Fresh Fit 500. Giving the command for the drivers to start their engines was actor and new Subway spokesman Brian Baumgartner, who stars as voracious over-eater and general sloth-in-residence Kevin Malone on the terrific NBC sitcom "The Office."

Victory Christian School varsity boys’ basketball team won the championship game over Haywood Christian in the Blue Ridge Christian Conference tournament this past weekend held in Clyde, N.C.

John Morgan, Nate Reeise and Brayden Rogers were named to the All-Conference team. Coach Jon Stephens was named Coach of the Year.

Pictured (front row, L-R) are Andrew Gergeni, John Brooks, Brayden Rogers, Bryan Naulty; ( back row) James Gergeni, John Morgan, Nate Reeise and Nick Mottola.