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Lady Knights head coach Lucas Ford speaks to his team during a timeout Monday against Murphy. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Lady Knights head coach Lucas Ford speaks to his team during a timeout Monday against Murphy. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Smoky Mountain Conference basketball tournament schedule

Kevin Hensley
Friday, February 14, 2020
Rosman – The Smoky Mountain Conference released its basketball tournament bracket yesterday. The annual event – being held at Rosman this year – has been pushed back one day from its original start date, as it will begin today and conclude Friday, Feb. 21.

Two games, two wins

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Robbinsville – For the first time this season, the Black Knights strung together back-to-back wins.  A big conference victory over Rosman (2-18, 1-10) on Tuesday, Feb.

Early success not enough

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Robbinsville – The second meeting of the season between Murphy and Robbinsville was surrounded by a lot of hype. For the first quarter, it appeared the Lady Knights had things well in-hand. For the remaining three quarters, the Lady Bulldogs proved different.
Robbinsville Middle School’s Kage Williams (left) and Koleson Dooley pause between bouts at Saturday’s state championship tournament in Concord. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville Middle School’s Kage Williams (left) and Koleson Dooley pause between bouts at Saturday’s state championship tournament in Concord. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Williams becomes 2X champ

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Concord – It was a long day, but the end result made it worth the wait. Robbinsville Middle School’s Kage Williams and Koleson Dooley competed in the 38th annual Junior High State Championship Tournament, which was held Saturday at Carolina Courts.

Fink finishes 2nd at state

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Concord – In just the second year of the N.C. High School Athletic Association’s Women’s Invitational, Robbinsville made a statement.
Robbinsville’s Kyle Fink controls Mount Airy’s Eric Olvera during the second round of the 1A state duals on Feb. 4. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville’s Kyle Fink controls Mount Airy’s Eric Olvera during the second round of the 1A state duals on Feb. 4. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Knights fall in Western final

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Newland – Robbinsville High School’s dual-team wrestling season came to an abrupt end on Feb. 6, when the Black Knights fell in the 1A Western Regional Finals at Avery County High School.
Robbinsville's Jaret Panama has Mount Airy's Luke Leonard down for the count in the 170-pound bout of Tuesday's second-round state dual. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville's Jaret Panama has Mount Airy's Luke Leonard down for the count in the 170-pound bout of Tuesday's second-round state dual. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Knights fall in Western final

Kevin Hensley
Friday, February 7, 2020
Newland – Robbinsville's journey to the 1A state dual finals was halted Thursday night. The Black Knights (18-8) traveled to Avery County for the third and fourth-round of the postseason tournament, with high hopes of another state finals appearance.

Go big or go home

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Robbinsville – A strong, second-half defense was only one key to the Black Knights’ success Tuesday night.

Time to make an impact

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, February 6, 2020
It was no secret: Abigail Knight and Mikayla Morgan were good enough to take their talents to the next level. So when the Robbinsville Lady Knights standouts both inked scholarships that would ensure their career would not end once high school did, few were surprised.