ASHEBORO
Cats fall in round 1
The No. 29 seeded Andrews varsity volleyball team traveled to take on No. 4 seeded Uwharrie Charter (28-4) for the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs.
The Lady Wildcats fell 3-0 to see their season come to an end. They lost the first set 25-12, the second set 25-13, and the third and final set 25-7.
Uwharrie Charter went on the defeat No. 13 Swain County in the second round, then fall to No. 5 Cornerstone Charter in the third round.
The Lady Cats finished their season with a 5-15 overall record. The players will transition to their winter sports of basketball or indoor track.
NORTH CAROLINA
Winter sports begin today
The winter sports of basketball, indoor track and wrestling officially kick off today. Today is the first official day of practice, per N.C. High School Athletic Association rules.
Teams can begin official practice today, but will likely not have full teams as fall sports such as football and boys soccer are still playing games.
The first official day basketball teams can have a game is Friday, Nov. 15. For teams that do not have football, their first official day of practice was Oct. 23 and their first official game can be Monday.
PEACHTREE
ACWF has the chaos
The American Championship Wrestling Federation is returning to the Peachtree Community Center, 125 Memory Lane, for their monthly show on Nov. 2. November’s show is ACWF “Thanksgiving Chaos,” and chaos will definitely ensue.
The main event of the show is a last-two-standing match, where the final two wrestlers standing in the ring at the end of the match will be crowned ACWF tag-team champions, no matter which faction they are apart of. The Men of Honor (Axel Freakin Gunn, Killshot, Kevin Seiber and Flex Ferguson) will take on the Men of Honor (Frodo, Stryker and Mountain Man Jeremy Stiles).
Digger James will have a rematch with Mr. Atlanta 2 in a Return Match. Also in action will be Billy Havoc, The Freak, Rodney Haze, Robert Starr, MD King and a mystery wrestler.
Details: Doors are at 6 p.m., and the show begins at 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for ages 6-12 and free for ages 5 and under.
NORTH CAROLINA
NIL in high schools
High school athletes in North Carolina can profit off of their name, image and likeness, per a ruling by Wake County Superior Court Judge Graham Shirley.
The State Board of Education is required to adopt the NIL rules after an order, which went into effect Oct. 14 after Judge Shirley reversed the state’s NIL ban on Oct. 1.
Some of the proposed rules that the board sent to public comment will have to be applied to all public schools in the state, including as schools apart of the N.C. High School Athletic Association, which includes four private schools.
There will also be certain restriction as to who can have NIL deals with students, including casinos, alcohol products, tobacco and nicotine products, weapons or gambling.
Students must get their NIL agreement approved by the local superintendent, as well as consent from a parent or legal guardian. They must also take a course on NIL education.
Compiled by Sports Editor Cannon Crompton. Email items to sports@cherokeescout.com.
