RALEIGH
From coast to mountains
Wit Tuttell, executive director of Visit NC, announced the 2024 Cycle North Carolina “Mountains to Coast” Route in a pre-recorded video posted to youtu.be/hLfKXBzQIw8.
The 25th annual ride is scheduled for a Spruce Pine to Ocean Isle Beach route from Oct. 6-12. With beautiful tourist stops along scenic back roads, the “Mountains to Coast” trek is the highlight of the year for many cyclists across the nation.
The Cycle North Carolina “Mountains to Coast” Tour is the state’s only cross-state, fully supported ride created in 1999 with the N.C. Division of Tourism (now Visit NC), Capitol Broadcasting Co., the N.C. Department of Transportation and N.C. Amateur Sports as founding partners. To view the video of the “Mountains to Coast” Tour announcement, see youtu.be/hLfKXBzQIw8
In addition, Cycle North Carolina will host its 10th annual Mountain Ride in Murphy on Aug. 2-4. Details: ncsports.org.
YOUTH BASKETBALL
These are the results from games played on Jan. 13. Hayesville had a bye week.
Termite girls
Hiwassee Dam over Ranger
Murphy over Snowbird
Robbinsville over Andrews
Termite boys
Martins Creek over Copper Basin
Murphy over Snowbird
Peachtree over Nantahala
Robbinsville over Andrews
Mite girls
Andrews over Robbinsville
Copper Basin over Martins Creek
Murphy over Snowbird
Nantahala over Peachtree
Mite boys
Murphy over Snowbird
Robbinsville over Andrews
PREP SCHEDULE
Friday, Jan. 19
Basketball: Hiwassee Dam at Cherokee, 5 p.m.
Highlands at Andrews, 6 p.m.
Blue Ridge at Murphy, 6:30 p.m.
Wrestling: Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament at Swain County, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 23
Basketball: Hiwassee Dam at Copper Basin, Tenn., 6 p.m.
Hayesville at Andrews, 6 p.m.
Cherokee at Murphy, 6:30 p.m.
Wrestling: Murphy at Rabun Gap, Ga., 6 p.m.
Compiled from staff reports.