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6 days ago | 
thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield
SHELBY — Several golfers from Rutherford County had great showings at this week’s 2A regional golf competition in Shelby, with two teams qualifying for the state championship. East Rutherford finished second to Pine Lake Prep with a score of 317. Pine Lake posted a 308. R-S Central tied for third with Bandys with 328. Both finishes were enough for both schools to qualify for the state championship, which will be begin next week.
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1 week ago | 
thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield
BOSTIC — After an early scare, East Rutherford’s softball team advanced to round two of the state playoffs with an 8-1 win over Providence Grove Tuesday. Pitcher Chloe Adair quickly found herself behind after giving up a leadoff home run to the Patriots’ Lora Wiseman. Adair did not let the early run phase her, as she would stay in and get the complete game win, allowing just five baserunners in the game.
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1 week ago | 
thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield
East Rutherford’s Jacob Holland led the boy’s golf team to a nearly undefeated conference season, finishing first as a team in six conference matches, and being named the Mountain Foothills conference golfer of the year. Holland, a member of the Cavalier’s team that broke a school record for best single match score that stood since 1970, capped off his year with scores of 75 and 74 in the final two conference matches of the year.
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1 week ago | 
thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield
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2 weeks ago | 
thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield
BOSTIC — East Rutherford Cavaliers Elliot Tisdale and Jacob Lee went out in style in their final home game. The duo accounted for all of East Rutherford's runs in a 6-0 baseball win over Polk County on Senior Night. Tisdale gave the offense a spark after a scoreless first inning launching a solo home run over the left field fence in the bottom of the second to give the Cavaliers the lead. In the bottom of the third, Tisdale homered again sending a three-run homer over the same left field wall.
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2 weeks ago | 
thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield
BOSTIC – The East Rutherford Cavaliers turned the second inning into a parade of hits and runs Friday night, routing Hendersonville 15-4. The offense started in the bottom of the first when Preston Henson and Matthew Pinkerton led off with back-to-back singles. Colby Condrey brought in Henson on a sacrifice fly, and Malachi Dato brought in Pinkerton on an RBI single.
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2 weeks ago | 
thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield
HENRIETTA — The Chase Trojans were looking for momentum with the playoffs looming. A Thursday night victory over East Henderson could be the boost they needed. The fast-paced game that ended in less than an hour and a half quickly took the form of a pitchers' duel between East Henderson's Owen Brewster and Chase's Nathan Thomas. In a complete game shutout, Thomas would strike out seven East Henderson batters, walking one, and give up three hits.
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2 weeks ago | 
thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield
BOSTIC — Chloe Adair thought it was just another East Rutherford softball game until she realized no Hendersonville player had made it to first base. “I didn't even realize I had a perfect game going. I think that is what helped me push through it,” Adair, a junior, said. “I was loose and focused the whole time, I didn't even realize nobody had gotten a hit. The defense behind me made it a lot easier.”East Rutherford routed Hendersonville, 10-0, Wednesday night.
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3 weeks ago | 
thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield
The R-S Central softball team improved to 14-5 overall with a conference win over Brevard Wednesday night. With the 6-2 victory over the Blue Devils, the Hilltoppers remain in first place in the Mountain Foothills 7 with a conference record of 9-2. Brevard scored first in the top of the opening frame on an RBI double off the bat of Claire Wilson. The Blue Devil lead would be short lived as R-S Central scored two in the bottom of the first to take the lead.
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3 weeks ago | 
thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield
HENRIETTA — The CHASE Trojans softball team scored big in the first inning Tuesday night and spent the remainder of the game holding off a Polk County comeback, winning 9-7 and improving to 6-3 in their conference. Polk County batted around in the top of the first inning, scoring three runs on three hits. senior Laney Littlefield scored the first run on a bases loaded fielder's choice hit by senior Elizabeth Vitale.
