Evan Gerike is a High School Sports Reporter at the Asheville Citizen Times. He covers WNC football and high school sports, focusing on both individual and team sports, reflecting his passion for competitive athletics. Evan's work has been featured in various publications, including Bluffton Today, The Herald-Times, and Yahoo Sports UK.
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Evan’s coverage is highly focused on local sports events, particularly in the Western North Carolina area. He consistently features polls for athlete of the week and highlights local game scores. If you are involved in any capacity with high school or community sports events in this region, Evan may be interested in covering them.
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Consider reaching out if you have a compelling story related to winter sports, high school basketball, or football specifically within the Western North Carolina area.
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By: Evan Gerike
Drallen Ledford, Cherokee: Eight of Ledford's 34 tackles went for a loss in 2025. He also had four sacks and four interceptions.
By: Evan Gerike
Asheville Citizen Times Linebackers are the captains of the defense and Western North Carolina high school football is loaded with great ones.
By: Evan Gerike
Asheville Citizen Times With less than two months until the start of high school football practice, the Citizen Times and Times-News are breaking every conference in Western North Carolina.
By: Evan Gerike
Asheville Citizen Times Way out west, the Class 1A/2A Smoky Mountain Conference is one of the state's best football conferences.
By: Evan Gerike
Asheville Citizen Times It's one month from the North Carolina high school football, and the Smoky Mountain Conference will have plenty of good games to watch.
By: Evan Gerike
Alexandre Samson, Asheville School: Samson had 89 tackles and was a disruptive force in the backfield with 16 tackles for loss and three sacks.
By: Evan Gerike
Asheville Citizen Times Eight of the 12 defensive backs on last season's All-WNC team return for another year in 2026, and that doesn't include reigning All-WNC Offensive Player of the Year Tristan Thompson-Wynn.
By: Evan Gerike
Asheville Citizen Times The Smoky Mountain Conference is always one of North Carolina's best football conferences, and it's no different entering 2026.
By: Evan Gerike
Asheville Citizen Times The Smoky Mountain Conference had two football teams reach the NCHSAA state championships last season.
By: Evan Gerike
Asheville Citizen Times Roberson baseball junior Holt Gaston is headed to play Division I baseball.
