Last Friday, the top two teams in the SW4A conference met for the conference championship, Independence vs Butler at Memorial Stadium. It was a perfect fall night for what turned out to be a great game between two good teams. … Continue reading
At a ceremony Wednesday, October 24, five student and honorary members were inducted into the Order of the Patriot at Independence High School. The Order of the Patriot is an honor organization that recognizes individuals that have excelled in leadership, … Continue reading
The Independence Patriots and the Rocky River Ravens faced off on Friday for an important 4A Southwestern Conference game. The Patriots came into the game with an overall record of 7-1 and 4-0 in conference. The home-standing Ravens were 6-2 … Continue reading
This fall, the Academy of International Studies at Independence High School is competing to feed the hungry. The competition is the Student Hunger Drive of the Carolinas, a competition among more than 20 schools to donate food to the Second … Continue reading
Friday nights’ game between Independence and the host South Meck Sabres took a while to get action going on either side of the ball. Both teams went scoreless in the first quarter. It was not seconds into the second quarter … Continue reading
Each year, Noel Hamrick takes her US History class to see the old bomb shelter at Independence High School, leading them out a side door, through a chain link fence, down concrete stairs, and through a hot boiler room. But … Continue reading
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Friday night’s game against the Providence Panthers got off to a quiet start. After each team had the ball on offense, neither could score. Independence was on the board first when RB Isiah Robinson ran for a 13-yard score with … Continue reading
The Rocky River Ravens celebrated Spirit Week and Homecoming with a solid 42-0 win over South Meck Sabre squad last Friday night. This was the third conference game for both teams. The game was controlled by both defenses in the … Continue reading
Think about it. You are beginning a new high school. What do you do? Sports are important to a school, but where do the athletes come from? Will they be any good? Will they want to play for your school? … Continue reading
Take yourself out of the green hills of the North Carolina piedmont and into the isolated, daunting boulder fields of wild Alaska. Enormous rocks are between you and your destination: the campsite up and over the hill. A freezing rain … Continue reading
Final Score: Independence 41 North Meck 13 (Photos by Ron Morris for The Mint Hill Times.)
Final Score: Independence 31 Hough 13
Seven schools in the Mint Hill area are nearly ready to open their doors for the first day of school in the 2012-2013 academic year. Some schools are seeing an increase in teachers, students, or construction, and each school will … Continue reading
