50th anniversary of East Lincoln state championship team being celebrated

DENVER – This winter marks 50 years since East Lincoln’s girls basketball team won the state championship, and the group will be recognized Tuesday night. That Mustangs team was coached by Henry Barkley, who still lives locally and frequently attends East games. The 1972-73 team went 29-0 and was just the second-ever girls basketball state champions in North Carolina, and […]