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Junior guard Annali Silver drives past a Madison defender during a home game on Thursday, Jan. 21. Silver registered a pair of defensive rebounds and assists in 13 minutes played as the Mountaineers downed visiting Madison 56-24. (MNJ photo/Cory Spiers)

Mitchell girls continue perfect start, move to 6-0

Cory Spiers

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

LEDGER — The Mitchell High School varsity girls’ basketball team keeps on rolling. The Mountaineers (6-0) continued their unblemished start to the shortened season by earning a pair of double-digit wins over Madison and Smoky Mountain and a win over rival Mountain Heritage this past week.

Mitchell’s Jill Pittman dribbles down the floor and looks to make a play during a game in the 2019 season. Pittman will play at Brenau College after graduation, she announced. (MNJ file photo)

TO THE NEXT LEVEL: Mitchell’s Jill Pittman will play at Brenau College

Cory Spiers

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

LEDGER — Mitchell High School’s Jill Pittman will continue her basketball career at the next level. The senior announced earlier this month that she has accepted an offer to play collegiately after graduation at Brenau University in Gainesville, GA.

Early childhood education students at Mitchell High School lsiten intently as Ruthie Styles, Community Development Manager for the Blue Ridge Partnership for Children, addresses the class virtually. The students usually go on an annual field trip to the BRPFC, which is located in Burnsville. With the trip canceled this year due to the ongoing pandemic, the BRPFC brought the field trip to them by communicating completely virtually. (Submitted photo)

Students take virtual field trip with BRPFC

Mitchell News-Journal

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

LEDGER — Mitchell High School’s early childhood education classes weren’t able to go on their annual field trip to the Blue Ridge Partnership for Children in Burnsville this past August, so BRPFC came to them. On Monday, Oct.