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April 3, 2025
By Pat Welter Washington Capitals 0 Carolina Hurricanes 3 TNT | 1st – 00:00 RALEIGH — Alex Ovechkin entered the night 4 goals shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. The Canes also entered the game one point shy of clinching their 7th straight playoff appearance. Pretty high stakes for the Metro division leaders. Defense
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In the month of April, HSOT Insiders will receive daily articles to preview the 2025 high school football season in North Carolina. Today, we’re going to take a look at the defending N.C. High School Athletic Association state runners-up and the players who they are set to return next season. Get Caught Up on the
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By Pat Welter, WRAL Sports anchor/reporter “I have a good ole saying when I play, I just hit and pray,” Mark Williams said as he stepped up to his golf ball on the driving range at North Ridge Country Club in Raleigh. “Twack!” was the sound of good clean contact as Williams connected with his
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By Scott Mason, WRAL reporter From sharpening skates and fixing steel to painting the goaltenders’ facemasks, 46-year-old Jorge Alves is with the Carolina Hurricanes to ensure they get what they need on a typical day at Lenovo Center. “The air-brushing is actually the easiest part,” Alves said. Alves, the son of Portuguese immigrants, grew up
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The Duke Blue Devils on Wednesday departed the Triangle to San Antonio for the Final Four. Sky 5 flew overhead at 9 a.m. as buses carrying the team and staff departed Cameron Indoor Stadium. The team bus will transport the group to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, where they’ll leave for San Antonio to face Houston at
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The fifth-annual HighSchoolOT boys wrestling all-state team features 45 wrestlers making a second, third, or fourth appearance on the team, including two that are now four-time selections (Cardinal Gibbons’ Liam Hickey and Hough’s Jackson Rowling). The all-state list features a first, second, and third team with two wrestlers per weight class, followed by 28 honorable mention
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A new bill has been filed in the North Carolina General Assembly that would prevent public schools in the state from using American Indian mascots. Rep. Jarrod Lowery (R-Robeson), who is Lumbee, filed House Bill 655 on Tuesday. The bill, which is titled “Ending Offensive Indian Mascots,” would require the State Board of Education ban
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Ki’anthony Cotton is a defensive back prospect from West Charlotte High School in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. Positions: DB Height: 5’9 Weight: 180 Graduating Class: 2026 Latest Update Apr. 2, 10:33 a.m. – Cotton announced his top six schools on April 1st. No April Fool’s here: The state of North Carolina has done a great job recruiting this in-state talent.
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WEDDINGTON, N.C. – Three batters into Tuesday’s conference showdown between Marvin Ridge and No. 1 Weddington, the Mavericks got all the offense they needed. Lexi Kirby followed an Ella Tracy double with a two-run home run to center field. The early momentum helped jolt Marvin Ridge to a 4-1 victory to hand the reigning 4A
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MYRTLE GROVE, N.C. — Call her Kieran “Big Game” Bradley. For the second time in her career, the junior scored a hat trick in one of the biggest girls soccer rivalries in the state. Once again, it was part of a Screaming Eagles win. This time, it only took nine minutes for the hat trick
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