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April 2, 2025
By Carly Haynes, WRAL reporter Raleigh, N.C. — Getting a ticket to see some of the best college basketball teams in the country will cost a pretty penny. The Lenovo Center in Raleigh – formerly named PNC Arena – is hosting the first two rounds of the men’s basketball NCAA Tournament. There are four games
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By The Associated Press UCLA remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 on Monday one day after the Bruins earned the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. The Bruins head into March Madness with two losses, both coming to Southern Cal during the
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Four new teams joined HighSchoolOT’s statewide Top 25 baseball poll. West Stokes, Leesville Road, Myers Park, South Caldwell are a combined 24-5 overall this season. Area Code Rankings Current Statewide Top 25 Rankings T.C. Roberson (7-1) Ashley (7-0) Metrolina Christian (8-0) Grace Christian of Sanford (7-1) Wake Forest (7-0) Burns (8-1) D.H. Conley (6-1) Southwest
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By Bob Holliday, WRAL Sports contributor North Carolina is headed to Dayton to play San Diego State Tuesday in the NCAA Tournament First Four (9:10 p.m., truTV). The Tar Heels earned the very last at-large bid. How close was it? Selection Committee Vice Chair Keith Gill said if UAB had upset Memphis today, UNC would
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The top of this week’s HighSchoolOT statewide top 25 poll remains in tact after unbeaten weeks for South Caldwell, South Brunswick, Marvin Ridge, Weddington, West Forsyth, Wake Forest, Alexander Central, High Point Christian, Freedom Christian, and Wakefield. Area Code Rankings Current Statewide Top 25 Rankings South Caldwell (8-0) South Brunswick (6-0) Marvin Ridge (7-0) Weddington
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL West Virginia’s governor called attention to financial incentives in North Carolina athletics director Bubba Cunningham’s contract Monday, implying that they may have played a role in the Tar Heels securing a spot in the men’s basketball NCAA Tournament over West Virginia. Cunningham served as the chairman of the NCAA Tournament selection
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HighSchoolOT produces separate softball rankings for the 252, 336, 704, 828, 910, and 919 area codes. Our 252 area code consists of these counties: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Vance, Warren, Washington, and Wilson. Our 336
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For the second straight week, a team outside the HighSchoolOT statewide top 25 rankings jumps into the top 15. Last week, it was Providence Day. This week, it’s rival Charlotte Latin. Latin, the only new team this week, defeated Marvin Ridge to earn its spot. The top 10 took a few changes as well, with
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This week’s HighSchoolOT’s girls soccer rankings has a wide range of changes. Seaforth is no longer the top team. The Hawks, who didn’t have all their players back yet from basketball, fell to Apex Friendship and are now 17th. Providence Day slid up to the top spot and the top five looks far different from
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By WRAL staff Raleigh, N.C. — The 68-team NCAA Women’s Basketball March Madness bracket was unveiled Sunday night. The Triangle is well represented with three area ACC schools recieving high seeds after winning at least 25 games. Duke (26-7), UNC (27-7) and NC State (26-6) start the tournament at their home gyms during the opening
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