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September 19, 2024
WILSON, N.C. — In a near-repeat of last year’s first meeting between the two schools, a red-hot Hunt girls soccer team handed Fike its first loss in conference play. Hunt, which has now won five of its last six, scored both of its goals in the first half to win 2-1 against its rival. No.
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STANHOPE, N.C. — A whopping 17 strikeouts by junior pitcher Anna Dickinson helped No. 24 Southern Nash take down its top competition and stay atop the Big East Conference. The Firebirds defeated visiting Roanoke Rapids 2-0 in Tuesday softball action to complete a season sweep. They are the only losses suffered by Roanoke Rapids (7-2,
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The Durham Bulls scored in eight of nine innings en route to a 28-10 crushing of the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs in the series opener at Coca Cola Park on Tuesday night. Alex Jackson hit three homers, including two in the ninth inning alone, to thrust Durham (4-6) to a lopsided road-trip opening win. Niko
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By DOUG ALDEN, Associated Press BOSTON — BOSTON (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov opened the scoring with a lacrosse-style goal and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Tuesday night. Svechnikov, who also had an assist, surprised goalie Jeremy Swayman by cradling the puck with his stick blade and flicking it into the net
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Throughout the month of April, we’ll have some kind of football preview coverage released to HSOT Insiders each day. Today is a look at the top statistically returning passers in the 4A classification in a number of different categories that you usually don’t see, as bulk totals can be deceiving at times. We have four
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After spending one season as the head football coach at Starmount High School, Cleveland County mainstay Greg Lloyd has a job back in the area. It is as the head coach of Crest High School, Lloyd’s alma mater. Lloyd stepped down from Starmount on Mar. 22. Crest’s athletic department announced the hiring late on Monday.
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By JOHN MARSHALL, AP Basketball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. — GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — UConn left Donovan Clingan on the loneliest island, stuck deep in the paint to wrestle massive Purdue center Zach Edey. Even when Edey bulled his way to shots at the rim, the Huskies refused to give their big man help, knowing the
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The Apex baseball team has a two-game lead over the rest of the field in the Southwest Wake Athletic Conference standings after a Monday night win over Middle Creek. A three-run second inning helped Apex set the tone as it cruised to an 8-1 win over Middle Creek. Chase Klingemann opened the scoring for the
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By AARON BEARD, AP Basketball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. — GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — NCAA President Charlie Baker has already been pushing for states with legal wagering to ban betting on individual performances for college athletes. Yet he’s getting constant reminders of how pervasive it has become and how big of a challenge it will be
READ MOREThey’ve won big, escaped by a goal, come from behind, and now scored three times in overtime to earn a win. No. 4 Millbrook has kept its streak as one of the state’s hottest teams alive. The Wildcats netted three goals in extra time to defeat Wake Forest 3-0, and earn their eleventh consecutive victory.
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