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December 23, 2024
(1) Tarboro advanced to the semifinals of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A state playoffs on Friday night. The Vikings dominated (4) Pender, pitching a shutout in a 50-0 win. Caiden Everette led the way for the Vikings with three rushing touchdowns. Tarboro scored twice in the first quarter — a three-yard score by
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After winning the 4A eastern regional championship last season, Hoggard’s season came to an end in the fourth round this fall. (2) Cardinal Gibbons defeated (3) Hoggard 38-0 in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A state playoffs on Friday night in Raleigh. The Crusaders’ defense was impressive throughout the night, and the offense took
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The defending 4A state champions are headed back to the state semifinals after picking up a win in a game between two unbeaten teams. (2) Weddington won its 19th straight game with a 37-21 win over (3) East Forsyth in the fourth round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A state playoffs on Friday
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Spring Creek High School’s Heather Alexander plays… volleyball, softball, basketball, and tennis; competes in dance, is a volunteer and coach plus has a job. Is there anything she doesn’t do? “I don’t play golf?” Alexander laughed. She puts the Extra in Extra Effort, but it’s what’s in her heart that makes her stand out. “Just
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By Associated Press CARY — Emily Morris scored her fourth goal of the season in the 73rd minute and Wake Forest beat Stanford 1-0 on Friday night to advance to the program’s first College Cup championship match. Wake Forest (16-3-4), which will play for the title on Monday, was picked to finish ninth in the
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL The ACC begins men’s basketball conference play this weekend with all 18 teams facing off against a league foe. It should be a bonanza of basketball for a conference that’s long prided itself on basketball excellence. Instead, three months before the NCAA Tournament starts, it feels like the league is already
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By ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writer On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ The next NFL coaching cycle will feature an impressive list of candidates ranging from proven champions to up-and-coming coordinators. Six-time Super Bowl winner Bill Belichick heads the
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The North Carolina FC Youth Girl’s College Showcase returns to Raleigh on Friday, and players will have to endure the bitter cold. Based on hotel and visitor spending, the three-day showcase at WRAL Soccer Park in north Raleigh has been deemed Wake County’s largest sporting event of the year, welcoming 72,000 visitors last year. Nearly
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HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. – Will James Jr. scoring in bunches is nothing new, but what he has saved for his senior season may be some of his best work. A game after registering his 1,000th career point, the Toledo recruit posted a career-best 51 in Holly Springs’ 77-70 non-conference win over White Oak. 12 of
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By Bob Sutton, Associated Press Martin Necas had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Thursday night to snap a season-high three-game losing streak. Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and three assists for his first career four-point game, and Eric Robinson, Seth Jarvis and Jack Roslovic also
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