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April 26, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. — A few months ago, Sophia Overholt’s season appeared done, and her senior year goal of repeating as a volleyball state champion was going to be either out of reach or something she’d have to watch play out from the bench. But, with a bulky brace on her right knee, she was on
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RALEIGH, N.C. — McMichael coach Marty Woods, the state’s leader in volleyball victories, didn’t win her first state championship until her 45th season. She only had to wait two years for her second. The Phoenix won the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A volleyball championship game against Seaforth on Saturday at N.C. State’s Reynolds Coliseum
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For the third straight season, Jack Anstrom has won the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A boys cross country state championship. Anstrom, a senior at Seaforth, was the only runner to finish with a time under 16 minutes, crossing the finish line in 15:52.89 — comfortably ahead of second-place Zeb Mathis of West Stokes, who
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Every day is a good day to be Jeremiah Williams. “I set the tone for the day,” Williams said. “Have an amazing day.” His attitude is infectious. “I just have a great vibe,” Williams said. “I don’t let nothing negative come into my area.” The senior linebacker and offensive lineman has helped Phil Dickens’ Wilson
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The N.C. High School Athletic Association has set the schedule for this weekend’s volleyball state championships in Raleigh. Eight teams will meet at Reynolds Coliseum on the campus of N.C. State University in Raleigh on Saturday. Four state champions will be crowned by the end of the day. Matches will be played at 11 a.m.,
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By DENNIS WASZAK Jr., AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Move over Odell Beckham Jr., Garrett Wilson might have snatched your spot among the NFL’s greatest catches. With one hand, of course. Wilson made a dazzling 26-yard go-ahead touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter and the New
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By The Associated Press ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Eric Phoenix threw two touchdown passes to Caden High and added a TD run Thursday night to help South Carolina State beat North Carolina Central 24-21. NC Central (6-3, 2-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), No. 21 in the FCS coaches poll, had won five games in a row
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By BOB SUTTON, Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jack Roslovic and Andrei Svechnikov each scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes returned home for the first time in more than two weeks to rout the Boston Bruins 8-2 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory. Carolina scored three times in a
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MARVIN, N.C. – It was fitting that one of North Carolina’s scariest teams, clad in orange, got the chance to take the court on Halloween night. Marvin Ridge’s win over Reagan ended the same way all 27 matches against in-state opponents have, without a set dropped. The Mavericks’ 3-0 victory on Thursday night punched their
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HOLLYWOOD CROSSROADS, N.C. — The wire-to-wire No. 1 team in the HighSchoolOT statewide rankings will get a chance to finish the job. Cardinal Gibbons defeated D.H. Conley 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-22) on Thursday for the 4A East regional title. The Crusaders will play Marvin Ridge — the 4A West champ — in Saturday’s N.C. High
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