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April 30, 2025
HighSchoolOT has released its preseason girls cross country rankings for the 2024 North Carolina high school season. Defending 4A champion Cardinal Gibbons returns almost its entire top-seven and is our No. 1 team in the state. Three Union County schools — Cuthbertson, Weddington, and Marvin Ridge — are bunched together right thereafter. The top-ranked teams
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HighSchoolOT has released its preseason boys cross country rankings for the 2024 North Carolina high school season. Reloaded and reigning 4A champion Marvin Ridge is the No. 1 team in the state in our preseason top 25. The Mavericks are followed by Hoggard, Broughton, and Weddington. The top-ranked teams by classification are as follows: No.
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HighSchoolOT has released its preseason girls golf rankings for the 2024 North Carolina high school season. Pinecrest, which brings back three of its four HSOT all-state players from a year ago, starts the year ranked No. 1 in the state. In second is another defending champ, Durham Academy of the independent schools association. Marvin Ridge,
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HighSchoolOT is compiling a full list of high school girls cross country and track & field athletes from across the state of North Carolina who have committed to play at the next level. If you have any additions, please report them to [email protected]. See other sports by clicking here. Note: Unless injured, a player must
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By Pat Welter RJ Davis came back for a fifth season at UNC to accomplish many of the goals you’d expect. “National championship,” Davis said to Andrew Kolancinski inside UNC Children’s Hospital. “Repeat first team All-American again.” Having conversations with people like Kolacinski was part of the equation too. “It’s awesome,” Kolacinski said. “It gives
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These are the latest HighSchoolOT Top 15 girls tennis rankings for each of North Carolina’s six area codes. HSOT also has statewide Top 25 rankings. These will be updated at midseason, at the end of the regular season, and once again after the state championship on these dates: Midseason rankings Area code rankings: Sept. 8
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By Katie Stone, WRAL Sports contributor Ethan Ramos is competing in wrestling for Puerto Rico at the Olympics. Ramos is a former University of North Carolina student-athlete and a current assistant coach for Duke University. Ramos’ goal is to grow the sport of wrestling in Puerto Rico. He hopes to eventually move to Puerto Rico
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By Ashlee Buhler Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade has won many titles in her career, but never has she won an Olympic gold medal on floor – knocking the 7-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles to second place. Andrade now has six Olympic medals, making her the most decorated Brazilian Olympian in history, surpassing sailors Robert Scheidt
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL The ACC has four football teams in the top 22 of the initial USA Today Coaches Poll released Monday morning. NC State, coming off a 9-4 season and entering 2024 with high expectations, is ranked No. 22. ACC champion Florida State is No. 10 with Clemson at No. 14 and Miami
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By Ashlee Buhler Alice D’Amato wasn’t necessarily the favorite to win the gold medal on balance beam at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but she made the absolute most of the opportunity, adding a gold to her Paris medal collection, which already includes an historic team silver medal. “If I didn’t have any words after winning
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