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March 12, 2025
By Ryan Bisesi and Brian Murphy, WRAL Raleigh, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes president and general manager Don Waddell resigned from the organization Friday, ending a 10-year tenure that saw the franchise rise to a consistent playoff contender and secure Raleigh as a strong hockey market. Waddell, 65, had been granted permission by the team to
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Appalachian State University’s football program has landed a big in-state commitment for the class of 2025. Max Guest, from A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, announced his pledge to the Mountaineers in a post to his X account on Thursday night. The Mountaineers became the first program to offer Guest in September of 2022. He
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South Brunswick High School has promoted baseball coach Christopher Sotriffer to its athletic director position. Assistant principal James Woods previously led the athletic department for the Cougars. The school announced the promotion on social media on Friday. Sotriffer has spent the past 19 years as a teacher and a coach. He started his coaching career
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After a long search, South Brunswick High School has landed its next head football coach. Daniel Yow has been picked to lead the most southeastern high school football program in North Carolina. Yow is stepping in for Rocky Lewis, who departed Southport after eight seasons leading the program. Lewis is now at Fike High School
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They’re back. Earning the right to defend a title is one of the toughest tasks in high school sports. To do it in a sport as unpredictable as high school baseball? Even more impressive. T.C. Roberson won big on Tuesday night, and survived 3-1 on Thursday at Charlotte Catholic to secure its second straight 4A
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Two years ago, South Central knocked on the door of an eastern regional championship. This year, they kicked the door down with authority. After a historic 17-1 victory in Fayetteville on Tuesday night, the Falcons returned home and completed a sweep of Terry Sanford with a 6-2 victory. Next weekend, the program will be playing
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This spring, the state’s toughest softball gauntlet went through the 4A west region. Weddington aced the test. The Warriors left no doubt on Thursday night when they took down Northwest Guilford 10-3 to complete a two-game sweep of the western regional championship series. Game one was a nail-biting 1-0 victory. Six runs in the fourth
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By Louis Fernandez, WRAL Sports Duke and Kansas, the two winningest men’s basketball programs in the nation since the 1997-98 season, will meet in November. The teams are set to play Nov. 26 in the Vegas Showdown at T-Mobile Arena on ESPN, the network announced Thursday. The Blue Devils and the Jayhawks have played each
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By Pat Welter “I tried to make it fun first,” Bobby Honeycutt explained. “I wanted to introduce him to all of the sports.” It’s a simple strategy and it’s yielded one of the greatest UNC hitters of all time. “It’s been surreal really,” Honeycutt said. Bobby is the father of Vance Honeycutt and a former
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Three-time World Cup medalist, former member of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and midfielder for the North Carolina Courage Heather O’Reilly will be back on the pitch in the Triangle in a new sort of soccer this spring. But you’re a two time national champion He’s not uh world cup champ three time Olympic
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