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January 15, 2025
The 2021 HighSchoolOT all-state team in girls’ swimming and diving includes 20 athletes who have been chosen for the second or third time. The standout among these athletes is Kaylee McDonald from Marvin Ridge, who has been selected for the seventh consecutive year in her four years of high school. The all-state team is determined
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Midway High School found its next head football coach from inside the Sampson County line. Former Lakewood High head football coach Barrett Sloan was approved by the Sampson County Schools board of education on Monday evening. Sloan had been the head coach at Lakewood since the 2018 season. The Leopards made the playoffs in five
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Written by Mark Bergin This piece was written and produced by Mark Bergin, a senior multiplatform producer at WRAL. Brooklyn, N.Y. Duke has obtained the No. 4 seed for the 2024 NCAA Tournament and is set to face off against the Vermont Catamounts, ranked as the No. 13 seed, in the first round on Friday.
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Gatorade has announced that Isaiah Evans, a senior at North Mecklenburg and a recruit for Duke, has been chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in North Carolina. Evans received the Gatorade North Carolina Player of the Year in boys basketball on Thursday, marking the first time a player from North Mecklenburg has
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According to news source, The Associated Press. PARIS The American women’s soccer team will play against Germany and Australia at the Paris Olympics as new coach Emma Hayes aims to begin her tenure with a solid performance. The ceremony for the draws of the men’s and women’s soccer tournaments took place in Saint-Denis on Wednesday.
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Twenty athletes are included in the third edition of the HighSchoolOT girls indoor track & field all-state team. Many of these athletes have been chosen for the team for the second or third time, with one standout being Aria Wegh, a senior from Marvin Ridge High School, who has earned a spot on the team
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For the third consecutive year, a new boys cross country team has claimed the top spot in the final HighSchoolOT rankings for boys cross country. The winner of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A title this year is Mount Tabor. The final rankings are determined by compiling data from the N.C. High School Athletic
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The HighSchoolOT boys indoor track and field all-state team for the third year showcases 11 athletes who have been selected for their second or third time. The most experienced athlete is East Burke senior Kenneth Byrd, who has been chosen six times in the past three years. The state team selection is determined by the
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There was no drop in performance for the third-ranked West Wilkes softball team as they moved up from the 2A division to take on the sixth-ranked Lake Norman team. The Blackhawks secured a big 6-0 non-conference victory on the road with a powerful five-run second inning. Lily Proffit, who is dedicated to playing for Appalachian
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As the one-month milestone of the season approaches, it’s possible that no softball team in the state can match the impressive record of Mooresville. The Blue Devils, with a record of 6-0, have already won several significant games in the conference and defeated two teams that were state finalists last year. In a close non-conference
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