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March 9, 2025
MILLS RIVER, N.C. — To help win the Mountain 7 Conference, West Henderson senior Truitt Manuel had to first step up to close out a Wednesday night game against rival North Henderson. On Thursday, the N.C. State recruit was back on the bump to clinch the title outright. Manuel struck out 12 batters in a
READ MOREMILLS RIVER, N.C. — West Henderson had already locked up the Mountain 7 Conference title, so a Senior Night win against Tuscola on Thursday was icing on the celebratory cake. The Falcons held off the Mountaineers by a 5-3 score. West Henderson (18-2, 11-1) took its first lead in the first on a Lashea Morlu
READ MOREASHEVILLE, N.C. — There was never a doubt for Franklin softball on Thursday. The Panthers closed out the regular season with a 17-7 road nonconference victory at T.C. Roberson. Franklin (15-3, 9-3) jumped out to a 9-0 lead after the first inning, punctuated the bottom half of the inning as Avery Moffit threw out T.C.
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North Carolina lawmakers want to require the state’s two biggest and richest athletic programs – UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State – to regularly play football and basketball games against other in-state public schools. Under a bill filed by prominent Republican House members, UNC and NC State would be required to play at least one of
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Jordan High School running back Amareon Blue now has his first in-state FBS offer. The rising senior announced on Thursday that the University of North Carolina at Charlotte verbally gave him the opportunity. The class of 2025 rusher is a 5-foot-8, 195-pound prospect. He is the son of former University of North Carolina at Chapel
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The Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday signed a three-year affiliation agreement with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. Chicago previously served as Carolina’s AHL affiliate from 2020-23, winning the Calder Cup in 2022. Current Hurricanes players Jalen Chatfield, Jack Drury, Pyotr Kochetkov and Stefan Noesen were on that championship roster. As part of the
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By Clark Gerber, WRAL Sports Contributor The NFL Draft is popular because it sells hope to every fan base. Maybe that quarterback you traded up for in the 1st round is going to be the next Patrick Mahomes. Maybe that obscure 7th round tight end turns into Shannon Sharpe. Or maybe Mr. Irrelevant quickly rises
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Antwon Stevenson has made a difficult decision to leave his new post at Northeast Guilford High School to instead become the head coach at Ragsdale High School. Stevenson, who is from High Point and still lives in the area, will have a significantly shorter drive between home and work at Ragsdale, he confirmed to HighSchoolOT.
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By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer Tiger Woods has accepted a special exemption into the 124th U.S. Open Championship, the United States Golf Association announced Thursday. Woods, 48, is due to make his 23rd start at the U.S. Open, which runs from June 13-16 at Pinehurst No. 2. He is due to make his
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A new definition and subsequent warning for faking being fouled — or flopping — has been added to the NFHS Basketball Rules Book for the 2024-25 season. This revision to high school basketball rules was one of 12 changes approved by the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee at its April 9-11 meeting in Indianapolis. All recommended changes
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