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April 2, 2025
The N.C. High School Athletic Association girls lacrosse playoffs began Wednesday with some opening round games, but everyone’s in action this Friday and Saturday (except for a few double-byes in the 1A/2A/3A West). In this playoff preview we hand out bracket superlatives, give four favorites and one dark horse for each bracket half, and even
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Former Chambers High School state champion football coach Glenwood Ferebee is returning to Mecklenburg County to be the head coach at Butler High School in Matthews. Ferebee announced to his X account on Friday that his hiring is official. The coach is taking over for Brian Hales, who stepped down after 13 seasons leading the
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By BETH HARRIS, AP Racing Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — As a record crowd cheered, American Pharoah rallied from behind and took aim at his remaining two rivals in the stretch. The bay colt and jockey Victor Espinoza surged to the lead with a furlong to go and thundered across the finish
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The N.C. High School Athletic Association boys lacrosse playoffs began Wednesday with some opening round games, but everyone’s in action this Friday and Saturday. In this playoff preview we hand out bracket superlatives, give four favorites and one dark horse for each bracket half, and even make championship predictions (that we’re sure nobody will have
READ MOREMILLS 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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