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April 20, 2025
A huge run before halftime helped propel North Wilkes to the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A girls basketball state championship game on Thursday evening. The Vikings defeated East Burke 60-36 in the western regional championship game at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem. North WIlkes took a 15-12 lead into the second quarter,
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Northwood will get a chance to win its first state championship in school history this weekend after beating West Bladen in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A eastern regional championship on Thursday afternoon. The Chargers used a big third quarter to pull ahead by nine points, then went on to win 57-38 at Lawrence
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL North Carolina Tar Heels 68 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 59 Final With just days before the selection committee sets the field, North Carolina is either one of the last teams in the NCAA Tournament or one of the first teams out of the 68-team event. The Tar Heels’ status seems to
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Chris, you know it’s all about the boom. Roseboom. Adam Adam Cole baby Roseboom baby, Dan Morgan, Dan Morgan baby. He’s doing his thing. Yeah, he is. He’s doing the thing. Also brought a guy back to the state of North Carolina. Let’s get this k Let’s get this sucker started. Get dialed in Panthers
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 70 1Duke Blue Devils 78 Final Charlotte, N.C. — Winning the ACC Tournament is nice, but the No. 1-ranked Duke Blue Devils have larger ambitions. And that’s why star Cooper Flagg is unlikely to see the court in Friday’s ACC Tournament semifinal against rival North Carolina. Flagg,
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 70 1Duke Blue Devils 78 Final Charlotte, N.C. — Even without injured star freshman Cooper Flagg, the top-ranked Duke men’s basketball team had more than enough to advance in the ACC Tournament on Thursday afternoon. But the Blue Devils don’t want to face the rest of March
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Watauga High School senior Kate Sears has been named the Gatorade North Carolina Player in the Year for the 2024-2025 girls basketball season. Sears stands at 5-foot-9 and played point guard for Watauga. She led the team in scoring with 27.2 points per game, and nearly averaged a triple-double with 13.1 rebounds and 9.3 assists
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Good morning, it’s time to preview Day Four of this year’s N.C. High School Athletic Association’s regional championships, which features the 2A classification. This is the second year of a “final four” format, and the winners of today’s regional finals will play in the state championships on Saturday. HighSchoolOT will have you covered all week
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Lake Norman is headed to the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A girls basketball state championship. The Wildcats outlasted previoulsy unbeaten and No. 1 seed McDowell 58-52 in the western regional championship game at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem on Wednesday evening. It was a game of runs. One team would make a
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By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer Johnson City, Tenn. — The High Point University men’s basketball team is going to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. The Panthers’ 81-69 win over the Winthrop Eagles in the Big South Conference championship game secured an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. High
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