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April 2, 2025
The Wake Forest University football program received good news on Wednesday afternoon. The Demon Deacons picked up a huge commitment from in-state class of 2025 wide receiver Jamien Little. The Hickory High School standout helped lead the Red Tornadoes to a 3A state championship victory in 2023. Hickory defeated Seventy-First by a score of 33-26
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Hoggard scored less than a minute into the opening chapter of its 2024 battles with Ashley. The Ellis Kelly goal to take quick 1-0 was a statement, and had many ready for a thrilling showdown reminiscent of the two that the Vikings and Screaming Eagles had a year ago. But top-ranked Ashley was unfazed. Sophie
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By Clark Gerber, WRAL Sports contributor Raleigh, N.C. — The internet is a big place. Unless you’re 100% plugged in all the time (and let’s be clear, that is NOT recommended), you’re going to miss some stuff. Let us do that work. You can be a well-adjusted human being and still catch all the best
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The calendar flipping over to Mideastern Conference play as been Topsail’s best friend. After opening the year 1-3, the Pirates rattled their fifth straight conference win on Tuesday night. Drew Shelar and Rhett Britt silenced Hoggard’s bats in a 1-0 road victory. R.J. Browning came through with a run-scoring hit in the top of the
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Somebody was going to bounce back in a big way on Tuesday night. Looking to rebound from their first losses of the year, Topsail and Hoggard softball went punch for punch through the first three innings. But with the score tied 3-3 in the fourth, Rylee Reuter blasted a home run to spark a four-run
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Having already scored her 39th and 40th goals of the year, Taylor Waters sent a long free kick towards the box, hoping for a shot at No. 41 and a game-winner to keep alive the Warriors’ unbeaten streak to start the season. It wasn’t a goal for Waters, but it turned into a game-winner nonetheless.
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By JOSH DUBOW, AP Pro Football Writer NFL owners were busy this week, approving a series of rule changes that address player safety, overhaul the kickoff and expand the use of instant replay. While the changes were all overwhelmingly approved they don’t come without some level of controversy, with many players opposing the ban on
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A number of teams in last week’s HSOT Statewide Top 25 rankings for baseball, so there are eight new teams in this week’s edition. The new entrants are: Leesville Road, Currituck County, Wakefield, Marvin Ridge, R-S Central, East Forsyth, South Central, and North Lenoir. Rankings reminders: Rankings are updated weekly and released on Monday All
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By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer North Carolina Tar Heels guard RJ Davis is among four players who are finalists for the 2024 Naismith Men’s College Basketball Player of the Year award. Davis is joined by Purdue center Zach Edey, Tennessee fifth-year guard Dalton Knecht and Houston senior guard Jamal Shead. The winner will
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Three home runs, and a five-run fourth helped No. 15 Marvin Ridge quickly dispatch of Cuthbertson via run rule. Ella Tracy went 2-for-4 with a pair of two-run home runs to pace the Mavericks in a 10-0 win in five innings. In the circle, Anna Phifer went the distance with five punch outs. Two batters
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