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March 17, 2025
By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer Emily Cole remembers how she felt the day before the 2018 Texas cross-country state championships. Cole was a senior at Klein High School in Klein, Texas, which is about 25 miles northwest of Houston, preparing to compete in the 5,000-meter run. Cole remembered her drive from her home
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The N.C. High School Athletic Association Board of Directors will gather in Chapel Hill this week for its annual winter meeting, and there are some big topics on the agenda. Board members arrive on Wednesday when the meeting begins at 8:15 a.m. One of the first things the board will do is vote on the
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Should the N.C. High School Athletic Association designate separate playoffs for schools that do not have a defined attendance zone set by a local school district? That is the question one school is hoping the NCHSAA Board of Directors will ask its member schools. Dr. Jonathan Tribula of Nash Central High School submitted an agenda
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Three new schools are expected to be added to the N.C. High School Athletic Association membership this week. The NCHSAA Board of Directors’ winter meeting begins on Wednesday in Chapel Hill, and one of the first actions the board is expected to take is accepting membership applications for two new charter schools and a new
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By STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Baker Mayfield is hoping the NCAA doesn’t outlaw flag planting. Mayfield, who gained notoriety when he ran onto the field and planted an Oklahoma flag at midfield of Ohio State’s stadium following a win by the Sooners in 2017, said the altercations
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By STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When Baker Mayfield felt Jadeveon Clowney step on the back of his right ankle in the third quarter, he feared he’d torn his Achilles tendon. For a brief moment, he worried his season was over. Luckily for the Buccaneers, it turned out
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By Pat Welter The Panthers didn’t want any moral victories after a 30-27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, but hard not to feel some hope after what we’ve seen from Carolina since Bryce Young’s return to the lineup. Former Panthers QB Baker Mayfield experiencing his own renaissance. He entered the game with 24 touchdown
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By WRAL staff Mack Brown’s final game as UNC’s head coach ended with a loss – and a brutal brawl between players. This happened Saturday at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill. The brawl started after an NC State player tried planting their flag at midfield after the game. Boo Corrigan, NC State director of athletics,
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By WRAL staff Raleigh, N.C. — Kevin “KC” Concepcion’s time in Raleigh is coming to an end. The vaunted NC State wide receiver is entering the transfer portal, he announced through an Instagram post with On3 Sunday. Concepcion, who went to Chambers High School in Charlotte, scored 18 touchdowns and amassed 1,655 total yards in
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By Pat Welter The Panthers didn’t want any moral victories after a 30-27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, but hard not to feel some hope after what we’ve seen from Carolina since Bryce Young’s return to the lineup. Former Panthers QB Baker Mayfield experiencing his own renaissance. He entered the game with 24 touchdown
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