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September 20, 2024
East Wilkes’ sprint toward a potential first state softball title in school history turned into a marathon following a loss to Northside-Pinetown on Friday in the initial contest of the best-of-three series. Undeterred, the Cardinals bounced back in strong fashion less than 18 hours later in Game Two as their bats broke through in a
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Southwestern Randolph walked off to its fifth softball state championship in school history with a 3-2 victory over Midway Saturday afternoon, scoring two runs on Kami Dunn’s single with two outs. The Cougars (23-7) fought back in their final at bat to avoid having to play a third game in the N.C. High School Athletic
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The NCHSAA 2A Baseball State Championship is heading to Greene Central (28-1) and Snow Hill, N.C. after the Rams took down the defending state champions the Burns Bulldogs (32-2) Saturday morning at Burlington Athletic Stadium. A fast start on offense helped control the game early for the Rams as they took down the Bulldogs 8-5.
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Garner grabbed its first softball state championship in school history with a dominating 12-1 five-inning victory over Weddington to complete a two-game sweep in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A State Championship Series on Saturday. The Trojans (28-2) scored in every inning but the third inning and blew the game open with a six-run
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While other teams were juggling their pitching staffs trying to find the right combination for a series, there was little doubt as to who would be taking the ball every inning for the South Brunswick Cougars — and for good reason. Junior right Kina Davis has worked all but 28 innings this spring for the
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Now it’s the Cardinals’ turn. Jacksonville’s girls soccer team has its elusive state title. Jacksonville defeated South Point 0-0 (3-2 in PKs) on Saturday in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A girls soccer state championship, hosted for the first time at the Mecklenburg County SportsPlex in Matthews. In a county known for soccer —
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If you’re Uwharrie Charter Academy, it’s just a matter of making it to the championship series. Once there, history repeats itself. The Eagles won a third baseball title, defeating Northside-Pinetown, 6-1, in the 1A title game at Ting Stadium in Holly Springs. Uwharrie Charter remains undefeated (6-0) in the baseball championship series. It was the
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MATTHEWS, N.C. — It didn’t matter whether or not anyone outside of the Village of Marvin believed Marvin Ridge could win on Friday. The Mavericks believed. And the Mavericks are state champions. Marvin Ridge defeated previously undefeated Ashley for the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A girls soccer state championship, hosted for the first time
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Southwestern Randolph continued its dominance in the 2A ranks in the opening game of the N.C. High School Athletic Association state softball championship series Friday night, dropping Midway 13-0 in five innings before a sell out crowd. The Cougars (22-7) need one win on Saturday to capture the state title in the Best-of-3 series. Game
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It took Uwharrie Charter six innings to figure out James Sawyer. In the final inning, the Eagles came alive. Uwharrie Charter picked up one run in the bottom of the seventh and one in the eighth to rally and win game one, 2-1. Game two will be tomorrow at 2 pm. Sawyer hadn’t surrendered a
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