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March 16, 2025
There were final girls wrestling team-tournament rankings last year, but no preseason rankings. With it being the first year as a sanctioned sport, it was hard to have an idea of who would be among the best in the state. Not this year. Jack Britt begins the girls wrestling season ranked No. 1 in the
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Uwharrie Charter begins the boys wrestling season ranked No. 1 in the HighSchoolOT dual-team rankings. The Eagles return a number of top finishers from last year’s team that won the 1A dual-team title. You can see the all previous final HSOT rankings and all-state teams here. A watch list of top athletes is available for
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — You either adjust to the pace of Andy Muse’s Mount Tabor boys basketball team or you pay the price. Lake Norman chose the former on Tuesday. In a battle of two top 25 teams in what was just the second game of the year for both, the No. 5 Wildcats turned things
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Harrells Christian’s boys basketball team overcame an eight point deficit with 2:30 left to take down Greenfield School on the road. Greenfield School entered the night as the No. 20 team in the HSOT Statewide Top 25. With the 74-71 win, Harrells improved its perfect start to 5-0 overall. The Crusaders were led by the
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RALEIGH, N.C. – After years of going to battle together on some of college basketball’s biggest stages, Scott Wood and Richard Howell found themselves in unfamiliar territory. The former N.C. State basketball roommates from the early 2010’s lined up across from one another on Tuesday night as first-year high school coaches. Wood’s Broughton Capitals used
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL North Carolina coach Mack Brown said Monday that he would know when it was time to leave the Tar Heels program to someone else. UNC made the decision for him Tuesday. The university announced Tuesday morning that Brown, the program’s all-time leader in coaching wins, would not return for the 2025
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RED OAK, N.C. — There are plenty of new faces this year for Northern Nash’s boys basketball team, but the one most familiar still towers over his teammates and competitors, both literally and figuratively. Sophomore C.J. Rosser, rated by some recruiting websites as a top-five player in the country for his age group, had 20
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By STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE — There are no moral victories in professional sports. However the Carolina Panthers’ ability to take the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs down to the wire on Sunday before losing 30-27 on a walk-off field goal has first-year coach Dave Canales excited about the direction
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By WRAL staff Raleigh, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes scored five third-period goals and earned a 6-4 win against the Dallas Stars on Monday night at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, securing their eighth consecutive home victory. The final period featured six goals total, including the late game winner from Martin Necas on the power play.
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By Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii — RJ Davis scored 30 points, Seth Trimble added 27, and No. 12 North Carolina come back from a 21-point deficit for a 92-90 win over Dayton in the Maui Invitational on Monday night. The Tar Heels (4-1) outscored the Flyers 59-39 in the second half and took the lead
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