Sport

(3) Monroe crushes (14) Burns to advance to 2A third round

MONROE, N.C. — Monroe is rolling on to the third round. The Redhawks never looked back on Friday in a 56-14 win over Burns in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A football playoffs. An early punt return by Jayden Caudle set the tone, and Monroe led 14-7 after the first quarter. The Redhawks (11-0)

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Sport

Clinton takes 2A boys soccer title over Southwestern Randolph

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Call them favorites, call them Dark Horses, call them champions. On Friday night, Clinton took home the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A boys soccer championship by a 3-1 score over Southwestern Randolph. The Dark Horses won their title — the first boys soccer championship ever hosted by the Mecklenburg County Sportsplex

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Science News

Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatan peninsula. Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old network of earthen canals in what’s now Belize. The findings were published Friday in Science Advances. “The aerial imagery was crucial to

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