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‘He set the standard’: State title-winning Westover coach Gene Arrington remembered
Former state title-winning Westover girls basketball coach GeneArrington died this past weekend after years of health issues, and the passing of the Wolverines legend has the entire city mourning the loss, according to Westover High School principal Dr. Vernon Lowery. Born in Greene County and raised in Alexandria, Virginia, Arrington...
Spinners top Rockfish 11-2, move into first place for second half
The Sanford Spinners topped the Hope Mills Rockfish 11-2 on Tuesday, putting the team in first place for the second half of the collegiate level summer Old North State League’s Southeastern Division with a 4-2 record. The Spinners got offensive contributions from catcher Ashton Donathan, who had two hits...
20 football players to watch on defense, 20 days before practice begins for 2024 season
The 2024-25 football season is just 20 days away from its first official practice on July 31. The 2024 NCHSAA football season kicks off on Friday, Aug. 23, with all 10 of Cumberland County's public high school teams in action. Seventy-First will kick off its season at home against Richmond...
CIAA football rankings, predicted order of finish as 2024 media days begin
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association unveiled the 2024 All-CIAA preseason team with little surprise in the rankings. The 2024 team features 23 returning players from the 2023 All-CIAA team, including 18 first-teamers. It is led by the CIAA’s leading rusher, Jada Byers of Virginia Union, and the CIAA’s Offensive Player of the Year, Isaiah Freeman of Lincoln (Pa.).
N.C. Junior Dixie Boys State Tournament: Lumberton 8, Bladen County 1
WINNABOW – Lumberton defeated Bladen County 8-1 Monday in a winner’s bracket game in the 2024 North Carolina Junior Dixie Boys State Tournament at Town Creek Park. Bladen County receives a bye Tuesday and will play the loser of Tuesday’s Lumberton/Columbus County game Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in an elimination game.
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