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Anthony Donofrio Named To All-ACC Baseball Tournament Team
North Carolina couldn’t make it to the weekend in the 2024 ACC Baseball Championship, falling to Wake Forest in a thriller on Friday night. Even with the early exit, the bigger goal remains getting to Omaha for the College World Series. But before we shift the focus to that, one Tar Heel was honored for his play in two games in Charlotte. Outfielder Anthony Donofrio was named to the All-ACC Baseball Tournament Team following Sunday’s title game. He was the lone Tar Heel to make the team after just two games. Donofrio went 5-for-10, batting .500 with two home runs, six RBIs,...
Garner scores on wild pitch in 10th inning to advance past Wake Forest, to 4A state championship
Claire Herman scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as Garner advanced to the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A state championship series on Friday night. After a 45-minute lightning delay before the first pitch, Garner and Wake Forest battled through 10 innings to determine the...
Franklinton promotes Mike Justice to head football coach
Earlier this month, Franklinton High School announced the hiring of Mike Justice as its next head football coach. Justice has been at Franklinton for the past five seasons. He served as the JV head coach during the previous two seasons. Justice started at Franklinton under Jimmy Williams and then continued...
FSU baseball: Max Williams carries offense against Wake Forest, Noles Finals bound!
No. 4 seed FSU baseball (42-14) defeated No. 8 seed Wake Forest 9-6 Saturday afternoon to move to the ACC Championship Finals. They will take on the winner of Miami/Duke on Sunday afternoon. It was the Max Williams show offensively, as he went 3-4 with four RBI, including a huge two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning that proved to be the game-winning hit. Daniel Cantu and Drew Faurot had two hits and scored two runs. FSU pounded 10 hits and had four walks and three hit batters. The FSU offense has been on fire, scoring 33 runs in three games in the ACC Championship Tournament. They will need that to continue in the launching pad of Truist Field in Charlotte, NC.
ECU, Clark-LeClair Stadium to host NCAA baseball regional with Wake, VCU, Evansville
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announced 16 regional sites for the 77th annual NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Sunday evening. For the sixth time in facility history, East Carolina University’s Clark-LeClair Stadium will serve as a host site for the opening round of The Road To Omaha. The other three teams in […]
BIG EAST SOFTBALL 2024: Dickinson, Collie earn honors for Southern Nash
Southern Nash High School’s softball team was rewarded for its stellar season by the coaches of the Big East 2A/3A Conference recently, as the Ladybirds landed the Pitcher of the Year in Anna Dickinson and the Coach of the Year in Scott Collie as part of the league’s all-conference selections. Dickinson, a junior, went 15-1 with a sparkling 0.42 earned-run average (ERA) this season. She made 18 appearances, 15 of...
Seaforth survives Franklin Academy to advance to regional final
One win separates Seaforth girls soccer from a trip to Matthews for next weekend's state championship match. Sofia Viana linked up with Caitlin Erman in the 53rd minute to secure a 1-0 victory over top-seeded Franklin Academy on Thursday night. Though the scoreboard read 1-0, neither team was able to...
Wake Forest continues magical run with big seventh inning at Garner
The 11-seed keeps on dancing. Three runs in the top of the seventh inning fueled Wake Forest softball's latest victory over a top seed. The Cougars are a win away from appearing the 4A state championship series after defeating 1-seed Garner 5-2. Tied up at 2-2, freshman Mia Spahlinger started...
Wood Ducks end homestand with DH sweep of Mudcats
KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — The Down East Wood Ducks finished off their latest homestand with a doubleheader win over the Carolina Mudcats on Sunday at Grainger Stadium. The Wood Ducks rallied for a run in the ninth inning to win 3-2 in the first game. In the second game, a five-run sixth helped the Wood […]
Wood Ducks hold on to beat Mudcats again
KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) – The Down East Wood Ducks won again against the Carolina Mudcats, picking up a 5-4 victory on Friday at Grainger Stadium. The win was the third so far of the four games played in the series. The Wood Ducks scored a run in the eighth to break a 4-all tie. The […]
Sison named MVP as Franklin Academy beats Pine Lake Prep for first boys tennis title
Franklin Academy's boys tennis team won its first N.C. High School Athletic Association state championship on Monday, and they did it by beating the reigning state champions. The Patriots won five of six singles matches to beat Pine Lake Prep 5-1 at the Burlington Tennis Center in their first appearance in a dual-team championship.
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