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High school roundup: Trio of teams embark on state semis in baseball, softball
Three local teams went into Tuesday night one step away from playing for a state championship. The South Central softball and baseball teams and the Greene Central baseball team all opened their respective best-of-three semifinal series on Tuesday night. In 3A softball, the No. 6 Falcons (20-5) traveled to No. 5 South Brunswick (23-4) on Tuesday night on the heels of a chaotic ride. They rolled past North Brunswick 4-1...
High school roundup: Rams nipped in extras, Falcons smash NCHSAA record
SNOW HILL — Of the five errors committed by Greene Central’s baseball team, the last one led to the Rams’ first loss of the season and put them in the hole in their NCHSAA Class 2A best-of-three Eastern Regional series. Whiteville’s Matthew Hannah reached on a throwing error to lead off the eighth inning, and he went on to score as the Wolfpack beat Greene Central 4-3 in Game 1 of their series Tuesday in front of an overflowing crowd at the James R. Fulghum...
North Duplin's excellent season comes to an end
MOUNT OLIVE — After winning 15 games in-a-row, the number one seeded North Duplin Rebels were defeated by the 13th seeded Northside-Pinetown Panthers in the fourth round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 1A state playoffs. Coming off of the success of their 13-2 win against East Columbus, things looked to be continuing in the right direction for the Rebels on Friday when, after Lilly Fulghum walked Taylor Willard to begin the game, the Rebels catcher Abby Norris made an excellent defensive play...
High School Roundup: first round soccer playoff scores
Neuse Charter 2, North Duplin 0 Vance Charter 1, Union 0 North Carolina School of Science and Math Durham 8, Wallace-Rose Hill 0 Princeton 6, James Kenan 1 Cedar Ridge 3, Richlands 1 Neuse Christian Academy 5, Harrells Christian Academy 3 (second round)
RMA baseball comes up short in NCISAA Division 2A title series
ASHEBORO — Rocky Mount Academy’s baseball team came up short in its bid to become state champions, as Wayne Country Day won the second game 10-0 in five innings on Saturday morning to sweep the Eagles in the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association Division 2A Championship Series at McCrary Park in Asheboro. The Chargers, the No. 1 seed, ended their season 28-4 overall. They won the first game 8-0 on Friday night. ...
Rebels win 15th straight, advance to fourth round of playoffs
MOUNT OLIVE — The North Duplin Rebels defeated the East Columbus Gators 13-2 on May 13 to extend their winning streak to 15 games in-a-row and advance to the fourth round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 1A state playoffs. The Rebels got off to a perfect start to the game thanks to Lilly Fulghum who not only got the team off to an excellent start defensively with a shutout top of the first inning but also got the team going on offense...
South Central, Northside, Greene Central baseball, Northside, South Central softball win in state playoffs
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Friday was the fourth round of the state high school baseball and softball playoffs, just two steps away from the state finals. Teams played Friday for the chance to advance to the East Regional finals in their classification. That round is a best-of-3 series with the winners going to the state […]
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