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More than 40 Fayetteville-area softball players made all-conference teams. Here's the list
All-conference softball teams from the United 8 and All American conferences have been announced, and they include more than 40 players from Fayetteville. The NCHSAA playoffs have reached regional finals, but all of the U8 and AAC squads have been eliminated. Cape Fear went the furthest among Fayetteville-area teams with a third-round loss to Havelock.
E.E. Smith girls' basketball players among four Fayetteville seniors chosen for All-Star game
The North Carolina Coaches Association's East-West All-Star teams have been released for boys' and girls' basketball. The All-Star game will be played on July 15 in Greensboro, and four Fayetteville-area basketball seniors from three different high schools will participate in the star-studded East roster. Here are the four athletes and how they...
(4) Pinecrest continues to roll in big third round win over (21) Laney
Two of North Carolina's hottest baseball teams will meet on Friday night with a trip to the regional final series on the line. While Ashley walked off winners in extra innings on Thursday night, Pinecrest cruised to a 6-1 victory over Laney. The Patriots and Screaming Eagles both enter round...
A Mamba-like mentality: Terry Sanford's Drew Hedgecoe wins third straight singles title
Terry Sanford's Drew Hedgecoe is an anomaly on the tennis court, and has been for his entire tennis career as a Bulldog. Over the weekend, Hedgecoe became the NCHSAA 3A singles state champion after defeating South Central freshman Shaw Akula 6-2, 6-3 for his third consecutive title, and he's only a junior. Now, he's in great company historically, and is on the verge of becoming just the second tennis player in NCHSAA history to win four straight singles championships when he returns for his senior season.
'Just grit': How Cape Fear softball sparked championship season, playoff run against odds
Expectations weren’t exactly soaring for Cape Fear softball after last season’s third-round playoff exit. The Colts were just two years removed from an East Regional finals appearance, but eight players from that squad had played their last game at Doris Howard Field. Among them was three-year starting pitcher Lex Glemaker, set to embark on a college career at Newberry after ranking among the NCHSAA’s top five in wins with 22 in her senior season.
LETTER: Pinecrest pitcher performing well in playoffs
Pinecrest senior pitcher Bryant Kimbrell has earned respect locally, and statewide, as his Patriot teammates look to ride his strong right arm deep into the 2024 4-A baseball playoffs. His mound exploits aside, Kimbrell finds ways to win, sometimes by just taking a stroll. With our Raiders out of the...
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