Gator boys show balance

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek's Josh Bishop picked up a steal and dribbled past midcourt, quickly firing a pass into the post to Brian Armstrong. When a couple of North Johnston defenders collapsed, he found Grey Wilson, who buried...

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Rosewood jumps out fast on rival Princeton

Getting off to a good start is such an important part of a basketball game, it is often mistaken for coach-speak when put into words. Princeton's coaches and players understand the concept all too well. Both Bulldog teams got...

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Rams get scorer back, top Cougars

SNOW HILL -- Gerry Kesselbach hadn't been in the starting lineup the last two games, but he proved during recent practices that he belonged among the first five. First-year coach Kevin Hart had sacrificed Kesselbach's ball-handling duties and scoring...

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NL's Humphrey to play at Pitt

Kevin Davenport took a couple of practice swings and stepped into the batter's box. The pitcher toed the rubber, went through her windup and fired a perfect pitch which sailed in right below the kneecaps. Strike one! Davenport went...

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Goldsboro sweeps West Craven

It was all smiles for the Goldsboro basketball coaches after wins over visiting West Craven last night. "A big, big win for us," said boys coach Randy Jordan after his Cougars held off a late rally for the 48-41...

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Mount Olive men ranked No. 2 In poll

Mount Olive College's men's basketball team is ranked No. 2 in this week's NCAA Division II East Region Poll, the first regional poll of the season. The regional ranking is the highest-ever for Mount Olive men's basketball. Mount Olive is...

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Girls basketball roundup

WASHINGTON -- Eastern Wayne's Jessy Perkins led all scorers with 18 points as the Warriors took a 58-48 win over Washington on Tuesday on the road. The win pulled Eastern Wayne's record to an even 5-5 in the ECC. Sierra...

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Prep wrestling roundup

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock notched eight pins and romped past South Central 69-12 in a Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference wrestling match Tuesday evening. The Golden Falcons claimed sole possession of second place in the ECC at 4-1 --...

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Boys basketball roundup

WASHINGTON -- Eastern Wayne overcame a slow start at Washington to overcome the Pam Pack 62-45 in Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference play on Tuesday. The Warriors (11-4, 9-1 ECC 3-A) trailed 27-20 at the half, but went on to...

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