Patriots deny Golden Falcons ... again

PIKEVILLE -- Denied ... again. Charles B. Aycock's second consecutive trip to the elite eight ended in disappointing fashion Thursday evening in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A dual-team playoffs. The Golden Falcons let victory slip from...

Published: Feb 6, 2004 2:00 PM Full Story

GC students grieve for fallen teammate

SNOW HILL -- Charles Gamble looked upward. Tears welled up in his eyes. The public announcement was made before Tuesday's varsity boys basketball game that his friend and teammate Delaun Wade, known at the school as Delaun Sullivan, passed...

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Gator boys retain Carolina 1-A lead

Courtesy Greenville Reflector FARMVILLE -- Spring Creek's boys cemented its hold on the top of the Carolina 1-A Conference Thursday night after beating Farmville Central for the second time in three days, this time a 65-61 win on the Jaguars'...

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Trojans split CVAC twinbill at Coker

HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- Marcus West scored 20 points and Sean Barnett added 17 points as No. 20 Mount Olive College defeated host Coker 70-46 in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference men's basketball Thursday at Hartsville. The win was Mount Olive's 12th in...

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Lewis ready to reap benefits from recruiting

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive College men's and women's tennis coach Burt Lewis had a simple formula when he started recruiting for the 2004 season. Lewis searched for talented players who could add depth to a program which has...

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Area swimmers compete today

HILLSBOROUGH -- More than 20 swimmers from three Wayne County schools begin competition today in the 2004 N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A eastern regional individual championships at the Triangle SportsPlex. Southern Wayne qualified three individual and two boys'...

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