Softball playoffs -- Lady Hawks move on

LAGRANGE -- Relax and throw. Take one pitch at a time. Count on the defense to make the play. Hermia Humphrey quietly noticed all those phrases moving through her mind as she and her North Lenoir teammates faced their...

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Tennis playoffs -- GC returns to eastern finals

SNOW HILL -- The Greene Central tennis team looked a little lethargic in the first couple of games Wednesday afternoon against dual-team playoff opponent St. Pauls. But the Rams quickly found their groove and needed just 75 minutes to...

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Post 11 opens season with win

MOUNT OLIVE -- As one of a handful of first-year Wayne County American Legion players, Matthew Holloman delivered a key, two-RBI single in the fourth inning against Garner on Wednesday at Mount Olive's Scarborough Field. Holloman's two-out hit seemed...

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CUSA baseball tourney -- ECU takes out Louisville

HOUSTON -- Conference USA pitcher of the year Greg Bunn scattered seven hits in a seven-inning stint as nationally-ranked East Carolina hammered Louisville 13-2 in opening-round tournament action Wednesday afternoon at Cougar Field. The fourth-ranked Pirates set a new...

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