Davis sparks Saints in ECC 3-A battle of county rivals

One true sign of a good basketball team is the ability to answer an opponent when they pull within striking distance. Southern Wayne's boys, ranked seventh in the Class 3-A ncpreps.com poll, did just that on Friday night at archrival...

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Gators claim Carolina 1-A twinbill

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Second-half play began in the Class 1-A Carolina Conference on Friday evening, and each Spring Creek varsity basketball team made a simple statement -- don't count us out yet. Sophomore forward Brittanni Billups posted a double-double --...

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Cougars throw 'block' party at Tarboro's expense

TARBORO -- Goldsboro High 6-foot-6 junior Daquan Joyner flirted with a triple-double on Friday, scoring 18 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and blocking eight shots in the Cougars' 77-66 win at Tarboro in Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference action. Goldsboro (11-8,...

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Rosewood grapplers seize C/TRC/Albemarle regular-season title

Rosewood High's wrestlers easily put preseason concerns surrounding its tradition-rich program to rest Saturday afternoon. Despite winning just one of six contested individual matches, the Eagles turned back short-handed Manteo 54-25 and seized the inaugural Class 1-A Carolina/Tar-Roanoke/Albemarle Conference regular-season...

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Hot-shooting Trojan men throttle Limestone (S.C.) College

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive's men's basketball team picked a good game to put on its most efficient -- and spectacular -- performance of the season. On its 23rd Annual Church Night in front of a packed house at Kornegay...

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Boone scores 1,000th point in loss

MOC Sports Information MOUNT OLIVE -- Teneal Boone scored her 1,000th career point and Meaghan Vanderhorst scored a career-high 22 points for Mount Olive, but it wasn't enough as the Trojans fell to Limestone 82-72 in a Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference...

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