Prep soccer - NL tops Warriors

LaGRANGE -- North Lenoir's girls soccer team capitalized on nearly every scoring chance they had in the first half as a 3-2 halftime lead over Eastern Wayne stood as the final score on a chilly evening in Wheat Swamp. The...

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Prep softball - Laney's White blanks Saints

DUDLEY -- If any members of the Southern Wayne softball team aspire to play the sport in college, they now know what it will take to reach that level. Four of Laney's starting nine have already accepted college scholarships....

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Local sports digest

CLAYTON -- Charles B. Aycock's Shelly Lancaster slugged her first career home run at the varsity level -- capping a four-run seventh inning in the Golden Falcons' 7-2 win at Clayton on Wednesday. The win was the first of the...

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MOC roundup

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Shauna Cowdrey recorded nine strikeouts and tossed a two-hit shutout as Mount Olive concluded play on a winning note with a 7-0 victory over Swarthmore (Pa.) University in the "Smash Hit Softball Tournament." The Trojans overcame an...

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