Southern Wayne swimmers post record season

With minimal training time and no year-round program, you'd think a team just might struggle in practice and against competition on a daily basis. Then again, some coaches and athletes would disagree with that statement. In fact, if you're a...

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Eastern Wayne women's soccer

News-Argus/Mitch Loeber Eastern Wayne's Kelsey Griffith (5) battles for possession of the ball with Hunt's Jennifer Nguyen (3) during Wednesday's match. For more information see EW blanks Hunt....

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NL hands CBA first loss

PIKEVILLE -- North Lenoir junior Stihl Sowers may not run into trouble on the mound much, but when he does, veteran Hawks' coach Jim Montague doesn't panic. His confidence in his right-handed ace doesn't waver ... and maybe he's a...

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EW blanks Hunt

A murderous non-conference schedule -- and lopsided losses -- against perennial powerhouses on the Class 3-A and 2-A levels hasn't discouraged the Eastern Wayne women's soccer team. While those disheartening results could have dampened the spirit of any team, the...

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Saints turn in another shutout

DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne sophomore catcher Lindsey Pearsall had been pestering coach Brad Matthews about batting cleanup all season. And Matthews pestered her right back, asking Pearsall when she was going to start hitting. But Wednesday, before the Saints' first...

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Local sports digest

LAGRANGE -- Charles B. Aycock's Emily Jordan retired the first 13 batters she faced at North Lenoir as the Golden Falcons claimed a 6-0 win in non-conference play. Jordan, a left-handed sophomore, finished with five strikeouts against one walk --...

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