Game of the Week -- Unbeaten GC at unbeaten JK

WARSAW -- A battle of titanic proportions? Well, maybe not. But neither Greene Central coach Jim Bob Bryant nor James Kenan coach Ken Avent Jr. seem too thrilled about Friday's matchup between the two unbeaten and state-ranked heavyweights. Or are...

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MOC volleyball

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive sophomore Corie Skislak says the Trojan volleyball team spent extra time on blocking this week. It showed. Sam Mitchell recorded 20 kills, Skislak tallied a career-high 10 blocks and Racey Bartley served an ace on...

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MOC soccer

MISENHEIMER -- Jessica Smoot scored the game-winning goal with 10 seconds remaining in the first overtime as Mount Olive defeated regionally fifth-ranked Pfeiffer 3-2 in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference women's soccer Wednesday at Misenheimer. April Jacobs and Gina Dos Santos also...

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Local sports digest

Rosewood improved to 5-0 in Class 1-A Carolina/Super Six play with a 9-0 sweep over North Duplin on Wednesday. Sidney Worrell, Missy Bailey, Erica Nichols, Jamie Andrews, Jillian Casey and Karli Beasley claimed singles wins for the Eagles, who improved...

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