Cougars' Kornegay named News-Argus boys player of the year

Randy Jordan speaks of frustration. Tim Kornegay speaks with confusion. The source of their anguish is -- how could one of the more talented basketball players in North Carolina be without a school for next fall? The answer has nothing...

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Faith Christian's Jeff Stocks named boys coach of the year

Jeff Stocks finally caught himself relaxing. The butterflies of nervousness were beginning to be replaced with feelings of excitement. Faith Christian was about to capture its first ever N.C. Christian Schools Association Class 2-A basketball championship. "We went up by...

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Warriors' Brent Holland earns News-Argus coach of the year accolades

Jacksonville. North Lenoir. Wilson Fike. South Central. Southern Nash. Fourth-year Eastern Wayne girls' basketball coach Brent Holland looked over the non-conference schedule and wondered how his team would survive before league play began. Could a successful junior varsity team blend...

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Rosewood's Murray sets Carolina 1-A record in pole vault

Rosewood's Heather Murray established a new Class 1-A Carolina Conference record in the pole vault, but visiting Ayden-Grifton captured the team win during a recent meet. Murray posted a height of 8 feet, 6 inches in the pole vault and...

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Trojan softball sweeps Anderson, improves to 6-0 in CVAC

MOUNT OLIVE -- Junior catcher Bailey Harrell drove in two runs with a two-out single in the first inning of game one and hit a 250-foot home run in game two as Mount Olive swept Anderson (S.C.) University 6-2 and...

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