Area high school teams return to action

Three eastern semifinal tilts and two grudge matches highlight today's schedule as the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs resume in baseball, softball and men's tennis. No. 2-ranked Charles B. Aycock is making its first semifinal-round appearance since 2003 and...

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Local digest

WILSON -- Russell Turner fended off four match points and emerged the No. 1 flight singles winner in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association Class 1-A men's tennis championships. Turner turned back top-seeded Chris Cash of Greenfield 6-7 (5), 6-3,...

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K-Tribe pounds Avalanche

SALEM, Va. -- Kinston pounded out 13 hits and claimed its seventh straight win, 15-4 over Salem on Monday evening. Chris De La Cruz, Nathan Panther, Michael Aubrey, Stephen Head and Wes Hodges recorded two hits apiece for the K-Tribe....

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Mudcats fall to Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A.J. Ellis' sacrifice fly capped an eighth-inning rally and Jacksonville edged Carolina 4-3 on the Baseball Grounds diamond Monday afternoon. Carolina reliever Blake McGinley issued two walks to the first three batters he faced in the eighth....

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