Wayne County Cross Country Championships

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Thursday afternoon's rainfall might have been more suitable for ducks, but the nearly 70 runners vying for individual and team bragging rights in the seventh annual Wayne County Cross Country Championships didn't mind the wet conditions. In...

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Warriors stay unbeaten

PIKEVILLE -- Defending Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference co-champion Eastern Wayne refuses to relinquish its volleyball crown. The Warriors proved it again Thursday afternoon. Two days after defeating 2006 co-champ Wilson Beddingfield in five games, Eastern Wayne ventured to archrival...

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Murphy feels Butch Davis brought good changes to North Carolina

CHAPEL HILL -- In the midst of coaching and strategizing on the North Carolina sidelines each Saturday afternoon, you can hear laughter and chatter. Some of it comes from deep snapper Michael Murphy and placekicker Connor Barth, who usually joke...

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Local digest

DUDLEY -- Clarice Sherard pounded out a team-leading 12 kills and Southern Wayne dumped Wilson Hunt 25-21, 25-22, 10-25, 25-21 on the Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference volleyball scene Thursday afternoon. Sherard added two blocks for the Saints, who claimed...

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