WCDS -- NCISAA soccer

At first glance, Wayne Country Day didn't resemble a championship-caliber team on the soccer pitch. Six games later, however, first-year girls soccer coach Baron Heinemann had second thoughts. The Chargers were 4-1-1 with five shutouts and had permitted just three...

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NCHSAA golf

Trevor Worrell gets a second chance. After missing two years of competition for personal reasons, the Rosewood senior will spend today and Tuesday battling for a state title. Worrell teed off this morning in the N.C. High School Athletic Association...

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Mudcats

Brett Hayes smacked a ninth-inning home run as Carolina edged Chattanooga 4-3 at Five County Stadium on Mother's Day. Hitless in his previous three at-bats, Hayes swatted a two-strike pitch over the left field wall. It was the Mudcats' third...

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MOC gets regional

MOC Sports Information MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive doesn't need to make any travel plans or surf the internet for the best hotel deals this week. The Trojans are staying home. The nation's No.-1 ranked baseball team will play host...

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K-Tribe

Once the rain stopped Sunday afternoon, Potomac's batters poured out a series-high 13 hits in an 8-2 victory over Kinston at historic Grainger Stadium. The Cannons delivered two-home run bombs in the second and third innings. Potomac collected five earned...

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FC softball

From staff reports CHARLOTTE -- Three-peat complete. Faith Christian claimed its third consecutive N.C. Christian Schools Association Class 2-A softball championship with a 4-3 victory over Trinity Christian-Greenville on Saturday. All-State selection Jennifer Christopher slugged a home run and earned...

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ECU

Drew Allian's eighth-inning home run broke an 8-8 tie and lifted No. 28-ranked Tulane past East Carolina 10-8 on Sunday afternoon at Clark-LeClair Stadium. It was Allian's lone hit of the game. The Green Wave (36-15-1 overall) completed its three-game,...

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East tennis regional

From staff reports WILSON -- Two-for-two. Charles B. Aycock sophomore Blake Vail successfully defended his Class 3-A eastern regional singles championship with a 6-0, 6-1 decision over Eastern Wayne's Drew Jackson on Saturday. Vail (29-0 overall) advanced to the title...

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