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NCAA president addresses ACC amid increasing likelihood schools pay athletes directly
A likely settlement in the House vs. NCAA case would give “tremendous” benefits to athletes “at the highest resource programs,” NCAA President Charlie Baker said. In the ACC, schools are racing to be a part of the richest.
Panthers win Regional title, will play for state lacrosse title
Orange High’s magical lacrosse season was extended by one final game on Monday night. And this time around, the Panthers will be going for all the marbles in North Carolina’s 1A/2A/3A ranks in the sport of lacrosse. Orange improved to 24-1 on Monday evening by defeating Croatan 14-9...
Croatan boys lacrosse finishes season as regional runner-up after 14-9 loss to Orange
HILLSBOROUGH — The Croatan boys lacrosse team played Orange even after the midpoint of the second quarter on Monday in the 1A/2A/3A east regional final. Unfortunately, the Cougars trailed 7-2 with 4:54 left before halftime. They dealt to a 7-7 tie thereafter in a game that was pushed up a day due to the threat of inclement weather.
Hillsborough girls, Ridge boys turn heads at 2024 Somerset County Championship meet
Somerset County’s best put on a show at the county championship meet on Tuesday at Hillsborough. Hillsborough’s girls and Ridge’s boys came away with the team titles and headlined the individual performances, but the class of the county goes beyond its top teams. See who stood out...
Baseball: South Brunswick Beats Hillsborough, 6-4
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -- South Brunswick scored five runs in the first two innings and went on to a 6-4 baseball victory over Hillsborough on Tuesday. Senior left-hander Ethan Fantel pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowed five hits, struck out eight and walked two, and he also drove in a run for the Vikings (12-11).CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Colin Perna went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI for South Brunswick and Will Haman went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Brian Culhane, Jack Leach and Dan Kirk all had run-scoring hits in the victory. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
SOCCER ROUNDUP: RMA returns to NCISAA state semifinals; NN wins in two overtimes
The Rocky Mount Academy girls soccer team is back in the final four for the third straight season. The Eagles remained unbeaten (18-0) with a 6-0 shutout over Burlington Christian Academy in the quarterfinals of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association Division 2A playoffs at home on Monday night. RMA, the No. 2 seed, advances to the state semifinals on Thursday where it will face No. 3 seed Davidson...
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