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East Duplin falls to North Lenoir in first round of playoffs
LA GRANGE — The number 30 seeded East Duplin Panthers fell to the number three seeded North Lenoir Hawks 7-1 in the first round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 2A State Playoffs on May 7 in a game that was much closer than the score showed. Heading into the game, the Panthers and the Hawks were going in two separate directions as the Hawks were playing some of their best baseball of the season having won four of their last five games...
Multiple Owen athletes take gold at NCHSAA 2A West Regional
Owen High School records fell and medals were raised, May 10, at the NCHSAA 2A Track and Field West Regional in Connelly Springs. The Warhorses and Warlassies, who each finished fourth overall in the competition, claimed a total of 12 medals, while 21 Owen athletes qualified for the NCHSAA 2A State Championship meet, set for 10 a.m., Friday, May 17, on the Marcus T. Johnson track in Greensboro.
Skyler Chaney, Michael Bumgarner split Hickory Twin 40s
Skyler Chaney took advantage of a short field but also hard racing in the first half of the day to score his first career Hickory Motor Speedway feature in the second half of a Twin 40 show on Saturday. “We have tried so hard here and like I told my...
Baseball Recap: Swain County snaps five-game streak of wins on the road
Swain County and Draughn squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Swain County had to settle for second. They lost 7-0 to the Draughn Wildcats. Swain County's loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak. For Draughn's part, the result came thanks to Tate Jensen's shutout, as...
Eastside hires former Hillcrest star Sullivan to guided boys basketball team
Former Hillcrest High star Everick Sullivan is returning home to guide the Eastside High School boys basketball program as he was introduced at the school Monday afternoon. Sullivan’s many years in college coaching had him most recently at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC for the past eight seasons, where he posted a record of 101-112, […]
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