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Matchups set for 2026 NCHSAA girls volleyball regional finals
The matchups are now set for the 2026 N.C. High School Athletic Association girls volleyball regional championships. These championships will be played on Tuesday, October 27, at the higher seed. We will be adding the start times to this post as we get them. Please send start times to HighSchoolOT@wral.com.
Raleigh News & Observer
Duke football staff member no longer working with team after abuse allegations
Duke University issued a statement Friday saying Ranier Rackley, a member of the Blue Devils football staff who is facing civil allegations of sexually abusing a student last year while a teacher at Rolesville High School, is not currently working with the team. “Ranier Rackley is not currently working with the team,” the Duke athletics statement said. “This is a confidential personnel matter, and we cannot comment any further.” A lawsuit filed in Wake County Superior Court names Rackley, who joined the Duke program in April as director of player development, and the Wake County school system as defendants in a sex abuse complaint. The lawsuit, originally filed in July, accuses Rackley of grabbing and groping a female student in his classroom at Rolesville High in November 2025. Rackley has denied the allegations and issued a statement through his attorney stating “respects the legal process and looks forward to addressing the claims in court. He remains devoted to his family and community and appreciates the support he has received.” The Wake County school system declined comment due to the pending lawsuit. Rackley joined the Duke football program in April 2026. His duties, according to his bio on the Duke athletics
Atlantic Coast Conference
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(3) Swansboro continues perfect year into third round, holds off (14) Harnett Central
SWANSBORO, N.C. -- "Earn it!" shouted Swansboro girls volleyball coach Kim Miller from the sideline. "Earn it!" It was a reminder that the Pirates had more to work for in this magical, unblemished season. In the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association girls volleyball playoffs, Swansboro found...
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Bluefield State captures SAS HBCU Invitational title
Cary, NC – Bluefield State University Men’s Golf used a strong round two (279 )(-1) to secure a first place finish at the SAS HBCU Invitational with a team total of 572 (+12). The Big Blue were led by a pair of top-three individual finishes by Joseph Emery...
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Millbrook’s Great Football Graduate: Quinton Cypher!
Here at Millbrook, we have an amazing range of sportsmanship in our sports and huge support from our school who watches them play, specifically among our football players. This team of young men play their hearts out game after game and bring home wins. Though we have some that play for fun or just for the love of the game, we have Millbrook’s senior, Quinton “Q” Cypher, #2, who plans to make football his career.
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midtownmag.com
Dr. Benjamin Petty: NC State to Raleigh Sports Medicine
For Dr. Benjamin Petty, basketball was never just a game. It was the dream that brought him to NC State, the challenge that tested his discipline and, eventually, helped lead him into medicine. Today, the former Wolfpack forward is on a different kind of team. As founder of Samaritan Sports...
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JoCo Sports Football: Garner visits Clayton to highlight Week 10 slate
Friday night’s game between Garner and Clayton isn’t for all of the Greater Neuse River 7A marbles, but a good handful of them will be on the line nonetheless. Those are the stakes atop the toughest 7A league in the state, and there are a few other games of potential playoff impact happening around the county as well.
Total Pro Sports
Duke’s Kimari Robinson Breaks Silence After Being Caught On Camera Striking Female Staffer
Kimari Robinson apologizes publicly after his viral on-field incident. The post Duke’s Kimari Robinson Breaks Silence After Being Caught On Camera Striking Female Staffer originally published on Total Pro Sports .
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NC State head coach Justin Gainey on win vs. Miss State: 'We've got a lot of work to do'
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The temperature outside is starting to drop across North Carolina, and with that comes the first looks at many schools and their rosters on the hardwood, as NC State made its first public appearance under new head coach Justin Gainey inside First Horizon Coliseum. Much to the...
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Eagles win first SAS HBCU title; Carter claims individual crown
CARY – North Carolina Central took control from the outset to win the women's team title at the SAS Championship HBCU Invitational on Sunday at Prestonwood Country Club. The Eagles shot a 594 to claim their fifth women's multi-team title since the program's inaugural 2021-22 season and their first since winning the Dortch Jr. HBCU Classic 2024. The victory marked NCCU's first SAS HBCU title after three runner-up finishes since the tournament's inception in 2022.