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Two nights of racing action slated for 46th annual Pinetops 300
The 46th annual Pinetops 300 is set to unfold Friday and Saturday at the Pinetops Ball Field, located at 309 School St. in Pinetops. Action gets under way at 7 p.m. nightly. Multiple classes, including Mini-Modified, Limited Pro Stock, Semis, Super Modified 2WD, Pro Stock 4WD, Light Pro Stock, Hot Farm, Pro Modified 4WD and Stock Trucks will be run over the course of the two nights. The gates open...
Tackle the Tar ready to rumble this weekend
Rocky Mount’s 2024 Tackle the Tar 5k Obstacle Course Race and Family Fun Night is fast approaching — and the event’s founder said that about 700 had signed up so far to participate in the contest on Saturday morning. Kristen Brabble said in a phone interview Monday afternoon that she believes the record for the 5k obstacle course race maybe was 800 and that, “We’ll get really close to that.” ...
Locals to compete in state track meets
A host of individuals from the Twin Counties have qualified for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Track and Field Championships this weekend at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. The 2A and 4A meet will take place today while the 1A and 3A event happens on Saturday. Individuals and relay teams from Rocky Mount, Northern Nash and Southern Nash in 3A, Nash Central and SouthWest Edgecombe in...
North Pitt’s Jones leads ENC athletes playing in East-West basketball games
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — North Pitt High School senior and future N.C. State player Zamareya Jones leads a talented crew of basketball seniors who will take part in the East-West All-Star Games in Greensboro. Jones is on a girls’ team that also features Jasmine Felton of Northeastern. It is coached by April Rose of Pamlico […]
Locals capture regional track championships
Four relay teams and one individual from Twin Counties high schools became regional champions in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 2A Mideast and Class 3A Mideast Regional Track and Field Championships held Friday and Saturday at UNC-Pembroke. In the 2A Mideast Regional, the Nash Central girls 1600-meter relay team and the NC boys 3,200-meter relay team finished first in their respective events. In the 3A Mideast Regional,...
POWER SURGE: Bishops club five homers, repeat as USAS champs
There was a big power surge at Bauer Field in Rocky Mount on Saturday, and it came from the North Carolina Wesleyan University baseball team. The Bishops clubbed five home runs, including a grand slam, and dominated Brevard 17-2 in seven innings to repeat as USA South Conference Tournament champions. With the clean sweep of the No. 2 seed Tornados, the top-seeded Bishops (33-11) earn a return trip to the...
RMA baseball to play for state title
The Rocky Mount Academy baseball team has advanced to the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association Division II Championship Series. The No. 3 seeded Eagles shook off a slow start and rallied past No. 2 seed Greenfield 6-4 in the state semifinals in Wilson on Monday afternoon. RMA will face either No. 1 seed Wayne Country Day (25-4) or No. 5 seed Westchester Country Day (12-9) in the best-of-three state...
Knights bow to RMA in NCISAA semis
Next year will have to do for the Greenfield School varsity baseball team as the Knights’ dreams of an NCISAA 2-A championship crumpled in Monday’s semifinals 6-4 loss to Rocky Mount Academy Greenfield, the No. 2 seed in the 2-A bracket, led 3-0 after two innings at Ralph Hodge Family Field but the No. 3 Eagles stormed back with two […] The post Knights bow to RMA in NCISAA semis first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
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...
Soccer Recap: Swansboro sees their postseason come to a close
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Swansboro can now relate to. They fell 4-2 to the Northern Nash Knights on Monday. Kenadie Bennett and Mysl Carpenter scored both of Swansboro's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 23 goals. Swansboro dropped their record down...
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