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Rocky Mount Telegram
Ladybirds, Gryphons roll into third round of the flag football playoffs
BAILEY — The Southern Nash High School flag football team rolled into the third round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 1A-6A playoffs with a 48-6 triumph over Burlington Williams in a second-round game Saturday afternoon at home. The Ladybirds improved to 17-1 overall and will play Pamlico County (13-2) in a third-round contest at Eastern Guilford High School on Saturday. Williams, which advanced to the second round with a 19-18 victory over Franklinton, ended its season 6-2 overall. Southern Nash took a 7-0 lead with 9:08 left in the first quarter on a 16-yard touchdown run by Aliyah Croll and the conversion run by Leila Gonzalez. Alonna Beacham’s four-yard TD run and another Gonzalez conversion pushed the Ladybirds’ lead to 14-0 with 5:41 left in the quarter. Williams answered with a 70-yard TD pass from Lauryn Kimber to Heaven Carter to cut the deficit to 14-6. The Ladybirds essentially put the game out of reach with a 22-point second quarter. Janiyah Montague recorded a flag pull in the end zone for a safety with 6:52 remaining in the first half. Less than two minutes later, Gonzalez threw a 12-yard TD pass to Jayda Leonard and then
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Mount Olive Tribune
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Bladen Journal
elonphoenix.com
Elon Soars Past UNC Pembroke In Opener
ELON – LaNae' Corbett scored 25 points to lead a balanced attack as the Elon women's basketball team opened its 2026-27 season with a dominant 84-50 win over UNC Pembroke on Monday night at Schar Center. Corbett went 12-of-16 from the field and added seven rebounds. The Phoenix shot...
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ClutchPoints
North Carolina A&T issues statement on Elon homecoming brawl
North Carolina A&T Athletics has released a statement regarding the brawl f ollowing the team’s homecoming victory over Elon. Members of the two football teams got into a physical altercation immediately following the game on North Carolina A&T’s sideline. The full statement from North Carolina A&T’s Department of Athletics is below. “An on-field […] The post North Carolina A&T issues statement on Elon homecoming brawl appeared first on ClutchPoints.
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Star linebacker tackles life one challenge at a time
The first thing you notice when the Elon football defense takes the field is the towering linebacker with long, blond hair. That linebacker is Brodie Carroll, a redshirt junior and one of the team’s captains, who transferred from Division II Shepherd University to play for the Phoenix in 2025.
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Elon women’s basketball crushes Pembroke in season opener
Elon University freshman forward Macayla Askew runs down the court with the ball during her match against UNC Pembroke on Nov. 2 at Schar Center. Junior forward LaNae’ Corbett picked up where she left off last season, and Elon women’s basketball opened its 2026-27 campaign with a commanding 84-50 performance against the University of North Carolina, Pembroke on Nov. 2.
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Triad golf facility breaks ground for planned short course
Ground was broken this past week for a short course planned at an upscale Triad public golf facility. Geoff Dail, president of Dail Golf, confirmed the groundbreaking for The Track, a 13-hole short course at Holly Ridge Golf Links, to TriadGolf.com. Dail’s company is handling the design and building with Holly Ridge owner Luke Hollingsworth.