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Saddle up: This is not Tara Creek’s first rodeo
FAISON — Imagine driving by a neighboring farm in town and envisioning your favorite event coming to life in that very space. That’s how Tara Creek started its rodeo and event center. The land on Robert Hobbs Road was an operating turkey farm. The Graham family felt like they wanted something more. Soon, they found that they wanted to craft an event space. Husband and wife Amanda and Lee Graham...
East Duplin takes down Richlands in dramatic 19-run game
RICHLANDS — With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning and trailing 10-9, Richlands needed just a single hit to tie or even win the game on April 10, but East Duplin’s Baines Raynor came through for his team and forced a groundout to end the game. Heading into the game, both teams were struggling and in need of a win as East Duplin had lost five of their last six games, and Richlands had lost seven of their...
High School Roundup: North Duplin softball team earns seventh straight victory
After falling to Wayne Christian on March 12 in their only loss of the season, the Rebels have had nothing but success on the softball field, winning seven straight games including a 17-7 victory over Wayne Christian in their rematch on April 11. Wayne Christian got off to a strong start in the game against North Duplin by scoring two runs in the top of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. After North Duplin scored a single run in the bottom of the...
Strong start leads Sparta past Mount Olive - Boys lacrosse recap
Hunter Takacs tallied four goals for Sparta in its 11-5 win over Mount Olive in Sparta. Eddie Brown added three goals for Sparta, which led 3-0 after the first quarter and closed the game with a 4-1 fourth quarter. Marco Aquino chipped in with two goals and three assists in the victory.
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