RW-Red Springs

Matt Neal pumped his fist, yelled and walked off the mound toward the dugout. The senior right-hander worked out of a fourth-inning jam and tossed a complete game in Rosewood's 6-3 win over Red Springs in the second round of...

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Thursday preps

HILLSBOROUGH -- North Duplin fended off a late-inning rally and eliminated River Mill Academy, 6-4, in their first-round N.C. High School Athletic Association 1-A softball playoff game Wednesday evening. The teams played at Cedar Ridge High School. Skylar McCarty...

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EW - Currituck

Eastern Wayne overcame an early deficit and a brief power outage en route to a 6-2 win over Currituck in the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3-A baseball playoffs. The Warriors travel to West Brunswick on...

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Princeton-Manteo softball

PRINCETON -- Relax and throw. Traci Bridgers tries to practice that philosophy each time she steps into the pitcher's circle. And despite not having her entire arsenal at her disposal Wednesday evening, Bridgers got the job done against Manteo. The...

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Autumn Pittman signing

PIKEVILLE -- Don't let Autumn Pittman's soft-spoken demeanor fool you. A competitor with a burning passion for softball, the Charles B. Aycock right-hander becomes a silent assassin when she steps inside the pitcher's circle. Pittman is carrying that intensity and...

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