St. Andrews leaving Conference Carolinas

HIGH POINT -- Conference Carolinas will have 12 members next year as St. Andrews University announced its move to NAIA membership and championship play at the conclusion of this year. St. Andrews, no longer an NCAA member, is currently...

Published: Oct 28, 2011 1:48 PM Full Story

Playoff seedings, league titles on the line

There is nothing quite like the passion, intensity, familiarity, bitterness and history associated with a rivalry in the world of sports. Rivalries have split communities, infiltrated families and neighborhoods and been an ongoing source of bragging rights for generations. Whether...

Published: Oct 28, 2011 1:48 PM Full Story

Hill has 17-kill effort, Princeton knocks out Dixon

Jacksonville Daily News HOLLY RIDGE -- Princeton took care of yet another Coastal Plains Conference member and advanced to the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A sectional volleyball playoffs. Amber Hill led the way with 17 kills, and Princeton...

Published: Oct 28, 2011 1:48 PM Full Story

Local Preps Digest

Boys' soccer Rosewood 4, Ayden-Grifton 3 * LITTLEFIELD -- Tan Truong punched in two goals and Rosewood concluded regular-season play with a 4-3 victory over Ayden-Grifton in a Carolina 1-A Conference contest. Corey Lynn and Reed Howell added one goal...

Published: Oct 28, 2011 1:48 PM Full Story

Sophomore wants state 1-A crown

Connor Jones knew almost nothing about the sport of cross country four years ago. Now, almost all Jones knows how to do is win. Considered to be one of the top runners in the state, Jones hopes to prove it...

Published: Oct 28, 2011 8:33 AM Full Story

Stevens: Tried and true, these are tops in 2011

High school football -- as a fan, player, coach, parent, administrator or sports writer -- can be just as much about the atmosphere on Friday nights as the game itself. Finding that perfect parking space, smelling the good aromas from...

Published: Oct 28, 2011 8:33 AM Full Story