Area football players of the week for Aug. 24

Here are the players-of-the-week from high school games played Aug. 24 OFFENSE Tyler Royal (North Duplin) -- Rushed for career-high 255 yards and scored four touchdowns on 22 carries in the Rebels' season-opening, 48-14 victory over Chocowinity Southside. DEFENSE Michael...

Published: Aug 20, 2012 1:49 PM Full Story

Heller takes over MOC men's volleyball program

MOC Sports Information MOUNT OLIVE -- David Heller has been named head men's volleyball coach and assistant women's volleyball coach at Mount Olive College. Heller will work with Sarah Lusk, who continues to serve as interim head women's volleyball coach...

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Lane Tree Ladies Golf

Lane Tree LGA * Cathy Garris and Teresa Shearin shared low gross (77) during play on the Lane Tree Golf Club links. Shearin also emerged the game-of-the-week winner. Libby Newsome secured low net and Betty Jean Gurley seized low putts....

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Prep football notebook

SNOW HILL -- Youth. Depth. Confidence. Greene Central built on all three of those characteristics Friday evening. The Rams played solid in spurts and showed some fatigue in the fourth quarter against backyard rival North Lenoir. But they bounced...

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