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Grimes, SC girls crush Wildcats

kfine@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS --The game had been over for nearly an hour, but Jazlyn Grimes still had no idea what she had achieved during Spring Creek's 50-28 Thursday evening victory over Carolina 1-A Conference rival Hobbton. So when the...

SC starters get break against Hobbton

kfine@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek's starting five doesn't typically watch the fourth quarter of Carolina 1-A Conference games from the bench. A 30-point lead after three quarters of play led to the unusual perk during a 67-40 victory...

Rosewood-Chatham Central wrestling box

2014 N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A Eastern Regional Championship (at Rosewood HS) Chatham Central 40 Rosewood 30 195 -- Luis Puente (CC) wbf Garner Beasley, 3:31; 220 -- Rayquon Jones (RHS) wbf Curtis Brown, 1:51; 285 -- Casey...

Bears derail Eagles' state-title dreams

rcoggins@newsargus.com Experience won out. Senior-laden Chatham Central seized control during the lower weights and claimed the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A eastern dual-team championship with a 40-30 victory over Rosewood on Thursday evening. Champions of the tradition-rich Yadkin...

Princeton boys sink Lakewood

SALEMBURG -- Princeton made 15 of 18 free throws in the fourth quarter of a 62-52 win at Carolina 1-A Conference foe Lakewood on Thursday evening. The Bulldogs outscored the Leopards 40-21 in the second half. Tanner Woodard led Princeton...

Princeton girls turn back Lakewood

SALEMBURG -- Princeton picked up a 45-39 win at Carolina 1-A Conference foe Lakewood on Thursday evening. Savanna Massengill paced the Bulldogs with 15 points and seven rebounds. Tori Paul contributed 13 points and nine rebounds. Charlie Cox added eight...

Abbott, SC boys fare well

SALEMBURG -- Gage Abbott emerged the 1,000-meter individual champion and helped Spring Creek place second during the boys' portion of the season-ending Carolina 1-A Conference indoor track and field championship meet contested at Lakewood High School. Abbott won the event...

Matt Peedin signs with UNC Pembroke

astevens@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- Matt Peedin's time in a Princeton High uniform is over, but he won't ever leave the program. His future home, UNC Pembroke, has numerous similarities. "I went to their football camp this summer," Peedin, who signed a...

Preps digest: Middle schools

Middle schools * Girls' basketball: Wayne Christian 30, Cape Fear Christian 12 -- Kasey Norris and Ashley Harrelson each finished with 10 points for the Eagles. Georgia Parnell added six points. Wayne Christian concluded the regular season with a...

Darden earns bronze medal in 100 freestyle at states

rcoggins@newsargus.com CARY -- One slight mistake didn't ruin Zach Darden's desire to medal during the N.C. High School Athletic Association Classes 1-A/2-A men's championship swim meet Thursday evening. The miscue also proved to be a character-building moment. Darden climbed onto...

Carolina 1A Conference indoor track agate

SALEMBURG -- Results from the 2014 Carolina 1-A Conference boys' and girls' indoor track and field championships contested at Lakewood High School on Thursday afternoon: BOYS Team scores Lakewood 177 Spring Creek 67 Hobbton 55 Princeton 52 Rosewood 35 INDIVIDUAL...