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UMO women picked 4th in CC preseason hoops poll

HIGH POINT -- One full-time starter returns, but five seniors graduated and left University of Mount Olive head women's basketball coach Wendy Lee facing her biggest challenge this season. Even with several new faces on the team, no proven point...

Traditional football factory awaits Spring Creek

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Aaron Sanders walked off the football field toward Spring Creek athletics director Heath Whitfield. "I think we might have just gotten a date with James Kenan or Wallace-Rose Hill as a '16' seed," Sanders said after the...

Rebels get rematch with Pinetown Northside

CALYPSO -- North Duplin coach Hugh Martin is thankful running back Brion Kornegay is finally healthy, but he's not about to constantly feed the ball to him. The Rebels' Wishbone option offense depends on reading the defense each play rather...

Preps digest: JV, middle schools news

JV * Girls' basketball: Wayne Country Day 49, Sallie B. Howard 4 -- Janae Jones outscored Sallie B. Howard on her own by dropping 14 points in Wayne Country Day's 49-4 romp on Thursday. Lexi Jeffreys added 12 points and...

Bubba Williams

Beau Williams expected to become a coach. During college, he'd return to his alma mater on Friday nights, sit in the booth and help his dad, Chip, coach. Younger brother, Bubba, wasn't too sure of his future. The standout lineman...

Golden Falcons will try to weather the Storm

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock head coach Steve is pleased with the attitude his team has shown this week. The players are upbeat, they're positive, they hungry. Which gives an answer to the adage 'what's in a number?' It's more...