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Brooks races to state 1-A crown

BUIES CREEK -- Mo Brooks glanced up at the big scoreboard.He saw 10.64 seconds.Nipping at his heels was Russell Burns, who crossed in 10.65.And that was just the prelim round in the 100-meter dash.They'd meet again 24 hours later."The one...

Walnut Creek LGA

Mary Ann Sutton emerged as the low-gross winner during weekly play on the Walnut Creek Country Club links.Mary Morris and Evelyn Rose shared low net. Sam Gillett secured low putts....

Post 11 triumphs in Pate's debut

Wayne County Post 11 presented newly-minted head coach Adam Pate with his first win Monday evening.Luke Frederick tossed a two-hit shutout for five innings as Post 11 claimed a 5-2 victory over Wake Forest Post 187 on the Goldsboro High...

Vaughn eyes Blue Lights College

Thumb through past basketball scorebooks at Rosewood and you won't see too many numbers by Marquel Vaughn's name.He came off the bench to contribute in ways that didn't appear in the post-game boxscore.Take a look at 2017-18.Vaughn emerged as the...

Graham picks UNCW

PIKEVILLE -- Shelve a quality sprinter?No one wanted to do it.Not Scottie Rodgers.Not Butch Bennett.When the two Charles B. Aycock track and field coaches met, they discussed the gut-wrenching situation. They decided they had no choice.Kamarion Graham needed to rest...