![Clifton Barnes, the owner of CapitalSportsNC.com, has won a national award for writing for a series of articles on the website. CapitalSportsNC.com has now won awards four years in a row. The series of articles revolves around former University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith won an Award of Excellence from the DC area-based Communications Concepts through its 2016 Awards for Publication Excellence competition. John De Lellis of Communications Concepts says competition was intense as there were more than 1,600 entries with seven winners in the Writing Series category. Barnes was the only winner in the category from North […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/CliftonBarnes2016capitalsportsnc-490x225.jpg "CapitalSportsNC.com wins national award for writing")
Chapel Hill beat cross-town rival Carrboro on Wednesday, knocking off the Jags in straight sets. …read more
Source:: High School OT
No. 11 Chapel Hill sweeps No. 7 Carrboro in Orange County showdown
– September 18, 2019Posted in: Featured stories
![PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mex — The 15U National baseball team, based out of Cary, scored three runs on five hits to defeat Mexico, 3-1, and finish pool play with a perfect 5-0 record at the 2019 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-15 Baseball World Cup Americas Qualifier on Tuesday. Team USA will compete as the No. 1 seed out of Group A in the Super Round that begins on Thursday. The game was a defensive battle as Team USA stranded 12 Mexico base runners, including bases-loaded situations in the third, fourth and fifth innings. On the offensive side, five U.S. […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/usaunder15-490x225.jpg "Cary-based USA baseball team defeats Mexico to go undefeated")
Cary-based USA baseball team defeats Mexico to go undefeated
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mex — The 15U National baseball team, based out of Cary, scored three runs on five hits to defeat Mexico, 3-1, and finish pool play with a perfect 5-0 record at the 2019 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-15 Baseball World Cup Americas Qualifier on Tuesday. Team USA will compete as the No. 1 seed out of Group A in the Super Round that begins on Thursday. The game was a defensive battle as Team USA stranded 12 Mexico base runners, including bases-loaded situations in the third, fourth and fifth innings. On the offensive side, five U.S. […]
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Wake Forest teen Bhatia wants to be part of youth movement in golf
– September 18, 2019Posted in: Featured stories
Akshay Bhatia makes his professional debut in the Sanderson Farms Championship at age 17, and the prospect of winning didn’t seem as overwhelming when he came across a player only three years older. …read more
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‘Farm kid’ from Pikeville wins U.S. Kids World Golf Championship
– September 18, 2019Posted in: Featured stories
Ten-year-old Ella Hinnant won the U.S. Kids World Golf Championship in August.She has her eye on the LPGA Tour. …read more
Source:: WRAL
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Details emerge from Clayton football dead period violation, only 3 Clayton students participated
– September 18, 2019Posted in: Featured stories
The N.C. High School Athletic Association fined Clayton High School’s football program $400 and placed the team on a one-year probation for an illegal workout that occurred during a spring dead period. …read more
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PNC Arena unveils new video board
– September 18, 2019Posted in: Featured stories
The new videoboard that features a 4,000-square foot centerhung LED display system is up and running at PNC Arena just in time for the opening of preseason play, the team announced on Wednesday. …read more
Source:: WRAL
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