Month: June 2017

Posted in Featured stories

#Pack9 Takes Down #11 Kentucky, Advances to Regional Final

Senior pitcher Sean Adler threw 7.2 innings out of the bullpen to lift the NC State baseball team to a 5-4 win against No. 11…

Continue Reading
Posted in Featured stories

Volquez throws no-hitter, Marlins top Diamondbacks 3-0

Edinson Volquez’s day was nearly over after three pitches. And he strongly considered leaving the game after five innings because of sharp ankle pain. …read…

Continue Reading
Posted in Featured stories

Summerhays takes advantage of Dufner collapse at Memorial

Daniel Summerhays managed to walk a relatively straight and narrow path at the Memorial, and it took him to an unlikely position going into the…

Continue Reading
Posted in Featured stories

Mickelson to miss US Open for daughter’s graduation

Phil Mickelson says he will miss the U.S. Open for the first time in 24 years to attend his oldest daughter’s high school graduation in…

Continue Reading
Posted in Featured stories

Bring the noise: NC Courage mutes FC KC , 2-0

Christian Gibbons brought her own cheering section to Sahlen’s Stadium in Cary. But Ashley Hatch and the Courage made the most noise, as Hatch scored…

Continue Reading
Posted in Featured stories

Parkwood defeats South Granville for 2A softball state title

Parkwood defeated South Granville, 7-2, Saturday evening in Game 3 to claim the school’s first N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A softball state title. …read…

Continue Reading
Posted in Featured stories

Five-run seventh inning gives Whiteville 1A baseball sweep

Facing a four-run deficit in their final at bat, the Whiteville Wolfpack went to work, sending nine men to the plate before scoring the game-winning…

Continue Reading
Posted in Featured stories

Payne: Reliable Dalatri leads UNC past Michigan 8-1 in elimination game

North Carolina’s combined six runs in the fifth and sixth innings helped the Tar Heels chase Michigan starter, Michael Hendrickson, and reliever, Ryan Nutof off…

Continue Reading
Posted in Featured stories

Holmes takes 2A baseball title over R-S Central

Holmes got a masterful performance from senior Mathew Benfield who spun a complete game, allowing just two runs, both earned, on four hits. …read more…

Continue Reading
Posted in Featured stories

Orange sweeps Piedmont, wins first softball title

Orange High School won its first ever softball state championship on Saturday, taking game two of the best-of-three series by beating Piedmont 4-1. …read more…

Continue Reading