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College men's basketball: Wake Forest in NIT, Deacs play March 18
2+ week, 5+ day ago (160+ words) Published 3:58 am Monday, March 16, 2026 The 32-team bracket was released at 9:30 p.m. ET on Sunday " three hours after the 2026 Men's NCAA Tournament. Action starts on Tuesday, March 17, with first-round games. The NIT championship will take place inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the home of…...
College baseball: Kepley, Heels crush Arizona
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (131+ words) Published 5:42 pm Friday, June 6, 2025 CHAPEL HILL " Anyone wondering why 5-foot-8 UNC junior Kane Kepley projects to be drafted in the first three rounds next month only needed to watch Friday's game at Boshamer Stadium. Kepley, a 2022 South Rowan graduate who…...
College baseball: Catawba Indians in driver's seat
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (372+ words) Staff report SALISBURY " The Easter weekend started shakily for Catawba's baseball team, but by Saturday night the Indians were in great shape to win another South Atlantic Conference championship. Catawba won two out of three from contender Carson-Newman at Newman…...
High school softball: South, West, East, Wonders win: Salisbury falls
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (555+ words) Published 9:14 pm Friday, March 20, 2026 CONCORD " South Rowan pounded Concord 13-3 in South Piedmont Conference softball on Friday. The Raiders" (7-1, 4-0) had a four-run third inning to take control of the game, but didn't get a 10-run lead until the top of the…...
College football: Indiana has Catawba connections
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (596+ words) Published 6:34 pm Friday, January 16, 2026 SALISBURY " If you've been struggling to figure out who to cheer for in Monday night's college football national championship game, there are a lot of reasons to choose Indiana. Indiana has the local connections, at least…...
College baseball: Indians sweep, take SAC title
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (366+ words) Staff report HARROGATE, Tenn. " Ryan Street (Carson) threw the last pitch of the South Atlantic Conference season for Catawba's championship baseball team. Street, making a comeback from Tommy John surgery, has thrown only four innings so far this season, but…...
High school baseball: North, South, East, West get Friday wins
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (840+ words) Published 2:11 am Saturday, March 21, 2026 ALBEMARLE " North Rowan's baseball team got its first win of the season on Friday, beating Albemarle 13-7 in Yadkin Valley Conference action. The Cavaliers (1-5,1-1) avenged an 8-6 home loss to the Bulldogs (1-3, 1-1). Ethan Prange's double was the only…...
High school football roundup: Hornets, Cougars, Wonders fall
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (304+ words) Published 2:43 pm Monday, August 25, 2025 MARSHVILLE " Forest Hills topped Salisbury 21-0 on Friday, the first time the Hornets have been shut out since a 34-0 loss to Shelby in a 2019 state championship game. It was 7-0 going to the fourth quarter, but the Yellow…...
Fellow Yankee transplants: Embrace NC's educational freedom
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (382+ words) Published 12:00 am Tuesday, March 3, 2026 By By Jonathan Lawler Fuhgeddaboudit! No, that is not a typo. It is New York/New Jersey slang for "forget about it." That's what this Jersey boy, now proud North Carolinian, says to those seeking to…...
College baseball: ECU Pirates in Conway Regional
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (209+ words) Published 3:57 pm Monday, May 26, 2025 GREENVILLE, N.C. " The East Carolina baseball team had to win the American Athletic Conference Tournament played in Clearwater, F;a. to continue the season " and did so. The sixth-seeded Pirates (33-25) beat Tulane 8-2 in Sunday's final. They went 4-0 in…...