Trojans find extra incentive for men's conference tournament

[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Nationally-ranked University of Mount Olive carries a target on its back and a chip on its shoulder heading into the Conference Carolinas final four Saturday. The top-seeded Trojans (27-2 overall) are hunted by three opponents --...

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Eagles grind out upset of top-seeded Gates County

[email protected] FAYETTEVILLE -- Division I recruits Lexi Mercer and Kaila Ballard, who have combined to score more than 3,400 points during their respective prep careers, more than lived up to their billing Thursday evening. Each turned in a phenomenal performance...

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Boxscore: Rosewood-Gates County girls

Rosewood    14    10    20    12    --    56 Gates County    13    9    17    15    --    54 ROSEWOOD (23-3) Lexi Mercer 11 2 7-8 35, Krystal Yelverton 5 0 1-1 11, Callie Thornton 0 0 0-0 0, Jordan DuBose 0 0 0-0...

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Eastern Wayne girls hope there are no tears in Fayetteville

[email protected] During his time at Eastern Wayne, Phil Gray has been to three eastern regionals. "They've all ended with tears all over the place," Gray said. It's time for that to change. The top-seeded and unbeaten Warriors (26-0 overall) head...

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