Sixth-grade teacher Leigh Anne Hester of Cape Fear Christian Academy taught Rhett Lowder (Wake Forest) in Language Arts/Reading in the sixth grade at North Stanly. Lowder was called up to Cincinnati late in the 2024 season and had a 2-2 record with a 1.17 earned run average. … Hobbton (18-5-1) is the No. 2 seed in the NCHSAA 1-A East boys soccer bracket and will host East Columbus (3-10-4) in the first round today at 4 p.m. … Midway was knocked out of the 2-A state tournament with a 4-3 loss to visiting North Lenoir on Friday. … Harnett Central and Triton have home matches today at 4 p.m. in the 3-A tournament. … No. 1 Kansas had a 20-point lead before holding on for a 92-89 win over No. 9 UNC in Lawrence. … Host Wake Forest was intercepted twice in the fourth quarter in a 46-36 home loss to Cal. … Duke visits N.C. State today in college football (ACC Network, 3:30 p.m.). … The third round of the PGA Tour event in Mexico is today (Golf Channel, 2 p.m.). … The Carolina Hurricanes have an 8-match winning streak going into tonight’s contest at Colorado (FanDuel Sports South, 9 p.m.). … In big SEC matchups, No. 3 Georgia plays at No. 16 Ole Miss (ABC, 3:30 p.m.) and No. 15 LSU hosts No. 11 Alabama (ABC, 7:30 p.m.).