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Wednesday, April 22

Baseball America has reported that 40 of 160 minor league teams would be eliminated in a plan under discussion. The move primarily would affect half-season rookie teams not based at spring training sites of major league teams. Clubs such as the Fayetteville...

Tuesday, April 21

Campbell men's basketball has signed 6-foot point guard Draylan (Dray) Burton and 6-4 shooting guard Gediminas Mokšeckas. Burton, from Greenville, S.C., led his state in scoring (32.1) as a senior. Mokšeckas averaged 19 points, 5.5 rebounds and four assists last...

Monday, April 20

Brett McLamb (Triton, Campbell) had a 71.67 scoring average for 12 rounds as a graduate transfer for the N.C. State golf team before the season was canceled due to efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. McLamb's average ranked third for the Wolfpack. …...

Sunday, April 19

Defender Hayley Krahenbil has transferred to the women's soccer program at Campbell after starting 13 games as a freshman at Louisiana Tech. … Pontus Nyholm of Campbell was named to the NCAA Division I PING All-East Region team by the Golf Coaches Association of...

Saturday, April 18

Cole Dewey (South Johnston, Campbell) is the new men's basketball coach at Garden City Community College in Kansas. … Campbell wrestlers Josh Heil (141 pounds) and Andrew Morgan (184) have been named first-team All-Americans by the National Wrestling Coaches...

Friday, April 17

The practice range at Keith Hills reopened today. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The course is allowing play with payment by credit card only. … Campbell senior Alexandra Nicoara has been named to the Big South Conference All-Academic team in women's tennis. … Campbell...

Thursday, April 16

New football coaches in conferences with area schools include Shane Handy at Clayton, Andy Karcher at E.E. Smith, Dealton Cotton at East Wake, Deron Donald at Smithfield-Selma and Michael McClure at Southern Lee. … Chaundee Brown has announced he is leaving the Wake...

Wednesday, April 15

Bradley Wilson (Western Harnett) had a 0.00 earned run average in three appearances in East Carolina's 13-4 baseball start in 2020. The freshman right-hander had five strikeouts in four innings. … Isaiah Todd, a power forward who played at Word of God in Raleigh,...

Tuesday, April 14

The Carolina Panthers have made Christian McCaffrey the highest paid running back in the NFL with a four-year contract extension worth $64 million. McCaffrey ran for 1,387 yards last season and had 1,005 yards receiving. … Russell Westbrook of the Houston Rockets has...

Monday, April 13

The annual Isaiah 40:31 Challenge is continuing at Cape Fear Christian Academy although classes are online rather than on campus. Students have been challenged to log 31 miles walking, jogging or running in 40 days through May 15. … Campbell is scheduled to open the...

Sunday, April 12

Happy Easter! He is risen! … Western Harnett will open the football season on Friday, August 21, at Douglas Byrd. Western topped Byrd, 24-20, in 2019 as junior Daquan McNeill ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns. … Campbell senior Maddie Baiotto has been named the...

Saturday, April 11

Homar Ramirez, Executive Director of the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association, which includes Cape Fear Christian Academy, has not ruled out games this spring, The NCISAA will follow the lead of state and federal officials regarding safeguards for...

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