Friday, June 9

by | Jun 9, 2023 | Quick Hits

Left-handed pitcher/first baseman John McLamb of Midway has been named to the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association 2-A All-State team. McLamb hit .338 with four home runs and had a 0.84 earned run average in helping the Raiders to a 23-3 record during his junior season. … Dorcus Ewoi and Chastity Pickett of Campbell set school and Big South Conference women’s records in qualifying for the finals in their respective events in the NCAA track and field championships in Austin, Texas. Ewoi ran the 800 meters in two minutes, 1.12 seconds. Pickett ran the 400 meter hurdles in 55.62 seconds. … Duke begins best of three Super Regional play in the NCAA baseball tournament at Virginia today (ESPN2, noon). … Duke Energy has been approved to raise rates for lighting at athletic complexes by 22.2 percent on October 1. … High school basketball is eliminating one and one free throw shooting. Teams will be awarded two foul shots on the fifth team foul by an opponent in each quarter. … Denver has a 2-1 lead in the NBA finals going into game four at Miami tonight (ABC, 8:30 p.m.). … The second round of the Canadian Open is today (Golf Channel, 3 p.m.).

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