Sophomore Ethan Rich of Western Harnett was seventh in the NCHSAA 3-A boys cross country meet on Saturday with a time of 16 minutes, 5.66 seconds over the 5-kilometer course at the Ivey Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville. … Senior Chloe Cook of Campbell is Co-Offensive Player of the Week in volleyball in the Coastal Athletic Association. … N.C. State quarterback M.J. Morris reportedly will not play the remainder of the 2023 season to preserve his redshirt status for the current year. … Dunn Area Sports has received its 296,000th view. Thank you! … Ball State was a 20-17 winner at Northern Illinois, host Western Michigan topped Central Michigan, 38-28, and Ohio was a 20-10 winner at Buffalo in Mid-American Conference football on Tuesday night. … MAC matchups tonight include Bowling Green at Kent State (CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.), Akron at Miami of Ohio (ESPNU, 7 p.m.) and Eastern Michigan at Toledo (ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.). … The host Carolina Hurricanes downed Buffalo, 3-2, on Tuesday night on an overtime goal by Martin Necas. … NBA games on ESPN tonight include San Antonio at the New York Knicks at 7:30 p.m. and Golden State at Denver at 10 p.m.