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April 15, 2021

Sports

  • West Stanly football falls short against Mount Pleasant

    April 14, 2021 Jesse Deal sports 0
    MOUNT PLEASANT — In a winner-take-all matchup to become the Rocky River Conference champion — and claim an automatic playoff berth — both West Stanly and Mount Pleasant entered their annual “Backyard Brawl” rivalry game undefeated [...]
  • North Stanly claims YVC football title with home win

    April 6, 2021 Jesse Deal sports 0
    NEW LONDON — For the third time in four years, the North Stanly Comets are Yadkin Valley Conference champions.   The unbeaten Comets (5-0, 4-0 YVC) handily defeated North Moore (3-3, 2-2) last Thursday night, locking up a conference [...]
  • UNC hires Hubert Davis as head coach

    April 5, 2021 The North State Journal College Basketball, North State Journal, sports, unc Comments Off on UNC hires Hubert Davis as head coach
    North Carolina’s Hubert Davis celebrates on the court with teammates after the Tar Heels defeated Temple in the 1991 NCAA East Regional final. Davis will be the successor to Roy Williams as head coach of [...]
  • NC State’s Wes Moore named national women’s Coach of the Year

    March 24, 2021 The North State Journal College Basketball, North State Journal, sports Comments Off on NC State’s Wes Moore named national women’s Coach of the Year
    NC State women’s basketball coach Wes Moore bumps fists with players after a timeout during Sunday’s NCAA Tournament opener against NC A&T (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) One day after leading the NC State women’s basketball team [...]
  • West Stanly football cruises to second consecutive shutout

    March 24, 2021 Jesse Deal sports 0
    MONROE — Two games into their varsity football season, the West Stanly Colts have scored 69 points while allowing zero.  The Colts (2-0, 2-0 Rocky River Conference) traveled to Monroe this past Friday to take on [...]
  • Wolfpack women address disparity in NCAA Tournament facilities

    March 20, 2021 The North State Journal College Basketball, North State Journal, sports Comments Off on Wolfpack women address disparity in NCAA Tournament facilities
    NC State’s Jada Boyd (5) and Kayla Jones (25) celebrate after beating Louisville in the ACC Tournament championship game on March 7 (AP Photo/Ben McKeown) Members of the NC State women’s basketball team are focused [...]
  • West Stanly shuts out Forest Hills in football season opener

    March 17, 2021 Jesse Deal sports 0
    OAKBORO — After two weeks of game cancellations, the West Stanly varsity football team finally made its season debut Friday night and claimed a 21-0 victory over Forest Hills.  Both teams racked up penalties and costly sacks, but [...]
  • ACC to allow transfers within conference to play immediately

    March 15, 2021 The North State Journal College Basketball, College Football, North State Journal, sports Comments Off on ACC to allow transfers within conference to play immediately
    The ACC logo sits atop the chain marker. (Karl B. DeBlaker / AP Photo) GREENSBORO — The Atlantic Coast Conference has eliminated its rule requiring athletes to sit out a season if they transfer within [...]
  • Positive COVID test ends Duke’s season

    March 11, 2021 The North State Journal College Basketball, North State Journal, sports Comments Off on Positive COVID test ends Duke’s season
    Duke’s Mark Williams pulls in one of his 19 rebounds during the the Blue Devils 70-56 victory Wednesday over Louisville in the second round of the ACC Tournament in Greensboro. (Photo courtesy of the ACC) [...]
  • Pfeiffer men’s basketball ends season with division title

    March 10, 2021 Jesse Deal sports 0
    MISENHEIMER — Pfeiffer capped off a seven-game winning streak with a championship victory Sunday afternoon, resulting in the men’s basketball program’s first USA South East Division title.  Although the second-seeded Falcons (10-2, 8-2) saw their 16-point halftime [...]
  • After 2nd straight ACC title, Wolfpack women take aim at NCAA’s elite teams

    March 10, 2021 The North State Journal College Basketball, North State Journal, sports Comments Off on After 2nd straight ACC title, Wolfpack women take aim at NCAA’s elite teams
    NC State coach Wes Moore cuts down the net at Greensboro Coliseum after the Wolfpack won their second straight ACC Tournament title. (Ben McKeown / AP Photo) GREENSBORO — Just as Alabama, Clemson and Ohio [...]
  • UNC completes season sweep of Duke with 91-73 home win

    March 7, 2021 The North State Journal College Basketball, North State Journal, sports Comments Off on UNC completes season sweep of Duke with 91-73 home win
    UNC players celebrate their win over rival Duke on Saturday in Chapel Hill. (Gerry Broome / AP Photo) It’s a rivalry that always seems to deliver, but on Saturday night in the Dean Smith Center, [...]
  • High school football season begins after six-month delay

    March 2, 2021 Jesse Deal sports 0
    ALBEMARLE — The high school football season in North Carolina is underway — six months later than usual — with a shortened seven-game schedule, meaning every matchup for the four Stanly County teams will count for even more this year.   Although the anticipated season-opener between West [...]
  • North Stanly, West Stanly basketball teams eliminated in first round of state playoffs

    March 2, 2021 Jesse Deal sports 0
    ALBEMARLE — While the North Stanly boys’ and girls’ teams, as well as the West Stanly boys’ team, began the NCHSAA basketball state playoffs with high hopes last week, all three squads were eliminated by their first-round opponents [...]
  • North Stanly, West Stanly basketball teams included in state playoffs

    February 23, 2021 Jesse Deal sports 0
    ALBEMARLE — With the release of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s basketball state playoff brackets this past Sunday, it was announced that a few schools from Stanly County are included in this year’s tournament.   [...]

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