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November 12, 2025

Articles by Cory Lavalette

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Athlete of the Week: Jaylon McCoy

August 31, 2024 Cory Lavalette 0

North Stanly football senior wide receiver Jaylon McCoy is the Athlete of the Week. The Comets opened the season with a 28-6 win over Anson. North Stanly only completed seven passes for 153 yards on […]

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Athlete of the Week: Rhett Lowder

May 18, 2024 Cory Lavalette 0

This week’s Athlete of the Week is former North Stanly High pitcher Rhett Lowder. Lowder, who helped lead Wake Forest to the College World Series last year, made a successful minor league debut last month […]

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Athlete of the Week: Sophia Crist

April 17, 2024 Cory Lavalette 0

North Stanly softball’s Sophia Crist is the Athlete of the Week. The Comets are 12-1 on the season, 5-0 atop the Yadkin Valley Conference. They went 2-0 last week, and Crist picked up both victories […]

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Athlete of the Week: Rhett Lowder

April 12, 2024 Cory Lavalette 0

Rhett Lowder is the Athlete of the Week. Lowder is a graduate of North Stanly, where he starred for the Comets and was a two-time conference and county pitcher of the year. He went on […]

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North Stanly’s Williams transferring to UNC

May 3, 2018 Cory Lavalette 0

We’re told to trust our first instincts, and in Antonio Williams’ case, they turned out to be right. It just took him awhile to follow them. The former North Stanly High star originally committed to […]

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Checkers open AHL playoffs against Penguins

April 18, 2018 Cory Lavalette 0

The 2017-18 season marked the fourth straight year the Charlotte Checkers had a new coach behind the bench. Three seasons ago was the last of Jeff Daniels’ seven years guiding the Carolina Hurricanes’ American Hockey […]

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Hometown Hardwood: Dec. 5-19

December 13, 2017 Cory Lavalette 0

Gray Stone Day Knights (0-4, 0-2, Yadkin Valley) Schedule Opp. Time/Result Dec. 5 at South Stanly — L, 69-42 Dec. 15 at Albemarle — 7:30 p.m. West Stanly Colts (1-5) Schedule Opp. Time/Result Dec. 6 […]

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Howard, Hornets get road win over Thunder

December 13, 2017 Cory Lavalette 0

OKLAHOMA CITY — With his team just on the receiving end of a thunderous Russell Westbrook dunk that the Oklahoma City Thunder star finished with a sneer toward the bench, Charlotte Hornets acting coach Stephen Silas went […]

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Friday Night Lights: 10/27/2017

October 24, 2017 Cory Lavalette 0

Albemarle at South Stanly Norwood  |  Friday, Oct. 27 7 p.m. Two Stanly County schools — both 4-5 with 3-2 conference records — meet in a battle for fourth in the Yadkin Valley Conference. The […]

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This week’s N.C. college football recap

September 26, 2017 Cory Lavalette 0

NC State 27, Florida State 12 The Wolfpack entered as a 12-point underdog, but Ryan Finley threw two touchdown passes to help the Wolfpack snap a four-game losing streak to the Seminoles. Senior defensive end […]

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