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Category 5: Hurricanes look to build off Game 1 win
May 7, 2025 The North State Journal North State Journal, sports Comments Off on Category 5: Hurricanes look to build off Game 1 winHurricanes forward William Carrier checks Capitals defenseman Alexander Alexeyev during Carolina’s 2-1 overtime win in Game 1 of their series Tuesday in Washington, D.C.. (Nick Wass / AP Photo) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Hurricanes seized [...] -
STANLY COUNTY — The county’s four high school boys’ tennis teams have completed their 2025 seasons after finishing up regular season and postseason play. The West Stanly Colts (9-9, 6-4 Rocky River) landed in third [...]
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Hurricanes, Capitals go back to the future
May 6, 2025 The North State Journal North State Journal, sports Comments Off on Hurricanes, Capitals go back to the futureThe Hurricanes will need another big series out of Andrei Svechnikov to advance past the Capitals in their second round series.(Karl DeBlaker / AP Photo) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just over seven years ago, the Washington [...] -
MISENHEIMER — The Pfeiffer Falcons softball team is heading into this week’s USA South Athletic Conference Tournament with a spotless league record. Pfeiffer (30-7, 18-0 USA South) wrapped up its conference campaign over the weekend [...]
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Hurricanes’ Slavin reaffirms ‘he can do it all’
April 29, 2025 The North State Journal North State Journal, sports Comments Off on Hurricanes’ Slavin reaffirms ‘he can do it all’Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin, center, celebrates his goal with Jesperi Kotkaniemi, left, while Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom looks on during Carolina’s 5-2 win Sunday in Game 4 of their first round playoff series. (Seth Wenig [...] -
South Stanly softball freshman Coco Tyson is Athlete of the Week. The Rowdy Rebel Bulls had two wins last week, and Tyson came up big in both of them. Against Albemarle, she went 2 for [...]
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Panthers may go defense in draft
April 24, 2025 The North State Journal College Football, NFL, North State Journal, sports Comments Off on Panthers may go defense in draftArizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan (4) reaches for a touchdown catch against West Virginia during a game last October (Rick Scuteri / AP Photo) The NFL Draft starts this Thursday night in Green Bay, and [...] -
STANLY COUNTY — Two of the county’s five high school baseball teams — North Stanly and West Stanly — have officially become conference championship winners for the 2025 season. On top of an unblemished 20-0 [...]
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Martinook, Andersen lead Hurricanes to 2-0 series lead over Devils
April 22, 2025 The North State Journal North State Journal, sports Comments Off on Martinook, Andersen lead Hurricanes to 2-0 series lead over DevilsHurricanes forward Jordan Martinook, left, celebrates his goal with defenseman Dmitry Orlov (7) during Carolina’s 3-1 win Tuesday in Raleigh. (Karl DeBlaker / AP Photo) RALEIGH — In the first intermission, Jordan Martinook asserted that [...] -
Category 5: Devils, Nikishin, awards and more
April 19, 2025 The North State Journal North State Journal, sports Comments Off on Category 5: Devils, Nikishin, awards and moreSeth Jarvis, Sebastian Aho and Brent Burns all won team awards. (Karl DeBlaker / AP Photo) The Hurricanes begin their first round series against the New Jersey Devils on Sunday, but there was plenty of [...] -
MISENHEIMER — With seven wins in 15 USA South Athletic Conference matchups so far, the Pfeiffer Falcons baseball team is hoping to heat up as it reaches the final stretch of the 2025 regular season. [...]
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West Stanly girls’ soccer junior midfielder Stella Wayne is Athlete of the Week. She’s a two‑time All-Conference player and the reigning team MVP. Last week, Stella contributed to five of West Stanly’s six goals in [...]
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NEW LONDON — While three of Stanly County’s five varsity high school baseball teams have each amassed over ten victories and a winning record, only one of them remains undefeated a month and a half [...]
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ALBEMARLE — The Uwharrie Wampus Cats recently announced their 2025 home schedule of opponents for their third season and second campaign as a Southern Collegiate Baseball League member. Kicking off on May 24, Albemarle’s wood-bat [...]
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MISENHEIMER — With back-to-back USA South Athletic Conference tournament championships and three consecutive regular-season conference titles, Pfeiffer University’s softball team is looking to keep its successful streaks going. The No. 22 Falcons (14-7, 2-0 USA [...]