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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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 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 [...] -
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 [...]
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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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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) [...] -
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 [...] -
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 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, [...] -
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 [...]
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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 [...] -
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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