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Red Springs scored four goals in the first half of its 9-1 win at Flora MacDonald Wednesday. Devils leave no doubt
RED SPRINGS — The Red Springs soccer team traveled just down the road Wednesday to take on Flora MacDonald, and the result was never in doubt. The Red Devils defeated Flora MacDonald 9-1 on th...
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Football family: Mother deployed, Ty Mitchell seeks solace on the field
ROWLAND — Although South Robeson senior Te’Quenhtin Mitchell is playing just his first season of football, he’s grown to use it as a model for life. Mitchell, who goes by Ty for shor...
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Friday's Forecast: Three Rivers teams gasping for victories
Marquez North is the triggerman for Robeson County’s top scoring offense while Telvin Clark is the outspoken veteran from the area’s stiffest D. That’s what we know. At the othe...
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St. Pauls sweeps West Bladen; Bulldogs blank Swett, 16-0
Shawn Stinson Sports editor ST. PAULS — St. Pauls volleyball coach Jennifer White has been waiting all season to have her full roster. Now that she has it, White believes her Bulldogs are set fo...
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Pirates rally, down Colts
LUMBERTON — Although they took their time doing it, the Lumberton volleyball team got back in the win column Monday. The Pirates defeated the Cape Fear Colts in thrilling fashion, coming back fr...
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Stinson: Brawl could cancel playoffs for Pinecrest, Union Pines
The news out of the Pinecrest-Union Pines game should be a wake-up call not only for the rest of the football teams across the state, but for all athletic teams. During the second quarter of the P...
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Lumberton s Connor Haskins JUST FOR KICKS: Lumberton's Connor Haskins parlays soccer skills onto gridiron, beyond
LUMBERTON — The pre-snap ritual has become second nature to Connor Haskins. Line it up. Spot the hold. Make the kick. Haskins’ habitual steps replay in his mind before each and every succe...
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From The Fringe: Swing for Charity slated for Thursday
The second annual Swing for Charity Golf Tournament, which is put on by the Robeson County Home Builders Association, is scheduled for Thursday at Pinecrest Country Club with a 1 p.m. shotgun star...
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Lumberton All-Stars heading home
MEMPHIS , Tenn. — Banditos Black’s Christian Sanchez hit a solo home run with one out in the sixth inning to lift his team to an 8-7 victory over the Lumberton Majors All-Star team Saturday...
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The Final Whistle: New week, new offense for Heil and Swett
Purnell Swett’s Mark Heil found his weapons. And they’ve been sitting at his disposal all along. Following last week’s dismal offensive performance in the opener against E.E. Smith, the Rams turne...
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Spencer in charge: Former UNCP star leads St. Augustine's
RALEIGH — If new St. Augustine’s men’s basketball coach Ken Spencer has a question about running his program, he has a who’s who list of coaches and former coaches to call. Amo...
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Cruise control: Lumberton eats up rushing yards, Overhills
by Kevin Walker
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LUMBERTON — On a night when Lumberton dedicated its field house to long-time volunteer Woodrow "Kool-aid" Williams and their season to fallen teammate James "Rod" Sanderson, the Pirates did not dis...
'Dogs derailed: Swett rebounds with 33-0 win at St. Pauls
by Brad Crawford
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ST. PAULS — Supporters of the Purnell Swett football team can breathe a sigh of relief. The offense is back on track after a one-week hiatus. Led by tailback Travon Clark and a near flawless effo...
East Bladen catches fire against Devils
by Shawn Stinson
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RED SPRINGS — East Bladen has some unfinished business and the Eagles took their first steps to competing the task. After falling in the regional finals last season, the Eagles started the new sea...
Mishaps continue for Mustangs
by W. Curt Vincent
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DUBLIN — In a game that featured a plethora of penalties and turnovers, South Robeson couldn't overcome the pounding running of West Bladen's Lorenzo Drew and fell to the Knights on Friday, 21-0. ...
Fairmont drops to 0-2
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LELAND — The Fairmont Golden Tornadoes had the ball at the North Brunswick 5-yard line with a chance for the win as time expired, but couldn't get in the end zone for their first win falling 20-14....
Lumberton team falls in tournament opener
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Lumberton Major All-Star team was knocked off in its first game of the National Youth Baseball Championships. Ocala Highlands, the Babe Ruth representative, scored five runs i...
Kenworthy helps Rams rally for victory
by Shawn Stinson
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PEMBROKE — It’s tough for a coach and a team to joke about being manhandled, but for Purnell Swett volleyball coach Cory Deese and her Rams there was nothing else to do but to laugh. After droppin...
Stallions stop Mustangs in 3-0 sweep
by Kevin Walker
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ROWLAND — If potential counted in wins and losses, then the South Robeson volleyball team might be undefeated. However, South Columbus made it look easy as they swept the Mustangs 3-0 Thursday. S...
McGirt shots 67, second at Nationwide event
by Shawn Stinson
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Fairmont native William McGirt carded a 5-under-par 67 to finish in a tie for second after the first round of the Nationwide's Knoxville News Sentinel Open. McGirt had six birdi...
UNCP releases hoops schedule
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PEMBROKE — The University of North Carolina at Pembroke released its 2010-11 basketball schedule, which includes exhibition games at West Virginia and Winthrop. “We are all looking forward to the ...
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