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The 2024 HighSchoolOT All-State Girls Wrestling Team
Lumberton, Jack Britt, and Havelock led the way with three selections each. The first-of-its-kind team has a first team and a second team with two wrestlers per weight class, then 12 honorable mention wrestlers regardless of weight class. -
The 2024 HighSchoolOT All-State Boys Wrestling Team
Forty wrestlers are making the team for the second, third, or fourth season and five have made it all four seasons. -
First NCHSAA girls wrestling champions crowned; Lumberton wins team title
Leah Edwards of East Rowan was voted the Most Outstanding Wrestler after winning the 114-pound title by pinfall and finishing her year at 32-1 overall.ere -
Union Pines rolls to 3A wrestling tournament title; Cape Fear's Samuel Aponte wins MOW
The Most Outstanding Wrester award went to three-time state champion Samuel Aponte of Cape Fear. -
Predicting individual wrestling championships -- and handing out bracket superlatives
We listed favorites and dark horses for all individual weight classes, as well as team favorites and those who might win Most Outstanding Wrestler awards, and the toughest weight classes. -
The 14 best pound-for-pound boys wrestlers in the state as postseason competition nears
With a look ahead to those individual championships, we look at 14 of arguably the best pound-for-pound wrestlers in the state based on the seasons they're having as well as their proven track record in the past few seasons. -
The 2023 HighSchoolOT All-State Boys Soccer Team
The fourth-annual HighSchoolOT boys soccer all-state team features seven players making a second appearance on the team, including one that is now a two-time first-team selection. -
The 2023 HighSchoolOT All-State Volleyball Team
The fourth-annual HighSchoolOT volleyball all-state team features 24 players making a second or third appearance on the team, including two who were three-time first-team selections. -
Final rankings: Middle Creek volleyball takes first in final statewide top 25; Kings Mountain, Brevard and others lead area codes
In the final volleyball area code rankings, D.H. Conley is ranked first in the 252, Middle Creek in the 919, Cape Fear in the 910, Reagan in the 336, Cox Mill in the 704, and Brevard in the 828. -
Wrestling Watch List: Mallard Creek's Stinson, Robbinsville's Williams start year with chance at history
Two wrestlers have a chance to be four-time state champions: Mallard Creek's Cameron Stinson and Robbinsville's Kage Williams. -
Preseason wrestling rankings: Mooresville starts year on top of statewide top 25
In the preseason area code top 15 rankings, New Bern is ranked first in the 252, Bunn in the 919, Union Pines in the 910, Uwharrie Charter in the 336, Mooresville in the 704, and Robbinsville in the 828. -
NCVBCA releases All-State volleyball teams for 2023
The organization's All-State list features a First and Second team for all four of the NCHSAA's four classifications. -
Schools with the most NCHSAA girls cross country team and individual championships
Cardinal Gibbons has the most team titles (13) followed by Chapel Hill (12), T.C. Roberson (11), and Murphy (eight). Gibbons has the longest streak of championships, winning nine in a row from 2010-18. -
Schools with the most NCHSAA volleyball championships
Hendersonville has the most team titles (12) with Cardinal Gibbons (11) and Fred T. Foard (seven) not far behind. -
Highlights: North Iredell survives Ashe County to advance back to regional final
North Iredell defeated Ashe County in five sets to advance to the 3A western regional championship once again. -
Dave Markland: We used momentum to our advantage when bouncing back from set losses
North Iredell volleyball coach Dave Markland explained how his team rallied after dropping earlier sets in the fourth round of the state playoffs. -
Eliza Jenkins: Our experience from last year has helped young players
North Iredell's Eliza Jenkins said her team has passed down experience from last season to younger players, and that has helped the team make a run to the regional final. -
Photos: North Iredell vs. West Charlotte volleyball (October 21, 2023)
The top 3A west seed, North Iredell completed a three-set sweep in the first round of the playoffs against West Charlotte on October 21, 2023 -
Schools with the most NCHSAA boys cross country team and individual championships
There has never been a four-time individual champion, but there have been four three-time champs. Twenty-one runners have won the state title twice. -
Turf fields, lights, renovations: There's $62.8 million in the state budget for high school sports upgrades
The amount of money received by 18 different school districts ranged from $100,000 to $14.5 million.
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