Pinecrest Patriots Coverage

Highlights: Kimbrell's two-run shot propels Pinecrest past Laney
(4) Pinecrest heads to round four of the NCHSAA State Playoffs after defeating (21) Laney 6-1. Bryant Kimbrell, hit a two-run shot to left field to propel the Patriots to face (1) Ashley the fourth round of the state playoffs.

Pinecrest repeats as 4A boys golf champion with record-breaking score
At Pinehurst No. 9 on Tuesday, despite weather delays and heavy rain, Pinecrest posted a two-day team score of 562, the lowest team score in NCHSAA state championship history.

Green Hope's Lewis leads 4A golf after first day; Pinecrest has narrow lead in team standings
Green Hope senior Jake Lewis shot a 66 in the first round, putting him at 6-under on the day, but three golfers are just two strokes back.

Pinecrest's Carson Bertagnole hits hole-in-one at 4A state championship at Pinehurst
On the first day of the two-day competition at Pinehurst No. 9, Bertagnole ended the front nine with a hole-in-one on the ninth hole, a 160-yard par three.

Girls Soccer Rankings: At end of regular season, four new teams check into the top 25
The top teams in this week's area code rankings are: Manteo (252), Millbrook (919), Ashley (910), West Forsyth (336), Hough (704), and West Henderson (828).

Girls Soccer Rankings: Despite upsets, top 25 stays steady, seven join area code ranks
The top teams in this week's area code rankings are: Manteo (252), Millbrook (919), Ashley (910), West Forsyth (336), Hough (704), and West Henderson (828).

Girls Lacrosse Rankings: At end of regular season, three new teams join top 25
For Swansboro, it's the first time the Pirates have ever cracked the rankings in girls lacrosse.

Girls Soccer Rankings: Charlotte Catholic, East Lincoln join this week's top 25; 10 join the area code ranks
The top teams in this week's area code rankings are: Manteo (252), Millbrook (919), Ashley (910), West Forsyth (336), Hough (704), and West Henderson (828).

Boys Tennis Rankings: Four teams join top 25 at end of regular season; nine join area code rankings
The top teams in the midseason area code rankings are: Croatan (252), Jordan (919), Terry Sanford (910), Northwest Guilford (336), Providence Day (704), and T.C. Roberson (828).

Photos: Pinecrest vs. Willow Spring boys lacrosse (Apr. 26, 2024)
Willow Spring defeated Pinecrest in a non-conference boys lacrosse game on Friday.

Girls Soccer Rankings: Familiar names are back in the statewide top 25; five join area code top 15s
The top teams in this week's area code rankings are: Manteo (252), Millbrook (919), Ashley (910), West Forsyth (336), Hough (704), and West Henderson (828).

Girls Lacrosse Rankings: Pinecrest the lone newcomer as Bishop McGuinness falls out
Myers Park fell from 12th to 16th this week and Laney dropped from 15th to 18th. Union Pines skipped from 18th to 15th.

Boys Tennis Rankings: Providence Day, Providence, Jordan among those moving up at midseason
The top teams in the preseason area code rankings are: Martin County (252), Green Hope (919), Cape Fear Academy (910), Northwest Guilford (336), Providence Day (704), and Hickory (828).

Girls Soccer Rankings: Two teams join area code top 15s while statewide top 25 stays mostly intact
The top teams in this week's area code rankings are: Manteo (252), Millbrook (919), Ashley (910), West Forsyth (336), Providence Day (704), and West Henderson (828).

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.

Girls Soccer Rankings: Six new teams join statewide rankings; nine join area code top 15s
The top teams in this week's area code rankings are: Manteo (252), Millbrook (919), Ashley (910), West Forsyth (336), Providence Day (704), and West Henderson (828).

Girls Lacrosse Rankings: Five new teams join this week's statewide top 25
Middle Creek, Willow Spring, Fuquay-Varina, Durham Academy, and Charlotte Christian replace West Forsyth, Asheville School, Northwest Guilford, Cannon School, and Forsyth Country Day.

Girls Lacrosse Rankings: The top 19 teams remain unchanged; Asheville School joins top 25
Asheville School is the lone newcomer to this week's rankings, replacing Lake Norman.