Aug
07
2024
By North State Journal Staff
Volleyball schedules for Moore County’s varsity teams, key games

Volleyball schedules for Moore County’s varsity teams, key games

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The 2024 high school volleyball season will begin Friday, setting off what should be another exciting year for volleyball fans in Moore County. All three county teams are coming off playoff appearances from last year and will look to build on their respective successes. Before those athletes hit the court for another season, here’s a look at each team’s schedule and matchups to look out for: Pinecrest (19-8 in 2023, 14-0 in the Sandhills Conference) Aug. 12 (vs. Purnell Swett); Aug. 14 (at Ashley); Aug. 22 (vs. Chapel Hill); Aug. 29 (vs. Richmond); Sept. 3 (at Southern Lee); Sept. 5…
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Aug
05
2024
By North State Journal Staff
Athlete of the Week: Garrett Wolff

Athlete of the Week: Garrett Wolff

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Garrett Wolff is a Wilmington native and a rising senior at St. Andrews University, where he’s an infielder on the baseball team. Wolff spent the summer playing for Moore County’s Sandhills Bogeys in the Old North State League, a summer college league. The Bogeys reached the Old North State League finals, where they fell just short of a title, losing the best-of-three championship series to the Clayton Clovers in two straight games. Wolff did his part in the series, however, driving in runs in both games. He went 2-for-5 in the first game, hitting a homer, driving in three runs…
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Aug
02
2024
By North State Journal staff
Athlete of the Week: Aidan Allred

Athlete of the Week: Aidan Allred

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Aidan Allred, a shortstop for the Sandhills Bogeys in the Old North State League, earns athlete of the week honors for the week of July 22. Allred had his best batting game of the season in the Bogeys’ 8-2 series-clinching win over the Brunswick Surfin’ Turfs in the first round of the ONSL playoffs Saturday. He went 2-for-4 from the plate and knocked in one RBI while getting walked in another plate appearance. That was Allred’s first two-hit game since June 24 when he went 2-for-5 and recorded two RBIs. In his first season with the Bogeys, the former Chatham…
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Jul
30
2024
By Asheebo Rojas
NCHSAA reports increase in overall participation, lower participation in baseball across last two sports seasons

NCHSAA reports increase in overall participation, lower participation in baseball across last two sports seasons

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The North Carolina High School Athletic Association reported a 4.73 percent increase in overall student athlete participation during the 2023-24 season, per a release sent out Monday. Based on the information reported to the NCHSAA by its member schools, a total of 208,722 student athletes participated in NCHSAA sanctioned sports last year which is over 10,000 more student athletes than the 2022-23 sports season (198,025 athletes). Every sport, except for baseball, saw an increase in participation. Although the five new baseball programs were added to the NCHSAA, the sport saw 153 less players (a 1.4% drop) participate in 2024. Many…
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Jul
05
2024
By North State Journal staff
Athlete of the Week: Hogan Windish

Athlete of the Week: Hogan Windish

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Pinehurst native Hogan Windish is the Athlete of the Week. Windish currently plays for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers in the Texas League. He is a member of the Seattle Mariners organization after being drafted in the seventh round in 2022. Windish, who played for Ashe County High and UNC Greensboro, hit 22 home runs last year in Class A, earning him a promotion for this season. He had a history-making game last Tuesday when he hit four home runs and drove in all of his team’s runs in a 9-4 win over Springfield. Only one other player in baseball history…
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Jun
28
2024
By Cory Lavalette
Athlete of the Week: Bryant Kimbrell

Athlete of the Week: Bryant Kimbrell

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Bryant Kimbrell, a graduated senior for the Pinecrest baseball team, is Athlete of the Week. Kimbrell won Athlete of the Week after the Patriots got off to a 4-0 start to the season. Neither he nor Pinecrest slowed down after that burst out of the gate. The Patriots finished with a 24-5 record and won the Sandhills with an 11-1 league record. Kimbrell led the team with seven home runs, 35 RBIs and a .777 slugging percentage. He was also among team leaders in average and OBP. On the mound, he had an ERA below 1.00. In addition to winning…
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Jun
25
2024
By North State Journal Staff
Athlete of the Week: Will Kennedy

Athlete of the Week: Will Kennedy

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Will Kennedy is a senior for the North Moore baseball team who will be playing for Wake Tech at the college level next year. After playing the outfield in previous seasons, Kennedy became a two-way player in his final season. In addition to hitting over .400 for the Mustangs, he also was the Mid-Carolina Conference’s pitcher of the year. He struck out more than 50 batters and had an ERA of just over 2.30. Kennedy has added to his postseason honors. In addition to his spot on the all-conference first team, he recently was named to the N.C. Baseball Coaches…
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Jun
25
2024
By Ryan Henkel
School playgrounds and auditoriums to see improvements

School playgrounds and auditoriums to see improvements

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PINEHURST — The Moore County Schools Board approved new contracts that will see upgrades and new equipment coming to school playgrounds and auditoriums at its Monday, June 10 meeting. A $650,000 contract with Creative Playscapes will see updates to all elementary school playgrounds, covered by bond premium funding. The schools will be getting fresh layers of engineered wood fiber mulch, and some schools will see completely new equipment while others will see repairs to existing playgrounds. The new equipment is expected to last between 15 to 20 years. A $138,000 contract with Stage and Gymnasium Specialties will cover the replacement…
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Jun
14
2024
By Shawn Krest
U.S. Open returns to Pinehurst

U.S. Open returns to Pinehurst

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PINEHURST — Once again, the golf world comes to Pinehurst. The club’s famed No. 2 course will play host to the 2024 U.S. Open this week, with 156 of the best golfers in the world playing for one of the coveted major titles. History This is the 124th U.S. Open. The tournament began play in 1895 and was not held for a total of six years during the two World Wars. It’s the fourth time Pinehurst has hosted the Open, all on No. 2. Here’s what happened the other three times. 1999: Payne Stewart was the only player under par for…
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