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West Johnston High's Megan Gibbons (7) and Megan Mills (13) celebrate their playoff victory over rival Clayton.

Freshman hurler, hot bats carry West Johnston by Clayton

Megan Mills said she was a lot more nervous in the batter’s box Friday night than she was on the mound.

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SOUTH JOHNSTON HIGH

Third round a charm for South Johnston

For Kayla Allen, as well as her South Johnston teammates, the third time was the charm Friday night.
NORTH JOHNSTON HIGH

Beddingfield does it again to North Johnston

Beddingfield did it again. That’s the only way to put it.
PRINCETON HIGH

Princeton pulls off huge rally to advance in 1A softball

It was far from the easy way to beat your archrival in the playoffs, but it was certainly one of the more memorable ways.
SPORTS

Knightdale boys win 4th straight NCHSAA track title; Southeast Raleigh girls clip Wakefield

The Triangle accounts for 16 individual champs, four winning relays and two state records at the 2013 NCHSAA 4A track and field championships. Knightdale makes it a four-peat, while Southeast Raleigh stops Wakefield’s championship streak at three.
CORINTH HOLDERS HIGH

Corinth Holders girls tie for 10th in state

Corinth Holders rode a runner-up finish in the 3,200 meters from Arden Vessie and two top-five finishes in the relays to a tie for 10th place in the 2A state outdoor track and field championships Saturday in Greensboro.
CORINTH HOLDERS HIGH

Corinth Holders golfers take fifth in state

Three years after finishing fifth in the conference, the Corinth Holders boys golf team recorded a more notable fifth place finish - and one they’re certainly more proud of - Tuesday.
SMITHFIELD-SELMA HIGH

SSS standout battles a different foe

While the quest for playoff success continued last week for many high school athletes, Smithfield-Selma High’s Quantez Leach began fighting a more important battle.
RECREATION

Parks & Rec Notes

Events and activities from the Smithfield and Selma areas.
SPORTS

West Johnston rallies for another softball playoff win

Maybe the key to success for West Johnston’s softball team is to give their opponents a false sense of security. For the second consecutive outing in the NCHSAA 4A softball playoffs, the Wildcats rallied from an early 1-0 deficit to post a come-from-behind, 2-1 victory, advancing to the ...
SPORTS

West Johnston boys out to Richmond County in 4A baseball

The number nine is symbolic in baseball. Games primarily consist of nine innings, with the exception of youth and scholastic contests, where there are seven or fewer innings played. There are nine defensive players on the field in an inning.