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Nov. 16—Back in the 1980s, a basketball coach at a nationally prominent university bragged about how he had recruited a powerhouse team with nothing more than a tank of gas.
John Cate, The Sanford Herald, N.C. Nov. 15—Two Chatham Charter School seniors signed national letters of intent to play collegiate sports during the past week.
Jan. 3—Lee Christian School joined the after-Christmas tournament scene this past weekend, and had the longest road trip of anyone in the area in placing second at the 2023 Titans Christmas Classic held Thursday and Friday at Triad Baptist Christian Academy in Kernersville.
Jan. 4—A 15-0 start to the season and a hard-fought victory over a New Jersey powerhouse put Grace Christian into ESPN's national high school women's basketball rankings Wednesday afternoon.
John Cate, The Sanford Herald, N.C. Feb. 28—In an unusual occurrence, all of Lee County crossed the border and invaded neighboring Harnett County Monday night.
After holding visiting Panther Creek scoreless in the top of the first inning, the Crusaders exploded for 10 runs in the bottom of the inning and then cruised to a 12-1 victory Monday night in five innings.
May 2—Southern Lee started its Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament semifinal against Union Pines as if the Lady Cavaliers were set to sweep aside yet another challenger in a three-week unbeaten run.
Results of those games were not available at press time, but both Lee County and Southern Lee took care of business in their tournament openers, including a huge win for the Cavaliers, who are squarely on the state playoff bubble but may have punched their ticket on Monday.
The Lady Cavaliers already own the school records for the most wins and longest winning streak in program history. They extended both Monday night with a 12-1 rout of Hoke County in the first round of the Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament.
Hell no. In the sense that term is usually used today, which is different than its Cold War usage, South Korea is very much a First World country.
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