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Gray's Creek ’s Skylar Belote gets caught in a pickle with Purnell Swett’s Angel Chavis chasing her down during the third inning on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at Gray's Creek High School.

Gray's Creek ’s Skylar Belote gets caught in a pickle with Purnell Swett’s Angel Chavis chasing her down during the third inning on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at Gray's Creek High School.

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Laney’s #8 Owen Gore celebrates with his team after hitting a homerun as Laney played New Hanover in baseball April 28, 2026.

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See every matchup from all classifications throughout the North Carolina high school baseball state tournament

Archbishop Moeller's Conner Cuozzo.

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Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from April 27-May 3?

Socorro’s Leilene Cardoza (3) runs to third base during a District 1-6A game against Eastlake at Eastlake High School on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in El Paso, Texas.

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Barbers Hill, Lake Creek continue winning ways as postseason play moves on.

North Penn’s Felicia Connolly.

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Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from April 20-26?

Socorro players celebrate after getting outs during a District 1-6A game against Eastlake at Eastlake High School on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in El Paso, Texas.

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Four new teams enter the rankings as Barbers Hill remains No. 1.

Marathon's Chris Marcell.

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Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from April 20-26?

Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke, right, shakes hands with Rolesville High School (N.C.) head football coach Rainer Rackley as running back Tank Bigsby (4) looks on after the third and final day of a mandatory minicamp Monday, June 12, 2023 at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. Rackley is part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union

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Rolesville names Kevin Reddick its new head football coach.

Watchung Hills' Riley Bobrowski.

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Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from April 13-19?

Socorro players celebrate Danna Guerrero’s (13) home run during a District 1-6A game against Eastlake at Eastlake High School on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in El Paso, Texas.

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National Top 10 remains intact, led by Barbers Hill, Lake Creek

South Warren High School pitcher Courtney Norwood winds up in a game against Orange Beach High School, the No. 1 team in the country, on April 9, 2026. South Warren defeated Orange Beach, 6-1.

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Plenty of shake-up as Orange Beach falls for the first time this season.

Paige Sheppard of Union Catholic.

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Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from April 6-12?

Athlete of the Week.

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Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from April 6-12?

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Ranier Rackley joining Manny Diaz at Duke University.

Gaffney forward Shiriah Harris is guarded by Wando's Ava Rush

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Harris named North MVP With a game-high 25 points and one of just two North players in double figures, the Gaffney All-State forward set a winning tone. The So

Viral photo of an adult male squaring up with a 7on7 football official at a tournament in North Carolina.

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A photo captured over the weekend at a North Carolina 7on7 youth football tournament is going viral and creating heavy dialogue regarding 'travel football culture'.

Cathedrals' Julien Smith.

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Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from March 23-29?

Mt. Vernon's Luke Ertel (12).

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Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from March 16-22?

South Carolina forward LA Alexander is defended by North Carolina's Khiara Culliver

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Record-setting all-star game delivers historic scoring, with 216-points, a buzzer-beating halfcourt heave, and a showcase of elite senior talent.

Hoggard's #2 Desynd Durrand drives to the inside during the boys NCHSAA 8A state championships in Winston-Salem Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Hoggard lost 70-68 to West Charlotte 70-68.

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See every NCHSAA champion and runner-up for all eight classifications as the North Carolina high school basketball season comes to a close

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High Point Central will only play a junior varsity schedule this fall.

Reidsville's Dionte Neal tries to elude a Shelby defender in the 2023 North Carolina 2-A Western Region championship game.

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Dionte Neal has announced he is reopening his recruitment after withdrawing his commitment to the UNC-Greensboro football program.

Greensboro Day boys basketball coach Freddy Johnson hugs one of his players after the Bengals captured their 14th state title in February with Johnson at the helm.

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Johnson concluded 49th season with the Bengals; will he be back for his 50th?

Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes pitches for Team USA in an exhibition game against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday, March 3.

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USA’s WBC opener is on Friday against Brazil

Center Grove guard Gracyn Gilliard.

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Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from Feb. 23-March 1?