Maddie Plumlee, a standout junior at St. Mary's School, committed to Notre Dame for volleyball.
Plumlee is the younger sister of current/former Duke basketball players Miles, Mason and Marshall Plumlee.
Maddie Plumlee commits to Notre Dame - 3 other juniors commit
Submitted by jmikeblake on 09/24/2012 - 00:25
Friday night football, Sept. 21
Submitted by timstevens on 09/21/2012 - 09:14Thursday night results
Western Harnett 27, Southern Lee 21 (Thursday, final)
Richmond County 39, West Forsyth 14 (Thursday, final)
Statewide cross country rankings by NCRunners.com
Submitted by jmikeblake on 09/20/2012 - 19:50The good folks at NCRunners.com have crunched all of this year's cross country numbers and came out with top-10 rankings for every championship class in both genders.
In the interest of having you visit NCRunners.com and supporting that site, we won't tell you who is ranked where. But we will list below the area teams that made each ranking and provide links to each of NCRunners' full rankings.
Holly Springs to honor Carlos Rodon's jersey
Submitted by jmikeblake on 09/20/2012 - 03:02
Carlos Rodon will have his jersey honored by Holly Springs High School at halftime of the school's home football game against Apex on Oct. 5.
The school will present Rodon, who was the 4A state player of the year his senior season while leading the Golden Hawks to their first state championship title, with a jersey during the ceremony. Another jersey will decorate the baseball field's outfield fence.
Cary Academy names new varsity basketball coaches
Submitted by jmikeblake on 09/20/2012 - 01:31Cary Academy has filled both basketball head coaching vacancies.
The Chargers have hired Mindaugas Timinskas to be their varsity boys' basketball head coach, while Mike Zeillmann will be the varsity girls' basketball coach.
Here's a little more on each...
Josh Newkirk of Word of God commits to Pittsburgh
Submitted by jmikeblake on 09/20/2012 - 01:31
With one tweet, Josh Newkirk announced that he'll be playing in the ACC.
"Officially committed to Pitt. Glad to be apart of the family #HailToPitt !!!"
Green Hope's Ashley Williams to walk-on at N.C. State
Submitted by jmikeblake on 09/20/2012 - 01:31
Green Hope senior Ashley Williams, a starter in every game for the Falcons in her career, has committed to N.C. State as a preferred walk-on for next season. Green Hope is 87-6 in Williams' three years, and she led the state in assists (7.0) last season.
Friday night updates, Sept. 14
Submitted by timstevens on 09/13/2012 - 08:23Friday night matchups
No. 1 Garner 28, No. 17 Clayton 0 (final)
No. 2 Wakefield 57, Sanderson 20 (final)
No. 3 Leesville Road 50, Enloe 20 (final)
No. 4 Wake Forest-Rolesville 35, Heritage 7 (final)
No. 5 Cleveland 22, North Lenoir 16 (final)
No. 6 Cardinal Gibbons open
No. 7 Middle Creek 21, No. 13 Lee County 14 (final)
Harnett Central 17, No. 8 Southeast Raleigh 16 (final)
Fuquay-Varina 14, No. 9 Cary 0 (final)
No. 10 Chapel Hill 18, Cedar Ridge 6 (final)
No. 11 Erwin Triton 29, Pikeville Aycock 14 (final)
No. 12 Hillside 18, Southern Durham 13 (final)
No. 14 Knightdale 28, East Wake 20 (final)
Lumberton 20, No. 15 Athens Drive 14 (final)
No. 16 Carrboro at Northern Vance
Southern Guilford at No. 18 Orange
No. 19 West Johnston 39, Smithfield-Selma 7 (final)
No. 20 South Johnston 19, Eastern Wayne 12 (4th)
Other area games
Brougton 30, Millbrook 16 (final)
Ayden-Grifton 36, Pamlico 6 (final)
Pittsboro Northwood 27, Riverside 7 (final)
East Chapel Hill 21, Durham Jordan 7 (final)
Eastern Wayne 6, South Johnston 6 (3rd)
Franklinton 34, Corinth Holders 21 (final)
Green Hope 23, Holly Springs 13 (final)
Havelock 48, White Oak 7 (final)
Halifax Academy vs. Word of God at Wilder’s Grove
High Point Christian at Wake Christian
Scotland 56, Anson 6 (final)
Bunn 42, North Johnston 0 (3rd)
Northern Durham 49, Person 14 (final)
Panther Creek 35, Apex 7 (final)
Princeton 16, East Carteret 15 (final)
Rocky Mount 28, Greenville Rose 14 (final)
Ravenscroft 39, Fayetteville Village Christian 13 (3rd)
Siler City Jordan Matthews at Providence Grove
West Johnston 39, Smithfield-Selma 7 (4th)
South Central 26, West Carteret 7 (4th)
South Granville 23, Southern Nash 13 (final)
Southeast Halifax at North Edgecombe
Southwest Edgecombe 30, Kinston 20 (2nd)
Union Pines at Overhills
Warren County at Roanoke Rapids
Westover 32, Southern Lee 10 (final)
Southern Pines Pinecrest 36, Western Harnett 7 (final)
Wilmington Laney at Northern Nash
Wilson Beddingfield at Greene Central
Wilson Hunt 46, Wilson Fike 21 (final)
Apex grad Alston Kearns makes SportsCenter top 10 plays
Submitted by jmikeblake on 09/12/2012 - 11:48Apex graduate Alston Kearns helped N.C. State volleyball respectable as a freshman.
As a sophomore, she's helped put the program on ESPN.
Friday night updates, Sept. 7
Submitted by timstevens on 09/07/2012 - 19:20No. 1 Garner 46, No. 4 Middle Creek 29 (final)
No. 5 Wake Forest-Rolesville 34, No. 7 Southeast Raleigh 7 (final)
No. 8 Cardinal Gibbons 46, Ravenscroft 10 (final)
No. 2 Wakefield 55, East Wake 41 (final)
No. 9 Cary 45, Apex 7 (final)
Knightdale 41, Enloe 14 (final)
South Johnston 34, Smithfield-Selma 7 (final)
No. 16 Athens Drive 24, Green Hope 20 (fianl)
No. 12 Durham Hillside 21, Greensboro Dudley 20 (final)
No. 6 Cleveland 48, No. 15 Heritage 16 (final)
No. 10 Chapel Hill 28, Northwood 0 (final)
No. 13 Lee 37, Fuquay-Varina 14 (final)
No. 18 Clayton 41, Corinth Holders 12 (final)
Fay. Sanford 24, Broughton 21(final)
Triton 49, Western Harnett 30 (final)
Northern Durham 33, Millbrook 20 (final)
Princeton 21, North Johnston 28, Princeton 21 (final)
Holly Springs 23, Panther Creek 20 (OT)
Hoke 35, Sanderson 0 (3rd)
Richmond County41, Hope Mills South View 7 (final)
Orange 26, Jordan 6 (final)
Halifax, Va. 35, Person 19 (final)