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Orb favored to take Preakness, set up Triple try
BALTIMORE (AP) — Everything’s a go for Orb. The Kentucky Derby winner was in a playful mood the day before the Preakness, making faces for photographers between nibbles of grass outside his stall at Pimlico Race Course. “He’s really settled in well. He seems to be energetic about what he’s doing so I couldn’t be more pleased,” trainer Shug McGaughey said on a warm and sunny Friday morning. “We’re excited about giving him a whirl to see if...
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The Scots softball team after defeating East Wake in the third round of the state playoffs. Not pictured is assistant coach Jackie Amos. Photo credit: Meredith Bounds.
Offense powers Scots over East Wake
The bats came alive for the Scots on Friday as they drove in six runs in a 6-3 win over East Wake in the third round of the softball state playoffs. Five different hitters recorded a hit for Scotland, including Courtney Williams who hit two monster homers and Abby Bray who went 3-3. Coach Patrick Williams said his team prides itself on the depth of its offense. “You can take No. 9 and put her at No. 1 and we won’t miss a beat,” Williams...
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Braves’ Venters undergoes 2nd Tommy John surgery ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Braves reliever Jonny Venters has undergone the second major elbow operation of his career and will miss the rest of the season. The Braves say the left-hander had Tommy John surgery Thursday to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow. The procedure was performed in Gulf Breeze, Fla., by Dr. James Andrews. Andrews also performed the first Tommy...
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MLB hoping for large replay expansion in 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball appears set for a vast expansion of video review by umpires in 2014 and is examining whether all calls other than balls or strikes should be subject to instant replay. Replay has been in place for home run calls since August 2008. Commissioner Bud Selig initially wanted to add trap plays and fair/foul calls down the lines for 2013, but change was put off while more radical options were examined. ...
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Members of Marlboro Academy's softball team pose with their championship trophy. From left to right: Haven Birchfield, Katelyn Hunt, Bailey Jacobs, Kate McLaurin, Megan Quick and Jenna Ridge. Photo credit: Norman Quick
Scotland County represented on winning Marlboro Academy team
Marlboro Academy won their second consecutive SCISA AA State Championship Tuesday, and the winning team featured several Scotland County residents. The Lady Dragons swept Carolina Academy in the best-of-three series, winning game one 8-0 and game two 5-0. This championship came a year after the Lady Dragons swept the defending champions Thomas Heyward in 2012. Although the school is in Bennettsville, several players live in Scotland Count...
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Curt Britt throws for the Gamecocks earlier this season. Britt has made two starts in his freshman season and won both of them. Photo credit: University of South Carolina Athletic Department.
Curt Britt finding his groove with Gamecocks
Curt Britt has been enjoying his freshman season as a member of the University of South Carolina baseball team, and is already looking forward to next year. Britt, a former standout player for Scotland High School, has seen a good amount of playing time in his first year in the garnet and black. He has made two pitching starts, winning each. The righthander has thrown a total of 19.1 innings in 11 appearances, allowing 24 hits and 12 runs w...
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Sheriff: Ex-NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dead at 71
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Dick Trickle, a former NASCAR driver whose larger-than-life personality and penchant for fun won him legions of fans despite a lack of success beyond the nation’s small tracks, died Thursday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. He was 71. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said authorities received a call believed to be from Trickle, who said “there would be a dead body and it would be hi...
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Marshals dispute account of Woods-Garcia issue
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two marshals say Tiger Woods never said anything to them about whether Sergio Garcia had played his shot. Two other marshals disputed that account, one of them saying he told Woods that Garcia had already hit on the second hole at the TPC Sawgrass. In the days since Woods won The Players Championship, the dispute has shifted from players to volunteer marshals. It started Saturday in the third round when Wood...
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Scotland softball ready for next round
For coach Patrick Williams and the Scotland High School softball team, practice this week is business as usual. The Lady Scots defeated Jack Britt 5-1 in 11 innings in the second round of the state playoffs on Tuesday, earning themselves a third-round matchup with East Wake. That game will be played in Laurinburg at 7 p.m. on Friday. Williams said the focus this week is on maintaining the energy and the focus that his team has shown over ...
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Terry Sanford throws one-hitter, defeats Scotland
FAYETTEVILLE– Joe Ingle threw a one-hitter for Terry Sanford on Tuesday as the Bulldogs ended Scotland’s season in a 3-0 win in the second round of the state playoffs. Ingle was absolutely dominant on the mound for Terry Sanford, only allowing one hit in his complete game to H.B. Stone in the fourth inning. Ingle said this was the biggest game he’s pitched in all season. His solid outing came after a shaky start in which his pitches were ...
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Knights hire new women’s basketball coach
Brooke Johnson was announced as the new head coach of the St. Andrews University women’s basketball team Tuesday. SAU Athletics Director Glenn Batten announced the hiring of the former SAU assistant basketball coach who will lead the Lady Knights. “I am pleased that coach Johnson will be joining St. Andrews University. Her broad experience as a player, coach, teacher and administrator made her a great match for our program. She understand...
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Andrew Wiggins signed a letter-of-intent to play with the Jayhawks Tuesday, choosing them over UNC, Kentucky and Florida State. Getty Images.
Top prospect Andrew Wiggins to attend Kansas
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Top basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins will play his college basketball at Kansas. The 6-foot-8 Toronto native signed a letter-of-intent Tuesday, choosing the Jayhawks over Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida State. The ceremony ended the frenzied pursuit of the Huntington Prep star, who averaged 23.4 points and 11.2 rebounds per game this season. Rather than turn his announcement into a spectacle, Wiggins want...
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Scotland teams moving on to next round
The Scotland softball and baseball teams are both moving on to the second round of the state playoffs after winning Friday night. The softball squad walked-off in the eighth inning to defeat South View 2-1, while the baseball team piled it on Jack Britt, winning 13-0 in a mercy-rule shortened game. With both games starting at the same time, the atmosphere was tense around Scotland High School. The baseball team quickly put the fans at the...
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Roberto Castro opens with a 63 in Players debut
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Roberto Castro made a debut he won’t soon forget in The Players Championship, opening with a 9-under 63 Thursday to tie the course record at the TPC Sawgrass and build a three-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and other early starters. Facing the infamous island-green on No. 17 for the first time in competition, Castro left a 9-iron within a foot of the hole. On the daunting 18th, he hit 4-iron to a foot. When his...
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Local martial arts school to host competition later this month
Scotland County will be host to a martial arts meet later this month. Kenny Morrison’s Professional School of Tae-Kwon Do will host the fourth annual “Phoenix-N-Tha-Burg” competition on May 18 at St. Andrews University. The meet, which begins at 10 a.m. will feature several different categories for all age groups and weight classes. Participants can compete in sparring and forms. Sparring is when a martial artist faces off one-on-one with a...
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Scots ready for playoffs
The fields at Scotland High School are ready for playoff action, and so are the teams. The baseball and softball teams start their quest for a state championship Friday, and both teams are hosting the first round of the state playoffs. Baseball will take on Jack Britt High School and softball will face South View. Both games begin at 7 p.m. Jack Britt and Scotland are former conference foes, dating back to before conference realignment put ...
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UNC’s Moran driving offense for No. 1 Tar Heels
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Colin Moran has grown from the top freshman in the country to one of the nation’s most dangerous hitters and a top draft prospect for No. 1 North Carolina. The junior has the chance to become the fourth player in NCAA history to lead the nation in runs scored and RBIs. He entered the week first in RBIs and tied for the lead in runs scored, while ranking among the leaders in most major hitting categories. Mora...
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The Scotland Athletic Seniors perform at the awards ceremony for the Scotland County senior games.
Athletic seniors awarded
The winners of the Scotland County senior games were recognized Wednesday evening at an awards ceremony at Scotia Village. The senior games began April 26 and officially ended May 8, although one rain-delayed event was set to be made up on May 9. Kisha Williams is the local coordinator for the senior games and presented the winners with medals at the awards dinner. She said that the games give senior citizens the chance to have fun and st...
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Record broken twice in consecutive weeks
For almost one week Logan Ward was the fastest who ever ran a mile in Scotland High School track history. That was until John Holloway broke the record six days later. Ward ran the mile in 4:56 at a home meet on April 25, which was the fastest time on record. Coach Richard Bailey said Scotland’s official records date back to 2009. That record stood for six days, until Ward’s teammate Holloway broke the record by one second. Holloway’s rec...
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Scots fall to Raiders for third time
Bradley Brown did it again. The junior drove in both runs for the Raiders in a 2-0 win in the conference tournament final Friday, just eight days after he hit an RBI double to beat Scotland in Laurinburg in the regular-season finale. Like every other meeting between the teams this season, this game was close. But thanks to Brown, the Raiders held the lead for the entire game. With two outs in the first inning Brown crushed a ball to right f...
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