LAURINBURG - The Fighting Scots matched up against Southern Lee Friday night, where Scotland would win big 63-34.

GREENVILLE - Parker Byrd has wanted to be an East Carolina Pirate ever since he was a kid. His mom, Mitzi Byrd, and his dad, Jeff Byrd, attended East Carolina University, and he wanted to continue the tradition. During his freshman year at Scotland High School in 2018, Parker Byrd committed to play baseball at ECU and was set to join their baseball team this upcoming season.

LAURINBURG - The Scots’ varsity athletic teams went 1-5 (excluding golf and cross-country) over the week of Sep. 19 - Sep. 23.

LAURINBURG - The women’s volleyball team hosted a tough AAC opponent in the Reinhardt Eagles Thursday night. A couple of close sets and an exciting overtime set victory for the Knights made for a fun, exciting atmosphere. But, the Knights weren’t able to pull off the win and ended up falling to the Eagles three sets to one.

LAURINBURG - The Lady Scots tennis team (0-7) was downed on Thursday evening by the Union Pines Vikings (8-1) 0-6. The match was shortened due to rain after singles matches had occurred. The Vikings’ lineup was unavailable at press time.

RAEFORD - The Lady Scots volleyball team (7-6) lost in five sets to the Hoke County Bucks (5-9) in Raeford on Thursday night. The sets scores were 25-18, 20-25, 25-22, 20-25, and 12-15. It is the second time this year that both teams had played each other, with the Lady Scots beating Hoke County in four sets on Sep. 30.

LAURINBURG — A Laurinburg man is in critical condition and a Raeford man is wanted after a shooting Wednesday night.