Fighting Scots
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Scotland baseball, softball alums playing in college
LAURINBURG — Several former Scotland High baseball and softball players are playing college ball this year. Here’s a look at how those athletes are faring at their respective schools. All stats are accurate as of Friday morning. BASEBALL DALY MARCANO, SOPHOMORE RHP/INF, SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Marcano has taken on the…
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Fighting Scots head to Whiteville
LAURINBURG — The Scotland High baseball team will kick off its 2020 season with a game at Whiteville on Wednesday night. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. Both teams have been successful in recent years. Scotland won the Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament last season. Whiteville is coming off a…
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Tester: Spring sports begin this week
Spring sports season is in full swing this week at Scotland High. Scotland’s six spring sports teams are all set to begin their regular-season schedules. It should be an exciting week — and a rainy one as well. The weather forecast shows that Scotland County could get a good dose…
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Scotland baseball preview: Experience is key
LAURINBURG — This year’s Scotland High baseball roster includes many of the players who turned an 0-4 start into a Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament championship last season. Scotland coach Chad Hill said his team’s potential is “very exciting.” “We’ve got a lot of guys back from last year that played…
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Scots to face Terry Sanford at CCS Football Jamboree
Fans who are already looking forward to the 2020 high school football season can mark their calendars for Friday, Aug. 14. That’s the day the Scotland High football team will scrimmage Terry Sanford at the Cumberland County Schools Football Jamboree. The Fighting Scots and Bulldogs will face off from 8…
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Fighting Scots back in action
LAURINBURG — The holidays are now behind us, which means the Scotland High sports teams are set to return to full-time competition this week. Basketball teams host Hoke The Fighting Scots basketball teams will host Hoke in a Sandhills Athletic Conference varsity doubleheader on Friday night. The girls will play…
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Week 1 Preview: Scots clash with Falcons
LAURINBURG — Two of last year’s football state championship runners-up will meet on Friday night when Scotland hosts Southeast Guilford in the season opener. Scotland advanced to the 4A state championship game last season, where they lost to East Forsyth. Southeast Guilford fell to Weddington in the 3AA title game.…
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A young, energetic group
LAURINBURG — If Saturday’s Tiger Challenge 3K Kickoff scrimmage provided any indication of how the season will go, Scotland High’s cross-country team has a bright future. The Fighting Scots had 10 runners earn medals in their respective classes at the meet, which was hosted by South View. Head coach Greg…
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Tester: Receivers have chance a chance to step up
Most fans who’ve been closely following Scotland’s football team during the Richard Bailey era were probably thrown for a loop when they found out the Fighting Scots plan to throw the football more often than usual this season. There’s rarely been a need for the team to launch an aerial…
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Scots push through summer workouts
LAURINBURG — Expectations are high for Scotland High School’s football team as the Fighting Scots run through the earliest stages of their quest for a third straight state championship game appearance. After graduating one of the smallest senior classes the program has seen, the Scots have a strong group of…
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Romero chooses East Carolina
LAURINBURG — Scotland High School defensive end Jason Romero Jr. has committed to play football at East Carolina University. The rising senior announced his decision Monday night on Twitter. Romero, who is listed as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports, was previously committed to Duke before he reopened his recruitment…
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Fighting Scots get back in shape during spring workouts
LAURINBURG — Bruce Wall’s 2018 football season ended with him clutching his right leg and writhing in pain after being tackled during Scotland High’s season opener last August against Butler. But Wall lined up as a receiver on Thursday as the Fighting Scots concluded two weeks of spring practice with…
