hurricane florence
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JV Fighting Scots get back to ‘tradition of winning’
LAURINBURG — An unanticipated four-week hiatus couldn’t stop the Scotland jayvee football team. The team had two games cancelled and another matchup postponed this season due to the effects of Hurricane Florence, creating difficult circumstances for first-year head coach Thomas Havener and his players. “We didn’t know who to prepare…
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High school football returns to Pate Stadium
Friday night football is back. After not playing a game for three weeks, the Scotland football team returned to Pate Stadium to face Purnell Swett on Friday night. The visitors were in a similar predicament. Located in Pembroke, Purnell Swett was also in the path of Hurricane Florence. Like the…
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Strickland’s rally helps Lady Scots beat Purnell Swett
PEMBROKE — The Scotland volleyball team scored on 12 consecutive serves by Nikki Strickland in the fourth set on the way to a 3-1 (13-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-9) win on Wednesday against Sandhills Athletic Conference foe Purnell Swett. “We had a little bit of tenacity,” Scotland coach Mallarie Snow said.…
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NCHSAA starts collective storm relief campaign
CHAPEL HILL – In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and devastating flooding across the state, Commissioner Que Tucker and the NCHSAA Board of Directors has requested NCHSAA member schools designate a contest or contests during the period from Oct. 1-19 as a Hurricane Florence Relief Assistance Contest (s). Member schools…
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Hurricane Florence leaves its mark on Scotland
LAURINBURG — Scotland High School Athletic Director David Johnson had a message for the school’s coaches and players after Hurricane Florence hit eastern North Carolina. “Be considerate and compassionate,” Johnson said. Johnson said he wanted them to remember that while some parts of the region suffered minimal damage, many other…
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Strawberry’s visit comes at a perfect time
Darryl Strawberry knows what it means to hit rock bottom. Although the former professional baseball player’s résumé says otherwise — eight All-Star appearances, four World Series championships and the 1983 National League Rookie of the Year Award — Strawberry’s life has been marred by struggles with controlled substances and legal…
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NCHSAA changes playoff calendar
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Directors and Commissioner Que Tucker on Monday announced their decision to modify the playoff calendar for fall sports following historic flooding and devastation in many areas of eastern North Carolina. “The complexity of adjusting dates for playoff rounds…
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Sandhills Athletic Conference events canceled
LAURINBURG — All Sandhills Athletic Conference events scheduled through the end of this week, including Scotland’s football game against Jack Britt, have been canceled as the region begins to recover from Hurricane Florence. Athletic directors from the conference’s eight schools met on Wednesday, and they will have another meeting on…
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Sports take a back seat as recovery begins
If you were to ask any coach at Scotland High School when their team will be able to practice or play a game again, they’d probably tell you there’s more important things to worry about right now. And they’d be right. Those coaches are starting to return to their classrooms…
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Hurricane Florence brings back memories of Matthew
Many football games have been played under the lights at Pate Stadium since the facility opened in 1979, but perhaps none of them meant as much as the one that took place on Oct. 15, 2016. On that night, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s football team traveled to…
