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Where to watch former Scots play this week
Scotland High football fans will be able to see several former Fighting Scots play college ball on TV and on the internet this weekend. Bulldogs host Murray State Zamir White and the Georgia Bulldogs will host Football Championship Subdivision opponent Murray State at 4 p.m. on Saturday. The game will…
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Soccer team’s offseason work pays off
LAURINBURG — Monday night’s match against South View provided a brief glimpse of what Scotland’s varsity boys soccer team looks like this year season under second-year head coach Blake Dickerson. In one 40-minute half of action, Scotland took a 1-0 lead and moved the ball more aggressively and crisply than…
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Tester: Scrimmages precede challenging non-conference slate
Dillon High School offensive coordinator Kelvin Roller brought up a good point during the Battle of the Carolinas press conference last week: Even the best football teams can benefit from getting slapped in the mouth every now and then. Dillon got slapped in the mouth in the South Carolina AAA…
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Track and field team powered by experience
LAURINBURG — Numerous athletes from Scotland High’s fall and winter sports teams will be putting their skills to the test as members of the school’s track and field team this year. Head coach Thomas Havener said multi-sport athletes are being encouraged to take on more events this season. “We’re really…
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Commitment is key as Scots enter offseason
LAURINBURG — Scotland’s boys basketball team couldn’t take advantage of its two opportunities to earn a postseason bid. Now the Fighting Scots are looking to gather a dedicated group of players who won’t let that happen again. Scotland lost its season finale at home against Richmond on Friday. If they…
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Pinecrest ends Scotland’s season
SOUTHERN PINES — Scotland’s boys basketball team saw its season come to an end with a 53-38 loss at Pinecrest on Monday night in the first round of the Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament. Senior Khalib Simmons led Scotland with 10 points in his final game as a Fighting Scot. Scotland…
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Sandhills Athletic Conference basketball tournament starts this week
LAURINBURG — Scotland High’s varsity basketball teams will compete in the Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament this week. The boys basketball team, which finished the regular season in a tie for fifth place in the conference, enters the tournament as the No. 7 seed and will play at Pinecrest on Monday…
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Raiders use late run to pull away from Scots
LAURINBURG — Scotland’s boys basketball team lost to Richmond 59-52 on Friday night in a game that was expected to have a significant impact on the Fighting Scots’ playoff chances. The Scots aren’t out of the postseason picture yet, though. Scotland (8-16, 5-9 SAC) finished the regular season in a…
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Senior night matchup is more than a rivalry game for Scots
LAURINBURG — Scotland’s boys basketball team could have more than just a rivalry win to celebrate if it defeats Richmond in the regular-season finale at home on Friday. Recent 4A state playoff projections published on HighSchoolOT.com, WRAL’s platform for statewide high school sports coverage, feature six Sandhills Athletic Conference teams…
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Two Fighting Scots punch tickets to state
MOCKSVILLE — Two Scotland High wrestlers are headed to the state championship meet after posting top-four finishes in their respective weight classes at the NCHSAA 4A Midwest Regional. Nathaniel Harrington finished third in the 285-pound bracket and Jeremiah McRimmon logged a fourth-place finish in the 170-pound class. In his first…
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Scots wrap up non-conference slate with win against Bulldogs
LAURINBURG — Bryant Williams scored 11 points to lead Scotland’s boys basketball team past Marlboro County 59-53 on Saturday. Trey Graham added 10 points for the Scots (6-12). Adonis Jackson and Antwone Smith had nine points apiece. Scotland played in its own gym for the first time this season. The…
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Scots build momentum
LAURINBURG — Scotland’s wrestling team is hitting its stride at the right time. With one meet left until the Sandhills Athletic Conference championships, head coach Thomas Havener is excited about his team’s potential. “Progressively we did what we were supposed to do, and we’re right in the thick of things,”…
