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June 27, 2022

High School basketball

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Charlotte-area debut author publishes powerful basketball story

March 10, 2021 Shawn Krest

Carl McCullough spent 24 years as a naval aviator and has worked in the FAA, the Pentagon and the White House. Now 77 years old and retired in Stallings, just outside of Charlotte, McCullough decided […]

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NCHSAA tips off basketball playoffs

February 24, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Postseason basketball tournaments aren’t like the playoffs in most professional sports. There aren’t any best-of-seven series in which a team can afford a loss or two and still advance to the next round. It’s a […]

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Prep basketball makes changes, plays through pandemic

January 13, 2021 Brett Friedlander

CARY — As the tallest player on the Cary High School basketball team, Mike Crisp would normally have lined up for a jump ball to start last week’s game against Durham Riverside. Instead, he and […]

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100 in 100: Jones County’s Dexter Cannon, spark at ‘The Matchbox’

May 28, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

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100 in 100: Hyde County’s Sydney Austin, do-everything forward

May 22, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

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Update: NCHSAA postpones basketball title games

March 12, 2020 Cory Lavalette

CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association, which announced Thursday morning that it will hold its state basketball championship games without fans, limiting attendance to essential staff and limited family members due […]

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What to watch for in the high school basketball playoffs

February 26, 2020 Shawn Krest

The NCHSAA 2019-20 basketball playoffs began on Tuesday night across the state. While the results came after press time, here’s a look at some of the items of interest across the brackets. Top seeds: The […]

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High school basketball playoffs feature plenty of storylines

February 27, 2019 Cory Lavalette

Dean Smith used to like to say, “Basketball is not an undefeated sport.” The Hall of Fame UNC coach said that, unlike football, basketball teams had to play multiple times a week, from late fall […]

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